Appearing in the middle of the street right above Jasmine, I glanced at her, only for my eyes to widen when I saw Michelle's condition; fury quickly consumed my heart, though thanks to the effects of [Heart Of A Hero] I was able to remain calm but that didn't mean I wouldn't follow through with my anger and enact rage. Using [Heroes Gaze], I slowed my perception and used my omnidirectional vision to look for clues, only to spot one of the six dark figures holding a bloody dagger. I didn't even need time to process the information; my body moved almost instinctively as I swung Zartha, slashing my blade through the air and launching a [Void Slash], making it impossible for him to notice my attack, let alone dodge.
The moment my feet touched the ground, so did the man's head as it came rolling to me, though I felt nothing since with my eyes I knew the 'person' wasn't truly a person, it was merely one of the clones or puppets I had fought against several years ago when protecting Jasmine. Summoning Trina from my body, her sharp blade dragged against the ground while I propped Zartha onto my shoulder as I approached Sash and the man standing beside her. "A-Alex! I-I don't have any vials, M-Michelle won't last long-" Yelled Jasmine with a teary-eyed expression, though before she could finish, I tossed her a vial of my blood from my space pouch, though before she could catch it, a shadow tendril emerged from the ground and snatched it out of the air.
"Fufu, here darling." Said Sash, sporting a lovely expression as she opened the vial and handed it to the man, while I tossed another vial of my blood to Jasmine, who quickly caught it before pouring it onto Michelle's wound, stabilizing her condition. While Michelle was healing, I watched Sash feed the man my blood, causing him to express delight and joy, though I couldn't care less. "Mhm, that is delicious!" "Yes, but that isn't why I wanted you to drink it… Look at your status, you'll notice a change to your traits." Sash said with a lovely smile, one that would make you think she wasn't a powerful assassin capable of quickly killing everyone here.
While they wasted time, I held myself back and used this chance for Michelle to heal, which she did rather swiftly, thanks to my blood and Jasmine's blessings. "Natural Regeneration? Whoa, what did I drink? That must've been at least an epic potion, right? Maybe even a legendary one." "Fufu, even better darling… The pope reckons it to be Mythical!" As I listened to them discuss the effects of my blood, I glanced at Michelle when I heard her groan, causing me to internally heave a sigh of relief, even if I knew she would be okay. "T-That was extremely painful." Michelle muttered as she sat upright and glanced at her chest, which had fully healed, with her back only a few steps behind. "Are you okay, Jasmine?" "Y-Yes, I'm fine." Said Jasmine with a smile as she helped Michlle onto her feet.
"Jasmine, take Michelle home."
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Chase POV
While listening to Sash explain the effects of the potion I just drank, which were too many, I noticed Jasmine and that sexy Elf milf were attempting to flee, and that wasn't something we could allow. 'Especially not now, I'm extremely horny and I need an outlet.' Licking my lips, I lustfully eyed the two women, causing my crotch to tighten as I promptly thrust my arms forward, commanding the remaining five homunculi. "Capture them!" Although one of them had been killed by that man, it was purely because he appeared out of nowhere and got a sneak attack; even if he were strong enough to face one of these homunculi, five would be too much for him.
'Heh, especially against these special homunculi; even I had trouble fighting two at once.' While imagining myself pounding that sexy elf from behind while making the man watch, the five homunculi lunged towards the two women, only for the very space around them to crack as they froze in place. Just as I furrowed my brows, I felt a gust of wind hit my face, followed by the cracks vanishing, though to my shock, their heads suddenly fell onto the ground along with their bodies. "Eh?" "Ho, looks like he's gotten stronger since our last confrontation." Hearing Sash, I couldn't help but glance at her as I had no idea what she was talking about.
"Last confrontation? You've fought him, Sash?" "Haa, darling, you would've known who he was if you listened to the mission briefing." Sash said softly while she looked at me with a bit of disappointment, though I merely smirked before grabbing her breast through her clothes, causing her to shamelessly moan. "Heh, how could I listen when these two mounds were begging to be fucked?" "Kyaa, you're so bold, Chase!" Grinning, as I couldn't wait to fuck Sash senseless for the umpteeneth time, I released her breast, prompting her to give me a brief explanation of the man standing before us… As for Jasmine, we'd find her.
"That detestable man is Alexander; he is a High-Human, and the Pope believes we need him if we wish to successfully conquer and unite Nesmo." Hearing Sash, I couldn't help but click my tongue in displeasure as I glared at Alexander; I've heard her mention a man like that several years ago, and it pissed me off. Why would I, the HERO, need the help of some random human to unite Nesmo? 'Tsk, what is the pope thinking!? I don't need help; I'm the hero, and I'll achieve everything alone!' Gritting my teeth, I took a deep breath and grinned as I stepped forward.
"Heh, the Pope thinks I need help? Well, if I kill him, won't it just prove I don't need the assistance of someone pathetic like him?" "Hehe, yeah! Great idea, Chase!" My genius idea must've genuinely moved Sash as she kissed my cheek, filling my crotch with vigor. "Oh, but you can't kill him, sadly. The pope needs his body; his body produces that potion you just drank, it's his blood." My eyes went wide slightly at Sash's words, and I was momentarily stunned; however, I eventually regained my composure and couldn't help but grunt in annoyance. "Tsk, fine."
Grabbing my blade, I slowly unsheathed it, allowing its brilliance to faintly illuminate the surroundings before I pointed my longsword at Alexander while grinning. "I, Hero Chase, hereby enact a due-" Before I could even finish speaking, Alexander suddenly appeared in front of me, and the next thing I knew, I was forced several feet back as he slammed the broadside of his greatsword into my face. "Quiet." Alex spoke without any emotion as he cleared the spot where I previously stood, causing me to gnash my teeth as I wiped my bloody nose. "F-Fucking bastard! I'll kill you for that!"
Furiously pouring mana into the holy blade, I was about to dash towards Alexander, though before I could, Sash suddenly stopped me, causing me to nearly erupt into anger; however, I suddenly sensed an immense amount of mana from above, prompting me to look up, only to see ugly Orc donned in long robes and weilding a magical staff. "No fighting within this City… Do I make myself clear?" Despite his brutish appearance, he spoke with perfect vocabulary, something I didn't even know was possible; still with Sash with me, I wasn't scared of that disgusting monster. "Come, Chase, let us leave." "E-Eh!? W-Why!? C-Can't you kill him!?" "If we were outside the city, yes. There is a formation that tremendously increases his mana capacity; fighting him within the city would be suicide."
I couldn't help but grit my teeth at that bastard's cowardly tactics. 'Tsk, stupid Orc!' Still, although we may have been forced to leave now, we knew where they were, so it was only a matter of time. "Tch, just you wait, I'll kill you, you fucking bitch!"
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Alexander POV
It took quite a tremendous amount of will to just let them walk free after what they did to Michelle, though with Sash there, killing them would be impossible; I've grown much stronger in the past six years, but the gap between her and I wasn't something I could close so easily. 'I can go toe-to-toe with A-class Adventurers, but even right now, her mana still out-classed mine… She's probably comparable to someone like Simba and Marlin.' Tightly clenching Zartha and Trina, I heaved a deep sigh and holstered them onto my back before glancing at the Orc Mage, who landed in front of me.
"Did you kill those six?" With narrowed eyes, he gestured to the six homunculi on the ground while his mana surrounded me, seemingly trying to force the truth out of me, though I never intended to lie. "I can't kill something that was never alive, Sir." Although pissed beyond belief, I wasn't going to stupidly vent my anger at the strongest person in Cassandra, not to mention he indirectly saved our lives.
"Never alive?" He didn't further question me and instead inspected the six, though given his lack of surprise, it seemed he must've encountered such things before, or at least he knew of them. "Such high-quality humunculi… You're free to go, though remember, killing is forbidden within Cassandra." With a wave of his hand, he swept the six homunucli into the air and gave me a final stern glare before flying away, causing me to sigh in relief.