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Starvation March
Chapter 22: A cat's anger is not to be underestimated.

Chapter 22: A cat's anger is not to be underestimated.

[Alysha's Pov]

As Asu positioned our forces around a small village, I observed the suckers who were going to be sacrificed for the greater good. 

The village held perhaps around 4000 people, with 100 or so adventurers. I can already tell that they are simply going to get steamrolled. The guards neglect to keep up up the defenses and the adventurers are too low-rank to do anything. We slowly encircled the village's walls and began to prepare for an assault at night.

When said night arrived, I told Asu to wait until the end of my announcement. I used my moon mist to create a raised altar and climbed it. It looked like a giant tower had suddently appeared, so the guards were quite startled.

I then used my mist to transmit my voice to all of the town {Hello Snacks! This show is a courtesy of the Bloodseeker, I hope you have a great night, and if you survive, hopefully you'll get your nice and smart nobles to do something~ I doubt they'd ever choose your life over their own though~. With this said, Prepare to die~}. We had already determined that we didn't really need the advantage of suprise, so even if they were ready it shouldn't be a problem. Asu gave the signal, and hell began.

With wolves, bears, tigers, hydras, giant hawks and an Asu raining down on them from all sides, the guards were quite~ panicked. I did want to help though. Since the walls were a hindrance, I conjured my 'Moon Bazooka' from the back of our attack.

When I felt the attack was ready, I opened my mouth and shot out a cannon-like sphere of moon mist. When it reached the walls, it exploded, damaging the walls enough for the beasts to get through. 

We kept half of the wolves back and told them to chase down any runners that made it through the encirclement. I personally just stayed back and enjoyed the show. It was quite fun seeing how people choose to break down when they saw their families killed instead of focusing on fighting. Heh, idiots think they're the protagonists of some novel, and fate will suddently give them a power-up? Good luck with that...

Hm? I noticed an adventurer that was quite~ strong. He was defending five civilians from the Bear King. They were fighting to a standstill, but since I did need someone alive I chose to use that guy. After all, if nobody knows it was us, we won't gain any reputation, and where's the fun if we always win it easy~? I mean, even if the entire world goes against me I won't die so it doesn't really matter~

{Tremor, keep that guy alive. I want to use him.} I said telepathically. The King Bear stopped his attack and walked backwards. The adventurer was quite confused, but still kept his guard up. 

I jumped from my spot outside the city, breaking the ground under me and landed next to the King Bear, making a small earthquake as I landed. The King Bear bowed and retreated, chasing down other strugglers. I then slowly lifted my head and looked at my little messangers and the 5 snacks behind him. 

[Adventurer's Pov]

It was overall a normal day. I was sitting alone at a table, and was wearing a robe so that people won't recognize me. I came to this town some days ago, to try my luck in the supposed 'Cat Hunt' that has been going around the kingdom for a while.

As I was thinking about how to kill the SSS-rank demonic cat, I suddently heard a voice in my head saying {Hello Snacks! This show is a courtesy of the Bloodseeker, I hope you have a great night, and if you survive, hopefully you'll get your nice and smart nobles to do something~ I doubt they'd ever choose your life over their own though~. With this said, Prepare to die~}. It was so sudden, I didn't really know who or what it was. It was just as if a girl's voice boomed out of nowhere.

Then out of nowhere, I heard the earth shaking, and then a small explosion was heard. Then, screams. Screams of terror and pain. I looked and saw hundreds, no, thousands of monsters streaming down the streets, killing everyone they found. I never heard of anything like this happenening! What's going on!

I swiftly took out my sword and shield and began fighting. I killed a couple wolves, but soon enough, a giant bear appeared. Even I could recognize it. It was the Bear King, the strongest bear in the kingdom. It's said that it once killed 10 A-rank adventurers alone. 

I saw as it chased down a family of five. I swiftly ran to it and parried a blow meant to kill them. It looked at me angrily, and we soon enough began to fight. I couldn't really damage it, and kept parrying his claws with my shield or sword. His fur was as strong as steel, so my attacks were meaningless. 

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As I thought the bear lost it's mind in rage, it suddently stopped and retreated a bit. I then saw a blur, and the ground shaked. I looked to find a small girl, of perhaps 14 or 15 years old with cat ears and two... tails...

I realized I was done for. I realized what had happened. The bear bowed to the girl and left. So she was the one to organize all of this. The girl titled the 'Bloody Cat' due to her bloodthirst. 

She looked at me slowly, and I could feel an extreme fear creeping up in my heart. My legs were shaking, and my heart was beating. She slowly raised a hand, and a silver mist came out of it. 

I wasn't sure of what to do, so I simply stood still, sword and shield raised. Suddently, the mist began forming something... Me? It slowly turned into an exact copy of me, and once it was done, I could feel myself inside of the mist, as if I suddently had two bodies, but could only control mine.

She then walked up me. Shaking with fear, I threw myself at her and tried to stab her. She casually blocked the sword with her nail, and then took me by my throat. Her tails wrapped around my arms and constricted them, forcing me to drop my weapons. 

The reflection then walked up to me and entered my body from my back. I suddently felt... Empty. I couldn't control myself. 

"Well, it seems that 'Soul Capture' is a success. Here's my order to you. You are to go back to the capital, request an audience with the king saying that Alysha Bloodseeker sent you. Once you're with the king, tell him this: "How are you doing your majesty? I sincerely hope well, as I'm having quite a bit of fun over here~ Oh, say hi to the nobles for me~. You guys better hurry, as I'm getting quite the army here. Maybe prepare your own army and send it to catch my own? Hehehe, I can't wait to have the heads of all of those noble scum. Oh, tell the prince that if he can win a chess match against me then I can maybe spare you guys~. Oh, this guy's been mind-controlled, he'll die after saying this, so don't worry bout' him.". You will then kill yourself. Now go!"

I felt like I had no choice but to do exactly as she said. My legs moved on their own, I couldn't control my own body.

I spent the next three days running without rest. I arrived at the capital, and as the monster said, requested an audience with the king using the monster's name. As soon as I saw the king, my mouth moved on it's own and said exactly what she did. I then took out my sword and shoved it into my heart. Everything went black after that... I felt... sleepy...

[Alysha's Pov]

After telling my little messanger to go, I ate my three snacks. After 4 more hours of fighting, The town was completely cleared of humans. Very few successfully escaped, I ordered my minions to keep a hundred or so alive, as I wanted to use them as slave force.

Asu then reported our losses and gains to me. We had gained 213 slaves, all of whom civilians, with 117 males, 84 girls and 12 children. We had lost very few minions, mostly wolves, which was kind of sad but life's not perfect, so there's nothing we could do.

They had rounded up all the slaves and brought them to our camp. They were then lined up in lines, all facing one direction. I came from said direction, and casually said "Hello Snacks. You've officially become slaves of our little army here~ Behave and I'll let you live, be bad and a mr.bear or mr.wolf will eat you~. Or maybe I myself will? Let's see, if you run away, then this will happend." I casually walked forward, picked up a small child of perhaps 6 years old, and swallowed him alive and whole. The people were terrified as I licked my lips. Children still taste the best~

I patted the budge on my stomach and said "See? You all will want to be good, or I'll do worst things on you~. Now, Asu here will order you around, be bad with him and he will do the same. Asu, demonstrate." Asu nodded and he too swallowed up an adult male. He tried running, but was swiftly cut off by Asu and devoured. He then began ordering the people around and made them build up better fortifications.

We spent the following days recruiting all the monsters we could find, building up a larger and stronger base, training our current units and sometimes assaulting the adventurers that would show up. It took the king five days after the attack to finally send someone over. 

I went and met up with said messanger. Of course I didn't kill him, after all, I'm a monster, but I still abide by the laws of war you know?

He was waiting at the edge of the forest when I strolled out, followed by my most trusted subordinates, which are Asu, Tremor (Bear King), Yang (Ice Tiger), Shrkland (Sea Hydra). It was quite funny how I was the smallest amongst them, but still the strongest.

He looked at us whilst trembling, but held his ground. "Good morning. A little birdie said to me that the king sent you to discuss something with me, am I right?" He nodded furiously, handed me a scroll, bowed and said "I was just told to give you this. I know nothing else!" I nodded and shooed him away. He almost tripped running away in fear.

As I read the paper I coudn't help but grin juuuust a little bit~ 

[Hello Alysha. I hope the messanger that sent this is still alive. Well, thanks to you I'm currently quite in trouble you know? There is a serious danger of civil war happening between the discord of our royal faction and the nobles. I know that you have every right to do what you did, and I'm not going to complain. War will surely break out in the following week, and we will most likely lose it should it come down to all-drawn out war. I know this is shameless of me after what happend, but I request of you to help us, the royal faction, out. We are willing to remove your status as a criminal. If you want to negotiate even better terms, then we will do so. 

With respects, from King Lucifer Vhorace]

My hands were almost shaking in excitement. Not only do I get to kill lots of nobles, but I'm for sure going to turn the king into my little mindless puppet after this. I couldn't help but laugh maniacally outloud. Even my minions were terrified and began shivering immensily when they heard my laugh. 

Little nobles, prepare yourselves, as an angry cat is coming for you~