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C21 - The Darkness Revealed!

  Achilles and Medea approached the gigantic tree which stood about fifty meters tall and had a diameter of about eight meters. It had strange-looking bark, almost like snakeskin that had been turned to stone.

  Perhaps that was only the effect of the darkvision, as Achilles had no idea what it would look like during the day.

  The trail of the monkeys who had dragged Captain Kestrel here led to the base of the tree. It seemed, though they had previously found it difficult to climb with him, they’d finally managed to drag him up this trunk.

  That was strange, considering how smooth the bark was and how there were no branches for many meters to climb onto.

  What seemed like thousands of monkeys swarmed on the huge branches which towered at the top of the tree. Achilles felt the tiniest tinge of fear, but he pushed it away.

  Twice now, the monkeys had ambushed him.

  Twice, he had slaughtered them, and they had run in terror.

  They have been great in number, but against a Warrior, these creatures were only sniveling cowards.

  Achilles put his hand on the tree bark.

  To his astonishment, it felt warm. The bark seemed almost like skin.

  There was an immediate increase in the chattering of the monkeys up above when he touched it, and they began to move anxiously back and forth on the branches.

  “Well, how are we going to get up there?” asked Achilles. His mind raced.

   said Virgil.

  Might still be worth it, Achilles thought, if it’s the only way to save Captain Kestrel.

  

  

  And it seemed obvious that, if Achilles was climbing like that, it would be harder to dodge the spears the monkeys would surely throw at him.

  Before Achilles could do anything further, he realized two huge figures were leaping down from the top of the tree.

  He leaped back, putting his shield in front of him, and stared in shock at the two figures who had impacted the ground before him, sending the faintest tremor through the ground.

  They were both somewhat monkey-shaped, but much, much larger than the others.

  One stood a little over two meters tall and had huge muscles and long fangs and claws. Its tail whipped behind it like a cat’s, and ended in a stinger. Its chest was covered in what looked like insect legs jutting from the flesh, all of which constantly twitched as though trying to walk on a surface.

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  The other was not very muscular, though its limbs were about the size of a man’s. Its torso twisted around in the air like a spring, and it clutched what looked like a giant monkey skull made of stone between its hands.

  Both of them were covered in patches of black and silver fur. Flies buzzed around them, and their eyes glowed bright red like coals.

  “Demons!” Medea hissed. “Black and silver, with glowing red eyes. What on Earth are demons doing here?”

  Achilles had never seen anything so monstrous. His heart pounded, but he forced himself to take a step forward and brandish Virgil.

  “Demons, huh? I’ve heard you’re kinda supposed to be tough, but you let cowardly little monkeys do all your work for you? What did you do with Captain Kestrel and the hirelings?”

  He squinted and saw through their system information that they were 1st Level Demons. However, he couldn’t see their stats, just like he hadn’t been able to see Lanter’s stats.

   said Virgil.

  

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