Unlimited Power - The Arcane Path

"I can't believe you completed an S rank mission alone..." Betty said soon after they left Rome.

"I just had the right skills to do it... I was lucky." Leon said.

Although six thousand skeletons invaded Rome, Betty couldn't see a single sign of destruction. It would take a while before all the skeletons could die, but that wasn't a problem. Unless an idiot let the army step on themselves, no one would die.

Even though Leon was feeling bad for having invaded a sacred place, he was quite refreshed because he didn't have to hold back for three days straight. Regardless, things went well. Perhaps too well, and Leon considered that someone was chasing them while keeping their presence hidden. He had that feeling that something bad was about to happen.

Nothing happened while they were flying, but as soon as they landed, Leon felt shivers. That was killing intent… it was the first time Leon felt that coming from humans. Monsters also emitted that, but Leon could only sense in certain situations. For example, when a megalodon was about to attack him. Although four of Betty's six friends had their weapons aimed toward him, Leon felt the same bloodthirsty he always felt when he saw the megalodons' colossal jaw.

"Guys… I gave you the chance to do the right thing and to prove that you guys were innocent." Leon said and then looked at Betty and saw two knives and a spear, slightly rubbing her neck.

"I'm sorry, Leon…" Betty bit her lips. "It looks like I didn't know them enough…"

"Don't move your hands, or we will cut her throat." The man holding the spear said.

"So, it is going to be like that… I guess we can't avoid war like this, Betty." Leon said, showing an annoyed expression.

"I'm sorry…" Betty closed her eyes and showed a regretful expression.

"Don't be… sometimes, things just can't be helped." Leon said.

While Leon was busy trying to console Betty, the four soldiers around him swung their weapons to use their skills and cut his neck. However, those four and the two holding Betty fell on the ground like masterless puppets. Betty opened her eyes in surprise, and then she saw small Ice Arrows on their backs.

Instead of relieved, Betty fell on her knees. She lost her family and friends when the dragons attacked; after four years, she thought she had found a new family and friends only to be betrayed like that… everything was just an act.

"Don't worry; they are not dead," Leon said. "I just damaged their spines. Makoto will probably want to kill them himself. Besides, if I kill them, William will know. Honestly, I'm kind of relieved; with this, I will owe him only the favor to forgive you."

"… How did you know what they were planting?" Betty said.

"I never knew, I just thought it was possible that they would try to kill me at the moment when I would be most tired and after completing the mission," Leon explained. "When you said that Makoto's son's death was an accident, I got suspicious. He was the only person who died, but he wasn't the only person who chased your team. I can't imagine him being weak since he worked in the security of such special materials… considering all of that, his death might have been part of the mission, but it looks like you didn't know."

"Why William would want the death of the prince?" Betty asked with her head down.

"Perhaps he wanted a war, or perhaps someone paid him to do it…" Leon scratched the back of his head. "It is difficult to conclude having so little information. Hah… at this point in time, Alisson and Sanchez may as well be accomplices in the crime. This will be a pain…"

In the end, Leon will have to question them. To think that the people who united the survivors of three nations were that troublesome… the Allied Forces needed them, but it looked like Leon would have to find someone else for occupying their positions

While Leon was thinking about what to do, he heard the sound of the helicopter took off. Without a hint of hesitation, he shot a stone bullet in the pilot's head. Although his job was to pilot, he was quite strong, Leon only managed to knock him out.

"Betty, can you pilot that?" Leon asked. "For how long do you intend to mop around? We don't have time for this, did you forget that every minute demons are leaving that dungeon?"

"… Can't you give me a few minutes to rest?" Betty glared at Leon. "If you didn't notice, the people who I thought were my friends almost killed me."

Leon sighed; he had so many problems in his head that moping around was a luxury that he didn't have. He didn't even consider that… Regardless, Leon picked several pieces of clothing and covered Betty's 'friends' mouth. They were conscious, but they could only move their heads.

"You guys thought that I could only use magic through my hands… too bad, I made you think that." Leon said. "It is a joke that William and those two can control the world using a bunch of careless survivors like you."

Since Gisela couldn't recover her eye, Leon was pretty sure the damage in their spine wouldn't heal as well. But Leon covered their arms and legs with steel rings in order to prevent them from moving, just in case.

Despite having the nerve of trying to screw with Leon and even using Betty as a hostage, they helped him a lot. Although their equipment was nowhere as good as Leon's, they were pretty decent. That being said, Leon had no idea of what to do with them since he would keep using the scythe…