There was a moment of silence as Pyra just stood there, weakly pounding Rex chest, his hand petting her in the process. Then, she topped her protest and walked back to Emanai and hugged her once again, a pouty expression on her face as he glared at Rex, eliciting smiles on the faces on members of Endless Journey.

  "Much better. That looks like the countenance of an elven lady. Ready to leave?" Rex asked.

  "Soo? No picking now?" Emanai asked carefully, her eyes moving between Rex and Pyra.

  "No. Pyra is a friend of sorts. A pleasant company at the very least, so a small assistance like this is no reason to actually tax her with such heavy handed methods. Though I can extend an open invitation to the two of you to become my maids should you need to run for cover and protection, no matter the circumstances. Interested?"

  "Yes please. Thank you for such magnanimous offer." Emanai replied, bowing her head.

  "No worries, no worries." Rex just waved it off, handing the two sisters a couple of amulets, one for each of them. "Wear them and crush yours while thinking of safe harbor or protection. I will know immediately and you will be protected for a while in a special way. Hopefully I arrive before said protection dissipates or the attackers realize what they are messing with and run away. If not, some heavy handed destruction will follow. No one is omnipotent after all. not truly." he added in a much lower voice, barely a mumble as if only meant for himself "Now then, we ready to leave or what? Plundering awaits after all!" The last couple of sentences did sound more enthusiastic on Rex's part, the man clearly quite energetic and playful now that they could fool around.

  "Of course. Though I do apologise if I slow the group down." Emanai spoke "While I can already feel the headache receding bit by bit, I still feel quite exhausted. Once again, I do apologise for it."

  "Don't sweat it. I have already taken that into consideration and will provide a solution, for while you are no longer in immediate danger and thus we can actually enjoy the trip ahead of us, you will still be in a weakened state for some time as stated before. And sice Pyra has provided enough entertainment and friendly gestures as is, I will try and make our little field trip more fun as well. making fun and happy memories for all involved. Girls, would you be so kind as to help the sisters out a bit?" Rex then turned to his lovers, requesting their assistance.

  "Do you even have to ask?" quipped back Danica, already next to Emanai and reaching towards the elder elven woman "Aand, up we go." she smiled, dragging Emanai to her feet, throwing one of Emanai's hands oher her own shoulder, providing quite the stable support, quickly joined by Eve on the other side.

  "You said you have a solution for our issue, right Rex?" Danciasked after him once again "Might be hard to have our fun otherwise," she quickly turned her head towards Emanai "No offence sister."

  "None taken." Emanai smiled as she replied "i am thankful for the assistance."

  "Of course. There is no way i would relegate you girls to support for the entirety of our little exploration, I like having fun too much to do something so stupid. I just need full mobility for a few moments once we are outside."

  "So be it. Let's head out then!" Danica exclaimed, starting to walk towards the exit in lockstep with Emanai and Eve. Rex was swift as always, quickly overtaking them and dashing forward, leaving a 'see you outside in a bit' and disappearing ahead.

  "He seems odd for a candidate. Are they not all supposed to be overly serious and supper arrogant?" Emanai asked as the group moved towards the exit as well, Pyra walking closely behind the trio.

  "If there is one thing you should never do, it is measure Rex with the standards of general rules. he just does not fit inside them. If anything, he could be considered a creature of chaos. Maybe even similar to pixies in a sense." Eve replied.

  "How so?"

  "Much like chaos, or pixies for that matter, it is nigh impossible to predict how he will react to the things happening around him. For example, if we were to encounter a group of bandits along the way, there is a chance Rex would just wipe them all out, no fuss no care, just swift execution of them. Then again, he might find something that angers him greatly, resulting in a rather gruesome torture session of the same bandits where they are begging to be killed after a few hours. Or he might just beat them up a bit and let them go. We just can't be sure is what I am saying."

  "Does that not scare you?"

  "And here is the one thing that makes him 'kind of' like chaos or pixies, not very much so. The people he consider his, or just friends in general? He can be overly protective of them. I already genuinely a bit bad for the poor sods who would incur his wrath by hurting one of said people." explained Eve.

  "How's adventuring with someone as strong as he is? Is there anything to do for you guys?" Emanai asked, slightly curious, earning two proud smirks from Danica and Eve.

  "As much as we want to, really." Danica grinned, happily humming as Eve explained better.

  "He chose the crowd control route to allow us to grow and practice. And because of his power, we have no need for front liners either. He has it all covered, though I suppose a healer would be a solid addition to the group if we ever chose to expand our numbers."

  "And how does he do that? Control the battlefields so effortlessly to fulfil the role of multiple tanks and control master if you don't mind me asking?"

  "You will see soon enough." Danica replied "I think you will be able to appreciate it. Wait, no nevermind. Just wait and see."

  The group walked the rest of the time chatting about some miscellaneous things like Emanai's and Pyra's experience in the sect, their thoughts on the whole sect system as a whole, the pros and cons. It turned out to be quite informative for Rex companions, though both came to the same conclusion- traveling with Rex was still the best, both as a way to grow stronger and to have a fun and fulfilling life. They also said as much to the sisters, not shying away one bit from the question about the romantic life that eventually came.

  "What's there to worry about? We already have our man caught and secured." Danica had proudly stated, getting corrected by Eve just a moment later.

  "You meant our man caught and blew our minds away so hard no other men could ever even be considered."

  "Same thing." Danica shamelessly replied, still grinning from ear to ear.

  "Ohh? so you two share Rex?" questioned Emanai, a slight and mischievous smile creeping on her face. "Would you be willing to share some juicy tidbits? Do you bothe get your fair share of attention? I have heard some men with multiple partners tend to not do enough for us ladies."

  "Try not to grow too envious of us during this adventure, ok?" Eve replied with a smile of her own, having already caught on to the game Emanai was trying to play. Sadly for the elven maiden, Eve was far too shrewd to fall for it and Danica far too honest and direct to fall for it either, even if the whole plot slipped past the wolfkins head.

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  "I will not, don't you worry there sister." Emanai replied calmly.

  Soon enough, they had reached the exit, stepping onto the platform that covered the immediate area around the entrance, still oozing the ancient and slightly dangerous aura, dissuading people from staying here for too long, unless of course said people were incredibly strong, allowing them to ignore threats of such level. In their case, the aura would be akin to a lure, an indication that there was something of value hidden in the cave, protected by some sort of dangerous encounter.

  What greeted their eyes was a rather peculiar sight as they caught Rex finalizing his own task. With one hand he held a rather large monster, laying on a pile of several other monster corpses, though those looked somewhat odd, as if all liquid had been drained from them, leaving only dry skin and bones behind. The same fate greeted the last creature moments later, with Rex letting go of it once it was fully drained. Then, the rather large sized orb above him, deep red of blood in colour, gushed forward, expanding and morphing and crystalizing, taking on a shape of a spider like construct the size of a few horses. There was also a rather peculiar construction formed on the flat top of the constructs back.

  Rex finalized his task by placing a few rather comfortable chairs on the back of this construct, finishing his creation. What he had achieved was quite impressive, the spider like construct with a palanquin of sorts on its back, providing plenty of shade and protection from all other sides but the front. Noticing the arrival of the girls, Rex waved his hand, a smirk on his face as he called out to them.

  "Mission accomplished. Patients aboard!" he exclaimed, walking over towards the girls, the construct following close by, five seats placed on the creatures back, though three were joined on a larger sofa like chair, no doubt there so Rex and his girls could rest in one anothers embrace.

  "We will be doing quite a bit of monster hunting and all around looting, don't worry girls. Just assumed we will want some down time as well, ergo the result. Pyra and Emanai can just chill there as we do our thing." he explained before there could be any questions regarding the subject, pacifying the girls before they could start to worry.

  "i also noticed that without active and honestly quite brutal means, no monster was willing to come over here. Seems that there is something with the path here that scares them away."

  "Yes. There are a couple of such roads around the mountain. Try any other path and you will be swarmed with the monsters."

  "Let's start with that! Pretty please?" Danica dashed over to Rex, hugging his arm once Emanai was sat in one of the comfy chairs, Pyra taking place next to her sister.

  "You in the mood too? Or want to relax and rest for a bit?" Rex asked Eve, clearly fine with Danica's request.

  "Yes. I could use the extra training. I think I am close to a qualitative change for my mana arrows."

  "Okay. Let's get this party started!" Rex agreed, calling forth a few dozen blood chains, sending equal amounts to surround and protect both Danica and Eve while he himself sat on the large sofa on the back of the construct spider. "Pick a side and let's go. Though i would advise to aim up. The best stuff will likely be at the very top after all." he added, leisurely reclining in his comfy seat, as if a lord or a king, finding the best pose to lie in as the show about to be performed was starting. Naturally, Danica looked at him questioningly, asking "Rex dear, and what might you be doing?"

  "Finding myself a comfy spot? You know my ability to perform does not change whether I stand in the middle of the battlefield or sit in this comfy chair. Actually, now that I think of it, I should just use a throne of sorts as I do my thing when we have spectators. Hmmm, yes, that sounds just about right. Thanks dear for the help on that particular brilliant idea. I will spoil you with extra care later."

  Danica furrowed her brows as Rex replied, though could not help but perk up a little at the promise he added in the end, the corners of her lips turning up in a smile as she turned around, facing the mountaintop. "I suppose you are right. Let's go bash something!"

  "I am right behind you sister." added Eve, her bow in hand and ready for the fun to begin.

  "I will keep my eye on our surroundings as usual and if I notice something good nearby I will direct the group towards said goods." Rex added from his seat, ordering the construct to move ahead, though remain behind Danica and Eve. He had plenty of blood chains to ensure the safety of all three entities so there was no problems whatsoever and after the carnage light they would engage in now, he would have even more blood to compress, expanding his every growing supply of the life rich building block called blood.

  As the group proceeded, both Emanai and Pyra got a front row seat to the performance that Endless Journey's battles were. As Danica dashed from foe to foe, bashing and cracking their skulls and bones, the blood chains around her limiting the number of monster that could ever get close to her, creating labyrinths of obstacles that could not just be bulldozed through. At the same time Eve released arrow after arrow, debilitating or weakening monsters, other times outright killing them, receiving an occasional comment from Rex in ways to sharpen her performance a bit more. Both sisters had to admit though, Eve's archery was already a sight to behold and appreciate. As elves, the bow was something of a national past time, so they held a natural affinity towards people who appreciated the weapon as well, rising their opinion of Eve even higher. And seeing how it was already high, what with the way she had acted so far and due to the fact she was with Rex.

  While the girls were no doubt impressive, likely more capable than most A rankers within the sect, it was Rex and his blood chains and how he controlled the entire battle field as he wished that stunned the elven sisters the most. The old bat, as pyra would call her vampire teacher, the elder of the inner sect, had a few dozen familiars he could control with frightening precision, allowing him to be quite fearsome and dangerous strategist and control master, but what Rex was doing? That went beyond the scale of reason. Ow sure, he was a LORD candidate, but it still did not make sense of just how insane his performance was. And actually the scariest of it all? It seemed as if what he was doing did not seem exhausting at all, not a single drop of sweat rolling down his face, all while controlling a horde of enemies hundreds strong, with plenty of peak B and even some A rank monsters appearing every now and then.

  "Seventy degrees right girls. half a kilometer ahead! I sense something good, likely a valuable ingredient!" Rex suddenly called out, informing the duo fighting of something he had sensed. And, as expected, the duo turned, cleaving through the monsters towards the direction Rex had mentioned, leaving corpses in their wake, though that too was not all. Even as they headed forward, with Rex controlling the battlefield and ordering their mount around, he also was draining all the killed monsters of their blood, an orb the colour of dark crimson absorbing it all, though not increasing in side much, if at all.

  As the group advanced forth, the two ladies ahead fighting to their hearts content while three other individuals lazed around on the spider like construct trailing behind, Emanai spoke after having thought on the matter for quite some time, all the while seeing the display of prowess and skill in front of her.

  "Can I ask you something, or are you busy dealing with it all Rex?" she asked, referring to all the things Rex was doing right now.

  "Not nearly busy enough for a simple conversation. Ask away." he replied.

  "Is there a particular reason you are speaking out loud as you give commands to this spider thing? Our teacher's familiars are usually commanded through wordless communication, utilizing the spirit link established through the contract. Is this different?"

  "A good question indeed and yes, I could do that. I suppose the best explanation would be because I want you two be aware of the change in our mounts actions. Let's just add that I might like the sound of my voice in there as well for a better 'arrogant master' vibe." he replied, all the while keeping up with his other tasks, not the least bit bothered by the conversation as he had said before.

  "Another question then if you don't mind. Why did ask for an elven maid as a payment for rescuing me? Sounds a bit odd, if I may say so, especially with how xenophobic humans often are."

  "What can I say?" Rex shrugged his shoulders "I have three, likely soon to be four lovers, the fourth being a half elf. I suppose the idea of a pure blooded elf treating her like a lady and with full respect, giving her more confidence and less issues with her mixed heritage, sounded good in my head. And what can I say, I do love to be surrounded by beautiful women and elven blondes are without a doubt beauties of the highest caliber. What's wrong with me wanting some for myself? Do note that while the scheme you came up with I had in my mind was funny, not once did I consider such an action. Pyra has been rather nice in most of our interactions, thought that does not mean I have developed a particular liking for your sect. Juan and the lady with him from Frozen Moon sect were courteous as well and I would not mind working with either of them either, given the correct price and whatnot. Of course I would also be willing to help the two of them out, for similar reasons I helped out Pyra."

  "Understood. I would offer you one of my personal maids then, if you would be willing. They are all beautiful, well mannered and incredibly professional, trained to serve as maids for noble family heirs, one and all. They could also help you train your own maids for your mansions should you need to."

  "Now that sounds wonderful. I will gladly accept that as my reward."