Hero of Harmony (Continued)

Chapter 256: Taking On An Army!

As I watched Lazuli stealthily sneak into the encampment and rescue Vanye from the stake she was nailed to, I clenched my fist with a smile while pumping my arm into the air, only for me to tilt my head in confusion when I saw her motionlessly standing in the same spot with Vanye in her arms.

'Oh, I'm stupid; she's probably teleporting. I tend to forget about it since she doesn't really use it much.' Thought Alexander lightly as he gently hit himself in the head, only to furrow his brows when observing Lazuli's surroundings.

Someone was approaching Lazuli's location, and if she didn't leave soon, they'd spot her and possibly break her concentration; however, thankfully, before the person reached her, she suddenly vanished. Seeing a pair of women appear behind me, I quickly turned, only to glance between Lazuli and Vanye; after that, I grabbed Vanimo and quickly leaped out of the tree we were sitting on while using my free arm to catch them just as I landed on the ground.

"You're fucking amazing, Lazuli!" Stated Alexander proudly with a smile as he gave Lazuli a deep and passionate kiss, causing her to faintly nod with a slight blush.

Setting Lazuli and Vanimo on the ground, he practically leaped into her arms to check upon Vanye, which was an amusing sight since he was the older brother, although he barely looked to be an adult.

Vanye!? Vanye, are you okay? How do you feel? Do I need to kiss your wounds like I used to?" Asked Vanimo anxiously as he held Vanye's arm while eyeing the hole in her hand, prompting him to pucker his lips, though before he could kiss her wound, she suddenly embraced him.

"Y-You're alive? V-Vanimo, are you r-really alive?" Asked Vanye hesitantly as she tightly embraced Vanimo while tears streamed down her face, her words causing him to smile softly.

"Heh, that's such a stupid thing to say; of course I'm alive. I promised you we'd always be together, so how could I die?" Replied Vanimo with a faint smile as he lifted his head and gazed at Vanye, tears threatening to escape his eyes.

With Vanye sobbing all over Vanimo's shoulder, I didn't want to break up this reunion between brother and sister, but we did need to leave; I'm betting they're going to be quite pissed when they find one of their own dead along with their prisoner having escaped. However, I didn't need to do anything as Vanye suddenly erupted into violent screams of agony that sounded several times worse when she was this close.

"VANYE!? VANYE, WHAT'S WRONG!?" Exclaimed Vanimo in concern as he held Vanye's face while tears continued to stream down his face.

While I was just as confused as Vanimo as to why she was still screaming, I saw several arrows whiz through the air, heading right for us thanks to [Heroes Gaze]; summoning Zartha and Trina, I used [Expand] and stood in front of Lazuli, Vanye, and Vanimo, protecting them from several arrows that would've otherwise pierced them.

"We must leave; Vanye's screams are giving away our position!" Stated Alexander with a frown as he blocked the rain of arrows while watching several mercenaries rapidly approach their location.

"W-We can't just leave, w-what about Vanye!?" Exclaimed Vanimo anxiously as he glanced at Alexander, who bit his lip before swinging his greatswords, creating a massive gust of wind that knocked the arrows off balance.

"ARGHHH! S-STONE-ARGHHHH!" Stated Vanye through her excruciating yells of pain, her words causing Alexander to furrow his brows in confusion.

'Stone? Stone? What the fuck is she talking about stone?' Thought Alexander in frustration as he glanced at Vanye before shifting his focus to the mercenary encampment.

As I scanned the encampment, my eyes suddenly narrowed when I saw a reddish-black miasma radiating off someone, though weirdly enough, it was the same miasma that surrounded Vanye when I first encountered her. However, upon closer inspection, it was the man the miasma radiated off; no, it was the reddish-black stone in his hands that he seemed to squeeze with all his might.