Curse The Mainframe - Chapter 398

Kacha!

The sounds of the chains breaking sounded so liberating in Harou’s ears that his eyes couldn’t help but shake when he heard the sound.

Did they really do it?

Did they really free his master from the shackles that had been imposed on him?

Did those three humans do what all of them magical beasts couldn’t do?

His heart was beating a steady staccato, and he felt disbelief in his mind.

He almost couldn’t bring himself to believe that the three humans had done it. Not because he thought that they were beneath him, but because it had been so long since he’d last allowed himself to harbour hope.

When he recalled the look of determination in Hayden’s eyes, but the silence he maintained, the arrogant wolf felt grateful.

He had a feeling that it was that particular human who had pulled through in the end. There was no basis to his feelings, but he just felt like it was that tiny human who had done it.

Harou didn’t even breathe when he waited for them to emerge.

Four figures flew out, and just as quietly, Harou’s heart flew out.

His master…

“Master!” Harou called out lowly, his head dipped. His voice shook, but he was in no position to hide it right now. If these outsiders weren’t here, he might even have shed a few tears.

He felt a gentle hand on his shoulder, and it made him choke up, but he didn’t show his vulnerability to the humans.

He allowed himself a brief moment of silence before he looked up. There were no tears in his eyes, only happiness and relief.

“You’ve worked hard,” Illyuken said quietly.

Harou straightened his back, his eyes no longer had the arrogance he showed to the humans. “No, master. This was what I should do. Unfortunately, our comrades…”

The two fell silent.

“I understand,” Illyuken said with a dark voice. “Don’t worry. We will take our pound of flesh from them. This one’s name isn’t Illyuken Nyre if I don’t exact vengeance against them!”

Rosabel’s heart skipped a beat when she heard Illyuken’s bloodthirsty voice. She licked her lips, her eyes glittering.

Just when she thought that this man couldn’t be any more perfect, he threw out something like this. Something inside her squirmed, and she didn’t know what she was feeling.

She licked her lips again and swallowed. She really wanted to see him take his vengeance with his own hands. She wanted to go into battle alongside him and see if he was really as perfect as she saw him.

Then, just as quickly as the bloodthirsty aura appeared, it disappeared again. She looked at him in surprise but noticed the bloodthirsty light still in his eyes. It surprised her how well he could hide his aura.

It had reached the level where even when she was looking for it, she couldn’t find anything. If she didn’t see the light in his eyes, she would have even thought that he’d given up on his revenge.

As she was about to swallow her saliva, suddenly, the ground above them shook and trembled.

She almost thought that it was an earthquake before she realized that this was likely something that her Boss was doing.

All other thoughts disappeared from her mind as she instantly perked up.

Their shining eyes met each other, and the Spectres were immediately running down the passageway.

They could remember the way they came from, and even if they stumbled right now, it didn’t matter.

Right now, the only thing that was left on their minds was that they could enter battle with their Boss.

They didn’t get to do it often, so they had to seize the chance right now.

Harou raised a brow when he realized that the humans were running out with great excitement. He shoved down the reflex that wanted to snarl at them for being impudent in front of his master.

After all, they were benefactors, and they treated their benefactors with the greatest respect.

They had done what no one else was able to accomplish and free his master from the shackles that had been imposed on him.

Illyuken looked at the three hurriedly running humans, and he took a step forward and grabbed two of them instead, shocking them.

Harou followed quickly behind and grabbed Hayden, pulling his body towards him.

When Illyuken and his faithful retainer raced forward, they were much faster than the humans.

What took them half an hour to walk only took them one and a half minute to run.

The two magical beasts leapt up, and they landed gracefully at the top.

The Spectres couldn’t close their mouths. That speed had caused the world to blur in front of their eyes, their dynamic vision not being quick enough to keep up.

All of a sudden, they felt the wide chasm between the ranks, and they knew that these two were definitely rank six.

Never had they so starkly felt the difference in abilities.

The group raced towards the place where they could sense the fight being carried out.

One of the Meisters had managed to free themselves from the ‘lockdown’ that had been imposed on him one-sidedly, and he was instantly enraged when he realized that the intruders had made use of the loophole in this system against them instead.

There was no Grand Meister here.

He was fighting against Alec with great gusto, his eyes shining with malicious light as they traded blows. If he didn’t manage to kill the intruders, then the kindness the company had shown him was completely wasted!

Though his opponent was not on the same level as him, he was somehow keeping up.

It made the Meister’s heart burn with impatience and a little respect. He was also more determined than ever to kill this seedling before he grew up.

He could already cross such a huge gap between the two stages and catch up with himself, who was a fully-fledged Meister.

As the three Spectres launched themselves into battle alongside their Boss without a single moment of hesitation, Illyuken and Harou quietly watched the battle from the side.

If the two wanted to step in, they would be able to end the fight without any effort.

However, stepping into someone else’s fight was not honourable, and they wouldn’t do something like that unless asked.

They quietly marvelled at how far the humans had come, not realizing that it was only Alec and his Spectres who were breaking the boundaries on them so casually.

With the addition of his Spectres, Alec and his team were pushing back the Meister now instead of being evenly matched.

The Meister snarled, his eyes decisively flashing as he turned to flee.

Alec slammed him from above, causing him to drop from his flight shortly before he caught himself.

Yet, it wasn’t enough for him to catch himself. Rosabel launched herself off the wall, her blade flashing out.

The Meister blocked it using his palm, and Hayden attacked from above, causing the Meister to fly up unsteadily.

The Meister growled. “Annoying pests!”

Hayden threw what looked like a seal over, and the Meister sneered as he didn’t dodge it. Seals that were made by those at a lower level didn’t have any effect on those who were on the upper levels.

Yet, it was this type of thinking that caused his downfall.

He was shocked to realize that he could no longer access his powers, and he rapidly plunges from the sky.

Alec took the chance and flashed over, his twin daggers flashing out as they cut into the man’s throat like a hot knife meeting butter.

The Meister’s eyes were filled with disbelief as his head separated from his neck in mid-air, and the light in his eyes slowly dimmed as his body crashed onto the ground with a splat, various body parts separating. Without the Meister’s lifeforce, the body was unable to uphold the damage caused to it.

Illyuken’s eyes flashed as he looked at the daggers in Alec’s hands.