Harem Overlord: I ALWAYS Finish Quick!
Chapter 85 Inside The Tower

Inside the tower of monsters…

Teleporting to the tower of monsters, Ryan released the trio as he found himself trapped inside a coliseum-like battle arena where only the haunting images of monsters littered the walls instead of rows of seats.

He saw hundreds of them: winged creatures that looked like giant bats; scorpions with tails and claws on their hands; beastmen made of metal parts who could use magic; men with snakelike hair crawling over each other; cyborgs with metallic bodies.

Elves whose skin was a mixture of half-black and half-white; humanoids with tentacles coming from all directions; demonic beings with two heads; a giant bird covered in green feathers—and so much more!

With his eyebrows raised, Ryan looked at the pictures of all the creatures and said, "Girls, are you seeing this?" Ryan waited, but after no reply, he turned and saw all three staring at the ceiling instead of focusing on him.

He followed their gaze until he spotted something that made him gasp aloud. "You've got to be kidding me!"

There was nothing but open air on top, with no roof or walls around it. Instead, Ryan could see layers of floors above them and a giant hole in the middle of each floor, allowing him to see beasts peering at him from above but held back by a barrier that seemed to keep them from leaping downward.

Seeing something flicker in the corner of his eye, Ryan jerked to the side as he caught five humanoids slipping from the shadows and charging toward him with spears in hand.

They looked like normal humans, except for some glowing runes inscribed red across their chests. Their eyes also glowed brightly and had a piercing quality that didn't seem natural.

The leader shouted something to his followers before throwing his spear straight at Ryan's chest, forcing him to dive to the side to dodge.

Ryan jumped back a few feet when he realized how close those blades came to hitting him, then quickly got ready to attack.

Ryan yelled, swinging his sword, and slicing through the center of an oncoming humanoid. The torso flew to the ground, quickly detaching from the twitching legs.

Next to him, Emily swiped her saber down, cutting another attacker straight down the middle, the two halves falling neatly to each side.

Izzy, pinned against the wall, deflected the onslaught of blows and used her battle-axe to slice through her opponent's stomach, entrails spilling out before the attacker realized he was dead.

Lizzy, howling a battle cry, jumped on the back of another one of Ryan's attackers and stabbed them between their shoulders. The attacker fell to the ground with Lizzy on top, leaving her plenty of time to slice through the Achilles tendons of another attacker.

Not wanting to be outdone by her sister, Izzy rushed over and chopped down on the man's neck with her battle-axe, successfully making the man a few inches shorter.

Everything stilled except for the panting breaths of Ryan's teams. "That was… electric," Ryan said, smiling as he wiped his brow, leaving a trail of dirt and blood across his forehead.

"Fuck, being covered in blood always gets me so turned on," Izzy said as she unconsciously released her demon form.

Simmering down from the battle, the group started to feel the ground around them rumble. As if they were in the middle of an earthquake.

The sounds grew louder until they became deafening; the tower's ground floor seemingly broke apart.

Feeling the floor beneath them start to rise, Ryan realized that the holes above them weren't for spectating. They were entrances.

As everyone was already in the middle of the floor, they were all within the circle's range, so they all started upward, seeing the beasts staring down at them.

Before Ryan could scrutinize them too heavily, he felt something bite his leg.

Emily screamed. Izzy yelled. Lizzy jumped back, drew out her dagger, and sliced through the snakes that suddenly appeared from beneath the platform.

The snakes were fast, slithering up the sides of the platform, gripping tightly to Emily's and Izzy's legs. After Lizzy freed their legs, they all began waving their weapons around, trying desperately to cut through the slithery creatures while attempting not to impale each other.

The platform kept rising. The snakes, which had mostly fallen to the floor below them, were all dead.

Not noticing what was behind them, a long tongue caught Izzy's cheek, lifting her into the air before Izzy could slash at it. But when she did, a spray of crimson soaked her madly grinning face.

Stunned, they looked and saw several eyes staring back at them.

They looked like great lizards, with rows and rows of sharp teeth along their maws. Thick armor-like skin covered most of their bodies but not up to its head, exposing long pointed snouts with nostrils at the end.

Ryan's eyes fixed on the lizard that was slithering towards him. His sword was radiating with battle lust.

The lizard hissed and lunged at him. Ryan dodged the attack and swung his sword.

The lizard roared in pain and retreated, its tail lashing. Ryan struck at the lizard, again and again, his sword flashing through the air.

Finally, with a final, decisive blow, Ryan landed the killing slash, and a crimson fountain rained from where the blade had connected.

With her tail and horns out, Izzy charged at the lizards with a fierce yell.

She wielded her battle-axe and struck at the lizard's head. The lizard tried to bite and claw at her, but she was too quick and quickly severed its head.

Lizzy was able to evade the lizards' attacks. She wielded her dagger and struck at the lizards' underbellies and legs, causing them to stumble and fall.

Emily activated her ability when the lizard attacked, causing it to stop for a moment, thinking it was attacking one of its own.

Using the moment's hesitation, she struck her lizard on the back. The lizard hissed in pain, opened its jaws to attack, and just then, Ryan jumped in and stuck his sword into the lizard's back.

Breathless, they looked at the carnage around them. "Let's go," said Ryan. "We have got to get the platform."

They leaped onto the platform as it rose, peering above at the creatures waiting for them next.

They looked like bears, but they were far more extensive than any normal one could be. They had long arms with claws that looked deadly sharp. Their mouths seemed to stretch across their entire head, making it appear that the monsters were grinning at them.

When the platform settled, they began to charge.

Ryan yelled, "Lizzy, Izzy, go right. I'll go left. Emily stays back to help when needed."

Izzy charged the beast; her eyes narrowed in determination.

She held a gleaming battle-axe in her hand, its sharp edge ready to strike. But, instead, the beast snarled and lunged at her, its massive claws extended. Izzy was quick on her feet, dodging the beast's attack easily.

She swung her battle-axe with brutal strength, slicing through the air towards the beast's neck. The beast roared in pain as the blade made contact, and it stumbled back, blood gushing from the wound.

The bear collapsed to the ground. Panting and covered in sweat, the girl stood over the defeated beast, her battle-axe still clutched in her hand.

Lizzy was also attacking her beast, her dagger flashing in the light.

The bear lunged towards her, its massive claws extended. The girl sidestepped the attack and swung her dagger, aiming for the bear's chest.

The blade hit its mark, and the bear roared in pain, stumbling back as she struck her beast repeatedly.

Finally, with a final, mighty blow, she stabbed the beast, ending his screams.

Ryan gazed at the oncoming bear, who was snarling and charging toward him, fangs bared and his eyes glowing with a hunger for prey.

The beast was fast and agile and quickly closed in on Ryan. He was determined to defend himself, and Emily stood behind him.

Ryan pivoted back and forth, trying to keep the bear off balance. But, instead, the bear barked and charged at him, its claws extended, its eyes wild with rage.

Ryan met the bear's attack with a series of quick strikes. He swung his sword with cool calculation, aiming for the bear's head and chest. It didn't roar in pain as it made contact.

Ryan knew he had to use his skill rather than strength to kill this beast. In one final lunge, the rabid bear opened his jaw in a roar that propelled him forward as saliva flew in every direction.

Ryan yelled to Emily, "Go left!" as he lunged with his sword catching the bear's chest mid-air. He drew the sword out of the bear's chest and lunged left toward the girls.

The great jaws and claws barely missed Ryan as the bear crashed into the wall behind the group, bounced off, and was hacked to pieces by the waiting Izzy.

Ryan, Izzy, and Lizzy stood panting and covered in sweat, their bloody weapons hanging at their side.

As the platform started to rise, Ryan took out a bottle of what he assumed were energy supplements, but as he drank, he began to notice a sensation of arousal starting to build inside of him.

'Don't tell me I just drank liquid viagra…'