Volume 2, Chapter 82 – Awakening

“Why! Why are you doing this to me! I am the young lady of the Duke Family! If you lay a hand on me, my grandfather will never forgive you!”

“Heh, you still think you’re the young lady of the Duke Family? You’re nothing but a slave, a lowly slave!”

As the words fell, a man with no sense of pity used a white-hot iron to sear the mark of a slave onto the pink-haired girl’s ankle.

In an instant, the girl’s screams of agony echoed throughout the old house.

The intense pain caused the girl to lose consciousness and faint.

…

“Brother Benjamin! I beg you, save me!”

“Tch, save you? Are you dreaming? You should just peacefully become a living sacrifice for the Divine Punishment Holy Church! Just like your foolish sister, hahahahaha!”

“Sister? You! What did you do to Xia’er?!”

“Heh, it’s not just Xia’er. Your stupid parents too! But you don’t need to worry; the Bishop is very merciful. He will soon send you over to reunite with your parents and sister! Hahahaha!!”

“No, please, no!!”

…

“Please, give me something to eat. I’m… I’m about to faint from hunger…”

“Food? In your dreams! Get lost before I beat you again!”

“Please… I beg you, I… I really can’t go on…”

“Oh? Is that so? Heh, since you’ve got some looks, how about this—serve me peacefully for a night, and I’ll give you something to eat. What do you say?”

…

“Save… save me…”

“I can save you, but whether you can survive in the end depends on yourself. It will be quite painful during the process, making you wish you were dead. Furthermore, even if you survive, you will pay a very heavy price~ Are you willing?”

“As long as… as long as I can stay alive… then I… I… am willing…”

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“Good. Since you are willing, then so be it.”

As a single drop of blood fell from the black-haired girl, the pink-haired girl who lay dying of illness on the ground fell into a complete, deep slumber…

…

“My dear sister, you no longer need to feel fear. From now on, no one can hurt you again.”

“No… no one?”

“Yes~”

“But… but I am so weak. How could…”

“No, no, no, my dear sister. You must realize that the current you has been completely transformed. Those who once intended to harm you are nothing more than ants to the current you. You can kill them whenever you wish.”

“Kill… kill them?”

“Yes, those are merely enemies; you don’t need to feel any burden. Moreover, not just your enemies—anyone who makes you feel unpleasant or anyone who dares to strike at you, you can kill them all! Besides, I believe you, who were betrayed, bullied, and even nearly killed, understand very well that most humans are just lowly, vile, and treacherous filth who do not deserve to exist in this world! Now, you are Mommy’s child. You must share Mommy’s burdens and resolve the filth of this world. Especially those creatures that use holy magic or divine power~”

“Holy magic? Divine power?…”

“Yes~ that is the filthiest, most disgusting aura. When you encounter them, you will understand.”

“Then, after I encounter them? What should I do?”

“Naturally, you eliminate them~ Eliminate those pests. This is also your most important mission after being reborn~”

…

…

Within her slumber, a pair of slender, warm, jade-like hands continuously stroked the girl’s cheeks.

A crisp, gentle voice, imbued with a thick sense of seduction, also echoed continuously within the girl’s mind…

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At this moment, in a cellar of a small wooden hut in the eastern part of the Deepwinter Forest, Arela wanted to step in to stop her companion’s suicidal behavior. Unfortunately, it was too late!

Under the uneasy gaze of the Ashurmos Church members, Kabane leapt up and, without hesitation, unleashed his strongest skill, Heaven-Rending Berserker Axe, at the crimson crystal within the ice spring below! Violent fire-attribute holy magic instantly erupted from Kabane’s body in a continuous stream!

It steadily gathered onto the giant axe!

In the blink of an eye, raging flames ignited upon the battle-axe!

The terrifying temperature instantly spread with Kabane as the center, sweeping through the entire cellar! The explosion of terrifying aura directly sent the Ashurmos Church members, excluding Arela, flying back to smash violently against the nearby walls! The aftershocks of the energy also caused several cracks to appear on the walls.

The entire wooden hut began to gradually collapse…

When the battle-axe containing the frighteningly high temperature struck the ice spring, an overwhelming mist of water instantly diffused!

The freezing ice spring was suddenly turned into steam under Kabane’s attack!

Yet the power contained within that battle-axe did not diminish in the slightest!

“Aaaaaaaaaah! Die!!”

Accompanied by Kabane’s somewhat crazed roar, the massive battle-axe slammed into the crimson crystal! With a crisp ‘crack,’ numerous fractures rapidly spread across the crystal!

‘Almost there!’

‘Almost there!’

‘As long as I kill this demon king tier existence, I will achieve fame and success!!’

‘After this, no one will ever dare to look down on me again!!’

Kabane’s heart roared frantically!

As the crystal continued to shatter and the battle-axe in his hand drew closer to the pink-haired girl’s neck, the smile on Kabane’s face became increasingly deranged! An unparalleled excitement already filled his heart! In his mind, he had even begun to imagine the scene of the girl’s head being hacked off!

“It’s over!”

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With an excited shout, the crystal shattered completely! Kabane’s battle-axe slashed toward the girl’s slender neck!

However, at the very moment of impending success, Kabane suddenly held his breath! His pupils constricted sharply as if he had been struck by lightning, and his entire body began to tremble uncontrollably!

Because at this moment, Kabane discovered with horror that at the instant the crystal was destroyed, the pink-haired girl who had been sleeping all along had somehow already opened her eyes. Those red and blue heterochromatic eyes, filled with a demonic and cold aura, were staring fixedly at him with an eerie gaze.

The azure eye was filled with coldness, while the blood-red eye carried a thick trace of madness that made Kabane shudder!

?!!

‘She, she?! She woke up?!! How could it be so sudden?!’

Kabane was horrified.

But soon, this Seventh Hero’s gaze hardened once more!

He was already in too deep! The only thing he could do was continue the attack!

Heaven-Rending Berserker Axe was his strongest attack that he had charged for a long time! This demon king tier didn’t look like the type with strong defense! Moreover, she had only just awakened and hadn’t had the chance to mobilize the Shadow Essence around her to its limit! As long as he continued his attack, he might still be able to kill her!

‘Have courage, Kabane!!’

“Aaaaaaaah!!”

Suppressing the unease in his heart, Kabane suddenly erupted with a heart-wrenching roar.

However, in the next moment, under Kabane’s astonished gaze, the girl whose head was about to be cut off did not show even a hint of unease. Instead, she revealed a demonic, beautiful smile.

“Pest~”

As the girl’s small mouth opened slightly and the spine-chilling word entered his ears, Kabane’s battle-axe violently sliced off the girl’s head!

It was extremely easy, requiring no effort at all!

??!!

‘That… that’s it?!’

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‘Heh?!’

‘That’s it?’

In an instant, a feeling of wild joy flooded Kabane’s brain, causing the Seventh Hero to break into a sudden fit of wild laughter. Even Arela and the others, who had been holding their breath nearby, revealed looks of disbelief.

“Hahahaha!!! I… I succeeded! I killed a demon king tier! Hahahaha! I knew I could succeed! From now on, no one will ever dare to look down on me again hahahahaha! I will become the fourth Heavenly Apost-eh?!”

However, before he could laugh for long, Kabane’s expression changed abruptly. He looked in terror at the girl’s head, which had somehow floated into mid-air.

At the wound on the girl’s neck, there was no blood; instead, there were surges of eerie black energy, and this black energy was still connected to the girl’s delicate body~

“Time to kill the pests~”

Gazing into Kabane’s horrified brown eyes, the girl narrowed her eyes sinisterly.

?!!

‘No! It’s impossible?!’

“Why aren’t you dead yet!”

Kabane let out a roar as he neared a mental breakdown.

However, before he could figure out the situation, in the next instant, an overwhelming amount of pure black Shadow Essence suddenly erupted from the girl’s body!

“Boom!!”

With an earth-shaking explosion, the vast black energy erupted from underground! In an instant, it turned into a black light that shot straight into the clouds! The small wooden hut above was instantly annihilated in that split second…

On the other side, looking at the black light erupting in the distance and feeling the terrifying Shadow Essence sweeping across the land, Shuoyue, who was sitting on the branch of a giant tree silently watching the show, gave a satisfied, faint smile.

“Heh, as expected, to wake my sister up, one still needs a bit of stimulation~ This loathsome holy power is indeed a good choice~”