" How many ? " Whispered Ase as they went further away from the village and deep into the woods.
" About twelve " responded Raven casually, not even sweating it, on the contrary to his casual demeanor Ase's face paled at the number of goons following them, in her mind she was but a beginner mage and Raven was a newly awakened profession with a little blood inheritance.
Walking deeper into the woods, Raven couldn't help but frown at what his senses were telling him, he had detected twelve professionals following them, but he could sometimes pick up on the presence of additional people that flickered in and out of existence.
His eyes narrowed, and his mind raced, were his senses failing him or was this some kind of creatures he was not aware of, he thought that this would be a walk in the park, but it seems that he would need to be more cautious, the flickering presences were growing closer to the duo the deeper they went into the woods.
Raven stopped he turned around, his eyes started shining with a sky blue light " we need to go faster " he said, he strapped his Warhammer horizontally on his back belt, " should we run " asked Ase before being lifted off the ground " ouuh " she yelped in surprise as Raven placed her between his arms and started running.
While running with Ase in between his arms he dodged two incoming projectiles, green arrows lodged themselves in a Tree in front of him, celestial energy swirled all around him as his muscles tightened, his heart rate accelerated, his breeding more focused, his eyes sharper and his blood flow faster, some kind of new ability from his Profession.
He ran faster and faster, not because he was afraid but because he was playing it safe, his destination, the makeshift camp where he left his two Guards and his Vamp servant Nemron, the attacks only increased the longer he ran,
he could make them eat dust, but he wanted them to follow him, if he was going to fight them, he was going to do it on his own terms, the 2 centinels and his new minions would be a welcomed addition to the fight, yes Raven was sure he could take on 10 to 20 angel grade enemies and win even 30 and still survive but why take the risk.
As a reincarnated Earth human, he knew better than to take risks with the unknown, first after almost half a day of running at a steady pace he passed the area where he had camped and waited for Ase to wake up in the past, then the closer he got to the hiding spot of the centinels and his Newborn vampire minion, the dimmer the sunlight became,
while running, Raven had spotted a cave on a specific area hidden by thick foliage, from the cave entrance hidden by darkness, he could see 3 figures watching him running, one of the figures tried to walk out of the darkness but stopped the moment he made a hand gesture.
Raven bypassed the cave entrance and kept running, a small flicker of celestial energy had exited his body and directly shot into one of the centinels, it was an encrypted angelic communication by use of energy, The 3 figures in the cave retreated deep in the cave after a short communication.
The message was short and clear, follow after sunset, hostiles coming, kill, now Raven only needed to waste time until sunset, after accelerating a safe distance from the perusers, Raven put Ase down " We need to stall them until Sundown " he spoke while turning around and holding his Warhammer in a defensive position.
Ase positioned herself behind Raven, she drew her dagger on one hand and prepared a fireball spell on the other, " why aren't we running any more Raven " he turned his face giving her a side eye and a gentle smile, he muttered, " trust me ".
Not long after 4 projectiles came from 4 different locations,Ravne infused his energy into his weapon, the Hammers head started to shine in celestial light, and with a sweeping fan shaped blow Raven repelled the Projectiles that smeared the floor in front of him in a corrosive green liquid.
A fireball flew past his shoulder and exploded 3 inches away from one of the shadowy figures that had emerged from the thick foliage, this blast had directly blasted the figure away.
3 more figures closed in on Raven, the speed they displayed was top-notch, but Raven could smell the stench reeking out of these creatures, more night creatures, his eyes sharpened, and his senses flared, while the 3 figures were running his way he once more infused his energy into the hammerhead.
Raven lifted the Hammer high above his head and as soon as the creatures closed in, he smashed the hammer down, the 3 creates got lifted off the ground and with an unnatural flash of light, Raven front kicked one of the creatures and then proceeded to smash the other 2 all while they were still in midair.