Chapter 236
Even with the guests gone, the chaos around us doesn’t stop. The demons need to be given the updated agreement and there have been a number of attacks on city officials, all seemingly looking for me, Karl and Lelou. Our best guess is that the Cult hasn’t given up on trying to change the oracle’s vision by killing us. The Titan clan would be impressed with their dedication, though disappointed with their failure.
The first task is to go see the demons, as they’re likely to at least be civil. If only Steve was still here, he likes the Succubus style of negotiating. Instead we’ll have to actually talk to the Queen and convince her to stop bringing cursed items to earth.
Karl is insistent that we take the Toyota, despite being able to simply open a portal directly to the city, so we’re headed to the parking garage with duffel bags full of gear for nostalgia sake. Yeah, we could throw them in our storage rings, but walking up to the faithful Toyota gun truck, or more correctly its twin replacement, empty handed would have just felt wrong. Lelou is joining us, thinking that everyone who is being targeted heading out of the city will likely be safer for the non cultivating locals, but she doesn’t have much experience traveling in automobiles.
She’s been able to travel faster with her own wings since before trucks were invented, so it makes sense, but she’s really excited to see what it was like to be on a planet with no cultivation, like we’re demonstrating a historical relic. That’s a sad thought, the entire concept of the pickup truck is becoming obsolete for a large chunk of the population.
Karl is thinking the same thing, given the way he’s looking at the vehicle, but he quickly hops in the driver’s seat while Lelou takes shotgun and I get in the box to man the big gun.
Karl made new Immortal Realm grade ammunition, so Goddess help anything that gets in our way. He even made me a couple of new pistols for the entertainment value. Nobody expects the Immortal Realm cultivator to shoot them.
I wave to all the familiar faces as we head for the spire, and the portals underneath. One heads to a location near the city formerly known as Sioux Falls, which is now home to a great number of demons. I was hoping to get a chance to check on the dungeons around Arcana city, which are still being farmed daily as a natural resource, but driving all the way there before leaving would be a huge waste of time.
Maybe later.
The lineup waiting for the portals parts to let the city vehicle through, waving at me as we pass through. I’m fairly certain I’ve never seen most of these particular people, so either Arcana has stayed a very friendly small town atmosphere sort of city, or nobody wants to upset the woman with the machine gun.