Chapter 191: Certain Sacrifices (1/2)

When the ghouls and the two knights attacked, a strange miracle occurred. They were not at all affected by the effects of [Gravity Field].

And this aided them as they could move normally and how the Thane felt the heavy sensation in their bodies.

But as the Thane Dragons were too focused on eating the dracanae ghouls, it did not even spare a thought to test how wide the area of effects was. Since the ghouls still moved fast, they concluded that the strange magic of the woman simply did not affect her allies.

The five began to attack and devour the dracanae greedily.

One of the Thanes actually thought about flying, and when he was about to attack, the berserked Hems jumped, and the surviving dracanae ghouls jumped and caught on him, making the Thane Dragon curse.

With an angry grunt, the Thane smashed the ghouls that jumped on him, slammed Hems to the ground, and lunged down.

”Stop! We agreed to divide everything equally! Two ghouls each, and we shall all have an equal share of that human!” A Thane angrily cursed.

”He provoked me! I deserve this bite! I eat what I kill!”

”Stop! We made an agreement!” Another Thane shouted as he revealed that Hemsey was in his hands.

”If you have complaints, go and kill the other one! Didn't we agree before that we can eat whatever we kill, and it depends on skill?” The Thane instantly bit down.

The other Thane sent his tail to attack, but the first Thane fought back and the two tails collided in mid-air.

BANG!

The attack of the two created a powerful shockwave that threw the nearby ghouls to stumble.

Another fang lunged in and was not aiming for the Thane but Hems, who was in his hands.

The Thane dragon pulled Hems up, and the first Thane missed.

The group began to argue and fight. They would attack and block each other. But each attack would leave a tremendous impact.

Soon the effects of the [Gravity Field] disappeared.

In the middle of the scuffle, the Thane holding Hems pulled Hems close to his mouth, and he bit down.

BITE!

And just like that, Hems died.

The Thane bit down and ripped off his upper torso. The dark powers that covered Hems disappeared, and his body reverted to his human form.

”Delicious! This human is amazing! It's even better than those ghouls!” The Thane laughed.

The others shouted angrily, and they began to fight over Hemsey.

Hemsey was now being fought over.

Just like Hems, his attacks were meaningless, and the Dark Maddening only helped him increase his vitality so much so that he didn't die from the being grappled and how the Thane Dragons were trying to rip him apart.

The Thanes continued to pull and were slowly ripping apart during the scuffle. Even the Thane that killed Hems was fighting hard to acquire Hemsey.

Martha stood and observed the scenes below. She drew her bow and was ready to let loose the arrows.

But even though she took no action, Hunter didn't complain. He knew what Martha's plan was. He could even feel Fate's whisper. They could finally win. But this would cost them...

”I will not ask again. But are you all sure?” Martha asked.

All eighteen surviving slaves had agreed to do this.

The younger slaves were trembling, but they did not say a word.

”My Lady. We'll all die anyway. I might as well use my life to kill those beasts. In a way, I would be half a dragon slayer, right?” One of the slaves chuckled.

”These three brave knights convinced us of the benevolence of this family. My only regret is not being able to join you in the joys. But I'm happy that such a powerful family is the last family that I will serve.” Another added.

”I... don't even know your names.” Martha tried to contain her trembling voice.

”You can ask Myas after this. You should start now, my lady.”

Martha was silent, but she waited.

”Not yet. You understand. Right, Hunter?” Martha believed Hunter knew but asked anyway so to ensure that Hunter did not get any wrong ideas.

”Yes, My Lady. The dragons don't know that they are expending more of their energy. You are maximizing it. Certain sacrifices must be made to win this battle. I just... don't understand why Destiny hasn't told them yet.”

”Destiny can't. Whatever energy or force Destiny can expend have been wasted in teaching these dragons to undergo an evolution.” Martha spoke as her arm trembled.

”My Lady. Hems and Hemsey know their duties. The priority is keeping you alive. Besides... With Lord Kyros, who knows if he can resurrect the dead? We are his Coven, after all. Our ties shouldn't be that weak that death can separate us.” Hunter consoled. He could see that Martha was fighting the instinct to shoot the arrows.

Hunter's voice was stable, but the truth was, his heart was being ripped out just as Hemsey's limbs were.

The scuffle between the dragons had killed the nearby ghouls. However, none of the ghouls remained intact as others would get crushed or munched off as the dragons fought for Hemsey.

”This is Fate's doing...” Martha realized it.

”You sought this circumstance from Fate?” Martha asked Hunter.

”Yes. All of us were willing to bet our lives. The moment we did, we found the answer. If we can make certain sacrifices, we could achieve the previously impossible directions of Fate. When we were willing to throw our lives away, Fate imparted the impression to help us get the answer. And here it is. The sacrifices of Hems and Hemsey not only brought you to this favorable position, but it is maximizing the expenditure of the Thane dragons.”

”With Destiny silent, their Paths of Combat have even weakened. It should be anytime soon. Hunter. I leave you to retrieve and stab out the dagger and sword.” Martha ordered.

”Yes, My lady.” Hunter bowed and made preparations. He turned back to the slaves and bowed in apology.