265 Retribution Awaits
Klaus gave a skeptical glance toward Ivy, still kneeling by the assassin, her hands glowing with healing light as she focused on the woman’s wounds. The way she worked with such urgency and a genuine, almost eager expression on her face was unlike her usual self.
“Yeah, something’s off,” Klaus grumbled, his eyes narrowing. “I don’t know what it is, but she’s definitely acting strange.”
Halzor just shrugged, his gaze still locked on Ivy’s work. “Maybe she’s just into fixing people up a bit too much today.”
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Terra, observing the whispers, merely raised an eyebrow before directing her gaze at Draven. “You went too hard on her. What if she dies before telling us anything?”
Draven shrugged, his expression unapologetic. “She attempted to evade capture and needed to be offered enlightenment on what happens to those who do.”
“Besides, I fulfilled my orders. I brought her back alive.”
“If she dies, she dies. It’s no great loss if she wasn’t going to talk.”
Hearing all this, Anya stood at the back, watching the scene unfold with an amused smile. Speaking softly to herself, she murmured, “I like these creatures… Not only are they strong, but they get things done. Efficient and ruthless.”
Klaus, hearing her murmur, said, “Guild master, aren’t you going to say anything about the fact he ordered a member of our guild?”
Anya chuckled. “The strong always get what they want, Klaus. What were you expecting? For her to say no and inquire about its wrath?”
Klaus wanted to say something but then simply let out a sigh and said, “You have a point, ma’am.”
Draven and Alzuring walked up to Alister before the podium, their heavy footsteps echoing through the grand hall. Together, they knelt before him.
“We have fulfilled your orders, my lord,” Draven said.
Alzuring, towering beside him, lowered his head in a similar show of loyalty. “As commanded.”
Alister’s gaze lingered on them for a moment before he spoke. “Rise…”
“You have done well.”
Draven and Alzuring rose to their feet, their posture still disciplined and dignified.
Aethel, standing off to the side and observing the scene, couldn’t help but think to himself, ‘They really treat him like a king.’
There was something about the way Alister commanded such loyalty from his dragons that made him seem untouchable, revered—almost as if he were more than just a Summoner.
Ivy finished her healing work and stood up, giving the wounded assassin one last glance before walking away. Her steps were calm, almost as if the earlier urgency had never existed.
Alister, watching her leave, turned his attention back to Terra. “Terra, continue from where you left off,” he said calmly.
Terra nodded, her expression focused. “Understood,” she replied. She then redirected her gaze to the human females, her dragon eyes glowing brightly.
The silence in the room grew heavier as the tension built.
“I will now begin a crystallizing process,” Terra said coldly, her voice laced with a calm but lethal promise. “This is a very, very painful process. Every inch of your body will turn to stone, piece by piece. It will not be quick. It will not be kind.”
She paused, letting the weight of her words settle in.
“However…”
“If you tell me who sent you to assassinate my lord, Alister, I will spare you the torment. I will grant you a quick, painless death.”
The two women exchanged hesitant glances, their faces pale with fear. They were trapped in their silence, unwilling to rat out the Li family, not due to loyalty but rather the fear of what they would do to their younger brother.
Terra’s eyes narrowed, and her voice dropped lower, colder. “You’ve had your chance.”
Without another word, she stepped forward, her mana crackling in the air. The faintest shimmer of energy surrounded her hands as she prepared to begin the process.
…
Yuuto stood before the imposing gates of the Li family estate, his fingertips brushing against the cold metal.
As his hand made contact, a faint shimmer of light crackled like cracks across the surface, growing brighter until the gates suddenly—
BOOM
Exploded into particles of pure white energy, dissipating into the night air.
He took a slow step forward, his voice cool and calculated as he placed a call to the head of the Li family, Lord Han Li.
The phone rang for a moment before a low, respectful voice answered, “Sir Yuuto! To what do I owe the—”
“Shut up, Han, I didn’t call to hear your pointless fake greetings.”
Yuuto’s gaze went cold, losing its light as he spoke, a smile appearing on his face. “It seems you fools made the grave mistake of opposing the overlord.”
A pause followed, filled with confusion. “The overlord?” Lord Han’s voice was sharp with disbelief. “Who is this overlord you speak of?”
“And why the sudden harsh tone, Sir Yuuto?”
Yuuto’s smile only deepened as he then said, “Alister,” as though it were the most obvious thing in the world.
“You hired an assassin to take him out, didn’t you? I’m sure you must have thought no one would notice, but it seems you underestimate me, or perhaps you take me for a fool.”
“I’m sure you all rushed home expecting to hear the amazing news of his death tomorrow morning.”
“Too bad he survived.” He let the words hang in the air like a weight.
Lord Han’s voice was now filled with growing suspicion. “What are you implying?”
Yuuto chuckled, a low sound that seemed to echo ominously. “Implying?”
He let the question hang in the air for a moment before answering it. “Well, what I’m implying is that now, you are the ones who are going to be assassinated, or would it be proper to say…”
“Erased.”
“This will be your last time standing in the way of the overlord. You’ve chosen your path, and tonight, I will fulfill my duties diligently.”
There was a moment of silence on the other end of the line as Lord Han absorbed Yuuto’s chilling words. “You think you can destroy the Li family so easily?” Lord Han’s voice had a touch of anger now, but it was clear he was uneasy. “Our guards—our forces—”
“Send all your family guards, all your buttlers. It won’t matter.” Yuuto cut him off, his voice calm yet intense. “Tonight, the Li family and the Li estate will vanish from this Magacity. It’s already decided.”
With those final words, Yuuto hung up, his expression one of quiet satisfaction as he surveyed the statue of the Li family ancestor, then mumbled.
“It seems your kids really took it too far, old friend. I hope you can forgive me for saying this.”
“But I am my lady’s sharpest fang first before anything else.”
“As such, if her son is being targeted by a bunch of humans,” he narrowed his lightless eyes as he added, “I won’t hesitate to erase them, even if they are your descendants.”
He then walked past the statue and headed directly for the Li family estate as he finally said, “Perhaps when they meet you on the other side, you’ll enlighten them of the weight of their actions.”
With that he slowly walked forward, his silver mana flaring around his body, the earth cracking around him, as he was dead set on erasing the Li family from the Mega City.