Chapter 244: Chapter 244
“Is he someone high up in the army?” Eru asked. Evan nodded with a smile, “Yup. He’s the head general of the army”, he said with a hint of pride in his words. “What!?” Eru exclaimed, “Then he must know about the situation. Why did he do nothing about it?” Eru furrowed his eyebrows. Angelica nodded, “He did. But knowing his personality, he must’ve let this happen on purpose” Angelica sighed. “On purpose? Tch”, Eru clicked his tongue in disappointment. Noticing Eru’s abrupt attitude change, Evan frowned, “What’s wrong, little brother?” Eru sighed, “It’s nothing. Obviously, I don’t know his situation, but the mayor and the demonic cult had wreaked havoc in this city.”
“And I had enough of it”, Eru gritted his teeth. “Little brother—” Angelica looked at Eru with a complicated gaze. “That is why I let them do what they want” suddenly, a foreign voice to Eru resounded in the whole room. “I need to wait for them to show their fangs and then cut them all down”, General Ludwig said with fierce killing intent as he entered the room. “Darling”, Angelica said softly. “Love”, General Ludwig smiled at Angelica. Then, his gaze turned to Eru, “You must be Angelica’s little brother. Nice to meet you; I’m Ludwig, your future brother-in-law”, Ludwig said with a smile while extending his hand at Eru. “Hello”, Eru accepted General Ludwig’s handshake.
“Tch, don’t you think you’re a little too hasty, Lud? After all, if you want to have Angelica’s hand in marriage, you need to defeat our father first”, Evan said after scoffing. General Ludwig flinched before scratching the back of his head, “Yeah, about that part…. You don’t need to remind me”, he said with a wry smile. “Eru, right?” then, General Ludwig’s gaze turned to Eru, “Your brother and sister spoke quite highly of you. I hope that their words are proven true”, he said while looking straight at Eru’s eyes. Not only that, but General Ludwig also sent a targetted pressure towards Eru, making the latter slightly taken aback. However, soon after, Eru ignited his own aura, trying to resist the pressure emitted from General Ludwig.
“Hooh”, General Ludwig’s eyes sparkled as he rubbed his chin, “Not bad, not bad at all. Resisting my pressure like this when he’s still a 4th Grade Aura Master is amazing. Your siblings were right about you”, he praised while smiling. What General Ludwig did not know was that Eru had experience pressure more intense and powerful than his own. Eru’s various experiences fighting against stronger beings had built up resistance against that type of pressure. Eru squinted his eyes while he gathered his raven-coloured aura inside of him. “Ha!” Eru shouted before his aura burst out, cancelling General Ludwig’s pressure on him. General Ludwig was slightly taken aback as he stared at Eru in awe.
“Whoa”, Evan and Angelica had their mouths agape, “Amazing, little brother. Where did you learn how to do that?” Evan asked. Eru sighed while shaking his head, “Why do powerful people have a habit of blatantly releasing their pressure? Don’t you know it’s annoying?” Eru said to General Ludwig with annoyance on his face. General Ludwig chuckled, “Haha, sorry, sorry. But now I know exactly what you are capable of.” He crossed his arms, smiling before leaning backwards into a wall, “Syndra was right. You are amazing. Alright, I’ve decided.” Angelica slightly tilted her head sideways, “Decided on what?” General Ludwig lowered his head before staring straight at Angelica, “That this is the time. I’ve got to strike while the iron is hot”, he said with a sly grin.
“Wait, what? You decided just like that?” Evan furrowed his eyebrows. “Of course. I already met Syndra and Alexandro. And upon meeting your little brother here, I’m convinced that the time is now”, General Ludwig explained. Eru looked at General Ludwig in front of him with confusion. “You don’t understand him, right?” Angelica noticed Eru’s gaze and commented. “Uh, huh”, Eru nodded. “Well, that’s Ludwig for you”, Angelica shrugged her shoulders while looking at her beloved lovingly. “So, what’s the plan?” Evan asked. General Ludwig smiled, “Alexandro had a solid plan, but I think my plan is a bit better than his. However, since I agree to join him, I’ll let him take the reins this time.” Evan scratched the back of his head, “You’re not answering my question.” General Ludwig shook his head, “Nope. I think it will be better once it’s commenced”, he said with a sly grin.
Eru looked at General Ludwig before his gaze turned toward his big brother and big sister, “Are you going to participate?” he asked. “Unfortunately, we can’t”, Angelica said, “This needs to stay between Sylphid City’s personnel, not outsiders like us.” Eru pointed at himself, “But I’m an outsider.” Evan chuckled, “Well, you are an outsider indeed. However, you are inside the umbrella known as the Adventurers Guild. As someone’s belongings to the Royal Army, we could not participate because of complicated reasons”, Evan explained. “Huh, that’s disappointing. I was hoping that the two of you could participate. It would be easy if that were the case”, Eru said with a hint of disappointment. Angelica rubbed Eru’s head, “Haha, don’t be so sad, alright, little brother” Angelica smiled, “We will help if the demonic cult decides to interfere. If not, then we will stay to the side.”
“Then might as well prepare yourself, big sis. They will interfere, I promise you that”, Eru said while staring at Angelica’s eyes. “Well, if that were the case, then we will not stay our hands. But until then, We have to stay put”, Evan said. “That’s fine by me”, Eru said with a smile, “And that means you two are staying, right?” Angelica patted Eru’s head, “Sure, sure. We will stay for a while.”
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“Hah, hah, hah, hah”, a fairly large man with a curly moustache was panting hard; his body was in pain, and blood trickled down from his body. “Now, will you talk about it or not?” the man with a black cloak said while bringing his face close to the large man with a curly moustache. “Never”, the large man with a curly moustache said while gritting his teeth. “Hah”, the man with a black cloak sighed, “I did not want to use this on you. But you leave me no choice.” Then, the man with a black cloak took out a small, golden centipede from his pocket. “Do you know what this is?” the man with a black cloak asked while dangling the small, golden centipede right in front of the large man with a curly moustache.
The man with a black cloak let out a wicked smile, “This small, golden centipede will make you feel something you never felt before. After that, you will listen to anything I say, and you will sing all of your hidden desires to me.” After hearing the man with a black cloak’s words, the large man with a curly moustache struggled with his entire being, “No, no, please don’t”, the large man with a curly moustache begged. “Then, tell me!” the man with a black cloak barked, “Tell me, what are you hiding from me!” he shouted. “The seeds of abominations, it’s the seed of abominations”, the large man with a curly moustache yelled, “I have copied one seed of abominations and planted it inside of my subordinates.
“You managed to copy it? How?” the man with a black cloak stomped his foot on the ground. “I don’t know, I don’t know how. I just handed one of the seeds of abominations over to someone, and he managed to copy its properties”, the large man with a curly moustache said while sweat drenched his entire body. “Hmm”, the man with a black cloak crossed his arms, “Who do you give the seed of abomination to?” the man with a black cloak asked while circling the large man with a curly moustache. The large man with a curly moustache was about to answer, but suddenly, his mouth was fuming, and he lost his consciousness.
The man with a black cloak immediately checked the large man with a curly moustache’s condition before frowning, “Fortunately, he did not die” the man with a black cloak observed his surroundings. “Hmm, nothing”, the man with a black cloak scrutinized his surroundings, “It must mean whoever did this to the mayor, it would either be a lingering spell or someone much stronger than me, or it could be both,” he said with a grim tone. Then, the man with a black cloak looked at the large man with a curly moustache that was lying on the floor, “Better be safe than sorry.” After that, the man with a black cloak proceeded to put the small, golden centipede near the large man with a curly moustache’s ear.
However, before the man with a black cloak was able to put the small, golden centipede into the large man with a curly moustache’s ear, the latter’s eyes suddenly glowed brightly. “My, oh my. It seems that I caught the main prey I’ve been looking for” a projection of a silhouette emerged from the large man with a curly moustache’s eyes. “Who are you?”
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