It was, at the moment, eight days until the summer solstice.
This meant that it was eight days until the full moon.
This was the time it was going to happen.
Ciri was going to mend her soul and become a fully uninjured Elder Witch.
Once this happens, Lenny will no longer be able to kill her.
The Satan System had said that all his stats were going to double once he eliminated her.
This basically meant that he was going to move from rank 4 Lesser demon to rank 5.
As Lenny grew in power, he was starting to understand how truly difficult it was to grow.
This was even with the assistance of the Satan system.
It was no wonder it took demons hundreds of years to climb up the ladder.
It was also the reason why most of them just gave up on it, not bothering themselves about it.
After all, it was really not easy to grow.
Only those who were pushed by an overwhelming determination to subdue the world made it to the top.
This made Lenny develop a newfound respect for his former arena master.
Understanding that the world was this cruel and that the blood demon had to navigate it on his own to reach his position made Lenny understand that Cuban was not at all an ordinary demon. He even respected the blood demon a bit.
Lenny was not aware that Cuban sent Minnie to capture him.
However, he could tell from the first time he was attacked by Goodness and Baddieness that he had entered the eyes of a very powerful foe.
What he needed to stand against this foe was power.
Yes, more power. More power was the key.
In other words, killing Ciri was the key.
For this reason, Lenny gave it all he had. He gave it all he could offer.
However, this task proved far more difficult than he believed.
The half-invitation stone he needed to get was protected by magnificent beasts.
These beasts had the bodies of humans, were very big, and were far more muscular than the most buff gladiators he knew from the arena.
However, they had bull heads with long horns that pointed to the sky.
Yes, these were Minatours.
The mystical beast of a human and the bull abomination
These creatures were not lovers of peace, and their explosive strength in a fight destroyed Lenny's sense of what was possible with the human body.
Aside from the fact that there were eight of them, each standing at a height of seven feet, they all attacked together, none without the other, not leaving space for Lenny to maneuver or defend.
It was also a surprise that they did not interrupt each other throughout the entire fight.
None of them got in the way of each other.
Also, because of what this pocket dimension had become, common physics did not work as it was supposed to.
Since the invitation stone had made the entire place look like a game where their bodies were all squared like Lego toys, his entire coordination of the place had gone upside down.
To make matters worse, this world did not allow him to use white flame. Every time he used it, it was as if it were a fart into the air.
It made Lenny understand why invitation stones were so valuable.
This one was just half of one, and it had destroyed his sense of what should be and what should not be.
It was no wonder Ella said that invitation stones could run people mad.
These things practically dictated their own version of reality.
The only fortunate thing about fighting the Minatours that acted as guards was that they never killed him.
After beating him to a pulp, they would throw him through the portal and back into Ella's garden.
For the first few times when he was thrown out, he would find Ella sitting in the garden, entertaining herself with tea or a bottle of wine.
She would encourage him with praise and then even offer her body to him.
However, Lenny would only thank her for her encouragement, and after a while of healing, he would jump back into the portal.
Now, he would only find that Ella's driver was waiting for him outside with refreshments and, of course, offering herself as encouragement.
Her name was Mani.
Lenny refused Mani's offer. At the moment, he had more important things to think about.
Sex was not bad, but not while he had work to be done.
Lenny was never one to mix work and pleasure together.
He believed that gratification was the bane of progress.
This action of fighting and getting kicked out again and again continued until he was left with five days to go.
Once more, he was thrown out of the portal.
Mani walked up to Lenny and squatted over his beaten body.
"You know, I doubt you can make an actual impact with this approach. Why not try using maybe a gun or something?" Mani suggested.
Lenny sighed at those words.
In truth, he had tried, but taking a gun in there was useless.
The gun would instantly turn into a banana.
Even an RPG was the same thing. The Minatours ended up eating it.
Lenny sighed
"Aside from the most basic, the laws of physics and common sense are entirely different in there."
Mani nodded in understanding.
However, she did not give up, as she gave suggestions.
However, most of them were not feasible.
The rules were just too restricting.
The pocket space did not allow for most of the ideas Lenny had.
Lenny even thought about having someone distract the Minatours and then rushing in to climb the tree.
However, the Minotaurs only attacked the person who was closest to the invitation stone.
Lenny had even suggested that many people rush to climb the tree at the same time. However, there was a finite number of two that could enter the portal at the same time.
As the hours drew closer, Lenny was starting to see this as an impossible task...
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