LGHTNOVELBOOK Chapter 105: Massacre at Sky Sword Base
"Haha! You don't need to be afraid. We have a solution for you if you're afraid to die," said the Night Liberators man, speaking loudly to them.
"What's that?" asked Sara.
"You all must be willing to become our slaves!"
"Men as labor slaves; women as sex slaves," he said again, angering Arthur and the others.
"Don't worry. We'll still pay you. At least it will keep you alive."
Hana was terrified, as was Mona. Karen and Sara were angry and showed their dislike, Morgan and Nolan refused to be their slaves. They couldn't imagine their fate in the hands of such filthy people.
Arthur smiled, a classic statement of the wicked to take advantage in the face of adversity. Arthur stepped forward, standing protectively over his friends.
"We are just adventurers from the tenth floor. We have nothing to do with your pathetic ambitions," Arthur replied.
"Oh, you've got some nerve, damn it? Are you trying to act like a hero around the girls?" the man asked, smirking in a tone that underestimated Arthur's abilities.
"I'll take care of them if it costs my life. If they die, then I die."
Sara and Karen were stunned by Arthur's words, Hana and Mona were moved with tears in their eyes. All four women were touched when Arthur said this, even though they had no idea what Arthur meant.
If the 13th Squad failed or died, then the slave seal on his body would activate and cause him to fail to fulfill Andrew's orders.
It could result in his death and the loss of the flag of authority. Arthur could not prevent it from happening.
"How naive. Do you think you can win against us? There are 150 of us, and you're only one!" said the man, pointing to the other members of the Night Liberators, ready to attack the 13th squad with the ambition to kill and rape.
'It looks like a fight is inevitable,' Arthur replied.
All the Night Liberators surrounding him began to activate their talents, various colors with different powers. Their talents and power sent a chill through Sara and the others' spine.
"Aerith," Arthur called softly.
"Do you want to keep them in the Dark Dimension?" asked Aerith, sounding in Arthur's mind.
"If you allow me. Also, I need you by my side. Defeating all of them without Dark Azazel's power is difficult," Arthur replied, speechless in thought.
"Very well. I'm glad you're relying on my power, Aaron."
Shockingly, a dark dimension rift appeared in the sky of the burned Sky Sword base. People focused their attention on the anomaly, watching intently as a woman in a black dress came out and stood freely on the sky floor.
Arthur looked up, smiling to find that Aerith had come as he wished. With graceful steps, Aerith walked down the sky stairs to the surprise of the Night Liberators, Sara and the others alike.
"W-Who is she?" asked Karen, sensing Aerith's energy was stronger than Arthur's.
The woman, boldly, brushed Arthur's cheek, to the surprise of Sara and Karen. Their faces turned bright red at the maroon-haired woman's affectionate closeness to Arthur. Arthur had never told them he had another woman with whom he had an intimate relationship.
"S-She kissed him?" asked Karen, shocked.
"Sorry. You might not be used to this," Arthur said, smiling slightly as he glanced back.
Aerith lifted her head and clung to Arthur's arm as she continued to watch the face of the woman behind Arthur. Her demeanor seemed to show that Arthur belonged to her.
"What are you gonna do with him?" asked Sara.
"I'm gonna take care of things here. You don't need to interfere."
The maroon-haired woman stretched her lithe hand forward, bringing up a dimensional rift effortlessly right behind the members of the 13th squad.
With a clear command, Aerith told Sara and the others to take cover in that place and not to do anything while they were there.
"You will be safe there. However, never activate your talents if you don't want to be killed by the guardian entities there!" threatened Aerith.
Sara and the others looked at the dimensional rift and then sensed a negative aura from the place. The 13th squad captain questioned Arthur about the place, and Arthur explained that it was safe if they obeyed Aerith's words.
"If that's the only way to protect my crotch, then I'll go!" Karen said.
"Wait, Karen."
One by one, the members of the 13th squad stepped into the dimension rift. Sara, the last one, told Arthur to stay alive and not push himself.
After everyone had entered, it was Arthur and Aerith's turn to prepare to fight the men of the Night Liberators.
The man who had been threatening Arthur laughed loudly, full of condescending remarks directed at Arthur and Aerith.
"HAHA! Are you out of your mind? There's no way two of you can defeat—"
SLICE!
Aerith stared sharply ahead and swung her hand toward the sky, sending a scythe of maroon-purple light toward the man who was mocking them.
The man was taken by surprise, failing to dodge and causing his body to be cut into two pieces straight from top to bottom.
The Night Liberators were in shock, frozen in place, watching the captain of the 10th squad of the Night Liberators die a horrible death with one lethal blow. Arthur smiled. Aerith was indeed reliable under the circumstances. Experience new stories on empire
"Keep your guard up, Aaron. Don't let your guard down!" said Aerith.
"I understand."
[Servant Activated]
[1. Jack the Ripper]
[2. Gregori Rasputin]
[3. Genghis Khan]
[MP -49000]
[Name: Aaron]
[MP: 169000/230000] [-49000]
Three soul servants appeared in front of Arthur in white light. Genghis Khan smiled and laughed loudly. He had been waiting for this big battle after defeating 300 Dark Legions.
"Do you want me to defeat them all, Master?" asked Genghis Khan.
"Yes. Kill them all as you wish, Khan!" said Arthur.
"I will do so gladly."
Genghis Khan mounted his horse and rode away. The battle began between Arthur and Aerith against 150 members of the Night Liberators.
Jack and Rasputin had orders to guard Arthur's position, as he needed to activate his talents to assist the attack.
Aerith flew freely in the sky and occasionally unleashed her dark magic, capable of burning anything in her path. Arthur activated his main talent, not bothering to bring up his sub-talents' ultimates quickly.
[Talent Activated]
[Sub Talent Activated]
[Dimensional Dark Portal]
[MP -80000]
[Name: Aaron]
[MP: 89000/230000] [-80000]
Sparks of light appeared at the tips of the two fingers of Arthur's right hand. He released the spark into the sky to bring forth thousands of monster hand portals throughout the area. The Night Liberators members who were about to attack gasped; they didn't expect a dimensional portal to appear in front of them.
"AKH!"
BURST!
[Damage +54200]
[Damage +45000]
[Critical +76000]
[Critical +86000]
[Damage +34500]
[Critical +90000]
[Six combos! Amazing!]
The Damage panel popped up in front of Arthur, the damage he managed to deal to the Night Liberators members who were injured and killed by his ultimate sub talent.
Arthur smiled, none of them managed to land a hit on him —Jack and Rasputin were guarding Arthur well.
[WARNING!]
[Host indicated to have committed murder against another adventurer]
[Counting the number of victims]
[Initiate another sentence against the Host!]
[Punishment decided]
[Forbidden to Raid Monsters on each floor for ten times]
[Host will be marked with a specific title]
[DING! You get a red title]
[Murderer!]
[Host will get the title when committing a murder. Can't change the title]
[Duration of red title usage:]
[20:23:59:59]
Because of his actions in killing many people from the Night Liberators, a warning panel appeared saying that Arthur was banned from participating in monster raids 10 times. The duration of red title usage was three weeks.
"This is insane!"
"Better report this incident to the Captain of the Night Liberators!"
"Let's get out of here!"
The men were terrified to see their friends die horribly, bodies torn apart, dragged into portals, and stomachs pierced by monster hands.
They died on the ground of the Sky Sword base, where they had massacred Sky Sword members in the past.
Even so, Arthur was reluctant for any of the Night Liberators to escape. Aerith realized Aaron's concern.
She threw a flag to every corner of the place, then raised a maroon wall that kept them from escaping.
"Shit! We're gonna die here," they complained, terrified with pale faces.
"Thank you, Aerith," Aaron said.
"Sure. You can torture them to your heart's content, Aaron."
Arthur nodded. Feeling no longer threatened, Arthur sent Jack and Rasputin off to eliminate the remaining members of the Night Liberators.
Arthur laughed out loud, his face and clothes covered in their bloodstains, quite a gruesome sight.
[WARNING!]
[Host indicated to have committed murder against another adventurer]
[Current casualty count: 85]
"This isn't enough!"