Malevolent – Chapter 56 – Searched Everywhere Yet Found Nothing, But Now It Comes Without Effort…

—”Nao-nao-nao-nao-go, where do you think you’re running to?”—

As this eerie voice reached his ears,

Hein’s joyful expression instantly froze in place.

The moment he turned his head to look at the sky behind him, his eyes widened to their limit, hardly believing the scene before him. His entire expression immediately became worse than crying.

“You’ve got to be kidding me?”

At this moment, the terrifying Myriadface Avian that had previously attacked the Specter’s Lament Legion had already spread its massive wings above his head, its shadow immediately enveloping Hein and the plains below. The Myriadface Avian’s azure eyes, like whirlpools in an abyss, stared at Hein, as if they could tear his soul apart. Not just the bird’s head, but countless human heads and faces all directed their gaze toward Hein.

At this moment,

Hein also discovered with horror… among the human heads connected by tendrils around the Myriadface Avian’s head, there was now a familiar face… none other than Covenant Marshal Xestila.

Xestila’s face still retained the fear and despair from when she was alive, her distorted features making it impossible to associate her with that valiant Covenant Marshal.

Looking at Xestila’s tragic face, Hein seemed to see his own future.

In an instant, fear eroded Hein’s rationality, his entire body suddenly feeling like it had plunged into an ice cellar, his face pale, all strength seemingly drained from his body, his heart beating violently, almost bursting out of his chest.

“Why, why are you appearing here?”

Hein whispered, fearful and bewildered.

Hearing this,

The Myriadface Avian contemptuously glared at Hein with mocking eyes.

“Nao-nao-nao-nao-go, why? Did you really think you could escape with my precious collection? Fool?” Xestila’s head taunted in a disdainful tone.

Before the words had faded,

“Aaah—!!!”

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Amid Hein’s piercing wails, the Myriadface Avian’s talons suddenly struck!

With the Myriadface Avian’s landing, Hein, who had just barely managed to fly into the air, was pressed back to the ground. At the same time, the dead faces on the Myriadface Avian’s talons suddenly opened their foul-smelling, bloody maws, frantically tearing at Hein’s body.

One bite after another, one bite after another, continuously tearing and devouring Hein’s flesh.

In an instant, the man’s screams continuously echoed across the plains.

Hearing these sounds, the pleasure in the Myriadface Avian’s eyes grew increasingly intense. Torturing such presumptuous beings to death bit by bit, listening to their hoarse wails was a particularly favored pastime of the Myriadface Avian.

However,

After controlling Hein, the Myriadface Avian turned its gaze forward. After all, its purpose for coming here wasn’t merely to torture such a human to death.

It wanted to obtain even more perfect collection pieces.

And the Divine-Graced Maiden’s daughters were obviously excellent choices.

“Nao-nao-nao-nao-go, don’t think you can escape, little girls.”

The Myriadface Avian coldly let out bursts of eerie laughter.

This Vassal Tier Corrupted Beast quickly locked its gaze on Ailiya and her sisters. After seeing Weiya lying on the ground, seemingly motionless, a trace of displeasure flashed in the Myriadface Avian’s eyes.

Torturing and killing its target before obtaining the desired head was its hobby.

If they were already half-dead, it couldn’t enjoy this process.

However,

What displeased the Myriadface Avian more was that of the remaining two children… one child wasn’t looking at it at all. And the other child, although looking at it, surprisingly showed no fear in her face?!

Just silently staring at it.

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“Nao?”

Tilting its bird head, the Myriadface Avian’s aura grew increasingly gloomy.

It was the vassal of the great Celestial Blight Lord Ulutiel. No human didn’t fear it, even those Divine-Graced Maidens, when facing it, all had solemn expressions.

However,

A Divine-Graced Maiden not even at level two, who hadn’t fully grown yet? Actually looking at me so calmly?

And while this Vassal Tier monstrous bird was thinking, moans from Hein interrupted the Myriadface Avian’s thoughts.

—”Save, save me, Li, Lianna…”—

The voice was faint, but the ears on the dead human faces helped the Myriadface Avian catch Hein’s plea for help.

Lianna?

The moment it heard this name, the Myriadface Avian’s eyes suddenly contracted, and countless dead human faces simultaneously displayed expressions of surprise. At this moment, this Vassal Tier monster finally noticed the silhouette holding Ailiya and Miya.

The Myriadface Avian was full of contempt for humans as a race.

Especially for those with weak powers.

Therefore, when the Myriadface Avian first arrived, it completely ignored that silhouette. After all, the spiritual aura around that figure was only around level three, not worthy of its attention.

However, after directing its attention toward that silhouette, the Myriadface Avian was momentarily stunned.

Then,

Wings suddenly spread wide,

Looking at that familiar face, a piercing, arrogant, and excitement-filled screech erupted from the Myriadface Avian’s mouth.

“Nao-nao-nao-nao-go!! So it’s you!! I’m so lucky nao-nao-nao-nao-go!”

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The giant bird laughed wildly.

The main task Lord Ulutiel had given it this time was to kill Lianna and obtain the Sacred Stone.

The secondary task was to eliminate Lianna’s children.

Because it had never detected Lianna’s aura before, the Myriadface Avian had chosen to pursue Ailiya and her sisters first.

Who would have thought?

In the midst of the pursuit, it would coincidentally find its primary target?

Nao-nao-nao-nao-go~

Truly, searched everywhere yet found nothing, but now it comes without effort~

“Long time no see, Lianna-Anloxi.”

Facing this Divine-Graced Maiden who had once battled with it, the Myriadface Avian greeted with a ferocious expression.

“It’s only been three years, how have you become so weak? How are you any different from the trash I’ve eliminated before?”

The cold voice contained intense mockery.

Previously, it had still been somewhat wary of this Divine-Graced Maiden.

But now,

She had lost all her power,

Facing me like this, what kind of ridiculous expression will she show?

Strictly speaking, the more powerful the human, the more their broken expressions pleased the Myriadface Avian.

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“Obediently hand over the Sacred Stone, and I might be merciful enough to let you die a little less miserably~ nao-nao-nao-nao-go~”

With the monstrous bird’s screech, countless dead faces on the Myriadface Avian opened their mouths. In an instant, the foul stench representing death and the terrifying pressure of curse power slammed toward Lianna.

The Myriadface Avian wanted to see the Divine-Graced Maiden break down and beg for mercy.

However,

Faced with this overwhelming curse power pressure, the scene the Myriadface Avian anticipated—’Lianna’ showing fear and bursting into tears—didn’t occur… This ‘Divine-Graced Maiden’ continued to kneel quietly on the ground, silently raising her hand to release a jade-colored energy… enveloping the unconscious girl within it.

Seeing this, a trace of disappointment flashed in the Myriadface Avian’s eyes.

Though her power has declined, it seems she still retains the dignity of a powerful being? If that’s the case, I’ll crush your dignity first.

Let’s see if you can still remain so calm after being cut down to a human pig.

Daring to oppose Lord Ulutiel? You must pay the price.

Thinking this, the Myriadface Avian let out a wild screech, and terrifying curse power instantly condensed in Xestila’s dead head. The next moment, a beam of azure deathly light shot from Xestila’s single eye, violently sweeping toward ‘Lianna’.

Faced with the Myriadface Avian’s attack, ‘Lianna’ finally reacted. But not by making any defensive or evasive movements, simply by raising her head, looking at that azure light emanating death energy with a dazed expression.

“Wumu?”

“Shua~”

With the laser’s sweep, a red crack suddenly appeared on ‘Lianna’s’ neck.

Then,

The young woman’s head just fell from her neck, rolling onto the ground…

Myriadface Avian: Huh… I got her? o_O??