Defiance of the Fall

Ogras watched this grimy-looking man look at the footsteps of the search parties and lumber around trying to act sneaky and he couldn’t stop himself from grimacing . This is the man who caused the downfall of Clan Azh’Rezak? He looked like a thoroughbred lunatic , without any hair at all on his face , and dressed in rags and a ripped up lady’s gown .

Sometime since the mountains he appeared to have lost his ratty shoes as well , walking along with his impractically soft bare feet . Was he intentionally looking like an idiot in order to lower his enemies’ guard? Genius . He also looked like he had been living as a battle slave for a decade , with scars covering all parts of his exposed skin .

But the scars were far less pronounced compared to when he saw the human up in the mountains . Before they were grisly jagged lines along his body and face , making him look mutilated , and now they were simply thin white lines .

The human had eaten a Fruit of Ascension . Ogras’ teeth immediately started to itch when he saw that this human had gobbled up a supreme treasure , probably without knowing its value . His eyes soon moved to the pouches on the human’s belt and his eyes lit up with greed . His Fruit of Ascension had delivered itself to him . At least he hoped the stupid brute hadn’t eaten both of them .

He retrieved his spear from his pouch . It was made from a rare metal that could only be found thousands of meters down in the depths of the Black Sea and weighed over 200 kilograms which gave it a nice feeling compared to normal ungraded metals . Most importantly it could absorb shadows and help him unleash his attacks in a far more deadly manner .

This was a great opportunity for him to break through his limits and truly become someone with great prospects , eclipsing even those of Clan Azh’Rezak . But as he watched the human fumble around his eyes moved to the Nexus Node in hesitation . After a brief pause he placed his weapon back into his pouch and quickly wiped off any traces of blood from the large crystal .

He instead brought out a large table and a comfortable chair and sat down . Soon a tray of fruits was placed on top of the table . Ogras knew that these fruits from his home-world were of limited quantity now that the Nexus Hub was closed , but one needed to make strong first impressions .

Of course , he also charged up tens of shadow blades in the shadows below the table , just in case it came to blows .

Soon the human seemed to have come to a decision to enter the illusion array . He brought out one of the standard regiment axes he likely had taken from some scout , and then a mottled shield . For Ogras the whole thing looked like a play , as he could watch the whole thing unnoticed behind the array .

But he knew that this was no joke . This human seemed to be close to the limits in at least strength , and maybe endurance as well . He was a monstrously strong cockroach that was prohibitively difficult to kill . He mentally controlled his shadow blades to be ready to strike at moment’s notice but adorned a lackadaisical face .

Soon the human charged in through the array , weapons at the ready .

You natives truly are barbarians , so aggressive , - Ogras said with a theatrical sigh , as the almost unnoticeable blades inched closer . It was time to get creative .

Chapter 67 - Diplomacy

Zac sighed and tabled the whole matter as there was no way for him to know who told the truth at the moment . The thought that he had almost died numerous times due to a lie was almost too depressing to handle . Of course , it was thanks to that lie that he pushed himself forward , and now confidently stood at the forefront of humanity .

You said your incursion is only one of many? Do they all contain demons like you? - Zac quickly asked , eager to change the subject . Besides , this was something he had wondered about since day one . He was thinking of his family and was worried that another incursion could pop up next to them at any moment . It had worked out for him , but he was given a huge advantage from his many titles . For normal people to contend against a demon army , he knew how that story would end .

As far as I know us demons only got one for this world , unless a higher tier clan got one as well . I’m not privy to their activities . The others are from various forces in the multi-verse . That’s why we need each other , Human . Because if you think that our little Clan was bad , you haven’t seen anything yet . -

Zac got a really bad feeling when he heard that the other incursions could be even worse compared to the demons on this island . It didn’t seem like the demon was lying , and his desire to get back home to his family only got stronger .

Need each other how? - he asked , curious to hear what benefits the Demon could provide .

Ogras grinned , obviously pleased that Zac tentatively opened diplomatic relations .