Book 1: Chapter 61: A Surprise Run-in Part I

Book 1: Chapter 61: A Surprise Run-in Part I

Scarlet

Even as I fight the monsters, often times getting wounded, the girl just continues watching me with a wide grin on her face respecting my desire to take them on myself. And more importantly, not lose the EXP theyd give me.

But I do notice over time that she seems to be growing a little bit more respectful in her posture, likely due to seeing me in action personally. And eventually she even stops following me, staying only at the entryways of each floor to make sure that no other demons enter the floor. Specifically ones that she believes I wouldnt be able to handle.

At the same time, I hear her enter a call with the others.

Yeah, shes quite powerful for a newbie, Alex says, a hint of surprise and respect in her tone that wasnt there when she was talking to me. Shes taking out entire floors of level twenty and above demons down here on what should only be her third Fracture, I believe?

Yes, its her third, Bridget responds, no surprise in her voice as if she had already assumed I was this strong.

Surprisingly, Zachary actually stays silent this time. Probably because he knows Im likely listening in on them and doesnt want to say anything to tick me off. Which if thats the case is smart.

My thoughts blank as I hear the sound of something smashing into something else on the floor above me, followed by yelling, the sound of something akin to glass shattering, and then footsteps. Two sets of them. One heavy and sounding like they belong to a knight, and the other the light footsteps of a human.

I stop walking down the hallway I was going through for a second to focus on the noises. By the sounds of it, some demon knight is chasing someone down the halls of the floor above me. Which doesnt really make much sense unless that someone took whatever it was the demon knight was guarding. Because the knight shouldve been stationed as somethings bodyguard, and who would be stupid enough to do that? Especially as a regular-

Time for plan B.

The creature having missed me with its strike and instead slamming its sword into the wall which it is currently trying to get it out of lets out a simple grunt when I start using both blood boil and life drain on it, following which I repeatedly tear streaks across its body with my claws. And even after it manages to free its sword from the wall, it doesnt manage to do much as the sword is way too big for this hallway, making me grin wide in excitement.

Our little game continues on for several minutes until I see the kid who I should probably stop calling that, considering he only looks to be about four or five years younger than me poking his head out of the room. This immediately gets the attention of the demon knight who directs its gaze towards him the moment he enters its vision.

Yeah, he definitely has the knights charge.

Either way though, I use the knights distraction to tear my claws straight across its back, in a place Ive already done so a few times before. This finally makes a crack in the scales instead of just the scratches its been making, and I further that crack by slamming my other fist into it, knocking the knight a step forward as it stumbles.

Then the thing just tightens its grip on its sword, climbs to its feet again, and begins charging after the boy like Im nothing more than air.

Seriously? I shout, not really used to the demons just ignoring me like this.

Before I can actually get irritated though, I notice the completely wide open back of the demon knight and my grin returns.

Maybe its not a bad thing to be ignored like this.