Reincarnated to become a Demon Supreme-Chapter 21: An Ambush

Back on Ethia, Alex has finally made it to the other side of the portal. Once he got out he saw a forest full of lush greenery. Unlike their settlement where the trees had a bit of breathing space in between thanks to the broken down buildings, this place’s trees were suffocatingly close to one another. The light from the Sun found it hard to reach the ground.

The ground was damp from the constant rain and trapped moisture. When Alex took in a big whiff of air, his lungs opened up a bit from the oxygen rich environment. But in contrast to the relaxed Alex, The rest of the members were on high Alert, making sure nothing came to ambush them. After a few moments confirming that they were alone, they sat in a circle but made sure they each could see what was happening behind the person they stood in front of.

Alex could see years of experience and trust just from these few actions alone. Bruce took out a treasure, from the looks of it, it had the same basic functions as a compass. He then took out a draw out map and placed it right in the middle.

"From the looks of this map and the terrain we are right now, I would say we are here"

Pointing at one point of the map. "We need to take this narrow path, it might look dangerous but if you check there, there’s a wall of rock on one side and a hill on the other, so if a fallen were to hide there it should either be small or weak. Then we could take the river and reach there in three hours if we don’t find trouble along the way"

The group didn’t try to question it, they just nodded and faced the direction and started walking. As they walked Alex had his shadows constantly lurking around the dark spots. Making sure that there is nothing to ambush them.

About 45 minutes in the walk they came across a Snake like Fallen, it appeared fierce and ferocious. When it was about to attack Bruce let go of his back pack, then suddenly jumped up, narrowly avoiding the fallen. His hand gently brushed across the slithering body.

At that moment the fallen just fell down, It didn’t struggle or return for another attack. Trister and Marcel started walking forth as soon as Bruce picked up his handbag and started walking. As for Alex, he was stuck trying to understand what just happened.

He quickly ran after them to catch up. "Hey, team leader?" Bruce turned his head a bit to signify that he was listening. "What was that just now?" In response Bruce raised his hand which was now covered in a glove. "Like I said, I have the Mystica of Death, That attack was the left hand of death, a skill that could only happen if I touch a target with my left hand"

Alex raised his left hand, and thought of something.

"G. Gg.. Group leader.... Are you by any chance a left dominant person"

A smirk took root on Bruce’s face. "Nope, Born drinking my Mom’s right tit, eating with my Right hand and doing all sorts of things with my right"

The more Bruce spoke, Alex’s face lost color by the second, it was as though he was seeing death once more. "Gr... Group leader". At this point Marcel and Trister used all the strength they mastered through all their experiences to stop themselves from laughing. Bruce turned his head once more, signifying he was listening.

"Why did you shake my hand with your bare left hand..." Alex’s voice was losing strength as he was recounting everything that happened in the Long range portal Bey.

"I did? Huh, that weird, I could have swore I used my right hand, But there nothing to worry, 24 Hours has passed so you should not be affected by death"

"What... What do you mean 24H, It has barely passed an hour since then!!!!"

Hahahahahaha!

Finally the two could help themselves any longer, Alex was confused seeing his team laughing at such an important situation.

"Come on Bruce, You will give the poor kid a heart attack, stop playing" When Alex heard Marcel classify, a wave of relief came over him. Just as he was about to join them in the laughter, his shadow discovered something.

"Shhh! Keep quite we have company"

The two quickly stopped laughing and got into position, Bruce looked at Alex and Alex pointed ahead.

"How strong?"

"Looks like type 6, two of them, seems as though they are waiting to ambush us"

Bruce turned his head and looked at Bruce. When their eyes met, he nodded. Bruce understood.

Mystica of Elements: Mountain Spire

He hit the ground with his fist, the moment it connected, the other two humans were quickly propelled to the skies. From how they took the attack they should be high leveling Jumpers as well. They quickly came down hitting the ground hard, the group felt the ground shake.

"What the hell was that for"

The skinny tall one asked, rubbing dirty his clothing as he tried to stand up. "Don’t bother trying to stand up, Who are you and why were you hiding?"

Bruce asked, When the two looked who was speaking their faces turned pale. It was as though they saw a ghost.

"Ow God, They sent the Cursed Child of Death"

When Bruce heard that his face went from cautious to angry."So this was a planned attack towards our settlement!" His voice roared, no longer caring for any fallen nearby.

"Wait, wait this is our misunderstanding, they didn’t...."

He could finish his sentence, Alex had already taken out his Mouha and slit down his head. The group turned, when they saw him their blood felt a chill, his eyes were devoid of feelings, what he just did was nothing. He walked fourth. "I’m sure you like where your head is so don’t try to be smart with me, as you can tell, I’m limited in patience"

His voice lost its childish antics from before. Monotone and devoid of emotions like what he just did was just a stroll across the park.

The remaining guys were well built, tall with long hair tied like a pony tail. "Wh.. What the hell did..." Alex’s hand quickly reached out to his throat, his Scythe being waved right in front of his eyes. "I’ll only ask 2 questions. Who and Why?"

He threw the guy back down. "It was the young master of the Carasiel Jumper Mercenaries. He wanted to reduce the competition on the knowledge and Treasures found in the Dimensions, so he is targeting groups from small settlements such as yourself. He knows that with his background the settlement would just grieve and do nothing"

When the group heard that, the pity they held before was quickly replaced by rage and anger. The guy seeing that they are quite, he misstook it for fear, he smiled a bit and stood up. "And if h..."

Pooo!

Fist right through his heart, pulverising it to pieces. "What a waste of Oxygen" Alex said as he ripped off the shorts from the guy to wipe his hands. The group was silent when they saw this action. They had forgotten that they weren’t walking with a fellow human. Bruce just stared, then walked towards him and laid his hand on his shoulder.

"Well done"

Alex quickly jumped. "Heyyy! Stop doing that" Marcel and Trister laughed. Almost forgetting what just happened but at the back of their minds, they marked this occasion into something they will never forget.

The group continued, along the way they found other Fallen which they swiftly took care of. Marcel and Trister had subconsciously opened a gap between themselves and Alex, as they walked they turned their heads a bit to look at his face. Only to find an innocent looking boy. The contract difference between now and then is something they could never get over. 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝙚𝔀𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝒐𝒎

And 4 hours and 30 minutes later they saw tents packed in the distance. There were few jumpers walking around the camp while others were watching over the forest. From the looks of it they made quick work of the trees which were surrounding the camp, increasing visibility.

"Holt there!"

A voice from the camp suddenly rang out. The four quickly came to a stop. From the camp a man started walking towards them. A few moments later he was in front of them. Name of Settlement and Group Leader. He spoke as his eyes focused on Alex as he looked quite young and he couldn’t feel any Mystica connection coming from him.

"Sea Sheer Class D Settlement. Group leader Bruce Holuiv"

"Ow, you are actually the first Settlement of the lowest Class, even C hasn’t com.... So.. Sorry, did you say Bruce Holuiv?" The guard now finally took a careful look at Bruce. His face turned pale when he finally recognised him.

"Si...Sir Holuiv, Nice to finally meet you sorry to keep you waiting you can pr..." Bruce raised his hand to keep him quiet. "Did you say we are the only Low Class settlement here?"

"Y...Yes!"

"Ok you may leave"

When the guard heard that it felt as though he had just been spared from a crime he never committed.

"Thank You Sir"