Oh, shit! Why did I not think of this before! "Andromeda, go fly above the trees and see where the entrance to this massive castle is. I will try and find this beast that has gotten injured. I will let you know where I am when I have found it." I ordered. With a curt nod, my pet unfurled materialized her wings and shot into the sky, covered by the foliage.
In a couple of seconds, it was like she wasn't even there to begin with. Anyways, it is time to look for the failed assassin.
Running at top speed, which is slightly faster than Andromidas, I sped along the path of blood until I saw some bloody footprints, which I switched over to those. After a couple of minutes of running around, I finally found it, or should I say him.
Looking like an oversized pig standing on two legs and having arms, I could only guess that this is an orc, due to past experiences back on earth. This massive piece of the park stood over 9 feet tall, with big tusks sticking out of the bottom of his mouth like an elephant.
Well, at least I think that it is nine feet. I couldn't tell when he was hunched over, bleeding profusely from a hole in his stomach. I guess my aim was pretty lucky for me to get a gutshot on him. Swaying in their air, I walked over to him cautiously.
I reminded myself to stay calm and collected like I was in control of the situation. Noticing my arrival, The large pig immediately moved his hand to grab an ax the size of the one that hit me in the temple. The strength of this particular pig is immense. hand still on his wound, he lunged at me with speed almost equal to Andromeda.
However, my speed is at least three times faster than either of them, so it just looked like a regular lunge.
"Hey, I just want to know where you came from. And also, why the hell would you attack us? We did nothing to provoke you!" I shouted, trying to put some sense into this massive beast. Smarts were not one of its attributes, as it continuously swung its giant ax with maximum efficiency.
I wonder, what would happen should I pretend to be weak? Would he carry me back to where he came from? That would make some sense because he was the one to attack first, so there must have been a reason for the attack.
Gauging his strength, I know that he could not be a major figure if he indeed came from the castle. If I had to compare him to a monster I faced before, I would say that this beast before me is slightly stronger than the Great Apes that I came in contact with when I was planning the demise of Gallen.
Tripping over his own feet, my opponent fell onto the group, ax flying into a nearby tree, burying into the trunk. Getting up to his knees, the pig's cloak, which was now stained with puke-green blood, was dripping blood. Clutching at his chest, he let out a huge squeal before falling on his face.
Trotting over to his sprawled-out body, I kicked his head to make sure he was dead. Seeing no reaction, I started collecting his clothes. Although my current pants were very sturdy, the clothes on the orc looked even more high quality.
Shedding some spores over the clothes, I memorized the entire bundle, which only took a couple of seconds. After I finished, I put the disgusting clothes back onto the giant boar. After I finished that, I materialized the clothes I just Memorized. Of course, I had to minimize it so they could fit me.
Putting it on, I changed the look of it slightly, lengthening the collar of the jacket so I could pull it up around my neck, thinking it would look cool like that. Leaving the chest area open, it looked like a very fashionable blazer, black leather lined with deep red, which is my new Darkened Draconic Spores.
As for the pants, I used the same color scheme, red for the lining and black for the actual leather. The big pig did not have any shoes, and I don't think he needed them, since his feet were hooves. Anyways, I didn't need shoes, as my feet could not get permanently damaged.
But anyway, with my new fit on, I launched myself into the air and used the same method I used to take down Andromeda to get on top of the trees, hopping from one to another. While this was extremely fun, I had to watch how much Mana I put into each wave, lest the tree explodes.
"Now, with that done, all I need to do now is get Andromeda to tell me where the entrance is. I guess the best plan of action is to look around in the sky, or just find the place myself." I said to myself. The latter seemed like the best option, that is until I saw a red speck soaring low over the trees.
Jumping a little faster, I reached that red dot in no time. That red dot turned out to be, surprise surprise, Andromeda. Turning around, probably because I accidentally uploaded off of a tree, she rushed to where I was. "Master, I found where the entrance is. Follow me." She said. Forcefully stopping myself on the top of a tree, I slowly started jumping again.
Following Andromeda for a couple of minutes, she stopped and did a sudden dive into a clearing in the trees. Looking down at where she flew, I could see the tips of the spires on the massive black castle. Excited, I jumped down and slid across the tiles on the spires themselves.
Breaking a few on impact, I saw Andromeda standing right in front of an ominous-looking gate. Leaping off of the spire, I fell a couple of stories and splattered right next to Andromeda, much to her surprise. "Master!" She screeched, Picking up my spores, not knowing what to do.
Enjoying this moment of panic, I reformed my supposed body again, new clothes and all. Seeing me reform, a frown formed on her face, tears gathering, threatening to spill. Doing a quick punch to my left arm, it flew off and thunked against a tree a couple of meters away.