Chapter 758: Least of Our Concerns

Chapter 758: Chapter 758: Least of Our Concerns

Point-of-View: Leto Nex/Reaper, The Undead King

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"Damn it, this is going way too fucking slow," I muttered to myself in frustration, clenching my fists.

It’s been somewhere over twenty-four hours since my attack against Sanctuary Delta, it’s the next day, late at night. I went out hunting for Mutants this morning, and it wasn’t particularly productive.

I managed to get seventeen High Level Mutants and eight Critical Levels, which is better than nothing, but it’s nowhere near enough. At this rate, it’ll take me forty to fifty days to fully replenish my forces.

No, if I’m being realistic, it’ll take even longer.

Without a Teleporter or a flying Mutant of at least Calamity Level, I can’t travel around as much as I did before. And I will need to expand my search radius and move to different areas if I want to replenish my forces, staying in one location won’t work beyond a few days.

This fucking sucks, damn it, I spent so long building my forces, only for all of them to get wiped out in a single battle. Building them back up from scratch is a serious fucking hassle.

Hm...maybe I’d be better off focusing on quality over quantity? Instead of trying to max out my capacity of a thousand, maybe I should focus on exclusively going after Calamity and Catastrophe Level Threats?

No, that’s a good idea on paper, but I have no way of tracking specific Mutants, or tracking them at all, really. I just roam around until I run into a pack or swarm of the things, that’s about it.

The worst is running into fungal Mutants, my Turn Undead Skill only works on fauna, it’s completely ineffective against flora and fungi. So, all I can really do is take what I can get and hope I come across some good options along the way.

Damn it, guess I have no choice but to keep plugging away at it until my forces are replenished. It’s fine, I’ve waited this long, what’s a little longer, right?

Well, that’s easy to say, but it doesn’t really help ease the sense of impatience and frustration churning inside me. I suppose I could just rush into it and attack right away, but the easier I make things for myself, the more satisfying my victory will feel.

I’ll win even if I make my move now, but I’m bound to sustain a fair bit of damage if I attack alone. Kaivel Intrix, Ariella Velle, Cleo Nova, and Ciel Campbell, the four remaining X-Aces, the only ones truly standing in the way of my goal.

Well, I suppose there’s also Alkimia, Kavi and the Angel who stayed after the trial. And Kaivel’s Apostles, most of them are at or above X-Ace level too.

Yeah, none of them pose a real threat to me, but I’d rather not get thrashed around while waiting for them to wear themselves out. It’ll be way better if I get to see them collapse and grovel after doing little to no damage to me, and the only way I’ll get to see that is if I force them to fight swarms of undead Mutants powerful enough to challenge them.

Alright, then, I’ll add any Mutants I come across to my forces, and I’ll have the weaker ones spread out and search all day everyday for stronger ones. I can easily dispose some of the weaker ones if I run out of capacity and need to add more stronger ones.

Yeah, sounds like a pretty solid plan, if I do say so myself. I’ll take it easy for tonight and then get started in earnest tomorrow morning. I’ll be as thorough as I can, and ensure that my next move is the decisive moment in accomplishing my goal...

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Point-of-View: Kaivel Intrix

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"What? No, you can’t leave me out! I’m not going to sit on the sidelines after he killed Jaden," Protested Ciel indignantly.

"You aren’t immune to his Death Scythe, one hit and you’ll-...," I began.

"That won’t be a problem while I’m using Spirit Fusion."

"Yeah, but that’s only for five minutes," I pointed out.

"Come on, Rex, talk some sense into her," Added Aria with a sigh.

"<Well...as much as I hate to say it, I agree with her>," He replied with a reluctant look in his eyes.

Seriously? Never thought I’d see him on the same page as her with something like this.

"I’m absolutely itching to kill him, so I get how you guys feel, but...I agree with Kai and Ariella, I don’t think this is the best idea. The two of them are protected by their Immortality Skill, while I can use Anti-Magic to nullify the effect of his Death Scythe, not to mention the safety cushion of my Phoenix Resurrection. But once your Spirit Fusion runs out, you’ll be completely vulnerable, Ciel," Reasoned Cleo, in an effort to persuade her to stand down.

"And? It’s not as if you guys aren’t in any danger whatsoever. Actually, I’ll be in the least amount of danger...after my Spirit Fusion runs out, Rex can just cling to my back and keep me intangible till it’s over. Come on, you know my explosions are bound to come in handy," Ciel defended herself.

Well...yeah, that’s true.

"<Don’t worry, I’ll make sure she doesn’t do anything reckless. She’ll be playing a support role at the back, no matter what happens>," Rex backed her up.

"I-...alright, fine," I relented hesitantly.

"By the way, what about Alkimia? That had to be her, right, who fought Leto before Jaden arrived?" Chimed in mom.

"Yup, it was her, I messaged her right away and she confirmed it," Nodded Ciel in response.

"Think we should include her too? Based on what we were told, she held her own for a fair amount of time, all by herself," Mused Cleo thoughtfully.

"Yeah, true. Let’s reach out to her and find out how exactly she pulled that off. If she’s got some way to protect herself from his Death Scythe and can make a difference, she could give us an extra advantage," Remarked Aria hopefully.

That’d definitely mean she’d have to reveal her existence to the HUC, if not the general public. But with how dire the situation is, frankly, that’s the least of our concerns.