Chapter 24: Hell's Party's Invitation

Chapter 24: Hell's Party's Invitation

One by one the slaves stood up and started leaving the spring while Den remained there.

"Are you going to spend the entire night here?", Kenna asked, returning from the spring ahead.

"A little more… but why are you guys coming from that side?", Den asked.

"Ah, it was free anyway. So we thought of using that.", Jess added.

Den nodded with understanding before saying, "Alright, carry on, I will exit in 5 to 10 minutes."

"Okay.", Kenna and Jess walked away, somewhat stumbling in the middle, but managed to get out of the area.

The moonlight illuminated the entire area. Den sighned repeatedly as he stared at the sky.

'Why the heck is he not leaving?', Demitas questioned, continuously tapping the floor.

"Until you come out, I won't leave."

Demitas flinched when Den spoke all of a sudden.

'Wait… did he address that to me?', Demitas' eyes widened as he thought for a second that his cover was revealed.

"Haha, you got me.", a slave all of a sudden jumped out of a bush, that was exactly opposite to the side where Demitas was hiding.

'Huh?', surprised, Demitas sighed in relief.

Den was addressing to a different slave.

"Come on Den, you should have left. I could have had some fun.', the slave said.

"Hans…"

"Please leave, I will take care of him.", Den added.

Hans, a rather buffed up man in his thirties, stood gigantic with all the big muscles. He looked menacing with all the scars on his body, especially the one scar on his face made him look like a gangster!

He too had thinned mustache and very small beard.

"Well, if you say so.", Hans then walked away after hearing Den out, but Demitas, he was further confused as he did not understand the conversation.

However, it became all to evident what was going on when Den finally decide to call out to him.

"I will repeat myself."

"Until you come out, I won't leave."

And Demitas now knew, Den had already found about his presence.

'There is no escaping from him…', Demitas instinctively knew that someone of Den's calliber, who could sense him, would definitely not be outrun by Demitas.

It would be hard, quite hard to escape.

But Demitas knew one thing from the man's behavior- he was calm and collected and somewhat kind to Hok.

Demitas judged him to be Hok's friend and if that were the case, then perhaps… he could escape.

He almost immediately revealed himself, standing upright, making sure that Den notices him.

"H-hello.", he stuttred.

"Oh my, hello indeed.", Den turned his gaze at Demitas.

"And you are…"

"I'm…"

"Demitas?", before Demitas could even make himself known, Den ended up speaking aloud, revealing that he already knew about him.

"Huh?", this surprised Demitas a bit.

"Don't be surprised. You are quite infamous.", he said, dipping his head a bit inside the spring water and then pulling his head out.

"Uh…", Demitas had no words. He merely scratched his head like a fool.

"Haha, not in a bad way of course. Everyone from our rank admires your courage and wit, for having killed two people and even escaped a death punishment.", Den laughed.

Demitas smiled too, not naturally but rather a forced smile etched on his face.

"No, that's…"

Demitas wanted to give reasons but Den interrupted him, speaking his mind, "Ah, how did I know it was you who were hiding here? Is that your question?"

When Den asked that, Demitas' mind drifted a bit, after all, that was his initial doubt indeed!

"Yes.", Demitas nodded, wanting to know the answer.

"Haha of course, who else could dare to even do this, if not for you?"

"Isn't that right guys?"

The moment he said that, one by one, all those who had exited the area, started to appear.

"Well well, it was indeed Demitas.", said one of them.

As for other, he merely clapped, "Indeed, it was surprising to see you here."

Demitas was now sweating profusely, his body trembling internally as his heartbeat started to rise. His breath getting heavy due to the sudden arrival of the all the slaves.

'They had already detected my presence since the start…', this truth hung close to Demitas' heart.

Jess, who had walked away previous, walked back in, saying, "Haha, even if dark, do you think you could hide from us?"

Of course, Kenna was not here as he was indeed drunk, now resting in his quarters. But others, everyone else came. They never left in fact.

[You fucked up.]

'Indeed…', Demitas looked at all of them, exchanging glances.

"Ahem, I…"

"Shh, no excuses, Demi cutie. We're not angry at all," said a grown man wearing black lipstick, suddenly appearing.

"Huh?" Demitas took a few steps back.

"We're all your fans, so there's nothing to worry about," the man assured him.

"Y-yes," Demitas stammered, nervously scratching his head.

Meanwhile, Den, still in the water, slowly walked out.

"We want to invite you to our party," Den said.

"What party?" Demitas asked, seeking further explanation.

"It's a Hell Party. Everyone wants to fight with you."

Suddenly, the bombshell was dropped. Demitas now had to face all the senior slaves, including the higher-ranking ones.

He knew that once he entered the Senior Slaves' area, it would be hard for him to leave. So, he desperately wanted to escape right then and there.

The bathing area was above the surface, offering some room to escape, but the place was heavily guarded, making it challenging to get far.

However, none of that mattered to Demitas. He believed that getting caught by a guard might at least give him a chance to return to his cave. He could never trust the words of another slave, whether they seemed good or bad.

Without wasting any time, he turned around and dashed, trying to escape. But in an instant, Den caught up to him.

"Sigh, will you even listen to us?" Den asked, giving Demitas a chop on the back of his head, rendering him unconscious with a single hit.

"…"

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