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Chapter 21 - Kidnapped(2)

Four shadows were moving at an indiscernible speed bouncing from tree to tree. "How annoying I have a busy schedule. And who uses spatial magic to create portals to the demon realm in the name of training their descendants?" frowning in displeasure Bradque was murmuring. To answer his questions Emilia responded in a calm tone "1500 years ago after the last civil war the human elders decided to breed new geniuses thus came the concept of the Tower." Veronica then chipped in with an excited tone "Breed geniuses huh? that's a weird term to use" looking behind him Bradque could see that Emilia was explaining wholeheartedly when he internally remarked 'Of course I know that or else my time at the Library would be for nothing' Bradque spoke suddenly "This is the place. Rest for an hour." halting their pace they were still trying to catch their breath. Standing on a branch he muttered 'System scan' staring at the information the system presented he spoke 'Isolate threats' looking at the ten dots reduce to two he frowned "Looks like they've noticed." An hour later Bradque stood up and told the others "Look there are currently twelve Level 3 rankers, four Level 4 rankers, and two Level 8 rankers. You guys are in charge of the Level 3 and Level 4 rankers. Veronica and I would handle the Level 8 rankers but we would at least help clear some of the dregs. Any questions?" bobbing their heads sideways Bradque confirmed they had no other questions. Bradque only expected to handle one Level 8 ranker but it looks like the other party had suspected their betrayal or else they would have already sold the princess for a hefty bounty. 'System Veronica's Stats'

Name: Veronica

Title: The Traitorous Subject

Bloodline: Succubus

Affiliation: Demon King Bradque

Level: 9

Skills: Emotional Manipulation(SS+), Marksmanship(S), Dagger(S+)

Strength: Level 9

Agility: Level 9

MP: 9200

Loyalty: S+

Observing Veronica's stats he thought 'Traitoirous subject huh. It must be because I made her betray Jorgen trapping her in the same boat as I am' he smiled and remarked "A pity their carelessness would cost them."

It looked like an ordinary cave but if one were at least a Level 10 ranker they would've sensed an illusion. But no Level 10 ranker would come to the 37th floor. The Black Raven Mercenary group had their headquarters stationed on this floor for this reason. "Shit! their transmitters have been cut off" Presently Zack was nervously trying to contact the rest of their members who had been assigned in Quartets but no response had been received yet. "Has Reed and the others responded yet?" "B-Boss!" at the arrival of the six feet tall orc he stammered. The boss was still silent so he was about to explain why he trusted his client "There is no need to overthink it, this sly demon king has betrayed us. A mere Tiro-ranked one for that matter." Zack saw the bad countenance of his boss and asked fearfully "Wha..t are we going to do boss?" shifting his gaze to Zack he said with a smile, "You are the one who advised me to agree to his contract so.." a pale-faced Zack tried begging for mercy "Boss! I beg you in the name of my whole descendants I would not attempt such a mistake again. Take me as a slave instead, no what of your personal dog...", unfortunately, the boss was out of stock at the moment *Krrrk* "You have to bear responsibility" Zack's head rolled on the floor with a dumbfounded expression. Cleaning his large broadsword he calmly spoke to the shadow in the corner "Krista I owe you one" the figure revealed itself to be a busty middle-aged elf woman with a wide-brimmed hat "The only reason I agreed to take care of a demon king is that there was substantial proof he wronged you first. Or else the order of demon kings would make us beg for death. forty percent is what we agreed on." laughing heartily the muscular orc responded in a jovial tone "This is why you are the best Krista. But you would have to concede on the girl." the temperature in the room was rising and the witch responded in a grievous tone "I just needed her as a guinea pig for my upcoming experiment but that's fine however agree to forty-five percent of the demon king's wealth" walking towards the door the orc turned back and bobbed his ahead "Agreed". *Crunch* Bradque was chewing an apple while observing the discussion atop a hill. "What a disgrace I am only worth this much to be thrown away by the Order of Demon kings. If I were a valuable asset they would have defended me hook or crook." Veronica sighed and spoke, "Master you should take this seriously!" while happily chewing an apica he replied "I am taking it seriously, Mmmmmmm! this apica has both the taste of an apple and an orange really an extraordinary fruit" confused Veronica asked "What are apples and oranges" with a blank stare he replied, "Never mind". Emilia and Grace were currently at the entrance awaiting orders. Dusting his hands he stood up from the cliff and told veronica "Well preparations are complete, Veronica take out the dregs once they are lured out. Both of you good luck."

"Hey!" "There they are!" "Arghhh you killed my brother, bitch you are gonna pay." "There's another one, archers do your fucking job." An angry mob was chasing two knights, "Richie??!!" a body fell with a thud "Go bac-" perhaps they had regained clarity they tried to make it back to the cave's entrance when they met a black-haired teen with a broad sword taller than him. shocked by this someone mustered up the courage and asked "Who-Who are you?" breaking the cold silence with crazy laughter Bradque brandished his sword immediately "Urghhhh" "K-Kill!" "I can't die here" surprised at the massacre Emilia and Grace were too stunned to move a muscle "You two I have to handle the main issues, good luck with those Level 4 rankers. It is your test." Bradque and Veronica rushed into the deeper parts of the cave. Brought back to reality the knights muttered in a questioning tone "Level 4 rankers?" they quickly finished off the remaining Level 3 rankers. "Emilia we have been waiting for more than twenty minutes but still no sign of the Level 4 rankers?" Grace was stomping her foot in annoyance as Emilia was about to explain to her why they could not catch up with the others. "Bammmm!!" Emilia flew and landed on the floor, frowning she could not help but cuss"Fuck!!" "Emilia!" a red-haired slender teenager remarked in a sarcastic tone "Oh! We apologize for the late arrival. Are you two actually Holy knights? How weak " Another blonde-haired 'boy' walked beside the red-haired girl and spoke in a cute voice "For having such foul mouths we have thoroughly discipline both of you. So Please die" Grace offered Emilia a hand to stand before she muttered helplessly "This going to take longer than expected." gripping her friend's hand she stood up and grabbed her sword before replying to Grace "Then let's hurry and help the others out."

Deeper within the labyrinth Bradque remarked in a curious tone "Why a cave within a cave how mysterious right" Veronica was tired of reprimanding him about his lackadaisical attitude and prayed one day life would teach him a lesson. Her prayers were answered, "Flame burst" a female voice echoed throughout the cave they were in, at that moment a flame with dense magical force targeted Bradque "Damnnn!!" he cussed before backflipping to avoid it. "It is an honor to meet the demon king who usurped Jorgen. Demon King Bradque." Krista bowed elegantly. Bradque had his eyes narrowed to slits he bowed back and replied her " Pardon me, I don't recall us ever meeting" a carefree smile appeared on Krista's face as she explained "I am Krista, I had the opportunity of dueling Jorgen during his last deployment in the Elf forest." a grave expression appeared on Veronica's face as she warned Bradque "Demon King Jorgen was seriously injured by this spell caster. She is a famous prodigy Level 7 spell caster. Krista the scarlet witch" listening to Veronica's explanation Bradque spoke lightly after examining her appearance"That explains her obsession with the color red". Internally Bradque was scared 'Spell-Caster, shit! one of the rarest classes out there. She was the main reason I defeated Jorgen in his weakened state. Almost all exceptionals are spell casters. Would it be possible to devour classes? System, bring up Krista's status' *Affirmative*

Name: Krista Barbados

Title: Scarlet Witch

Level: Level 7 (Level 8)[cursed, inability to fully display Level 8 strength]

Bloodline(s): Elf(100% purity)

Affinities : Fire( 90% affinity), Water(70% affinity), Wind(60% affinity)

Techniques: Swordsmanship(C), Marksmanship(S)

Affiliation: Elf Federation

MP: 10924(12,101)

Strength: Level 5

Agility: Level 7

"Hah hah hah" after glancing at her ridiculous stats Bradque almost wanted to chicken out but he needed to amass strength so he spoke "You sneaking up behind me, Veronica is in charge of you so no need to block the escape route. Lady Krista, please let us move to a more convenient location, this cave is too restricted" Krista was sincerely astonished 'Is he crazy? Does he want to take me on in an open area? Most spellcasters are novices when it comes to martial arts. It would be his advantage if he could use this enclosed environment to fight it out' caught unaware that he was spotted the muscular orc drew his broadsword and rushed to face Veronica. Calmly watching his towering figure approaching her Veronica switched from her pistol to her daggers. With a downward thrust, Veronica confronted the battle-crazed orc" Bam!!!" they clashed no side gave leeway to the other, they were evenly matched. While using his towering figure to his advantage the orc was leaning towards Veronica with an ugly grin trying to intimidate her "I saw that weird weapon of yours, wise of you to know about orcs regenerative abilities" In response to his futile attempt Veronica she extended one of her daggers horizontally and slashed towards his torso "You talk too much for a man". "You sly bitch" jumping backward hurriedly the orc held his torso but soon the injury closed. Observing the battle Bradque spoke to Krista "Let's move to a more spacious location don't you think?" nodding in agreement she spoke, "Fine by me let's move outside this cave". "Pheeewwwww" flying towards the entrance of the cave Bradque grinned before chasing after her. Arriving about a kilometer from the cave Krista stopped flying "This should be enough. Well, then let's begin." Krista's carefree attitude was replaced with a serious expression as she pointed her finger towards Bradque and muttered "Fire Blast".