"Who are you?!"
Fire appears around her as Cinder Fall looks at me in anger. I can hear her growling at me and see her eyes full of hatred. The smug expression on my face also does not help it.
"You don't need to know about me, Pawn of Salem. What you only need to know is that you will die here and the people will know about it."
I look at the camera in the corner of the room and wave my hand. I watch her expression turn into shock. I chuckle a little and say.
"What? Do you think your virus will not be noticed, Cinder? Do you think that Arthur Watts is enough for us not to notice? Tch. Tch. Salem and her inner circle are overconfident."
"Shut up!"
I smile a little, and when she roars. She releases a torrent of fire, but before the fire can hit me, I wave my hand and create a wall of ice that blocks her fire. She might be a Half Maiden and have good firepower from that power.
Sadly, she is still far from being a Full Maiden like me.
Each time she releases her attack, I easily block it and even counter her attack with another wave of my hand. I smile as she screams in pain as an ice spear stabs her thigh.
"Oh my~ Where's the confidence you previously had, Cinder?"
She released another torrent of fire toward me. I change the direction of the fire with a wave of my hand.
"Weak."
I freeze her fire before it can reach me.
"Childish."
I step to the side and dodge the attack.
"Foolish."
I dash forward and grab her by the neck. I raise her to the air and see her struggle to breathe. She looks at me in fear and hatred and releases a massive explosion. Sadly for her, my Aura and Dying Will Flame block most of her attacks.
"You are a disappointment, Cinder. It is a shame because you have a lot of potential. Oh, well."
Before she can say something, I activate my Maiden power in full force and watch her widen her eyes. Before she can say something, I freeze her entire body and destroy it. I watch as her ill-gained power explodes from her soul and enters Pyrrha Nikos.
I look at her for a second before saying.
"Go. I will take care of that."
Before she can say something, I leave the room and stand on the roof of the tower. I can see the Wyvern Grimm wreaking havoc by releasing a purple flame from its mouth and releasing a blob of liquid that turns into more Grimm.
I create a series of hand seals and slam them to the ground. A second later, Gamabunta appears and lands next to the tower.
"Vale! What do you want, boyo? It looks like it is not a social call."
I jump and land on top of Gamabunta's head.
"Nope! Do you see that flying lizard? That is our target."
"Hah! Flying lizard! It is true that things look like lizards. Very well. However, I demand sake!"
"Fine! I will prepare one of the Dragon Origin sakes for you."
"Ohhh! That got me fired up! Let's do this!"
Gamabunta hops from one place to another, and when we get near the Wyvern, he uses his legs to jump next to the Wyvern. We are so fast that the giant lizard cannot react as Gamabunta punches the wyvern to the ground.
The wyvern falls to the ground, creating a massive crater.
"Give me oil, boss!"
"Right!"
The two of us make a series of hand seals and perform our jutsu at once.
"Fire Release: Toad Oil Flame Bullet"
A massive torrent of fire appears as my Big Flame Bullet jutsu ignites the Toad Oil bullet from Gamabunta. I watch as the wyvern trashes around, trying to get away from the flame. When we are done grilling the wyvern, we land not too far away from it.
"Let's finish it, Boss!"
"Gotcha!"
Gamabunta takes out his sword and jumps forward. With a smooth motion, his sword cut through its head and killed the wyvern.
We watch as the Wyvern disappears, and Gamabunta pokes at the place where the Wyvern disappears.
"Huh… Weird. Is it a summon? I do not feel any fluctuation in space for reverse summoning."
"Ah, it is not a summon. That is just how Grimm acts when they get killed. They disappear into nothing."
"I see. Oh well. My job here is done. Make sure to prepare the sake when you are done here, Vale."
"I will prepare the sake, Boss. Say hello to Pa and Ma for me, okay?"
"Sure. I can do that."
With an explosion of smoke, Gamabunta disappears. I land on the ground and see that Grimm surrounds me. I take a deep breath, enter Sage Mode, and roar.
"Bring it on!"
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|3rd POV|
"We are currently investigating the terrorist…"
Ozpin releases a sigh and looks at his inner circle. All of them are still in shock and tired from the previous disaster. As for him… He is still in shock from almost dying in the fight. He knows he is rusty, but the last fight is a wake-up call.
He is so comfortable in his seat of power that he never thought that enemies would infiltrate it. There is also the fact that his inner circle is not as good as he thought it was.
"What should we do to Leonardo now? We have enough evidence that he is the traitor who sold us to Salem."
Qrow is the first one to speak, and Ozpin can hear James growl at the mention of their former friend.
"What is there to discuss?! We need to go to Mistral and kill him! Because of him, many people died, and Vale is now vulnerable to Grimm. If not for this mysterious group, Vale will fall!"
Ozpin is usually someone who does not want to take something hastily. He will think of the pros and cons of each of his decisions. But today? Today, he is angry and hurt at the same time. He is angry that Leonardo sold humanity to Salem and is hurt because Leonardo is the oldest friend he has in this lifetime.
"Tomorrow, we will go to Mistral and capture Leonardo. We will see if we can get any information from him, willingly or not."
Glynda, Qrow, and James nod their heads in satisfaction. They are not people who like to resort to torture, but this is something they agree with. Leonardo crosses the line, and he will answer for his sin.
"I will make sure to monitor him," James says and types messages to his soldiers. "He will never be able to leave Mistral without us knowing."
When he is done, James looks at Ozpin and says.
"And what about those people? The Millefiore Famiglia."
Ozpin, Qrow and Glynda look at each other before the white-haired man says.
"We don't know."
"What do you mean you don't know? Aren't you the one inviting them here?"
"I did, yes. However, we don't know their origin. What I know is that they can do magic and know about it since before magic slowly disappeared."
"Slowly disappear… Does that mean it is not?"
"I thought it was. However, they are able to use them and break what I know about the magic situation in this world. They are hiding, but they start to leave their hideout because Grimms get even more aggressive and require them to appear in the spotlight."
"They can no longer hide if they want to survive, huh?"
"Yes. I want to slowly make them open up to us and tell us more about the situation behind the curtain, and this attack gives us this chance. They are powerful, and that toad-like things are able to fight against the massive grim is something we need. I want them as our allies. We will not force them to join; we need to use a soft recruitment method. That's why, leave them to me, James."
Ozpin can see James frown at his words, but nod his head.
"Very well. I understand. I will leave them to you, Ozpin. I will focus on strengthening the CCT system and make sure this will never happen again. We lose one of the Relics, and now Vale gets attacked. Salem is no longer willing to wait. We need to prepare for the worst."
Ozpin releases a sigh and says.
"Yes. We need to prepare for an all-out attack."