Chapter 518 Savior
Swoosh!
The earth shifted, and the chief's wife and daughter appeared.
The woman had tears in her eyes because she knew very well her husband was no more, because the talisman he used wasn't a normal talisman.
It was something dark that required the user to sacrifice his life before it could explode with its full potential. That was the last resort the Riggalton family had in case they encountered a such like before.
"M-Mother, where is father? Why didn't he come with us?" The daughter, name Ellie, asked, tears streaming down her beautiful brown eyes. Although she didn't know about the talisman, she had this ominous feeling that she wouldn't be able to see her father ever again.
The woman hugged her and sobbed silently, not answering. What was she supposed to say? Say that her father had sacrificed his life and send them away? She knew if she said this, her daughter would completely break down.
Whoosh!
Suddenly, someone appeared near them and when they saw who it was, their faces turned pale with fright. It was a demon.
Although the chief tried his best, in the end, he wasn't strong enough to send them out of the village and could only randomly send them here, hoping they wouldn't encounter any demon and could leave the town safely.
"Kekeke. Two beauties! I'm lucky." The demon laughed, lust burning in his eyes. He then waved his hand, restricting the two of them.
"Ahhh! No! Go away, you ugly demon!" Ellie cried out in fear.
"Keke. You won't find me ugly once you get a taste of me. Don't worry, I will care for you more." The demon cackled and then it grabbed the front of her robe and pulled it hard.
Rip!
The rob was ripped into pieces, revealing Ellie's underclothes.
"You are quite a beauty, young and fresh." The demon chuckled as looked at her up and down. He then grabbed toward her underclothes, wanting to rip them away.
Under the demon's energy, Ellie couldn't even move a figure. But maybe because the demon was sadistic and wanted to hear her cries, he hadn't restricted her speech.
So, Ellie cried with all her might, "SOMEONE PLEASE SAVE US!"
…
As Max, Emily, and Rey rushed into the town, they heard many anguished cries, and cries for help, which made their blood boil in anger.
"Leader, we should save them." Rey said, his eyes turning red in anger.
Although just like other elves, he also didn't like humans, but he could imagine if their city didn't have king rank and multiple five-star and four-star mages protecting it and the demons attacked, his people would've fallen in the same hopeless situation. Imagining their despair, he was losing his mind to anger.
Max took a deep breath and nodded. "We will do our best to save as many as we can, but can't rush it and risk alerting the demons—"
Just as he was speaking, he heard a cry.
"SOMEONE PLEASE SAVE US!"
At the same time, the mission window popped up in front of him.
[Ding! Mission: Save Leo Riggalton's mother and sister.]
[Reward: 2X Kill points for two hours.]
[Punishment: You will form a heart demon which will stop you from breaking through to the five-star realm in the future.]
'Hm? Leo Riggalton? This name sounds familiar.' Max thought, temporarily ignoring the Reward and punishment.
Suddenly, the images of his fight against the arrogant earth elemental guy in the academy selection exam appeared in his mind. Although the guy was arrogant, before dying he admitted his mistake and said that he shouldn't have underestimated him and told him his name.
As soon as he remembered this, mana burst out of his body, forming almost transparent fire wings behind him. Then, without saying anything, he rushed in the direction of the cry.
'Hang on. I'm almost there.' He thought as he pushed his speed to the limits. When he killed Leo Riggalton in the academy exams, he felt terrible.
Sometimes when he was alone, he would remember the day and would think, 'I shouldn't have killed him.' So, now that he found out that his family was in danger, he didn't hesitate to rush over. Maybe if he saved them, he won't feel so guilty about killing him?
Whoosh!
Before Emily and Rey could react, he was gone. Although confused by the sudden change in his behavior, Emily and Rey also rushed after him but quickly realized they couldn't catch up to him, no matter how hard they tried.
'Is that the movement technique he got from the elves' library?' Emily thought as she remembered those transparent fire wings. She was surprised to see that he could already use the skill he got just today.
…
"Keke, no one can save you. But your cries can certainly attract more of my brothers. And let me tell you, although I want you two to be my personal playthings until I'm satisfied, I'm not strong enough to stop them from laying their hands on you."
The demon cackled with evil laughter. Ellie's face turned even paler while her mother almost fainted from imagining the fate that awaited them.
'Husband, it would've been better if we died with you.'
She regretted agreeing to escape. But she had to because she didn't want her daughter to die. Of course, even if she wanted to stay, it wasn't like she could've stopped him from forcefully sending her away, anyway. She was just an ordinary woman, after all.
Just as she was wishing they had died earlier, while the demon grabbed the undercloth on Ellie's chest, the sound of wind whistling entered their ears, causing the demon's expression to change.
Shu~!
However, before he could react, a sharp wheel of concentrated mana slashed through his hand, and then another appeared that sliced his neck off.
Whoosh!
Bang!
The demon's dead body started falling forward—on Ellie, but before it could touch her, she was a handsome, sky blue-haired young man with fading crimson wings on his back appear in front of her and he kicked the demon's corpse away.
'Someone from the outside world?' The mother and daughter pair thought, stunned.
They knew how isolated their town was and had never expected someone strong like this young man to arrive in time to save them.
'He is way stronger than father.' Ellie thought, her eyes shined.
Max turned around, look at the duo and asked, "Are you alright?"
Hearing him, the pair came to their senses and hurriedly bowed. "Thank you, savior. Thank you so much for saving us."
"It's alright. You don't need to thank me," Max said and then took out one of his spare robes and gave it to Ellie, "Here. Wear this."
It was only now she remembered she was almost naked, and her face turned red in embarrassment. She quickly grabbed the robe, went behind her mother, and wore it.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
Just then, two whooshing sounds sounded, causing the duo to flinch. They thought other demons had arrived. It was only when they saw these two were humans; they calmed down a little.
Max smiled at them and introduced Emily and Rey. "These two are my companions, Emily and Rey."
Hearing him introduce them, Emily looked at the mother-daughter pair. She raised her brows slightly when she saw Ellie wearing a robe similar to the one Max usually wears.
Rey, on the other hand, smiled at them in greeting.
Ellie looked at Max, her face slightly flushed, and asked, "W-What's your name, sir?"
"I'm Max. And you two?" Max asked with a small smile on his face.
"My name is Ellie Riggalton, and this is my mother." Ellie introduced themselves.
Just then,
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
The wind whistled and five hideous looking demons arrived, which made Ellie and her mother to shiver in fear and move behind Max.
Emily and Rey became alert while Max's eyes narrowed and his gaze locked onto one in the middle of the group. It was an early-stage four-star female demon.
The demons looked surprised when they saw Max and others.
"Hm? Two human mages and an elf. You three aren't from this town, right?" The female demon asked.
Then her gaze landed on the demon corpse and she clicked her tongue, "Tch! Such a horny bastard. I told him not to let his guard down just because there was no powerful mage in this town."
She then glanced at Max and asked, "You sneaked attacked him, right?"
Suddenly, a feeling of danger arose in his heart. He hurriedly grabbed Ellie and her mother and jumped away while shouting,
"Watch out!"
