Protagonist?Antagonist? I Reject Both

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Without giving a damn about them, Leon took a step and jumped out of walls.

Staring at his back, few who knew Leon and his behaviour crossed their hands making a prayer sign.

"Amen!" Nôv(el)B\\jnn

Seeing their behaviour, a hateful look flashed on Irina's face and she scolded.

"You...Arent you reacting too much and being over dramatic."

The soldier casted a grievous look as if saying, madam don't you know your son well?

...…

A gust of wind bristled his face and rustled his hair. Under the free fall, his body accelerated and gained speed as he decided down much faster than expected.

"That felt good..."

In just the blink of an eye, he reached the ground but before landing, he spun in the air and landed on the ground with a heavy stomp.

BOOOM!

A loud crashing sound erupted like a sonic boom creating cracks that extended toward the embankment. Dust and debris rose, drawing the attention of the monster on the ground.

The Low-level skitters drawn by this ran rampant but the high-level grievous ones, took up a moment to assess the situation.

"Exitus!"

A screeching wave of sound echoed.

A black mass expanded behind Leon.

Unlike his all-time favourite, he didn't go with the sword this time; rather, a dark eerie heinous looking scythe emerged, glistening the sun slightly.

SWOOSH!

A darkish flame encased the scythe.

KRICH!KRICH!

Emitting mournful screams, dozens of monsters crawled toward the man they designated as prey.

However, for Leon, it was entirely different.

Taking a step, he bent down a bit and then.

BOOOOOM!

As if a sonic explosion had set, Leon's image blurred leaving behind a blast, and he accelerated ahead like lightning towards the horde.

As the first contact with the horde initiated, another heavy boom echoed and the monsters were blown away by a blast.

A chaotic situation ensued.....

Like strolling in the park, Leon moved ahead while anything that came into his radius was cut apart in a blink.

The mass of slime trying to jump on him was halved down even before they could react. From the destroyed mass, an acrid smoke emerged, burnt by a blackish smoke that burnt them to nothingness.

At first, Leon just warmed and stretched by rotating his scythe by cutting here and there but things slowly started to become serious.

"This..?"

Cause in just a few moments everywhere he looked at was all black crawling up to him, that looked like he was in a sea of blackish monsters.

Wasting time to deal with all of them was fucking menace.

"Hey, everyone come out and have some fun. We have enough numbers for everyone to stretch out.."

"Glee!"

"Khumm!"

"Kekekekeke!"

[Liege, just leave these fodders to us...]

[Liege, let us have fun..]

SWOOSH!

A layer of black smoke erupted from Leon's body and spread around. The cloud of black smoke permeating around started materialising, taking up the shape of a humanoid body.

The black smoke swirling around Leon began to solidify, forming shadowy figures that writhed with an eerie grace. As the ghostly army took shape, their eyes glowed with an ominous light, and their figure  became more defined,humanoid but twisted, their movements fluid and unnervingly silent.

"Finally, some real action!" one of the ghostly figures growled, its voice a chilling whisper that seemed to come from everywhere at once.

"Let's see if these slime monsters can handle a real fight," another chimed in, a hint of mocking amusement in its tone.

The ghost army surged forward, blending seamlessly into the dark sea of monsters.

The slime creatures, already disoriented by Leon's earlier assault, were now thrown into further chaos.

 The ghosts slashed through the black slimes with ghostly blades that cut with both precision and cruelty. Each swipe was accompanied by an agonised scream from the monsters, a sound that resonated with the chilling echoes of the spirits' laughter.

A high-pitched, wailing scream pierced through the cacophony. "This is too easy! These slimes are barely worth our time," one ghost jeered as it cleaved through another mass of writhing goo.

"Be careful, you might hurt their feelings!" another responded sarcastically, its voice dripping with derision.

"Or not—it's not like they have any."

The ghosts continued their relentless assault, and as they moved, and phased through the enemies.

The slime monsters were torn apart effortlessly, their shrieks becoming a constant backdrop to the carnage.

Yet, the carnage was far from over. As the ghost army carved through the slimes, rotifers and dark insects began to crawl and skitter from the shadows, drawn by the commotion.

Their appearance was grotesque with their segmented bodies glistening with a sickly sheen under the faint light.

"More toys for us to play with," one of the ghost figures commented with a laugh that echoed like the clanking of chains.

The rotifers and insects charged forward, but their assault was met with swift retribution. The ghosts lashed out with spectral claws and blades, each contact accompanied by the insects' horrid screeches.

The air became thick with the stench of decay and the acrid tang of death.

The dark insects squirmed and shrieked as they were sliced and torn apart. "Squeal all you want," a ghost taunted, its voice dripping with disdain. "Your screams are music to our ears."

As the last of the creatures fell, the ghosts regrouped around Leon, and slowly dissipating back into the thick cloud of black smoke. The battlefield was littered with the remnants of the destroyed monsters, their cries silenced by the overwhelming power of the ghostly army.

Leon surveyed the devastation with grim satisfaction, he couldn't help but stare at the Hella in the space with an angry pout.

"Why are you sulking so much?"Leon asked, dragging Hella out of space and throwing her onto the ground.

THUD!

Hella's figure appeared and hit the ground. Her wronged expression looked quite subtle and cute.

"What happened to you?"

"I am useless..."Hella muttered with a sobbing expression and lowered her head. If she was alive, she might have already flooded the space with tears.

Hearing this, Leon controlled his frown and extended his hand patted Hella.

"It's okay...Don't waste time thinking about the useless worms. Your chance will come..."

Hella's whole body shivered as she received Leon's pat and stared at him with a cute smile.

"Really?"

"Yes!"

"Good work," he said, his voice cold and devoid of emotion. "Let's keep moving. There's more to come,"saying that Leon was about to move when he found Avelin, Terpas and others sulking inside it while staring at Leon with eager expression as if asking for pat.

However, instead of kicks what they got was swift kicks.