Chapter 50 - 50 : Os Sweet Revenge 1 (1/2)

Arthur didn't linger in that square and headed off to the inn along with Saly and Lucy, after all, just seeing Veronica's face made him angry, he barely managed to control his boiling rage or else he would have already ripped her head off.

She was very different from Mary, who even though she betrayed him, she apologized in the end, but this slutty elf had a disgusting attitude and was always against him, just by seeing her behavior towards that poor guy was enough to know she's conceited and evil.

He even began to suspect her race, I mean, how the bloody hell can an elf act like that? He thought they were supposed to be peaceful and kind...or maybe she's an exception? Or she's pretending to be an elf..it's certainly one of the two.

Soon enough, the three of them reached their room, which was pretty decent, it was actually in a big tree which surprisingly was the Inn.

From the outside, it may not look that good, but when Arthur entered it, he was fascinated, although it's only made from wood, the interior was decorated with natural grown plants and flowers, with some furniture here and there.

It didn't look like an inn but strangely it was, even the reception was different, a young female elf was at the reception desk, she spoke politely to all customers and smiled brightly at them.

Arthur could only sigh as he stared at that beauty, the elves really deserve to be known as one of the most beautiful races, however, his stare didn't last long as Lucy pinched his waist.

In response to that, he could only smile wryly, he merely stared at the woman for a couple of seconds, but Lucy was already jealous, must be hard being a husband....but it's not like he regretted marrying her, in fact, it was the happiest moment of his life.

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The room they were staying in was large, way larger than the ones from the Human continent, the difference is just too big to compare them, even the decorations, the beds, etcetera.

It was literally on a whole other level, the treatment here was considerably better, even though Arthur looked human, no elf insulted him or treated him unkindly, however, if he was an elf in a city full of humans, they would surely either enslave him or treat him as a lower being, it's just how humans are, Arthur had seen enough from them to know that the bad things they did outweigh the good things they did.

Saly soon fell asleep so Lucy put her on the comfortable bed, as for Arthur, he sat on a nearby chair and began thinking about how to handle Veronica.

There is just no way he will let her off, now that he knows she's here, no one can save her, not even that elven chief.

It's really too bad he can't possess a living being, that would make things much easier, it's not like he can't kill her in a flash with anyone knowing, it's just that possessing her than showing her what hell truly is seeming more fitting for a revenge.

This thought really troubled him since he evolved, I mean, isn't he a parasite? From what he knew, parasites should be able to any possess any living being, heck! They can even possess plants, trees, anything, so why can't he?

It's truly a confusing thing, it's not like he never tried possessing plants, however, when he did that, nothing happened which made things even more perplexing.

The only logical conclusion he could come up with is that his LVL is too low or he screwed up when he evolved into a humanoid parasite, just thinking about the Soul parasite made him drool, as it was able to gain double the stats of the possessed being, if he had chosen that evolution then he would be more powerful than he is now...It's really too bad but having his own body is the best thing, he didn't want to rot in someone's body, perhaps having his own body and possessing other bodies may be good, but not having a body is a no-no for him.

While Lucy and Saly stayed at the room, Arthur headed out at night to check Veronica's status in this city and her residence if possible, a simple fast kill would not subdue his thirst for revenge, oh no nono, he wanted to make things more interesting.

Of course, the elves didn't know his intentions so they answered him honestly, which made things easier for him.

Apparently, this Veronica is the granddaughter of the first elder, one of the 4 elders who are under the elven chief, so it's no wonder she's acting high and mighty even here.

As for her house, she is currently staying at her grandfather's house, which was a giant black tree at the northern part of the city, it was decorated with lanterns which made it look beautiful at night.

Arthur made his way to that tree with a few teleports, he may be very fast but with teleportations, he was assured there won't be any noise to alarm any guards patrolling nearby.

In just seconds, he was already next to the black tree. Although it was just a tree, when Arthur touched it, he felt how sturdy it was, its defence can be considered decent, however, it was a pity as he can destroy with but a punch, but it's not like he was going to do that, he only came here to check if she's here or not.

The good thing about [Faster than Death] is that you can teleport through walls, it may be not as instant as teleporting to a nearby place, but it is doable, it just takes 20 or so seconds as Arthur needs to focus a bit so it can work.

Arthur just did that and appeared in that tree, he already activated simple skills he got from all the corpses he possessed such as [Sneak] or [invisible presence] which by the way were already maxed and can be effective in that kind of situations.

As a matter of fact, Arthur has hundreds if not more of skills, they were just not that useful to him except a few ones which can be used in situations similar to this, though he never used them, they were still there and can be used at any time.

The interior of the tree surprised Arthur a bit, how can I say it...it was a bit extravagant?

There were just too much furniture and decorations, golden paintings, vases, weird tables and even some naked statues, one would think it's a house of a noble and not an elf, to be totally honest, the inn he was staying in looked way better even though it contained much fewer decorations, after all, sometimes simple things can be better than complex ones.

No one was in the room he just teleported to, however, Arthur could hear voices coming from upstairs, though it was a tree, inside, it was like a goddam mansion.

It really hard to believe he was currently inside a tree.

Arthur didn't go upstairs, he could hear the voices rather clearly, as he heard the sounds for a couple of minutes, he came to guess they were dining together.

”Grandpa! Today, that trash Sebas came begging me for marriage again...he's so annoying!”

”Ha ha ha, little lass, I remember when you were young, you used to like that boy”

”Hmpf! That was in the past, I never thought he would become a useless weak dogshit, I don't want to marry him, dad, mom, why aren't you stopping the marriage..”

”Veronica, you must understand that Sebas is the second elder's grandson, and that geezer is going to help me in my plans, we can't stop the marriage, however, no one can do anything if that boy were to die 'accidentally' after marriage...”(the grandpa)

Then Arthur's head began to ache as he heard the evil laughter of that bitch, though he heard that, it didn't concern him, he just wanted to eavesdrop as maybe he will learn a thing or two, but I guess not...As these idiots were talking about some boring things, that Veronica girl was complaining non-stop about that Sebas boy, it's like hearing a bad song on the radio over and over again, how can it be not annoying?

Arthur gave up on eavesdropping as it became needless now, just hearing more would make him rush out there and murder that woman, if it was the past him then she would be already dead.

However, just as he was going to teleport away, something interested came up and he paused, he heard something that caught his interest.

”Little lass, it should be time now to go to that auction right?”

”Um! Ever since that crazy day, my right hand cannot use any skills, it must be that weird magic those bastards used, hmph! If it were not a surprise attack then I would have killed them all!”

”Hahaha, no doubt about that! You should have enough money or treasures to obtain the 'Rebirth Elixir', it's a rare chance so don't miss it”

”Yes, I know....I'll go prepare myself”

Then Veronica apparently left that room and headed to hers.

Arthur was still there, lost in thought, not only was he fortunate enough to meet her again, he also got a chance to get that Elixir, he never thought a chance would come.

It's indeed true he was going to heal Saly with the world tree's powers, however, Belic and the others may take some time, and since an opportunity arose, why not grasp it?

If he can get his hands on that Elixir, then the deal with Belic would no longer matter, the only reason he cared for that deal is that it will heal Saly, but if he can heal her using that Elixir then screw that deal! It's not like he needed anything else apart from curing the little girl.

He had a loving and caring wife who loved him and enough money to live the rest of his life comfortably after he finishes the matter with the Ma Clan and the holy church, he wanted to continue traveling and maybe just maybe establish some kind of academy or something similar.

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Arthur also guessed that the auction must certainly be an auction made by the people from the black market, so he was pondering on how to enter it.

He teleported out of the black tree but didn't leave the area, he planned to follow Veronica so he can find where the auction is held.

Soon enough, that woman came out of the black tree, she was looking around as to see if there was anyone following her then she sneakily dashed between the buildings, she wore a mask which covered half of her face and some luxurious black clothes.

Someone like her, who was previously a council member of the Nemia Academy, surely doesn't need any bodyguards, she had enough strength to be able to defend herself, however, even with her current strength, she still couldn't sense Arthur, who was following closely behind her.

With some skills activated and his high stats, there is just no way she can sense him or hear him, that would be impossible.

After 30 minutes of running through alleys and circling around, she stopped at a particular alley, nothing was special about it except it was too dark, no normal person would be able to see.

She knocked on the wooden door 5 times, then a muscular man came out, he looked around suspiciously than he turned his head to look at the masked woman.

”Password?”

Without hesitating, Veronica instantly said

”O-Ohh those thighs...”

The muscular man nodded then stretched his hand as if expecting something from her.

Veronica passed him a magical bag which probably had some money in it, actually, even though she had a special status in here, the black market had nothing to do with it and anyone would have enough money can participate, in this auction, her background doesn't matter, only money or treasures do.

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'What the hell is wrong with that password?..'

Arthur, who saw what just happened, stood there stupefied for a second, they used a password, and a weird one at that, so how could he not feel surprised, he really thought that one needs an invitation or some kind of letter to enter and not just a password and money, anyway, it's not like it mattered, in fact, if it's like this then it's for the best.

Arthur waited 10 minutes before he came in front of the wooden door and knocked 5 times.

He wore simple clothes, he already wore that metallic mask, with dark clothes from head to toe and Makaze unsheathed at his waist.

Just like earlier, the muscular man came out, he looked around to confirm there were no guards or anyone suspicious then he turned his gaze to Arthur.