Chapter 295: Until the moment you die
The Ancestral Elder found Feng Yu, also realizing that she was extremely weak for some reason. She didn’t carry the same frightening momentum that she had in the past, appearing no different than an ordinary person.
Although they didn’t know why she became like that but they assumed it was because of the cuffs that were on her hand. As they came to the realization, they felt the
greatest elation of their life.
Even though they hadn’t rebelled with the other Ancestral Elders in the past, being hesitant, they were still punished with forced seclusion.
During this time, they had started to grow more hateful towards Feng Yu who took away their freedom and their authority. It was because of her that their names were almost erased from the Eastern Continent.
Other than the Great Elders who saw that era, no one even remembered them.
“You took our freedom. Isn’t it fair that we also take something precious from you?’ the Ancestral Elders laughed, their intentions being clear in their eyes.
They didn’t even inform Ancestral Elder Yang that they had found Feng Yu as they were sure he would have come here
personally to kill Feng Yu after realizing that she was weak. Before informing him, they wanted to let out their anger on her physically.
“Looks like the old dogs have grown really courageous,” Feng Yu said, even now not revealing any fear as if she couldn’t even feel it.
“It doesn’t matter if we are courageous or not. What matters is that you are still not scared. Is it because you believe that man will come to save you?” A dark haired Ancestral Elder asked, revealing an evil grin.
“Did you really expect anyone to truly care
about a ruthless woman like you? He has already abandoned you, choosing to
protect his disciple instead.”
“If anything, he probably used your
weakness only to toss you away when
things turned sideways!”
“Kek, can we really blame him? If I was in
his place, I would’ve chosen the same thing. The only thing he probably regrets is that he didn’t get to taste her before being forced to leave.”
“Hahaha, his loss is our gain.”
The Ancestral Elders had already started
deciding on the order, not seeing a knife that was lying behind Feng Yu on the
throne.
Feng Yu had decided to trust Eren but still, she had expected something like this. If anything, she would have wanted him to choose this instead of dying with her. Still, a sense of disappointment flashed in her
eyes.
She could still remember his lone back as
he protected her from Fey in the mountain of loss. Then again, the Ancestral Elders were truly different from Fey. They were much stronger.
‘Hah, to think that even at a time like this, I would think about him…’ she thought,
letting out a sigh.
Subconsciously, her gaze kept going on to
the door even though she knew that no one was coming.
‘Father, it seems that I can’t take revenge
for
you in this life. But if there’s a next life,
then I…’
She moved her hands to grab the dagger
that she aimed at her chest. Before the Ancestral Elders could react, she thrust the dagger at her chest.
In that brief moment before the dagger
traveled towards her heart, her entire life flashed before her eyes.
She was an Overlord. Even if she was going
to die, she was going to do that on her own terms. She wasn’t going to give this right to anyone else in this life or the next.
“Kek, you little bit*h, did you think
could take this away from us?”
“Kek, you
little bit*h, did you
you
think
you
could take this away from us?” Just as the dagger was about to stab her, an
Ancestral Elder appeared in front of her, grabbing the dagger.
“Today, no one will stop us! Even if the
gods descend into this world, they won’t change your fate!”
He twisted Feng Yu’s wrist before snatching the dagger from her, tossing it
away. At the same time, he raised his hand,
prepared to slap her for something like this.
“Until the moment you die at our hands, we
own you!” he said as the back of his palm came flying towards her face. Feng Yu didn’t even close her eyes. Even
though the dagger was taken away from her, she had other ways to take her life.
However before Feng Yu could try anything, she noticed the palm of the
Ancestral Elder stop as a bright light flashed in the hall.
A deep green line as thin as a thread appeared around the Ancestral Elder’s neck, giving the deep scent of poison.
The Ancestral Elder was frozen in place as the green line around his throat turned
red, merged with blood while his head started sliding to the side.
His fist was grabbed by something that
looked like another man’s hand before the rest of his body was pulled back and tossed towards the other Ancestral Elders.
The Ancestral Elder’s head was falling to the ground, the only thing left behind. However, before it could touch the ground, a foot blocked it and started bouncing it
like it was a footfall.
Feng Yu raised her head in disbelief at the
sight of the person who stood in front. Once again, at her most vulnerable moment, it was him.
“Y-you! Why are you back!” She spoke, her
voice almost starting to break as if she was trying really hard to not be emotional. The person in front of her was none other
than Eren who reached out his hand, gently touching her cheeks.
“I am sorry for being late.” His fingers
gently caressed Feng Yu as if she was not
an Overlord but just a child that had been wrong.
A person could be strong in the face of
adversity, when when protected and given sympathy right after that, the barrage of emotions was easy to break.
For the first time in a long while, Feng Yu’s
eyes became a little wet, feeling more weak
than she ever had. Not wanting anyone to see it, she turned her head sideways while slapping Eren’s hands away..
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