Chapter 353 The Forest of An'thelis I
Asmodeus snapped his right arm forward, punching a twisted monster created of wood and rotten bark, shuddering from the impact before its body exploded in a bloody flame.
"Damn rotten trees..."
[Treants, my dear husband]
—Treants are awakened creatures born from nature in the form of giant trees and are able to walk, move, and speak.
However, as Asmodeus lifted his sword, sweeping across the forest, a mournful roar echoed, and several corrupted treants were ripped in half. The ground shook from their deaths while Velvet and Erika clashed with several smaller treants, their weapons crushing the rotten creatures in moments.
Travel after leaving the empire included constant fights and crushing monsters that couldn't judge the power of the enemy they faced.
"Ciela, Aki how are you both doing?"
Liana's voice echoed through the minds of every member. As her psychic and mental magic grew stronger, she attained a primitive version of telepathy, able to transmit simple thoughts and ideas to the entire group.
"We've killed two giant chicken-like birds that weren't corrupted, but the rest are covered in this disgusting black sludge, that erodes flesh!" Aki's serious and calm tone echoed through their minds, with Asmodeus crushing the face of a stone-shelled turtle with his left hand, blood and flesh spraying over his body.
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[Level 300 - Stone Shelled Turtle Slain]
∟ Gained Experience
∟ Gained 2 Strength
∟ Gained 3 Stamina
[Level Up!]
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Status
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[Name: Asmodeus De Inukami Vincenzo]
[Race: Divine Devil]n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om
[Age: 19]
[Title]
∟ Demon King, Fallen Angel, Apostle of Lust
∟ Goddess Layer, Blessing of Lumina, Blessing of Serena, Woman Killer.
∟ Traitor, Enemy of Death, Marked by Death, Murderer.
[Class]
∟ Demon King - Level 100
∟ Fallen Angel - Level 100
[Attributes]
∟ Strength: 1420
∟ Agility: 565
∟ Stamina: 1045
∟ Grit: 1220
∟ Intellect: 1182
[Combat Power]
∟ Half Demon Form: Level 350 (SSS-Rank)
∟ Demon Form: Level 390 (SSS-Rank)
∟ Alan's Current Level: 395 (Hero-Rank)
[Magic]
∟ Arcane: Grade-C
∟ Fire: Grade-A
∟ Ice: Grade-C
∟ Wind: Grade-C
∟ Earth: Grade-C
∟ Blood: Grade-A
∟ Shadow: Grade-B
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The long time spent at level 99 caused Asmodeus to tremble, power and energy pulsing inside him as it rushed from his abdomen, filling the rest of his body. Though growth became smaller as he reached the upper limits, this change felt significant.
'I couldn't surpass level 99 in the past, is this because of Serena and sleeping with her?'
[Why do you have to make it sound so lewd and obscene... can't you say it's because of my love and affection?]
'Heh... say that when you stop greeting me naked in my dreams and squeezing me dry!'
[You?! Our child needs the energy of both parents to grow into a healthy and powerful girl!]
Asmodeus noticed the surrounding monsters vanishing as the group slaughtered them for tonight's camp in the middle of the great forest, where the elves, known as corrupted, used to hide from the elven empire.
"A forest of the corrupted..."
Ciela became visibly concerned the moment she entered the forest and noticed the elven markings and words on the withered trees.
Once a great, beautiful elven outpost city and forest. An'thelis became one of their biggest shame after a princess fell in love with another race and gave birth to a defective child... not a dark elf like Ciela but a profane existence, one of the unwanted... the forgotten.
"Don't feel too concerned, your people will accept you, Ciela."
Asmodeus didn't know how to comfort her well.
Despite knowing the feeling of being alienated, he felt the depth and significance of her current state made it different from his suffering.
"Mm... thank you, Asmodeus. I will do my best." A fleeting glance, the look of loss and once again, Ciela's eyes watched the old markings from the elves discarded because of one event.
A history that most humans and other races knew nothing about.
"My King, we've found a place to camp. The ground is dry, and the corruption isn't present. We've gathered many dry twigs and branches for a fire." Asmodea's excited voice echoed. Her left hand remained tight to her cooking dagger. Blood stained the surface of both, dripping onto the ground and turning grey from contact with the air.
'I guess it's time to relax...'
[Hmph... tonight I will make sure you apologise to me!]
'I can't wait, my goddess wife.'
[Hehe~]
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Dinner proved hearty since Aki cooked a stew of many ingredients gathered from the land, combined with human spices that covered the slightly gamey taste with their spicy and sharp kick.
Asmodea's cheeks turned pink as she drank the thick chicken broth. Her eyes glistened with delight despite her mouth and lips swelling from choosing the extra spicy portion that Asmodeus ordered.
"This is so damn good! Aki, cook for me forever!" Asmodeus called out, his left hand holding a large mug of ale and the right a deep spoon carrying the spicy broth to his lips.
"Ah?!" Aki's hands trembled. Her eyes instantly looked at the ground, and her tanned cheeks became deep red.
"Is darling Wife-hunting again? Mmmm, a chef is always useful~" Erika, who finished her first helping in seconds, requested a second bowl with some dry bread—she dipped the hard and rough bread from the empire, using the soup stew to soften it up, with a wide grin on her lips before biting down.
"This is the first meal we've eaten together as a whole in a while—it feels good." Velvet ate the same as Asmodeus, her cheeks slightly pink, but she didn't react like Asmodea and Lumina, who were begging for more water.
Baku, who remained in his cat form, ate some of the cooked chicken-esk meat with no added flavours because of his sensitive taste buds and cat-like palate.
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After the meal, everyone relaxed. Ciela taught them how to pitch tents in the massive trees to avoid monster attacks. These tents allowed them to escape with no issues but carried one flaw in their design.
"So... we can't have sex in these things?!" Vinea's voice echoed through the camp.
Ciela's face looked awkward, but most of the other women listened in, their ears wide open. "I don't even know if we could all sleep in the tents... they weren't made for larger sized races or multiple occupants."
The women nodded, understanding the facts... but after being in the empire where they would have sex every night or during the day, travelling left many of them starved of pleasure, and this news felt like a nail in their coffin. The atmosphere felt cold and solemn.
"I am sleepy, why not come to be with me husband." Asmodea took a step forward and placed her arms around his neck, pushing her tiny body close to him. Their lips interlocked, contrasting his tall and broad chest. Asmodeus reacted, embracing her hips with his right arm and letting his left stroke her crimson hair.
However, their peace didn't last...
Vinea stepped forward, her right eye glowing purple and emitting dark miasma. She grabbed his opposite arm, leaning close and licking Asmodeus' ear. "Baby, let's go find a quiet place and have some fun. My body feels so hot and aches for your touch."
Her warm breath sent shivers down his spine. Explore stories at empire
"Mm. You're quite unfair to the others. My king, take us to our tent." This time, Velvet smirked and pulled him towards another tent. The women seemed peaceful under the surface, but a war broke out in their room every night over who would visit Asmodeus at night and sleep with him.
With Yumiko, Yuina and the balance breaker Sariel gone... the competition erupted fiercely. All Lumina knew the best times to approach him were when no others were awake or present.
Aki looked on, watching the girls fight like wild animals; their fierce calls for his affection and sneaky movements to trick him all failed.
She couldn't believe the words and obscene things that the women around Asmodeus spoke of so easily. Her cheeks were red as she watched Asmodeus walk around confidently until he ended up sharing a tent with the small Alice.
"The silent girl won..."
Erika commented, stunned and confused about what had just happened. She watched, trying to figure out how she had lost out. Because of her long time with Asmodeus, Erika knew how to turn him on and entice him to the bedroom, but tonight it failed... and instead, he chose Alice, the one least likely to do anything with him.
"Why didn't he fall for it today?" Vinea and Velvet gazed at each other, complete loss on their faces.
"Hmmm... darling seems to be different tonight, let's just see what happens." Asmodea winked at the others, turned around, and climbed into the tent she would share with Ciela.
"She gave up fast," Baku murmured. His bright yellow eyes glowed and burned in the moonlight. No one said a word, watching as their lord walked across the wooden structure they built earlier with Alice by his side.
"Will my master mate with another woman? This one seems a little strange... her soul is blurred, someone from another world?"
Baku stretched his back legs as his paws padded the ground softly, leaving behind light imprints of mud from his damp paws. His feline instincts urged him to hunt prey in such an unfamiliar environment. "Am I devolving into a normal cat now? Well... dinner was delicious."
The huge striped tiger then sneaked out and began hunting the forest for new prey and hunting for creatures that could help him train and gain levels.
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"What are you planning?"
Inside the small tent, their bodies were close together, even if they didn't want to be... Alice felt the muscular chest of Asmodeus and coughed, her cheeks slightly pink, thankfully hidden due to the small space and darkness inside.
"You are the only woman I can sleep with and feel at ease, is it a problem?"
His words sounded normal to him but caused a strange beat in Alice's chest, like a flutter or palpitation. Alice raised her hand toward Asmodeus' neck but then realised what she was doing and stopped, placing her hand down between them.
Alice sighed.
"Just keep your hands to yourself... okay?"
'Why can't I control my heartbeat... it's almost impossible...'
She stared into Asmodeus in the darkness, his ocean-blue eyes watching her back. Her body felt a tingle down her spine, and she could only smile weakly, but something about his gaze forced her to avert her eyes and blush.
With the quiet movement of the blankets, the sound of his breathing and the heat that came from his body only a few inches away, Alice felt her heart pumping faster and faster. 'Damn, you can do this! It's fine...' She attempted to calm her racing heart, closing her eyes and imagining being anywhere else.
Alice had never experienced such strange feelings, such as confusion and unease, that flooded her body. "Huh?" While pondering, a sensation ran across her bottom. It was soft and warm.
But it was moving!
"Ah...!"
Alice couldn't hide her embarrassment, thinking that Asmodeus couldn't stop himself and began to caress her ass... heat and anger built up in her stomach... before she turned and saw the true criminal.
A huge insect with sharp pincers and jaws!
A scream rose to Alice's throat, ready to shout out at any second before a warm, broad palm closed off her mouth and muffled the sound.
"Nnnmph?!" Shocked, her eyes opened wide and gazed at Asmodeus, who pointed to the insect again, with a strange deformity on its lower half... something like a rattlesnake rattles, but these insects would 'call' more allies if they were in danger or felt danger.
'What should I do then?!' Her throat hurt from holding back the scream, her nose flaring as it blew against his palm before he whispered in her ear, a deep voice, hot breath blowing against the tips of her ears, as she quivered, unable to resist the direct stimulation. "Keep still, stay silent, and let it run its course."
In such a position, there was nothing she could do but obey; her body became frozen still as the centipede moved across her ass, crawling with a rhythmic movement before it seemed ready to bite!
'AH?!'
At that moment, in the corner of her eyes, she noticed a hand raised in the air, coated in a black aura. It was Asmodeus, with his hand and muscles tensed and primed to strike.
'W-Wait... that's my ass....'
PAH—!
A stinging and aching pain assaulted her senses as soon as he struck. Her entire body froze at the powerful impact as an arrow shot into her buttcheeks. The mouth held closed, opened wide, moaning into his palm as her spit sprayed as her tongue brushed against the surface, while Alice began to almost hyperventilate. "Nn... mnph..."
'D-Don't stop—one more!' Inwardly, the thought escaped her mind before Alice's face instantly became a flush of burning red. Her eyes watered as the feeling slowly subsided.
Her cheeks grew redder and hotter...
Asmodeus removed his hand, looking at the saliva coating his fingers and palm, unsure how to respond to such a wet hand.
So he pretended he didn't notice, and the area remained silent. Even the insects nearby avoided the tent after detecting the intense bloodlust that came from the sudden attack against a mere insect.
He noticed Alice moving... her hips twisting as if to keep her buttocks from touching the tent material... and his mouth opened, realising his slap would almost kill a normal person... with a flickering white light wrapping around his left palm... he made another mistake, being too used to soothing and healing the women around him directly...
"Nnn..."
'My ass hurts... like someone hit me with a steel hammer... Eh, why is Asmodeus moving again? I can feel his breath on my neck... how pleasant... Ah?!'
Something cool touched the spot where the bug and Asmodeus struck her, making her gasp in surprise as his hand gently rested on her rump, squeezing as a jolt of pleasure and pain shot up her back, reaching her brain. She groaned lightly.
'I will kill him... once this is over... I will end him... I will...'
"Nnnm~ Haaa....!"
Her face froze as she covered her lips... her body stiffened, not believing that sound could come out of her mouth! She shut her eyes tightly.
His palm was like a cool flame, cold to the touch but slowly heating her body. It worked to melt away the painful sensations.
'He's groping me as if it's completely natural.'
Alice took deep breaths, attempting to steady herself before realising he wasn't stopping, continuing to fondle her bottom, which made Alice grab his hand.
"Asmodeus..." Her voice trembled slightly as she tried to show irritation but couldn't hold back the tingles that flowed from her nether region as she spoke with a breathy tone, and pleasure spread through her entire being.
"Ah... sorry, I forgot you weren't..."
His honest tone... and the cold feeling once his hand parted from her made Alice feel in conflict with her own body and feelings as she pulled on her quilt and hid her face.
She lay on her side, facing away from him. A small cry passed her lips and spread through her chest and abdomen, longing for something that her pride prevented her from saying or requesting.
'I hope his hand touches me in his sleep...'
'What's happening to me... I am a Duchess of Grigor... not some cheap... bar maiden...'
Despite her tossing and turning... the night passed peacefully...
Maybe.
If only Liana's ability had been weaker... all the women had heard Alice's agonising thoughts and feelings that night.