Chapter 20: The ambush
「So you have decided to 'take care' of his group?」
「Yes. Not in the capital though. I'll follow them into the wild… Haaa... There, even if I massacre their little group, their corpses will be taken care of by the wild beasts… Hahaaa … Like I have warned them, accidents may happen at anytime.」Corey smirked. He was naked on his bed as his cock rammed deep into his unwilling victim.
「Be careful, my brother! Ryan may pose no threat to you but that hybrid is a bad news. His two other retainers are also fairly unique. 」
「I know, I know! How many time have you warned me that?」Corey finally reached orgasm as he cummed hard inside the girl. Wiping away his sweats, the hero quickly cloaked himself in his expensive nightgown and walked out of his bed, leaving the now unconscious girl laid there naked. 「I have seen him unleashed his Haki during the meeting, I can tell how strong he is. Still, to think my Maia belongs to the 「 Alchemist Class 」, I can't wait to turn her into my obedient whore.」
「Dont be overconfident, Corey. I was during my attempt to turn Ryan into my plaything and look how it turns out. I was lucky to escape the goblin cave alive」
「I do have a plan. You'll see.」
「I do hope it's a good plan.」Desmond stood up. Not from a chair nor a couch. He was sitting on a naked man's back. All four of his limbs were bound in a leather harness, his mouth was gagged with an O-ring, forcing his saliva to freely drip down onto the floor, while his rear end was plugged with a large dildo.
「It is, it is!」Corey glanced at the Desmond's slave. 「Hey, his face looks familiar... isnt that the man I let you have?」
「Ah yes. What was his name again...」Desmond tried to remember. 「Anyways, I just call him 'Maggot'. But indeed, he was the fiance of that girl you claimed when you first got to Esthar.」
「Ariel!」nodded Corey.
「You still remember her name?」
「I never forget names of my conquests!」laughed Corey as he intentionally got closer to 'Maggot'.「Her pussy was one of the best. Too bad she did not last long though, she died a few years after I whored her out… with both her mind and body broken.」
'Maggot''s eyes lit up as he glared at Corey with hatred. Before he could do anything, his master, Desmond, slapped the man hard across his face, then gave his already bruised body a furious kick into his stomach, leaving the man groaned in agony.
「Sorry brother!」Desmond clicked his tongue. 「I need to discipline my slaves better than this.」
「Haha! I dont mind. He's going to die if you're getting any tougher with him」Corey wrapped his arm around Desmond's shoulder. 「But still, I dont get your taste in men but this sadistic side of you never ceases to amuse me, brother! 」
「Ha, you flatter me, Corey!」
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Corey laughed hysterically as his saliva drooled down the naked and restrained woman. Her firm, exposed breast was laid bare in front of his eyes, her hands struggled in vain against the hero's tight grip as he pressed her down onto the grassy ground. Tears welled up her eyes. She desperately looked at the dead corpse of a man, laying a few distance away, as if she was begging for him to wake up and rescue her from Corey. This took the hero back, of course, to a year after he came to Esthar. The similar scene unfolded then as it did now . The man back then was not laying dead… No, his fate was far worse than being dead: He had to witness his beautiful fiance being ravaged by Corey and his lackeys in front of his own eyes, all the while his own muscular body was being tortured and raped by a young monk, a new friend of Corey. He tried to rescue his fiance, to do something, but strangely, he could not move a muscle since unbeknownst to him, both he and his fiance were drugged by Corey and his group a few hours ago. The two other girls in his party, one of whom, was his own sister, had been disgusted by the behaviors of Corey and his lackeys. Yet, at that moment, after being force-fed with some aphrodisiacs, they were wrapping their own legs around Corey's men as they aggressively thrusted their cocks inside their pussies. Their minds had been completely taken by the powerful drugs as they happily slurped in the men's drools. His party, his life, his destiny were completely shattered in front of his eyes…
「Your scream!」said Corey. 「Your struggle, all they ever do was to turn me on even more, Maia! Why dont you just be happy that you get to be my obedient bitch?」
Corey enjoyed every minute, every second of this moment. His plan has gone perfectly without fail and now, he was going to claim what was, in his own mind, rightfully his. It all happened a little bit earlier. After being notified by a bribed guardman the moment Kibadios' group left the capital, his lackeys and he quickly soon followed his prey. They trailed behind the group for five days, while being careful to keep a safe distance from the hybrid. Although he was not told by Desmond about any tracking skill the hybrid may possess, he wanted to make sure his prey did not know they were followed. He was no stranger to such 'missions'. After all, he had done them a fair bit often all those years back. That was how he acquired many of his unwilling whores for his first brothel: stalking, raping, and breaking their minds. Granted, it has been a while since the last time he hunted, but that did not mean his skills were any rustier. Things have gone even better than Corey could have imagined since strangely, his prey had chosen to avoid the open road and traveled through the secluded forest for most of the time. Understandable . Corey thought, since despite travelling with his human retainers, Kibadios was undoubtedly a demihuman, and such, it was natural for demihuman to avoid contact with humans in the open road. At the perfect opportunity, his killing stroke finally fell upon his prey, when they least expected it: Kibadios' group had finally decided to make a quick stop at noon, next to a small pond. As the hybrid was busy gathering water for his retainers to cook lunch, Corey made his move. The hero, hiding behind the shadow of a large tree trunk, sneakily imbued a small dagger with his Haki. The moment Kibadios lowered himself to scoop up a bowl of water, Corey propelled his deadly dagger, aimed at the unsuspecting hybrid. It travelled through air at almost the speed of sound, yet Kibadios easily noticed it and enveloped himself in his own Haki as a protective barrier. Unfortunately, since the dagger was coated with Corey's Haki, the two great forces of life, one from Corey and one from Kibadios, canceled each other, allowing the dagger to project through the barrier like thin air. But that was not enough to kill the hybrid as the man swiftly twisted his body from his bending position, his hand was able to catch the dagger before it could land a hit.
「Poison huh?」he smirked. 「Such attacks would be fairly efficient: using your own Haki to negate any barrier, then coating your dagger in poison to make sure one strike and you're done… This isnt your first time at this type of mission, is it? 」
「No」answered Corey as he stepped from the shadow. 「But that's not all there is to my attack either, Hybrid!」Before he could finish his sentence, the dagger glowed bright, then exploded, swallowing up the hybrid within the blast radius. By now, Ryan, Rowan, and Maia all stood their ground and assumed defensive stances as Corey's lackeys have surrounded them.
「「「Master!!!」」」The three cried out
「... Im fine.」Answered the hybrid. As the smoke from the blast dispersed, Corey clicked his tongue as he saw the hybrid was still standing. Although the blast did not take out the hybrid as intended, it was not a failure either, for Corey could clearly see one of his hands was charred and trembled from the impact. With any attempts from his three retainers to come to his aid were successfully stopped by his numerous lackeys, Corey wanted to bring the hybrid down as soon as possible. After all, although his lackeys might be considered "strong" by this world's standard, they would probably not be able to stop Ryan for much longer. As such, with this sword coated with holy aura, Corey leaped forward and swung it at the hybrid. Fifteen years experience as a hero was not just for show, as just in a blink of an eye, Corey had closed his distance. By the time Kibadios conjured up his scythe, all he could do was to raise it forward, barely able to stop Corey's sword. The holy aura quickly eroded the dark element that made up the scythe. Struggled to stop the heavy strike, he could see the edge of Corey's sword inched closer to his face, while his scythe slowly being chipped away by the sword's edge.
「Checkmate, filthy demi!」smirked Corey, then he screamed out「Do it!」
Before Kibadios could react, he felt a sharp pain in his chest. Once he slowly turned his head around, he could see from the water, one of Corey's lackeys were able to hide in the depth of the pond, sneaked behind him and pierced his chest with a sharp spear. The hybrid could not utter a word, but Corey was now laughing as his strike finally followed through, slicing the hybrid in half the moment his strength vanished and his grip on the scythe loosened. Mixed in Corey's laugh were the desperate screams of the hybrid's retainers. Rowan, the healer of the group, lowered his guard to run toward his master, only to be cut down by Corey as he reached out to his master, trying to heal the demihuman. Ryan and Maia, after a moment of dispirit, shouted out in anger as they directed their rage at Corey and his group… but that was for nothing, since Ryan, who was barely considered a hero, could never fight evenly against Corey, who possessed within him a fifteen years experience. After a brief exchange, Ryan, too, fell. During his final moments, the newbie hero tried to crawl toward his lifeless master, only to have Corey's blade pierced his heart. Maia, the prize of this mission, was now struggling against all the men surrounding her. She fought valiantly, for a non-combat class such as alchemist, but she too, was now pinned down onto the ground as the men hungrily tore open her clothes. She was now fully exposed in front of those that were not her master. Corey, who had already discarded his own clothes, was now laying on top of her, his hands gripped tightly onto her wrist, his saliva drooled down her naked and restrained body…
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「Having a pleasant dream, Corey-"sama"?」
A familiar voice echoed from the woods jolted Corey. The hero raised his head to look around but soon his attention was brought back to the girl as she started to laugh. Her laugh became louder and louder, until she suddenly melted away. The surprised Corey stood up, his hand placed on his sword. Something is not right , he thought. The surrounding became distorted as his lackeys, one by one, melted away.
「What the hell is going on?」the hero screamed out, demanding for an answer. Once he finished his sentence, he suddenly realized his supposed naked body was now fully clothed. He panicked 「What did you do, you filthy demi!」
「Welcome back to reality.」a hand ripped through the air, casted away the distortion. There Kibadios stood, in front of Corey, along with his three retainers, all alive. Maia, who should have been naked, was also fully clothed. The bruises that she got from the struggle were gone. By now, Corey has realized all of his lackeys were dead, with some laid motionlessly on the ground covered in bloody wounds, while others were impaled in several dark spikes, their faces still retained the horrified expression and agony they experienced before their deaths.
「How...」Corey's own hand was shaking. He could not comprehend what had just happened. His lackeys, who have been with him since they got transported to his world, were not weak. Through all the adventures they had, those only grew stronger. He only ever lost one of them before, and that was due to carelessness. This was no carelessness… This was a massacre.
「What did you do?」Corey's voice was trembling.
「It's one of my unique incubus racial class' skills, < Jagan_Evil Eyes >.」explained Kibadios nonchalantly. 「It's like Sharingan from Naruto, you see… well, not that you know what "Naruto" is. Anyways, It's a hypnotic skill, one that is so potent that I can only use it once in a while… be proud that I used it on you, Corey- "sama".」Kibadios said mockingly.
「Wait… I have heard of that name...」Corey's eyes widened. He did not care for Japanese culture nor its products, but 'Naruto' name was ubiquitous.「You're a 「 World Traveller 」?」
「Ho?」amused Kibadios. 「You're also one? Not that it matters though. You will die right here, right now. World travellers or not. The moment you decided to target us, you've already fallen into my trap. 」 The hybrid continued to explain. 「Did you ever think why it's weird that we're travelling through secluded places instead of the open road? We were baiting you to act, Corey- "sama." And predictably, you did.」
「How dare you!」
「I have heard stories and rumors about you from my Ryan chan… I know how scums like you think and act… After all, we are all alike, Corey- "sama". 」Kibadios walked closer to the now visibly distraught Corey. He had planned to run away, but he was one step too late since Rowan had erected a circular barrier around him and Kibadios. Of course, he could break the barrier, but that meant he would be vulnerable from Kibadios' attacks. 「Though, the "assassin" sneaked in the pond, that was creative. Too bad for you that my Nu-chan found him. And now, the "assassin" is comfortably resting inside its ever expanding stomach.」The hybrid pointed to his bloated pet, who was innocently slimming around the dome barrier, with a few remains of the "assassin" floating around inside it.
「... No way! There's no way Andrew would be killed by a mere slime!」
「But Nu isnt a mere slime though. That little guy has been continuously consuming my Haki nonstop. By now, it would probably be as strong as an B+ rank monster.」explained Kibadios 「Another shortcoming of my plan to lure you out would be that fact that you're freakishly strong. Granted, I should have expected that since you're a veteran hero. That was my bad. But the moment you faced me directly when you tried to land a hit on me, that's when my
「Ha. Is that so? You conveniently forget one fact.」Corey raised his sword 「That I am a hero and you're a lowly demihuman! I'll end you right here, right now.」
「You're right… 」admitted Kibadios. 「I may be able to defeat you but for sure I won't step out of this unharmed..」The hybrid raised his injured hand 「But why do you think I entered this barrier alone? There's one thing you don't know about me: Just like Ousen, I never fight a losing battle… or at least, that's a lesson that I have learned. The very moment you're facing me, you've already lost.」
「What nonsense!」Dismissed Corey, his sword glowed bright in holy aura. 「From the information I got, you're a caster class. In this close combat environment, you're the one at disadvantage here.」
「...」Kibadios thought for a moment. 「Whose information did you get? Since my reincarnation, there are only a handful of people who have seen me fight, and three of them were already my slaves there.」
「Slaves?」Corey raised his eyebrows.
「... Does it mean you know that hooded man?」Kibadios ignored Corey's question.「Or Desmond?」
At the mention of his brother-in-arm, Corey's slight change of expression betrayed him.
「So you're Desmond's acquaintance?... Well, doesn't matter. Once I'm done with you, you will spill everything you know about that monk to me. 」Kibadios shrugged. 「Oh, by the way, there's one thing I want to clarify: I am not a Caster Class. I am a 「 Summoner 」. 」
「Special class?」gasped Corey. This changed everything. Among the four categories, the special class was the most difficult to deal with since there was just too much variation in their skill sets. And the Summoner class was one of the most troublesome one. Asides from their affinity to magic and caster class, they could summon spirit to fight in their stead. In addition, once they fused with their summon, they would be able to fight as any class in the physical, caster, or range group, depending on the spirits they summoned. In short, Summoner, one of the rarest classes, was also one of the most troublesome.
「Yes.」Nodded Kibadios. 「And unfortunately for you, my familiars have all returned to me the day we left the capital… including the one familiar that will forever appear in your nightmare, not that you will ever need to sleep.」As the hybrid raised up his burnt hand, Corey could feel the change in the atmosphere. He could feel every single hair on his body was now spiking up. Something terrible was coming. 「「 HaoS 」, the primordial spirit of fire, I call upon thee.」
「What?... WHAT?!?!!」Corey screamed out from the top of his tongue as the scene in front of his eyes folded. Even for a 15 years veteran Hero, this was something he could never expect to witness. The being that he had only heard from myth and legends, the being that stood above all living creatures in this world, the being that was the very essence of this world, was staring right at him. Of course, he had never seen it before, no one he knew had. Yet, the moment he stood face to face with HaoS, he knew clearly what he was looking at: his doom. How did it turn out this way? His mind was in shambles. 「Wait… Waiittt… I'm sorry… Please… I begggg youuuu!!!」