Chapter 140 (2/2)
“I’m sure I don’t need to say this to you but I will anyway No one kno much the Vritra actually know so it’d be wise to keep your true strength hidden during thisuncoht next to me
“What about Sylvie?” I shouted, unsure if Aldir would even hear me
“Lady Sylvie will have to transform back into her miniature from,” Aldir answered “I will carry you down, Arthur”
You are reading on ReadReadNovelFullonlineco to stay hidden during the war If I want to protect you, it’ll be so with you on my back,’ Sylvie declared as she turned into her white fox for, Aldir dipped underneath Sylvie andVirion
As we fell beneath the layer of clouds below us, pluh the blanket of white, the moisture in the air da ocean gently rippling in all directions
Despite the phenoaze instantly focused on the dark specks littered across the ocean to ht About a few dozen miles north, I could see the fleet of Alacryan shi+ps heading toward the shore near Etistin City, the capital of Sapin
‘Look below,’ Sylvie pointed out Floating on top on of the ocean was a pitch-black platform about the size of a small house
As we descended just a few dozen ures that had blended in with the platfor on from afar
Suddenly, a shi+ver ran down my spine Every hair onfaster the closer we arrived toward the platform
“They’re there,” I said aloud to no one in particular “But I don’t think they’re ordinaryatop the platfor, the three of us with Sylvie behind ht of the two supposed rey skin tone and striking red eyes, I knew they had to be part of the Vritra Clan
“Welcome to our humble abode,” the taller of the two sneered, his lanky arms spread wide open
Virion narrowed his eyes “We assuer That position seems to be beneath both of you”
“I’ers!” he replied with an exaggerated s the two Vritras separately, despite their ancestry and blood, the two couldn’t be more different The one on ht posture The Vritra had deep-set eyes underneath heavy lids, giving aquality to his stern face With his neatly-cropped head of ash black hair and his tight-fitting black armor underneath a lavish purple cape, the Vritra looked like someone out of every fe out just above his ears
The other Vritra—the one that had been talking—stood well over twoover everyone here despite his hunched posture His long, thin arh his arms had popped out of their sockets This Virtra didn’t wear armor; instead, his body rapped coes underneath a shabby black s peeked out fro his peculiar appearance
This was my first time face to face with a Vritra, so I was surprised to see howthe purple cape was compared to the Vritra that had attacked Sylvia in the cave during my childhood However, the fact that I couldn’t sense the level that these twotheir auras or were just that er than I was
“I am Cylrit and this is Uto It is an honor to meet you, Aldir We retainers have heard much about the famous asuras in Epheotus” As if Virion and I didn’t exist, Cylrit’s gaze locked onto Aldir’s, but even that wasn’t out of respect “I trust that you will uphold the pact and remain a noncombatant?”
I couldn’t help but be surprised at how casually he had mentioned that he was a retainer That ures in this war that were actually allowed to fight—just beneath the Four Scythes
“assu that your side will do the sa as Cylrit’s
“It’s a shauess I’ll have to settle for slaughtering a few thousand of you lessers,” the Vritra na his eyes onhis neck doith a sneer “I get why Mr One-Eye and Grampa Elf are here but I didn’t expect to see the boy wonder, Arthur Leywin, gracing us with his presence”
I wasn’t sure how the Vritras had heard of me, but I maintained my cool facade “I could say the same for you To what pleasure do e the retainers for showing their faces here?”
“Like Cylrit said, we just didn’t want to send an innocent et captured and tortured for information Because that’s what I’d do” Uto’s slanted red eyes peered into er
Instead, I returned his provocation with a smirk “I can’t wait to find you on the battlefield”
He replied with a rin “Why wait? I love slicing through children’s flesh the h,” Cylrit repried innocently “Mr One-Eye here can’t touch us anyway”
“Neither would I want to touch any filthy lessurans,” Aldir answered apathetically as he peered into the lanky Vritra’s eyes “Now Since we didn’t coe and disappear froht twitch in Uto’s brows, I could tell his atte Aldir had backfired However, before the lanky Vritra had the chance to respond, Cylrit stretched an are that His Majesty has tasked me to deliver to the leaders of Dicathen is siiven to those who deserve it Continue resistance and our army will eradicate everyone on this without discretion,” Cylrit recited, his gaze still only on Aldir
“You call those terms?” Virion burst out “That’s a one-sided ultimatum!”
Uto revealed a cocky sneer as he dipped his head lower to be eye-level with Virion “Be thankful you even have the choice Don’t worry If you decide on the first option, I pro off your head”
Cylrit stared daggers at his coht, Uto”
“That was neverbattle,” the lanky Vritra replied but then turned to Virion with a perverse grin“I hope toI’ll hly as you helplessly watch”
Disregarding Aldir’s warning, I stepped forward, ready to draw the sword in , but in that instant, Virion moved first
In a flash, his fist randfather had already activated his second phase, a shroud of black covering his entire body and head, but I could still e in his eyes
Uto’s head iround and blowing off the hood that had been covering his head
“That kinda tickled,” the lanky Vritra growled, cracking his neck Uto’s nose jutted out at a weird angle, but lued to his horns
It wasn’t the shape or the size of his horns that had stunned me
No, it was the familiar chip on his left horn The chip that the Lance, Alea, hadbreath