He quickly scaled a tree in order to be able to mount an ambush . His pathways was still a problem so he would have to finish the battle quickly . Ogras should be the strongest demon still alive , and if he managed to quickly execute him then the rest shouldn’t prove too large a problem .
Soon he saw a group of ten demons walking behind Ogras as they approached his location . Soon they were almost beneath him and Zac wordlessly jumped down as he infused his axe with the Dao of Heaviness . With a grunt he swung down toward Ogras’ head , aiming to quickly cleave him in two .
WHAT THE F- - Ogras screamed as he desperately brought out a spear from his pouch . Shadows from all around him gathered into it as he swung it upward to block the incoming axe . The collision of the weapons created a huge shockwave at the level of his battle against the other Demon leader , and the group of demons were flung away from the shockwave .
Ogras was slammed into the ground from the impact , but Zac was thrown away as well . The demon had actually managed to defend against his Dao-empowered strike , although not effortlessly , which showed that his title as leader of the demons was not just for show .
Suddenly the demon melded into the ground and appeared twenty meters further away from Zac . He stood up and angrily pointed his spear at him .
What the fuck are you doing? God damn lunatic! - The demon screamed as he spat out dirt from his mouth .
It’s better to get the first strike when getting ambushed , - Zac retorted tersely as he approached the demon .
Ambush? With these fucking civilians? - Ogras shouted as he waved his spear at the other demons . They had managed to scramble to their feet and looked completely shell-shocked .
Zac stopped his approach , and for the first time he took a good look at the group . Quickly he realized that he might have made a mistake . They truly looked like a bunch of weaklings . None of them carried a weapon , and two were actually pretty fat . Every single demon he fought so far had been in tip-top shape , even the mages . Even more importantly , the little demoness he interrogated yesterday was in the group .
She looked like a deer in headlights , ready to bolt into the woods but her legs not listening . As Ogras mentioned she had a pretty comical bulge in her forehead between her horns from where he thwacked her with his axe .
What’s going on , why did you bring a bunch of people here? - Zac asked a bit embarrassed , but he still didn’t lower his axe . He realized that the last two months made him too primed for battle , but those were also the habits that had kept him alive .
Damn it , almost shat my pants… - Ogras muttered as he put back the black spear into his pouch . - Crazy natives . These people are representatives of the various departments needed to properly run a city . - He continued as he waved at the group , obviously still quite annoyed . - If you just start throwing out buildings randomly it’s going to look like shit , and problems with things such as infrastructure and sustainable growth will start cropping up as the town grows . These people will help you make a proper town that can be grown all the way into a world capital if needed . -
Zac stared mutely at the demons for a second . They looked back with horror at him , no one daring to move an inch , afraid that he would swing his axe after them as well . Zac inwardly groaned as he had hoped to create a better rapport with the demons now that they were going to work together . But this first impression might have set him back quite a bit in his quest for diplomacy .
Well . Sorry about that , thought you were here to kill me . I’m Zac , - He awkwardly greeted the group , wondering where his social skills had gone . Had focusing on Strength turned some of his brain cells into more muscles? His greeting got no response as the group mutely stared at him .
Uh… - Zac glanced at Ogras who rolled his eyes .
Don’t stare like some country bumpkins! We have work to do , - Ogras snapped , and in the next second he started taking out a wealth of items .
First it was a large mat that covered most of the clearing they were in . Next , he placed a rounded oblong table , large enough to fit everyone present , on it . Next followed chairs , and finally a red canopy covering the whole area from the glaring suns . Clearly the bag in Ogras’ possession was far better compared to those Zac had stolen so far .
Zac hesitantly put his axe back into his pouch and sat down at a solitary chair at one of the short sides . Ogras sat down at one of the two chairs that were the closest to him , and what followed was a discreet but energetic melee for the chairs as far as possible from him .
