Chapter 668: 519 Attack Victim_2
"As long as I kill you... kill you... mother will return to loving me as she used to... like before!"
Bawan Xi, stepping clearly on what seemed like iron stilettos, approached Reiger step by step.
"Kill you... kill you... kill you kill you kill you kill you kill you...!"
Hatred and anger burst forth like a storm, battering Reiger’s body as if to flay him alive, stinging his skin.
Yet Reiger’s gaze upon Bawan Xi was exceptionally calm, even indifferent.
"I have no interest in playing bizarre pretend games with a lunatic like you."
Reiger moved away from the shattered ground, approaching the approaching Bawan Xi, his voice remaining detached.
"Besides, you don’t really think that by turning into this grotesque form, you can threaten me, do you?"
Speaking, Reiger cast a "Message" magic spell, uttering a single phrase to Altoria who was busy fighting.
"Remove the enchantment from me."
With Altoria’s enchantment on him, Reiger was unable to use the "Sun’s Breath."
"What?"
Unaware of this fact, Altoria was taken aback and almost got hit by flames cast by the Elf soldiers.
In no position to ponder too much, she complied with Reiger’s request and removed the enchantment from him.
"Breathe—"
Almost simultaneously, Reiger’s breathing rhythm changed.
It became powerful.
It became fierce.
It became scorching.
Lightning that flickered across his body was replaced by fire, causing bouts of fierce flames to burn upon him.
"...!"
Bawan Xi abruptly halted her steps, her twisted expression changing involuntarily.
Clearly, she felt threatened.
Yet Reiger did not stop, continuing to walk towards Bawan Xi.
Then, his voice slowly reached Bawan Xi’s ears.
"Even if you’ve become stronger, you still can’t compare to Gawain or Lancelot."
"Let alone them regaining their original forms, even in their weakened, bestowed names state, they are still far stronger than you are now."
"Tonight, if it were one of those two instead of you, then there might be a threat to me."
"And you?"
"At best, you’re just a warm-up for me."
Even though Reiger’s tone was so flat and calm, the disdain and contempt within it was fully felt, provoking Bawan Xi.
"Damn humans ahhhhhhhhh...!"
Bawan Xi’s hatred and anger were so smoothly triggered, ignoring the warning signs and dangers rising within her, she charged furiously towards Reiger.
Her speed was faster than before, easily breaking the sound barrier, causing sonic booms to resound.
The death and blood aura around her thickened, sweeping out like a hurricane.
The blood-red demon sped through space rapidly, advancing towards Reiger.
In response, Reiger sheathed his sword back into its scabbard, putting the black blade away.
However, Reiger’s hand did not leave the handle but gripped it firmly instead.
"Bang!"
The next moment, with a loud boom, Reiger, engulfed in raging flames, burst forth like a streak of fire.
The firelight, like a shooting star, disappeared in a flash under the night sky.
The firelight, like a vortex, roared like a tornado.
In her frenzy, Bawan Xi only saw a blur before her entire field of vision was filled with a streak of firelight.
Immediately after, a fiery slash followed the sound of drawing the sword, severing her sight.
"Round Dance Flash."
In the murmuring voice, Reiger emerged from the firelight, landing behind Bawan Xi.
In his hand, the black blade was already sheathed again, causing the flames to gradually die down.
"————"
Time, as if, halted at that instant.
Reiger stood with his back to Bawan Xi, facing the wind.
Bawan Xi also stood with her back to Reiger, motionless.
The two suddenly switched places, making the others who were in the fierce battle unable to help but stare in that direction, frozen in place.
In such a situation, it was unknown how much time had passed before a sign of movement finally showed on Bawan Xi’s body.
"Puff!"
In the sound akin to tearing silk, Bawan Xi’s body... broke apart.
A blade ablaze with fierce flames had struck her abdomen, causing her upper body to begin separating from her lower body.
A sudden burst of bloodlight appeared.
Blood gushed forth.
Sliced in two by the blade, Bawan Xi toppled to the left and then to the right, ultimately falling in halves into the pool of blood.
"Ah... Ah..."
Subdued sobs emerged from the girl’s mouth.
"Mother... My lady..."
With those final calls, the vampire fairy finally lost all breath and stilled completely.
Silence immediately pervaded the entire scene.
The fairy soldiers had already stopped fighting, looking at Bawan Xi lying in a pool of blood, all engulfed in fear.
"Dead, is she dead...?"
"Elf Knight Tristan... dead...?"
"Morgan’s daughter... dead...!"
"Dead, noooo!"
As they watched Bawan Xi die instantly, the fairy soldiers, as if envisioning the wrath of their ruler, began to throw down their weapons one by one and fled in panic.
Altoria and the others also stopped fighting, looking at Bawan Xi lying behind Reiger, with complex expressions on their faces.
"Bawan Xi..."
Altoria’s face was full of complexity as she looked at the tragic state of the once proud Bawan Xi who had screamed about killing her, and fell silent.
The people of Chaldea didn’t know how to react, exchanging looks with each other and remaining silent for a long time.
Being newcomers, they were also unsure of what the Elf Knight represented in this country, and what sort of past this girl, who had received Tristan’s power, possessed, thus they were unsure of what reaction was appropriate.
"...Does this settle one of them then?"
Alberon, who was hiding in the shadows, muttered to himself without any particular sentiments, rather, he seemed to let out a sigh of relief, relaxing his shoulders.
Reiger then turned around, casting his gaze upon the girl lying in the pool of blood.
He knew, this girl had a tragic past.
He knew, this girl was actually very kind-hearted, showering Morgan with kindness before she became the queen, so much so that Morgan was indifferent to the life and death of any other fairy in the Fairy Country, yet she saw this girl differently.
It was precisely because of her kindness that Bawan Xi suffered from extensive bullying and abuse by other fairies, dying countless times.
For this reason, Morgan had demanded her to become cruel, demanded her to become violent, turning Bawan Xi into the bloody figure she had become.
But, no matter how tragic her past was, that was not a reason for Reiger to overlook her murderous intent towards him.
She hated him.
She resented him.
She wanted to kill him, torture him, chop off his limbs, turn him into a dried corpse, and hang him on the wall, such were the encounters Reiger faced.
Thus, Reiger would not be lenient toward her targeting because of her pitiable past.
Even if... this would enrage Morgan just the same.
"If you are to blame, blame yourself."
Reiger withdrew his gaze from Bawan Xi and walked towards Altoria.
"Reiger!"
Altoria, too, dismissed her complex emotions and ran towards Reiger.
The people of Chaldea did not follow; they simply stood where they were, lowering their guard and watching the scene with smiles.
They were completely unaware that a figure had silently appeared behind them, noticed only by the one person walking towards them.
"Be careful!"
Reiger’s pupils constricted, shouting out loud.
Unfortunately, it was too late.
"Puff!"
A hand emerged from a large splatter of blood, tearing through the body of the person being attacked.
"...Huh?"
Fujimaru Ritsuka merely stood there, stunned.
The position of his chest was completely penetrated, staining his front red.