Chapter 39 (1/2)
39.KAIL, THE BEAST
“Mo-monster!!”
A storm of slaughter was devastating all it met to the point nothing could be done against it. There was a monster that was trampling through the a.s.sa.s.sins guild main base, located at the darkness of Arkas; the abyss in the deepest part of the slums. Against it were the skilled a.s.sa.s.sins. They had considerable experience, technique and power. Suppressing their own emotions and getting rid of them, they were complete and perfect a.s.sa.s.sins. But now…
“h.e.l.llp!?”
They were trying to run away. All just to escape from the hands of a single monster.
“Rage!”
The monster was a warrior. It had a huge body that was covered in something similar to steel. With just one swing of its sword, flesh and bones would be completely torn to pieces. It didn´t have anything to do with the technique of a warrior anymore. Even if the warrior was holding a stick, it could still marsh them to pieces. Not to mention, even if his sword was to be blunt, the warrior would still deal fatal damage by its driven will.
“Nun!”(ぬん！) (TL note: Dunno if it has any meaning)
The humans were being split into two clean halves. If it was a horizontal cut, it would still be doable, but if it was in vertical, it would be a different story. That could only be understood as the strength being applied being unimaginable. To aim at the joints was the theory of swordfighting. Completely ignoring this theory, and moreover cutting through bones in vertical was the swordfighting technique of this monster. The one capable of that was that man.
With one swing, many would turn into lumps of meat.
With two swings, even more viscera scattered around.
By the third swing it could already be understood… The fact that n.o.body could win against that monster.
“Really, I won´t have my turn at all.”
Willian had been leisurely fighting off the a.s.sa.s.sins too, but this was being brought to a different level by the man in front of his eyes.
“”In terms of pure strength, even Baldias or Strakules would be helpless. I see, this is how you are at the colosseum. The gladiator that reached the top, the Kail I didn´t know about.””
Kail was so strong to the point that all of Willian´s guesses about his strength were easily overwritten. The surrounding area was heavily pressured by his warrior´s aura. It didn´t only make the skin be full of gooseb.u.mps. The killing intent made the a.s.sa.s.sins bent their knees, had them evacuate their waste and beg for forgiveness in tears. The emotions the a.s.sa.s.sins had thrown away at great troubles were being forcibly called back. And then…
“Triumph!”
Kail completely swept through all of them. It was an amount of strength that made even Willian, his friend, tremble. The scenery that had been created couldn´t be anything but h.e.l.l. The misfortune of the a.s.sa.s.sins was due the fact that Kail was a gladiator, and also because he was the producer of this spectacle. A spectacle must be gaudy; the audience desired for that.
Much flas.h.i.+er, much more horrendous, much more repulsive.
Kail knew by heart the techniques for creating such h.e.l.l. It was the job of a gladiator on how to make the audience have fun, to make them happy, to make them excited and satisfied. It was to bewilder them; to go over their expectations that was the apex.
“Out of the way.”
The neck of the a.s.sa.s.sin was crushed with one hand. The warrior didn´t have any compa.s.sion. Their greatest misfortune was for them to have brought this warrior´s wrath upon them; it was for them to have put their hands of that warrior´s most valious treasure. All was resumed on that.
“I see. It is the [Wind Cat]´s friend, Kail, the [beast].” (TL note: I don´t know exactly what Kail´s name is ->ベスティアリイ<- katakana=”” form=”” -=””>闘獣士<- both=”” words=”” don´t=”” really=”” have=”” anything=”” to=”” do=”” with=”” each=”” other=”” so=”” im=”” not=”” sure=””>
The one standing in front of the warrior was a man that had a slightly different ambience to him even when compared to the other a.s.sa.s.sins. Kail, who had reign over the pool of blood, gave one sharp glance at him. Any of the enemies until now would have lost their fighting spirit by that, but the man calmly warded the pressure off.
“Being too strong, all people avoided fighting against the champion. Thus, having no opponents to fight against, he is always forced to go against beasts that were supposed to be on the opening matches for junior gladiators. A genuine monster. The scenery you made there is still acceptable. However, I would like you to stop there.” (TL note:I just want to cry a bit… ;-; ->あまりにも強すぎたがゆえ、チャンピオンからは逃げられ、対戦相手もおらず、次席剣闘士でありながら本来は前座である猛獣との戦いを強いられていた正真正銘の怪物<>
That man´s killing intent was sharp.
“Do you think you can win with only this much?”
What the man was holding was a knife covered in poison that would give instant death just by touching it, and there were more of those hidden in his clothes. He wasn´t going to gallantly attack head-on. An a.s.sa.s.sin´s battle happened silently. He had the skills to make such possible. Moreover….
“…”
Behind the man were a.s.sa.s.sins that had about as much strength as the man. They were extraordinary and were the pride of the a.s.sa.s.sin´s guild. This was power that would cost as much as the amount of money to buy a house. Besides that, there were many of them.
“So you really feel you can beat me, right? Looks like this [me]… has been underestimated.’
The top has been provoked. Being at the top meant winning even against a group of strong, skilled people. This was the duty of the strongest. Even if they were in greater numbers, the strongest would trample them down in a flashy manner. Kail would have them intently watch this warrior´s true strength.
“Step back Kail. Your role is done there.”
Willian stopped Kail, who was about to move forward. As to be expected, Kail showed dissatisfaction, but it was Willian´s role to use his head to think. In addition, this situation was what Willian originally planned to happen.
“Would you mind if you let us meet with the head of the guild.”