Chapter 179

Mikael and Furrneka returned to Rio, the tournament was still ongoing although it was getting near the end. This was the third day of Guild battles, the last program of the tournament. Despite being the last, the stadium was still packed and the crowd kept yelling.

Mikael and Furrneka didn't want to watch the tournament so they went to the hotel to visit Klein and Kitsune. They tilted their heads when couldn't find them in the hotel so Mikael phoned his brother. The couple said that they were in the restaurant having their lunch, Mikael and Furrneka decided to join them. 

"Kuya!"

Klein greeted his brother and Kitsune talked to Furrneka. They sat at the table and waited for the food to come. They had a good conversation, Mikael and Klein always have something to talk about. And the two girls giggled listening to them. 

Furrneka tugged Mikael and showed him that she could hold utensils now, she was cutting a steak using a knife, she was not using her bare hands anymore. She had a smug attitude and waiting for his praise. Mikael laughed and kissed her cheek, the woman blushed and grumbled while nibbling the food. She was attacked underhandedly!

"You are getting better using fork and knife."

Mikael praised her, Furrneka's tail was swaying showing her feelings. She wanted to be a better woman for Mikael, he accepted her everything and she wanted to give him everything. She happily ate the food in front of her. 

"Kuya, how's the Amazon? I heard that you raid a Dungeon there? I'm actually surprised that you quickly closed a Violet Portal."

Mikael scratched his head and explained his Title. If not for his Dragon Slayer, he won't easily kill the monsters in the Violet Portal.

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Niña together with others reached the meeting place. The client wanted to talk before they started the mission. Niña had some weird feelings but she decided to agree, the place was in Rio and she could visit Mikael.

They were in an abandoned building close to the stadium. Niña felt that something was strange but she still went to the meeting place. Kaya could teleport them to escape the place if something bad happened. 

(Author's note: I swear, it's not my intention to make their names confusing! Please believe me!)

Kaya, Maya, and Sasha followed their mistress. They were wearing their equipment and just like Niña, their faces were covered too. The four women were in the building and they found the client. The man was sitting on building blocks. He looked like a decent man who didn't have any special features, he looked normal. Niña moved forward to talk to him. 

"We are here for the mission."

"Yeah, I can see that."

The man nodded and chuckled. Nina narrowed her eyes and realized something. She felt that a bad omen had come, her intuition was telling her to run.

"Kaya!"

Niña yelled at them. Kaya started casting her Skill, however, before she could do it, a shadow spike stabbed her below. The woman lost her composure and coughed blood, her body dangled off the ground as the spike lifted her.

"Sister!"

Maya lost her mind and attacked the shadow who was merging in the dark. A cube appeared and tried to suck the shadow, but the shadow swiftly vanished. Maya caught her sister and gave her a healing potion before she died. Her hands were trembling, she lost her composure.

Niña looked at them before returning her vision at the client(?). Niña easily understood what was happening. 

"Francisco!!"

Niña became enraged, her eyes glared fiercely, Kaya is her family. She took care of the twins when they lost their parents in the monster wave, for her, Kaya and Maya are her daughters. 

"Oh? So you easily found it huh."

Francisco smirked as he changed his real appearance. Two horns were visible on his forehead and his eyes were crimson.

"We know each other since the first Awakening! You are the only one who can create a true illusion!"

Niña roared, she threw her knives at Francisco but he didn't move nor evade them. The knives passed through him, what Niña hit was an illusion, Francisco used an illusion to confused her. 

"Tch!"

Niña clicked her tongue as she disappeared too, she knew that Francisco's illusion could change the reality around him. It didn't have an offensive capability but it was still dangerous. 

"Hehe, since I can't find you then I will start with your cute little kohais!"

Francisco appeared near the three girls, wielding his longsword, he targeted the twins because they were the most disturbed right now. However, his weapon was deflected, his longsword thwarted away. Francisco was shocked that someone could actually parry his attack, he was a Level 687 Hunter. 

"You motherf*cker!"

The angry woman gritted her teeth. Sasha was the one who deflected his weapon. Sasha had a Skill that could even defeat Oliver or Mikael when it comes to strength. Sasha had a Skill called Herculean Strength, her body was tough and strong, even sharp blades won't work on her. She slammed her fists to the floor and the place shook, they were inside a building and the dust fell off from the ceiling. 

Sasha made an attack again! She strongly waved her arm and a strong gust of wind moved like a tsunami. Francisco almost lost his footings and crashed because of the pressure created by a wave of her arm. His knees trembled before regaining their footings.

"Hehe."

Although Francisco didn't look anxious, he crazily smiled and took an Item, to be exact this was not an Item! This was the eye of the poor child Cedy!

*Sshhiiiiinnnnggg*

He aimed the eye at Sasha, the eye glowed and activated the Skill. Sasha swung her arm again but nothing happened, her Skill stopped working. She was perplexed and tried to do it again but the result was the same, her power disappeared. Because of this, she didn't see that a shadow was moving to kill her.

"Sasha!"

Niña materialized and pushed Sasha away, the shadow didn't hit her but...

"Got yah~"

Niña was forced to show herself, this caused Francisco to have a chance to attack her. The longsword made a swoosh sound and slammed into her abdomen, Niña rolled to the ground. Her face bled as her lungs lost air. 

"Guah-!"

She wanted to gasp but she didn't have the time to, the shadow spikes came to stab her. Niña pushed her body and used Wind Step, the spikes hit nothing, she escaped the attack but she was still hurt. Niña glanced at the girls, she found that Kaya was alive.

"Kaya are you okay?!"

"… Yes, mistress."

Kaya who drunk the healing potion was fine, nonetheless, she was still aching as she lost a great amount of blood. Maya was next to her, a cube was protecting them together. 

"You won't get away with this!"

Sasha was still busy fighting Francisco, she was evading the vision of the eye. She realized that the eye had the power to nullify her Skill. She moved fast so that she could get close to Francisco. 

"You are still young."

Francisco stated and cast his Skill, the floor turned into mud and Sasha tumbled, the illusion became reality. She saw a longsword falling down and closed her eyes. Thankfully, Niña saved her again, she was the fastest Hunter in the world. The weapon only hit the floor, the ground granulated and rocks flew around. 

"Tch! I hate fast rat."

Francisco kicked his tongue.

"Kaya, we will leave!"

Niña commanded, Kaya agreed and started to cast a portal. Maya protected her using her cube. A portal started materializing close to them.

"Not so fast!--- Kuck!"

Francisco pointed the eye at the twins but three knives stabbed his arm, he failed. Niña glared at him, she promised to herself that she would kill Francisco and the Shadow Demon if she ever sees them again.

"Mistress!"

The Portal was successfully made. The four women breathed in relief as they started moving. At last, they could escape the place now… Or so they thought. 

"Kihihihi"

The Shadow Demon, Delorio, laughed. He felt that the bomb already exploded inside the woman. He completed the mission. Together with him, Francisco cackled too, he believed that Tiffany accomplishes her job. 

The Two Demons laughed as they watched how the woman blew up into pieces.

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Maya puked blood, after that, her body exploded and thousands of creatures came out. The Eternal Cube was broken and the Methuselahs had reached the Earth. 

(Remember the Methuselahs? Yeah, they are here and the main story of the fourth arc has now started.)