Chapter 149 - 146 : Playtime Is Over (1/2)
Rey managed to get rid of the long thorny vine created by Arthur but it was only done after a series of continuous slashes from his condensed blood sword.
When he saw the vine fall and noticed that his legs were released from the entanglement and only pain received from the thorns remained, the little boy jumped a couple of meters back while raising his blade toward Arthur and staring at him with fear and anger.
He passed five hours with Arthur and he knew that it was impossible to defeat such a monster but there may be a chance to escape if he played his cards right.
”R-Rey?”
Robin stared at what happened with wide open eyes, she couldn't believe that the little boy who seemed so fragile and weak to be able to use such strong magic. She knew more than any person how strong Arthur was, to be able to block his attacks or deflect them is no easy feat. Unfortunately, she didn't know the whole truth and that Arthur is only playing around.
'Argh! I have to escape quickly!'
Rey didn't reply to Robin, instead, he glanced around the dark room but the only way to escape is from the main entrance, which is behind Arthur. With no way but to gamble on that chance, Rey threw his sword at Arthur then circled around him to escape.
The blood sword suddenly transformed into a large bloody beast claw, its target was not Arthur but Robin. Rey guessed that Arthur would try to protect Robin and that would buy him a second or two at least to escape, that should be enough for him to create some distance then try to hide in a secret place.
What the boy didn't expect is that the bloody beast claw struck a dark barrier that turned visible once it was struck. It was but a simple Dark Barrier, however, it was more than enough to stop the claw and completely disperse it.
”Boy, we ain't done playing yet, stick around for a bit more.”
An invisible force wave which was caused by Telekinesis had suddenly sent Rey flying backward, he could not react until his body hit the wall. With blood leaking out of his mouth and a haggard state, Rey angrily stared at Arthur, wanting to kill him immediately but he knew that he was helpless and weak as the enemy didn't even lift a finger.
”Stop hurting the kid.”
With her righteous attitude, Robin stopped Arthur from making any more movies. She thought it would work like last time but Arthur was done playing, the lie has been stretched for far too long, it's time to stop!
”Enough. You should stop being so dumb and open your eyes, the truth is in front of you. He's obviously not a normal kid that got kidnapped, he never was and never will be innocent.... one look at his eyes and you know....”
”Stop spouting nonsense!”
”Nonsense? It's because you're too soft that you didn't notice. But as a cold-blooded killer, I can recognize a fellow mate when I see one,just one look at the aura... the eyes.....”
Arthur then pointed at Rey, who was cautiously moving around and said
”I mean, can't you feel it? The bloodlust, the killing intent, the chilling feeling you get when you're looked at by his eyes, however.... it's too weak.”
After he said what he wanted to say, Arthur ignored Robin and focused on the kid while seriously saying
”Brat... let me show you what real bloodlust really feels like.”
Just when he finished his sentence, a chilling, bone-freezing bloodlust was emitted from his two eyes. They turned gray and a cold aura was being emanated from his body. It's like he turned into another person, even Robin unconsciously took a few steps back. Fortunately, the killing intent and bloodlust was not directed at her or else she would have fainted.
As for the target himself, Rey felt like he fell into a bottomless abyss, the two gray eyes of Arthur were like two star-sized whirlpools that are ripping him into shreds millions and millions of times.
Bloodlust (1st Level): Release a portion of your bloodlust to pressure and intimidate the target.
Cost: none.
Cooldown: none.