Chapter 69 Pew pew pew!
"Greetings." Alex said with a grin on his face as he talked to the intruder.
Alex lost his feelings of trepidation as he realized that the intruder that was in front of him was no Human.
Long, spindly limbs comparable to that of a spider.
Large, bulbous body that looked like the torso of a hippopotamus.
And a head that suspiciously looked like a goat"s head.
These are the body parts of the intruder that Alex just greeted.
Even an idiot will realize that the intruder was a full-fledged Monster.
"At least you have the politeness to greet me." The goat-headed monstrosity replied as he tilted his head forward. "I am Phom, one of General Chimera"s trusted servants. I am here to bring you a message that General Chimera personally made."
"Woah, hold up first." Alex said as he raised both of his hands. "Are you going straight to giving me a message? I thought you are here to scare me or something."
"Why would I do that?" Phom inquired as he sounded more and more confused. "General Chimera said that you and your partner beside you have the potential to reach General Level… There is no way a lowly one like me can ever think of opposing you."
"…" Alex used his FED to see if Phom has any hidden killing intent, but Alex found none of it.
Alex then looked at Alina, as if he wanted her to confirm something.
"He is not lying." Alina said as she glanced at Phom with a sideways look. "Everything that he said is true, so I think we should not be worried about this Phom guy."
"I see." Alex mumbled as he realized that his Main Mission is much more convoluted than what he thought.
If he and Alina already grabbed the attention of really powerful Monsters just in his first day in this world, then this just means that the way for him to complete his Main Mission is also set at a high pedestal.
"Really, this just makes me more perturbed." Alex thought to himself as he tried to not show his distress.
Alex sighed before looking at Phom, who just gave Alex a casual nod.
Alex slowly approached Phom with his wavy tentacles as he said, "Ok, I shall listen to the message. But before you give me that message, tell me how you and your General detected my arrival in this world first."
From the way Phom talked to him, Alex was sure that this General Chimera was aware that Alex and Alina were "Monsters who came from a different plane of existence".
From the snippets of conversation that Alex had with some of the Monsters that he scared into submission earlier, Alex knew that the Monsters who came from different planes of existence usually only stays in this World for a short period of time before leaving.
Since Alex and Alina had the disguise of being "Monsters from different planes of existence", then this General Chimera should have an idea that he and Alina will only temporarily stay in this World.
But even with that, this General Chimera seems to be still interested on having a conversation with Alex and Alina.
This certainly intrigued Alex.
"Umm..." Alex"s question seems to have stumped Phom for a second, as the goat-headed monstrosity fumbled for a second before giving his reply.
"You can say that my General… has some ways to see powerful Monsters that visits this World… That is all that I can say."
".... Okay, it seems like you will not elaborate your answer more." Alex replied as all the tentacles around him relaxed.
"So can I give the message now?" Phom eagerly asked, like he was a dog waiting for a fetch.
"Ok, carry on." Alex said as he waved one of his tentacles dismissively. "It won"t hurt me to listen."
"What General Chimera wanted me to give to you was actually an invitation." Phom said as his thin limbs scuttled around him. "He wanted you and your partner to come visit him to talk about some important things."
"And what could be this "important things" be?" Alex inquired as he gave Phom an interested look. "Perhaps you can enlighten me about that?"
"I am sorry, but you have to find it out from the General later." Phom replied quickly as if he had already expected Alex to ask that question.
"Oh in that case, I have to decline." Alex said while shrugging his shoulders.
"Decline?" Phom"s body stilled atfer he heard what Alex said. His ears, which were slightly twitching earlier, both froze as Phom stared at Alex directly.
"Are you sure that you want to decline the invitation given by my General?" Phom inquired as he focused his gaze at Alex. "This is a once in a lifetime chance, you know."
"Sorry, but I am actually not interested" Alex said as he and Alina shook their heads at the same time.
"Both of us will only stay in this plane of existence for a few weeks, and then we will leave after that." Alex added, maybe in an attempt to explain himself. "Because of that, meeting up with your superior is not in my agenda."
"..."
Of course what Alex said was just bulls**t.
The main reason that Alex declined the invitation was the fact that accepting the invitation will mean that Alex will have to visit an unfamiliar territory, just few hours after he arrived at this world!
Even if Alex was sometimes impulsive, he was not that impulsive to just go to a foreign place without enough time to prepare!
"That... is too bad." Phom replied after he stayed silent for around a minute. "Well then… I shall tell my General about your reply."
"Take care and goodbye then." Alex said as he formed a waving motions with his arms.
It was quite obvious that Alex was telling Phom to scram away right at this very moment.
"..." Whether Phom was angered or not by Alex"s att.i.tude was unknown as he kept an extremely perfect poker face.
"Fwah~" Phom started to float upwards as he gave Alex and Alina one last look.
But before Phom could actually fly away, Alex felt another powerful presence arriving towards their location.
"F**k!" To Alex"s surprise, the normally calm Phom started to curse out, with his emotionless face suddenly showing some traces of fear.
"Why is he here!" Before Alex and Alina could react, they saw Phom suddenly accelerating away from them.
Phom"s change in speed was so great that his departure was able to create a powerful sonic boom.
"Boom!" The resulting sonic boom created a blast that hit Alex and Alina directly in their faces.
Luckily for the two, their st.u.r.dy bodies withstood the sonic boom.
"What the h.e.l.l?" Alex complained as he watched Phom flying away from a distance.
Alex was not sure why, but Phom seems to have been scared by something to make him this panicky.
"Woosh~" At first, Alex thought that Phom could easily leave this place quickly with the speed that he was flying right now.
But Before Phom could fully distance himself from Alex, something went cras.h.i.+ng towards Phom.
"Gah!" A golden beam of light struck Phom"s back, tearing a hole through his left lung.
This hole then expanded quickly, as Phom"s flight started to slow down.
Phom could only writhe in agony as the golden beam directly destroyed the left part of his body.
Alex and Alina could only watch with wide eyes as they saw Phom"s remaining half cras.h.i.+ng back to the forest.
As for the golden beam, it had already faded away, and only small motes of golden light in the air were the evidence that it existed.
"Oh great…" Upon seeing that golden beam attack, Alex grimaced as he realized the nature of their new guest.
He did not need to look at all, but Alex still looked at the new guest.
Golden armor s.h.i.+ning like the sun.
A ma.s.sive halberd the size of a dragon"s tooth.
These are the two things that Alex could see as he looked at his new guest.
With his advanced scent and senses, Alex can determine that his new guest certainly was unlike all the Monsters that he met before.
"..."
The appearance of this new guest and its weird smell only tells Alex one thing.
And that this armor-wearing, halberd wielding person just above him and Alina was a real Human!
And from the looks of it, this Human was not too happy to be here.
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Both Alex and the Human spent the next seconds staring at each other warily, as if they were both checking out each other.
"F**k that, this armored guy is scary." Alex muttered to himself, as he remembered the golden beam that this armored guy unleashed.
Even Phom, who looked like he had a tough body, was unable to do anything against that attack.
That just shows how dangerous the armored guy is.
"..."
If Alex was here in this World for around a month, then he was sure that he can give this armored guy a run for his money.
But Alex was just here for a day, so he was sure that this armored guy could wipe the floor with Alex and Alina.
There is a very low chance that he and Alina can win in their current state.
Alex contemplated running, but he stopped as he realized that if he and Alina tried to escape right now, this armored guy will just easily attack them with his golden beams earlier.
Alex of course does not want something like that penetrating him and Alina.
With that info in his mind, Alex tried to do the next possible thing that he can do right now.
"Why h.e.l.lo there." Alex said as he greeted the armored guy like he was an old friend. "Fancy seeing you around here."
To Alex"s relief, the armored guy replied, showing that he is willing to talk to them. The contents of what he said however, were of a different matter.
"I did not come here to talk to you amicably, Elderitch and Vampire." The armored guy snarled as he raised his halberd.
Both his halberd and armor glowed golden once more as if they were about to charge up for another attack.
"Hey, wait!" Alex shouted as he raised his tentacles in surprise. "Why are you about to fight us two? Did we do anything against you?"
"p.i.s.s off!" The armored guy said as he pointed his halberd at Alex. "I am tired listening to tentacle monsters like you!"
"...."
At this point, Alex realized that this armored guy seems to be testing them, as he could have just attacked them earlier.
With that thought in mind, Alex"s body relaxed as he gave the armored guy his reply.
"I can see that you are a powerful person." Alex said as he gave the armored guy a knowing look. "But if you were this powerful, then you should know that both of us were just Wandering Monsters here. You know that monsters like us will also leave after a few weeks."
Luckily for Alex, the armored guy seems to have gotten his message.
"Hmph, at least you two are not barbaric creatures." The armored guy said as the glow in his body weakened a little. The glow was still there, but it was already not at the point where the armored guy can use it as a weapon.
"I only have one demand." The armored guy said as he gripped his halberd tightly. "Give me back my daughter safe and sound, and I will let you two off."
The armored guy lowered his halberd as he seemed to glare at Alex and Alina. "Remember, I should be killing you two right now. But just like what you said earlier, you two are just visiting monsters. Most of you just play around here for some time before leaving. Maybe you two are just like them. Because of that, I am willing to spare you two, as long as my daughter is fine."
But before Alex and Alina could relax, the armored guy added something else to say.
"But if I see that my daughter was hurt or killed, then you two should expect my halberd having its fill on you two!"
"Oh, and don"t try to say that you did not see my daughter." The armored guy said as he waved his halberd around him. "I can sense her presence near the two of you!"
"F****k!!!!" At this point, Alex was 100% sure that the daughter this armored guy was talking about was the golden woman that he captured earlier. After all, Alex could feel that both of them have the similar smell and emotional framework.
Heck, both the golden woman and the golden human in front of him wore the same style of golden armor!
If it was the normal situation, then Alex will be slightly happy that they can offer the golden woman to placate the golden human. But with what Alex did to the golden woman earlier, he doubted that this exchange will end well.
"Why did I make that golden woman p.i.s.s herself earlier?" Alex chided as he gave a worried look at Alina. "Now I have to explain to her father why she smelled bad!"