Chapter 121: Emily, Kurt, and Joe vs Kitipede

Chapter 121: Emily, Kurt, and Joe vs Kitipede

With Keith’s battle against Lady Spay over, it is time to turn to the other major battle.

Kitipede snaps the neck of a random demon in the streets of the city. She lets the body fall before slowly turning her head as Emily, Joe, and Kurt confront her.

She tilts her head sideways, fixing them with a sinister smile.

“Kitipede, right?” Emily asks.

“Oh?” Kitipede replies. “Do you want to fight me?”

Joe immediately forms a lightning bolt in his hand and throws it at her. “That’s right! Stop this assault on the city!”

Despite her humanlike appearance, Kitipede drops to all fours and scurries forward with inhuman speed, moving like a true centipede. Joe’s lightning bolt misses as she closes the distance.

“Woah!” Emily shouts. “A humanoid being should not move like that!”

“I know my appearance doesn’t show it,” Kitipede says, rising fluidly to her feet, “but I’m still a centipede demon!”

In one swift motion, she punches Joe and kicks Kurt in the jaw. Emily swings her Slasher Sword, aiming for Kitipede, but Kitipede blocks the strike with ease.

Emily’s eyes widen in shock. Kitipede smiles before driving a brutal kick into Emily’s gut, sending her flying backward. She then leaps onto the side of a nearby building, clinging to it effortlessly.

“So, none of you died,” Kitipede says. “I’m impressed. That makes you the strongest I have faced so far in this city.”

“I can promise you that we are not pushovers!” Kurt shouts.

“Then continue to impress me!” Kitipede taunts.

“Gladly!” Kurt replies as he releases a barrage of aura whips toward her, but she pushes off the building and dives straight toward him, avoiding them entirely. Kurt follows up with a Flame Aura Punch, but Kitipede rolls into a tight ball midair. The punch misses, and she slams into Kurt with heavy force.

She unrolls instantly and is met by Emily, who attacks with her dual daggers. At the same time, Joe raises his hands and summons freezing rain, coating the street in ice.

“I’ll stab these into your limbs so you can’t go anywhere!” Emily shouts.

“And good luck moving on an icy street!” Joe adds.

Kitipede slips as the ice spreads, allowing Emily to land several strikes with her daggers. The blows hurt her, but none manage to stop her movements.

“I bet it’s hurting a lot!” Emily says confidently. “This time, I will stop you completely!”

Kitipede regains her footing and knocks the daggers from Emily’s hands before kicking her hard into a nearby car.

“Aah! Damn!” Emily cries.

“Don’t underestimate me!” Kitipede snaps. “I am the leader of the centipede demons!”

Joe responds by creating multiple razor hail clouds. Kitipede is caught off guard as the sharp hail slices into her body. She overcomes the damage enough to charge forward, rushing straight for Joe. She delivers a rapid series of punches, pounding him several times with enough force to knock him to the ground.

“I don’t like what you just did to me,” Kitipede says coldly. “So I think I will kill you first.”

Kurt and Emily rush in from behind, attacking together. Kitipede roll-jumps between them and kicks both in the back, sending them stumbling to the ground.

“Don’t you see?” she asks. “You humans have no chance against me.”

Emily’s eyes fill with fear.

“Is she right?” Emily thinks. “Are we humans truly inferior to demons? We are failing in a three-on-one fight.”

***

Meanwhile, at the entrance of the Swamp Underworld.

Korobu stands on a hill, surveying the land with a neutral gaze. “It’s been a while since I’ve been here.”

A smile spreads across his face. “I think I will have some fun here.”

The Dark Goddess’s Messenger arrives with dark desires.

Chapter 121 END
To be Continued in Chapter 122: What You Do To Centipedes