Volume 2, Chapter 75 – The Cruel Truth

“Hahahaha!! What’s wrong?! Is this it?! Is this all?!”

Amidst his wild laughter, Romney swung his twin blades without mercy. With an explosion of eerie white light, Afnora’s attack was suddenly shattered by his two blades! Romney’s counterattacking blade also abruptly broke through Afnora’s protective battle aura, slashing directly across the Marchioness’s chest!

In an instant, blood splattered everywhere as the thick scent of gore filled the air. The intense pain made Afnora furrow her brows, but relying on her powerful willpower, she endured the agony and continued to desperately swing her sharp sword at Romney!

However, facing Afnora’s attack once again, the cruel smile on Romney’s face grew deeper and more hideous.

“Hahahaha! Not bad, Madam! Unfortunately~”

Mocking her, Romney suddenly bent his body in an extremely distorted posture to dodge Afnora’s slash. He then spun around violently and kicked Afnora in the abdomen! Simultaneously, violent battle aura gathered upon his twin blades as a white laser cannon was released, striking Afnora squarely in the chest!

“Boom!!”

Accompanied by a world-shaking explosion, eerie white flames swallowed Afnora whole. After nearly incinerating her protective battle aura, the flames began to relentlessly scorch her body. The unbearable agony of the burning stimulated Afnora’s mind until the Marchioness could no longer endure the pain and let out a wail.

Upon hearing Afnora’s scream, Romney became even more excited. The misery of others was Romney’s pleasure. Watching Afnora being scorched by the flames, Romney’s eyes were filled with a sickly ecstasy.

“Excellent! Excellent! As expected of a family, your screams are all very pleasant to hear!”

However, a moment later, with the gathering of purple battle aura and an explosion of purple lightning, the eerie flames surrounding Afnora were shattered by the powerful force of thunder! Afnora finally escaped the torment of the sea of fire.

Yet, with extensive burns on her body and a massive depletion of battle aura, Afnora eventually lacked the physical strength to maintain flight. She plummeted abruptly from the sky!

Romney, of course, would not let this opportunity pass. He swung his twin blades and transformed into a white meteor, charging toward Afnora with the force of a thunderbolt! Terrifying killing intent radiated wildly from the center of the white meteor, making anyone who felt it tremble with fear!

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“Madam!!”

Seeing Afnora fall and seeing the member of the Divine Punishment Holy Church rapidly approaching her from behind, several members of the Blizzard Knight Order leapt into the air without hesitation to rush toward Romney!

“Stay away from Madam! You pervert!!”

Erupting with every bit of their battle aura, the knights resolutely launched an attack at Romney. However, these knights, one of the sixth tier and two of the fifth tier, were like mantises trying to stop a carriage in the face of the high seventh tier Romney.

Seeing the knights’ determined expressions, a sinister grin appeared on the corner of Romney’s mouth.

“Foolish. Since you want to die, I’ll be a good person for once~”

White battle aura condensed upon his twin blades. Romney, brandishing his weapons like a soul-reaping Grim Reaper, slammed into the three knights. In the blink of an eye, the sharp swords in the three knights’ hands and the sturdy armor on their bodies disintegrated into countless metal fragments! And along with their weapons, their bodies disintegrated as well!

In an instant, under the terrified gazes of the other knights and guards and accompanied by bone-chilling screams, the three knights who had confronted Romney head-on to save Afnora turned into a spray of minced meat! A rain of blood fell from the sky, draping the earth in a crimson veil.

Afnora, who had struggled to stand up from the ground, was also stained red by the blood rain. Gazing at the severed limbs falling from the sky, Afnora’s violet eyes were filled with profound sorrow.

‘Karl, Bajero, Norvei…’

Silently reciting the names of the three knights, Afnora gripped her sword hilt with indignation. At the same time, her gaze could not help but sweep across the surrounding battlefield that resembled purgatory.

‘Everyone…’

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At this moment, the nearly one hundred knights and guards of the Count’s house had paid a tragic price after several minutes of fierce fighting. Although they had killed many members of the Divine Punishment Holy Church, less than one-fifth of them remained alive. Internal organs and blood were scattered everywhere.

Screams and wails were everywhere. Seeing a madman from the Divine Punishment Holy Church about to gouge out a young knight’s heart, Afnora gritted her teeth and swung her sharp sword! Terrifying sword energy whistled through the air, directly blasting the black-robed man away!

‘Madam?!’

Seeing that he had escaped death, the young knight scrambled up from the ground and looked at Afnora with a gaze of immense gratitude: “Thank you for your help, Mad—”

However, before the knight could finish his words of gratitude, a figure wrapped in white battle aura suddenly descended from the sky before Afnora’s horrified eyes.

“Boom…”

Like a shattering watermelon, the young knight who had just escaped the gates of hell had his head crushed under Romney’s indifferent foot. Brain matter and blood splashed across the ground.

“Still in the mood to protect others? You truly are kind, Madam~”

Kicking aside the young knight’s corpse, Romney walked slowly toward Afnora with his twin blades in hand.

“You… you bastard!”

Seeing the knights she had personally trained die one by one at the hands of the Divine Punishment Holy Church, and looking at the culprit who had killed her son, her daughter-in-law, and many of her companions, Afnora’s inner rage reached an unprecedented level.

Supported by an intense killing intent, Afnora endured the agonizing pain in her body and used her sword to prop herself up.

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“You… all of you… why exactly are you targeting our family?”

At this moment, Afnora could not help but ask the greatest question in her heart.

“Isn’t the purpose of your existence to oppose the Ashurmos Church?”

“Oh? It seems you still have some misunderstandings about us, Madam~ We don’t exist solely to oppose the Ashurmos Church. According to our doctrine, all existences that oppose the Demon God are our enemies. Whether it’s those zealots of the Ashurmos Church or families like yours who guard the border~”

As he spoke, Romney flashed a playful smile. Noticing this smile, Afnora narrowed her eyes.

“Your tone… it seems you hold some contempt for that doctrine…”

“Ah, that. The doctrine, the Demon God, and whatnot, I’m not really interested. Rather, I don’t have any faith in that regard at all.”

Romney admitted it without any evasion.

“Then why… why did you join that cult?”

“I didn’t join the Divine Punishment Holy Church for faith. I joined simply to follow my own desires. After all, there are plenty of killing missions after joining Divine Punishment. Not only can I comfortably enjoy the process of slaughtering enemies, but I also have the protection of the organization. Why wouldn’t I do it?”

“You’re a lunatic…”

“Oho, thank you for the compliment~”

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Romney smiled strangely.

“However, you needn’t worry, Madam. I am a good person. I will let your whole family reunite ‘neatly’ in the other world~”

As he spoke, eerie white light once again adhered to his twin blades. The terrifying battle aura within Romney’s body erupted once more! The horrifying shockwave swept through everything in the vicinity, making Afnora’s entire body tremble.

But now, upon hearing Romney mention the word ‘family’, Afnora gripped her sword hilt tightly. The lightning battle aura that had been nearly exhausted miraculously surged forth, surrounding her body.

“I… I won’t let you hurt Xia’er!!”

Supported by the conviction to protect her family, a dense fighting spirit appeared in Afnora’s eyes. However, upon hearing those words, Romney clutched his stomach and laughed with utter disdain, his hideous face filled with mockery.

“Hahahaha! Xia’er??! Madam, didn’t I tell you? That girl isn’t ‘Xia’er’ at all. She’s just a fake!”

“Nonsense!”

“No, no, no, I’m not talking nonsense…”

Romney extended his index finger and wagged it playfully.

“Because the real Xia’er… was killed by my own hands long ago…”