92 I Saved One of You (2/2)
”Retreat first. We need to tell Fxi about this so he can think about countermeasures.” The leader of the group told his people and then turned around, before sprinting away.
Arnin turned his head and saw Canae still struggling to face the two Orb Birth cultivators. He walked towards them, causing their battle to stop. The two cultivators saw their group leaving them behind and couldn't help but grit their teeth.
One of the looked at Arnin and spoke. ”If you let us go, we won't come and bother you again, we will even tell you who made us come here.” His way with words wasn't too bad.
Not only did he put himself in the position of a victim, but he also made himself seem like someone who only came to cause small problems, not to kill.
”I will let you guys leave…” Arnin's words them both sigh in relief. ”...however, you have to kill that girl first before leaving. If you can do that, then both of you can leave.” Arnin pointed at the unconscious Sinafellel and smiled.
His words caused Canae's face to lose all of its colors. Her hands shook slightly.
Arnin then looked at Canae and said with a helpless tone. ”I am giving you a chance, slave. Protect your sister and you will be safe, but if she dies, so will you. But don't worry, if you die first, then I will make sure your sister has a very good future.”
With those words said, Arnin found a rock and sat down, watching the play that was about to start. Canae gritted her teeth. She was only at Orb Birth - Hell. She was barely able to face others in the same realm, how could she face two who were stronger than her?
The two enemy cultivators looked at the unconscious Sinfallel before looking back at Canae. ”You go and kill that girl while I keep this one at bay.” The stronger cultivator spoke to his comrade before rushing towards Canae.
Seeing them both run to different paths, Canae rushed towards Sinfallel and held her blade tightly. Her eyes were sharp, but her face pale. She knew that this was a chance. If she got through this then there was a high chance that Arnin would not continue to bother them as much, but if she failed then death was the only escape.
She took a deep breath before a light flashed in her eyes. The two cultivators rushed towards her from the right and left. She looked at the slightly weak cultivator and gritted her teeth. 'I can only resort to this move, if it works then I will have a chance of surviving, but if it doesn't…”
She loosened one of her hands from the weapon and reached down to grab Sinfallel. Pushing off the ground, she sprinted towards the weaker of the two. The cultivator couldn't help but a little surprised, but then a smile appeared on his face.
As they got closer to one another, Canae saw that the cultivator was mostly paying attention to the unconscious Sinfallel and couldn't help but faintly smile. With a snap of her hand, she threw her sister to the left, causing the person to get distracted for a few seconds. Before he could recover, Canae was already in front of him.
*SWISH*
She twirled the double bladed staff just like Arnin had done previously and sliced off the head of the cultivator. Arnin watched this and couldn't help but smile slightly. 'Seems like she is using her head now. Let's see how she handles the last person.'
Arnin didn't expect her to be as strong as him, but he did expect her to handle a few people higher than her own cultivation at the very least. He would then slowly train her into someone strong.
Seeing his comrade being killed, the cultivator panicked slightly but didn't stop his movements, rather he ignored Canae and rushed towards Sinfallel. He just needed to kill her and then he would be free.
Canae recovered quickly from her kill since it wasn't her first. She turned her head and saw the cultivator rushing towards Sinfallel and couldn't help but get angry.
”AH!” With a low roar, she threw her weapon towards the cultivator and rushed towards her sister. Seeing the weapon coming towards him with lightning speed, the man quickly fended it off with his own sword, however, this caused him to slow down for a second, allowing Canae to quickly appear in front of her sister.
With no weapon in hand, Canae's battle strength went down significantly, however, her face showed no hesitation, only battle intent.
This was her first time battling like this, and although it wasn't a great situation, she couldn't help but feel her heart pumping.
The cultivator rushed towards Canae and waved his sword towards her head, but with a slight movement to the left, she only got a deep cut, nothing life-threatening. However, the man was in no good position.
Canae lifted her hand and aimed towards the person's neck. With speed faster than even the cultivators, she was able to pierce his throat with her hand, ending him indefinitely.
”Good kill.” Arnin couldn't help but comment from the side. He then got off the rock and walked towards Canae. The two cultivators were dead, while the rest of the group escaped. Canae had completed the task he assigned.
Canae fell onto her knees as tears fell down her face. She looked at Sinfallel and couldn't help but fall on her body.
”I did it. I was able to protect at least one of you. Just one of you.” Her eyes slowly shut as she fell asleep.
Arnin didn't mind this since he knew that she was barely able to keep her mental barrier up. Now that she was able to protect at least one of her sisters alone, she would grow at an exponential rate. This was extremely beneficial to him.
Lifting his foot, Arnin tapped Sinfallel's face a dozen times. She slowly opened her eyes and saw Canae on top of her and then saw Arnin looking down on her. The first thing that came to her mind was the possibility of Canae being dead.
”She isn't dead, just tired. Pick her up and follow me.” Arnin then turned around and began to walk towards Relshe and Srida who stood in their spots. ”As for the both of you, don't act like you came to save me with your hearts. You guys are just rats who wait until the end to benefit, so you can forget about me joining you. However, if you guys are willing to pledge to follow my every command until the end of the battlefield, then you can follow me.”
Relshe looked at Arnin before sighing. ”We can't accept that, so we will take our leave. Hopefully, you won't die.” He then turned around and began to walk away.
”Don't end up in my hands because then you will only be able to hope for death.” Arnin turned around as well and walked away. He didn't need the two friends to follow him since they would not contribute significantly to the group's strength, plus they might even present hidden threats towards his safety.
He approached Sinfallel who carried Canae on her back. ”Your sister knew a lot about the three zones, so which one is closest to us now?”
Sinfallel thought for a moment before speaking out. ”From what I remember, the closest zone should be the Elemental River zone.” Arnin nodded his head.
”Then our next stop will be the Elemental River zone.” He smiled wickedly before moving towards the general area Sinfallel pointed towards. ”Let us head out.”