Chapter 170 - Terrifying foe (1/2)
Sprawled on the ground helplessly right now was the mischievous demon rabbit full of tricks from just now, he was conscious but unable to move in the slightest from the pain which sealed his strength miraculously, maybe by attacking the weakest parts of its body. The pain was lessening, but the previous lesson was more than enough for him to remember it for life, a experience too fearful to be recalled or the rabbit might go insane. To make matters worse, the stars are lying dormant in the body of the rabbit and if Nightin wishes to, then the rabbit might have to face its worst nightmare again.
Is the rabbit pitiful or does he deserve it? Nightin doesn't really bother as he made use of the soothing healing properties of his order sword to help the rabbit recover within his system storage of infinite space.
”Nightin, you went too far with that.” Ash commented from the sidelines with his sniper rifles retracted. He had no qualms with Nightn's actions, but he just felt way too unfamiliar to him. He was merciless and cruel without sparing a thought for the demon rabbit who he was trying to tame and even went further than a forced contract.
”You don't understand.” Hearing Nightin's hoarse and quivery voice, Ash knows that he has gotten the wrong idea about him. Nightin was still himself, it's just that he was forced to execute that decision out of consideration for their lives.
”I'm sorry, I understand you much better than most people and while you place your trust in me, I actually doubted you without even asking for the reason.” Ash says with his head lowered,
”Don't speak anymore, I understand your point.” Nightin replies as he raises his head to look ahead, the tears glistening in his eyes controlled after he opens his eyes again. Being merciless wasn't his style and being ruthlessness was his nemesis, but he has to accept it as part of him in order to survive in this cultivation universe and discover the mysteries which are being hidden from him.
”Smith, have you figured out how we can leave this castle?” The fox commander asks openly on behalf of all the eight commanders. Nightin may not have said anything, but all of them recognise the truth that the fox commander is the strongest among them all, that can also be seen from his army having the most achievements as a one platoon team compared to them.
”Why are you still asking him? He's just a stupid strategist with brains and no brawns. Who knows, he might have been lying about being able to lead us out and the previous discovery might have been a fluke.” The tiger commander says in disdain, unpleasant by the fact that the guys are ignoring her for some strategist which doesn't meet her eye.
”Leona, that's enough!” Taylor, the commander of the Crystal drakes calls out, unwilling to say his allies attacking each other personally. Turning his head to look at Smith, he apologises through his eyes and heaves a sigh of relief when Smith nodded back.
”Leona, I know that you doubt my ability, but please stop questioning my capabilities before you've seen where my limit lays.” Smith replies back politely just like how a gentleman would, gaining a thumbs up from all the males present except for Jax, the leader of the three tailed fox platoon.
”Hmph! Prove to me just how capable you are then!” Leona then turned away from the guys.
They have only spent about an hour to get out of the maze, but about two days have already passed in the castle and yet they're still unable to find their way out. On just the first floor of the twenty two floors alone, there are a hundred doors. With the number of doors increasing with each increase in floor, there are a total of thousands of doors waiting for them to explore.
”Don't you guys see it yet?” Smith says to all the commanders around him, even amplifying his voice so that all the soldiers on all floors can hear what he just said. His voice reverberated off the castle walls, causing the air particles in the air to vibrate about as he turned towards one of the doors on the first floor.
”Smith, just what have you found what?” Adagio the commander of the foresight owls asked this time around, his curiosity piqued by Smith who was able to arrive at conclusions much more quickly than him.