Ex rank talent Awakening: 100\% Dodge rate-Chapter 96 - : HE IS MY PREY

"What is the meaning of this?" Kyle demanded, his voice chilly, his anger barely restrained. "He is mine to kill. He is my prey. I forbid you to kill him or demonize him!"

Kodiac held Kyle's arm, stopping him from driving his claws into Sword God's chest.

"I don't care," Kyle snapped, refusing to back down.

"I'm not asking for your opinion. I'm demanding your compliance," Kodiac declared. With a swift motion, he threw Kyle away with just the arm he was holding.

Kyle crashed into a tree, the force of the impact breaking it in half.

"Know your place, or I will force you to," Kodiac said, his voice laced with authority as he walked toward Kyle.

"You damn bastard!" Kyle roared, launching himself toward Kodiac in a fit of rage.

Kyle swung his claws at Kodiac with all his might, but Kodiac evaded the attack with ease. Without hesitation, Kyle materialized two arrows at Kodiac's blind spot, sending them hurtling toward him from behind.

Snap!

Kodiac caught the arrows with his bare hand and snapped them effortlessly before tossing the broken pieces aside.

Boom!

Kyle was sent flying once again, crashing into another tree with bone-rattling force. He groaned, struggling to get up, his fury burning brighter than ever.

"You are pretty arrogant for someone with such meager strength," Kodiac scoffed, his expression unreadable. "Just because you have become a demon doesn't mean you are invincible."

"Bastard," Kyle spat, a small trickle of blood running down his chin. Despite his injuries, his fighting spirit remained unshaken.

[Warning! You are attacking the commander of the demon camp! Stop your actions or receive a punishment!]

The system notification rang in Kyle's ears, forcing him to stop in his tracks. Though his anger still burned, he knew better than to provoke the system's wrath. He clenched his fists, his breathing heavy, but he reluctantly reined in his aggression.

"I swear, I will repay this humiliation," Kyle vowed, his eyes locking onto Kodiac's with unwavering determination.

"I will be waiting for your revenge," Kodiac replied without the slightest concern.

"Jess, let's go," Kyle called out to Red Witch. Without another word, the two of them disappeared into the forest, vanishing from sight.

Sword God tried to speak, his voice weak. "Thanks for saving—urgh!" Before he could finish, he found himself gasping for breath, Kodiac's fingers tightening around his throat like a steel vice.

"I told you to grow stronger, that I would come for your life the next time I saw you, didn't I?" Kodiac's voice was ice-cold, his grip squeezing the life out of Sword God's lungs.

"Pathetic," Kodiac muttered in disgust before tossing him aside like a broken doll.

"You would have been demonized and turned into the servant of that arrogant pest if I hadn't arrived at the scene by coincidence," he continued. "Know this—if the day ever comes when you die by another's hand, or if your growth rate dwindles, I will not only erase you completely and prevent your resurrection, but I will also kill that woman and destroy wherever she comes from."

With that ominous warning, Kodiac turned and walked away, leaving behind the still-gasping Sword God, the silent and terrified Stagnant Water, and the critically injured Ice Princess, Elizabeth, who was barely clinging to life.

"Wow, you certainly are popular… and really good at attracting danger," Stagnant Water whispered, careful not to raise his voice too much in case another deadly figure appeared.

"Princess!" Sword God shouted, rushing to Elizabeth's side.

"Great. Now I'm completely invisible," Stagnant Water muttered sarcastically, dragging his feet toward them.

"I'm fine," Elizabeth managed to whisper, her voice weak. "Just… find a healer for me."

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Sword God examined her wound, his expression grim. "I see. You froze the wound to stop the bleeding, but that won't last forever. Stagnant Water! Please, you're faster—use your teleportation to take her somewhere with healers."

"Oh great, now you finally notice my—"

"There's no time!"

"Fine, fine. Guess I'll be racking up a ton of favors today," Stagnant Water sighed, clearly annoyed.

Scooping Elizabeth up, he teleported instantly. Pushing his ability to its limit, he exhausted himself, his stamina draining rapidly. He used his remaining stamina potions without hesitation, each teleport taking a toll on him. By the time he reached the nearest town, his energy was nearly gone.

He found a low-level healer, who immediately began treating Elizabeth. Though the healer couldn't fully restore her, she was at least pulled back from the brink of death. That was good enough—for now.

*****

"Damn! That arrogant bastard!" Kyle exploded, still fuming over his encounter with Kodiac. The humiliation burned inside him like an unquenchable fire.

"Let it go, Kyle," Jessica advised, watching him pace back and forth like a caged beast. "Dwelling on it won't change what happened."

Her attempt at comforting him was awkward at best. Maybe it was because Kyle was impossible to console, or maybe she just sucked at it altogether.

After a few minutes of letting his emotions run their course, Kyle finally calmed down. Jessica sighed in relief—his outburst had been getting on her nerves.

"Guess that's enough for today," Kyle muttered, rubbing his temples. "We should log out and continue tomorrow."

"Alright," Jessica agreed, and both of them logged out.

Back in the real world, they freshened up—not without some unnecessary drama from Lilith, which Kyle completely ignored.

"Hmm? A gunfight? No evidence about it?" Kyle asked, his tone sharp as he spoke to an informant. The man was delivering a report on the latest political unrest.

The informant worked under the newly appointed president, who had previously been vice president before the former leader was allegedly assassinated by Nemesis.

"That's suspicious," Kyle murmured. "Keep me posted on any updates. And tell the president to hurry up with the investigation into Nemesis's hideout. Holding another presidential election at a time like this would be a nightmare."

"Understood, sir," the informant confirmed before ending the call.

Just as Kyle put down his phone, Jessica walked in, dressed in an elegant gown that only enhanced her already stunning beauty. Any man would be mesmerized by the sight.

"What do you want, Jess?" Kyle asked, his eyes lingering on her as he tried to decipher her intentions.

"I want to ask you for a favor," she said, her voice softer than usual.

"What is it?" Kyle asked, already intrigued.

"I want you to undo my demonization," Jessica stated firmly. "I don't want to be your servant."

Kyle's expression darkened for the briefest moment, but he quickly masked it with a smile.

"I can't," he said smoothly. "If I do, I risk undoing the demonization on the others as well. I need Greg to be the one searching for me, not the other way around. If I undo it now, it will be problematic."

Kyle stepped closer, his eyes gleaming with something unreadable. Leaning in, he pressed his lips against hers.

"Don't," Jessica muttered, pushing him away, rejecting his advance outright.