The Incubus System Chapter 624. You Shall Not Pass!

Once we turned to face Ruby, my eyes couldn't help but take in the chaotic mess of her appearance. She was dressed in a maid uniform, her pink hair styled into twintails that were slightly disheveled. Her makeup was smudged, and there were visible stains on her apron. It was clear that she had been working hard, but the wild look in her eyes made it seem like she was ready to pounce on me at any moment.

I couldn't help but feel a sense of unease as I met her gaze. She looked at me as if she wanted to catch me, like a predator stalking its prey. Her eyes were narrowed and focused, her body tense and ready to spring into action.

Trying to dissolve this awkward situation, I was just about to say hello, but then Larry suddenly grabbed my hand and took me to run. I followed him in reflex.

"What are you doing?!" he nagged me in panic without stopping his steps.

"I was just about to say hello," I said in confusion.

"Say hello? Are you crazy? Did living on a farm keep your brain from detecting danger?" he said in a cynical tone.

"What danger?" I was a demon lord, her strength was nothing compared to mine. So why should I be afraid of her? Unfortunately, I couldn't say that openly to Larry.

"Her! She's dangerous. You don't know what she's capable of," Larry said, pulling me harder.

"Calm down. She's just a girl," I said, trying to reason with him.

"Just a girl? Are you kidding me? She's not just a girl. She's Ruby. And she's not normal. She's a demon," Larry said, his voice laced with fear.

I couldn't help but hold my cringe since the only demon here was me.

"We have to find a way to calm her down and make things right," I said to Larry.

"Calm her down? That's impossible. You need to get as far away from her as possible. Trust me, I've seen this kind of rage. It's not pretty," Larry said, shaking his head.

"She shouldn't be that bad." As I turned to look behind me, I was met with the sight of Ruby chasing after us with an almost maniacal enthusiasm. Her pink hair whipped around her face in the wind created by her fast movements, and she resembled a hungry cat that chased a couple of small mice.

Despite her lovely and cute image, there was something unsettling in the look in her eyes. They seemed to glow with an otherworldly light, and as she called out my name in a hissing voice, I couldn't help but shiver in fear.

"Ethan..." she called out, her voice filled with a haunting invitation that sent chills down my spine.

'Oh, hell no!' I screamed internally. Without a word, I turned my gaze back toward the front and quickened my pace, trying to put as much distance between myself and the terrifying woman behind me as possible.

"See? A woman in love is crazy!" Larry exclaimed from beside me, adding to the tension.

I couldn't shake off his words since yeah, he was right. I should be facing her and settling everything with her but her act and appearance push me to run. She looked like a banshee who was hunting us.

"Look at me, Ethan..." her voice called out from behind us, a chilling sound that seemed to carry with it all the haunted whispers of a graveyard on a quiet, moonlit night. Despite the almost hypnotic pull of her words, I didn't turn around and pushed my legs to move even faster.

As we fled through the streets, it was getting clear that our panicked running had not gone unnoticed. The people around us had begun to stare, their gazes were drawn by the strange scene of two men being chased by a girl in a maid costume. Despite the concern on their faces, however, no one dared to intervene. The horror emanating from Ruby was palpable, and even the bravest among them seemed unwilling to risk drawing her attention.

"Hey, do you know where we're going?" I panted out to Larry, realizing with a sinking feeling that we seemed to be running in circles.

"I don't know," he replied, his voice laced with panic. "We're just running in circles!"

"We have to do something," I said, desperation coloring my voice. My mind was racing, trying to come up with a way to escape from the terrifying crazy maid chasing us. Using my telekinesis abilities to trip her up seemed like a good idea, something that could be passed off as a natural accident.

"I got this, mate," Larry said, coming to a sudden stop and turning to face Ruby. With a look of determination in his eyes, he stretched out his arms to either side, adopting a heroic pose. "You shall not pass!" he shouted; his voice filled with the courage of a hero.

I couldn't help but cringe at the absurdity of the situation. My jaw dropped in shock as I watched Larry's dramatic display, and I even stopped in my tracks to stare at him in disbelief. "What the hell, Larry?!" I exclaimed, my voice filled with a mixture of disbelief and annoyance. Why was he acting like Gondaf from Lord of the Keychain movie?

Ruby didn't waste any time taking advantage of Larry's foolish bravery. Without hesitation, she seized him, using his own body as a hostage. I watched in horror as she wrapped her hands around his neck, preparing to twist it. Despite the fact that Larry was taller and physically larger than Ruby, she seemed to have no difficulty in dragging him down to her level. It was clear that she had leveled up, becoming even stronger and more dangerous than before.

"Ethan... come to me. I just want to talk..." her voice called out to me, the words carrying with them a sense of finality that sent shivers down my spine. The tone of her voice was almost inviting as if she were beckoning me to my own demise.