Reincarnated as a Demi-Human

Chapter 10: Aizhen's Dilemma

BAM! Rubble littered the ground with each pile Tanlan struck with his club. Veins nearly popped out of his scalp, looking like a volcano about to erupt. No junkard car left untossed, no stone left unturned, no pile left standing until he found the dragon brat.

Tanlan and his men lost sight of Aizhen at first when she was heading toward the junkyard. The electric lock laid on the ground when they reached the entrance, and the gate was wide open. She must've decided to break open the door than jump the fence. That's alright. Hunting was much more fun when your prey was roaming in uncharted waters, and he would reel her in and grill her like the jellyfish she was, he thought.

They entered the junkyard, Tanlan ordered his men to split up to cover more ground. The more men scattered, the better to catch her. She wouldn't get away with insulting him and turning him down on a date! What woman wouldn't want to date a strong, brutish demon like him!? He was the most powerful demon in Megapolis, and that Starry-haired Dragon Girl dared to decline his offer?!

"When I get my claws on Star Brat, she's gonna wish she was back in the countryside with her horses!" growled Tanlan, kicking another pile of trash to the side.

"You sure she's from the countryside, boss?" asked Renzhe, following two inches alongside him, ducking each time a piece of trash got flung in his direction from Tanlan's onslaught. "From how she dresses, she looks like any ole city slicker."

"It isn't about the clothes, Renzhe. It was how she spoke. I mean, she thought a date was a DATE! A fruit! Who doesn't know what a 'date' is!"

"Well, they are similar in name because when ya ask someone if they want to date, but you ac-" Renzhe was lifted by his shirt collar and pulled close to Tanlan's eyes so that he could see the crust between his eyelashes.

"I don't need an explanation, Renzhe, right now I need to find that brat and tear her a new one!"

"A new what is the question!"

Tanlan and Renzhe stupidly blinked as a third voice entered the conversation. They turned their heads to a nearby junk pile, and Aizhen stood at the top of an old fridge, arms crossed. Her head hung high, and her cold gaze stared directly at them.

"If you wish to 'tear me a new one,' you'd be kind to show me. That is, if you can catch me first, you oversized lunkhead!" she yelled as she turned heel and slid down the hill.

Tanlan bit his lower lip, and he nearly drew blood to match the rage in his eyes. Steam rose from his scalp like a tea kettle spout about to whistle, and his inner kettle was about to whistle through his ears. He dropped Renzhe and charged through the trash pile, leaving a comical body-imprinted tunnel.

"When I catch you, I'll show you what this oversized lunkhead's gonna do to you, Country Girl!"

"Country girl? I'm more of a Celestial Girl, thank you very much!" she yelled back to him. As she ran, she kept looking for the signs Amber planted around to find one of the decoy dummies.

As she turned right at the pile of old laundry machines, a horned demon popped right out of the washer, tackling her toward the ground, and had her arms pinned.

"Don't worry, Boss, I got her, I got-"!

His victory was cut short when Aizhen swiftly kicked his groin. DING! His eyes bulged as the impact of the kick sent him rocketing toward the sky, screaming for dear life with his hands planted on his cracked jewels. Aizhen watched for a moment, walking toward a nearby heap of used mattresses, pulling one from the pile and tossing it onto the ground. Pushing it a few inches forward as she kept her eyes on the sky, the demon continued screaming on the way down. He crash lands onto the spring-loaded mattress, pouncing him back into the washer as tiny stars danced around his head.