The moaning of the demon and human was making Rey miss the internet. It seemed like they had been going for an hour. Rey had nothing better to do than fiddle around with his stick. In truth, it had been a little over ten minutes, which was a miraculous feat for a first-timer. Every so often, he checked on his friend to make sure he was still alive and the succubus wasn't just mimicking his voice. But no, there he was, pounding away, as if he had written the Kama Sutra himself and was applying the theory, having the time of his life and making Rey extremely jealous.

  Both his sides had lost that bet, and though he would never admit this out loud, even he had never lasted this long with a succubus. The most he had done was like seven minutes. He had only held back for so long because his Totodile was trying to catch his Litten's tail and kept failing.

  I have to ask him how he lasted so long once he finishes…if he ever finishes.

  A demon stepped out of the woods into the clearing. He had slashes and claw marks all over his body. The demon was a deformed hyena. If a hyena had various sharp spikes sticking out of its back like Godzilla. Rey prayed he didn't have nuclear breath like the protector of Japan.

  [Zamal (Exiled) - ?]

  "Ah, come take a seat, little Gojira." Rey patted beside him. "We have to wait our turn until the bedroom maharaja is done."

  As it were, Zamal was not interested in waiting and wanted his turn right now. Everyone knew the succubus didn't discriminate based on gender, breed, or shape. You could look like a worm, and they would still wiggle around with you. They were nasty as fuck, but more experienced lovers, there were none.

  The hyena-looking demon charged, growling and gnashing his ugly teeth. Rey didn't even bother getting up. He hefted his scythe, and when the demon was close enough, he raised his weapon high and brought it down on the top of its head.

  [+1 Dexterity]

  [You killed a Zamal (Exiled) – E +2]

  A small smile split Rey's face, but the awaited rank-up notification never came, and his happiness vaporized into fumes. He tried yanking his scythe out, but the thing was stuck.

  Rey growled. "Fucking low ass strength."

  He put a foot on the monster's head and tried pulling with all he was worth, but his spear was jammed in there tightly. As if Ajay knew this was the precise moment that Rey could help him the most, he yelled the safe word.

  "My Charizard is about to use his Flamethrower!"

  "Seriously? Now?" Rey called.

  "Y-Yes."

  "Give me a second."

  "I don't have a second." He moaned. "Ahh...Please slow down. Don't you want it to last a little longer?" he said between moans.

  Rey looked back, and it was indeed not looking good. She was on top of him and bouncing away like a bunny on steroids. No one could last seconds, let alone however long it was going to take Rey to get his scythe free. With no other option, he extended a hand toward her and used Gravitational Attraction.

  She flew off Rey's macho friend and straight into his arms. She looked around, confused for a minute, looking back at a huffing Ajay. Then back to Rey, and for some reason, she was quite angry.

  "You stole my chance of taking his soul," Nimae said through gritted teeth.

  "Hey, baby, you can take my soul any day. Just give me the same ride that you gave him."

  She smiled as the anger vanished from her face. "Oh, I'll give you a ride, alright."

  Rey puckered his lips for a kiss, and she leaned in as well, but then he felt a sharp pain erupt in his back as if someone had thrust many long needles into his back.

  Nimae looked at him viciously as she pulled out her nails, which had grown into sharp claws. They were bloody with Rey's blood. She licked the blood and smiled innocently.

  "What? Too rough for you?"

  Rey winced. "A little."

  Her teeth grew into fangs, and she lunged for his face. He quickly activated Repulsion, and the beautiful demon flew away from him as if flung from a slingshot. He rolled his back around and flinched as a sharp pain flared up with even the slightest movement.

  The succubus hit a tree trunk rather hard, making splinters fly everywhere. It didn't take her long to jump to her feet. She was dirty, but by god, her form was so distracting that even with her bloody claws and jagged fangs, all he could think about was that he had missed his chance with her.

  I shouldn't have let Ajay go first.

  He had a feeling he was going to regret that for a long while. But he had more pressing matters to attend to. Fighting through the pain, he gripped his scythe's shaft and pulled. He roared; the pain in his back screamed, but the scythe stayed put. All the while, the succubus ran full tilt, ready to bite his pretty face off.

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  "Ah, screw it."

  A half-naked Ajay, holding his underwear over his crotch, stepped up beside him. "Let me help."

  "No, I want to do this. You go dress up, and know I'm going to need details. A copious amount of details later."

  Ajay, the nervous, stuttering nerd, gave him a very uncharacteristic smirk.

  Oh, looks like she made a man out of you.

  Rey turned to Nimae, who was almost on him. He quickly picked up a few small pebbles from the ground and launched them at her using Gravitational Repulsion. The small stones ripped through her abdomen, marring her perfect form with neat, bloody holes.

  The succubus paused with a gasp. She touched her wounds and looked at her bloody hand.

  "You dare… you've—"

  "Dropped your rate," Rey interjected. "As far as I remember, doesn't your rate drop the more marks you have? But you don't have to worry about that. After I'm done with you, your working days will be over. Actually, all your days will be over."

  She growled like a woman possessed by an angry spirit. His scythe was still stuck, but he wasn't totally out of options. He extended his hand out towards a rock the size of a brick. It flew into his hand at blinding speed. It was so fast that he felt his hand break, and even his Health points took a slight hit. But since he was still holding onto the rock, he figured his hand was fine.

  He used Attraction on the angry Nimae and pulled her towards him. She shot towards him, dragging her feet on the ground, which left a bloody trail on the ground, dropping poor Nimae's price even further. Then Nimae's forward momentum was stopped abruptly because by accident, Rey ended up extending his hand with the rock, and she smashed face-first into it.

  But the demon woman would not be undone so easily. The saying Hell hath no fury must've been created after seeing a succubus's anger because as she fell to her knees. She slashed at Rey's face and down his chest.

  Rey flinched. "Oh, you bitch. That was good. Here, let me show you what else I can do."

  He gripped her by the throat and smashed the rock into her face a few times until she was delirious. Then he pulled her to her feet. He placed the bloody rock on her face gently, saw another rock in the distance, and used Attraction on it. It flew towards the back of her head. She must've come to a little bit, as she slashed at his torso a couple of times before her poor head exploded, as the two rocks collided with her pretty head. Rey's clothes were washed with her blood and brains.

  Ajay grimaced. "Ah, that was graphic. Did you have to kill her so violently?"

  "You know, maybe not, but it sure as hell felt good."

  [+1 Magic Affinity]

  [+1 Magic Power]

  [+1 Endurance]

  [You killed a Succubus (Exiled) – E+3]

  [You have gained one rank and are now at E Tier Rank 3]

  [You gain 1 Talent Point, 1 Free Stat Point, and +1 to all Stats]

  Rey looked at the headless, bleeding corpse. "Oh, thank you, thank you, thank you, you headless beauty. If you were still alive, I would have given you the honor of pleasuring me all night long."

  "Huh?" Ajay cocked his head to the side, and then realization must've dawned as his eyes widened. "You ranked up?"

  Rey smiled. "That I did, my porn star friend."

  The smile wilted off Ajay's face. "Can you please never ever mention what I did here in front of…you know…"

  "Relax, buddy," Rey exclaimed. "Bros before hoes."

  Ajay nodded as his frown lightened. "Thanks."

  "Now, let's see what killing the boss got me."

  "What about me?" Ajay cried.

  "You already got your reward, or you want the fuck and the prize. I mean, I'll let you have it as long as you're okay with the castle knowing what sort of a hunk you are."

  "No, no, it's fine. You killed the boss. You should have it."

  Rey laughed inwardly. Ah, blackmail. I just love a good old-fashioned blackmail. Now, I need some dirt on everyone, and I'll be set.

  Technically, he did have some dirt on everyone, but the problem was they hadn't done any of those things yet, so it wouldn't work. Besides, if he told them about it, then they wouldn't do it and, once again, bring their dirty deeds to zero.

  No, we must be patient, my precious.

  With that, he focused on more urgent tasks like getting his scythe out of the hyena's thick skull. He gripped the shaft tightly and pulled. His torso and back both screamed, and Rey couldn't help but scream as well.

  "Let me help."

  Ajay came over to help, and this time, Rey let him because he desperately needed the help. Together, they were able to pull the spear out like it was nothing.

  [+1 Strength]

  "From now on, I'm just bashing their skull open like your dear Nimae," Rey teased.

  Ajay coughed. "Hey man…"

  Rey elbowed him lightly. "I'm just playing, man. I know she'll be a fond memory, and when you lie with your lady love, you couldn't help but compare her to the headless Nimae. Maybe not the first time, but definitely the second. Human women just can't compare to a succubus. Believe me, I know."

  His frown returned. "How can you possibly know that?"

  "What did I say about details?" Rey hefted his scythe on his shoulder. "Now, where did she stash her treasure?"

  He walked to where Ajay became a man, and right beside the carpet, under a silk shawl, was a wooden case about the size of a brick. He almost tossed it aside, but the case felt far heavier than it had any right to be. He opened the case, and, at that moment, he felt more pleasure than Ajay must've in his entire tryst with the succubus.

  For inside was one of the rarest materials of Hell. Rey quickly shut the box before Ajay could get a peek.

  "What's inside the box?" He asked.

  "Ah, nothing important, I think, but you can't have it. I'll keep it in case it turns out to be something good." He pocketed the box. "Let's look for a way out of here."

  "Your visions haven't shown you the way out?" There was a note of annoyance in his friend's voice.

  It didn't bother Rey. Instead, he couldn't help but smile. This trip had done for his confidence what many long hours of conversation could not have. It wasn't to say they wouldn't be having those conversations anyway.

  "No, they did not," Rey said. "Well, not exactly, but they did say that an exit was close to the boss's lair."

  That was usually the case. The exit was unlocked once the boss died. All they had to do was find it. Of course, now that the boss was dead, it also meant that the silent timer had started. Slowly, the dungeon was collapsing in on itself and would continue to do so until all the dungeon's occupants were dead or had escaped.

  The only thing that could hide an escape was the pile of rocks, before which Nimae had laid down her carpet. Rey tapped some of the rocks with the butt of his scythe, and they all sounded the same.

  "Should we try moving them?"

  Rey quickly checked his Mana.

  [Mana: 12/110]

  I hate having such shitty Mana.

  "We could do that, or we could step back."

  They both stepped back. Rey extended a hand toward loose rocks, and he activated Gravitational Attraction. The loose stones, no matter their size or weight, flew towards him. He killed off the skill before the rocks smashed him like he did Nimae. The rocks dropped all around him, revealing a dark, half-circle passageway.

  "You have telekinesis, too?"

  Rey couldn't help smirking. "Maybe, or maybe rocks just love me. Why else do you think they keep flying towards me? Never mind all that. Let's get back to the castle. I have lots of bragging to do on your behalf. Lasting that long against a succubus. Are you some god in human form? Man, Filomena's going to be walking bow-legged when you're through with her."

  Ajay groaned. "I'm so going to regret telling you about her."

  Rey slapped his arm. "Yes, you will."