Chapter 96: The Destruction of the Village
In front of Ars, the once prosperous village was now in a state of disarray. Many houses were destroyed, and there were corpses of all kinds of Revoltinglious Spirits strewn all over the ground.
"Areishia!"
He stepped into the village when he heard the sounds of fighting.
"Kwebek Kwebek Kwebek."
Arriving at the plaza, Ars saw a huge toad that was as tall as a man, and across from it was a light blonde girl holding a single-edged sword shining silver.
He of course recognized the beautiful girl. Anyway, Ars had lived under the same roof for almost two years.
At first, he wanted to kill the toad, but seeing Areishia's fighting ability, he decided to watch from the side.
If something happened, it wasn't too late for him to help her.
"Kwebek!"
The toad smashed the surrounding buildings with its long tongue and stepped onto the square outside the arena.
"I won't let it!"
With a leap of one step, Areishia stabbed the toad's ankle with the sword.
"Kwebekkkkk!"
The toad let out a destructive roar. While the shock seemed to blow anything away, Areishia held on to the sword that was stabbing it.
The toad's eyes burned with anger, seeing Areishia's figure at it feet.
It roared again and swung its poison tongue.
Areishia drew her sword and jumped back, the sword in her hand responding to her feelings
She kicked the ground and jumped. The sword once again danced in the air.
Then the gleaming blade sliced the toad's body exactly in half.
"Hah Hah Hah..."
Using the sword to support her body from falling, Areishia panted heavily, and beads of sweat rolled down her forehead.
"That is the last one..."
This was the first time Areishia had fought, her body faltered and her body fell backwards.
"Milady!" The sword spirit's voice, Terminust Est sounded in Areishia's mind.
Before she fell to the ground, Ars caught her first.
"Rest, Areishia, leave the rest to me."
Seeing it was Ars, Areishia's tense nerves gradually relaxed.
"Thank goodness... Big brother Ars is fine..."
"Stupid, I should be the one saying that."
Seeing her still worrying about him, Ars smiled helplessly.
Suddenly the sword in Areishia's hand gave off a white luster, then turned into a little girl around 10 to 11 years old.
"You must be a High Rank Spirit, take care of Areishia for me."
Putting Areishia on a haystack, he immediately guessed the identity of the little silver-haired girl.
"That's natural, I belong to the Milady, I will definitely take care of it." Est's voice was devoid of emotion and her expression was deadpan like a heroine from a CEO novel.
"Um, I leave it to you, little girl."
Not knowing her name, Ars called her that. Stroking her small head, it will exterminate the remaining Revolting Spirits.
Areishia thought she had defeated all the Revolting Spirits, but she missed a few of them.
On the other hand, Est raised her hand and touched the head he had just touched.
She was confused… When Areishia stroked her head, she somewhat resisted. However, this time Est felt no resistance from the man she had just met, this made her flustered.
Not knowing Est's thoughts, Ars looked up into the sky and found several Revolting Spirits in the form of birds watching over the village.
"I have a lot of things to ask, first solve all these Revoltinglious Spirits."
The ground beneath Ars' feet cracked into a small crater, then it leaped into the sky.
Despite being unable to fly, the Void Imperfection Physique's toughness allowed him to jump from the land to the moon if he wanted to.
*Swoosh*
*BOOM*
Ars punched one of the birds and it exploded into a blood mist with one punch.
Mimicking one of [Rokushiki (Six Powers) from [One Piece] World, namely [Geppo (Moonwalk)], Ars treats the air like a foothold so he can move in the air without needing to land.
*Swoosh*
*BOOM*
*Swoosh*
*BOOM*
*Swoosh*
*BOOM*
In just a few seconds, Ars had eradicated them all.
Seeing that there was no longer any threat, he descended on the village. He rushed to Areishia's side, and didn't care about the villagers around him.
Seeing that the girl was still fast asleep on the haystack, Ars breathed a sigh of relief.
Carrying Areishia in a princess carry, Ars wanted to return to their home.
Just taking a few steps, an old man around 60 years old stood in front of him.
"Wait a minute, Ars. As village chief, I thank you for saving this village."
"You thanked the wrong person, village head. Areishia did it."
"Of course, we are very grateful to her."
Then Ars asked about what really happened to the village head.
According to the village head, suddenly a group of Revolting Spirits appeared and attacked the village.
This attack was too sudden and many villagers were killed. Even if they were prepared, there was nothing they could do.
The difference between a Revolting Spirit and an ordinary human was like comparing a world-class boxing athlete to a three year old.
While everyone was desperate, Areishia fought the Revolting Spirits.
With extraordinary fighting skills, she single-handedly fought dozens of Revolting Spirits.
Everyone was astonished to see that the orphan and the shepherd girl had such great strength. Despite her difficulties at the start, Areishia gradually adapted to her strength and defeated the Revolting Spirit.
"Revolting Spirits attack, huh… It's their first time attacking in groups." Ars did not know the reason for this incident. Seeing Areishia in his arms, he pushed those thoughts aside, then thanked the chief.
Next to Ars, the little silver haired girl who was a sword spirit, followed him silently.
On the way home, Ars saw people crying while hugging their dead relatives.
(What's with that look...)
His keen perception realized that the people around him were staring at him with complex emotions such as sadness, anger, and… Hatred?
It was as if they were blaming Ars and Areishia for the death of their dearest person.
"Hmph, blaming others is indeed the easiest way."
Ars has lived for more than a millennium. He had witnessed various humans. Seeing the reactions of the survivors, they blamed themselves and Areishia for failing to save their relatives.
About this, he was too lazy to respond and increased his walking speed under the negative stares of dozens of villagers.
"Thankfully, our house is fine." Said Ars take into the house.
Maybe because Areishia's house was located on the outskirts of the village and there were no other houses, the Revolting Spirit was too lazy to come.
Putting Areishia on the bed, Ars covered her with the blanket, then turned his attention to the little girl who had been silent.
"Who are you?" Ask Ars.
"The human vocal organs are incapable of pronouncing my real name, so call me Terminust Est."
The clear purple eyes of the silver-haired beauty met Ars' crimson gaze.
"Too long, I'll call you Est."
"Okay."
Est recalled the experience of failing to persuade Areishia, she gave up on doing the same to the man in front of her.
Then the question and answer session began.
Ars would ask and Est would answer.
After knowing everything he wanted to know, Ars remembered that the goats in the meadow had still not been picked up.
Not wanting to disturb Areishia's sleep, Ars asked Est to look after her, then he went to the meadow.
By then the sun was almost setting and the sky was turning orange.
This is the time for nocturnal animals to mate. However, Ars' aura kept the beasts from bothering him and he safely picked up dozens of goats to be brought back to the village.
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