009. All Hell Break Loose.

Putri woke up and found herself inside a small hut made of old woods.

The girl looked around and found Aril sitting beside the hut's door. 

Putri suddenly remembered the last thing she experienced before losing consciousness. 

"What are we doing here? We have to help my mom!" said Putri who walked towards the door of the hut but was blocked by Aril who stood between her and the wooden door. 

"You can't leave," said Aril very seriously. 

"Huh?! What are you talking about?! We have to help my mom! She's all alone!"

"You can go if you ever beat me in hand to hand combat."

"Huh?! Your sentence really doesn't relevant! Isn't more people the better?!"

"Your being there will not help her, but rather make it difficult for her."

Both of the Putri's eyebrows dropped and her forehead furrowed. "What do you mean?!"

"How many people did you defeat while trying to save me?"

"That has nothing to do with it!"

"How many?!" said Aril who raised his tone of voice. 

This was the first time Aril scolded Putri with such a serious high tone of voice and piercing gaze. 

The girl lowered her eyes slightly and began to hesitate to argue. "I managed to defeat 2 people and kick that lizard man away."

Aril looked the Putri right in the eyes. "I paralyzed 3 of them and killed 2 of them. And I can confidently say that if we were there, aunt Salma would have to protect us both."

Putri wanted to reply to the young man's words, but she couldn't get the words out.

The girl could only put on an annoyed expression and bowed her head.

"Sit there and calm your mind," said Aril with a tone of voice that had returned to his usual tone of voice. 

Although somewhat grumbling, Putri sat on the long bench where she had been lying before.

Aril sat on the chair by the door and sighed heavily.

"Calm your mind, this is the best choice for now," Aril said trying to convince Putri. 

Putri did not respond, she crossed her arms while puffing out her cheeks in annoyance. 

"Even so, I still don't believe that Aunt Salma has a system. I guess that explains why she sometimes goes to practice all day," Aril continued, to which Putri once again did not respond. 

Aril sighed. "Take it easy, Aunt Salma is a professional kickboxing athlete, and also has a (mutant system), I'm sure Aunt Salma can win. We just need to be patient and not be a burden."

"HHMMMPPPFFFTTT!!!" Putri averted her eyes as if not wanting to acknowledge the young man's decision. 

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The sun was almost setting and many corpses were scattered in front of Salma's house. 

All the men who were ordinary humans were now lying in a pool of their own blood.

The raptor man, which looked like a humanoid lizard, was now sitting and leaning against one of the trees. His right hand was cut off and numerous scratches tore through the reptile scales on his chest.

A lot of blood was flowing and the raptor man was no longer conscious. 

Gilbert was kneeling on his legs while breathing heavily. Many scratch marks were all over his body and there was a puncture wound on his abdomen.

"I... Didn't... expected..." said Gilbert who seemed to be struggling to speak while catching his breath. 

"The user... Of (mutant system)... Was able to... Cornered me," continued Gilbert who suddenly grinned. 

In front of the bald man, lay Salma with her head that no longer attached to her body. 

"You cunt! How dare you to make me serious! I'll make sure to kill those two kids!" Gilbert stared at Salma's corpse with a wide grin. 

"They'll catch up with you soon, you cunt!"

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It was a bright morning after a night in a small old hut.

Aril and Putri walked back towards their house while munching on some bread packed in a plastic bag. 

"I didn't expect you to prepare something like this," said Putri, munching on some bread with chocolate filling.

"I just thought this day would come, so I've prepared everything," Aril replied as he munched on the bread sprinkled with sesame seeds. 

"So, are we seriously moving out?"

"After Aunt Salma defeated them, I doubt if we can stay here."

"So, where are we going?"

"I've discussed this with aunt Salma if this day comes, we'll go to Poso."

"What's going on in Poso?"

"Aunt Salma said she has an acquaintance who might be a user of the system."

"So? What's so special about him?"

"Aunt Salma said that person might have managed to create his own empire."

Putri's eyes widened. "Is he a (fundamental system) user?"

"Maybe, I don't know. Aunt Salma said that person is a martial artist and also a charismatic leader. So, if he has a system, it's not unusual that he now has his own government," Aril replied, explaining further. 

"Woah... I can't wait."

The two suddenly stopped and both were shocked. Their eyes widened and their mouths opened wide. 

What Aril and Putri saw was Gilbert covered in scratches and the raptor man missing his right arm. 

"I finally found you, you little brats," said a chuckling Gilbert as he looked at Aril and Putri. 

"No way! You can't have survived, where's my mom!" shouted a panicked Putri. 

Gilbert threw something at Aril and Putri. It fell right in front of them and took Putri's breath away instantly. 

Putri's chest felt tight. She struggled to breathe, and her heart felt like it's gripped tightly. 

The girl sat down on the spot and tears immediately flowed freely.

What she saw was Salma's head. 

Aril lunged forward and jumped at Gilbert.

The young man took out a knife that was still sheathed and immediately threw away the sheath and tried to stab Gilbert in the eye. 

Gilbert smirked. "Alchemist system, Activated."

Both of Gilbert's hands were suddenly enveloped in a pitch-black substance. 

Gilbert gripped the knife with his left hand and strangled Aril's neck with his right hand.

What Gilbert saw was the look of a young man filled with rage with tears flowing from those staring eyes. 

"I'm going to kill you!" shouted Aril which made Gilbert laugh.

Gilbert gripped Aril's knife so tightly untill it broke into pieces.

The bald man then slammed Aril to the ground and nearly crushed the young man's throat. 

Gilbert laughed like a madman. "Hahahaha! You should have accepted my offer yesterday!"

Despite the pain that flowing throughout his body, hatred and anger were still radiating from the young man's eyes. 

Gilbert no longer smiled. His expression became very serious. "It's a pity you're such a strong-minded person, killing you won't be enough."

Gilbert lifted Aril into the air once more and then slammed the young man to the ground with such force that several of his ribs were broken. 

The bald man flipped Aril's body so that the young man was lying on his stomach.

Gilbert then sat on Aril's back and held both of the young man's hands with his right hand and then gripped Aril's head with his left hand. 

"Look closely," Gilbert said forcing Aril to look at the sight that would crushed his soul. 

Putri who was still in shock could not move and the raptor man approached the girl. 

The raptor man tried to take off her clothes while the girl struggled and screamed. 

"Stop it!" Aril shouted in desperation. 

Gilbert just laughed and Aril's teeth gritted. Rage filled his head as he watched Putri about to be raped. 

"I'LL DO THE CONTRACT!" Aril shouted, startling Gilbert and the raptor man.

Aril was no longer struggling, instead, he looked very calm. 

"By the power vested in me, I shall broke the seal of the world..." murmured Aril, which made Gilbert curious. 

"What did you say, boy?" asked the bald man. 

"...Unite the two worlds and release the shackles. With this, I hereby declare to break the seal of Ars Goetia!"

The entire world suddenly shook. It was like some powerful earthquake that occurred simultaneously in every part of the earth.

72 dimensional rifts suddenly opened in 72 different regions around the world. 

From within those dimensional rifts, there appeared some of horned silhouette grinning broadly.