《Ping Pong King》Chapter 3 - Polaris
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"So...where should we head for first?" XiYang asked his party.
"To the north of here, in a small city called Polaris, there is a beast-type demon that proclaimed himself as the city lord. Reports indicated that this demon has about 30 subordinates." Janet answered
"Beast-type demon? There are other types? How many types are there?"
"There are four types of demons - beast-type, humanoid, monster-type, and regular demons."
"Oh? Humans can become demons?"
"Yes, in order for a demon to be born, the original creature must incur a certain number of Sin in order to demonize. The easiest way to obtain Sin is by killing the followers of the White God." Pine replied.
"Ah...I see. So, what kind of beast is the demon that had taken over Polaris?"
"He is a tiger-type beast. He's name is Tor the Slaughterer."
"A tiger eh...any weaknesses? What abilities does he have? Any of his subordinates I need to look out for?"
"If it's weaknesses...well, the little tiger has one eye so he's basically blind on one side. But his other senses are heightened and compensate for the loss of the eye. The tiger carries around two cleavers and can use a special move called Tiger's Roar. Anyone who listens to the roar gets stunned no matter friend or foe. As for any subordinates to look out for...there is none I think." Risa responded.
"No, there is one. Her name is Nile, a snake-type demon. She's very cunning and has a large repertoire of Water Magic." Pine interjected.
"Nile is still at Polaris? I thought with her capabilities, she would be transferred to the main army instead of holed up in a place far from battle." Risa spoke, her face showed a slight astonishment.
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"Could there be a reason this Nile stayed behind?" XiYang asked.
"That...I'm not sure." Pine shook his head.
"Okay. Let's worry about that when we get there. How long will we reach Polaris?"
"At the pace we're going...about an hour."
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An hour later....
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"Finally we're here." Risa muttered. She felt tired from walking. As a mage, her body isn't as fit as say warriors like Janet who didn't even break a sweat even with her heavy armor.
"Pine, you think you can scout the perimeter? Look for a way, if available, to sneak in past the city walls." XiYang pointed out.
"Okay. I'll be back in a few minutes." Pine nodded as he snuck towards the castle. He circled around the castle without being detected by the city guards before coming back to where the party set up camp.
"So what's the situation? Is it favorable for us?" Janet asked.
Pine looked at the group and nodded. "The security is pretty lax. There are four guards guarding the front gate and only two guards in the back gate. I overheard from the guards in the back gate that Tor loves drinking every night and he won't go to bed before becoming drunk."
"Hmm...that means he'll be drinking tonight. Let's rest for now and infiltrate Polaris tonight." XiYang replied.
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