The World Is Mine For The Taking

Chapter 469 - 76 - Goddess of Succubus’s Heir (4)

scarlet’s pov

when i got to the place gabrielle wanted me to reach, it was chaos incarnate. violent gusts of wind tore through the air, strong enough to knock me off. the entire area looked like it had been through hell—scorched, cracked, and torn as if some massive battle had raged here. the destruction was so widespread that it felt like a war had erupted, one with giants in the fray.

in the middle of this catastrophe, i spotted a towering figure with scaly skin, standing over another figure lying on the ground. i zoomed in, activating my eye scanner to check for any signs of life. to my relief, the one on the ground was alive, still breathing. that was leon—the person gabrielle had wanted me to rescue.

the hulking figure loomed over him, a deep, reverberating voice rumbling from his chest like thunder from the depths of a chasm. "is this all thou art capable of? mortals are ever thus—fragile, pathetic. and yet thou wouldst dare to aspire to rule this world?"

his words were as mocking as they were chilling, his tone vibrating with disdain. he looked down at leon with a sadistic grin. "i shall keep thee breathing, if only so thine eyes may witness as i lay waste to this world, and its women... broken beneath my heel."

i landed just behind him, narrowing my gaze. "hey, you. are you the one responsible for all this destruction?"

he turned, his reptilian eyes fixing on me with something between amusement and disgust. "who art thou, that dares to address me thus? have ye no reverence for those far above thine ilk?"

"i don’t know what you’re babbling about, and frankly, i don’t care," i shot back, leveling my glare. "but from the way you’re talking, it sure sounds like you’re the one behind this mess."

he sighed, as if bored, a condescending smirk spreading across his scaly face. "verily, a fool stands before me. thy form holdeth not a spark of mana, nor a wisp of qi. truly, thou art but an empty vessel—nothing of strength or skill. what could one such as thee hope to accomplish?"

the way he sneered made my blood boil. it was rare for someone to underestimate me to my face like this. in my world, only one person had ever looked down on me this way. she didn’t say it out loud, but the way shredica’s eyes always held that dismissive glint—it infuriated me. as her supposed captain, she’d always neglected me. when i saw her again, i’d make sure to land a solid hit on her. but first, i had to deal with this smug bastard.

"don’t waste your breath," i snarled. "i’m going to fucking show you what i can do!"

without another thought, i activated the launch cannons installed in my back. these things were a last resort, the kind of firepower i wouldn’t normally unleash unless i wanted to wipe out everything in sight. but now, in this empty wasteland, it felt like the perfect time to let loose. i’d been itching to use these since getting thrown into this world, and now, with no innocent lives around, i’d turn this smug bastard into target practice.

the cannons roared to life, and a barrage of homing missiles erupted from my back, each one streaking through the air with a burning trail. they locked onto him, honing in like predators on prey. but the man simply swatted them aside with a lazy swipe of his clawed hand, as if he were brushing off flies. each missile veered off course, exploding far from him in fiery bursts that lit up the ruined landscape.

"what are these contraptions? thy arsenal holds wonders indeed. were i of mortal ilk, i might well have been pulverized." the man’s tone was dripping with mockery. "but against me, they are but pitiful sparks."

the warriors following the golden-haired woman charged in, striking with everything they had, but he didn’t flinch. he just stood there, unbothered, as if our combined efforts were little more than an irritating breeze.

then, he laughed. a dark, booming sound.

"what did i say?" he sneered. "all efforts are futile!"

and in an instant, everyone near him was blasted backward as if by an invisible wave of pure power. those unlucky enough to be caught close were thrown lifelessly, bodies limp, the fight already snuffed out of them. this was no simple skirmish—this was war, and it was clear now it wouldn’t be easily won.

i shot into the air, hoping for a better vantage point, both hands holding submachine guns as i targeted him from above. with so many people below, missiles were out of the question. i needed precision. but the bullets pinged off him, bouncing harmlessly with no impact.

"there is naught ye can do," he roared, eyes sweeping over us with cruel disdain. "lowly creatures, all of thee, fit only to grovel at mine feet. behold, for i am as a god of this realm—a being higher than ye could ever comprehend. bow down!" his voice thundered, and with a single leap, he created a shockwave that splintered the ground, leaving a smoking crater beneath him as he shot toward me.

i kicked my jetpack to full power, trying to ascend, to stay just out of reach. but—

"it’s useless!" he sneered, reaching me effortlessly. his hand wrapped around my ankle, yanking me downward with a sickening force. before i could even react, he slammed me into the earth, the impact jarring through me like shattering glass. something deep inside, gears or circuitry, felt like it snapped. i coughed, struggling to see through the haze as his shadow loomed above me.

"since thou art the first to challenge me, it is thee who shall be defiled first," he sneered, crouching over me.

he pinned me down, his weight pressing on me as he loomed closer, eyes gleaming with a disturbing lust. i still couldn’t comprehend his words, but i was too weak, too broken to fight back. around me, those i’d fought beside struggled to even lift their heads against him. he was like an unstoppable force, invincible.

then—

"thank you for holding him up," a voice cut through the chaos, steady and clear. "i’m good to go now."

that voice. i turned my head to see him—someone i’d watched lying defeated just moments ago. but now, he was back on his feet, and he looked... different.

"i’m going to kick this motherfucker off our planet."