diskusbooks Chapter 121 Harvest
Chapter 121 Harvest
"Phew...this is really tough..."
After Ethan achieved self-awakening, the others were able to deal with the attacking enemies more easily. With the disappearance of magical interference, the tide of battle began to turn, and the half-demons entered a phase of gradual retreat.
Thanks to the support of the anti-demon squad, the situation was finally brought under control.
They now had a chance to look around. Everyone had been incredibly busy before, as the enemy's strength was not to be underestimated.
Whoosh! Boom!
However, as the magical interference disappeared, a grumpy girl began to display her power.
"Dead! Die! Die!"
Irina's red hair fluttered in the ashes of the flames as she vented her anger on the half-demon with fire magic.
“She’s angry,” Ethan said, watching Irina’s retreating figure.
boom!
“Yes, she’s furious,” Lucas added immediately, slumping into his chair. His clothes were tattered, and he had several wounds on his body; although he looked fine, he was clearly not fully recovered.
“When the magic interference is there, she probably feels useless. Unlike us, she is a mage, and without magic, she is just a burden.”
"Keep your voice down, it's best not to say these things in front of her," Ethan cautioned.
"I know, buddy. Do you think I want to die?"
"Lucas, stop slacking off." Just then, a burly man walked over, holding a warhammer in his hand.
"Sigh... Let me rest for a while, Carl."
“We can’t stop yet, the enemy is still here.” Karl’s words were serious, a stark contrast to Lucas’s nonchalant tone. His gaze was sharp as a knife, piercing the slumped Lucas.
"Big brother, didn't you see the battle is almost over? Let me catch my breath."
Karl's words were somewhat harsh, but the fighting was indeed gradually subsiding. Although some sounds of conflict could still be heard in the banquet hall, most of the half-demons had begun to retreat, and the portals were closing one after another.
"Don't let them get away! Attack!"
"Take care of the wounded!"
Just like on a battlefield, part of the Black family's forces were pursuing the retreating enemy, while the other healers were tending to the wounded.
“Yes, we can take a short break now.” Julia approached the group, holding a broken sword in her hand.
"Your sword is broken?" Ethan asked.
“This is just an ordinary sword. Our family’s swordsmanship cannot be performed with an ordinary sword,” Julia replied with a shrug.
As she said, she and Lucas had to switch swords frequently during the battle, which nearly cost them their lives.
“That makes sense.” Ethan nodded, glancing around at the battle. His body was also battered and bruised, his injuries far more severe than the others.
“You should get treatment now,” Julia said, looking at his wound.
"Treatment?" Ethan was momentarily bewildered until his gaze followed Julia's fingers to his wound, at which point he realized the severity of his injury.
"You were so engrossed in the fight that you didn't even feel the pain."
"..." Ethan didn't answer, his gaze fixed on the corpse being carried away. He remembered what the half-demon had said.
Human nature is a weakness.
He remembered these words not because they were profound, but because they revealed the enemy's twisted mind.
“You don’t need to think too much.” Julia’s voice interrupted Ethan’s thoughts; she was also looking in the same spot.
"..."
“Half-demons,” Julia said, echoing Ethan’s thoughts. “They are just monsters who have abandoned their humanity for power.”
"..."
“So, you don’t need to treat them as human beings.” She said, gently stroking the broken sword. “Death is the only end they deserve.”
“…You’re right.” Ethan slowly stood up. “But I don’t believe that all evil in this world is beyond redemption.”
“Redemption...they will never want to redeem themselves, you should know that.”
"...But it is 'human nature' that makes us at least willing to try, isn't it? Some people have just gone astray. If we simply abandon them, then we are no different from them."
At this point, a gloomy figure came to mind.
'If he were here, what would he say?'
As Ethan walked, a smile unconsciously crept onto his lips. For some reason, he now wanted to chat and spar with him at the same time.
'I must talk to him when I get back to the academy.'
However, he is finding it a little difficult to do so now, as the pain from the wound begins to return as the adrenaline dissipates.
"Please wait a moment." Just as he was walking, a medical worker came over and immediately began to treat his wound.
“Please drink this.” She handed Ethan a bottle of potion and began using healing magic to speed up the healing process.
"you can go now."
"Thank you."
Ethan nodded, preparing to leave. However, as he turned, his attention was drawn to the commotion between the manor guards and the butler.
The way they were talking and the butler's angry expression made it impossible for him to ignore them.
His intuition told him that something important was about to happen.
"Still can't get in touch with young master Caesar?"
Yes. There has been no response.
The butler's eyes widened upon hearing this.
Damn it!
He knew the procedures that would be followed when the Black family heir was in danger. Therefore, he understood that Caesar would likely be escorted to a safe house.
Whoosh!
The butler immediately vanished from his spot and rushed toward the place he had in mind.
'What happened?'
Ethan walked towards the group of people, lost in thought. The disappearance of the Black family heir meant that the Black family would inevitably retaliate, and a disaster was imminent.
......
"Shocking news."
I sat in the room, listening to the news reporter's report while examining the items in the bracelet.
The news anchor on the television screen straightened his tie, cleared his throat, and prepared to deliver the latest news. The headline displayed on the screen was "Black Family Heir Disappears at Grand Party."
"Good evening, ladies and gentlemen," the news anchor's voice was urgent and serious. "We have breaking news that has shaken the entire city. Kaiser Black, heir to the Black family, has gone missing at a grand family banquet. The banquet, which invited the city's elite, was chaotic at one point."
I nodded when I heard the news.
"As expected, it happened." Caesar Black's disappearance was inevitable. Since that person was hunting him, it was bound to happen sooner or later, and I had no intention of getting involved.
After all, to me, Caesar Black was just an insignificant person, and I had no obligation to save him.
Just as I was thinking this, the camera switched to the luxurious banquet hall, with the expansive Black House as the backdrop.
"Earlier today, the Black family's grand banquet was thrown into chaos by an attack launched by a group of unidentified intruders," the news anchor continued. "Security forces and manor guards responded quickly, and the situation is now under control. However, in the chaos, heir Caesar Black has gone missing."
The screen displayed a photo of Kaiser Black, whose confident and composed demeanor stood in stark contrast to the current crisis.
"this......"
Just as the news anchor was about to continue the broadcast, I turned off the channel. From that moment on, what they were saying was nothing but empty rhetoric to appease the public; it was all meaningless.
"The Black family is going to go crazy," I muttered to myself as I looked at my spoils.
The items I took from the vault were rare, but not extremely valuable.
The reason was simple: to be on the safe side. Considering the Black family's immense influence, they would frantically search for clues about the attackers, and I wasn't greedy enough to loot everything.
They would likely assume that the people who kidnapped Caesar and attacked the banquet stole their belongings.
Therefore, they would use their resources to search the market, and any clues related to these finances could lead them to Caesar.
That's why I didn't take those extremely rare items or items I didn't intend to use.
Once I sell these items, I will put myself in danger. But this rule does not apply to items I personally use, or those that are difficult to trace.
The Shadow Armor is the first one. Since I intend to use it myself, I don't need to hide it.
"This is the second one," I muttered to myself as I picked up the second item that I would use myself.
【Whirling Blade】
This is a specially designed blade with a specific aerodynamic structure and enhanced by runes.
This is a set of throwable daggers that return to their master's hand whenever summoned. This is their characteristic. The connection between the dagger and its user will not be broken unless the mana supply ceases.
This is a very popular item in the game, opening up new possibilities for players' combat styles.
Next up is one of the most popular materials in the game.
Transformer Metal
This is a material that only the Black family can obtain; no one else can acquire it. This material can create countless possibilities for weapons, allowing them to change their form.
Apart from these, the rest is nothing but a pile of garbage to me.
【tribe】
I started contacting my special team...