Parallel Memory

"NOW!"

Christian and his group heard the signal. They had seen the situation and knew that they were called to give the final blow to those Devil Contractors.

"Let's go! We should probably be able to kill them now that they are being stopped by Sir Jester."

Christian said.

However, many of them were scared. Even if they know that right now, the enemy cannot move, they fear that Devil Contractors might escape and kill them.

This fear was especially strengthened when they remembered Devil Contractors killing their friends.

*INHALE!

"Let's go! We can take our revenge against those bastards."

One of the mercenaries spoke. He was also scared but it was not time for that. He remembered his comrade sacrificing his life in order to save him. If he couldn't even take revenge when they were sealed in Ice, he knew that he could not face his friend in the afterlife.

"Raze! They are Rank-A Devil Contractors. They could easily take our lives. Don't you remember them killing Jin?"

One of them said, trembling. He was only alive because of luck. He could not imagine going back to die.

"THAT IS EXACTLY WHY! If we don't kill them now, we might not get the chance ever again. Anyway, I am going to help that man."

Raze said as he quickly went to take care of the Devil Contractors. Christian also went to support him, although he was not much use because he was only at Rank-C.

The other mercenaries kept looking at each other but in the end, decided to follow Raze.

*******

Christian and others soon appeared from their hiding.

I was relieved when they showed up. I could not keep so many Rank-A Devil Contractors frozen for a long period of time as it was extremely taxing on my mana. And if no one was coming to support me, then there was no use keeping them sealed in ice.

If that happened, I had to stop using Ice Prison and I would need to fight longer and spend much more mana. Additionally, there was also a risk of injuries.

However, thankfully they showed up. That way it would be faster to take care of them.

"What should we do?"

Christian asked.

"Just kill them. I can't move if I have to focus on keeping them sealed in ice."

I said. They nodded. It seems that they had already guessed my intention before coming here. However, their expression showed fear.

"Don't worry. As long as I am alive, they can't touch you."

I said to reassure them.

I don't know whether they believed my words or not but they did go toward the Devil Contractor.

*STAB!

Then they quickly used their weapon to stab in their heart which is their weakest part. One by one, the trapped Devil Contractors lost their lives.

"Hah... Hah… "

Raze let go of her dagger after having stabbed Rank-A Devil Contractor's heart. He couldn't believe that he really did that.

The Devil Contractor was the one who killed Jin, the one who killed many of their comrades. Now, he simply died by his hands. It felt surreal when he let go of the dagger.

"Haha… SNIFF!"

Raze laughed for a moment before crying thinking about all the friends that were killed.

"Jin… I have avenged you!"

Raze said, his head facing toward the sky.

A similar scene was happening with other people. Fear and excitement after having killed their enemy, but also remembering the reality of their friend being dead. A lot of emotion was felt by them at once.

"Phew! Finally!"

After the Devil Contractors were killed, I could finally relax. I looked around seeing people laughing, and crying and some were acting crazy.

Well, I could understand what they were feeling. However, I don't have time to wait for them to calm down.

I went to Christian and asked.

"Mr. Christian, what are you planning to do after this?"

If they want to go back, then this is where they will part away. If not, I thought it might be good to go with them. Even though they were weak, they could be helpful just like

"..."

Christian thought for a while. Judging by the state of his team, he should probably retreat. However, because of the danger he faced, he was even more worried about his half-sister.

However, he prioritizes his team life and decides to retreat.

"Thank you for saving our lives!"

Christian thanked again.

"I think we will go bac-"

"Christian, let's go and help your sister!"

Christian was about to announce his decision when Raze interrupted.

"Raze!"

"It is not my own decision but all of us agree on that. Our mission is not complete yet. And I know that you still want to continue."

Razed said. Others also nodded their heads in agreement. They had lost their comrades, which made them more convinced that they should complete the mission, especially since it was their last mission together.

"Thank you!"

Christian said. He would regret it if something had happened to his sister just because of his decision. However, it was also true that he couldn't command the mercenaries to risk his life further.

Thankfully, they also want to do what he wants.

"Mr. Jester, Would you also like to join us? My sister is ahead of us and I fear that she is also in danger."

Christian asked Zero in anticipation. He had witnessed for himself the power of Jester/Zero. With him accompanying them, they would be safer and additionally, if his sister was in danger, he would be a big help.

( Looks like I can travel in stealth. )

I had no problem traveling with them. Even if I went to save the Saintess, it would not look odd as I would see the Christians' group who happened to be after the Saintess team.

"Okay! If it is in the same direction as I am going, I would go with you."

I said. Though I knew that their destination was the same as mine. However, he didn't want to say that he came to save Saintess. If he said that he would be asked a lot of questions like how he knew or who he is which he didn't want to explain.

"Really! Thank you!"

Christian said happily. The mercenaries also seemed happy with me traveling with them.

******

"So, where are we going?"

I asked. We were running through the forest under the direction of a Christian.

"My sister works for a Saintess and I believe that they might be in danger. We are going to that place."

Christian said.

"So how are we going to know where they are? Is there someone tracking them?"

I asked. Looking At how confidently he was leading us, I knew that he knew where they were. Though, the question is how he knows.

"Oh, that!"

Christian showed what seemed to be a compass.

"This is a Rank-B artifact. It could detect a person whose bloodline is connected to the user."

Christian explained. That's how I understood. Christian followed behind Saintess' group even though he didn't know where Saintess and their group were.

After that, we just rushed in the direction that Christian is leading. Along the way, Christian and the mercenaries asked various questions.

Some personal things about my family and what I'm doing here. And some about how to get stronger, to which I say training intensively.

The atmosphere was relaxed until I felt huge mana coming from a location a few miles ahead. And this level of mana was way above what I felt when I sensed Christian and their group.

I instantly knew that the Devil Contractors who were probably fighting Saintess were way stronger than those who I defeated.

"I sense huge mana ahead. I think the Saintess and the Holy Knights are fighting ahead."

I told them straight away. As they were weaker than me, they might not have sensed the mana.

"Huh? Really?"

Christian asked in surprise. He then looked at his artifact and he nodded.

"Yes, it seems that we are close!"

He announced it to the others.

"We should be wary. I think that our enemies are stronger than what we had fought earlier. It would be best if you all could escape with Christians' sister and Saintess."

I said. If what I feel is real, then the enemy has a Rank-S Devil Contractor. In such a fight, a Rank-B would be useless. However, the plan that I have said is only in case Saintess is losing. If they are winning then it might not even need my intervention.

However, I couldn't really sense any Rank-S from Saintess' group. The strongest was probably Rank-A +. Although he has the chance of winning, it is only if he/she is as talented as Hiro with all the right skills and experiences.

Without that, it is very hard for Rank-A to challenge Rank-S. If Rank-A was an Ak-47, then Rank-S were like tanks in a battle.

Anyway, I hope for the best.