Chapter 17. Throw out some tasty bait. (8)
‘Kader, it’s been a really long time.’
The place right next to the Obest territory. The memory of using Requiem for the first time there came back to me.
“Why is that territory here?”
“Don’t act like a fool. I suffered so much because of you!”
A clicking sound was heard through Ethan’s teeth.
“You are the one who robbed the slave dealers and brothels managed by the Mare Guild, right?”
“Huh, that’s Mare’s guild?”
It was like catching a mouse by walking backwards.
I just robbed the place I could see, but who would have guessed that it was a place managed by the Mare Guild.
‘You really have reached out to all corners of the empire.’
I clicked my tongue and looked at Ethan.
“So what?”
“So far, it has been acting under the direction of the Vendetta Guild. And it has been this way consistently for a long time.”
Ethan glared at me with burning eyes.
“How dare you target the Mare Guild, when it’s just a small guild…”
He straightened his posture while holding his sword. An insidious murderous spirit towards me began to creep in.
‘Hoo.’
It seems that this guy has been following my traces since the Kader territory. There was strong hostility in his viciously flashing eyes.
“I’ll make you regret it deep in your bones.”
“Oh yeah?”
I don’t think I’ll regret it at all.
When Ethan conveyed that message with his eyes, steam blew out from his nose.
“Do you think you have a chance at winning? There is no one among them who can help you.”
His sword twitched menacingly like a snake’s head.
“That’s too bad. I would have rushed out in a hurry to save the guild leader.”
“It’s not?”
At my answer, not only Ethan but even William made puzzled faces.
“Why should I save something that was foolishly captured?”
“then…….”
“I came here for one reason.”
He held up the Requiem and pointed it at Ethan.
“I have to kick the guy who touched my snake.”
“What snake? Are you sure you mean the blue reptile from the tavern?”
“okay.”
Ethan’s face crumpled.
“Nonsense!”
As soon as I finished speaking, the guy kicked off the floor and ran towards me.
“I’ll drag you away and kill you!”
Hung!
The man’s sword cut through the air menacingly.
“Oh, quite.”
Fast and sharp.
“where.”
I briefly held out the Requiem and tried to receive the attack.
Kang!
The force hitting the blade and the subsequent pressure were considerable.
Ethan’s attacks were on a different level from those he had faced so far. He certainly deserved to occupy an important position at a young age.
“Tsk!”
Ethan twisted his sword and attempted his next attack. It was a cunning movement, like a snake moving.
It was different from the knights’ unique swordsmanship.
A dirty and nasty attack that grew from the back alleys. To knock down an opponent and stomp them on the floor.
Wow!
Of course, everyone was blocked in front of the Requiem.
“Is this all you have to show me?”
When he asked in a leisurely tone, blood appeared on Ethan’s forehead.
“You insolent bastard!”
Although his words were harsh, his attack did not falter in the slightest. He coolly looked for my weaknesses and persistently targeted them.
Are you really saying that you won’t fall for this level of provocation?
puck!
Ethan’s sword grazed my side and stuck in the floor. Ethan pulled out his sword and immediately chased after me.
“Like a loach!”
Hung!
swinging,
Shoo!
stab,
Kak!
cut it down
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Not my body, but the air.
Ethan’s attacks never hit me effectively. There is just a narrow gap that seems almost impossible to touch.
I deliberately did not block its attack and just avoided it. Just like playing tag.
“profit!”
Ethan gritted his teeth and increased his speed.
Kak!
More fierce attacks came in succession. But that’s just it; there was no intention to kill me.
I was able to avoid it just by slightly turning my head, turning my shoulders, and taking a light step.
It was a very boring and boring workshop.
‘Oh, that’s not fun.’
At first, I was interested in his relatively good skills. Surely, at this level, he would have been able to overcome William and Dexter.
I was slowly getting tired of dodging his attacks by just a single inch. It was the result of an excessively high standard of dealing with the strong.
“Let’s stop soon.”
Ethan’s face became grim at the one word that sounded like annoyance.
“Anyone wants…!”
“As I wish.”
I strengthened my lightly hanging arm and blocked the sword stabbing at my shoulder head-on.
Kang!
“Hmph, barely-”
Ethan opened his mouth as if to laugh, but
Kaga river!
When my sword was suddenly pushed away and aimed at my neck, I quickly closed it.
“Pfft!”
I continued to push Ethan, who took a step back. Due to the tremendous pressure coming from the area where the swords met, the guy’s body was pushed backwards.
“Ugh!”
Ethan’s back finally hit the wall. The guy who couldn’t bear it twisted his wrist and tried to shake off Requiem.
“Where are you running to?”
But it was no use. My arm was not pushed away in the slightest, and I turned Requiem at the same angle to engage it without any gaps.
“Ugh….”
Ethan’s arms were shaking. Before I knew it, sweat began to seep on my forehead.
“Oh, you’re using some strength?”
He grinned and increased the force he applied to his arms. Right now, I have used less than half of my maximum strength.
“Tsk….”
Ethan gritted his teeth. The distorted face gradually turned red.
An overwhelming power gap, as if a child and an adult were competing.
“Ugh.”
Ethan’s knees slowly bent.
With my back against the wall, I couldn’t go back any further, so I had no choice but to sink down.
If you don’t do that, you’ll end up hitting your head with your own sword.
Ethan took a deep breath,
“This… let go!”
He pushed me away with all his might.
Wow!
The two swords deflected from each other with a harsh roar.
It was because I pretended I couldn’t win and backed away. I had no intention of killing him like this anyway.
“…….”
Ethan chewed his lip and glared at me. Before I knew it, heavy breathing came out of my teeth.
“……Indeed, it’s worth going around killing people outright.”
“…….”
“I guess that means you have that much confidence.”
The guy subtly waved his arms as he spoke. The intention was clearly to relieve numb muscles.
‘I haven’t given up yet.’
He’s definitely quick on his feet. I saw that they quickly realized the gap with their opponents and started to make their own way.
“so?”
When I asked with a soft smile, Ethan’s face became cold.
“How long do you think you’ll be so proud?”
The guy took a calming breath and suddenly lowered his posture.
Hung!
Ethan’s leg swung, aiming for my foot.
“hmm.”
The moment he jumped back, Ethan’s sword flew out. The broad side of the sword came as if it was going to hit my arm.
Yep!
He bent his arm to block and then backed away.
“Stand!”
Ethan lunged at me without giving me a chance to get my bearings. It was an attack that felt somewhat impatient.
Whoops!
‘hmm? Is there something different from before?’
I calmly blocked the attack and observed the guy. His gaze, the direction and flow of the attack.
A conclusion was soon reached.
‘Are you aiming for Requiem?’
Since there was no chance of winning in a head-to-head fight, the purpose seemed to be to take away the sword. For some reason, there was a hint of greed in the way I looked at Requiem earlier.
‘Should we go fishing somewhere?’
Of course, the most fun was when I was casting bait to catch my prey.
Yep! Whoops!
He was only focused on defense, as if he had no clue about Ethan’s intentions. Then he deliberately exposed his weaknesses.
“-!”
Ethan’s eyes sparkled. They targeted my defenseless wrist and attacked me.
Just before Ethan’s sword touched my wrist,
“joy.”
I snorted and took away the Requiem.
“uh?!”
Ethan realized what had happened and took a deep breath. My empty hand was reflected in his devastated, trembling eyes.
While he hesitated,
Sigh!
My fist hit his forehead.
“Wow!”
Ethan took a few steps back and stumbled. Her head felt spinning and she cupped her forehead.
“Uh, uhh.”
The guy groaned lowly but raised his head. Before he knew it, he found the Requiem reappearing in my hand.
“Uh, how….”
Ethan’s face turned pale. She whistled and heard him.
“How did you do it?”
As I waved my hand in the air, the Requiem disappeared again.
“This is how I did it.”
“this person…….”
Ethan pursed his lips as if he was shocked. I took a step towards him.
“I guess you wanted this?”
I took out Requiem again and shook it.
“This, this bastard….”
Ethan’s face turned red when he realized that he had been playing with me.
“Die!”
The guy shouted and attacked recklessly.
“Oh my gosh.”
I didn’t even have any intention of playing with him anymore.
Kak!
After blindly deflecting the incoming attack, I inserted the Requiem into the guy’s wrist.
“Ugh!”
Ethan’s arms were shaking. He tried to hold on to his sword until the end, but it was no use.
Passu-
It was thanks to Requiem greedily seeking the creature’s life force. His fingernails dried and became brittle, his skin burned black, and even his blood vessels were cracked.
“Uh, uh….”
Clink.
Ethan’s sword finally left its owner’s hand.
“Uh, uh….”
Ethan fell asleep looking at his completely lifeless hands. It wasn’t until later that a wave of fear surged into the guy’s eyes.
“Oh, no…….”
The loss of the swordsmanship that had allowed him to dominate the Mare Guild. He will never be able to hold a sword again.
“no!”
I took the Requiem away from the screaming guy and stepped back.
“No! No!”
Ethan grabbed his wrist with his free hand.
The moment Requiem touches another person’s body, it thirstily absorbs life force to the limit.
“No way baby!”
As a result, an ominous burning black flame was left on Ethan’s wrist. You can’t stop it by grabbing it with your other hand.
The Void Flame steadily traveled down my wrist.
“Please!”
Ethan cried out, but the flames had no ears.
The black flames stopped only after reaching Ethan’s elbows. Half of Ethan’s arm turned into a corpse that had been rotting in the grave for decades.
“Ahhh…….”
dump.
Ethan knelt on the floor. Despair poured down on her devastated face.
“therefore,”
I stared at that guy and had a sneer on my lips.
“You have to look beyond what you can.”
“ah…….”
Ethan’s empty eyes turned to me. Soon, a desperate and urgent need for survival appeared there.
Crack!
Ethan jumped up and started running away.
“Tsk tsk.”
In the end, my choice was to run away.
I swung away and immediately caught up with Ethan. He picked up the speed he was running and kicked the guy in the back.
Sigh!
“Ugh!”
Ethan rolled on the floor obnoxiously.
“Now, now. Stand up.”
I grabbed the guy by the collar, lifted him up, and sat him down on the remaining chair.
“Well, what are you trying to do…”
Sigh!
I plunged the Requiem into the guy’s thigh.
“Aaaahhh!”
Ethan’s body shook violently. With her expressionless face, he pulled out her Requiem and stuck it into her other thigh.
“Aaaah! Aaaah!”
Ethan, who had been screaming for a while, lowered his head. Only a colorful, thin breathing sound came out of his mouth.
“Kill, kill….”
It was a lifeless voice that had completely lost its will to fight and surrendered. It’s completely different from when he rushed at me earlier, saying he was going to kill me.
“Now I’m a little more obedient.”
I smiled and looked to the side.
“Lord, master….”
William was looking at me from afar with a bored look on his face. Blood dripping from where his fingernails were pulled out.
It wasn’t clear whether his pale face was due to excessive bleeding or the sight before his eyes.
“Oh, yes.”
He grinned at William.
“Don’t worry. I will avenge your revenge.”
“Oh, no. You don’t have to….”
“Uh huh. Save that generosity.”
fantasy,
