The Incubus System

The Incubus System Chapter 53. Who Are You?

Larry, Emma and Theo's PoV

"Arrrgggg!" A scream of pain escaped from a Shadow Imp's mouth before Larry as his Mana Strike pierced the Imp's body. But he couldn't be relieved yet because there are still a lot of imps ahead of them. His sweat was pouring out as he started to breathing heavily, he even could feel his MP getting low.

Theo's and Emma's condition were not much different from him either. Both of them gasped for breath as their MP started to run out.

They retreated and pressed their backs against each other, their hands on the Imps that surrounded them, their hearts were pounding.

"Hey, when the reinforcements arrive?" Larry asked Theo. Theo was the first person who received this mission from the headquarters. The headquarters said that they would immediately send in the reinforcements for them since this is a large scale attack, but they had not arrived yet.

"Shut your mouth, snail! Just keep fighting!" said Theo in a stern tone. But despite his words, his eyes looked around in caution. He was actually not sure they could beat this Imp army. There were about a hundred Imp when they came and they were already luring the Imp little by little to defeat them more easily. But in the end, the Imps discovered their strategy and surrounded them.

Meanwhile, Emma remained silent as she continued to pay attention to her surroundings. Her mind returned to yesterday's incident. Although she didn't tell anyone about Damian's ability, to be honest, she was quite curious how he could defeat demons without using any skill. Because she had to admit the demon hunter's weakness was once their MP depleted, then they wouldn't be able to fight back. All they could do was run away. As for Damian, he could continue to fight to the death, just like her mentor. Yes, Mr Renart was known as the best demon hunter because he could fight without relying on his MP, he could kill demons just by relying on his strength, just like Damian. That's why she was so interested in Damian when she saw him fight.

The Imps around them grinned and started to approach, while they got ready to cast their skills but suddenly some black lances fell from above the Imps, crashing on them like rain. In an instant, some of the Imps' bodies turned into ashes, while a hissing sound was heard from some of the Imp that had collapsed in front of them. A few seconds later their bodies also turned into ashes. The Imps swept their gaze around in confusion.

"What is that ?!" said Larry spontaneously. Just like those Imps, their eyes also swept around in confusion, trying to find out a clue.

"I do not know!" replied Theo. But from the black lances, they could confirm it wasn't a demon hunter.

Some black lances reappeared on top of the Imps and fell like rain, turning some of them into ashes. This time mercilessly, some black lances reappeared on top of the Imps again and charged towards them without stopping, without giving them a chance to escape.

They froze as their eyes stared around them in shock, confusion and fear. Their hearts were beating even faster. Even though this person killed the Imps but that doesn't mean this person is their friend, he could be their enemy.

"Hey! Show yourself!" shouted Larry, trying to provoke him.

No answer.

"Hey! Are you deaf ?!" again, Theo tried to provoke him and still had no answer.

"Sir, if you are a friend, please answer us," said Emma. She knew Larry and Theo were talking too harshly to him, so she tried to be nice.

But still no answer.

After a while they waited, they finally lowered their hands since no one or no answer came. But one for sure, it looks like this guy didn't want to attack them because if he wanted to do it, he should have attacked them along with the Imps. On the other hand, their Demon Compass didn't react anymore, showing that the black lances weren't from a demon.

They exchanged glances in confusion.

"Maybe he's shy like me?" said Larry in a casual tone.

"Hmph! Are all the mirrors in your house broken?" Theo replied sarcastically.

Emma remained silent while her mind continued to wander in confusion.

"Or maybe he doesn't want to show himself because he has different power from ours?" she said out of blue.

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Ethan's PoV

I knelt on one knee on top of a building near the park as my eyes looked at them, watching Emma, Larry and Theo looked around in confusion. Shortly I could see Theo turned his gaze to Larry and he seemed to be babbling something to him. My smile blossomed, It looked like Larry still joked around even at times like this.

'Too bad I can't hear what they are saying.'

Actually, I was quite surprised to see Larry could fight seriously earlier, although he usually playing around even for serious problems.

I checked the status over their heads.

[Name: Larry Grandroar]

[Level 11]

[HP: 181/213]

[MP: 23/91]

[Name: Emma Lunaspark]

[Level 7]

[HP: 103/183]

[MP: 21/63]

[Name: Theo Ragelight]

[Level 10]

[HP: 151/195]

[MP: 25/82]

'Thankfully, none of them was seriously injured and it seems Emma just got level up.'

After confirming their condition, I got up.

'Right! It's time to take a shower, 'I thought as I turned.

'Demonic Form deactivated!'

[You have deactivated your Demonic Form.]

A second later, I returned to my human form. My hands stretched forward as I imagined my backyard.

'Portal.'

[Set your destination.]

'My house's backyard, Ironshade Town.'

[The destination has been set.]

A portal opened in front of me.

[The portal has opened! ]

Quickly, my feet stepped into the portal and darkness devoured me.

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Larry, Emma and Theo's PoV

As they stepped out of the area, they were greeted by cheers and applause from the police, the other demon hunters and the people who stood along the way. This was the first demon's attack that had occurred while the sun was still shining so no one would have expected this at all. This was also a large scale attack since the Demon Compass showed a high number.

But despite the cheering voices for their victory, their expressions remained the same. Even Larry could not make a joke, since his words seemed stuck in his throat. They knew clearly, today's victory was not theirs, in fact, today's battle showed how weak they were. Even Theo and Larry began to question whether they deserved their top hunter status.

Their feet stepped into a car from the Demon Hunter Association.

"Where should I take you?" A chauffeur asked them.

"I'm going to the headquarters, both of them still have some business around here. Take them to the usual place," Theo replied.

"Very well," said the chauffeur. The usual place Theo was referring to, was the small hiding place for demon hunters that scattered all over the city. That place was an emergency place for the hunters to hide from demons but they could use it as a place to change their clothes so that their identities would remain hidden.

Their car started moving while they were lost in their own thoughts. Before they came here, they received the information that the border between the dark dimension and the human world was deteriorating. That's what brought Theo to meet Emma at her college as soon as he received it.

Yes, because of last night's report, the association temporarily confiscated Emma's Demon Compass and suspended her for a week. They thought she had given a false report and tampered her Demon Compass. During her suspension period, the association would not give her any information either, so Theo took the initiative to meet her at the college to inform her in person.

Then an attack suddenly came. Since this was the first demon's attack while the sun was still shining brightly, none of the demon hunters was ready. There were only three of them who happened to be near the incident. Because this was an emergency, the association allowed Emma to come along and send the location to Theo's Demon Compass.

Suddenly, a mysterious strong person appeared. That person saved them, as well as showed their weakness. Even Theo couldn't show his arrogant face like usual.

Now they didn't know what they had to say to the association, saying there was a mysterious person helping them and could kill all those demons in an instant sounded absurd. Even if they told everything honestly, maybe Emma would be accused of inciting Theo and Larry to lie and bias the information. While they didn't have any evidence either.

It could be that the association has suspended them like Emma or worse, the association would temporarily lock them up so they could ensure they were not hallucinating or under a demon's influence. That's why they decided to keep their mouth shut about this mysterious person. But one for sure, because of this incident, Theo and Larry, who had doubted last night's report, now believe it.

"Do you think he's the same person who cleared up last night's incident?" Theo said in a low voice.

"Maybe," said Emma.

"Have you seen him last night?" asked Larry curiously.

Emma shook her head side to side.

"But maybe I can find a clue from 'him'."

"You want to see that man again?" Theo said curtly. He knew who Emma mean was Damian.

"Yes, he's the only clue we have," said Emma. From the explosion that had occurred when she and Damian arrived last night, she could confirm someone else was fighting the demons and that person is probably the same person who helped them today.

"Who do you mean?" said Larry in confusion.

"Shut up, snail," said Theo.

As Larry and Theo started to argue, Emma was lost in thought.

'I hope Damian has a clue regarding this mysterious person.'