The demon summoning ritual. Rainn didn't know that anyone was stupid enough to do that. The church says that the source of all chaos and evil in the world are demons. Demons influence humans to do evil to each other.
But Rainn didn't really agree with the idea. Humans are just evil. Blaming their crimes on beings who weren't even present felt unfair. Even so, Rainn believes that demons are also not good creatures, who can be randomly summoned.
By the way, about the church. Rainn remembered that the Vampire girl who he had been burned at the time said something about the church of St. Raphael. Rainn doesn't know where the church is because he hasn't been to church since his parents died.
The Shadowface organization is the mastermind behind the existence of the supernatural within the city walls of Al'Modred. Rainn didn't know if he should share this information with others or deal with it himself. After all, will he be able to overcome the organization and all the problems they cause on their own?
Rainn looked to his right and left. There was no sound but the sound of the night insects singing. Inside the tent, it seemed that Amia, Vyra, and Nicois had already fallen asleep.
'What time is it?' Rainn asked himself then looked up at the night sky. The full moon was already quite high. It seemed that midnight was almost here. Luckily he still had time to meditate for a while to recover his MP. Rainn stood up.
Feeling that the three of them were asleep, Rainn opened his Inventory and put on the Scorpion Armor. Then he started walking even though he didn't know where he was going.
'Come on, Systema. Now is the time for you to give me a new lead.'
[ Event Updated. Follow the Line. ]
'Thank you!'
After that Rainn opened the map and followed the directions given to him. Vyra who came out of the tent after calming Amia saw Rainn walking away from the camp. The full moonlight allowed Vyra to see him.
"Where is he going?" Vyra muttered. Feeling that she should not leave Rainn alone, Vyra took her sword and followed Rainn.
The line brought Rainn into the forest area. Now the light of the full moon that became the light was reduced because it was covered by the thick leaves. He could use [Eyes of the Dark] now but Rainn chose to conserve his MP. He doesn't know what will come next. The moonlight is now still enough to see the way.
'Crack.'
Rainn reflexively turned and brandished his sword backward. The moonlight shone on a part of Vyra's face who stood stiffly staring at the tip of Rainn's sword.
"What the fuck are you doing here?!" Rainn hissed angrily. Then lowered his sword.
"What about you? What are you doing here, alone?" Vyra hissed back.
Rainn gritted his teeth. "That is none of your business."
"What do you mean?"
"Listen," Rainn leaned closer to Vyra until their faces were facing each other. "Soon something dangerous will happen. You must return to camp and protect Amia and Nicois."
Vyra blinked quickly then backed away slightly. "What exactly are you saying? Something dangerous what?"
Rainn opened his mouth but before he could say anything a voice was heard. They couldn't hear the voice clearly but they were sure that it was a human voice. So Rainn pulled Vyra down and put a finger in front of his lips. It's too late to back out now. If Vyra walked away, their existence would be noticed.
Rainn gestured for Vyra to follow him carefully. Vyra nodded her head in response and the two of them walked forward a little more. Finally, the two of them could peek at what was the source of the sound.
In front, six people were gathered while sitting cross-legged. Two women and four men. In the center of them was a circle that glowed in red.
The light from the red circle flashed dim and bright in a steady rhythm. Like a heartbeat.
Rainn looked up. The full moon is about to reach its peak. This means that the ritual will start soon. Or had it started and midnight was the culmination of the ritual?
From the group came a muttering sound like people chanting a spell. Rainn knew he had to act now. He took another step forward but suddenly he felt some kind of invisible wave knock him down and Vyra. Vyra even let out a slight groan.
'Shit!' Rainn cursed inwardly. 'I didn't think they would use a trap.'
It just indicated that Rainn still wasn't able to handle these problems properly.
"Shit! Who is that?!" One of the men in the group exclaimed.
"We've been caught. Cancel the ritual and deal with them!" The leader's orders.
"Arrghh, fucker!" One of the group's female members hit the ground furiously.
"Sonya! Arga! Sesh! Catch them!" said the leader.
"All right, Tua! With pleasure!" Reply Sesh.
Then the two men and woman stood up and headed towards Rainn and Vyra.
"Hey," said Rain. "We will fight. Get ready."
Vyra of course still confused about what happened. But when she saw the three of them walking with their weapons, she realized that the question could wait for a while.
Vyra and Rainn stood up and prepared to fight. Sonya jumped at Vyra while swinging her sword.
Vyra managed to parry the sword with her sword and threw it away. Sonya didn't stop there. She continued swinging the sword with a certain technique at Vyra.
Unfortunately, Sonya didn't know that she was facing someone who had also been taught sword techniques. Their fight was fierce but Vyra did not show a worried face.
On the other hand, Rainn faced two men armed with short spears and a pair of daggers. This is a nightmare for him.
"You're just a kid," said Sesh, swinging his spear.
Rainn snorted. Don't want to show fear on his face. "Go ahead. I'll tell you what this 'kid' can do.'
[ Skill activated: Ultimate Instinct (Lv.3) ]
Rainn could see the movement of Sesh as well as Arga who attacked with both daggers. With his black sword, Rainn warded off Sesh's spear and then jumped to the side to avoid Arga's dagger.
Rainn slashed his sword but Sesh managed to hold back with the hilt of his spear. After that Arga came with both daggers trying to stab Rainn's eyeballs.
Rainn decided to step back for a while. This situation is not favorable.
He doesn't know who they are but they both clearly have some basic in martial arts and have worked together for quite some time. It was evident from how they attacked together.
Suddenly Arga's dagger was enveloped in a thick green liquid as was Sesh's spear tip.
'This is not good at all.' Rainn said in his heart.
The two men in front of him smirked and then started to lunge toward him simultaneously.
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