"Run! Move your feet!" Varos then instructed everyone to run away from the creature.
Everyone scattered in all directions avoiding the sight of the huge creature. They shouted, running away from the Demon Lord's reach.
"Please! Save me!
"Gyaa! Help me!"
There was a female party member who was left behind because she was so scared that she couldn't move her legs. Of course, the creature noticed the woman's presence and without hesitation slashed at her, making her blood splatter everywhere.
Andras who while running instructed everyone to scatter. "Everyone, run and don't swarm. It will be dangerous if we group up, spread out everywhere!"
"O-Okay!" Galam ran with difficulty because he also had to carry Sana who was still unconscious.
"Come on, you should be aware, Sana! Hurry up and use your strength to help us!" said Galam while looking at Sana's face which he was carrying.
Everyone started running apart and trying to find a safe place for themselves. Seen one member running and then hiding behind one of the pillars in the room.
"I must be able to come back alive from here! I can't die, finally, I will be the father of my two children who will be born!", said the man.
He then closed his eyes, imagining the face of his wife who was pregnant with his twins. The man was so lost in his thoughts that he didn't notice the danger coming from above his head.
Andras who saw the strangeness of the pillar occupied by the man tried to awaken and warn him. "Mister! Awake! Look up and run!"
But it was too late, before the man realized the danger, a small demon came out of the pillar and managed to split the man in two. Apart from the pillar, from the other pillars, small demons also began to appear who carried weapons in the form of swords and daggers. They all chased after the party members while shouting praises towards Ifrit.
"Praise Your Majesty."
"Praise Your Majesty."
"Praise Your Majesty."
"Ah dammit, you are all noisy demons! How can we praise a demon like him!" said Galam loudly in an annoyed tone. "Once a devil always a devil!"
Galam watched as the few remaining comrades began to run out of their wits and fight the little demons. Human bodies were scattered everywhere, what a sad and terrifying sight.
Galam kept running while thinking of finding a way to stop the creature from moving. Time and time again, Galam's focus had to be broken by the sound of screaming and sobbing from his fallen comrades.
"Ah! Damn—"
"My hand! Please, my hand!"
"No! I don't want to die!"
Galam tried to ignore the sound he was making and tried to stay focused. "Damn it! It's so hard to think when I have to run and ignore those painful noises! Come on please, focus on this, for now, Galam! He's trying to cheer himself up.
As he was looking at everything in the room, he noticed a demon statue holding an instrument. Galam then thought, why is the statue in that room. He began to guess the function of the statue.
Instruments are usually associated with song and praise, as well as in church. If indeed the statue is like the pillars here, then there is a possibility that it can cast a demon capable of playing an instrument that will give Ifrit chants of praise, Galam thought.
Without a second thought, Galam ordered all the remaining people to rush towards the statues. "Everyone, run and get closer to the demon statue holding an instrument!"
"Sculpture of a demon with an instrument?!"
"Yes! Look for the demon statue holding an instrument in its hand! There is a chance that they will save us from being chased by that creature!"
After hearing that, everyone started running towards the statues holding a musical instrument in their hands. One by one they started to change their direction of running towards the statues that were scattered throughout the room.
Andras who had arrived finally stopped right under the statue. Andras was surprised when he stopped, the statue glowed and a spirit figure holding a musical instrument appeared like the one in the statue display. The spirit immediately played the musical instrument he was holding.
"That thing, he started to play with it?" Andras looked astonished by what he had witnessed. The music that came out sounded melodious and beautiful. As Galam said, now Andras was no longer the target of the slashes of those monstrous creatures and the little demons.
"I thought I was going to die!" Even Varos who had arrived felt a little relieved that he had managed to reach the statue with a musical instrument.
Realizing this fact, Andras then called on the others to immediately head towards the statue holding a musical instrument in his hand. "Immediately run towards the statues! The creatures will not chase us after reaching the statue. He will start playing his instrument and emit beautiful music as a form of praise."
Then, they began to reach the statues and very beautiful music began to be played. The creatures kept away from those who had reached the statue and chased the people who were running. Even so, some of them didn't make it to where the statue was and ended up with a slash from the little demon chasing them.
"Hey, run right away to where the other statues are! Run as fast as you can and ignore the demons chasing you!" said one of the men with his friend who was trying to avoid the demon's pursuit to reach the place of the statue.
"You just shut up and focus on your running! Pay attention to your surroundings if you don't want to die before you reach the statue!"
His friend tried to warn the man to stay focused. However, before the man finished giving his advice, he was attacked by a group of little demons that were chasing after him.
"Ah, bastard don't bother me!"