The Porter is Secretly an SS-Level Hunter

Mother's Palace: 

Mother walked into the room with plates of food in her hand. Neban's family, chained to the throne, watched the woman as she walked in. She took the gags off their mouths as she got bored with the silence. 

But it made no difference as the humans did not want to speak. 

She set the plates in front of them before resting on her throne. Mother leaned her back on the throne's right arm as she rested her feet on the left one. 

The humans looked at the food, not touching it as they did not trust it. Mother rolled her eyes as she tapped her fingers along her cheek. "Eat the food. There is no poison in it. Do not starve like idiots, especially the one that eats for two." 

She stared at Isona's stomach, causing the others to look too. Isona rubbed her stomach at the stares as she felt the baby moving; it was like the baby knew people were staring at them. 

The mother let a frown appear on her face as she reached over. She took some food in her hand, holding it. The others tried to stop her with a look, but she gave one back, stating to let her taste it first just in case. 

They reluctantly nodded as the mother took the food in her mouth. She slowly chewed it before swallowing it down. Her stomach growled because she was starving, and the food was delicious. 

The others watched her for any signs as they waited a few minutes to see if anything would happen. Mother internally laughed as she kept her eyes on them the whole time. 

She could not help but find these humans interesting. They were different from the others that she ate. 

After fifteen minutes passed, the mother gave them a look to eat. They nodded as Wey and Owain pulled Theo closer to them as much as they could with the chains on them. They gave Theo more food as they started eating. 

The mother and father gave most of their portion of food to Isona. Isona wanted to reject it, but the mother touched her stomach, indicating that she has another she needs to feed. Isona agreed in the end. 

"You humans are so interesting, and here I thought you, humans, not talking was starting to get boring." Mother observed as there was amusement in her tone. 

The others flinched at her laughter but did not look up as they focused on the eating. Mother did not mind as she watched them like they were an attraction at a zoo. 

She did not have any plans to kill them, they were only there to get Perditor and the human to come to this place faster. 

A vicious smile rested on Mother's face as she thought about how she will kill the human and her old pet. 

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The basilisk eyes were closed as its head moved around like it was trying to spot where Neban and Siren were. 

Neban and Siren slowly moved back, not trying to make any noise to get themselves caught. But they only took a few steps when the monster's head stopped near them. 

The basilisk quickly opened its eyes as Neban and Siren dropped to the ground as they hit a car. From what Neban read, he knew that a basilisk's gaze could turn someone into stone. 

The monster let out a long hiss as it slithered forward before spitting out venom on the car they hid behind. 

The venom caused half the car to melt as Neban and Siren moved away from it. "Shit." Siren cursed as they saw what the snake's venom did to the vehicle. 

"We need to split up and attack the basilisk," Neban told Siren as he tried to think of all the things he read about a basilisk. They were known as mythical creatures, but to see one in the flesh did not seem fictional anymore. 

Siren nodded as they separated from each other. 

The monster was already slithering forward, hitting the car with its head as it threw the vehicle across the street. 

The basilisk leaned its head forward as its tongue kept making hissing noises. The monster tilted its head back and forward, looking for Neban and Siren. 

Neban hid behind another car, tightly gripping his whip since Ice Queen was still on the ground. It was resting near the area where the basilisk first came out. 

Siren hid on the other side of the street as they crouched behind a pole. As the monster slithered more into the road, Siren was the first to make a move as they rushed out. 

They had a sword in their hand as they leaped forward, jumping onto the basilisk's body. Siren slammed their weapon down, sinking it into the monster's skin. 

The sword was slowly going into the skin while the scales caused it to get stuck. The basilisk started to shake its body. Siren held onto their weapon, not trying to fall off from the monster's movements. 

Neban was waiting for an opening to jump in when the snake stopped shaking. It turned its head, facing Siren with its eyes closed. Siren cursed as they put their strength into pushing the weapon down. 

They wanted to push the sword more in before the thing opened its eyes. 

Neban finally stepped out since the basilisk attention was on Siren. When the thing opened its mouth instead of its eyes, Neban threw his whip towards the snake's fang. 

He quickly ripped the fang out as it started to melt in the whip. Blood poured from the wound and onto the monster's skin as it let out a pained cry. The blood had a purplish-blue liquid mixed in, showing its venom. 

As the snake shook its head while putting it close to its body, Siren moved from their spot. They had a blade in their hand as they stabbed it into the monster's right eye. 

When the blade sunk in, the monster let out another pained cry as it opened its left eye, looking towards Siren. 

Siren quickly jumped, hitting the ground as they rolled down to lessen the impact of the fall. Neban ran over to Siren, helping them to their feet. The monster only caught their cloak. 

Siren had to throw it off since it turned into stone. 

The basilisk turned its head towards them as it started spitting out its venom. Neban grabbed Siren, using [Shadow Travel] to run away from it. 

The monster chased after them, hitting the cars and other things in its way. The objects flew, crashing into poles and buildings. Neban and Siren could hear some people screaming when the flying objects almost hit them. 

The snake heard them too, but it set its sight on Neban and Siren only. 

As they moved, Neban spoke to Siren through their mind link, 'Change into a crossbow for me.' 

Siren nodded as they changed into the weapon. Once Neban had it in his hand, he stopped, striking his whip when the monster opened its mouth to spit out more venom. 

His whip struck across the basilisk's mouth, causing the skin to bubble and melt around it. As the monster dealt with another wound, Neban picked up Siren with his other hand. He quickly shot out multiple arrows to the snake's closed left eye. 

The arrows soared through the sky before they landed in the monster's eye. The basilisk threw its head back as it let out another pained hiss. 

Neban used [Shadow Travel] as he made his way back to where Ice Queen was. Once he was next to his sword, Neban put his whip back into his sub-space. He picked up Ice Queen before looking back at the monster. 

The snake was still in the same spot, rubbing its head into the ground. It was trying to take the arrows out of its eye. 

Neban made his way back, appearing behind the snake as he quickly sliced the monster's tail off. 

The tail turned into ice once he sliced it off. Neban kicked it, causing the thing to break. The monster swiftly turned its body around. While it started moving, Neban told Siren to turn into a sword. 

Once the monster was facing him, trying to spit out more venom, Neban jumped onto its body. He ran forward, quickly slicing Ice Queen down as he cut the snake's tongue off. 

Then he swiftly swung Siren, slicing a deep line into the basilisk's throat. Neban did not give the monster any time as he stabbed Siren into the wound. And while the snake still had its mouth open, Neban threw Ice Queen inside. 

The sword went into the snake's mouth as it stabbed into the back of it. The basilisk started to ice over as its body began to drop to the ground. Neban grabbed Siren, cutting off their feeding as he jumped off the monster's body. 

When his feet hit the ground, the monster simultaneously did too. Neban walked closer to the open mouth, putting Siren on the floor as he put his hand inside. He pulled Ice Queen out as Siren turned back into their human form. 

They stretch their body before complaining, "You could have let me finish eating before icing the monster's body." 

Once Ice Queen was in his hand, Neban turned to Siren, "Stop complaining. There are others to eat from." 

Siren rolled their eyes before crossing their arms. Neban took a second longer to glance at them, seeing how their body was turning into an adult. 

'The more they eat, the more they are getting back to their original form.' Neban thought before grabbing Siren. 

He did not say anything as he used [Shadow Travel] to take them back to the house. He let Siren go as he entered his home. 

Neban was getting ready to yell out his family's names when he saw that the house was a mess. Couches, tables, and chairs were turned over while there was broken glass on the ground. It showed that a struggle happened here. 

Neban's stomach dropped as he ran around the house, searching for any life. He even went into the safe room, only to see that someone pulled the door hinges off. 

Anger started to boil within him as Neban punched the wall, causing a vast hole to appear. "Fuck!" He cursed out loud, pulling his hand back. 

Siren walked towards him, holding a note in their hand. 

"We need to go to Mother's Palace. That is where the others are." Siren spoke. 

Neban turned towards him as the fire in his eyes did not die out but only continued to grow. "I am going to kill that woman this time and rip her limbs off bit by bit." 

He will make sure that the woman will die a slow and painful death.