Death Ascension - Chapter 73
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<Alert! Players are in a ‘Killing Spree’!>
<100 Karma Points have been deducted from the total Karma.>
But Kaede ignored the shining red Alert panel.
Mikael had expected this to happen sooner given that they planned to sweep the entire colony clean of its monstrous inhabitants.
Still, he comforted himself with the knowledge that after this ordeal, he would gain at least a few hundred positive karma points for saving their members.
For now, Mikael focused his attention on slaying his enemies and ensuring that none of the humans died.
His gallant figure, surrounded by monsters and drenched in their green blood, awed the people.
Their jaws hung open as they watched the third prince, the so-called useless coward, slaughter soldier ants like they were nothing.
As Kaede continuously absorbed the dragon’s mana, the pressure noticeably lifted.
The first member to overcome the pressure was Dame Nora.
With her strong will and obstinacy to not be a burden, the Dame stood from the ground with gritted teeth. In her hand was the borrowed sword that she vowed to use to avenge her brother.
Her dark eyes watched the prince’s back, unable to perceive the reality that the prince had the upper hand in the battles,
‘I will NEVER let anyone die for me again!’
In her unstable mental state, the young prince had overlapped with the figure of her younger brother and her heart felt like it was wrenched and torn into a million pieces—Again.
The Prince’s ragged appearance brought out the trauma that Nora desperately tried to bury lest she loses her mind.
Her brother. Surrounded by ant monsters. Helpless. Her. Unable to do anything. As her precious sibling bled.
Remembering the tragic scene, something seemed to snap inside Nora—it was her sanity.
Her protective instinct as an older sister pushed her beyond her limits and the Dame successfully broke free from the shackles of corrupted mana.
‘No!’
‘I can’t let you die again!’
‘I need you…’
‘Don’t leave me, Arthur!!!’
Dame Nora rushed to the prince’s aid.
“ARTHURR!!!” She called out as she waded against the tide of monsters,
But Kaede was too deep into the enemy territory and too absorbed in his newfound power to hear Nora’s voice.
Within minutes, Kaede was already isolated, and so was she.
The dame was then left with no choice but to engage in a deadly battle of her own.
Fueled by her rage, Nora hacked and slashed at any monster that her sword could reach.
With every monster killed, the dame’s dark eyes lost their shine.
“GIVE HIM BACK!” she yelled, voice hoarse.
The dame charged at the monsters like an enraged bull.
“I SAID GIVE ME BACK MY BROTHER, YOU M*THER F*CKER!!” She cursed, kicking an ant by its thorax and powerfully stabbing its abdomen.
The dame did not even pay attention to the other soldiers that attacked her as she whispered to the dead ant, “Where did you hide him, huh?”
Expectedly, the monster didn’t answer, but Nora didn’t care as she stabbed the ant repeatedly, screaming, “WHERE?! WHERE!? WHEEERE??!!”
The hot blood that erupted from every stab wound squirted disgustingly onto the Dame’s white skin.
Deep in Nora’s heart, she desperately hoped that her brother was still alive.
Ever since seeing the colony’s food storage and saving hundreds of people, Nora hoped that somewhere in this vast colony, her brother might still be waiting for her to come and save him.
This was the reason why she volunteered in all replete huntings.
But with every rescued person that was not her brother, her heart sank deeper into misery.
Still, she tried to hold on to the thin thread of reason that kept her from completely breaking down.
Now, even the little hope was gone.
Nora’s eyes burned with hot tears.
‘Arthur… Why did you leave me?’
‘Did you hate me for forcing you to become a knight when you wanted to be a priest?’
‘I’m sorry…’
‘Please forgive this foolish sister of yours…’
‘I shouldn’t have brought you here…’
‘If only I didn’t bring you here.’
‘If only I didn’t tell you to become a knight.’
‘If only I wasn’t so selfish…’
‘Then you’d still be alive.’
‘Arthur…’
‘My dear baby brother… would you allow this foolish sister to follow you?’
In the end, Nora lost her will to live.
She slumped on the ground and awaited her death.
The soldier ants that surrounded her eyed her with suspicion.
They probably wondered why the crazy human who mercilessly butchered their kin a moment ago, now sat quietly as she watched them approach.
‘Heh..’ Nora snickered, ‘What are you f*ckers waiting for? Kill me.’
At that exact moment, A never-before-seen purple panel popped up in Kaede’s view.
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<System Notification: The Apostle of Justice, Mikael Lee, has received an urgent request.>
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< Request Title: Help my sister (I)
Request Type: Chain request.
Request Details:
Newly Deceased spirit ‘Arthur’ is urgently requesting your help!
Even in death, the Elysium-grade spirit worries about his elder sister, Nora.
Arthur says that Nora can’t live without him and now plans to die!
But Arthur believes that it is far too early to meet his beloved sister in the afterlife, so he wants you to save Nora from the monsters in exchange for a hefty price.
Request reward: 50 Karma Points.>
Kaede, whose body was controlled by two entities, continued to fight off monsters even when his consciousness was divided.
Deon concentrated on their battle while Mikael read the panel’s contents.
“What?! 50 KP?! ARE YOU F*CKING SERIOUS!? That’s equivalent to saving five people!” Mikael guffawed at the reward.
As if that wasn’t enough of a shock, his left pale green eye landed on the request type, “And it’s a chain request to boot?… just how much good karma does this guy have?”
Mikael was greatly astonished by the promised reward. ‘But then again, If he’s an Elysium-grade soul who had lived a really good life, then it’s understandable that he’d have so much good Karma to spend.”
Mikael internally smiled, finally appreciating the effect of his Apostle of Justice title which he initially despised, “Anyway, I didn’t expect to receive such great rewards from that title effect… Maybe it wasn’t so bad after all.’
–Chapter end–
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