Nick's jaw got torn clean off before he even touched the ground.
"The insolence! How dare you harm my people without my permission?!" Master Crow looked visibly infuriated. Master Crow was so furious he didn't even care how badly he had harmed Nick. Light Prince had specifically asked him to keep Nick in one piece since he wanted to torture the little bastard personally. But Crow didn't care about that anymore. He had torn the little brat's jaw clean off so whether he would even live was another story…
And yet, a replacement jaw grew out seconds later and Nick laughed as he stood up and said, "Who are you to tell me what to do and not do?! I will attack anyone I don't like, and right now…I don't like you!"
Boom!
Nick stomped on the ground hard enough to cause multiple cracks to surface as he propelled himself forward at an insane speed. And even though he didn't use a speed technique, his speed was still frightening!
"Humph! Master Crow had never seen such an insolent brat before. The little twerp had just entered the transcendence realm, and he was only at rank one, and yet he dared to challenge someone of Crow's caliber?! And although he was a little stunned by how Nick had regrown his jaw…okay, it completely stunned him, but he wasn't going to show it by asking Nick how he had done it.
Now Master Crow stood with his hands behind his back, curious to see what the insolent Nick had instore. Master Crow wanted Nick to use every secret technique in his arsenal, just so he could show him how weak he truly was.
Boom!
Nick got closer to him, but he stomped on the ground hard for the second time and went around him.
But even then, Master Crow didn't turn around, in fact, to show how little he thought Nick he closed his eyes and stood idle. He was confident of negating any and every attack Nick could dish out. Even if the attacks came at him from the back.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
"Ahhh!"
"Not so tuff now huh?! Where's your gloating face now?! Huh?! I stomp! I stomp!" Nick sounded absolutely crazy.
Master Crow soon opened his eyes in shock. He didn't feel anyone attack him, but he could hear stomping and Shadow One's pained screams.
"What are you doing?!" Master Crow looked at Nick, unable to understand the situation.
"Huh?" Nick stopped stomping at the already injured Shadow One and turned with confusion. "What's up?"
"Why did you attack him?! Weren't you aiming for me?!" Master Crow still found this hard to process, which is why he didn't attack Nick yet.
"Oh? I'm sorry. I was going to attack you, but then this bastard's gloating face stole my attention. But you don't need to be jealous, I will play with you after I am done with him." Nick then went back to stomping Shadow One down.
"Enough." Master Crow finally realized why Light Prince wanted to torture this bastard. He was just too insufferable. And as soon as he finished speaking, he moved his hands slightly down.
Psht!
Nick's right leg and his right arm, fell off. And unable to maintain his balance Nick fell down to the side.
Psht! Master Crow repeated his gesture. And Nick's other arm and leg fell off. But unlike last time, some dark mist was shrouding the wounds, preventing the arms and legs from regenerating.
Claire was dying from curiosity at the moment. She and Elder Frost were still floating in the air right beside Crow, but sadly their backs were turned to the fight, and with the dark mist restricting their senses she couldn't see or hear anything! And the only reason she could even tell there was a fight was due to the slight trembles in the air and on the ground.
From what Claire could tell, someone was fighting with Master Crow. As for the reason, she didn't yet know. But if she had to hazard a guess, the fellow was probably trying to be righteous and trying to rescue her. After all, all men wanted to save the damsel in distress.
Claire soon began to fantasize about what would follow. She would get rescued by the handsome hero, and then he would offer to take her for a dance around the town. There weren't any dancing places around in the Secret realm, but for some reason, she hoped that the handsome hero would find a place and take her. Just so she could show off her supreme dancing skills.
As for how she knew the person saving her was even handsome, that was pretty obvious. Not to brag or anything but she knew how beautiful she looked, and if the person saving her was confident enough to save her and take her hand then he must at least be her equal in terms of looks. Otherwise, he should just give up on her and leave. She had here ways of escaping from Master Crow but she wasn't so confident of escaping an ugly stalker…
Nick lair on his back like a turtle, unable to move at all. And soon his eyes began to regain clarity as the 'Rage of the Black Tiger' technique began losing its effect.
And although Nick had already expected to have received some injuries when the technique wore off, he had thought he would at least be able to move. But what the fuck was this?! Where were his arms and legs, and why did he feel like a turtle on its back?! Did Shadow One defeat him even after using that frighting technique?!
But soon Nick found another person floating in the sky, looking down at him. And from all the terrifying stories Shadow Two had told him to warn him against rescuing Loyd, this person fits the description of the horrifying assassin, Master Crow!
And yet, even after being caught by this scary monster, Nick didn't show any signs of panic. But one shouldn't mistake this for Nick being brave. No, he was just a little distracted! Floating right beside Master Crow were two people, one girl, and the other an elderly figure. But the person that distracted Nick was the girl because although he couldn't see her face, he could see the undergarments she was wearing from where he was lying! And the view was just…
"So, still think you can play with me?!" Master Crow stood with his hands crossed as he looked down arrogantly. The wind breathed by and made his robe flap around in the air giving him a majestic air.
But to Nick who was on the ground the only thing the wind served to do was open up a portion of Master Crow's robe, forcing him to glance up the man's robe! And the fall from heaven to hell had never come so swiftly! One second, he got blinded with a beautiful view, and the next he had stared down the armpits of hell…
Usually, men's robes had accessories to stop this very thing from happening. But it seemed Master Crow was a little too confident in himself, so he didn't bother trying to hide anything. And his choice of underwear sort of resembled a thong which threw Nick off a little...
"You must be the famous Mr. Crow…hi there. Can I ask a favor, could you maybe try crossing your legs, it isn't a pretty view from down here…?!" Nick really wanted to turn his body away to show his disgust, but he found out he couldn't even move. Logically speaking his injuries, although terrible, wouldn't have prevented him from moving, because even without limbs a cultivator could move using their energy. Yet Nick couldn't for some reason, something was blocking his energy from circulating.
"Huh?" Master Crow hadn't expected Nick to still mock him while crippled. But he didn't mind it, the most important thing right now, was that he had Nick in custody, and he will have enough time to entertain him later back in the layer.
"Shadow One, where is Shadow Two?!" Master Crow ignored Nick and turned over to Shadow One. And from his sleeves, a tiny dark red leaf rushed out and attached to Shadow One's shoulder, which Nick had torn off. And soon, the meat around that hand began to squirm and regenerate, and although it wasn't as fast as Nick's healing speed when he used the 'Rage of the Black Tiger' technique, it still wouldn't be a problem for it to fully recover in a few days.
"Thank you for saving me, Master." Shadow One stood up with his usual calm appearance and bowed to Master Crow. And only a few seconds later did he raise his head and speak again. "Master, the last I saw Shadow Two, he was at the layer fighting with Shadow Five. We should hurry before Shadow Five gets captured as well." And then Shadow One led the way without another word, he had embarrassed himself in front of Master Crow today so his heart wasn't too calm.
"What do you mean captured as well?! Are you implying that one of the other Shadows have gotten captured?!" Master Crow asked while following Shadow One.
"Yes, Master. They already caught Shadow Three and Four a little while ago. They had this mystical Hog that could teleport and store people!" Shadow One told his Master one of the craziest things that had been bothering him.
Pffft!
Nick nearly laughed out. They thought Piggy was responsible for that?! What a stupid assassin?
Nick didn't mind that he didn't have arms or legs at this moment, because he was confident that the healing pool would make sure he recovered them even though it would take some time. In fact, if one wanted to take it positively, didn't this mean he would have Master Crow as his personal driver, carrying him around everywhere? What really worried Nick now was how to escape from this creepy man and return to his palace.
"Master?!" Claire turned her head to the side and found Nick floating beside her. And to her shock, it was her beloved Master who she had been looking for to teach her the Secret art of Food Alchemy!
"Hmm." Nick calmly turned his head as well. He had actually forgotten to take a look at the face of the beauty whose underwear had mesmerized him?!
"Claire?!" Nick looked at her in shock. What a nice reunion… How come he didn't know she had such stylish panties?
"Master! You came to rescue me?!" Claire felt touched. Her Master cares about her this much?!
"Huh? Yes, exactly! I came to rescue you." Nick wouldn't deny it. There was no need to.