I regressed and became the Sword Ice King-Chapter 187 - - Trip to the East 6

Azby reappeared from the shadow behind a tall boulder on top of Rocky Peak in a single motion. Her crimson eyes simmered as she glanced at the demons that frantically ran towards the edge of the Rocky Peak in carnage madness.

Their loud footsteps echoed, sending vibrations through the mountain, causing cracks to spread through the surface of the peak.

The sight alone sent a shiver down her spine, and her worry for her teammates became an urgency that drove her to act.

She had a single purpose for appearing here, and that was finding the Mastermind.

’According to Kael. I’ll find the Mastermind as long as I recognize the sound…..’. She froze on her spot, her thoughts reeling in. ’How did he know about the Portals? It shouldn’t be known that they’ve started appearing….unless’.

Step by step, she began to piece together what little information she had in hopes of finding or at least having a strong lead on his identity.

’....I don’t even know if it’s a male. It could be a she in disguise’.

After all, they had not seen his face since they began their little trip to the east, and though it bugged her the whole time, she had decided to bear with it for the sake of her Manager.

She sighed and closed her eyes at the same time. ’Well, let’s just do what I have to….the sound of a Gate’.

There had been reports of gate openings recently, but this sort of information had been restricted to a certain number of people of the nobility.

If such information were to get out, there would be panic en masse.

How does one ’hear’ the Gates? Well, that would be simple. All you needed to do was nothing. Gates were notorious for intoxicating calls that drew all living things to themselves.

For an unknown purpose, it had been doing this each time it appeared and was one of the reasons why villages or towns would disappear overnight.

It calls humans on the outside and the demonic beings from the other side, drawing both races towards each other for an inevitable clash.

Sometimes these gates stay one-sided, allowing humans to venture in prepared and return victorious, and thus clearing it.

Other times, humans are not so lucky, and the Gates open from both sides, enabling demons the free reign to invade us.

The sound of a Gate opening is simple and is said to be really effective in controlling demons.

’....that would explain why the demons are targeting the Merchants, but how Kael came about with such information….’. Well, she could come up with speculations, but they will remain nothing but that, speculations.

As she lost herself in her thoughts, a loud explosion of flames and water caused a tremor that shook the Rocky Peak with its mass, erupting towards the sky.

What followed was the cries of Demons and the bashing of flesh against the Rocky Peak.

She stood in shock at first but eventually regained her composure in recognizing the cause.

’They must have cast an Area Of Effect Spell’.

While that was effective in a sense, observing the numbers that kept increasing, she couldn’t help but get worried. ’I need to find the Mastermind quickly’. She made up her mind and began to focus on the sounds around her.

Of course, the loud sounds of fighting, slashing and bestial screaming were in her way; she didn’t falter. Focusing as much as possible until the sound was muted from her brain.

It was within these few seconds when she heard it. A sound that called to her. Like a hum and bell ringing matched up together, and her ears perked up after hearing it.

’There it is!’

She charged forward at the speed of sound, her body warping through the shadows of the Walking Worms, which were oblivious to her presence.

She charged forward with speed, and precision, appearing and reappearing within their shadows as skilfully as she could.

’I’ll have to talk with Kael after this’.

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She finally charged through the demons to the source, and on witnessing the scene befall her, her eyes bulged in shock.

’Is….Isn’t that a…?’.

In her presence, about a kilometer or more away from her, over the Rocky Peak filled with boulders, cacti, and dead plants, was a female figure in a cloak. She had a crimson third eye with a pupil in the shape of a star. Her hair cascaded down her back and pulsated with life, almost to the point that it seemed like it was alive.

Next to her was a male figure with a dadao sheathed on his back while he squatted, and in front of them was a Portal.

’...I see, she’s the one controlling these demons’. She thought while she observed from behind a dead plant that bent over, forming a shade. ’....the sound is caused by her third eye….But who are They? And why are they attacking us’.

The two figures seemed alien. Their attire was hidden behind a black cloak, but she could tell they were bad news. ’Well, anyone that attacks you with a Portal that sends countless demons is definitely bad news’.

This was better than having to face a Gate right in the middle of their mission.

’I should find a way to attack….before they leave too far’. She observed them closely, focusing on the girl at great length. Something about the way her black hair moved rubbed her the wrong way.

There wasn’t wind so they had no reason to move as they did, as if each lock were filled with life.

She squinted her eyes in confusion, and that’s when it hit.

’Sn–Snakes?!’. Now, she was more convinced that they were anything but good news.

Each lock of hair, or snake, suddenly shifted in its place and turned towards her, sticking out their red tongue in unison as she did so.

The sight paralyzed her, sending a shiver of fear down her spine as they stared at each other.

’I–I shouldn’t look for long’.

She was about to look away when the girl suddenly glanced at her, her eyes brimming with power.

If she felt fear before, what she felt now would be a multiple of that. Her body froze in place as if she had been ordered to do so, and beads of sweat began to form on her head. It felt like a hallucination altogether, and her body became unresponsive to that. Her eyes dilated and flickered and her lips quivered.

’....I….I can’t move’.

She thought when she noticed the girl taped the boy that squatted next to her.

The boy flinched and stared at her before turning towards Azby’s direction, and for a few seconds, they were stuck in a staring contest.

A staring contest filled with the smell of death and tension that would cause your bones to shake. This lasted for a good number of seconds until it didn’t.

The boy whisked into the air like lightning, appearing in the air above her, and slamming down with his dadao with great force.

BOOM!!.

The Rocky Peak shook but held on as sand and rock debris flew into the air and crashed onto the floor.

"Tsk. You dodged? I thought that bitch paralyzed you". His lethargic voice was palpable as he stared at Azby who was a few feet away from him with dead eyes.

His face was riddled with scars, and his eyes were sunken and dark, a testament to his hardships and lethargic nature. He walked towards Azby, who was currently panting terribly from the shock of regaining control of her body.

She was on her knees, with her right hand on her left, as blood spilt from the side of her left arm that was nearly cut off from her body.

The shock of regaining control came with a price, and she felt the full brunt of the pain that surged through her within seconds.

"AaaaaahhhHHH!!!" She screamed at the top of her lungs, tears streaming down her eyes as she held her hand in place, unable to let go or let it stay. It could come off any second, after all.

"Oi, Oi. Not so loud, Okay? This will only take a second". He charged at her, appearing in her presence in the next second, while his dadao formed an arc of death through the air.

The blade sliced through the air as Azby disappeared, causing the boy to miss by a hair’s breadth.

"Shit". He cursed under his breath as he stared at the pool of blood that had formed on the ground.

’Did she retreat on her own?’ He wondered as he turned back. He glanced at his dadao and stared at the reflection of his face on it as well as the blood stains that remained. Stay tuned to novelbuddy

’Not to worry….’ His lips suddenly curled upwards, nearly reaching his ears, and a row of canine teeth simmered with pure malevolent delight. He pulled the blade towards his face and stuck his tongue out, licking the blood clean from his blade. ’I’ll just slice her open once I catch her’.

THUMP*

Colyn felt a loud thud as he jumped onto the top of their carriage. He raised a brow in confusion as he shot out an arrow, knowing fully well he couldn’t have made that sound, but the next thing he heard cleared up his confusion.

"Aaaaaahhhh!!!". The familiar sound of Azby echoed in his ears, but it sounded much more agonizing than he had ever heard. Something was wrong, and he quickly descended to find out.

"Cap–Captain?!"