Chapter 159: Diving Deep (1/2)
As I entered Greta's soul all I could see was this dark empty abyss that I couldn't understand nor comprehend. I can still use my skills here but damaging the soul will be incredibly dangerous. ”Mana Search!” As I looked around to find her, she's there in that dark cloud covering her whole body.
In this space, there was no ground. She was there all alone floating in this empty dimension.
I flew over to her side and tried to grab her to pull her out. ”Argh...” As I touched the clothes, I was shocked as pain flowed through my soul.I persevered and took on the pain as long as I can bring her out of there. ”Come... back!” I completely pulled her out of the black cloud. I carried her in a princess carry as she opened her eyes.
”Why... are you here?” As soon as her eyes opened, that's the first thing that she asked of me.
”We need you. I...” I couldn't bear to say it. I'm still a coward.
”Why?”
”If you ask why then... it's because we enjoy your company.”
”You can just get that for other people. I'm simply done with everything.”
”...Greta...” Was it wrong for me to go here? I feel like Zieglind would've done better in my stead. I'm speechless and I don't know what to do.
”You've seen it right? My memories.”
”..Yeah. I'm sorry.”
Suddenly, the world around us changed. The bottomless dark hole that was once this place changed. ”This... is my hometown.”
This is exactly what I saw that time. ”...”
”You've seen it huh.”
”Yeah.”
”Everything was just at peace.” Greta waved her hands at the kids at her hometown. But no one could see her. ”This is just merely a fragment of my memories.”
The ground the beast people were standing on suddenly tremored. The kids rushed into their homes and the remaining people rallied at the very entrance of their village in their beast forms.
Several mercenaries in their gryphons came flying down on their hometown. ”Who are they...?” I asked.
”They're mercenaries. I don't know what they want. They just came one day demanding everything from my father. Asael Gurvein.” She replied.
”Who are you?” Asael asked the mercenaries.
”A mercenary band. Well not really.” The man with the creepy face and long hair replied. The man who I saw in Greta's memories that was eating her parents.”We're now part of an army. Well let's pass on the details.” With a creepy smile on his face he said, ”Serve under us.”
”We decline.”
”If you do, we will be forced to kill everyone here.”
”Then just try. The beastpeople are a proud race. Don't expect us to bow to anyone weaker than us.”
”Weak!? HAHAHA! That's where you're wrong Asael Gurvein.”
”How do you-”
”We carefully analyze our prey. In this case it's you all. If you dare to call our lord weak, then the army of Ouroboros doesn't fit you. Men!” He pointed his hand at the beastpeople. ”Kill them all.”
Asael jumped on the leader of their army and instantly killed their gryphons. ”Hunter's Macabre!” Asael's body suddenly grew larger and the claws on his hand grew sharper.
”Good. Killing you brings me great joy.” The mysterious man suddenly shot out several daggers but Asael easily blocked it.
”No honor even in battle?”
”When was there even an honor in battle.”
”Filthy mercenaries. Hunter's Fest! Cloning!” Suddenly, tens of copies of Asael was formed overpowering the mysterious man.
Asael rushed in and swiped his claws in a flurry of attacks but the man simply parried every single one with his small daggers and countering with a small stab.
”Come on!” The man taunted him. Asael grew faster and faster with his attacks. Everytime he pushes back the man with his flurry of attacks, the snow that was on the ground were being cleared but he still couldn't land a single attack even with ten of his clones.
”Damn you...”
”Ouroboros doesn't deem you a part of his plan. The only glory you can give him is your death.”
”What..?”
”I gave you a chance and you ruined it. Your stupid decision and pride as a beastman will kill all of your people.”
”You are just mere mercenaries. You have no chance against us.”
”Is that so. Then look behind you.”