Rocky examined them carefully and discovered them to be hideous.
One of them was a dwarf with a rough face and fangs. His height was only half of a normal man's height and he even had a sharp tail behind him. The other one had a more normal look than his partner, but his face was so rough and uneven as if it had been hit by something. He was dressed in leather clothes with a scale on his chest that was as big as a coin.
"It's strange. The smell was here not too long ago. How could they just suddenly disappear?" the dwarf asked immediately after landing.
"They must be somewhere nearby. Let's look for them separately," the other replied.
Then, the two spiritual race members split up and disappeared in place.
When the two of them left, Alyssa was relieved. She looked up while smoothing her messy hair, and met Rocky's eyes. She suddenly remembered that she was in his arms earlier and she felt a little embarrassed.
"Which clan of spiritual race are they from?" Rocky asked curiously.
"They are from the Heavenly Demon Clan," Alyssa responded.
"Are they strong?" Rocky asked.
"They're just ordinary. However, they're not that easy to defeat for most of the spirit manipulators. And their strength is only a bit weaker than mine," Alyssa said contemptuously while her face looked otherwise.
"If they're weaker than you, why did you run away as soon as you saw them? Why didn't you just beat them up?" Rocky questioned as he sensed that something was on Alyssa's mind.
"It's none of your business!" she exclaimed impatiently.
"I know why you're afraid of them. It's because you don't think you can defeat them, do you?" he asked, deliberately provoking her.
"I'm not afraid if it's a one-on-one match. However, considering you're not helping me and that would make it a match of two versus one, it'll be tricky." Surprisingly Alyssa wasn't angered by Rocky's words.
"You can leave me here to fight them. Don't worry. I won't run away." Of course, Rocky didn't mean it. He actually had a plan prepared.
"I'll never leave you alone. Never again," Alyssa muttered, almost as if one of them was facing a dangerous threat and was about to die.
Her words stunned him. Anyone who heard this would think than Alyssa was confessing her love. But Rocky knew her well enough to know that he wouldn't misunderstand such words.
At that exact moment, a sudden gust of wind blew and tension immediately began to fill the air. "They're coming!" Alyssa warned in shock. "Well, it seems that they just won't give up," Rocky said with a frown. "Princess Alyssa, let's see if you can escape from us this time!" A horrible sounding cry taunted from the trees.
Along with the cry, a mysterious fog instantly engulfed the entire area and caused Rocky and Alyssa to have difficulty seeing.
Quickly, two figures emerged from the dark fog like ghosts that gave off an eerie feeling.
"Why don't you just give up, Skyfall and Earthrise?" Alyssa asked them out of annoyance and anger. However, this wasn't the first time these two spiritual race members named Earthrise and Skyfall bothered her.
"Now, Princess Alyssa, we won't put you on the spot as long as you obey us and allow us to take your guardian beast Moon Fox back to our lord. After all, we're just following orders," Earthrise, the dwarf, explained with his face twitching and his mouth wide open like a wild boar. However, his eyes were filled with lust as he stared at Alyssa. Although the spiritual race was strong and extraordinary, they still possessed the same desire as humans.
"I've already told you that I'm not giving up my Moon Fox," Alyssa answered coldly.
"The Demon Lord told us that if you were unwilling to submit, then we'd invite you to our Heavenly Demon Clan where he will personally talk to you. However, the lord has no patience and isn't as soft-hearted as we are. He may be rude and use rougher means of convincing you. So please, Princess Alyssa, think over all of this and choose very carefully," Skyfall threatened in a low, hoarse voice.
"And what makes you so certain of your words? Take me back to your clan with just you two? I'm afraid you're both delusional!" Alyssa sneered.
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