Book 2: Chapter 25: Suspicions

Book 2: Chapter 25: Suspicions

Scarlet

First I go ahead and bring blood armor to level 5, since all it takes is 18 SP to do so. Then I focus on the others before eventually deciding to raise blood boil a couple of levels to level 8, just because it was one of my very first purchased skills, and it really does come in handy.

Which leaves me with a single Skill Point remaining. Not something I can do anything with.

So I close my status and focus on listening to the neighboring floors, checking to see what the demons are doing.

Just from a brief listen, I dont hear anything too dangerous on the several floors above and below me. Mostly just fomorians and acolytes, with the occasional wraith. Although I do hear what sounds like a berserker about five floors down.

A place I am very glad is far away.

Berserkers are also one of the few demons that attack other demons in Fractures, since they dont listen to the orders of their commander. Which generally leads to a demon ranging between levels like 160 all the way to 200 or so rampaging about killing everything that moves.Witness the debut of this chapter, unveiled through Ñôv€l--B1n.

Not a place I want to be anywhere near.

My ears suddenly pick up on what sounds like some sort of portal opening and closing, making me realize that theres a summoner on the floor about four floors beneath me as well that Id missed.

Yeah, rather avoid that place too.

The summoners are even higher leveled than the berserkers on average. Just that they arent as strong as them physically or magically and need a bunch of defenders Class II versions of knights to cover them, which basically makes them the Class II versions of breeders. Just much more pleasant to look at and with a different method of getting reinforcements.

And, well, intelligent.

But why arent any demons entering this floor? I hear some occasionally stepping in the direction of this floor, only to turn around rather abruptly. Kind of like somethings frightening them off.

What though? There arent any demons on this floor

Tar? Do you know whats going on?

He doesnt respond.

I wait for several more seconds, only to sigh.

At least I know that when he doesnt respond, its generally a yes. Meaning something fishy is going on here.

I know youre there. So just come out, I call out with a stern tone of voice, hoping that maybe something will just pop out like they do in the movies. But nothing ever happens, leaving me just standing there talking to myself like an idiot.

So I shrug and continue walking down the hall towards the recording studio.

Was worth a shot.

Once I reach the recording studio again, I gently place the girl on the chair, slightly surprised that I didnt wake her up at all during this entire trip. Considering how she woke up just from me moving earlier, the first time she fell asleep on me.

She used a lot of mana to save you, Tar says, supplying me with the answer.

Oh.

I cant help but smile as I reach out and brush a lock of hair from the girls face, still slightly surprised by how open to physical contact I am with her.

Maybe she can get me used to it?

Actually, why am I so open to physical contact with the kid? Physical contact usually makes me feel kind of like worms are crawling underneath my skin or something whenever someone touches me.

A very unpleasant feeling.

But with her I just kind of forget about that entirely until the contact extends for too long and I have to push her away.

Tar doesnt say anything in response, making my eyes narrow.

Do you know the answer? Or are you just staying quiet because you dont know what to say?

Ill just say that theres a reason for it and leave it at that, Tar answers, practically shocking me in the process.

You can actually answer that?!

In a roundabout way, Tar says, once again landing on my shoulder. I cant directly answer you, but I can say that now that youre close to Class II. Actually, a lot more will be revealed once you reach Class II.

Class II, huh?

Ill be waiting then.