Master Of None

Chapter 2415: 2415.Bad Smells

”What are you doing!” The scream of fear came from a mother looking at her child who had just been kicked to the side by none other than Midnight. The snarl on Midnight’s face was clear as she stepped forward toward the child on the ground.

All this had happened in the middle of an open air market. Midnight had heard that Walker, Remey, and Ignus had gone out and returned. She knew that they wouldn’t have left for anything small so she had finished her training and time with some of the elder dragons before going their way.

While she took the long trout to search for some new food to try, she had not just done so because she had the time for it. She enjoyed the city and she enjoyed being immersed in to the people around. Especially when they saw her and complimented her. She had her dragon’s pride after all.

However, that was when she had smelled something horrid. Something that made every bit of her react with instant disgust. She had not smelled something like this since they had ventured in to the depths of the immortal chasing races’ ancient ruins ruled over by the immortal king.

The things there had all been rot and decay, the smell she smelled coming all around her had been the same, however, this smell was a little worse. It seemed to carry cruelty and the desire to cause trouble. No, the desire to grow that scent and make things worse.

That was when she narrowed in on what anyone would have assumed was an innocent little girl walking while holding the handle of her parents. Someone who would appear to be the face of innocence and kindness.

Midnight’s mind was not out of sorts though, she was still in her dragonkin form and words were not lost to her, she had not lost herself to rage or anger. She had her wits about her and she was able to shout out, ”Guards, surround this family and call for Walker immediately!”

No one had heard that midnight would do something like this. Something that would be the same as calling for the strongest. It caused some panic, but this was a market, the guards were always there and watching. Hidden guards that used the shadows as places to wait, armored guards, and even some of the magic using guards who were there to prevent certain skills from being abused.

All moved and acted to surround and defend the people around. ”None of you are human even though you look like it. All of you smell like the undead. All of you smell like you want to kill more.” her growled out words made it clear that Midnight would face all of them with the same sort of rage and viciousness she could sense.

While others had not picked up on it, when midnight pointed out something being wrong, many of the more sensitive races nearby suddenly smelled it. Suddenly felt the instinctual fear and disgust that came with what Midnight had sensed just by walking by them.

”Hehehe dragons. Always dragons. So easy to smell us even when we hide inside everything else so deeply.” the mocking tone came from the little girl’s body, no, from the thing leaving the little girl’s body. ”You won’t get to catch us through. We like it here and we will make it ours while you lose sight of us.”

Midnight saw a bat like creature flap wings of slimy inky black leave the little girl’s mouth. She knew it was not a bat at all, just copying that form. She could tell that it was not anything that was technically alive, nor was it anything good. It was some intelligent monstrous thing.

The same happened to the mother and father walking with the girl just moments ago. They collapsed and the slimy black bat like things flew out in to the air.

The instant it happened the guards, Midnight, and all others who had the ability moved. Arrows shot through one but the attack was doing nothing. The body just moved around it and kept flying away. The magical fire ball thrown out seems to burn off some of it as the bat like thing dodged narrowly.

”Successful appraisal, all other pursue and track!” one of the guard captains had their appraisal skill prepared. They had made sure to use it and send the others after them. Midnight turned her head immediately. She knew that she could not take her proper dragon form within the city for safety. She also knew that she couldn’t catch these smaller things as they darted in to alleyways and further in to the city.

She had just been walking so calmly and having such a nice day, and then she had smelled the scent of death and blood. Now, she also looked at three members of their city that had somehow lost their lives? How else could she feel right now other than rage.

Walker’s head jolted up from the assistance in making a unique glass tool that trapped evaporated potion liquids and separated them. He had been carefully helping the master glass blower to make certain ones with elemental glasses, but he felt the rage and then heard a mournful roar from M midnight. He knew exactly what could have happened for her to feel this way. He would have felt the same.

”Remey, Su, Ignus, come with me right now. We have something to handle. Genesis was just attacked or someone was hurt. We need details!” The two craftsmen fiercely working didn’t even feel bad when what they were working on shattered. They could accept that since they were sure that whatever was going on was much more important. They had faith in those they saw as leaders.

Midnight didn’t even wait a few minutes when Walker came over with a slight burst of wind barely held back in his rush. Walker saw the bodies and also saw the guards. He also noticed the guard captain making way to Midnight while sensing a slightly more despicable undead mana.

”There were undead within the city?” he saw Midnight nod while motioning to the guard captain.

”We are trying to send trackers but it appears these things are made to hide and to blend in. Here is the appraisal that I managed to get using the enemy appraisal I possess as a guard captain elite.”

The enemy appraisal was something only able to be done by criminals or the enemy of the place the guard captain elite protected. It was a useful skill for dealing with those who broke the law or even during war times. The scroll was magical and recorded the appraisal he had done when he willed it. A valuable item for these situations and for making notices of

criminal activity.

’Undead shifting slime

This is a creature that refuses to become intelligent for the sake of their race. Instead it remained a monster and decided to become more vicious.

While undead with intelligence are rare and often branch in to intelligent races, this monster is a monster in every sense to an intelligent race. It specifically targets intelligent races to consume from the inside out while using their bodies as shells to hide themselves.

These shells are known as rotting shells and will often be found by the scent of the decay from within. However, every skill developed by the undead shifting slime came to be so that it can hide and grow secretly.

Once strong enough, it can stand as a single being without a shell and wild extremely potent decaying manas with hints of death and undead mana within that corrode most things that it

comes in contact with.

They are extremely dangerous and intentionally...’

Walker felt anger now too. This thing had come in to the city without being found. Had managed to harm the people and planned to do worse. Beyond that, this was a species of monster that purely chose evil instead of becoming intelligent and peaceful.

They would even go so far to prey on the weakest just to cause more harm and grow themselves. A literal parasite and plague that had appeared because of all the races coming

together.

”If I appraise this thing, I can find weaknesses and more. I’ll do so when I eradicate them. Then I’ll make magic so we can get rid of them forever. This is a monster without any predators because they found ways to kill them I’m sure.” Midnight growled as every word Walker spoke. She was ready to hunt them.

”I will have my elders begin searching. We will trap these things for your experiments. Then we will turn them to ash... and then burn them again.” Ignus held himself with calm, but Walker could sense the flames seething beneath the surface. Remey was no different, but they all felt it right before they split up and began hunting.

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