My Destiny To Be Loved By The Villains[part 2 ]

Chapter 107: Omen

༺ Omen ༻

Talion Armand was someone who took pride in his own abilities.

It was understandable given that he could even compete with Iliya, who had received the title of Hero, a distinction reserved only for the most promising talent in the continent.

Recently, however, he had been feeling the widening gap between himself and her, almost akin to a difference between heaven and earth.

As such, his confidence has wavered a bit lately.

Dowd Campbell always seemed to attract and become entangled with monstrous individuals. Despite his limited social circle, the capabilities of those around him were so absurd that any concerns about his few interpersonal relationships were virtually meaningless.

For instance, other than Iliya...

First, there was the Saintess of the Church and a terrifying swordsman who could kill a dragon with a single blow; both came as a set. Then, there was Riru Garda, who even Iliya, a fellow freshman, wouldn't dare to provoke recklessly was included in this terrifying list.

Moreover, those individuals were completely devoted to him.

'...Devoted?'

Well, at times, their excessive favorability was a little problematic, but anyway...

When standing next to that man, it was inevitable for him to feel that he was such a small person.

"..."

And Talion had realized one more truth.

The fact that it was silly of him to even feel that way.

In the first place, the sense of inferiority born from comparison would only really hit home when one felt that they are 'similar' to the person they are compared to.

If the counterpart was a monster, a sky above the sky...

Then the fact that he felt inferior was completely preposterous in the first place.

"I found it!"

They were in a certain frozen land, where mana-powered blizzards raged. In this place, there was a Ruler; A tiger with the size of a house, the Ice Tiger.

Thanks to the blue jewels that adorned its entire body, it possessed defensive capabilities at the level of defensive gear made from rare metals. It was a Demonic Creature that possessed innate elemental magic from birth.

Demonic Creatures titled as Special-Grade were never considered as 'prey to hunt' and the Ice Tiger was no exception.

They were more like creatures of legend for the hunters, unbelievable existences used to scare children with sayings such as, 'Behave well or the Ice Tiger will get you!'.

These Special-Grades were so formidable that even a battalion of official knights, who each could easily face Intermediate-Grade Demonic Creatures, would only have a possibility to subjugate these monsters.

Above them were only the dragon race, beasts from other dimensions, and the Four Cardinal Gods, who were last seen decades ago.

But now...

This Ice Tiger had met an opponent that was able to 'tear it apart' in a blink of an eye.

"..."

When he first entered this hunting ground and was requested to eliminate the Ice Tiger with Eleanor in 5 minutes, he thought that was just an exaggeration from that man, a way to tell them to do the deed quickly.