22 That familiar dark energy signature. (2/2)

”Yamato...Fujio...create a barrier to repel all the dark forces out of the city...” Leonard ordered as he looked around to witness a burning city.

”Sir, even though we both are S-Ranks, we can only cover half the city.” Yamato, the second in command reported as he looked at Leonard.

”Don't worry...someone else is taking care of clearing the west side of the city.” Leonard informed as he left to clear out any and every demon in the city.

”Got it sir! Fujio infuse...” Yamato and Fujio started to infuse their energy to create a barrier as Leonard left.

In the west of the city, the masked man looked around to sense what was happening in the city and count how many dark entities remained in the city.

”378 demons alive....191 in the west and 187 in the east...hmm...he is here huh...I guess I will take care of the west then...” The masked man whispered to himself and suddenly as if he disappeared into thin air, he left the premises at such a speed that any normal human wouldn't be able to see.

Within a few minutes, all the demons in the West side of the city were either met with an energized fist to their face or a kick to their torso, every single one of them laid lifeless as they were met with either of the both.

”CLYPEUS DIVIE...!!!” One of the most powerful kind of barrier that would push back any dark energy from the entire city, started to expand slowly with Yamato as the centre of it. The barrier started to push every demon back. The demons who met with the barrier without any other way to escape were crushed against the wall or anything that prevented them from escaping with the dark energy flowing inside them forced out.

Leonard stood on the top of a pile of dead demons as he ripped a demon in front of him into pieces with his bare hands. He looked back to face the west side of the city as he sensed that all the demons in the west side of the city disappeared, except one with a powerful and a familiar dark energy signature. He smiled as he confirmed his assumptions after sensing the dark energy flowing inside him and the pure energy he was emitting.

”Chief!!! Miyazaki heal the chief immediately!” Nariko rushed in with a bleeding left eye with the other protectors only to witness Zeyner with a crushed right shoulder.

”Yes Mam!” Miyazaki, the healer's squad chief made her way to heal Zeyner. ”Sana Grigora..!” Energy flowed out of her into the chief.

”Sir! We cannot sense any demonic presence in the city any longer. Both East and the West side of the city is rid of the demons.

”Huh...yeah, well not everyone can sense everything.” Leonard whispered to himself as he diverted his attention towards the North side of Areon towards the barren plain of Yodha.

”Commander...forgive me, I cannot salute sir...I can't lift my...right hand” Leonard looked back to face a wounded Zeyner trying his best to stand in an attention position.

”Zeyner...drop the protocol and cool yourself. You deserve rest...” Leonard came close to Zeyner as he sat him down.

”Now, Zeyner...tell me what happen...” Leonard asked patiently as he looked at a severely woundedZeyner.

”I am pretty sure you sensed the dark storm, commander.” Zeyner looked at the commander as he started to explain.

”Yes, I assumed you could take care of it.” Leonard replied with a nod.

”Yes, I though we could too. But the storm ended earlier than I expected it to. The amount of dark energy that passed through us wasn't equal to what I sensed. We had no protectors left with enough energy to guard the gate except the healers squad....” Zeyner was interrupted by Leonard.

”I understood what happened. You don't need to explain the rest of the story. Rest for a while, old friend.” Leonard landed a soft gaze on Zeyner as he said those words.

”We got busted alright...” Ryu looked at Lia as he sighed heavily.

”A masked man...?” Izumi contemplated within herself as she said those words out loud.

”Oh, don't worry about him. I probably know who it is. and you will too...soon, perhaps.” Ryu smiled as he came to a conclusion.

”Miss Izumi, hurry to the East side of the city. All the demons that entered the city are dead.” A protector who ran from the East side of the city informed as he proceeded to gather other protectors in the city.

”What?!! All of them were cleared out...Understood. Master Ryu thank you for doing my work and protecting everyone. I will take my leave now.” Izumi rushed to the East side of the city as she bowed before Ryu as a token of gratitude.