Demonic Pornstar System

Chapter 348: Monster!

The Valkyries blinked at their man in confusion as he sprinted full speed toward solid stone.

Why was Kaiden doing that?

His greatsword dissolved in a rush of crimson mist, collapsing into streams of blood that whirled back into the Blood Monarch’s Gauntlet. His aura flared violently.

*BOOM!*

He slammed into the wall shoulder-first, instantly making stone crumble before his might as his raw physical strength tore a gaping hole wide enough to storm through.

Dust rained down as bricks were torn apart, collapsing. Kaiden stood framed in the ruin, ignoring the debris falling right on top of him, crimson eyes glowing like burning coals.

”Quickly! The monsters have wings, so running in the open is to their advantage! If we go through the buildings, we cut off their biggest advantage, and we might save people before they’re eaten alive at the same time!”

That was all his women needed to hear.

Nyx’s hand moved, making space distort as the two children rose gently into her arms, earning another ”Wow...” though it was coming from the girl now. The boy was too busy watching Kaiden’s back.

Nyx cradled the kids as if they weighed nothing at all, then darted through the hole right behind Kaiden. The rest followed in tight formation.

Inside, screams erupted. The sudden explosion of stone and dust had shattered the barricade its residents had erected and terrified the occupants.

The room was dim, lit only by a single lamp, windows sealed with nailed planks. Huddled together against the far wall was a family of four. A man clutching a baseball bat, a young woman with wide eyes, an older woman clutching a rosary, and a girl barely a teenager. Their bodies trembled as they stared at Kaiden’s towering form.

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He didn’t spare them a second glance. Already, he was barreling toward the opposite wall, his aura flaring hotter as he wound up another charge.

The family gasped as the floorboards shook. ”M-Monster?!”

Then came the crash. *BOOM!*

Kaiden’s body tore through another barrier of stone.

The dust hadn’t even settled when Aria stepped lightly into the room. She smiled at them with all the calm serenity of a goddess. Her moonlit aura radiated soft silver, soothing, reassuring, utterly at odds with Kaiden’s demonic fury.

”Don’t be afraid,” she said warmly. ”He isn’t a monster. He’s our protector. If you want to live, please follow us.”

The contrast was absurd. Ahead of her, Kaiden’s crimson silhouette seethed like a devil wreathed in hellfire, eyes glowing like pits of wrath. In front of them stood Aria, radiant and serene, as if she had stepped out of a sacred painting.

The family stared for one second longer, then nodded frantically.

Aria’s ears perked when she heard the next shrieks from beyond the new hole Kaiden had carved.

”Monster!” panicked voices rang out.

She sighed, rolling her eyes with a fond smile adorning her delicate lips. ”It seems my wild man is scaring the neighbors. Come on, let’s go before he makes them faint. I’ll calm them down.”

The family exchanged nervous looks, then scrambled to their feet, falling in line behind her without a second thought.

Kaiden’s wrath tore through another wall, stone and mortar screaming as the barricade burst open in a storm of dust. Screams rose immediately from within, coming from terrified families who thought the monsters had broken through.

Nyx, who had already given the pair of kids back to their mother, moved smoothly into position right behind him, and her hands began glowing pink. The debris that Kaiden sent flying slowed in the air. Fragments of rock and wood floated harmlessly before clattering to the side, ensuring no one was hurt. She glanced at the civilians, examining if she managed to save all of them.

”No injuries,” she declared happily, then looked behind her shoulder, ”Yandere bestie, work your magic.”

Aria stepped forward instantly; her presence itself was serving as a balm applied right to their panicked state of mind. ”It’s all right. We’re here to get you out. Please do not panic.” Her silver aura spilled softly across the cramped rooms, calming frantic breaths, soothing wild panic. Where Kaiden was destruction incarnate, she was the steady hand pulling the frightened back into hope.

”Monster!” a woman whimpered from the far corner, pointing a finger right at Kaiden’s crimson glare and blood-soaked armor.

Aria giggled and brushed back a strand of hair, her tone playful but reassuring. ”Not a monster. He’s my beyond awesome boyfriend.” Her voice dipped softer, radiant and confident. ”Follow us, or you’ll meet the real monsters. Let me tell you, they aren’t as pleasant on the eye as my handsome man is.”

The tension in the room broke, and the group stumbled forward, clutching children, holding onto each other, nodding frantically. In this manner, the group of civilians protected by Valhalla’s Sinners grew bigger by the second.

Kaiden had already moved on, carving the next exit. His body slammed into the wall with bone-shaking force, rubble collapsing in an avalanche. Nyx was there instantly, snapping her wrist and distorting space, catching the falling debris in suspension before dispersing it away from the path. Their rhythm was flawless; Kaiden shattered barriers, and Nyx shaped the aftermath so that even if there was someone on the direct opposite, they would live to tell the tale.

Behind them, Bastet raised a hand high. A solar disk spun into existence above her palm, blazing hot, then swept down the path they had left behind. Flames blossomed into a wide, searing field, forcing monsters to screech and recoil as their skin and flesh burned.

Luna darted beside her, moving like lightning incarnate. Her stormblade crackled as she cleaved down any beast that tried to scramble through the fire. Each swing discharged thunder that rattled the narrow halls. She glanced at Bastet and smirked. ”I knew you were a badass tanned kitten already, but I sure love fighting alongside a Solar Empress. Just try not to collapse the buildings on top of us.”

”You’re one to talk...” Bastet grinned. ”Your storm is just as devastating as my magic... what was it they called you again? Ah, yes. Chaos gremlin.”

”...” Luna’s eyes instantly narrowed.

Together, the Storm Valkyrie and Solar Empress guarded the convoy’s rear, slaying anything that dared to press too close.

A perfect cycle of destruction and salvation. Kaiden demolished every barrier. Nyx reshaped the aftermath. Aria gathered terrified survivors into their fold with gentle words and luminous calm. And Luna and Bastet made sure the rear guard was a graveyard of ash and thunder.

The tide of monsters shrieked louder, but the group kept moving forward.

They burst through the next wall in a storm of rubble and dust. This time, however, no one screamed in panic.

Instead, a young woman gasped. Her wide eyes locked onto Kaiden, and her voice trembled with disbelief. ”K-Kai?! You were this close all this time?! I didn’t know...”

Kaiden paused his wild charge, caught off guard.

The girl fidgeted nervously, so much so that her hands were wringing at the hem of her shirt. ”I-I’m Sarah, by the way... The one you might know as Princeless Princess... The head mod of your group...” She swallowed hard and then gestured weakly toward an older woman at her side. ”And this is my mother.”

The older woman could only nod with wide eyes, utterly stunned by the sight of Kaiden and his companions blazing through the house like characters from a fantasy movie. Her shock, however, gave way to something else as realization dawned. She glanced at her daughter. ”Wait a second. Is he the man you’ve been crushing on like a hopeless teenager?”

”Mom!” Sarah snapped instantly as her face exploded in red, embarrassment flaring even brighter than the flames of the Ra-Blessed Felinid.

Aria let out a soft giggle, her serene glow only making Sarah’s blush deepen. Even Kaiden, crimson aura blazing, allowed the ghost of a smirk to tug at the corner of his mouth. For a heartbeat, amidst the chaos, there was something almost normal. Almost peaceful.

But peace was not meant to last.

A low rumble shook the building. Plaster rained from the ceiling, and then, with a scream of breaking timber, the wall opposite them was ripped away entirely.

Through the gaping hole, a monster larger and meaner than any they had seen so far bared its ugly head. Its body was plated in jagged black carapace, its claws looking like hooked blades, its many eyes glowing with cruel hunger. The beast’s roar shook the air, rattling the survivors to their bones.

The smaller monsters had been predators. This one was a calamity.