71 Kill them all. (1/2)

Just when everyone else was thinking who this voice belonged to, Duke Edwin had already noticed the slowly fading away black symbols on Ozul's leg.

This scene shook him to the core! Why would the leg which his brother had left behind more than 20 years ago attach to a random child?!

'Is he... No! How could he be Edward's late child!?'

Edwin could not believe his own eyes. But it wasn't hard to figure out that the limb belonged to the kid in front of him because his arms were also prosthetic.

Ozul was shirtless, even someone with weak eyesight could notice those mechanical arms much less a Rank-8 Mage like Edwin.

However, he thought that his earlier assumption of the limbs being his late brother's late son was wrong.

How could that baby without three of his limbs even survive? It was not possible in his eyes. But that raised the question of this kid's origins.

Who was he that even his limbs could mass-produce such heaven-defying elixirs? And if even the parts were so precious, what about him as a whole?

Greed flashed through Duke Edwin's eyes as he assessed the situation. In the face of riches, he forgot that this was the same kid who had almost killed Podas and also was the cause of Monster's death.

Many grandmasters in runes had checked the black symbols, but they couldn't find anything except for the constant energy that it radiated.

However, what if they could research this kid alive? They would undoubtedly uncover the mysteries behind it. And if he presented this kid to his Majesty, he would be swimming in the riches for several decades!

With such thoughts in his mind, he hurriedly moved towards Ozul.

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Ozul was in a good mood today. This feeling was the closest to when he was conscious for the first time. At that time, he was not only complete but also surrounded by darkness.

After that, he was not only stolen from his comfort, but they also took away his limbs. Only now had he regained one of his parts back.

One would think that there was nothing at this moment that could remove that smile on his face. However, when Ozul noticed Duke Edwin, his 'uncle', coming over with a smile on his face, he recovered his stoic face.

Raven and Blaze had caught up to him, and both stood only a few steps away from him gaping at the leg.

Ozul did not bother explaining anything to them and stared coldly at the approaching Duke Edwin.

”Hahaha... Young man, you survived!”

Duke Edwin tried to approach him in a friendly way, but then he noticed that the kid in front of him was still staring at him stoically.

”Oh, you may not know. But I'm Duke Edwin Abilon. Young man, I saw that you bravely fought together with my men. I really appreciate it. Why don't you come together with me?”

Edwin thought that introducing himself would make the kid change his attitude because no one would disrespect a Duke of the Silverbird Kingdom.

However, he was bound to be disappointed since he was dealing with the ever stoic Ozul. Not to mention that Ozul did not like this guy one bit.

Because he was the one who had sold off his limbs to different parties, making his life difficult. When Edwin sensed not even an ounce of change in his attitude, he started to boil inside.

”Where are my arms?”

Ozul's voice sounded out confusing many of the onlookers, but these words stunned Edwin. He stood rooted on the ground looking at Ozul with wide eyes.

”H-how do you know that?!”

Edwin shouted while pointing his shaking finger at Ozul. He could not believe that someone would know of this secret. Moreover, he had never come into contact with this kid, so how did he know that!?