Ha Joon ran.
All around them were Beast people, panicking as they hid inside their houses, the news of the demi god's escape had spread.
Merlin had taken to the air on her broom, surveying everything from up above. The other elders in the village all assisted Artoria to find the demi god before it moved to the next town.
'Damn, this might actually be the single biggest event I need…' Ha Joon smiled as he ran, 'System! Now would be a good time to access the knowledge thingy'.
[Understood.]
[Accessing the Knowledge of the gods.]
[The Beast Demigods are three ancient bulls known as The Unstoppable Trio. Each bull possesses immense strength, and when they charge, their momentum becomes unstoppable, shattering anything in their path—be it stone, steel, or magic barriers.
Born from the essence of the god Pegula, these bulls were once revered protectors of the Beast people, symbolizing their unyielding spirit.
But after the fall of Pegula, the trio turned to the dark side, turning them into relentless beasts driven only by destruction. To prevent further chaos, they were sealed away in a hidden pit within the Beast people's territory. Warning: Avoid direct confrontation. Their charge is unstoppable and can only be diverted, not halted.]
'I still find it oddly crazy that gods are actually a thing.'
Ha Joon's feet slid on the ground as he made a quick stop, his eyes searching every corner.
"But the question is, why exactly did Artoria kill Pegula? And how was she able to kill a god? For that matter, I doubt she has attained Rhongomyniad to achieve such a feat. And she wouldn't kill -- "
He abruptly recalled his first time in the castle, watching her sever the head of a maid.
To cancel the thought, Ha Joon shook his head a bit.
'Doesn't matter, let's find these demigods first, System, map'.
[Red district.]
The system showed Ha Joon the map of the village. Using his eyes, he began to zoom in on every area, trying to see if he could get a sight of these demi gods- and he did.
'Found it!'.
A bull with red energy surrounding its body was somewhere at the left side of the village, towards the farm. The other was somewhere not too far from where he was, and the last one was ridiculously close to Artoria.
'You'd think they'd stay together as a group, good thing we split off. I need to inform Merlin.'
Ha Joon looked towards the sky and noticed she was flying around but still way too far for her to hear him.
'Tsk! She's too far. Time to learn a new skill for that… I have a little knowledge about speakers and stuff. Once I tried to be a singer in preschool, it didn't work out well, but that should be enough knowledge to gain me a skill with similar qualities'.
[You have gained a new skill.]
[Sound manipulation (Adept)]
[This skill allows you to control sounds in all aspects.]
'Perfect.'
Ha Joon curved his hand around his mouth, and then -
"MERLIN!!!".
His voice tore through the wind.
Merlin instantly looked towards the source of the sound, and there she saw Ha Joon, standing in the middle of the street, pointing towards her front.
"TOWARDS THE FARM!!! ONE OF THE DEMIGODS IS HEADING TOWARDS THE FARM! ANOTHER IS CLOSE TO ARTORIA! I'LL GO FOR THE ONE IN FRONT OF ME!!!".
Merlin gasped, she was able to understand every word.
"Towards the farm…" She murmured more to herself, then she looked down at the beast man who was searching, "Head towards the farm!!! Whatever you do do not engage, unless you wish to die, just use the chains, to subdue it until her majesty arrives!".
"Yes Lady Merlin!!!" They all headed straight for the farm.
"Now then, that idiot, we told him not to engage." Merlin said with anger as she turned to see Ha Joon racing forward.
'Sweet, that worked! Ohohoo, let's see how these freaking demi gods look like, oh damn, I can pee my pants with how excited I'm getting'.
He took a sharp turn to the right, and almost immediately, his perception skill went off, warning him of an incoming danger.
Ha Joon stopped once again, his gaze serious as he looked at both turnings before him.
Something was coming.
The sound of the footsteps got louder, and Ha Joon was ready to counter.
Flames danced around his arm, his gaze fully locked on the right side.
'Come out Papi'.
And then, from where he had expected the demi god he was tracking to show, a small dog beast girl, with a leaf on her head charged out, crying as she ran.
Ha Joon's eyes widened.
A kid? How? He was sure he heard the chief tell all of them to stay in doors? Did this one sneak out of the house?.
Just when he thought matters couldn't get any worse, the demi god appeared.
Its eyes were glowing red. A fully sized bull with huge horns that could shatter even the biggest buildings.
It's form charged out of the corner, chasing the girl with so much energy that even Ha Joon, who was standing far away could feel the press weighing down on him.
'Shit!'.
…
Meanwhile, Artoria was gently walking through the village, a whole group of beast men following behind her.
This wasn't the first time she was facing the demigods, if anything, she was confident they would come searching for her.
With the every lesser god she had slain, she grew stronger, accessing their authority, Pegula was one of them.
Bearing the title of a god slayer, Artoria could use the authority of any god she kills, killing Pegula granted her the authority to override beast people, meaning, the demi gods were simply at her mercy.
From behind her, a beast man yelled-
"News from Lady Merlin, one of the Demigod is close by!!!".
Before Artoria could turn to make out who had sent her the message, the building beside her shattered as one of the demigods charged out of it, accompanied by the screams of the people inside the house.