Chapter 485 - 434 : The Mark (2/2)
”Do as I say, there's no time to waste!”
The remaining hooded individuals dispersed soon after, leaving only their boss with Lucy. He was a man in his fifties, a thick black beard with some traces of white hair, sharp eyes and a somewhat lengthy dark hair. The most noticeable thing was his robe, which belonged to Thordan's sect.
”I've no intention to hurt you. You better come with me willingly or else I'll be forced to use extreme measures.”
Just as he finished, he found out that Lucy was fiddling with her revolver. She readied the powerful bullets and was about to attack again only for the man to throw a weird grey powder.
The effect of this weird concoction was almost immediate as Lucy fell on her knees, her skin reddened and her breathing quickened. A few seconds later, the man let out a sigh and walked up to Lucy, crouched down and was about to pick her up only for a loud, ear-deafening gunshot to enter his ear.
He was pushed backed three steps before falling on his butt, a bloody hole appearing on his left shoulder. Along with the new injury he just suffered, his whole arm became frozen from the after-effect of the Yin bullet.
The man didn't panic or get angry, he retrieved a pink pill and gulped it down while spraying some white ash on his wound, immediately dissolving the ice and stopping the bleeding. He slowly got up and focused on Lucy, who was supporting herself using her saber, Twilight's vow.
From the looks of it, she was hell-bent on resisting him or at least buy some time at least Katrina or Hobson arrive.
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A few hours later, Katrina, who just appeared within her clan's territory, suddenly frowned and vanished from her spot, appearing inches away from a secluded forest.
This forest was the entrance to the forbidden territory which no one is allowed to enter. Right beside the entrance laid a heavily wounded Hobson, who noticed the appearance of his master so he struggled to get up but his wounds were too severe to properly move.
Katrina enveloped the old man with her energy, aiding him in healing his injuries while spreading her sense, quickly discovering the state of her residence, which was turned into a complete mess.
More than half of the magnificent pagoda and the courtyard were destroyed either by ice or flames. She also wasn't able to locate her daughter so she could only ask the servant for an explanation.
”*cough* people came and abducted Miss E-*cough* Eva”
A ghastly aura started surrounding the usually calm Matriarch. Illusory white wings and a long tail materialized behind her, a clear indication of her unstable emotions and her rising anger.
”Who was it?”
”The Five Lakes Sect.”
The woman creased her brows, appearing confused for a slight second before she guessed the real perpetrator behind all of this. It wasn't that hard to guess, as for their motive? It was more or less clear.
”Go to Elder Presley to get treated. I'll take care of this.”
Soon after, Katrina disappeared from Hobson's sight. She wasn't foolish enough to barge into the Five Lakes Sect, demanding her daughter back. Such behavior is predictable and will put her at a disadvantage.
She was a mother who deeply cared for her daughter and if she were to cause a mess in Thordan's sect, there's a strong chance he'll harm Lucy.
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Five Lakes Sect, Thordan's room.
The man stared at the bound young woman while grinning from ear to ear. It's not like he was pleased to see his daughter but he was happy that his plan worked as intended.
He crouched down to meet her piercing glare and softly caressed her hair while saying
”Oh my dear daughter, I won't harm you, don't worry. I just need your husband to remove this mark.”
He showed her the ominous mark on his right hand and was about to continue speaking only to feel an inexplicable chilliness. Without a doubt, it was emanating from her.
Knowing her crazy and reckless actions, Thordan cowardly backed away then said to a man standing right behind Lucy.
”Are you sure she's harmless?”
The man who subdued Lucy and brought her here in one piece nodded his head and replied:
”Yes, she uses the cultivation ladder and the System but the latter is more dangerous. Her cultivation was already restricted so all I had to do is make use of this crystal to reduce her stats.”
He retrieved a weird-looking jet black crystal and passed it to Thordan.
”As long as you have this crystal, her life is in her hands.”
The father grinned while repeatedly saying
”Good good…”
As for Lucy, she remained silent and only glared at the man in front of her eyes. He clearly needs Arthur's help to remove the mark of the Dark Blade so there will come a time when her husband will free her of her current shackles and at that time, she'll kill this man.
He didn't seem to care about Lucy or Angelina and only sought power, it truly made her disgusted and added the number of reasons that justify killing him.