Chapter 23 The Brigade Leader of Meteor City 23 (Revised: Adrian...)
As night falls, darkness envelops the entire land, and the moon becomes the only object that shines.
Several black crows spread their wings and flew across the sky, emitting slightly frightened cries, making the atmosphere even more eerie and tense.
Ayana took a deep breath, her light blue eyes glancing briefly at Nobunaga behind the ferocious beast, and she formed an idea in her mind.
Although the beast and the man together were indeed formidable opponents, it didn't mean Ayana was completely without the ability to defeat them; if that were the case, she wouldn't have come today.
Taking the risk of rescuing her would be suicidal; she values her life and doesn't want to die yet.
However, Ayana was not entirely confident. With Nobunaga there, she had to keep him under her protection, escort him to safety first, and then decide how to launch her attack.
Once you have a plan in mind, your actions naturally become much more efficient and decisive.
Ayana pushed off with both feet at the same time, squinted her eyes, held her breath, and observed the man's movements.
If the man makes even the slightest movement, she will seize the opportunity to break through perfectly in an instant and rescue Nobunaga from behind that hateful beast.
The man seemed to be in an extremely bad mood, and his face became increasingly unpleasant at a visible speed.
A ray of moonlight shone on the man's face, making it half black and half white, the contrast between the two colors making him appear even more terrifying.
The man's dark and profound aura almost swelled up; even before he made a move, it instilled a deep-seated fear in people, making them want to retreat.
“Let me think…” The man’s narrow eyes narrowed slightly, revealing a dangerous aura. He placed his hand on his chin, rubbing his chin with his index finger, his gaze growing colder as he seemed to be scanning Ayana. He said coldly, “How should I punish you, you arrogant brat?”
"I've got it!" The man's eyes lit up, as if he had suddenly thought of something interesting. His tone became animated, and although he was trying to suppress it, the excitement and madness were too obvious to be contained.
A strange light gleamed in his eyes: "How about we let Bryce skin you alive first, then use special drugs to keep you conscious, so you can't die or pass out, and you can only watch your own skin being used as a human cushion? How about that? Isn't that interesting?"
The man became more and more excited as he spoke. He seemed to be a complete madman, completely immersed in his own world. He placed his hands on either side of his cheeks, and his eyes widened suddenly due to uncontrollable excitement. He looked up at the moon and let out terrifying, shrill laughter that sent chills down one's spine.
What a perverted and bizarre sense of humor!
Ayana silently complained to herself.
She no longer stayed where she was. Taking advantage of the moment, she suddenly leaped up from the ground, attempting to use her exceptional jumping ability to jump over the man's head, jump behind him, and then face the beast directly, hoping to rescue Nobunaga.
Ayana's actions went exceptionally smoothly. The man was completely absorbed in his fantasy and didn't even try to stop her. Naturally, she wouldn't let this opportunity pass. She stood on the ground and faced the beast head-on.
The beast bared its teeth and let out a dangerous warning. Ayana had barely landed and regained her footing when the beast pounced on her, its sharp claws aimed at her.
The beast was enormous and terrifying, but it moved very slowly. With Ayana's speed, dodging its attacks was a piece of cake.
To her surprise, the man suddenly launched an attack.
The man's speed perfectly complemented that of the beast; he was so adept at concealing himself that Ayana was completely unaware that he had begun his attack before he pinned her head down with one hand.
The icy hand pressed firmly on Ayana's head, seemingly intentionally causing her pain, without pulling back its strength, leaving her momentarily unable to move.
At the same time, the beast attacked Ayana. If she did not break free from her restraints, its sharp claws would tear open her throat, causing her to bleed profusely and lose all her strength temporarily due to blood loss, forcing her to kneel on the ground.
Nobunaga, who had been lying on the ground silently, suddenly picked something out of the trash and threw it at the man without saying a word!
One piece of trash after another was thrown at the man. He hadn't expected Nobunaga to dare to oppose him, and he was caught off guard. The pain made him instinctively let go and gasp.
Now!
Ayana suddenly crouched down, braced herself with her hands, raised her legs, and delivered a powerful blow to the man, but that wasn't the end of it.
Seeing the beast getting closer and closer, Ayana had nowhere to escape. Taking advantage of the man's moment of pain, she simply used him as a shield, grabbing his leg and forcing him to stand in front of her to meet the beast's sharp claws.
With a tearing sound, sharp claws ripped a deep wound from head to toe onto the man.
"Aaaaaaah!!!"
The man covered his face and screamed wildly. His mental state was already extremely unstable, and this incident drove him into a complete frenzy. He howled in pain and cursed incessantly.
He cursed the beast named "Bryce," cursed Ayana, cursed Nobunaga, and even cursed himself. He cursed every single person that came to mind.
The beast immediately realized that it had hurt its master, and as if recalling something terrifying, it began to tremble all over.
It trembled incessantly, its body tense, not daring to lick its blood-stained paws, but obediently cowering beneath its body, its heart pounding wildly. Its usually ferocious face now looked rather pitiful.
The man slapped the beast across the face with such force that it almost deformed its face, but the beast showed no sign of resistance and just kept trembling.
Ayana had no time to sympathize with it, nor did she have the leisure to comfort the man. Her gaze was anxious and urgent. She quickly went to Nobunaga's side, grabbed one of his arms, and helped Nobunaga stand up.
Nobunaga's face was very pale, seemingly due to blood loss. His clothes on the back were completely torn apart by the beast, revealing his thin back covered in blood and flesh, making him look extremely painful.
However, Kexin Chang only frowned and gritted his teeth, refusing to utter even a painful whimper.
The intense pain caused Nobunaga's teeth to chatter incessantly, but it also made his mind work faster. He raised his eyes, gritted his teeth, and said, "Let's go first."
Ayana nodded to him and left with Nobunaga without the slightest hesitation.
The man was still inflicting violence on the beast. His anger had completely clouded his judgment. His temples seemed to be throbbing wildly, and his aura was surging violently. He roared to the sky and finally stopped.
He stared coldly in the direction the girl had fled, then suddenly became gentle and rational, stroking the beast's head and abruptly asking, "Bryce, did you memorize her scent?"
Bryce licked the man's hand a few times, his face submissive, and his head bobbed up and down. The man had raised Bryce for many years, so how could he not understand what it meant?
He snorted coldly, glared fiercely at Bryce, and his drawn-out voice was full of danger.
"Bryce, this is your chance to redeem yourself. If you fail this time, you know what will happen, right?"
Bryce froze, then suddenly changed its posture, no longer lying pitifully on the ground. It stood up, revealing its ferocious teeth and exuding a powerful aura. With a roar, it used its claws to propel itself toward the direction where the girl had disappeared.
The man didn't follow. His wounds were too deep, and they covered him from head to toe, causing him great pain. If the bleeding wasn't stopped in time, he might lose too much blood and even die.
The man was very concerned about his appearance. He quickened his pace, his muscles tensed, eager to get back and find someone to treat his wounds immediately, not wanting to leave a scar.
Damn it... Damn it...
It's all that idiot Bryce's fault! He can't even aim properly. He's raised a complete waste of space. When we get back, I'm going to lock that idiot up and starve him for ten days to two weeks to teach him a lesson!
It's all that wretched brat's fault! Why couldn't he just let him catch him? Why did he have to hide? Why did he have to lure that girl here?!
It's all that girl's fault. She took advantage of her cleverness and acted recklessly, causing him so much trouble and even putting him in danger of being disfigured!
Damn it... Damn it... Damn it.
How awful! How awful! How awful!!!
Once Bryce catches those two brats, he'll skin them alive!
The man's face was gloomy; at this moment, he looked more like a ferocious monster than the wild beast.
But the man failed to leave.
The footsteps behind him were loud and rapid; it was the sound of his beast, which he knew all too well.
The man's heart skipped a beat. He turned his head irritably and blamed the man through gritted teeth.
"Bryce, you piece of trash, what are you doing back here? You..."
The conversation abruptly ended.
The man's most loyal beast suddenly attacked him. It pounced on him, its eyes bulging and bloodshot, its muscles taut, tearing at his flesh with its claws, leaving wound after wound on his body.
As the blood flowed more and more, the man's words changed from curses to continuous pleas for mercy.
"Bryce!! Stop, wait, are you hungry? I'll go prepare some food for you right away. Be good, listen to me, my most sensible Bryce, you're my best baby, listen to me, please stop."
"Bryce, Bryce! I was wrong, I was wrong, I'll never hit you again, please forgive me, I was wrong!"
“Bryce…”
The severe blood loss caused the man's consciousness to become blurred. He felt like he couldn't breathe, his head tilted to the side, and he fainted.
"Stop." The girl stepped out of the darkness.
The beast stopped immediately as soon as she opened her mouth.
Ayana straightened up, her face stern, and stood next to the man, praising him, "You did a great job."
But then she abruptly changed the subject, her eyes suddenly turning sharp: "But you've already taken many people, and you must pay the price for your sins. Go somewhere far away and end your own life."
The command is absolute.
The beast roared to the sky, tears streaming from its eyes, but it did not resist. It ran a few steps forward, then turned back to look at the man lying on the ground with lingering reluctance before running away.
"Phew." Ayana exhaled, her tense nerves finally relaxing.
[Host, you did a good job.]
Ayana felt a sense of relief. She kicked Adrian, who was lying on the ground, twice. Seeing that he didn't react, she finally relaxed completely and started thinking about how to take him back without being discovered by Kuroro and the others.
However... it's probably impossible to avoid being discovered.
After all, she still had to bring Nobunaga back with her.
"...Why did you spare his life?" Nobunaga coughed twice and walked over, leaning against the wall.
His face was weak, and he probably didn't have much strength left, but he still managed to squeeze out a voice through his teeth, pointing at Adrian and saying, "He killed a lot of people, and he let his pet eat a lot of children from Meteor City, so why keep him alive?"
At this point, Nobunaga's eyes suddenly blazed with a fury born of hatred, and he spoke with extra force: "He should be torn to pieces and sent to hell to atone to those children!!"
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