Primordial Villain with a Slave Harem

Chapter 618: Finishing What Was Started

Instead of replying, I turned to Vex. ”Can Ignis be trusted?”

My plan required both Vex and Raika to come with me, while Ignis and his flashy fire powers would possibly ruin it. He had no place in my plan. However, no one would remain here who could contain him, he could even harm my lovers. Thus far, Ignis was a more than friendly guy, I liked him. But not enough to trust not only him not running away with my secrets, but the safety of the people I held dear.

”Mega rookie, You’re backed by the four uhh… most unique women of the Iskaris continent, the last thing I want is to be your enemy,” Ignis said while eyeing Vex in particular.

”The fire boy is harmless. Orianna did a thorough research into him, he truly has no backers. No sane Shadow Vanguard would want 3 Veil Walkers and a Circle Member to be after his ass,” Vex reassured me while ignoring Ignis and his remark. Then, a truly unhinged, sadistic glint shone in her eyes as she added, ”Though I could restrain him if you ask me nicely.”

The Ashbringer didn’t like what he was hearing, evidenced by his face begging me for mercy. I didn’t know what Vex meant by ’restrain,’ but I imagined nothing pleasant. ”Fine. I’ll trust you.” I said before immediately contradicting myself by opening a portal to send my allies away to safety.

As long as I had backers like Black Fang, even if my secret got out, I would be fine. On the other hand, my lovers would not get revived. I wasn’t willing to risk them just to keep friendly relations with Ignis.

”I knew you were the man, mega rookie!” Ignis thanked me with sincerity. I couldn’t help but have an inkling that he’d seen Vex restrain people before.

”Alright, ladies, I’ll need to carry you once again.” Without waiting for a response, I reached under Vex before raising her in a bridal carry. She felt so damn light despite packing so much strength in her body.

”I’m spending a lot of time in your arms today…” she murmured with a coy smile, but offered no resistance. Since Raika couldn’t hang from my ankle, she elected to climb onto my back.

”Cast your veiling spell, future wife.”

Once [Hex of Null Presence] was cast on the three of us, I opened a portal and stepped through.

We couldn’t talk during the spell, but Vex’s eyes fluttering wide open told me all I needed to know. She was shocked.

Why?

Because we were a short distance from the undead procession… But not in front of them.

I could target any area with [Warp Gate] where I’d been, including the areas my eyes saw. That is to say, I didn’t need to walk up to a certain patch of grass to open a portal there in the future—seeing it was enough.

And just as such, we landed further into the lionkin territories than where the village we raided was. I glanced toward the horizon and saw the undead and beastkin slave armies rushing at us before we bolted back toward the borders. As such, we were behind the undead horde who’d long since moved past the settlement while pursuing us.

It was time to find the target.

I manipulated the currents, guiding our ascent so rapidly that in mere seconds, we had breached the cloud layer. Remaining undetected was paramount.

From this vantage point, we scoured the flooded fields resulting from my giant wave attack, searching for our enemies. It didn’t take long, this army was like a giant ant swarm.

And there she was.

A woman clad in elaborate robes of stitched flesh and dark cloth sat atop a grotesque throne carried by abominable chimeras. They were stitched-together horrors, their bodies were attached together of various monster limbs and torsos. Some bore the heads of wyverns, others had the musculature of ogres combined with the arachnid legs of chittering horrors. It didn’t take a genius to figure out they were her most liked puppets, likely her masterpieces. Even in the air, she had protectors in the form of winged aberrations. 𝐫₳ＮỌʙËs

But none of that mattered.

I extended my hand, and mana surged into my palm, weaving water into existence. A spear took shape in the form of a swirling mass of liquid, but I wasn’t satisfied just yet. This woman must be incredibly high level according to Vex, I couldn’t underestimate her even if she was a mage-type combatant.

More water flooded in, compacting, condensing. Layer upon layer mashed together by the force of my will. The spear thickened second after second.

I pressed further, forcing the water into an even denser form, stripping away its fluid nature until it no longer rippled or flowed. The sheer compression warped the air around itself, creating tangible pressure. It was ready.

I turned to Raika and nodded.

She released her grip on my back and let herself drop, falling like a meteor.

At the same time, I released the spear.

As Raika plummeted, she breached the range of Vex’s veil. Soon, her voice erupted through the battlefield below, reverberating like a war drum:

”[Fist of Annihilation]!”

The water projectile tore through the air as a high-density bolt of destruction, screaming toward its target at blinding speed. Just before impact, the necromancer’s defensive artifact flared to life—golden barriers sprung into existence in a last-second automated response. My attack slammed into it. The barrier shuddered and numerous cracks formed on its surface, but it held. Just barely.

And then Raika hit.

The moment her fist connected, the golden shield ruptured like fragile glass. Energy detonated outward in a cascading burst of shattered magic, and Raika’s blow carried through to the necromancer herself. Her fist met the woman’s torso. The impact sent a deafening shockwave rippling through the battlefield—the kinetic force caved in the necromancer’s ribcage and rendered her unconscious before she could even scream. The shockwave pushed even the heaviest chimeras back a few steps while damaging their bodies significantly. The lighter undead were tossed farther back, including the flying aberrations.

But Raika was forced to pay the price of our lethal combo attack.

Her body was unable to absorb the damage resulting from her speedy fall from the clouds. She crunched into the ground with great velocity resulting in her flesh getting torn and her limbs dislocated if not outright broke. At least she was able to land on her hands and not her head.

The horde went berserk.

Or so it should’ve happened. They did not turn feral. Instead, they stood around dumbly. The necromancer must’ve survived, but as she was unconscious, her large horde didn’t know what to do without her active orders. Then, the undead monsters concluded they should protect their master. As such, they moved toward the necromancer and Raika, but even before this wild woman hit the ground, I was already diving toward her.

Vex was now seated only in my left arm, with her right hand wrapped around my neck. As we neared the ground, she extended her left hand, latching onto Raika’s wrist.

In the meantime, I snatched the bloodied body of the necromancer.

The undead lunged at us, but we were already gone.

With a large burst of wind, I shot toward the skies. The monsters shrieked their anger, but their cries quickly faded as we ascended beyond their reach. There were a few swift aerial monsters who gave chase, but they did not get to us before I landed a good distance away and portal to safety.

It was time to have the talk with my future wife, and also see if the necromancer could be saved long enough to extract information from her.