8 Chapter 8: Saving the Artemis Familia
[Enkidu POV]
"Hmm, why aren't you continuing the slaughter? I just wanted to have a closer look. Don't mind me!" I encouraged the battle before me. It was a great way to learn much about this world: how people fight and the direction combat could help my understanding improve. After all, reading about something versus experiencing it are way different! Also, I don't think my fighting bears and other animals is comparable to fighting other humanoid life forms.
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The group of women and men stared at me still dazed. How was I suppose to handle this? Should I say I'm a part of a faction and kill someone? Hmm. Not a bad Idea!
I raised my right hand and swiped it to the right drawing a very clear line. Nearly instantaneously, one of the thugs as I deemed him was sliced in half! Drawing the attention of both parties, both making very clear wondering how I just did that.
"Oh my allies~, I have taken one down we should fight back~!"
"...sure. How about we just pay you and you handle it?" The woman with reddish-brown hair mocked. She could tell I was being sarcastic! I raised an eyebrow at the pretty woman, she is smart I can say that for sure. I also need money so deal!
"Sure, but how much?" I got to make sure.
"How much do you want?"
I didn't say anything and just raised a single finger. How much she interprets off that is her own problem! She can't say I asked for too little or too much. I could just kill every at that point though, no need to waste my time with a back and forth hassle.
"Only that much? Its quite a lot but you would be saving us from using are own resources...Sure! One million Valis it is!"
'O-One million!? I should extort no no greed kills people I shall graciously accept!'
"Deal!" I couldn't help but start laughing. Oh, I just realized that I'm only wearing pants. Whatever, these woman can enjoy the show if they want for one million! I'm surprised no one has said anything or think weirdly of my black markings. I wonder if they of them (the black markings) as a special skill of mine! It actually wouldn't be wrong to assume that.
I turned towards the thugs, they were clearly scared. It seems they had this planned out and I came and ruined it. I turned my eyes back towards the ladies and gave them one warning!
"I recommend closing your eyes if you don't want to see something a little gruesome." Thankfully, my "Inner Demon" hadn't made an appearance maybe because of the Six Eyes however I had no proof on that.
Giving the warning, I hopped down from the top of the carriage and landed on the paved road. In the same motion I pointed and swung two of my fingers downward! Two more bodies becoming split in half.
'27 more. Not that it makes a difference! I wonder if I should do the rest with Dismantle, if they get to close those I'll hit 'em with Cleave.'
I dashed forward taking most of the thugs off guard but I could notice 2 were more composed then the rest. Appearing in front of one of the unsuspecting ones, I coated my right palm in fire and grabbed his head. I put more C.E into the flame increasing its heat! The mans head turned to ashes and didn't even get the opportunity to slowly melt.
His body fell and to the horror of the thugs I didn't waste any time! I swung my palm which sent a wave of the same empowered fire to turn half of their allies into ashes.
[Skill Obtained: Cursed Flame Wave]
I didn't take notice of the System alert. I just deactivated my flame and with a grin I turned towards the last half.
"and be buried with the earth!" One of the thugs apparently was chanting the whole time. How pathetic, If I had to chant to use my basic moves then I wouldn't even attempt them in combat! Anyway, A massive boulder approached me at what others may consider fast to which I caught the piece of earth and turned it into pieces with Cleave.
Shaking my head, I gave the thugs an opportunity to cause me some kind of trouble.
"Look...This is pathetic. I won't use my hands, just my legs and feet. I won't use any magic either! Just try not to make this boring."
"DON'T UNDERESTIMATE US!" A bigger thug screamed and charged towards me. I rose my left foot and kicked upward diagonally. I sent a Dismantle at him! His body became another to join his half brethren.
"Y-You said you wouldn't use magic!!" A scrawny thug tried calling me out but I really didn't use magic.
"I didn't use magic." My face was deadpan but I was laughing inwardly, who the hell believes their enemy in the first place!? Still, I used cursed energy and not magic so I wasn't in the wrong and if I was...then I'd just kill him. Oh! I'm doing that anyway.
"Okay, I'm not going to lie. You guys are boring so I'm just going to kill all of you!"
'Spiderweb!'
Cracks resembling a spiderweb split the ground ruining the footing of all thugs and even some of the ladies from the rich group.
"Fūga." A dance of flames which strangely looked different then my normal fire coated my hands and I urged them forward turning the rest of the thugs to ash. This sent a goldish-red wave of fire to turn the rest of the thugs to ash!
'I really did want to take my time but there wasn't anyone worthy enough for me to feel it necessary! More importantly...'
[Skill Evolved: Fire to Divine Fire.
Proficiency reset to (1/10)
Requirements to use: Chant "Fūga" to open the divine path of flames.
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A/N: I want to clarify here but I will in an actual chapter as well that our MC's flame is Sukuna's divine flame. However, he can't access the divine aspect without chanting "Fūga". This is one of the reasons why the skill Fire was just labeled as Fire. As to why the MC finally decided to try this...NEXT CHAPTER! If I write another today
