Chapter 223 Searching for demons 3 (1/2)
Mars flew just below the clouds as he searched for the caravan of enslaved demons, soon he spotted what could be the convoy he was looking for a lowered his altitude a little as he transformed his eyes and activated [Energy: sense] to get a closer look at the convoy.
”... Bingo.”
The cages were covered with cloth but that didn't stop Mars from seeing inside them with his [Energy: sense], he took note of the place the caravan where and the speed it was traveling at and estimated a place it would stop for the night before he flew back to the meeting spot where he found Victoria waiting. Mars touched down on the ground before he walked over and patted her on the head as he asked.
”Did you find it too?”
”Yeah... So you... Also found... It?”
Mars gave a nod before he sat down and patted his legs, Victoria took the signal and laid down on his legs before she received some head pats as Mars spoke.
”Now we just need to wait until sundown... And then we attack.”
”Okay...”
”Did you count the escorts?”
”No... Should I... Have?”
”No it's fine, I didn't either.”
”Okay...”
Mars and Victoria waited for sundown together and soon the sun dipped below the horizon and Victoria got up from Mars' lap and stretch. Mars stood up and looked around before he gave a nod, he had been resting his eyes so he had not noticed it was dark already.
”Well then, let's go free some demons.”
”Yeah...”
The sounds of fighting gradually grew faint, the demons in the cages could only wish that their captures had won the fight, after all if they ended up in the hands of bandits their fate would be even worse. Soon a man's voice could be heard from outside the cages.
”Where are the rest!?”
”T-t-the good ones are to be auctioned off in the former king's city in two days.”
The demons in the cages recognized the voice that was stuttering, it was the leader of the convoy, he was a cruel man that liked to torment them in his free time. But the fact that he now was being pushed told the demons that their fears had been confirmed someone had slaughtered all the caravan guards and they were most likely bandits.
”... Where are the action going to be held?”
”I-i-in the old castle, the lord's family hosts the event.”
”I see... You would not happen to have a have an invitation would you?”
”Y-y-yes I do, here you can have it just spare my life!”
Sometimes passed then suddenly something heavy suddenly hit the ground and slow footsteps neared one of the cages before the cloth was pulled off the and a young man was revealed outside of the cage, he looked into the cage with sorrow in his eyes before he asked.
”Did any of you watch the kel tournament three years ago?”
One of the demons widened his eyes before he spoke.
”Y-you're the champion from three years ago!”
Mars gave a nod.
”Step back from the bars.”
The demons did as Mars asked and soon a flash of light shone before the bars of the cage fell to the ground and Mars stepped into the cage and grabbed the demon closet to him by the collar.
”Hold still for a moment.”
Then he drained the energy from the slave collar before it unlocked with a click before Mars wordlessly went on to the next demon and soon the entire cage worth of demons were freed. Then Mars went on to the next cage and repeated the process, after about an hour he was done with freeing all the demons and gathered them together before he jumped up on one of the cages and spoke out.