Chapter 162 The Continuous Surprises
"Keeping me alive?" Vik's chest heaved in and out while he let out hot steam. Vik was mumbling to himself. "To repay debt."
"Debt?" Nimona raised her eyebrows, feeling that answer was absurd.
She might be of a different race, but she had seen in her young age that the people who got into debt would mostly get killed for not paying it. So, most would rather die than wanting to live.
Vik raised his head up and looked at Nimona's face. "Yes, debt. To begin the start of repaying all of it, I will start by killing you."
Nimona grimaced and then ordered Roy. "Kill him."
Roy pressed his hand forward, and several flowers in the shape of a disk bloomed. In front of them, something seems to start conjuring in yellow color.
" [ Synthesis - Fruit of the Sun ] " Just as Roy finished saying that, the flowers lit up in yellow light, and yellow beams shot out of them which galloped towards Vik.
Vik looked at the beams approaching him and pondered to himself. 'I have this one chance, let the imagination in my mind bloom.'
Vik rested his sword on top of his head, then took a deep breath, closing his eyes. Just as the yellow beams were about to connect with each other at a certain point, Vik's eyes shot open.
Vik's aura piqued all of a sudden, letting people feel as though he was a divine sword. He felt in his mind that he was the sharpest object, the object that would cut down all the obstacles in his path, making him not worry about ever backing away from his weakness. Then he silently whispered. " [ Star Divider ] "
Vik swung down his sword, and from it no type of energy could be seen, but the moment it came down, the yellow beams got split in half, going in the opposite directions.
Not only the yellow beams, but even the ground got split, making a narrow yet long crevice.
Nimona was stumped by this sudden change that took a second to happen. She wanted to dodge but felt something was obstructing her from moving, or she was just too slow to feel any progress.
At that moment, Roy, who was before her, shoved her to the side, letting her escape the attack range.
BANG
Nimona, with her eyes wide open, saw Roy's right side of the body getting sliced apart suddenly and the wall underneath their feet getting divided.
"Wow!" Naile said with his eyes and mouth wide open. This was the first time he had ever seen this type of power and with such a heroic stance, making him instantly a big fan of Vik.
Not only him but everyone who witnessed it was baffled and stunned by Vik's power and might.
"Does this guy have any weaknesses?" Julie asked in a daze. She didn't ask anyone specifically but just wanted to let that out.
Fiona, who was beside Jasmine, said."That guy isn't showing any sign of stopping? Do you think Gale can take him out?"
"I do not know, but I am sure he will be able to reach that state." Jasmine answered vaguely yet firmly.
'So he is in that realm. This sudden power up, this ability to change the situation in a matter of seconds, this will to still live on—such feats I have only seen in the geniuses in my earlier days.' Grelia thought with wonder as she looked at Vik, who had descended to the ground and was on his knees now.
"Let's go to him." Rag said to his peers, wanting to see how Vik was.
They didn't care if Roy or Nimona were even alive; they just wanted to help Vik now.
But their wish didn't come true when, from the corner of their eyes, they saw a young boy sprinting at Vik.
Few people quickly recognized who it was.
"Bac? Why is he running at Vik like that?" Brustiar questioned himself, seeing his son.
Zoon and Ban were also dumbfounded by his action.
"Bac?"
"What does he want to do?"
At that moment, Grelia shouted. "Quickly stop him, he is full of malicious intent."
She didn't have to say that out loud, as the others had already felt that and were rushing as fast as possible.
Unfortunately, they were very far away, which made them arrive late.
Bac grabbed Vik by the hair and put his sword on his neck. He quickly turned around with Vik in his hand, showing it to the group that was close, to save Vik. "Don't come near me! Or his head will roll on the ground."
This made everyone halt in their tracks. They looked at Bac worriedly, not wanting him to accidentally kill Vik in a panic.
"Hahaha!" Bac suddenly started laughing out loud. "So, this is what it feels like to command you, arrogant fools."
Bac turned his head toward the place where the wall was divided. "My queen, are you seeing your king's intelligence?"
The moment everyone heard that, their eyes widened in bewilderment.
"Don't tell me!?" Brustiar blurted out and then shouted at Bac. "Son, did you fall under her spell? Don't worry, I will save you."
"Save me?" Bac glanced at his father, tilting his head, and then said with a grin on his face. "No, I think you have got it wrong. I am not under any kind of spell; it is by my queen's grace that I have become her king. Together we will conquer this town, build our kingdom, and then expand it to let everyone know and see my queen's beauty!"
"Bac…" Brustiar looked at his son with worry and daze.
"Brustiar," From Brustiar's behind, Gravitar came and patted Brustiar's shoulder. "Hold onto yourself, that is not our Bac anymore, he is just like the mindless beasts we killed till now."
Bac knew it more than anyone, but he didn't want to accept it in his heart. He had been experiencing misfortune after misfortune, and now he didn't want to get hit by it again by losing his son.
"BAC!" Then two more shouts came from behind them, they saw it was Zoon and Ban.
"Bac! Don't fall for that beast's spell! I know you are strong, you can get out of it." Ban spoke strongly, with anger in his voice. He was about to pass everyone but got stopped by his best friend Jack.
Jack said to Ban while holding him down. "Don't go near him or he might do something stupid."
Jack was able to hold Ban, but there was none for Zoon. She passed everyone and calmly said to Bac. "Son, drop the sword. Don't you want to go back and eat what your mother makes you?"
Bac gritted his teeth while listening to every one of them. He exploded in anger. "SHUT UP!"
"Shut up! I do not want to hear anything you guys say. I want to be in the light, I want to be the one that everyone praises but that got robbed because of my stupid brother, who doesn't even try anything but gets everything. You are showing false affection, you are all a bunch of fakes!" After venting himself out, Bac forced the sword into Vik's neck.
Everyone was so dumbfounded by Bac's words that they weren't able to react.
"Kid, it seems you would have been delusional even before getting brainwashed." Vik, who had his eyes half closed, whispered softly.
Bac shoved the sword more and said with a glaring face. "A dead man should not teac-"
Puchi!!!
Bac wasn't able to finish his sentence when suddenly he got pierced by something sharp yet thick. He looked down with an aghast face, just to see a brown yet slightly green-tinted tree root impaling him in the air. "Why…ACK!"
Bac puked out a mouthful of blood, drenching Vik completely.
"BAC!" Brustiar, Zoon, and Ban shouted at the same time, seeing Bac's current appearance. They were also taken aback by the sudden turn of events.
The rest looked in the divided wall's direction and had their faces turn to horror.
"Don't tell me…"
"He is still alive"
"But how!? Wasn't he sliced apart into two?"
"Look!"
Amidst their discussion, which was full of confusion and shock, they finally were able to see what happened.
Roy was somehow still alive. His right side was now covered with branches and flowers, creating artificial yet natural body parts. He was walking forward to Nimona, who was hanging under the bind of thick yet durable vines, on which Nimona was struggling hard to set herself free.
Despite looking alive, one could see Roy wasn't fully okay as he was stumbling with every step and the parts covered with tree branches and flowers had blood dripping out of them.
Nimona looked at Roy with surprise and said, "What are you doing!? Let me go, I am your master, you will listen to only me!"
Roy glanced into Nimona's eyes and spoke with a hoarse voice. "Queen, I am doing this for your own good."
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