Chapter 185 - The Way Back Home (III)

The Priestess of the Stars is the youngest priestess that guards Resurgia against the demon invasion. She played the biggest role in the demon invasion that will occur a few years later once three of the continents that are still not yet released are unlocked and their Pioneer quests are completed. Once those requirements are satisfied, the demon invasion will begin and the continents will be plunged into chaos and the neutral monsters in the forests will be replaced with demons. Until the demon invasion is stopped, the monsters that will appear in different places will not return to normal.

The priestess of the stars is the one who purified the land and will be the one who will defend the Resurgia Continent. The reason why I have identified the baby as the young priestess is due to the blue diamond marks on her two cheeks and her forehead.

It was unique marks that appear when a person is destined to be the priestess and everyone who has the marks has the unique placements of the blue diamonds on their face. The Priestess of the Stars' blue diamond marks are the same placement as the baby and I can't mistake it since I am part of the players who participated in the war and I have interacted with the Priestess of the stars before. She is also the one who explained the reasoning behind the markings on every priestess.

Now, to trigger the beginning of the main quest, I quickly activated my best acting abilities.

"Eh? An elf baby?"

The goblin couple suddenly pursed their lips and put their forefinger in front of their lips, gesturing me to stay silent.

"Hush, adventurer. We can't afford the demons to hear about this. It is too risky and dangerous for this kid and for us to mention it publicly will allow the enemies to appear here. You know that these bloody bastards have the sharpest ears and will certainly f*ck you up if you did something that irks them."

"The demons? Are they looking for this baby in particular?" Hagane asked.

"Yes. They are looking for her as she is the main priority to be killed by the demons to complete the job."

"How come you know about this? Are you part of the demon army before? I heard that the info about the missions and the tasks of the demons are confidential to themselves."

"...Please don't kill us. We already defected from the demon army to protect the kid from harm. We may be goblins but we are also parents, our instinct to protect the young just made us defect from the army," the mother goblin said.

"We apologize if we did something rude. And yes, rest assured that we will not do anything that will harm you guys. We don't discriminate against other races and kill them without any reason. Please tell us the circumstances so that we can at least have the gist of the situation."

However, we were stopped when an intruder suddenly appeared and destroyed the door.

"Looks like these little bastards have finally been found," the demon who seemed like an important figure grinned and grab the neck of the male goblin.

"Adventurers... help my wife and the child escape!"

The demon squeezes the neck of the goblin tightly and the latter is struggling from the tight grip.

"DEAR!" the female goblin wanted to help the other goblin but Dolly stopped her.

"Don't. You will be caught in the crossfire. Don't worry, we will save her."

My glow up when the demon appeared before us. As he grips the neck of the male goblin, I didn't hesitate to attack the enemy. Holding the handle of the Versatile Weapon, I changed it into a katana and pulled out the blade in a very fast motion, that even if it is done in slow motion, it would still appear as a blur and performed a draw-cut technique or the iaido stance. Swift as the wind, the demon didn't realize it until his hands that has been strangling the male goblin were separated from his arm.

SPLAAASSSHHH!

Blue blood means a higher up demon. And since the waterfall- I mean the fountain of blood being released from the cut, that confirms that this demon is indeed a big shot in the demon world.

"HUH?"

It was a split second attack that it seems like I didn't do anything other than hold the sword's hilt. However, it is already shown that I just didn't hold the hilt, I already pulled out the katana out of the scabbard, sliced through his arm swiftly and returned it like nothing. My practice of katana in the local dojo in the past and doing a quick draw practice for how many years did not go to waste. My skills might be a bit rusty but that doesn't mean I already forgot the discipline through it.

The demon's blue eyes glow and looked at me with a serious look on his face. The male goblin was able to escape and remove the hand that is currently choking him. The demon grab his dismembered hand and looked at it.

"Did you just do this to me?" and raise his dismembered hand.

I did not respond using words but instead, kicked him on the stomach with all my might.

BANG!

That kick was full force already but I felt like I just kicked a ball made of metal. My legs hurts and is currently numb. Still, I managed to send him flying.

"Guys, protect the couple and the kid. I have to intercept this guy over here. I will summon Leona and Atlas to help so please keep them safe."

"Alright, Bladeheart. Be careful out there."

I nodded and face the demon head on.

"Hahaha! Foolish human, you think you are so powerful to try and fight against me?" the demon dashes forward and attacked me with a black energy magic coming from his hands. I quickly dodged it and rolled away from the demon. I also realized that the hands I just severed are now back on his arm.

"It looks like I attacked at the wrong time. But that's basically it, I don't think I needed to fight a human defending a couple who is part of the demon army. You are nothing to me."

I didn't respond and immediately attacked him with flurry of blows from my katana. Both Iaido stance and Battou stance to attack the enemy. The demon grinned while blocking my attacks, but his smile slowly turned to annoyance to anger.

"What the f*ck are you doing human?!"

"I am just attacking, what about it?"

I am not tired from swinging the katana a lot of times. The grueling hours of practice of the katana during my childhood days is not even comparable to what I am doing right now, so if he is already having a hard time catching up to the attacks I am giving him, that only means he is not even worth to fight against.

"It's time to stop this," the demon said and tried to catch my katana's blade. He even transformed his left hand like a metal one to catch it. But he was mistaken.

"Foolish..."

SWISH!

One clean cut, and the whole left arm that transformed to catch it was already dismembered. Once the arm was dismembered, I didn't waste more time and crouch, and sweep below to cut off his feet.

"Agh!"

The demon fell hard to the ground and the only limb left on him is his right hand, which is currently trying to support his body to stand back up. He also tried to grab his legs back, probably to reattach them back to his body, but I am not someone who would give an enemy a chance to fight back and immediately stab his back with the katana.

"AAAAAAAGGGGHHHH!"

As for his feet, I conjured an [Ice Prison] on them, and finished it with a [Fireball]. In split seconds, they were turned to ashes.

"NOOOOOO! WHAT HAVE YOU- AAAAAAAGGGHHHH!"

He screamed all out with everything on his lungs as I move the katana slowly from his body and continue to slice it through. I just stopped a bit when it is near his heart.

"No, not like this, I am too young to die!" the demon begged.

However, when it comes to demons who came looking to destroy a family, nothing comes close than reversing the role. He was about to turn around to look at me to beg for mercy. However, I am not too merciful to enemies like this guy. He will just be a big hindrance and that would ruin the progress of the game. Even if I am not the one finishig the quest in the past timeline, doesn't mean I have to mess up with the progress. I will make sure to complete this."

"PLEASE! I WILL GIVE ANYTHING SO THAT YOU CAN JUST SPARE MY LIFE!"

"Anything? Really?"

"YES, YES, I WILL GIVE ANYTHING!"

"Well then, I will be taking your head."

And an arc of blue blood went up in the air, signifying how a player ended the life of a demon.