25 Chapter 25 ~ Combat Slaves (2/2)

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A moment later, her brain started to work again. And she felt nothing but fear.

Her lungs started to corrupt and wither, her limbs started to crumble and tremble, and her brain felt like it was being crushed by a huge rock.

It was Fear.

She felt fear she had never felt before. It was like all of the things she fears have combined together and has trapped her in this dark - empty space of nothingness.

( S... Stop this! )

A few more moments in this place and she will fall into madness. She will turn insane. She will die...

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[ Clarity. ]

[ Haa...! Haa...! Haa... ] As if she was just about to get drowned, Sarah started to catch her breath intensely. She was kneeling on the ground with her head pale and intensely sweating.

[ Now, I trust you don't have any complaints? ] Shiro muttered in a calm manner.

[ Haa... Haa... No... No... Vlad-sama... ] she answered with fear written on her face.

The spell Shiro had used was the lowest version of the spell ”Crippling Darkness” which Shiro had used against Arthur. Seeing the despair on Sarah's face, Shiro could only imagine the fear Arthur had experience by his spell. He wouldn't be surprised if he suddenly wakes up insane.

After a few moments, Sarah was finally able to catch her breath, she then stood up and bowed her head to Shiro.

[ I... I'm really sorry for what I have said...! I promise... I will not do something like that ever again... ] Sarah shouted with respect to Shiro. Her previous intimidation turned to respect and amazement.

[ I... I... I promise I won't disappoint you, Vlad-sama! May... May I call you master!? ]

( Huh...? )

[ It's fine... I guess. ]

Shiro wasn't expecting that she will turn out like this. In fact, she was expecting Sarah to hate him, yet, what happened was the complete opposite; her eyes are now gazing at him with respect and admiration. But still, Shiro felt contented by the unexpected result.

And so, after positively answering Sarah's question, he turned to the other two.

[ How about the two of you? ] Shiro muttered to them with a calm expression on his face.

[ Ma-Master! ] ( Lumi )

[ Please give me your babies, Ma-Master! ] ( Nina )

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[ U... Un... I guess you two doesn't have any problems... ]

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[ Summon: Devil Hounds! ] shouting those words, a total of 7 Devil hounds appeared before them.

Their skin was the blackest and their fangs are sharp as swords. One bite and a limb would fall off.

And so, facing his ”Slaves”, Shiro said to them -

[ I want you to try and defeat them. ]

As soon as they heard the words of their ”Master”, they immediately went into their fighting positions. Their eyes were fierce and their grip on their weapons was tight.

Of course, Shiro had given them their own weapons to fight his summons with.

Lumi was holding a crystalized longbow, and in her back was a quiver filled with arrows.

Sarah was holding a golden sword.

And the tanned Nina was wearing heavy gauntlets in both of her hands.

[ Devil hounds, do not hold back. ]

With those words, the corner of the hounds' mouths started to form flames, and they started to growl towards the trio.

[ Hehe... I'll show master how strong I really am... ] swinging her sword into the air, Sarah muttered.

[ I... Impress master and have his babies... ] the barbaric Nina formed a stance and bumped his fists together.

[ I hope I get fishes from the master... ] whispering the words to herself, Lumi took an arrow from the quiver on her back and put it on the string of the bow.

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Hearing their words with his keen hearing, Shiro thought that they might be the weirdest ones among all the slaves he bought. But still, Shiro was sure that he felt they were confident about their strengths.

( I hope this works out... )