“That’s exactly why you should have told me about it!” I shouted, losing my mind because of how stupid Hank was acting right about now. “Did you forget what kind of mission you’re in right now?”

He sighed. “I just need to kill someone, that’s all. So, what’s the problem? That beast wasn’t the target, obviously.”

I just couldn’t believe it any longer. How could he be so stupid right now?

“Do you not realize the problem with what you just said?”

Hank just looked over at me as if I was some kind of dumbass.

“That beast could be related to Zero. It could be reporting to him every single one of our movements right as we speak. Why didn’t you tell me that it was looking at us for all that time? It was too far from me, so I didn’t manage to notice it with my Mana Sense.”

Hank continued to look at me as if I was some kind of dumbass.

“Are you blind or something? It was literally just standing on a hill over there, watching us.”

“Wait, you can see it? But how?”

“What do you even mean? It was just there. I could see it, just like everyone could. Also, it’s not teleporting; it’s just running so fast that you can’t even follow its movements.”

I was at a loss for words. Honestly, I had no idea what it was like to be around Hank. After all, he was probably the most talented person I knew. He never worked hard in his life; however, he was just gifted in everything he did. Even now, he was barely paying attention to his surroundings, and he managed to notice things that I hadn’t.

He was just that special.

“Still, we need to pick up the pace. We need to get to the Icy Lake as fast as possible now. If that monster tells Zero that you’re with me, then it might change its entire plan!” I shouted.

It was one thing for him to know that I was coming, but it was another for Hank to be with me.

I didn’t know if that man knew of Hank and his strength, but I surely hoped he didn’t. However, if he did, then there was absolutely zero chance that he would stay close to the Icy Lake. Death would be the only thing waiting for him, without a doubt.

Then, we picked up the pace straight away. However, Hank quickly stopped us.

“Uh…well, you know. That thing is still looking at us, so we don’t really need to go faster. It didn’t say anything to that Zero guy, so no worries…let’s just keep the same pace. I don’t really want to run.”

I looked back toward Hank and sighed. Just how lazy could a man even get!

However, as much as he was lazy, he was right. If that monster really was still there, observing us. Then, we needed to act as if nothing was wrong so that we wouldn’t alert it to go back to Zero or whoever was controlling it at the moment.

After all, it wasn’t doing anything against us at the moment. So, there was no need to panic.

As much as I hated to admit it, Hank was right. We needed to go at the same exact pace as before.

“He’s right. Let’s go back to our previous pace. As long as that thing is watching over us, there’s no need to do anything. And it’s not like we will be able to catch it. It’s way too fast for me, and Hank probably doesn’t care enough to even try.”

“Exactly. That’s why we’re friends, you get me,” he said with a smirk as he continued to drag his feet against the snow, putting little to no strength into them.

“However, you need to tell me the moment it disappears. Understood?” I said, and it wasn’t a request. I was dead serious at the moment. I did not want Zero to learn about Hank’s presence.

However, if this thing could move as fast as Hank had said. Then, it would be quite difficult to even do something against it.

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POV Zero

“Hm, just like that. What a good little slut you are!” I smirked as I slapped the ass of one of my favorite slaves, who was currently shaking her ass for me.

She was one of the first slaves I had acquired, and she had truly become mine. What made her one of the best was the fact she would still react to my actions even after all this time. She hadn’t lost hope of getting out of this place, and that was exactly what I wanted.

“HMM~!”

She squirmed in pain as she continued to shake her ass. Her ass now had dozens of red marks all over it, and blood even started trickling from it. However, it didn’t disgust me; I love to see such a sight.

Was I cruel? Maybe.

But I’m one of the sons of the Demon King. If I wasn’t evil, there would be something wrong with me.

This was probably my favorite hobby, forcing them to do what they hated the most. I just liked seeing the look of disgust on their face every time I would come from the Icy Lake or one of the meetings with one of my brothers.

“That elf princess would have been a nice addition. But that fucker stole her from me!” I frowned. I was still angry about that. “It’s his fault that I’m doing this. He made me angry, and you know what happens when I’m angry, right?”

“You pleasure us until we lose our minds!”

“Good, you learned well.”

Then, I glanced at the time and realized that it was about time for me to get going. So, I slapped my slave’s ass one last time and glanced at the rest of my slaves, who I had forced to watch this, who were practically not wearing any clothes on their bodies. They had been supposed to be next, but well…I was running out of time.

Caedrel was supposed to be arriving soon, and I needed to make sure that I was ready for him.

“Don’t even move or change until I’m back. This won’t take long. I’ll make sure to continue ‘pleasuring’ all of you as soon as I’m back.”

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