Earlier that night.
Basil was rushing through his way. He had never stopped once ever since he entered the vicinity of Fortescher County. He felt uneasiness washed through his heart. The feeling was extremely familiar to him.
It was the feeling he had got when he had lost everything on 'that' incident. His eyes glinted in a cold manner. He had never been worried about his safety. The foreboding feeling he got had always been from his worry of the people he cared.
Upon arriving before the gate, the guard didn't even stop him as he could see Basil wasn't in the mood to make a stop. Luckily, it was the same guard who had received him in the first day. Therefore, no unwanted commotion happened.
He sped through Raneil Barony until he could finally see Familia Inn. His heart turned cold upon seeing the Magic Barrier set upon it. It was plain for his eyes to see.
Originally, Raneil Barony were populated by mostly Knights. Therefore, it wasn't surprising for none of the passersby not to notice it. It was the work of a Mage after all.
Basil inspected the sloppy barrier in a second. As an experienced Mage, he could instantly see its loophole. He infused his finger with his Mana and and stabbed the barrier.
Woong!
The barrier parted ways and Basil passed through it. Right after he entered the barrier, it closed on its own. He purposefully didn't destroy the barrier to not attract the attention of the people who set it.
Click.
Silently, he opened the door. He hid his presence very well that no one could notice his presence. He could already sense the people inside the inn. There were 28 people inside. 19 of which were Knight, 1 Mage, and 8 ordinary people.
He could sense there were around 9 people scourging upstairs, while the others were cooped up in the dining room. Unhesitatingly, he moved his feet upstairs.
Deacon was abnormally silent. He was looking at Basil silently. If it weren't for their [Link], he would have definitely thought the current Basil wasn't his master. His already cold Master was exuding a barely concealed killing intent. He was slightly scared.
Crack!
A man in black punched the wall in frustration. He had been scourging the place for a quite some time and he couldn't even find what he was searching.
"Darn! Why are we searching through this place again? We can't find any crap!"
"Quit yapping and just do it. I know you're just impatient to have your turn."
"That's right! The bitches down there are quite a catch y'know?"
Basil listened to the conversation quietly. He didn't give any particular reaction toward the conversation. He wasn't burning with rage. He was extremely cold that it was even scarier.
He sneaked on them silently and unnoticeably. The two people were still conversing with each other, talking about the things they would do after getting their 'turn'.
Basil raised his hand and chopped the neck of one of the two people. The neck instantly broke killing the person in the process. However, Basil didn't stop there. He unsheathed the sword of the one he had killed and swung it toward the neck of the other person.
Thud!
The neck was cleanly cut as the head fell helplessly to the ground. Two people had their life ended just like that. They hadn't even registered what had happened. Basil didn't even glance at the corpse. He merely kept walking to find the other people.
He didn't bother to shell himself with Qi, therefore the sprayed blood painted his white attire red. He quickly found another person inside a locked room. He didn't need to use brute force to open it. A spell was enough to do it.
[Niez kye]!
Click!
The door opened very silently. He entered the room and saw a naked man violating a crying woman. Her mouth was taped, therefore she couldn't scream. However, he didn't need to hear her scream to know her pain. It was plain in her eyes.
The woman noticed him as she was looking at him in despair. Basil didn't bat an eyelash to that. He merely swung the sword in his hand once.
Thud!
The man ended the same. The woman widened her eyes in disbelief and terror. She was fearing for her life. Basil didn't pay any attention to her expression, as he merely cut the rope that bound the woman and untaped her in the next moment.
The woman looked at that dumbly and tried to scurry away when he came closer. Basil didn't have any other intention, he was merely being considerate to cover her with blanket, therefore she didn't have to cover herself with her hands.
He knew how it felt when you got your dignity stripped off of you. Therefore, he could at least show her some understanding. The woman was about to open her mouth, however he turned his back on her and exited the room.
He didn't utter any single words. Just like that, 9 people died without registering what had just happened to them.
...
Back to the present.
Basil looked at the scene in front of him coldly. Clarissa was close to naked as the only part that was covered was only her private part. Her chest and any other parts were left for the world to see.
Splat!
He threw the heart of the person he had killed to the ground. He merely flicked the sword in his hand to remove the blood, however the people scurried away from him. Davine was also included as he left Clarissa alone.
Basil slowly walked toward Clarissa and stopped when he was finally in front of her. He kneeled and draped a blanket he had taken out of his Spatial Bracelet over her body. Clarissa was silently crying as she hugged the blanket tightly.
She was about to say something when Basil curled his mouth upward faintly and patted her head.
You have endured it well!
She could almost hear it from his expression alone. She nodded her head and wiped her tears. However, no matter how much she tried to stop it, her tears kept streaming down her face.
Basil's face returned to its previous neutral state when he stood back up again and glanced at Danzel. Danzel had a defeated smile on his face. He was relieved someone would help them out, however he was simply ashamed by his inability to save his family.
He didn't question Basil's ability to save them. He believed, no, he knew Basil would be able to save them.
"Wh-who are you?"
Davine tried to ask Basil as calm as possible, however his mouth trembled when he let out his first word. The look he got from Basil made his spine shiver. He had never seen someone so expressionless exuding that heavy killing intent.
Basil looked at his surrounding and noticed the men who were violating the women had already scurried away from the women. They were currently guarding themselves, while trying to encircle him.
He didn't bat an eyelash at them as he merely twirled the sword in his left hand and threw it to the front. The sword flashed as the speed of the throw was enhanced by the wind he had conjured.
!!!
Pierce!
"Kuhuk!"
One of the men watching him was skewered while none of the people surrounding him could react properly. The skewered man could only writhe for a moment before losing his life. His pierced heart spectacularly stopped beating.
"C-crap! What are you doing? Attack him!"
"Ah, crap! He's only one man! Why are you hesitating?!"
They shouted heatedly, however their action and their words were contradictory. It was only after one of them charged at Basil did they also follow suit.
Basil looked at the people calmly. He didn't stay idle just then only to kill one person. He had spent that time to figure out the Mage and killed him. In fighting a group of people, letting a Mage alive was a mistake.
Therefore, he took care of the nuisance first. Clarissa was already on Danzel's side, treating him to the best she could. When she saw Basil was about to be ganged upon, she was panicked.
However, Danzel had none of it. He was calm, too calm even. He merely gazed at Basil's back and sighed in amazement. He could see it from Basil's posture. He didn't consider his enemies a threat.
Basil's Spatial Bracelet flashed before a sword appeared in his hand. The sword had a unique shape, however it gave a majestic feeling toward anyone who saw it. It was no other than Kusanagi.
Swish!
He swung it once. One swing was all he needed to butcher the charging men. Four people were bisected cleanly in a matter of second.
Whoosh!
Only the sound of a wind blow could be heard inside the room. The room was so silent that one might hear the sound of a pin drop. Everyone was bewildered and frightened through their core. No one had expected any of it to happen.
The might of Kusanagi was that great. Some men in front of him had already unlocked their Aura, however they still trembled in fear. Although Basil had an unexpected breakthrough, he had just reached Early Stage Orange Core.
It was normally impossible to fight an Aura user at his stage, however he was already abnormal without Kusanagi. Now that Kusanagi was in his hand, he was a nightmare for someone below Green Core stage.
It was the reason Basil didn't use it right off the bat. If not careful, he could hurt someone he didn't want to hurt. He didn't have enough control over his power yet.
"What are you doing?! Go and take him on!"
"Well, why don't you do it yourself?!"
They were hesitating already. There were six of them remaining, however the scene they had watched instilled terror into their mind. Davine was enraged seeing the bunch he had brought over. They were all useless!
"Fine! I'll do it myself. Move away!"
The crowd parted their ways and let Davine move passed them. Although he was trembling, he was a proud Aura user. He wouldn't get pushed back by the youth in front of him easily!
"I'll ask you once again before you die. Who are you?!"
Basil didn't say anything as he merely moved forward. Davine gritted his teeth and activated his aura. A hazy yellow light started to surround him until it turned into an armour. It was an Aura Ability called [Spiritual Armour].
It was a fairly common ability as the principal behind it was the simplest among any other Aura Abilities. However, it couldn't be scoffed at either. In normal situation, Basil would be helpless. However, with Kusanagi in his hand, the story was different.
Clank!
It wasn't the sound of two swords clashing against each other. It was the sound of a sword destroying another sword. Surely, the one who had his sword destroyed was Davine.
Bewilderment was evident on his face. However, it didn't last long as terror washed over him. He could see it clearly. Basil graciously waved his hand and the sword hit him.
Splash!
Davine merely felt a prick before his abdomen was opened along with his shattering [Spiritual Armour]. He was thrown back by the impact of Basil's attack and he could do nothing.
"Gah!"
Crack!
The wall his body was smashed onto almost collapsed due to the impact of his body. He could only clutch his stomach in pain as he could feel his innards would pour out if he didn't do so.
"C-come at him at once!"
The remaining people poured their attacks at Basil, however he remained calm as he swung Kusanagi gracefully.
Slash!
Splash!
Thud!
Each slash cut a limb of someone. Basil intentionally aimed at the place where the vein located, therefore the amount of blood spurting out was incredible. He was bathed in their blood.
Luckily, or unluckily Knight had an abnormal vitality. Therefore, even without any limbs attached to their bodies, all of the people were still alive and writhing. They could clearly feel the agony their bodies endured.
"Ah! Ah! Ahhh!! Please, just kill me!"
"Ahhhh! It hurts!"
"Just kill me already! Ahhh!"
Screams filled with pain rang throughout the room. All of them had a fear stricken expression, while their faces were covered in tears and snot. Basil merely looked at them in contempt.
"Killing you is not my job."
Basil looked at the violated women and exuded his Mana.
"Karma will do it for you."
He picked up the weapons laying on the ground — with his still unstable Mana control — and presented the weapons to the five women.
Basil pointed at the writhing men on the ground and said toward the women, "Your problem." He pointed at the sword, "The solution." Then, he pointed at themselves, "Your choice."
He didn't say anything else as he merely moved his feet toward Davine who was clutching his abdomen tightly. He grabbed Davine's head and dragged him by his head toward the place Danzel was treated by Clarissa.
Aside from the groaning of the assailant-turned-victim, there was nothing could be heard. The hesitant women looked at Basil's back, before steeling themselves.
They turned their eyes toward the men who had violated them. Their eyes were filled with hatred and burning rage. Without wasting anymore time, they picked the weapon.
That night, a literal bloodbath ensued.