Chapter 141: Dual-sin Anointed Apostle (1/2)

I’m definitely Mo Ke, so how did I become an imposter!? I wanted to explain myself, but it was too late.

“Impossible…how could he have been eaten by a devil…wasn’t he kidnapped by slave traders…he was only 8 years old when he left the village…no wonder you used Mo Ke’s words then, I even wondered why you were so familiar with that language…so it’s because you were still trapped within his memories, that’s why you thought you were him…”

Hearing the news of my untimely “death” from the demon hunter team leader, the previously silent Zarah suddenly roared at me without even giving me a chance to explain myself: “ You lowly imposter, bring back Little Ke!” Having seen me grown up, the sudden news of my death was in no way a small shock to him.

But…I’m the real Mo Ke…not an imposter…I don’t have an ability to consume myself…

Yet there was no way Uncle Zarah could hear my internal lamentations, even if he could he probably wouldn’t believe it either.

With a swift backstep, I avoided the incoming greatsword which crashed into the ground in a violent explosion having missed its target. However, this wasn’t the end of his attacks as he immediately pulled out the giant sword and continued attacking; determined not to give me even a moment’s respite.

My eyes flickered as I stared at the oncoming greatsword. I truly wanted to tell him that I wasn’t an imposter; but how should I even do that? Should I say that I ran away from home and ended up sacrificing my life to save a fallen angel, and that very same angel helped me reincarnate?

No matter how you looked at it, that sounded like an excuse to avoid being hunted down…besides there was the matter of “Devils are liars”; this was the commonly held truth among every living creature.

Thankfully, Uncle Zarah was still at the level of a four-star and wasn’t an agility type warrior either. I was still able to evade his attacks, although barely. However, there was still the issue of those demon hunters. Without a doubt, they were all experts in fighting devils, and any one of them would prove to be a troublesome opponent in a one on one battle; let alone in a four on one with their levels being higher than mine.

No…I must escape…if I don’t do something quick, this will really be my last day alive…

Swerving to the side, I narrowly avoided his Fighter’s Aura as I felt the wind brush against me. Had I not reacted in time, that would’ve definitely resulted in a grave injury.

My mind immediately drifted to Shadowfang but I immediately banished the thought. The last thing I wanted now was for it to be recognized by these people. This was the Western Human Realms after all and not the Prison of the Dead. Humans, with their wealth of knowledge, were more likely to recognize famous weapons such as these.

If Shadowfang were to be recognized…they would definitely gang up on me in order to steal this epic-grade blade. At that time, escaping would be impossible.

As I retreated once more, I activated my Shadow Guardian and stirred up a dust storm in front of me. He had not expected me to use such a dirty trick; the man’s vision was obscured by the airborne particles causing his greatsword to miss its target.

Taking advantage of the smokescreen, I immediately tried to run away from the backyard as fast as I could.

“You’re aren’t going anywhere!”

Just as I took my first step, a lead morningstar flew out from my peripheral view and descended right in front of my planned escape route, cutting it off in an instant. The latest newcomer, the demon hunter team leader, rushed out from the dust cloud and stood right before me like a giant tower of steel that seemed to obscure all light as it cast a giant shadow over me.

Startled by the sudden appearance of this towering hulk, I backstepped immediately in order to avoid any potential strike. Yet the man didn’t attack me and instead restrained the rampaging Zarah and inexplicably smiled at me before picking up his morningstar.

“Tilith, this fight should be handled by you.” Turning around, he flashed the girl a toothy grin and said: “No matter what, you mustn’t show any mercy to a devil.”

“…” Having just guaranteed my safety, the noble girl was truly in a difficult position. Just looking at her wavering eyes and silence, I could imagine the turmoil in her heart right now.

“What’s the matter? You don’t want to attack her?”

“Team Leader, I don’t think she is as evil as you think, perhaps consuming the boy was simply a mistake…:”

“You can’t spell devil without evil.” With eyes that brooked no opposition, his smile disappeared as he tapped his kiteshield with the morningstar. “If you aren’t willing to attack him, then get out of my team.”

“…” Tilith slowly drew out her cross sword and with eyes staring right into my own, murmured: “I’m sorry…”

So it comes down to this huh…

My right hand reached for the enchanted straight blade at my waist and without showing any quarter, stared right back at her: “Can you tell me, why did that informant betray me?”

“If you know the reason, will…will you forgive her?”

“Depending on the situation.” Having determined that it was one of the girls I saved, there was no way I could forgive such an act of betrayal from such an ingrate. However…if she had some reason that made her do this, I could at least feel slightly better about it.

With that tiny bit of hope in my eyes, Tilith delivered the final nail into the coffin of my view of humanity.

“I feel that it would be better if you didn’t know…”

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