Chapter 170 - 162.2 : Awakening (2/2)

Feeling lighter than air and somewhat refreshed, Arthur took a step towards Rosie, who was about three hundred meters away from him and in just that single step, he appeared twenty meters away from the female gargoyle.

Rosie, who was thinking of a plan on how to get away, was momentarily dumbfounded. She knew that Arthur broke through but not even her, a peak Grade Divine Realm was able to see how he appeared in front of her. His speed was just inconceivable.

It was at this moment that she knew that Arthur was really the red-haired youth's master and albeit his Realm, he was by no means inferior and perhaps even stronger than that strange youth.

With such a speed, Rosie knew that she would not be able to escape from him and even if he wanted to, he would have rescued his teammates without her realizing.

The General started panicking and subconsciously tightened the grip on the tentacles. Due to her anxiousness and fear, she tightened the grip on her sword which in itself tightened the grip of the tentacles. Alas, the tentacles were already tightly gripping the hostages, any more force and they would literally be squashed to death.

By this time, it was too late to retract her actions, she could only look helplessly as those hostages were going to die. However, different from her expectations, once she glanced at where the hostages were, she saw nothing, there was not even a sign of the tentacles.

Without even knowing why or how Rosie spat two mouthfuls of blood and the red light emanating from her sword dimmed a lot and became almost nonexistent.

”You are quite ruthless.”

A voice entered Rosie's ears, it was a calm tone, devoid of coldness or anger. She knew it came from Arthur, but she didn't know why she felt that it wasn't hostile at all.

”I'm in a good mood, so I'll allow you to go if you cut off your left arm.”

The voice contained no hostility but the words were still shocking. Rosie could only glare angrily at the grey-haired man a couple of meters in front of her. She didn't know how he got rid of the tentacles but all the hostages were laying on the ground behind him and he didn't even lift a hand.

Rosie couldn't rebuke his words, she knew the odds were against her and even if she wasn't injured, she wasn't the red-haired youth's match, matchless his master.

After a couple of seconds, Rosie resolutely used her sword and cut off her arm. A small groan came out of her mouth but it was only for a second. She quickly gulped two pills and stopped the blood from leaking out then she crouched to take her arm but found that it was gone.

”Your actions have consequences. I do not know why you attacked this tribe nor do I care, all I know is that you attacked my people and punishment is needed.”

It should be a miracle that Arthur let her live but with the addition of Curtis's memories and soul, he changed a bit and cherished lives. It's true that not all people should live but he wasn't going to kill everyone or else he would make enemies everywhere. If he were to kill a General, the force behind him would never sit still and sooner or later, they would retaliate, if not against him then it's against his friends.

The female General gritted her teeth and swallowed the shame and anger she was feeling. She couldn't curse at him or attack, after one last glare, she turned around and left with her subordinates, who were equally terrified by this grey-haired man, who easily overwhelmed their superior.

”Now then, I should catch the fleeing rabbit, you guard them.”

Without needing a response, Arthur disappeared from that area. Arthur didn't even need to use skills or tricks to free the hostages, it was easily done using raw strength. When he took that step, he already free'ed them and used Telekinesis to force them to swallow a Healing Potion. It was just that Rosie didn't notice that as she was too focused on Arthur.

His speed was so unfathomable that even Arthur thought that it was too absurd. Previously, using his lightning form, he could cross at least fifteen kilometers each second but that was nothing compared to his current speed.

Of course, now that he is in a world with a higher Nether Energy density, his speed would decrease compared the one on Astria but thanks to the boost and breakthrough, there was no decrease anymore but a large increase.

Thanks to the mark the youth left, he knew which direction Vyncent fled to, so using a new movement skill he acquired, Arthur took a step at a time and each one crossed an extremely large distance, it's as if he was chasing a nonmoving target as Vyncent speed was too slow compared to Arthur's.