Chapter 991 991: Very Slowly Forming

Chapter 991 991: Very Slowly Forming

"He... he's killing us!"

Perhaps that was an understatement and an overstatement at the same time, and Silvie and those who knew Riley were fully aware of that. If Riley wanted them all dead, they would have been, but at the same time, those who really knew Riley to an even greater extent, in this case, Silvie, knew he also had the tendency to play around.

And so, right now, Silvie was completely conflicted on whether or not to make a move.

Was Riley truly just doing this for the lesson... or was he actually planning on killing them all here — and if they die, then that simply means they didn't pass.

"Riley..." Silvie's foot started to bounce by itself as she was starting to get anxious while watching their students get absolutely demolished by Riley.

"S... so..." Katrina's eyes also started to move everywhere, "...When do we step in?"

"I think the better question is if we actually should," Miss Pepondosovich squinted her eyes, "If these people truly want to be heroes, then they should know how strong the demon king is."

"Demon... king?" Katrina blinked a couple of times as she looked at Miss Pepondosovich, "Could it be you also read novels...?"

"What? No, I hate reading," Miss Pepondosovich waved her hand, "Anyway, Miss Esme here could just rescue anyone close to dying and bring them here."

"They would probably die if I brought them here at a speed where Master would not think of trying to follow me, Miss Pepondosovich," Esme shook her head, "I am learning more and more how fragile other beings are."

"Other beings aren't fragile," Silvie sighed, "It's just... we're different."

"You three are different," Katrina quickly commented, "You guys are closer to a god than you are to me, I don't even know why I'm here."

"Don't... sell yourself short, Kat," Silvie smiled as she glanced at Katrina, "Didn't you manage to hold off a god during the war?"

"Oh...?" Miss Pepondosovich opened her mouth in awe, "You did that, child?"

"N...Well, yes — it was an act of desperation," Katrina shook her head.

"She created a gale of wind so strong, it tore off the surface of a planet," Silvie smiled and nodded.

"Oh, impressive," Miss Pepondosovich lightly tapped Katrina's leg.

"...Esme can destroy an entire star system with the clap of her hands," Katrina once again sighed while shaking her head, "We... live in completely different worlds. Especially him...

...Riley."

And as Katrina turned her focus back to Riley, everyone did too — and it was absolute chaos in the field.

The once verdant sea of grass, not almost completely red as Riley tore off limbs, pierced stomachs, and even shaved off faces — the only reason why Silvie wasn't stopping him is that despite all the horrible things he was doing to the students...

"Phase... 2?" Gary, who was part of Ambrucx's team, could really only wipe the sweat trailing down his cheek, "Did... did we even clear Phase 1?"

[Most of the time, heroes do not fight in a controlled environment...] Riley's words traveled across the entire field. And while he spoke, the spectators suddenly felt something weird going on around them—or more specifically, beneath them. They were... very slowly sliding down toward the field,

[...And most of the time, you would have to fight while being surrounded and distracted by civilians.]

Riley then stretched both his arms forward, and as he did so, all the spectators were suddenly thrown from the stands and shot straight toward the middle of the field like popcorn...

...the only problem was now that they completely mixed themselves with the students.

[So...] Riley very slowly descended from the air,

[...Time to dance.]

***

"Mom! Aerith!"

Somewhere out in the expanse of space, Hannah and Nannah landed their feet inside a ship; the ship, silver and vast. Vast enough that Hannah's screams echoed through her ears almost as if she was whispering into her own ear.

Soon, however, as she and Nannah walked deeper into the ship, the sound of birds and animals started to whisper in the air; trees and foliage, now also crawled across the haul.

"Where... are they? They usually meet us by the hangar," Nannah looked around the indoor forest, and aside from the wildlife in it, there was no sign of Aerith or Diana at all, "Wait...

...do you think Aerith's giving birth now?"

"What? No," Hannah shook her head, "Considering the time she was pregnant before time stopped for us... she should just be 7 or 8 months now. They're just probably inside the clinic, let's go."

The two continued to make their way deeper into the ship until they reached the clinic, quickly seeing Diana as soon as the door slid open.

"Mom! Why didn't you—"

"Honey!?" Diana's eyes widened as she saw Hannah and Nannah enter the clinic, "Leave now!"

"What? Why are you—A...Aerith?"

And before Hannah could even wonder what was going on, her eyes also widened as Aerith suddenly stood in front of her — no. It wasn't exactly Aerith, as the woman standing in front of her had skin as pale as snow, and hair even whiter — Aerith'Ross.

"A... A variant?" Hannah breathed in.

"Not exactly...

...Aunt."