90 Death Coins and Three Weapons (2/2)
Even though Elder Kocyte's voice seemed calm, it was filled with great bloodlust. Everyone knew that Elder Kocyte was a very vengeful and arrogant person. His disciples would rampage everywhere, doing whatever they wanted to because of Elder Kocyte's attitude. He allowed them to be arrogant and cocky, and if anyone even harmed them in the slightest, Elder Kocyte would attack as if his life depended on it.
No one wanted to mess with a crazed blood demon like Kocyte. Even the strongest Masked Elder was apprehensive about Elder Kocyte.
”Pfft! You think you can scare me? You want to take my life? Don't make me stitch that *ss like mouth of yours to a Pig Beast's p*nis! In this world, nothing scares me, and those who want my life will have to think a million times before even breathing in front of me!” Fae didn't back down and spoke in a more aggressive manner.
Some of the masked elders took in a breath of cold air, but the strongest in the room, including the Headmistress, didn't really have much of a reaction. By power alone, Fae was weaker than the rest, but her skill was high. She was incredibly strong, plus she cultivated extremely quickly.
Headmistress knew that the two would continue to bicker back and forth so she took a step forward and released her own aura, dispelling the other two auras. ”Both of you should calm down. You guys are acting as if Arnin will survive this arena. Didn't you see that he is trying to bring that girl, Canae, out with him? Do you truly think that Teacher Statue will allow that? He might kill them both if he gets annoyed.”
Hearing his words, both Fae and Kocyte retracted their auras. Fae had a sullen face and the one could see that Kocyte's body was slightly trembling. ”If that rock kills Arnin, my disciple, then I will turn him into a decoration for the academy!” Both of them spoke at the same time with their faces twisting with anger.
Although Kocyte said that he would kill Arnin if he didn't accept him as a master, that didn't mean he didn't want Arnin as his disciple. If anything, he wanted Arnin to be his disciple so much that his face was filled with expectation, and thoughts of his future with Arnin would pop in his mind.
Fae and Elder Kocyte disappeared from the cave. There was a screen that showed a few Teachers, and she couldn't help but shake her head as she looked at the one that showed Teacher Statue. 'Hopefully he doesn't do anything to that kid, or those two might really go berserk.'
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Arnin slowly opened his eyes, which were now a more sinister purple, and one could even see a crimson dot in his pupil if they looked long enough. It was extremely sinister. He took a deep breath and a small smile appeared on his face.
'I reached the middle stages of Orb Birth - Heaven, which is even higher than the realm I had before getting injured. If only I could heal my orb threads.' He sighed, 'Using my Demon Lord powers is too dangerous. If I didn't happen to create the Seed of Rebirth, then I would have died.' Arnin shook his head and got up. He turned his head and looked at Canae, who was looking at him with widened eyes.
”Get up. Let'sleave this place.” Arnin said this with a casual tone, and Canae quickly awoke from her stupor. Her face showed some worry and she looked around at the dead bodies, and then back at Arnin. Of course the latter knew what she was thinking.
He pulled Canae up and waved for her to follow him. They walked towards the exit, but just when they were about to reach it, a strong force appeared out of nowhere and pushed them back. Canae was weak, so she flew back a couple of meters, but Arnin held his ground, only taking a step or two back.
”What do you think you are doing? Only one person can leave this place!” The voice was the same as the one that explained the rules in the beginning.
Arnin looked up and his eyes looked towards a certain large lamp on the ceiling. He knew that the voice was coming from there, and he could even see a small black shadow standing on top of it. Of course, only Arnin could see him, no one else.
”What do you mean? I am taking everything that I own outside. I ignored the fact that I didn't receive any rewards from this place, but you won't even let me leave?” Arnin snorted as his eyes became colder. Even though he knew that he would offend the other, Arnin wanted to test out the other's attitude towards his words. Who knew, the person might have hated weak willed people, and prefered those with a strong will. It could also be the other way around, but Arnin felt like the person would like strong willed people.
Of course, this was only a conjecture from the fact that the man use a stone statue to appear from rather than something weaker like brittle leaves. Arnin guessed that the statue was related to the man's personality, hard like a rock, with an unbreakable will like a stone's. This was, however,just a guess that Arnin wanted to test out.
He knew that this was just a dumb guess, and that he might be playing with his life, but Arnin had a gut feeling that even if he completely angered the man in front of him, nothing would happen to him. This was mostly because of Fae, and he knew that she wouldn't let him die, but he still didn't quite understand why this was the case.
Teacher Statue went quiet and he looked at Arnin with a deeper glance. He knew that Arnin could see him, which surprised him and made him more apprehensive. He wasn't scared of Arnin, rather he was worried about the power behind Arnin.
He had a feeling that no one with such capabilities would be without any backers. He then looked at Canae, and although the latter couldn't see him, she felt as though she was being watched.
”Even if she is your woman, one of you need to die in order to escape. Those are the rules; even I can't change that.” The mans said with a 'helpless' tone.
”You can't change it? Is that true? Well, she is not my woman, she is my possession. She is my slave, my weapon, an item for my disposal. Is that not enough reason?” Teacher Statue didn't know about what happened in the arena, rather he never really paid attention to such things. It was a bore to him, so he would usually sleep and only wake up when the arena barrier reacted to someone leaving when another was still in the arena, or once a winner had been declared.
So when he heard the way Arnin described Canae and called her his slave, he saw the former's face become red. ”That may be the case, bu--” Just as he was about to finish, his face turned pale and a small amount of blood leaked from his mouth.
Of course, Arnin saw all of this and he couldn't help but evilly smirk. 'Seems like I wasn't wrong. Fae, or someone related to her will make sure that I won't die in the hands of such people.'
Arnin was only confident because the person who was going to attack him was a teacher or elder of Thorn Academy. He knew that Fae may not save him if he was killed by other people in the battlefield, but he was certain that she would protect him from the officials of the academy.
”Alright then, you can leave the place. Since she is your slave, then she counts as something you possess. Before you go though, take the Death Coins and the reward.” This time, the man's voice was a little shaky and even a little… wronged?
A bright light then appeared in front of Arnin. The latter turned his head and saw a large amount of death coins appear, along with a selection of three weapons. One was a black long sword. It had a very sharp blade, and there were even yellow lines circling it like a seal.
The second weapon was a dagger. It was completely brown, but due to the flaming tip, anyone could tell that it was very good for fire elemental users. The handle seemed to be made from a white pearl and it released a similar fiery aura.
The last was a weapon that made Canae's eyes brighten slightly. It was a double bladed staff. The staff was made from a black wood that released a eerie death aura, while the blades were made from a grey metal that released an aura that seemed similar to withering.
”You can only choose one weapon, but these Death coins are all yours. Of course, you have to find a way to store them yourself.” With that, the voice disappeared.