Chapter 315: He's Asking For It

Perseus POV

I left for my assassinations again, I killed them left and right, through poison or killed through my blade, I've even set up a lot of traps along the way, this whole town will be my battleground.

Maple said that such large-scale damage resulting from our fight would alert the kingdom, and she's also obligated to tell her followers to check the scene out and resolve the issue as it's her duty as the goddess to at least do that as it should be the minimum requirement of her job despite her almost never interfering with anything.

So, I had to convince her not to. First, it's to hide me from having any involvement, second, I don't want to be surrounded by enemies, third, I'll be defeated and I will have to run away, fourth, Rolan will be free of his current metaphorical shackles, and lastly, world war 119th?

Yeah, well, technically this world doesn't count the human vs demon war as a world war, so it'll be more of a world war 1, but nevertheless if I was found as the culprit...Tehios will step in to help, and under the overwhelming forces, we will have to accept the help of the demon race.

It'll start the beginning of the end.

I sort of...well told her that her sisters will be caught here with me, and she shouldn't want to accidentally get her sisters in trouble, it's...sort of blackmailing, but she accepted my offer nonetheless.

But she said that if there's anyone other than the Homunculus who survives the blast of Lilith's arrow somehow, she's going to heal them no matter what, which we allowed. She's also going to stay to repair the place and limit the range of Lilith's arrow.

I dropped a couple of the people in the town, and tonight, I was purposefully careless in my movements. I can already sense someone on my trail. I can now see a barrier set up to isolate the town from the outside by Leilah and Ruka.

The presence following and watching me was a very powerful one, and it didn't take very long to confirm that it was the homunculus. I then sent a signal to Buddy who was close by.

I want this to end quickly because even if I cut off the communication, Zoris will find out sooner or later, so I have Buddy to help. And sooner or later, I was surrounded by the towns' people and the homunculus while in my disguise.

The disguise isn't the worst part, the actual person was also among the guys who were surrounding me, but from what the Homunculus saw of me killing some of their guys by following me...

I then inject my ability as Loki into my voice.

"Kill each other!" I shouted, "Go on, kill your comrades, money, and prestige are limited, and not all of you will be rewarded fairly."

With that command, a lot took up their arms and struck each other, there was a lot that resisted, probably because these people got certain enhancements against mind control through certain operations and procedures.

But it shouldn't be enough to resist my voice...except for the homunculus who just stared at me coldly. Totally resistant to mind control and persuasion...oh never mind, I see that he stuffed his ears. But I don't doubt that they found a way to resist mind control.

Buddy then cast a barrier over me from the shadows before casting a lot of powerful thunderbolts at my position and striking down the townspeople.

I took my sword out and gripped it tightly and prepared for the confrontation. The homunculus made the first move, charging at me with blinding speed. I deflected its initial strike, but the force behind its blow was astounding.

My sword held on, but I heard a crack coming from my wrist and forearm coming from that impact. I summoned my strength and pushed it away, but the motherfucker was relentless and charged at me again, giving me no space.

As we clashed, it didn't take long to know that he was intelligent and cunning, he was predicting my moves and countering with its unnatural agility.

He lunged at me, and reacting on pure instincts, I parried its strike and countered with a quick slash of my own. To my surprise, my blade sliced through its flesh.

However, the homunculus barely flinched, its armor...healed and mended itself...the armor it's wearing is a part of its skin, quite a scary being.

The homunculus's attacks intensified, and I found myself on the defensive, struggling to parry its blows. Its strength was overwhelming, and each collision of our weapons sent painful vibrations through my arms.

Sweat dripped down my forehead as I desperately tried to find a weakness in its perfect form and impenetrable defense.

I'm trying to gauge its strength as I fight, the Homunculus is serving as good training. Since this guy is somewhat of a success, it means that they still got a blueprint to create a couple more like him.

I know I said I wanted to end it quickly, but there are things that I need to learn, I briefly gaze around me and I can see Buddy engaging with those who survived his spell earlier.

So as I continued to fight him without activating my godlike abilities, I also retreat to my traps, he ran so fast into them as well, it was my sharp strings that stopped him in his tracks, I haven't used them in a while, but it's useful each and every time.

"You...you're Perseus Silver." he said, "No one uses these strings other than you."

"Oh, you know me too? I must be famous."

"You are, and I am tasked with eliminating you."

"You can hear me?"

"I can read lips...idiot."

Did...this guy just insulted me?

"What do you know about me...what's your name?"

"John Smith." he answered, "And what I know about you is that you're an arrogant and self-centered womanizer who projects his insecurities a lot."

"I've never projected my insecurities aloud, I've only exposed other people's insecurities."

"Sounds like what an insecure person would say, besides, your women are ugly as fuck."

He's asking for it.