"Left! To the left!"
"No! That's not right! Why does this blade even curve?"
"Hurry and dodge!"
"V! It's been a pleasure knowing you—ah!"
Following the crow's final, emotion-filled cry, he was struck directly by the greatsword, which had been flying in a rather strange trajectory. He let out a miserable shriek, was knocked into the shape of a sphere, and fell down from the air.
V also plummeted toward the ground, pulled by the force of gravity.
Under normal circumstances, he wouldn't have been injured by a fall from this height, but this time, the event happened so suddenly that even V couldn't react in time. He landed on the ground without any resistance, hitting it with a loud thud.
V felt a wave of pain in his head. He curled his body up on the ground and took four or five deep breaths to steady himself.
"Troublesome..."
The frail man struggled to climb up and coughed twice. He took a deep breath and cast a sidelong glance.
Not far away, his familiar had been hacked half to death by the suddenly flying greatsword. It had now turned into something resembling an egg, surrounded by a peculiar glow.
As for the greatsword that had flown in from who knows where, it was stuck directly into the ground nearby, emitting a cold, sharp light.
V kept his eyes open, staring at the greatsword. He had originally thought it was the weapon belonging to Dante—that flamboyant demon hunter—but looking closely, it seemed to be a different greatsword.
What is going on? Are there other demon hunters in this place? Or is there some strange demon here?
V's mind was full of questions. At the same time, he immediately summoned his panther familiar, which had been hiding in the shadow, and had it circle around him.
He felt it was dangerous.
He was vigilant.
Vigilant.
Vigilant.
He remained vigilant for half a day, but in the end, nothing happened.
Seeing that the noisy chatterbox bird was about to revive, V stood up and brushed the dust off his body.
"There's not much time left..." He furrowed his brows, looking a bit troubled by a headache.
Right now, his bird familiar hadn't revived yet, which would limit his actions. Although his Devil Face was in the plaza not far away, there were still quite a lot of demons along the way. If that were the case, he really wasn't sure he could make it to the location of his Devil Face.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but feel a bit resentful—which idiot threw this blade, anyway?
Just as V was pondering how to get to the plaza, he suddenly heard the voices of several people nearby.
"Are you sure this is the direction?"
"I definitely saw my blade fly this way just now. Come to think of it, shouldn't we be looking for those demon hunters first?"
"It's fine, there's still time."
V listened carefully. He felt that the people walking over were two men and one woman. Each of them spoke a different language, but those words seemed to contain magic. Even though V hadn't learned those languages, he could understand what the three of them were saying.
That was a strange ability.
V did his best to prop himself up. He coughed twice and entered a state of vigilance.
He didn't know if the people arriving were good or bad, but in this city of chaos, it was always right to keep one's guard up.
Soon, the three people who had been talking appeared before him.
V took a steady look, and his face couldn't help but twitch.
The style of those people was completely different from the surroundings.
A lady in armor, an armored tough guy, and an ordinary man in casual clothes—the combination of these three looked very peculiar.
It was very peculiar in every sense.
He locked gazes with the three people in front of him.
Then, V clearly saw the expression on the face of the man in casual clothes change from calm to confusion, then from confusion to surprise, and finally from surprise to despair. The entire facial transformation process was incredibly spectacular; V had no idea what this person could have possibly thought of.
The other two looked at V with vigilance. They raised their weapons, and although they didn't act immediately, they didn't seem very friendly either.
V raised both hands to signal that he was not a threat. The tough guy poked the man in casual clothes, who looked as if he had lost all hope. The man in casual clothes nodded with some reluctance, and only then did the others lower their weapons.
An interesting combination.
V thought to himself.
It's over.
That was the only thought in Zuo Si's mind right now.
Why is V here!
Shouldn't he have already run to his Devil Face and merged with it?
Why is he here!
Zuo Si felt his head going numb.
He scanned left and right. He saw the greatsword stuck in the ground not far away, and he also saw the egg-like object on the ground. In an instant, he had already guessed what had happened.
Zuo Si swallowed hard. He felt he should find a way to change the subject and keep V from taking DOOM to the demon plaza.
"Sir, lady, are you here to slay demons?"
Unfortunately, before Zuo Si could speak, V spoke first.
DOOM nodded and put away his weapon. He felt that this person in front of him didn't have a very strong demonic aura; he looked like one of the demon hunters Zuo Si had mentioned.
"I was flying toward a demon just now," V pointed to the greatsword on the ground, "but halfway there, this sword fell down..."
Hearing V's words, the expressions of Zuo Si and his two companions couldn't help but become slightly subtle.
Zuo Si's face twitched slightly.
In a sense, V's luck was quite good.
Victoria walked silently to the side of the greatsword. The young girl gripped the hilt and used a little force to pull the sword out.
V watched the whole thing without saying a word.
The atmosphere of the entire scene became awkward.
"Cough, cough, let's put that aside for now. Are you interested in joining me to slay a great demon?"
V coughed twice, raised his eyes slightly, and spoke.
Zuo Si: "?"
Don't do this! Brother! The reason those people in the original plot didn't fight you to the death was because of bloodline, but that armored tough guy will fight you until the end of time!
Besides, who invites people they just met to go slay a demon! This process isn't right!
"Of course, as long as there are demons, I will slay them." DOOM adjusted his weapon with utmost seriousness.
Zuo Si: "..."
Big brother! Please don't be so serious right now!
For a moment, Zuo Si felt that the entire script was developing in a direction he couldn't control.
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