Parallel Vol. 4 [LEGACY EDITION]

Chapter 49.2: Class Reunion (2)

"Insolent!" roared the cambion generals and then charged at Kashi.

The daeben grinned as he threw himself into the flurry of blows. This time, he did not do anything fancy, choosing to meet the spear, sword and magic attacks with his bare fists. Despite this, the Maggots present stared in shock as he plowed through the generals with seeming ease. The cambions' spears and swords failed to penetrate the daeben's scales, rendering their attacks futile.

Without suspense, the generals joined their incapacitated comrade on the ground within seconds. Kashi glanced at the fallen generals with clear disappointment. As expected, they paled in comparison to battling a demon-god. Well, that kind of battle was not something you could find on every street.

Kashi shook his head as he issued a light sigh, and then crouched next to the cambions to check their vitals. After confirming they were not dead, Kashi opened a portal and forcibly sucked the unconscious cambions inside. The daeben had a rough idea as to why Leila wanted them alive. In that case, rather than relying on contracts, he might as well force them into loyalty.

Even amongst demons, cambions were considered one of the worst. They were innately greedy, evil and held no regard for any life outside their own. Rivers of blood always followed the appearance of cambions. While Kashi might hesitate to brainwash other sentient creatures, he had no qualms about these veritable plagues on society.

Kashi received a notification about the cambions' successful 'recruitment' as he raced down the hallway. The daeben nodded, having confirmed one of his hypothesis about his inner world. It appeared the amount of time taken to 'brainwash' an opponent was determined by not only the strength disparity between Kashi and them, but their level of consciousness. These cambions were much weaker than the daeben, and had been beaten into near-comas. As a result, they could not summon any strength to fight against Kashi's inner world's indoctrination.

Kashi pushed these thoughts to the back of his head as he, Shadow and Larsial approached the end of the hallway. He spotted Leila and Hogosha standing in front of a large, sinister door that all but screamed out 'boss fight!'

"Hey," Kashi greeted with a short wave as he walked up to Leila. He introduced Larsial to the vice-guildmaster, and then asked, "How've you been?"

"Everything is in working order," Leila replied with a small smile. "I did not expect you here so soon. Can I ask why you came?"

Kashi shrugged with a hapless smile. "Would you believe me if I say I came to boast a little? I've gotten pretty strong lately, you know."

Leila's brow rose as she regarded the daeben with a knowing gaze. "Were you the type to boast? How come I do not recall?"

"Heh, you caught me," Kashi acceded with a short laugh. "I found a solution to the problem in Serisis. But more importantly, I needed to see you for something much more pressing." Kashi's gaze turned serious as he continued, "The battle at Drakase. We have just over a month until the day."

"Yes," Leila confirmed. "After this hunt, I was planning on traveling north with our guildmembers. We should make it in time to use the skyboat as planned."

"That was indeed the plan, but because of the skyboat's size, the total number of troops would have been dismally small. " Kashi said as he a painting scroll appeared in his hand. "I've got a better one now. We can even rope in Serisis while we're at it."

Leila looked at the scroll in Kashi's hand and instantly came to a conclusion. "It has something to do with your Dimension Skill doesn't it."

"Together with my inner world, yes," Kashi confirmed. The daeben ears perked up as the sounds of metal clashes dwindled to a halt. "Seems they've wrapped up over there." He looked at the door and said, "I'll explain later. Let's clear this boss first."