"Hahahaha, it's nothing personal, and besides won't want to risk our s-class… and from how large the mana is, it's unlikely to go unnoticed from the fortia clan. Since there are the nearest clans to the east intercostal gate" Captain Edward predicted.
Meanwhile at the fortia clan:
"Hmmmm, what an interesting occurrence hahahaha." A mid aged man with pointed ear and fangs, along with him, wearing a black amour, was sitting down on a throne, while a very large spear was by his side, had said in a very deep tone, while closing his eyes. As he could feel the burst of dark mana, emitting from the forest.
"I might as well find out on what is going on… or who is causing this." He said with curiosity, on what was able to produce this monstrous mana. As shadow knights appeared out of nowhere and had knelt in front of him, as he opened his dark eyes with red pupil.
"Go and find out what could be creating this burst of energy…. Or who is." He ordered and then the shadow knights rose up.
"Yes… Emperor Isaac." They responded and like that they all vanished in an instant, as lord Isaac just grinned.
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Back at the forest:
Dante p.o.v:
"
'WAS IT WISE TO RELEASE THAT MUCH MANA… BRAT?' Death asked me but I just ignored it.
"I know it was quite risky, but it was necessary in disposing these hamjis, in one shot" I responded to death with a stoic expression; as I was wrapping my right arm with bandages to cover up the rings and the veins, since the last bandages had being destroyed in that shockwave of mana.
'AND WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY… NECESSARY?' death asked me with a curious tone in his voice.
"
Flashback 50 minutes ago:
"Aaaaahhh! Implode!" I grabbed on one of the hamji by the face, and casted the magic, in which busted the hamji's head to a bloody mess…. But Then I noticed that; it had started to… regenerate its damaged tissue, by replicating its cell at a very fast rate.
'REMEMBER THAT THESE HAMJIS FEED AND REPLENISH THEIR MANA FROM NATURE ENERGY ITSELF AND IT SEEMS THAT THEY ARE ALSO ABLE TO MANIPULATE THIS VERY NATURE ENERGY TO RESTORE ANY DAMAGED AREA OR LIMBS… TECHNICALLY, YOU CAN SAY THAT THEY ARE THE EARTH'S PARASITES." Death informs me as this was a very bad situation. Since that even though I injure them, then it won't matter because of their healing factor.
"What! But how… darn it." I was in shock by what just occurred, as the hamji had started to charge up a destructive blast right at me but in a flash I had cast a nullifying barrier which had stop the blast… but not it's healing factor, again darn it.
"I just need to find a way… though I can just destroy the whole forest.. But in doing so; I might destroy the continent." I was trying to find a better alternative, at least one that won't destroy this place, as the hamjis had all started to surround me.
Aaaaggggghhhhhh!
I got rushed by one of them as I was push a little bit back; while trying to avoid getting harmed by it shape claws, though at least I didn't have to worry about them charging up blast, since it has all been nullified.
But then something got my attention, at least something from one particular hamji; as I noticed a apart of the hamjis face that had not healed or regenerate and from the way I see it, it must have been the last one, that I had used my implosion spell at and from the looks of it, I guess it must had made contact with the middle ring.
"Of course… the dark decay ring… well then." I said with an unamused tone… since that it took me a long time to figure that out, as I unwrapped the remaining loosed bandage and had brought my hand close to my face and the wind around me had started to roar; as the black ring of decay had started to glow in a black bright light.
"It's time for you all…. To die." I released the ring; making it to disappear from my middle finger, as my energy had begun to flare, but then I noticed that I needed to wipe them all out with one strike.
"Death, I need a little bit of energy." I asked death for a little power boost.
'I HOPE YOU KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DOING BRAT." Death gave me the power I needed to end this.
"
Boooooooooooooooooooom!
End of flashback:
'I SEE… HAHAHAHA QUITE A GOOD OBSERVATION, AND I THOUGHT THAT I WOULD HAVE TO TELL YOU HOW TO ACTUALLY DEFEAT THEM HAHAHAHA BUT IT SEEMS THAT YOU ACTUALLY FIGURED IT OUT…. BRAT.' Death laughed as I was infuriated by this.
"Wait… so you're trying to say that you already knew how to defeat them this whole time... wow thanks for the support." I said with sarcasm lingering in my tone, as I just started to walk towards the direction of the capital.
'THOUGH, DON'T YOU THINK THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE DRAWN ATTENTION TO YOURSELF?' Death had pointed out as even I can't argue with that.
"
'WELL… I WON'T BE SO SURE ABOUT THAT.' I stopped in my tracks and was confused by what death had meant.
"Wait… you mean that t-." I was caught off as I could hear some voices coming towards my direction.
"I can hear some voices over here!" I heard a male voice claim as I started to hear many footsteps coming towards my direction.
'THERE ARE ALREADY HERE.' Death warned me as I decided to hide myself before they could spot me. So I decided to jump up a tree and had started to hide my aura and mana presence.
'hmmmmm it seems that I had manage to remain uncover and unnoticed… good, well then I might as well get goin-.' I was about to leave and continue on my task but then I notice something was off about the group… something that I despise and hate.
"Huh... but thought I had heard someone from her-aarrghh!" I saw that the boy who was about 12 years old and seemed to be the youngest out of the group and was wearing a normal mercenary attire but was not that well equipped, along with about 7 of them… strange, was pushed to the ground with a thud sound by a man wearing a silver amour and also had a hug sword at his back. The man had taken the lead and had begun to survey the surrounding until he just grinned and faced the boy; who was on the ground as he pointed his sword at him with a crazy look on his face.
"Hehehehehehe I guess that you couldn't even manage to get us here… such a pitiful excuse of a c-class, though as expected from a livestock. You said that you heard someone voice from here, and from the way I see… hehehe I think that you don't really need those ear of yours since they are technically useless." The man I amour said as he started to walk towards the boy with… kill intent.
"n-no please I j-just want t-to be s-strong, so that I can help my family… p-please d-don't kill m-me." The boy begged for his dear life as the knight just gave him a deaf ear and brought his sword up, ready to slice and dice.
"Hehehehehehe I'm sure the captain won't mind about the case of a missing c-class. Hahahaha right fellas..... Right?" the man was waiting for his other s-class to respond but instead he only got… silence.
'BAD TIMING FOR THAT GUY... YOU FORGOT ONE MORE.' Death informs me as I could sense the beast and had noticed that it had slaughtered about 2 of the s-class hero and some c-class too.
"I couldn't sense it before…" I trailed off as death was confused by this.
'WHAT DO YOU MEAN?' Death asked me as I just focused at the whole situation.
"I mean that, it was like as if I never noticed it… like as if it was concealing it aura and Bloodlust, like as if it was…. hunting." I responded and I could see that beast had ever roared for it to be that unnoticeable.
"Why are you all quite huh… and why are you scared hehehehehehe I see that you are afraid of my power hahaha well you should be livestock." The man in amour said as he saw that the boy had a very scared expression on his face. As he was paralyzed with fear, and then this confused the s-class even more; as to what the boy was looking at.
"What are you looking at? livestock..."he said as he turned around to see two glowing giant eyes looking at him from the dark of the night and it was mainly looking at him.
"w-w-what i-i-it-t c-can't-t-t –b-b-be-e-e." the man stammered as fear filled his voice and he was paralyzed with fear also.
'THAT PATIENCE IS TOO RECONIZABLE TO FORGET.'
"What do you mean?" I had asked death as his voice had sounded serious.
'I MEAN THAT THIS CREATURE IS NOT A HAMJI..."
"Then what is it."
'IT IS A..... YOMA.'
aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrrhhhhhhhhhhhh