Volume 5, The Angel Falls 10: Fallen Angel; Angel of Angels (1/2)

Volume 5, The Angel Falls Chapter 10: Fallen Angel; Angel of Angels

Translator: clrfction (proofread by Trespasserby, C/E edited by lucathia)

Dark Sun! Good lord, what happened to your hands and feet… Charles? Why is he here? Is he okay?

“How dare that prisoner control Charles to attack me! I’m going to kill him!”

That prisoner controlled Charles to attack you… Ah Ye, calm down. Didn’t we agree to leave this to Solitary Butterfly and the SCIP? Besides, you’re so badly injured, you should go back and receive treatment!

But… Charles can harm Dark Sun to this degree? Wasn’t it only a matter of two or three minutes… All the injuries are on joints? So that’s it. The joints are key?

Even Charles, who does not specialize in combat, can ambush him successfully. I suppose Dark Sun is not that scarily invincible after all.

“Luo Chu-gē, give me a hand.”

Oh right!

Dark Sun grabbed my shoulders and hopped up on one foot. With a grunt, he used his uninjured foot to kick his dislocated knee back into place, then forcefully pushed his skewed elbow back…

… Actually, still scary.

Dark Sun, do you not feel hurt at all?

“It hurts a lot… I’m going to kill that criminal!”

Bright… so bright!

I opened my eyes but was forced to shut them again due to the piercing light. I blinked several times before my vision began to focus slowly on the scene before me. It seemed like I was still in the Evening Sun Plaza, where yelling, screaming, and crashing sounds created a din.

“What has happened?”

“You’re awake? Oh, just Ah Ye going berserk.”

… What? I pushed myself up hurriedly, turned, and saw that the person who had just spoken was Poseidynne! She was still wearing her ball gown, and she sat on the stairs at the edge of the plaza, also where I was lying.

Poseidynne said casually, “That criminal controlled you to attack Ah Ye, right? Ah Ye got really angry. So angry that he said he’d kill that criminal… Heh! Murderous Ah Ye is so handsome!”

Memories flooded over me like a wave: attacking the elbows, attacking the knees, twisted hands and feet… I could not stop myself from exclaiming, “I injured the young master!”

Poseidynne made a noise of agreement and comforted me, “Don’t worry, Ah Ye doesn’t blame you. He even told me to keep you safe!”

Young Master… I looked around for him but saw an astonishing scene and sputtered, “What is the young master doing?”

“After you fainted, Ah Ye began to madly pursue that criminal. He seems to have resolved to kill that person, so he immediately contacted everyone to help him track the criminal down. He even got me to come!”

Calling people to help track the criminal. But what I see right now is…

“But, but they are ganging up on the young master!”

There were roughly twenty to thirty people in the plaza, all armed to the teeth, and there were even the three other heroes, but they all surrounded a single target—Dark Sun. Yet I soon noticed that rather than “surrounding,” it was more like they stood like a wall in front of Dark Sun. Dark Sun was not forced to be on defense either. Rather, he is on the offense!

Dark Sun swung the huge Death Scythe and knocked people out one by one, without much effort.

At the back of this wall was Dragon Peace, and there was someone lying on the ground behind him who was unarmed. He seems to be unconscious… but who is he?

“Finally, Ah Ye really tracked down that criminal and really wanted to kill him, but the other three heroes and the police wouldn’t let him. Ah Ye was very angry, so he ended up picking a fight with all of them, saying he must kill that criminal and no one can stop him.”

“The young master r-really fought all of them by himself?” I was so surprised that I could not speak straight.

The young master is fighting one on twenty and is not losing, and he actually seems to have the upper hand. But, did I not injure the young master’s joints? Is the young master that powerful?

Poseidynne shrugged and said, “Not really. NC and the other heroes don’t really want to hurt him, so they can’t help but hold back a little. Dragon Peace basically just stands in front of the criminal and doesn’t even really fight. First Wind doesn’t dare use his energy whip to directly attack Dark Sun. The only people who are going all out are Solitary Butterfly and the SCIP, but with so many people around, they can’t fight properly either, since they would likely hit one of their own if they fired carelessly.”

I looked again, and that really was the case. The young master is using his scythe, so no one can fight him hand-to-hand. Knowing they cannot open fire easily, no wonder they are at a disadvantage… No! The young master is not killing anyone either. He is just knocking people out of the ring. To swing the huge, sharp Death Scythe yet not kill anyone is a hindrance as well. If he really went all out and killed…

Poseidynne said, “If only the three heroes attacked Dark Sun together with all their might, the situation would be better for them.”

I could not help but share my observations with Poseidynne.

Poseidynne tilted her head and thought about it, “If Ah Ye went all out and killed people? Mm, then I wouldn’t want to be his enemy. Not at all! You see, Ah Ye has been fighting harder as the fight progressed. At first, he was only kicking people out, and those he kicked out could get up and rejoin the battle. Now, he’s knocking people out with the handle of the scythe, and those who are knocked out most likely can’t get back up. It seems like Ah Ye is getting angrier and angrier. If this continues…”

The young master would not become angry enough to kill, would he?

“Charles!”

I looked up and saw that First Wind had left the battle. He shouted as he sprinted over, “You almost succeeded in sneaking an attack on Dark Sun just now, hurry…”

Before First Wind even finished his sentence, I refused ardently, “I cannot hurt the young master… Even though I have hurt him already, at least it is a mistake I shall never make again!”

First Wind ran over anyway, grabbed my collar, and said forcefully, “We have to stop him! Look at the people around here. Look at how they are looking at Dark Sun!”

I faltered, then turned to scan the surrounding crowd. They were the police and even Special Law Enforcement Officers, but their faces were all pale. They looked like they wanted to conceal it, but they still could not hide the fear in their eyes…

“Fear! Do you see it now? They fear Dark Sun, so we must prove that Dark Sun can be stopped, or else he will no longer be a hero, but an existence that people fear!”

So that is what he is thinking. I still shook my head. “I could successfully attack the young master last time only because he did not have his guard up against me at all. It would be impossible to injure him again with that kind of method.”

First Wind and I both turned to look. Dark Sun had tossed his scythe and was using his bare hands and feet to fight.

Seeing this, First Wind began to look relieved, but when Dark Sun landed a hard kick, sent someone flying for ten meters or so, and that person did not even budge after landing, his expression turned very sour.

“His anger level has increased.” Poseidynne said brightly, “I say you guys should stop protecting that criminal. Let Ah Ye kill him if he wants to! If Ah Ye gets even angrier, he might just pick up that scythe, and it’d be one death per swing!”

First Wind clenched his teeth and said, “No matter what you guys think, I mean well for him! We must not let him get past us and kill the criminal!” With that, he turned to rejoin the battle.

I believed him, because the crowd’s fear was becoming more and more palpable with Dark Sun’s every punch, jab, and kick. More and more people fell, and once they fell, it was straight to unconsciousness.

As soon as First Wind returned to the fight, the first thing he did was not to attack Dark Sun, but to grab Solitary Butterfly. The latter asked bemusedly, “First Wind, what are you doing?”

First Wind shook his head and said, “There are too many people. You can’t use your gun, I can’t use my whip, and Dragon Peace can’t swing his fists.”

Solitary Butterfly processed that and nodded. “I understand.” She followed First Wind to retreat.

With Solitary Butterfly out of the picture, Dark Sun began to knock people out even more quickly. Yet as the number of people decreased, the police could open fire more easily, and Dark Sun had to spend more time dodging bullets, so his attacks began to slow down as well.

But five minutes and ten minutes do not make that much of a difference.

“Aren’t you going to help?” Poseidynne asked evenly.

I answered as I shook my head, “I am only the young master’s butler, not someone who tells him what to do.”

“Oh? What if Ah Ye really begins to slaughter people?” Poseidynne asked curiously.

I paused for a bit and said, “Then, I would attempt to stop the young master.”

Poseidynne chuckled. “Don’t you think you are being contradictory?”

I was silent. Even though I cannot come up with a convincing reason, I do not believe what I am doing is wrong.

When only the four heroes remained, the real fight began.

Dark Sun picked up the Death Scythe and faced the three familiar comrades in his way. He did not say anything, but used his stance to convey his intention.

First Wind spoke up. “Dark Sun, we can leave the criminal to…”

“No!” Before he could even finish, Solitary Butterfly interjected. “We can’t leave him to the SCIP!”

Dark Sun finally spoke. “Dragon Peace, you’re on their side, too?”

Dragon Peace did not say anything, but he stayed by First Wind’s side and showed no sign of moving to Dark Sun’s side.

Dark Sun’s voice dropped to a lower tone. “I don’t understand why you are protecting him. He is a dangerous criminal!”

“Is he more dangerous than you?” Solitary Butterfly retorted coldly. “Last time you solved a problem by killing, and now you are trying to do it again. What will you do next time? And after that? Killing him is quick and easy, but you should know, Dark Sun, that we chose the most difficult path when we became heroes!”

“You’re saying I should not have killed last time?” Dark Sun yelled furiously, “What do you think I should have done to solve the problem of criminals using innocent bystanders to blackmail the heroes? What did you do to solve the problem?”

Solitary Butterfly fell silent.

There are no perfect decisions in this world.

This criminal does indeed have dangerous powers. If he goes down the wrong path, he would become a most formidable criminal. Killing him seems to be the quickest, easiest solution.

With that in mind, Dark Sun’s choice is not hard to understand. He is trying to get rid of a capricious time bomb. Yet the other three heroes’ choice is not hard to understand either. They are protecting an innocent person.

A powerful yet capricious time bomb. To kill or to protect?

No matter which choice they take, there will be repercussions.

“I won’t go easy.” Dark Sun turned the Death Scythe slightly and launched himself into… A slide step!

Solitary Butterfly opened fire at once, regardless of whether she could see him, because she knew what Dark Sun’s target was. She just needed to aim around the criminal.

Surprisingly, Dark Sun appeared in front of First Wind, who swung his whip into a circle and used it as a shield to block himself as he growled, “Dark Sun, I won’t go easy either! You be careful yourself!”

His energy whip moved in irregular arcs that upon first glance resembled a ribbon dance… But much more fatal.

Dark Sun let go of the scythe and avoided the tip of the whip with an impossible back bend, but at that moment the body of the whip brushed the ground. Just as it was about to hit his leg, the young master’s feet somehow left the ground, and he flipped sideways several times around one meter off the ground, finally avoiding all of the irregular attacks of the whip. When he gripped his scythe again, it had not even finished falling. He struck out…

Facing the threat of the giant scythe, First Wind was forced to give up attacking and retreated.

“Wow!” Poseidynne was in awe. “What incomprehensible reaction time, flexibility, strength, and speed… Mr. Vampire, your kind is famous for such abilities as well. Can you perform moves like those?”

“Yes, but I would not be able to use it in combat. I do not have the young master’s reaction time.”

To predict the track of the energy whip, immediately come up with a plan, and move to the next position no matter what your current form is before the next attack… Perhaps if I were in mortal danger, I could avoid the first wave of attacks with all my strength, but I would probably be killed by the next attack.

Against First Wind, I would never choose to fight him and his whip directly. That is a weapon that even X had trouble dealing with.

Yet Dark Sun was doing the exact opposite. Not only did he face the attacks head-on, he pressed in, dodging the whip with impossible moves.

While tilting his head to avoid the whip, Dark Sun’s hair extended suddenly, the glowing silver strands wrapping around First Wind’s energy whip, forcing it to stay in place. But with that, Dark Sun’s own movements were hindered. First Wind decided to go for hand-to-hand combat, and he specifically focused on Dark Sun’s knee and elbow joints.

… Did I reveal the young master’s weakness?

“Oh, so Ah Ye wants to take First Wind out first?” Poseidynne looked on excitedly as she murmured, “Ah Ye seems to fear straightforward attacks less! First Wind’s whip is more of a threat to him. Since they’re so close and fighting so quickly, Solitary Butterfly and Dragon Peace can’t do much, as they could easily hurt First Wind by accident.”

I see. The young master is pressing so close to First Wind because the other two are there?

As those two continued to exchange blows, a few snaps sounded all of a sudden, and First Wind’s energy whip broke into pieces, leaving only a handle in his grasp.

First Wind was disoriented for just a moment, but that was enough. Dark Sun smacked him in the stomach with the handle of the scythe, and as First Wind doubled over in pain, Dark Sun chopped at his neck with his hand. At this moment, a gunshot suddenly sounded, and Dark Sun’s head flicked to the side as his body twisted around…

Has he been shot in the head? Poseidynne and I both jumped up in fear, and even Solitary Butterfly, who fired the shot, froze in shock.

“Death Scythe, detach!”

Unexpectedly, Dark Sun used the momentum to complete the turn and flung the blade of the scythe out. Solitary Butterfly cried out, but she did not have time to dodge. The blade sliced clean through her calf and cut off three quarters of it, causing her to crash to the ground. Fortunately, it appeared that her entire leg had been modified, as there was no blood, so she would only need to “fix” it.

Dark Sun turned his head around, and some blood dripped off his forehead. He reached up to pull a misshapen bullet from the frame of his visor and tossed it onto the ground offhandedly.

Even though Solitary Butterfly had fallen down, she could still shoot. She raised her weapons, but Dark Sun said, “Don’t do it. Head-on attacks don’t work on me. If you could shoot while moving, you might pose a degree of threat, but you can’t, so I can avoid all your attacks.”

Solitary Butterfly put her gun down dejectedly.

“Are you going to fight me, Dragon Peace?” Dark Sun turned his head and said, “Your muscles are strong, so I can’t knock you out. If you and I fought, it would have to be until one of us is injured to the point of not being able to get back up.”

Dragon Peace opened his mouth to speak for the first time. He asked in his rich, deep voice, “Do you have to kill him?”

Dark Sun replied coldly, “Unless you have a better solution.”

“Turn him in to the SCIP?” Dragon Peace suggested.