Chapter 17. Throw out some tasty bait. (7)
Suddenly!
The intruder’s arm moved with a chilling sound.
“-!”
The man reflexively raised his hand and brought it to his neck.
A strange thing happened. Instead of blood gushing out from the cut, it gradually turned black and began to dry out and twist.
“Crunch, croak….”
The man tried to raise his voice several times, but his already cracked vocal cords could not function properly.
dump.
The man knelt on the floor and soon passed away.
“…….”
Right in front of Elice’s nose.
This happened because Elice and Dexter’s location was right next to the door.
Grumbling-
The moment the thunder struck again, the intruder’s appearance was revealed.
“-!”
Elice’s eyes widened.
I saw that the intruder’s jet-black hair, standing with his back to the two people, was melting into the darkness.
“That person….”
Dexter also made a surprised sound as if he had confirmed it.
“Hi!”
Only then did the remaining man, who recognized the situation, take a breath. While he was wandering around unable to do this or that,
Crack!
The intruder lunged at him without the slightest hesitation.
Coogugung-
Thanks to the loud noises that continued pouring into the room, the man didn’t even notice that the intruder was running towards him.
Jump!
The intruder’s sword penetrated between the man’s ribs.
“Huh!”
The man gasped as he felt his lungs being torn apart.
Tuk.
The intruder kicked the man and pulled out his sword. And then he turned around without even confirming whether he was alive or dead.
“Bwa….”
The man’s body convulsed and purred. Even that soon cut off, and silence soon came.
Grumbling-
All you can hear is the occasional thunder and lightning. The room was filled with a cold, suffocating silence.
gulp.
Elise swallowed dry saliva. Before I knew it, my throat, dry from tension, was complaining of pain.
At some point she couldn’t breathe. From the moment the intruder entered the room, completely black from her head to her toes.
The air strangely stirred every time the intruder swung his weapon, a merciless attack that cut off one’s breath with a single blow.
Above all, a strange atmosphere that makes you feel like you are not human.
Every cell in my body was crying out.
That person is so dangerous. If you touch it wrongly, you will lose your life.
“…….”
Elice clenched her fists so tightly that her palms hurt. She couldn’t keep her composure otherwise.
widely.
The intruder touched the candle and lit it on top. A faint light illuminated the completely dark room.
“…….”
The intruder was staring intently at the room where William was.
With deeper eyes, as if seeing something clearly beyond the wall.
Eventually, he turned his gaze towards Elice and Dexter.
“Isn’t that what it looks like?”
It was still a strange voice. His voice had a strange power that sent shivers down my spine the moment I heard it.
Step by step.
The intruder’s footsteps headed toward Elice and Dexter.
“sister…….”
Dexter leaned closer to Elice. It was a gesture that seemed to prepare for an emergency.
“Stay still.”
Elice stopped Dexter.
If that intruder had his way, the two of them could have ended up in the same situation as the men from before in the blink of an eye.
She focused her eyes and followed the intruder without losing sight of him. And she was sure.
This man was clearly the man they were looking for at the Mare Guild.
Tap, tap.
The intruder stopped in front of the two people.
Something like black smoke drifted over his face. Because of this, it was difficult to accurately recognize his face.
But I could tell that he was a rare handsome man. Also, the lines on her cheeks are quite youthful.
“who are you?”
Finally, Elice made up her mind and opened her mouth.
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Elice’s eyes fluttered like rough waves. His eyes were sparkling with anger.
“You’re what they’re looking for, right?”
“Probably so.”
“why…….”
“well.”
He cut off Elice’s words and stood tall in front of him. Ellie bit her lip and glared at me.
“……?”
For a moment, suspicion flashed in her eyes. She examined every inch of my face with her agitated eyes.
“……Wait, you?”
When I use Requiem, the power within it seems to take control of my body. Thanks to this, my hair, eyes, and even my voice would change.
Swishing, I swung my arm and put Requiem in it.
“Don’t you know yet?”
The tone, as if echoing from a deep cave, gradually changed.
“I thought you’d find out right away, but I’m disappointed.”
Just like my original voice, with a charming sound. At the same time, the black waves disappeared as if they were being sucked out of the hair and eyes.
“Elice.”
He smiled, looking like a complete Abel Kindreal.
“-!”
A silent scream burst from Elice’s mouth.
“Uh, uh….”
Dexter was speechless as he stared at my face. If his arms weren’t tied up, he seemed ready to point his finger at me.
“Why are you making faces like that?”
He shrugged his shoulders and said.
“I thought you’d be more happy. Aren’t you glad I came?”
The two people only exchanged lips for a long time, unable to speak. Then, Elise finally came to her senses and opened her mouth.
“How did this happen?”
“What happens?”
Sreung!
When I took out the Requiem, it returned to its original state. Elise muttered blankly when she saw me with black hair and black eyes again.
“You never said you were a wizard…”
“Because I’m not a wizard.”
I just use a special sword.
He grinned and stroked his jet-black hair. She said, as if she couldn’t believe it was Eli Che even though she was looking at it.
“Are you really the master?”
“Why, then is there any other face like this in the world?”
“……No, that. Why is that voice again?”
“I like it, but why? I don’t like it?”
“That’s not the problem….”
Elise trailed off with a confused look on her face.
“…So, what they were looking for was the master after all?”
“Yes. I’ve been robbing bandits like this for a while.”
“no wonder.”
Elise sighed softly.
“I was wondering what they were talking about. Looks like that’s what caught them off guard.”
“maybe.”
I didn’t say that I deliberately went around robbing them with my face exposed, and that I went around leaving traces to show off.
It was because of Elice’s bluish complexion and rough lips.
‘It must have been very painful for William to be tortured.’
It wasn’t good for them to find out that I had intentionally put them in danger in a situation like this. Because there is a risk of loyalty being broken.
‘Those who will tell the truth will all die anyway.’
Now all that was left were the two guys in that room.
Hiding those dark thoughts, I smiled and lifted Elise up in my arms.
“omg!”
Elice took a vain breath and pulled away, but she couldn’t escape my touch.
“…….”
Elise, who was holding tightly to me, stopped breathing. Color began to return to Elice’s bloodless cheeks.
Dexter, who had been sitting there, suddenly came to his senses in surprise.
“What are you doing now….”
“Yes, yes.”
I responded half-heartedly and this time I pulled Dexter up as well. The two people, each clinging to my arm, opened their eyes wide.
“Now, just in case, stay here.”
He carried the two dumbfounded people and made them sit as far away from the inner door as possible.
“Why are you doing this?”
Elise asked with a wide face,
“Can you please release this first?”
Dexter asked with an earnest expression.
“Wait there.”
I turned around and headed towards the inner door. She listened inside the room.
“Keuuuuuuuu!”
William’s moans could still be heard in the room.
Rattling, rattling.
There was also the sound of a chair hitting the floor roughly. He appeared to be shaking while tied to a chair.
bang!
There was a sound of small metal objects hitting each other.
“Now, at the end of both hands.”
The unfamiliar man’s voice trembled.
“Of course, there are still feet left.”
“…….”
“That means there are ten more left.”
He added in a humorous tone.
“Will I be able to hold out until then?”
It seemed like they had tortured William by pulling out all his fingernails.
“……I do not know.”
Although the pain must have been considerable, William could only mutter the words he had repeated earlier.
He was also someone I liked.
“What a frustrating guy.”
Of course, those who torture him may not like him.
“Master, please be careful.”
Elice’s soft voice was heard from behind.
“The person in that room is Ethan Crawford, one of the most powerful men in the Mare Guild. He is in a position to receive direct orders from Lowell.”
“Oh, I’ve heard of it.”
This was the name the ambush team and sentries were talking about earlier. It’s time to finally see the person’s face and see what kind of person he is.
“Actually, there’s no need to hold on like this.”
Ethan changed his tone as if he was trying to cajole William.
“That black guy can’t come anyway.”
“I don’t know who it is….”
“Actually, I can’t come.”
Ethan chuckled and laughed unpleasantly.
“I set up an ambush around that old tavern you were using. I think they’ve caught that black guy by now, right?”
After he finished speaking, his laughter grew louder.
“Ha ha ha ha ha…….”
Before the sound ends,
bang!
He opened the door and rushed inside.
“Howdy.”
He raised one hand and said hello.
“You said you found me?”
He held out the Requiem in his other hand.
I saw William sitting tied to a chair, and a man crouching at his feet holding a pair of pliers.
“I……!”
Ethan, the man looking at me with a shocked face.
‘Oh, you’re younger than I thought?’
I thought you were old enough to step up and take charge of this matter. It seemed like he was promoted quickly because he was competent.
“You bastard!”
Ethan jumped up and grabbed the sword at his waist. Despite his hostile attitude, she smiled calmly.
“I was bored waiting so I came directly.”
“How can we get here….”
Ethan’s mouth twisted as he looked outside the room out of the corner of his eye. I looked at the corpses scattered on the floor, Elice and Dexter, and sighed.
“……I see. I guess everything happened.”
“I also received the gift I left at the guild.”
“No way, even an ambush team?”
“Yes, I crumpled it up and threw it away.”
After answering with a grin, he pointed out the Requiem. The moment Ethan was shocked and tensed,
bang!
I kicked the bucket right in front of me.
“100 million!”
The flying bucket hit the man who was torturing William squarely in the face.
Crack!
I ran quickly, approached the guy, and stabbed him with Requiem.
Sigh!
Requiem pierced the man’s abdomen and flew out onto his back.
“Ugh….”
The guy couldn’t even properly resist the unexpected surprise attack. Its body twitched and purred, but soon became calm.
“her…….”
Ethan’s sigh was heard from behind. When I looked back, he had already taken a few steps away from me with his sword drawn.
“That’s how it happened….”
Ethan looked at every nook and cranny of the man’s body with a curious look on his face. The gaze moved carefully to the Requiem I was holding.
“Is it because of that sword?”
It was as if he knew me and Requiem well.
‘what?’
How long has it been since I robbed the Mare Guild’s band of thieves? Besides, I didn’t use Requiem often?
As we just stared, Ethan spoke softly.
“It certainly doesn’t seem to be the average skill as rumored.”
“What rumor?”
“Your sword! You’ve been swinging it since the Kader territory!”
“……Ohh.”
This was a bit unexpected.
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