Chapter 274 Offer And Denial

"No, I do know something… I think there might've been a store back in that perverted city of lust… it wasn't exactly a gun, but it was a mass of flesh that… could be used for various things, but if we gather enough of it and somehow synthesize them together, then we might be able to form it into a sniper?"

"Hmmm… Okay… We're taking a break for the rest of the month,"

"Hey, why do you want a sniper? What are you gonna even use it for?"

"Switch up my train of thought… also, I thought my training might've gone to waste if I don't use it every now and again,"

"Then count me in. I've been itching to use a gun ever since we got here,"

…

Upon arriving back at the city of lust for the first time in a while, we noticed the city had somewhat of a heavier aura.

I began to wonder if those demons actually managed to kill the demon lord, but it didn't take long for that to be disproven as a succubus suddenly greeted us by gesturing for us to come into an alleyway.

And it was the same one who had picked up Bella and kidnapped her, leaving us to go on that annoying little trip across the palace.

"I would like to apologize for my previous actions. That was very unbefitting of a warm welcome,"

"Tch… you could barely even call that a welcome," Bella muttered, yet began to spit insults from behind Luna, who could only roll her eyes.

"Anyway, what are you here for?" I asked since she wouldn't have come to the very edge of this disgusting city for nothing.

"Assist us in the power struggle for the demonic crown. The demon lord has recognized your power and wants to recruit you,"

We all blankly stared at the succubus, who slowly began to panic upon seeing our uninterested expressions.

"We already got something to do. Whatever this demonic crown is, we want nothing to do with it," Cy spoke up, but as soon as the woman pulled out a bag of gold coins, his eyes ever so lightly lit up.

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"This is fifty gold coins… a salary that you could receive every day if you join us. There are many other perks as well,"

"What about our freedom?" Findir asked coldly, his swirling black eyes nearly trapping the succubus in a trance of hallucinations.

The succubus paused for just a moment as she recovered from the light trance, waiting to open her mouth again as if trying to confirm something.

My eyes roamed to Aisa, who stood just a few feet away from me, and as we locked eyes, I gave her a slight nod.

She immediately understood and closed her eyes, but to my disappointment, it seemed she found nothing around us, meaning the succubus wasn't communing with any secret shadow people who were trying to assassinate us.

"If you reject, you'll be wanted for even more. Your name might even travel to other territories, limiting the actions you can take,"

"That is something that would be quite troublesome for us…." I muttered, and the succubus almost seemed to smile lightly, only for it to shift back down upon hearing my next words. "Though, I think we all don't care that much. For the next one hundred years, we won't have to care that much,"

"That's truly unfortunate. You could have all the pleasures of Tartarus down here, yet you feebly struggle to keep your independence,"

"Oh, and you think we're independent?" Aisa lightly chuckled, and the succubus furled her eyebrows downward.

"What do you mean?"

"We're already servants of a man named Satan. And I will say, he treats us quite nicely… now, please kindly get out of our way. We'll only be staying here for just a few hours, and then we'll get leaving," Aisa replied, and just as she gestured for the group to follow her, she caught a dagger of pink flames that was aimed directly at her spinal cord.

We all snapped our heads behind us and directed our cold gaze at the woman who attempted to assassinate Aisa boldly right in front of us.

And just like that, her head went flying. Nothing more. Nothing less.

"Fucking trash," Findir clicked his tongue before wiping the few drops of blood that sprayed along his daggers.

For the next few hours, we roamed the city, acquiring and stealing some necessary materials that, of course, we would end up using later.

But the most important thing was probably the stat-boosting potions that wouldn't be so easy to steal.

It was in a very high-end store towards the middle of the city, meaning we were getting ever so close to that damn demon lord.

But in the end, we still followed through with our simple plan.

Bella started the show off by setting the front of the store alight, causing most of the guards to rush outside in order to handle the raging flames.

The rest of them, including the cashiers, was then knocked out by Findir, who had not only a powerful fist but a graceful fist light enough to knock somebody unconscious with just a flick of his wrist.

And then, to follow it up, I gave Aisa my storage ring, which she graciously accepted, and as she coated the entire store with a blizzard of sharp snow, she slipped inside and snatched any potion she could find.

Honestly, we could use some healing potions and mana potions since they speed up the elimination process of a few imp camps.

They may be easy to handle but destroying so many took tons of breaks due to the amount of mana being sapped out of our bodies with each skill.

And then, once she was done, she tossed the bag into a shadow just outside the store, where Cy immediately sucked the contents halfway across the city, meaning the evidence was already gone.

And by the time the city police or guards had arrived, we were gone, out of the city and already gazing at the sparkling golden and blue potions.

"How wonderful," I smirked.