Chapter 51 - 51 : Os Sweet Revenge 2 (2/2)

Although, she was afraid of him as in the past he was already stronger than her, no matter how much she tried to deny that, it was a fact that he was stronger, plus she is injured now so her winning against him is impossible.

Seeing him slowly come toward her, Veronica turned around attempted to flee at top speed, the only way to get away from him is to lure him near her house, that way, her grandfather can save her, she didn't think Arthur is stronger than her grandfather.

But to her surprise, just as she was going to turn her body, she couldn't, it definitely was not because of fear but it was something else restraining her, even with her injuries, she shouldn't be this powerless against him, her look transformed from surprise and fear to horror, it was as if she was seeing the devil himself.

Just the matter of him being still alive confused her and made her feel afraid, how could he survive against Yamak? Supposedly he managed to defeat Yamak, then how could he escape the fire from that cannon, its range is huge, no one should be able to escape.

”O'ho ho ho ho, it's funny seeing you trying to flee, it's like seeing a little rabbit trying to flee from a tiger, truly pathetic...”

Arthur finally arrived in front of the petrified Veronica, from the very beginning she didn't utter many words, she was still not believing what's happening, as if she was in some sort of nightmare.

Arthur coldly stared at the shivering woman in front him, however, he didn't felt hesitation or pity like Mary, she didn't even apologize like Mary, she just stared at him with fear.

He retrieved a talisman and threw it to a nearby wall, very soon, a light emanated from the rune and a notification came, Arthur ignored it and asked Veronica

”I think you know why I'm here...right?”

Although she was very afraid of him, the thought of apologizing never crossed her mind, she gritted her teeth and replied

”Screw you, do y...”

Unfortunately, before she could finish the sentence, blood splattered all over the alley, it took her several seconds that her right arm has been ripped off and blood splashed endlessly from her shoulder, it was literally like a fountain, the pain soon followed, it was so agonizing that she screamed loudly.

”AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGGGGGGGGH!”

Veronica wasn't used to this amount of pain which came surprisingly, her screams were deafening, however, no one came or heard her screams except Arthur.

The talisman he used before was used to stop any sound from leaking out from a specific range, he made it specifically for this situation, there were thousands of spells in Zodiak's books, but all of them were ruthless so he only picked the useful ones and made them, then he imprinted them into talismans.

”Yes, scream, scream louder! That's what I felt when that attack hit me! Ha ha ha...You must think I'm crazy and a monster, right? Well, I definitely am, but at least, I never betrayed anyone, unlike you people...”

'ting'

You gained a new title : Psychopath : Each time you brutally kill someone +15% stats increase for 10 minutes.

If you kill another person brutally when the buff is on, the timer will reset.

Arthur ignored the notifications and looked at the wailing woman, still not feeling sympathy of pity.

”Arrrrgg--Hel---------Help!!...-mmm-me...ARRGG”

While she was screaming, Veronica tried her best to ask for help but to no avail, no one came, it's like they were isolated, and it's at that time that she realized that she's done for, she turned her head to look at Arthur who was looking back at her with cold and piercing eyes.

”Ahhh... I'm s-sorry.... shouldn't.... done... that.... ahhh... mistake..” Veronica couldn't talk properly as she was panting, the pain was just too much for her as she barely managed to let out these few words when she was suddenly interrupted by Arthur's voice

”It was a mistake you said... but the cruel thing was, it felt like the mistake was mine, for trusting you or any other from that damned academy.....”

Veronica shivered as she stopped struggling, she couldn't even hold her arm to stop the bleeding, the only way for her to stay alive is to beg.

”P-Please ahhh..... have mercy.... don't be cruel... We.. I really regret...that.”

Arthur burst out in laughter for a couple of seconds before he shouted with frightful vehemence, stamping his foot, and groaning in a sudden paroxysm of ungovernable passion

”Cruel? Me? Hahaha, You say I'm cruel when you don't even know how cruel what you have done is...ha ha ha”

He laughed for a while before his killing intent exploded yet again, enveloping all the alley, his blood red eyes turned jet black and his voice sounded like the devil itself

”You teach me how cruel you've been..cruel or false, why did you and the others betray me? I didn't do anything for you to despise me...yet you have done the unspeakable...for you Veronica..I have no word of comfort. You deserve this. You have killed yourself. Yes, you may beg, cry or even call for help, but all of these will only blight you...they'll damn you..curse you! What right did you have to betray me? ANSWER ME! Just because a simple order comes from above, you are just like dogs who obey without thinking....You know...be it misery, degradation or even death itself, I can accept all of them, but betrayal is the thing I despise the most...you and the others did it, on your own will....yet even after that...you still live comfortably knowing what you have done....”

Veronica couldn't even talk as she heard that, even though she was frozen by the ancient threads, her body shivered non-stop and she even forgot about the pain, facing Arthur made her fall into a bottomless abyss, especially when she looked at those black eyes.

”It's truly a pity....to see an elf act like that.....If it were not for your appearance, I could've sworn you are human as you behave exactly like them....I'm sure one day..you would betray your family if an opportunity arise...it's just what people like you do...now then it's time to meet your maker..if he exists that is...rot in hell or whatever the place you are going is”

With this last sentence, natural lightning entered her body and killed her on the spot, her eyes became lifeless and the low groaning stopped, the alley became silent, and the killing intent subdued a little.

Even when he killed her, he wasn't completely satisfied, however, there's nothing he could do now.

He promised Mary to investigate first, but he didn't know if he could control himself if he saw Sonia, hopefully, he could.

He really wants to rip her to shreds, but she may really have been forced or tricked, anyways, whoever made that order would surely die by his hands, that's for sure.

Arthur didn't linger off and returned to the inn after storing Veronica's body.

His eyes returned to normal not too long after she died and when he arrived at their room, he surprisingly found Saly and Lucy awake this late at night.

Lucy was gently brushing the little girl's hair, who was silently enjoying that and humming a song.

The sudden appearance of Arthur didn't startle Lucy, and Saly who was blind couldn't see so she didn't know, only when Arthur talked did she know.

Arthur went next to the little girl and patted her head.

”Naughty girl, still awake this late at night?”

Although he was pretending to scold her, he was patting her small head with extreme gentleness.

”I-I wanted to wait for A-Arthur to return...sorry”

The little lass dropped her head down as if she committed a grave crime. Arthur merely laughed and replied

”Don't worry....by the way, I got a gift for you”

As he said that, he retrieved that Minor Healing Elixir from his storage and held it in his hand, even the calm Lucy looked at him with surprise, she immediately guessed what that was and softly smiled.

”O-Ohhh...”

Arthur would always give her things but he never once said it was a gift, so hearing this, Saly felt overjoyed and excited at the same time.

He put the small bottle in her petite hands and softly spoke

”Drink it, okay?”

Naturally, Saly had complete trust for Arthur and Lucy, for her, they were her sole family and she felt grateful towards them, if they didn't save her, she would have died or would be still suffering from the beatings of her master.

She didn't hesitate and gulped the whole bottle, although it was very bitter, she endured it and finished it all. She was very cute as she displayed her reaction to the bitter taste.

”Now, relax for a bit, alright?”

As he said that, Arthur stretched both of his arms and put the little girl on his lap as he sat on the bed. He didn't know when will the Elixir take effect, so all he could do now is wait with her.

Following what he said, the little girl leaned on Arthur and enjoyed the warm sensation. A minute has passed and finally, something happened.

Saly began to emanate some light and Arthur noticed the scars on her neck and arms began to disappear very quickly, he also felt a fluffy feeling in his leg, so he guessed it to be her tail as he learned from her that it was cut in the past.

The light lasted for half a minute before it disappeared, Arthur clearly felt the change in Saly, part of the malfunctioning ear was restored and all the scars seemed to have disappeared.

The little girl was still unable to comprehend what just happened, she felt her tail moving non-stop as she was not used to it, and she surprisingly could hear with both ears, it was very clear and comfortable feeling, however, what came next astonished her even more.

Her two closed eyes were unconsciously opened by her, she saw things for the first time, it was blurry for a couple of seconds before it became clear.

She didn't know what people looked like, she only had a rough idea, but when she saw the red-eyed man looking at her while smiling, tears flowed from her eyes non-stop, she didn't know what this liquid was so she touched it in a confused manner.

”Fool, those are tears” (Arthur)

He smiled at her while stroking her brown hair, she was still dumbfounded and couldn't react, her eyes were fixed on him contemplating his appearance, she soon turned her head to see a silver-haired person also smiling at her, Lucy already stretched her hand and held Saly's little hand to reassure her.

” *hik* thank *hik you..”

Saly cried while thanking both of them, she really couldn't believe what was happening, everything happened too fast and it felt like a dream, seeing both of them acting so affectionate and caring towards her and being able to see them, furthermore, she no longer felt pain from her internal injuries, how could she not feel happy?

It was literally the happiest moment in her life, tears flowed endlessly as she cried her heart out that night until she fell asleep in his arms, her eyes were swollen and her breathing was heavy but Lucy and Arthur knew that this little girl was overjoyed, they didn't wake her up and merely looked at her sleeping face, which seemed very peaceful.

Arthur already told Lucy what happened without leaving any details, however, he didn't put Saly into the bed and let her sleep in his arms as she seemed to like that, plus, it's not he disliked that either.

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