The dagger in Michel's hand went through the neck of the shadowed figure as he landed behind him.
'That was too easy,' thought Michel as he doubted if it was this easy.
No matter how weak the opponent was, it seemed suspicious that he was able to cut through his neck this easily! more than that, why didn't he feel any resistance when his dagger cut through his flesh?
'It felt as if it went through the air!'
Michel turned around in hesitation to look at the shadowed figure and confirm his doubts but he was left astonished by what he saw!
The head of the shadowed figure, that was cleanly cut by the dagger was magically reattaching to his body!!
To be more specific the head and the body were once again joining through a black shadow-like gas that was oozing out of his body!
The shadowed man turned around, his head still half separated from his body connected by a gas-like shadow, "as I said, I have no intention of harming you, so please refrain from doing anything reckless like this!"
He said calmly ignoring what Michel had just done!
Truth to be told, even the shadowed figure was pissed now, he was almost raging to have a go at Michel but they have received a stern warning from their leader.
'Don't try anything funny with him at all cost"
So he had no choice but to stick to the orders!
"Please don't make this harder for him than it already is, just for a minute, can you hear me out?"
Michel was completely blown out! He saw the head that he just slashed with his own hands reattaching with a shadow-like gas. He didn't know how that was possible or what the thing in front of him was but what he confirmed from his brief brawl was that he can't do anything against the one in front of him.
and now that it had come to this...
"Who are you?"
He might as well co-operate!
"I am a member of 'Demon coterie', I was told to bring you to our leader because he needs to talk with you"
The man said slowly in the hopes of calming down Michel who was still refusing to let down his guard!
"your leader needs to?"
Michel questioned him again wondering what a man whom he doesn't even know of, has to talk with him.
"He said that your life is in danger!"
"My life is on the line?", Now it was getting more and more confusing! First, they appear out of nowhere, asking him to come with him, and now what, His life is in danger?
"I don't know about the details, if you wish to know more you have to accompany me to where he is."
The shadowed figure said still in a calm and polite manner.
"And where may that be?"
"He is currently waiting in our guild house at the capital, if you may, can you please come with me?"
"come with you? Why should I believe in you?"
Everything till here was fine, but why does he need to go with him, and what is the guarantee that he is telling him the truth?
"With all due respect, I am more than capable of taking you there with force"
That also was indeed the truth! The shadowed figure was more than capable of 'politely escorting' him to where their leader was but he was only asking Michel to accompany him because their leader told them to be courteous to him.
And for Michel, it was a situation with no escape, there was a slight chance that he might escape from this man but considering that he said 'they' were searching for Michel, There may be more of them nearby, so it was better to go with him politely than to make a fuss and get taken away by force.
Of course, it may turn out to be a trap but he doubted it seeing that the man in front of him alone was more than capable of killing him any time if he wanted!
"Ok, I will come with you"
and more than that, he was also interested in knowing, who their 'leader' was and what he wished to talk about with him.
'Then, shall we see who it is?'.
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(Fifth floor of the Tower)
Stepping on a cube that looked like a gelatinous mass was a young man, who seemed to be of the same age as Michel.
With blond hair combined with striking blue eyes and pointed long ears, he looked as handsome as a prince from fairy tales.
And beside him was a woman who was floating in mid-air, her whole body was made up of water and she looked so beautiful to the extent that calling her a goddess may seem inadequate.
"The fifth floor was a bit problematic, we would have cleared it under 10 minutes if it isn't for its nature!"
The young man said kicking the cube at his feet!
"It indeed was! It would have been a headache if you got caught by it!"
The woman beside him answered him in a polite manner.
"Anyway, since we have defeated it, let's move onto the next floor after we get some rest on the 6th floor"
"Hmm"
Both of them were about to move to the next floor when the woman beside him flinched and suddenly stopped in her tracks! It was like she just saw something scary and was terrified of it!
"Master"
She called out to the young man with a hesitating voice.
"huh?"
The man too turned towards her in confusion.
"He has appeared!"
That was all she said and nothing more was spoken, but the expression on the young man's face changed completely.
His face distorted in anger as he clenched his fist tighter!
"So, the man who ruined my whole life is finally here, huh?"
He said with anger evident in his tone unlike just a movement ago when he was speaking with her in a sweet tone.
"Master, let's not do something stup..."
He cut her off before she could say anything and turned around!
"Are you worried that I may do something stupid in anger? don't worry, The son of the divine archer is not a coward enough to attack a weakling! I will face him when he reaches the height of my shoulders!"
She couldn't see the expression of the young man, but she could tell that he was holding back a huge amount of hate and anger to say such words!
"I will believe in you, Master"
She said hesitatingly while looking at the blood dripping out of his clenched fists and followed behind him silently.
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