MTLNOVEL Chapter 116: Killing Intent
After settling Rain's matter with Aurora, which was pretty easy for him, Veer took them to his left where he had heard the clangs of metal clashing.
Fortunately, the forest was dense, so others wouldn't be able to see them. But sensing was a different thing, so Aurora activated an artifact that allowed them to conceal themselves.
After some time, they reached near a clearing and found a group of young men and women fighting a Giant hand with tentacles coming out of it.
It was easily twice their size and jet black in colour, with several tentacles emerging from it that attacked the group from all angles. In the palm, there were three vertical eyes shining with pure malice.
Veer narrowed his eyes at the Magical Creature, and its information appeared before him.
[Name - Fifth Child of Deep]
[Type - Magical Creature.]
[Rank - Intermediate Stage]
[Special Ability - [Sharpening]]
[Description - Increases penetration power of its tentacles by turning them into blades for 20 seconds. Cooldown - 1 minute.]
"Interesting," Veer muttered. The Magical Creature was definitely at the top of the Intermediate Stage, so it wasn't a surprise that others had to fight together against it.
Still, it wasn't their matter, so they remained hidden from its sight while watching the battle unfold. The group tried many times to get close, but it was as if the monster already knew their attacks and placed the tentacles there.
"Seeker Academy," Aurora suddenly said, her voice low and dangerous. "The most pathetic ones in the Blue Wind Kingdom."
"Hmm, why?" Veer asked, after he was sure the concealment also concealed their voices.
"Because they're the same as those in the capital city," Aurora scoffed. "They always show that kind face, as if they're the Apostles of Gods, but a single mistake and they'll stab you in the back."
"You hate them that much?" Rain asked.
"Last year, twenty of Starlight Academy students died in the Bloodthorn Labyrinth because of them," Aurora scoffed again, feeling disgust building up in her.
She remembered those moments when her fellow classmates had begged them for mercy and were still brutally murdered. Clenching her fist, she said, "I actually made a friend last year, but they killed her too."
Hearing that, Veer's eyes turned cold as a dangerous glint passed through them. He knew very well how tough it was for Aurora to trust someone. Aside from him and Elara, there was no one she had ever considered opening up to.
If someone managed to befriend her, it meant she was able to get past the many walls Aurora had built around her heart. And they had killed her.
"What happened to them, then?" Veer asked, suppressing his anger. Continue reading on My Virtual Library Empire
"Of course, nothing. When had anything ever happened to anyone like them?" Aurora spoke, her voice dripping with disdain. "The Seeker Academy is like this, and Dean tried to get justice for us. Sadly, there was no proof left, so she couldn't do anything."
"Doesn't sound like her."
"It wasn't her decision. She could have blasted through the Seeker Academy easily, considering her strength, but it would complicate things, so the Royal Academy interfered."
Veer grinned, as he felt the sudden urge to kill someone. It rarely happened, as he found killing disgusting. But there were times like this where he felt some people needed to see the pits of hell.
He always judged people on his moral compass, and these people deserved death. He hated killing, but he hated it even more when his loved ones were hurt.
"Can you find anyone familiar in them?" Veer asked.
Looking at Veer, Aurora understood his thoughts and smiled, "Some of them, but they're all the same. I haven't found a single decent human among them, so you don't need to hesitate."
She then thought of something and flashed a grin, "Scratch that. Let's bait them. It would be fun to watch them reveal their true colours, and we can also use them to get to the Tomb."
"Good idea," Veer nodded. He had a guess about what she was going to do, so he didn't say anything further about them.
He turned towards Rain and said, "What do you think?"
"What is there to think? We gotta kill them," Rain tilted her head to the sides. "If they try to harm us, then the only thing they'll get is my dagger in their heart."
Veer's grin grew wider, as he thought, 'I almost forgot she survived in the slums because of her behaviour around me.'
Hearing her response, even Aurora smiled and said, "Good Lord, I already like her. But Rain, remember—don't attack them until we're at the tomb. They'll be a good meat shield."
Rain nodded, but still asked, "What if things got worse?"
"Then, just launch an all-out attack. That's our goal anyway," Veer said. "There are around eight of them, and fighting them now wouldn't be easy. Getting injured here isn't something I want. So, let's wait for an opportunity."
Rain nodded, as she circulated her Mana to get familiar with it. It was still her, but after devouring the Dark Mist, it had changed in nature and was also tough to control. But she was getting better at it, as she had been using her Mana Circulation Technique all this time.
"Now, we wait."
The battle went on for the next few minutes before the Magical Creature ran away. Its tentacles were still very dangerous, so the group also didn't chase after it.
Noticing that, Veer walked from their hiding space with a wide smile on his face and said, "Hello, everyone. Can we join in your expedition?"
Saying that, he also observed the students before him. There were five young men and three women, all hiding their faces behind a mask. They also wore a tight, jet black uniform similar to Veer's battle suit.
Before he even finished speaking, someone had already put their dagger on his neck, as he heard a voice beside him, "You're quite brave to walk in here all alone."
"Did you perhaps wear a mask in your ears? I asked, can WE join?"