Demonic Pornstar System novel Chapter 347

Chapter 347: Family in Danger

They stopped. Almost as one, their steps faltered, their heads turned, and their eyes followed the sound.

At the far end of the alley, a young woman stood frozen with her back pressed against the brick wall, her arms spread protectively in front of two small children who clung to her legs. The mother was trembling, her face pale, but when the shadows moved and the monsters poured in following the trail of Kaiden’s group, her voice broke into a desperate growl.

"Get back!" she cried, forcing strength into her tone that her body could not carry.

Her hand darted to the side, snatching up a wooden broom that must have fallen from a doorway nearby. She then began swinging it wildly, shoving at the beasts with sheer defiance.

"Mom!!"

"Mommy, I’m scared!"

The children sobbed behind her, wailing for their mother in hopes that she could pull off a miracle as the monsters tightened their circle.

The beasts were not in a hurry, contrary to how fervently they rushed after Kaiden’s group.

Now that they found their targets, their pace slowed drastically.

They stalked with their wings scraping the walls, claws dragging along the stone, and eyes glinting with amusement. One dipped forward just far enough to make the woman scream and hit it on the head with the broom, which achieved absolutely nothing, then pulled back again, savoring her panic.

Another hissed with its tail lashing against the ground. The sound of its move made the woman flinch, and the kids cried out in total hysteria. An existential fear oozed from every fiber of their bodies.

That was the exact reaction that they wanted. They wanted the children’s cries. They wanted the thrill of watching prey break before they tore it apart.

Kaiden froze in place.

His greatsword pulsed in his grip, the Blood Monarch’s Gauntlet visibly begging to be unleashed again, but Kaiden’s mind was in turmoil. The Awakened Association had cleared only the single closest building around the dungeon gate before the outbreak, thinking it would be enough. Everywhere else, families were still trapped in their homes or on the streets. Thousands of lives must have already been lost in the first few minutes of chaos.

If he stopped here, if he threw himself into this fight, he would be risking everything. Luna, Aria, Nyx, Bastet. His women, his anchors, his reasons for fighting at all. They were already bleeding mana, already marked by the masked men hunting them. The cold, rational choice was to push forward, to survive, to trust that the government’s forces would eventually come to clean up the mess.

But reason clashed with instinct. He was not a hero. He had never pretended to be one. Yet neither was he the kind of man who could simply walk away. The thought of turning his back as children were devoured alive twisted his stomach into iron knots.

Before his decision could settle, the choice was made for him. Nyx’s hands cut through the air while her eyes blazed with the desire to protect. Space split apart at her command, and a shimmering wall erupted between the family and the circling monsters. The barrier stretched and stood strong even as the claws of the angered monsters raked against it.

"I won’t let you," she hissed.

Aria’s voice came next. "[Lunar Volley]!"

Magic cascaded from her staff. Crescent bolts rained down upon the beasts, tearing through flesh and bone with relentless force. The alley erupted in white-blue brilliance as screams of agony echoed when the monsters convulsed under the barrage. The mother shielded her children’s eyes as the night turned into daylight for a moment. Her own tears were running freely while she clung to them with everything she had.

Kaiden’s conflict burned away, replaced with the raw fire of Wrath. His women had made their stand, and he would not dishonor their choice by hesitating a moment longer.

He raised his greatsword. The crimson aura burst forth once again as the Paragon of Sin charged back into the fray.

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