150 Rearing Mutated Ghouls? (2/2)

”Nooo~! Save me~! I'm going to die!” Nina screamed in horror. She flew with great force. If Leon evade her, she would smash headfirst into the rock behind him. Even if it doesn't kill her, it would be great enough to severely injure her into a vegetative state.

Leon caught her with the [Flowing Stream Technique], spinning three revolutions to cancel out the momentum before tossing her safely to the side. She landed on her rear with a thump. ”Ouch!”

That is not how men are supposed to treat women! Nina was grieved briefly, before being relieve for still being alive.

”All of you should run away. Blackwillow Town is back in that direction!” Leon pointed. ”You can take this with you as well.” He retrieved his needle along with Elias's bag with metal manipulation, before tossing the bag to Elena.

Surprised, Elena caught the bag with contained all the spoils of their hunt. ”What about you?”

”I will be fine.”

”Okay.”

The team began to flee without any disagreement. A 9th step Awakener was far beyond what they can handle with their capabilities. They wouldn't be able to help even if they stayed and would only be a burden instead.

Elias did not try to stop them from fleeing with his bag. He didn't really care for that bit of money. His eyes were focused solely on Leon with a heavy expression. ”Metal manipulation… you are from the Crawford royal family!”

”You're not wrong, but since you know blood manipulation, you should also know metal manipulation isn't something absolutely unique to the Crawford royal family but based on aptitude.” Leon's expression was noticeably colder.

After finding out the other party was a blood-user, it made perfect sense, why they other party want to turn people into mutated ghouls. They were rearing mutated ghouls for their own blood cultivation!

The others hadn't fled very far. They were startled by Elias's claim and Leon's admittance. They glanced back with complicated expressions filled with hesitation.

A royal member! The prince! They were all citizens of the Crawford Kingdom. Would they be charged for abandoning his highness after learning his identity? ”Go!” Leon's roar swept away their hesitation as they gritted their teeth with determination and fled.

The two traded blows immediately after the others were gone. Elias was very careful and only attacked Leon probingly from a distance.

Elias was wary of Leon's explosive speed. It was too strange when he can only sense 7th step power from the other person. Was the person still hiding his strength?

”The Crawford royalties aren't as ignorant as I thought. Since you know about blood manipulation, you should also know about our great Bloodfiend Sect.” Elias said as he blocked a few needles with a [Blood Wall].

The [Blood Wall] was constructed from his own blood and could become hard as iron under his manipulation. After successfully blocking the needles, the blood forming the [Blood Wall] collapsed and merged into his steel sword, becoming a big Bloodsword.

'Bloodfiend Sect? There was a whole sect of these blood-users? It seems they had to push forward some projects, once he returns to the Capital.' Leon inwardly frowned, but his surface expression remained calm like still water. ”That's right. I wonder if you are alone here?”

Leon continued his cycle of firing and retrieving his needles. Leon continued to exert the strength of a 7th step Awakener, while Elias deflected his needles with his Bloodsword.

Hearing Leon's careful questioning, Elias regained some confidence. ”That's right! But since you are going to die anyway. It won't hurt to let you know that my sect members have already spread throughout the Crawford Kingdom.”

He began to attack more aggressively, forcing Leon into close combat. Leon looked at him like he was looking at a fool. Getting information from this person was as easy as taking candy from a child. There was no effort at all!

”I see. Then you can go die!” Leon said coldly. The black spear materialized in his hand and made a horizontal sweep with the force of a 1-Star Awakener under his threefold strength.

”What!”

Eliass's eyes almost popped out of his sockets as he blocked the blow with his Bloodsword. He felt like he was hit by a truck as the tremendous force sent him smashing into a tree. His organs churned, but did not suffer too much damage. Blood-users had strong body and vitality.

”Dammit! You tricked me! You are a 1-Star Awakener!” Elias began to turn tail and run. A 1-Star Awakener was out of his league.

”Die!” Leon tossed his black spear with great strength. Elias, who had his back to Leon, was unable to dodge such a fast spear. It teared through his heart, making his face pale at once.

Leon knew destroying his heart wasn't enough to kill him. He quickly caught up and retrieve his spear for another shot, but for the head.

”Arghhh! You've forced me to used this!” Elias cried in pain, before roaring, ”Blood Explosion!”

His body exploded into haze of bloodmist and forced Leon to retreat and erect a fire wall to shield himself. He began suspicious when no force hit his fire wall.

Looking at the blood-littered ground, Leon frowned in thought.