387 Freeing the last slaves (1/2)
Before the situation could escalate any further, the Overlord's voice came from the building where I detected the several strong energy signatures. In just a second, all the guards pulled back and sheathed their weapons, with only the one handing on my hand being unable to do so, with his consciousness on the verge of escaping.
”Sir Bart… I think that my order was clear and I don't remember excluding you from it!”
As if forgetting that it was his idea to set up this entire ruse, he now acted as he had any right to use his host's privilege to settle the matters with just a word. Even if he was the lord of this place, that didn't change the fact he dared to set his guards against me!
”If you think you have any power over what I'm doing, then you are in for a big surprise!”
Unwilling to just let go after what he did, I tightened my grasp on the guard's neck, snapping his spine and throwing his body aside.
”Here, I let go. Are you happy now?”
I pretended to not see the fury on his face as he jumped from the window and landed on the street beside me. With a single look at the corpse of his guard required to confirm that this guy was really dead, he turned his head back at me while clenching his fists.
”You didn't have to do this…”
Infusing his voice with a clear threat, I could even discern a hint of killing intent in it! It only showed how much blood he spilt in his life, nailing the last nail into his coffin in my head. Not only this guy dared to provoke me, he even though he could get away with it scot-free?
”And you didn't have to attempt to provoke me. I wonder, how would you react if that funny idea of yours would prove to be successful? But fear not, I'm a compassionate man!”
With those words on my lips, I took out the scroll that I used earlier to bait him into settling the slaves for me, and with just a single strand of entropy running through it, I turned it into nothing more than a pile of dust.
”I will take those slaves as a recompensation for your attempt at my life. If you still want the remaining part of the technique, you better do not disappoint me with the next batch. Ah, and on the side note…”
Once again taking aim at the guards that threatened the slaves before, this time, I actually executed my action, severing their heads in a simple yet deadly attack.