Sand Demons

"Saber! What are you standing there for? Let's go, this doesn't feel right!!" Adrianna's sweet voice entered Saber's ears but he, who understood what was taking place, simply waved his hand gently and replied.

"Leave... Haha, it's already too late but, if you truly want to, go ahead, try..." He replied.

Adrianna wasn't in the mood to argue. The feeling she was sensing wasn't anything that she wanted to flirt with. On the other hand, Leviathan didn't have an option to leave even if he wanted to since his master was, after all, the one in control. He simply descended to the ground, next to Saber as he secretly hoped that whatever was to come, Saber hopefully had a plan.

WAAA!!!

Suddenly, Adrianna covered her eyes with her arm as a bright blinding light unexpectedly lit up the trio's surroundings. Not just their close surroundings but the tens of millions of kilometers covered by the X mark on the desert sand. Soon after the sudden light capable of blinding any mortal, in both the ground and in the air, countless dotted figures suddenly surrounded the figures of both Saber and the rest of his group.

"W... What...!!!" Adrianna's pale skin suddenly paled even more as hundreds of auras suddenly descended onto her body. What scared her wasn't the amount of Profound Immortals that had suddenly appeared no... What truly scared her was... Each one, every single aura that blasted onto her body with killing intent was many times much more powerful than her own!!!

Back on the surface, Saber's smile disappears as a long katana appeared already gripped tightly in his palms. His calm voice resounded in Leviathan's mind...

"Little Levi, I think you should retreat otherwise, I can't promise to protect you." His words caused a raised eyebrow from Leviathan who replied right after saying... "Are you sure, don't you see what I see... It seems you'll need as much help as possible!!" But, one look from Saber's star-shaped pupils, brought about a drastic change in attitude as Leviathan instantly turned docile.

Woosh!!

Leviathan transformed into a streak of light that entered Saber's chest. Saber gazed at his surroundings which were filled with numerous figures with three heads and six arms. What was more noticeable to him though was the power they each radiated. All of them were distinctively more powerful than the three previous humanoids he had faced.

Suddenly, out of them all, a tall figure around eight or ten meters and shoulders wider than the length of Saber's body approached Saber. His towering figure made it so that Saber needed to look up to make eye contact as this figure with three heads and six arms appeared mere inches away from Saber...

Levitating off of the sand, Saber reached a level where his eyes gazed downward and into the eyes of the tall humanoid. Seeing this, the middle head of the three-headed man said in an emotionless tone, "How petty... Anyway, are you the one who killed members of our race... And actually dared to do it in the Sand Region of the Fourth Floor... The home of us Sand Demons!!!"

THRUM!!!

His words shook the surrounding space due to the mere power it contained as his eyes gazed into the star-shaped purple eyes of Saber. Hearing the words of the Sand Demon, Saber suddenly released a dazzling smile as he suddenly seemed to be the personification of some type of Angel.

Gazing into the eyes of the Sand Demon, Saber said with a smile, "To think you would be soo rude to immediately interrogate me instead of introducing yourself... Is this the way of you Sand Demons...?"

BOOM!!

RUMBLE!!!

The ground shook as if an earthquake had descended as many strong auras of the Sand Demons nearby exploded outward and bashed themselves onto Saber's body. His face momentarily contorted into a stiff expression before once more relaxing. Raising his hand, the Sand Demon in front of Saber signaled for his comrades to calm down as the auras instantly dispersed.

"I am the King of the Sand Demon race on this floor. We Sand Demons don't necessarily have to kill you. We simply want to know whether you're involved in the deaths of the three Sand Demons who were roaming nearby." The King said with a calm expression on his middle face. His golden hair fluttered in the wind as he awaited Saber's reply patiently.

Sigh!

Saber released a soft sigh. His eyes closed for a moment as if deliberating something internally before he opened them once more and he said slowly, "Let me ask you something... Aren't you already aware that I killed them? Why bother asking this meaningless question unless... Unless you want me to explain how I sliced each of their bodies into mince meat... How I tortured an ugly one in part-"

BAM!

Before Saber could finish his sentence, three right fists suddenly connected with his chin, chest, and gut. His figure flashed across the space of the desert as he uncontrollably landed in the sand before his body uncontrollably skidded across the surface without any plans of stopping.

On the other hand, Adrianna, now stranded and surrounded by tens of Sand Demons immediately attacked an unsuspecting Sand Demon. She was surrounded with no possible way out so the best chance of her survival was attacking. And luckily for her, someone had made it possible for her to have at least a fraction of a chance to escape.

But, as she reached inches away from her target, his three heads suddenly turned to face her as he had a creepy smile on each of his faces. It seemed he had pretended to drop his defenses to lure Adrianna into his trap and...

BAM!!

He was shockingly sent flying back down to earth as his body blasted into the sand. Slightly shocked, the other Sand Demons raised their alertness as they all attacked together with their fists all approaching Adrianna at incredible speeds.

"Huh?!"

One of the Sand Demons suddenly yelped in shock and confusion as he found that his hand had stopped moving by itself. Adrianna, on the other hand, suddenly turned into a puff of dark mist that disappeared in a shocking sight as she materialized behind said Sand Demon instantaneously before slashing her claws toward its neck.

Puchi!!

Blood splattered on her face but she didn't stop there as she grabbed hold of something in the Sand Demon's neck before gripping it tightly and yanking it out of the Sand Demon's back in one swift move!!

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"Wow! Your rather weak aren't you!!" Suddenly appearing in front of the Sand Demon King's body, Saber said with an unnaturally enthusiastic smile on his face. It was a smile that seemed kind yet caused one to feel triggered as it contained visible contempt in it. The Sand Demon King also felt so as he gritted his teeth and send another set of three powerful fist attacks toward Saber.

Swoosh Swoosh Swoosh!!!

In a sight that shocked all those presently observing the battle between the king and Saber, they watched on as Saber dodged each of the king's fists. But, it didn't stop there as the King sent out even more attacks with his other fists and even his legs.

Woosh Woosh Woosh!!!

Kicks and punches sprayed out wildly yet Saber showcased great agility as he dodged all the incoming attacks with utter ease. Showing pure dominance over his opponent, all the surrounding Sand Demons immediately decided to join the fight!!