Chapter 114 - Crossing The Endless Mist (IV) (2/2)

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” Does brother Shad really plan on killing every last one of them.” The pungent smell of blood assaulted her nose even though she was a little far away. Florence was trembling as she kept hearing the shrill cries of the attackers within the endless mist. When Shad said that he was going to take care of them, she thought that she was going to kill two or three of them while they were fleeing and then come back. She'd never thought that he was going to slaughter all of them.

Florence was a void mage and also one of the 7 novas, she had been to many battles. For her, brawls and scuffles were merely everyday meals. But with the Eye's prestige within the Egul Continent, there was no opponent or empire who'd struggle with them to the death unless they have the absolute confidence that they could kill their progenitor or the real master of the Eye who's still remain a mystery till today. Where had she seen someone so brazen as Shad who took pleasure in slaughtering the members of the Eye and toying with them?

It is true that right now it's a different case because of the appearance of the treasures left by Henry. It was either them or the Eye because whoever got their hands on that treasure will sooner or later become the overlord of the Egul Continent, but still, Shad was crazier and bloodthirsty than she thought despite his scholarly appearance.

” Since you contracted a blood feud, of course, you need to kill them to the last,” Klaus replied in a cold tone. It was unknown if he was referring to members of the Eye of his blood feud with Shad. Furthermore, even though Shad was killing the members of the Eye and clearing the way for them, Klaus didn't know whether to be happy or afraid. Though they were ally at this moment, they had a deep enmity and were mortal enemies. Their alliance was only temporary and as soon as the made it to the power, they'll become enemy again.

” I've always thought that you were very smart and cunning, always weight the cons and pros before doing anything, you only make your move when you're sure of victory, yet you dare to make an enemy out of this little freak which I find completely dumb and foolish . Anyway, I know that you are cooking up some scheme to get rid of him with Drake, just don't include me and my cousin Andre into your plan.” She didn't know why, but her intuition told her not to mess with this young man otherwise the consequence is not something she and her family could handle.

Florence was a smart young woman who always trusts her gut feeling, and right now her intuition's telling her not to make an enemy out of this young man even if she was able to acquire the treasures left by Henry. Unlike Drake who was constantly emanating a powerful and overbearing aura around him, Shad look quite bland and lacked perceivably excellent qualities aside from his tall handsome look and his dazzling crimson eye, but deep down, Florence knew that this young man was a frightening person.

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After some time, the shrill cries of his men finally stop and the endless mist regained his quietness.

At this moment, the leader had seemingly sunken into a nightmare he couldn't wake up from as he watched the horrifying shadowy figure walking slowly towards him from within the thick mist. Strands of red lightning were constantly flashing around his body as though he was the center of a storm.

As he got closer, his facial feature became visible. He was very young and his face was carrying a faint smile, like a hunter catching up to his prey after a long chase. In his right hand was a small kitchen knife that was drenched with fresh blood.

' It's .....it's you.” Blurted out the leader as his body was drenched in sweat from fear when he finally saw the person that was slaughtering his men. He couldn't believe that the person who made him fall into this abyss of despair was the 4th imperial prince of the Djage Empire.

” I am sorry for the long wait,” Shad said with a faint smile on his face as he was slowly approaching the leader.

” If I tell you everything, will you spare m...., Ah” At this desperate juncture, the leader didn't care about anything, he just wanted to live even it means betraying the Eye. He wasn't as loyal as the others. He only joined the Eye because they've held his wife hostage and forced him to join just like many other members. However, that bitch had left him for an elite member of the Eye not too long ago. He only stayed in the organization because he was already in too deep. Also, he had already gotten used to that life. Now that his life was in danger, he didn't hesitate to betray them. However, two lightning arrows had already pierced him through before he could even finish talking.

” Whether you tell me everything or not is beyond you,” Shad said in an icy cold tone. He wasn't the least bit interested in making a deal with that man.

The reason he had killed all of his men and left him alive was that he wanted to use his brain-devouring insect on him and turned him into a mindless zombie. After turning him into a zombie, not only Shad would know everything about the Eye's plan, he will also have a human shield.

Furthermore, Shad didn't have the slightest bit of favorable impression towards the people from the Eye. Not only because they had done many bad deeds and was an evil organization that's trying to take over the Egul continent, but mainly because they were the ones responsible for the destruction of Monalisa's family and turned her into a slave. Even though she never talked about it, Shad knew that she was always thinking about getting her revenge, but because she was too weak and didn't want to put him in danger, she'd never made any move or even asked him for help. She tried her best to put those bad memories behind while trying to move on with her new life.