123 123 "Devil of the Desert" (2/2)

It was as it should be, about six inches of jellyfish lurking inside.

It felt like it was carrying the weight of a small child.

”Pow!　Rock, I've got another one!

Then he smiles and catches a bunch of desert jellyfish and piles them on top of each other.

He said to Rock, ”Well done!　That's my girl! Rock laughs happily in response, and again fishes one after another for desert jellyfish.

Rock smiles happily and fishes for desert jellyfish again, one after another.

Before long, all the surrounding desert jellyfish have been washed up, and they walk deeper and deeper into the water to find the remaining jellyfish.

Then, as the members gathered here moved away from each other, it happened.

The first person who noticed something unusual was Dora-chan, who was lurking in the pocket of Kyou's clothes.

When she noticed something, she popped out of Kyou's pocket and hurriedly observed her surroundings.

”What is it, Dora-chan? Are you in such a hurry, is there something bothering you?

No, it's just that, well, you know, ...... smells a little dangerous. ......

”Danger?

Was it because of their demonic instincts?

Agreeing with that, Jack and Locke, who are also demons, noticed something and hurriedly shouted at Kyou.

”No, brother!　Don't go that way!　Beyond that, something's wrong!

”Pop!　There's something coming!

It was at the same time that Jack and Locke shouted.

An eerie, ear-shattering yell was heard.

The panicked group turned their attention to the source of the voice.

There, on top of a small dune, there was a demon towering against the sun.

A demon with the body of a lion, wings of a bat, and countless poisonous needles at the end of its scorpion-like tail.

It was so terrifying and intimidating that you could tell at first glance that it was a higher demon.

However, the most deformed aspect of the monster was its face.

It was not that of a beast, but a face that looked like an old man.

The face was human and the body was a demon. Kyou, who was in front of him, froze as if he had been strangled, and Shin, who was in the back, shouted the name.

”Desert Demon Manticore?　No way, how did an A-ranked demon end up in this place?

The demon, called Manticore, looks down from the top of the dune to see Kyou standing below.

And then, just as it sets its sights on its target, it lands in front of you with the speed of a lion.

What?

Panicked Kyou. At the same time, everyone else who was away at the same time rushes out at once, weapons in hand.

Kyou-san!

”Kyou-sama!

”Brother!　Don't move there!　Help now!

”Pop!

Calling Kyou's name out loud, the group runs.

But before that, the manticore caught Kyou's body with its tail and used the wings on its back to create a sandstorm.

”Ggh!

This is ......!

”I can't see anything!

”...... pa!

The group managed to shake off the sandstorm that was brewing in front of them and moved closer to the place where Kyou and his friends had been.

However, after the sandstorm stopped, there was nothing there, and they looked up to see the Manticore flying away with Kyou still in its sights.

The group managed to follow it out of the corner of their eye, but it was so fast that they could only make out the direction, and Kyou disappeared, trapped by the manticore.

This is what was told to Lily from Shin's mouth, and she deeply regretted not being there herself.