Chapter 42: Snake Dance (1/2)
”Grandpa!” Zelie screamed in shock at the turn of events. Fortunately no one was standing behind Elder Yel, so he was the only one who suffered from misfortune.
Zelie dashed towards the old man and called him again and again—his ribs had been caved in his stomach and he coughed blood continuously as he struggled and moaned and rolled on the ground like a fish out of the water.
”I won't forgive you for this?!” seeing the old man's condition, Zelie yelled at Elora and Hicka. ”You dared to set a trap!”
Hicka and Elora stood not far away with frozen expressions. They had no idea what happened. Furthermore what kind of power someone would need to injure the Spell Caster to this degree.
Elora eyed the grunting figure on the ground, and her heart turned cold. She was afraid that this matter won't settle easily.
Before Elora could reply, the door of the room opened, and Kadyn walked out from inside with his ragged clothes and wounded body and charred hair and black face.
He eyed around him and saw the old man on the ground, lying in the puddle of blood and rolling in excruciating pain, and said. ”Hey, what kind of dance is that, Snake-dance?”
Zelie glared at him, but seeing Grandpa Yel's condition. She remained silent and supported him.
Kadyn sneered at her reaction. Actually when he arrived, the system sent him the warning that someone was attacking the shop. He was shocked and terrified at the same time.
Elora was still in the shop. How would he face his parents if something had happened to her? However at that time, another notification sounds in his head:
[Do you want to activate the offensive formation? Y/N]
Of course, Kadyn chose to activate the formation. He was worried about his sister. Though he had no idea how powerful the so-called offensive formation really was, as he had never seen or used. He presumed that it could at least halt the enemy for some time.
However seeing the situation outside, he was left stunned, and his lips curled on their own. But his expression turned weird when Elora told him that the old man on the ground was a Spell Caster.
”What are you standing for?” Zelie said. ”Give me the highest grade Soothing Drop!”
”Miss, I think you are pretty aware that I have sold all of my potions,” Kadyn said nonchalantly. ”Furthermore this Elder is already at the Spell Caster. Do you think the Elementary Rank potion could heal him?”
Zelie clenched her fist and wanted to refute him when four to five men in black bolted in their direction. ”What happened, Lady Zelie?” one of the men asked. These were the people that they had stationed out of the shop when the duo came to meet Kadyn.
”Can't you see the situation?!” she yelled. ”Help me take Grandpa Yel to the Association!”
”Yes, Lady Zelie!” all of them said, and helped her to carry the wounded old man, not daring to ask for the details.
Zelie turned towards Kadyn's group of three and said in her icy tone. ”This matter isn't over, yet. Just you wait, humph!” saying that she rushed out of the shop with her people. Afraid that the old man would die, his wounds looked really terrible.
”This is bad!” Hicka said with a pale face. A simple name of Magic Association was enough to terrify the two greatest families in the city. But they had done something so severe. He was unsure that he would even see the next dawn.