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The cracks on the ground were following after them and there wasn't any sign of Leon. That was when Lance caught a glint in the corner of his eyes.

*BAM*

He didn't think twice about pulling the trigger of his rifle.

”AGH!”

A scream sounded and Leon jumped out from the ground blood with blood covering his chest.

Then he died?

No matter the cracks on the ground had stopped moving so they were safe for now and apparently they took out one of his clones as the dead body turned into dirt short after.

Lance kept observing the forest trying to see where the next attack might come from. He didn't like this feeling. The initiative was totally on their enemy's hands and they couldn't do anything about it.

The only thing they could do is stand here and watch as he hunted them one by one which was the worst scenario.

There was one more important detail and that was the fact that before confirming Leon's location Jin couldn't start the countdown on his attack. Then what now? They needed to force him out but they didn't even have a way to locate him.

The ground started to shake again. Lance got anxious and started to search for the familiar cracks once again but they were nowhere to be seen. Then where was Leon? Why was the ground shaking? If he didn't appear that meant he was getting ready for something big. Could they handle it themselves?

”Jin you said he was a God right?” Lance asked on the communication channel.

”Yes, he is most despicable being of this world who looks down on th-”

”Simple yes would have sufficed,” said Lance and cut Jin's words short.

For the love of God, that guy really liked talking all fancily. No wonder he doesn't have a girlfriend... or friends.

”Hey Luke, what do you think gods hate the most?” Lance asked.

Luke looked at him puzzled. What was he talking about? Couldn't he see they were in a dangerous situation? This was no time for jokes! He must have been infected by Jin's speech pattern. Luke was sure of it.

”Well, they hate the evil of course! And don't we have the most evil being in existence right here?” Lance said as he pointed towards Leslie.

”Me? No way! I am not letting him out!” Leslie denied vehemently. She would rather die than let that demon take over her body.

Well maybe die was a rather strong choice of words but she definitely did not like and would rather not do that if she could find a way out.

*Tremble*

”Suit yourself. I can protect myself from whatever Leon is going to throw at me and you might also be safe thanks to the guy living inside of you but what about our little poor Luke? Do you think he can survive it?” said Lance.

Luke was staring at the duo in a dumbfounded manner. What did this have anything to do with him? Also, he was not weak! He could still escape from whatever Leon was planning to throw at them.

Leslie, on the other hand, looked at the silent look in front of her. She was deciding whether or not to release the demon inside of her. Lance was right.

The demon would protect him at all cost in order to make sure he still had a host and Lance's expertise lied in gravity magic so at least he would be able to survive but what about Luke? His poor swords and shields definitely would not be able to take it. Yes, she needed to let him out in order to make sure he is okay.

[A-Burst: Release the Demon]

As soon as she thought along those lines the seals inside of her broke apart. Her body began to deform and change.

Arms popped out of her back, her hair began to fall and her skull seemed to grow bigger.

The next time Luke looked at her the one looking back at him was not Leslie. It was a Lovecraftianesque demon.

He had a head with countless holes in it. He didn't have eyes. If Luke were to describe how this head looks it would be like a beehive. It was like someone took the beehive and skinned its walls leaving only the combs behind.

He had 6 arms with 2 elbows each. It was a horrifying sight but instead of fearing it, Luke felt sad. He was aware how much Leslie hated doing this but she still did it in order to make sure he wasn't hurt.

But in the end, she didn't need to do it as he was perfectly capable of protecting himself!