Malevolent – Chapter 34 – Meeting an Old Acquaintance: Who Are You??

Ah,

Lianna,

My adorable, beautiful, kind, and pure Lianna.

Where are you?

Gazing at the mist-shrouded forest nearby, Greemir thought dejectedly. As he activated his spiritual perception, disappointment leaked from Greemir’s eyes.

There was no trace of Lianna’s aura nearby.

Lianna,

She wasn’t here.

Indeed, if Lianna were present, the Divine-Graced Maiden’s aura would have attracted countless Corrupted Beasts once released, perhaps even Crimson Hex Tier Beasts. This place would have been thrown into chaos long ago.

“Ah, Lianna, where are you?”

Greemir muttered despondently to himself once more.

Watching Greemir’s depressed appearance, the brown-haired youth’s forehead creased with irritation, and he directly raised his voice to shout:

“Greemir! You ****, come over and help immediately!! Stop wallowing in your own misery!!”

Upon hearing this,

Greemir instantly shuddered, looking at the brown-haired youth with a hurt and anxious expression:

“Richie, how can you be so harsh with me?”

“Hurry up!”

The youth named Richie urged impatiently.

Although as a servant, he shouldn’t disrespect the young master of the Sevitt Syndicate, Richie’s shout did successfully pull Greemir’s attention back to reality.

After noticing the mech squad being beaten back by the Corrupted Beasts, a serious expression emerged on Greemir’s handsome face.

Without further words,

In the next moment, Greemir directly vanished in a burst of dazzling white light.

When he reappeared, he had arrived alone at the front of the battlefield, right before that ‘Chimera.’

“Major General Greemir?!!”

Upon seeing that signature pure white military coat and striking golden hair, the surviving soldiers all revealed expressions of surprise and delight.

In response,

Greemir merely glanced back indifferently,

“Watch carefully and learn how to deal with Corrupted Beasts from the Terran Malevolence lineage.”

Then,

Greemir turned his attention back to what lay ahead, while the level-four Corrupted Beast from earlier had now completed its regeneration and was roaring as it charged toward Greemir.

Clearly, for Corrupted Beasts that despised spiritual energy, the powerful spiritual light emanating from Greemir was too aggravating, which unsurprisingly made him the target of the Beast’s attack.

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Facing the imposing Corrupted Beast charging toward him, Greemir simply placed one hand in his pocket while slowly raising the other, concentrated light-attribute spiritual energy beginning to gather in his palm.

“Unlike the Sky Vassals you’ve fought before, the Earth Lineage monsters may not possess terrifying speed or excel at Abyss Hex techniques, but they have extremely powerful bodies and terrifying vitality. Your previous attacks were merely wasting ammunition. To quickly and effectively eliminate such creatures, patience is required.”

While speaking,

Greemir leaped to the side, directly avoiding the Beast’s powerful punch.

“Find their core.”

Staring at the Beast’s back, Greemir’s eyes narrowed slightly, a cold killing intent materialized in that instant, merging with the light concentrated in his hand.

“Then pierce through with one strike.”

Before his words faded,

A white laser burst from his hand, directly penetrating the Corrupted Beast’s body.

In the next moment,

The Beast’s roars abruptly ceased, and the cursed energy raging around its body completely collapsed. Under the dumbfounded gaze of all the soldiers, this Beast that had withstood countless laser bullets and missiles simply crashed to the ground, lifeless.

Afterward,

Greemir turned his attention forward again, toward those few ferocious Corrupted Beasts that had just emerged from the Veiled Domain.

“Of course, if you prefer a more direct and violent approach.”

While speaking, Greemir raised his hand again, and countless spiritual particles frantically gathered in his palm.

Then,

Several laser beams shot toward those Corrupted Beasts.

Unlike the previous slender laser, the spiritual energy wave Greemir released this time had a radius of three meters. The terrifying white shockwave instantly engulfed the three charging Corrupted Beasts.

“BOOM!!”

The impact spread outward,

Accompanied by earth-shaking rumbles, flames soared to the sky, and the Beasts’ flesh splattered, becoming a nauseating rain of blood across the ground. In a flash, three Corrupted Beasts that had terrified the squad were reduced to fragments.

Under the astonished gaze of several soldiers, Greemir slowly turned his head, scanning the dumbstruck soldiers with a serious expression,

“Or, use sufficient firepower to eliminate them in one go, giving these beasts no chance to regenerate.”

As these words were spoken,

The gradually recovered soldiers began looking at Greemir with increasing admiration in their eyes.

—

Several hours later, at the border town of Cinder Haven.

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Due to the Covenant’s search operation for Augur Lianna and her daughter, troops, reporters, mercenaries, and Lianna’s various supporters had all gathered here, turning this normally rarely visited small town into a bustling center of activity in recent times.

And now,

In a restaurant in this lively town,

“General Greemir! You’re truly incredible, dealing with four Corrupted Beasts so effortlessly!”

“As expected of the Sevitt family’s next patriarch, the Covenant’s youngest Divine Martial Realm expert!”

“Divine Martial Realm? Surely more than that?! The spiritual energy concentration Lord Greemir just displayed was almost approaching a Celestial Augur Knight’s level, wasn’t it?”

“Lord Greemir, you must be close to breaking through to the Divination Realm! My goodness, a Celestial Augur Knight not yet thirty, how powerful!”

“Truly worthy of being called the Covenant’s once-in-a-century genius.”

“Major General Greemir, could I have your autograph?”

“Not only the Covenant’s number one genius but also its most handsome man, truly enviable.”

…

At this moment,

Greemir, a general of the Covenant, was sitting quietly by a window, surrounded by excited soldiers. These soldiers were members of the squad that Greemir had rescued earlier. Having experienced a life-or-death crisis and survived, their current mood was self-evident.

They eagerly expressed their gratitude and praise to Greemir. The soldiers’ gazes were filled with admiration.

Faced with the soldiers’ adoring looks and increasingly exaggerated praise, Greemir maintained an expressionless face, gazing indifferently out the window.

His entire demeanor radiated the aloofness of a master and a disregard for fame and fortune.

However,

What these soldiers failed to notice was that although Greemir’s face remained impassive, the corners of his mouth had subtly turned upward.

That’s right,

Though appearing calm on the surface, Greemir was inwardly delighted~

Yes,

Just like this~

Praise me more~

Properly appreciate my handsomeness and strength~

Ah, being admired is such a troublesome thing. But unfortunately, there’s no helping it. Who asked me to be so perfect?

Wealthy, handsome, talented, and emotionally intelligent~

Ah, too perfect~

Listening to the continuous praise around him, Greemir increasingly felt a sense of elation.

However,

Just as the soldiers continued their praise, a certain tactless soldier inexplicably blurted out:

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—”But, Lord Greemir, being so handsome and powerful, why did Lady Lianna suddenly break off your engagement back then? And instead run off to marry that Lingyuan fellow?”—

This soldier was perhaps just curious.

But with these words, the previously noisy dining hall, except for the occasional sound of someone eating, instantly fell silent, the temperature dropping rapidly. Almost all soldiers looked at this idiot who had brought up the worst possible topic with eyes that screamed “you’re dead.”

Upon hearing this, Greemir’s expression instantly darkened.

The next moment,

Greemir slowly turned to face the soldier who had asked the question.

Then, this elegant, refined handsome man suddenly exploded with rage, shouting,

“Why?!! Isn’t it all because of that beast Luo Fei-Lingyuan!! If not for that guy using the Lingyuan family’s position and power to pressure her, how would my dear Lianna have married him?!!”

“You know Luo Fei’s reputation!! If she hadn’t been forced, how could my Lianna possibly have been with him?!”

“If not for that beast’s interference, Lianna and I would have long since been together.”

“We were childhood sweethearts, growing up together. From a young age, Lianna always called me ‘Brother Greemir~'”

“She even promised that when she grew up, she would marry no one but me.”

“Ah, my adorable Lianna.”

“How did you end up marrying that cold-blooded, heartless Luo Fei? Look, you’ve been missing for so long, and he hasn’t even come looking for you.”

“Truly, the one who loves you most is still me~”

…

And so, upon hearing the name ‘Lingyuan,’ Greemir completely disregarded his image, hysterically letting out a series of roars, causing all the soldiers present to show awkward expressions, standing frozen in place, at a loss.

As Greemir’s aide, Richie seemed accustomed to all this, simply leaning against the wall, watching Greemir’s outburst.

Sigh,

Lord Greemir,

When will you ever get over this habit of losing it whenever you hear the name ‘Lingyuan’… Really…

Besides,

It feels like you’ve fabricated quite a lot of memories…

Seeing Greemir continually reminiscing about his moments with Lianna, Richie couldn’t help but roll his eyes.

…

Fortunately,

Since the soldier who had asked the question was quickly kicked out of the restaurant by his comrades, Greemir, losing his target, gradually regained his composure. But even so, after ceasing his outburst, Greemir still couldn’t help but clench his fist, silently vowing.

—”Luo Fei-Lingyuan, sooner or later, I will become stronger than you! Then I’ll take Lianna back from your hands! Just you wait!”—

However,

After making this vow for the one hundred and twenty-fifth time, Greemir became dejected again.

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After all, before reclaiming her, he at least needed to find her first, right?

Ah,

Lianna, where have you gone?

—”Munch munch~”— (Note: Non-specific eating sounds)

You must have run away to escape that beast Luo Fei, right?

—”Munch munch~”—

Now that beast is gone, you don’t need to hide anymore.

—”Munch munch~”—

Your Brother Greemir is right here, you can feel safe now, feel free to throw yourself into your brother’s arms~

—”Munch munch~”—

…

…

—”Munch munch~”—

…

???!!!

“What the hell!!”

Hearing the continuous eating sounds coming from behind him, Greemir finally couldn’t bear it anymore and let out an angry roar. Here he was, constantly lamenting, reflecting on his and Lianna’s tragic “love story,” and who the hell was making such loud eating noises?!

Moreover,

Since I entered this shop, you’ve been eating, haven’t you?! You were eating when the soldiers were praising me too?!

You were eating when I was cursing Luo Fei?

Now I’m reminiscing about my dear Lianna, and you’re still eating?!

“Eat eat eat eat eat?! All you do is eat!! Are you looking to die——!!”

Having reached his limit of tolerance, Greemir smashed the table with his fist and fiercely turned to look behind him, intending to confront the eater.

“You son of a… I’ll shove this table down your throat… Huh???”

However,

Just as he turned around, Greemir’s words abruptly ceased, his eyes widening like brass bells, staring in astonishment at the hooded girl who was eating.

“L-L-Lianna???”