Everyone was startled and looked at the ceiling that was pierced as if it was just paper. And from what they heard, it seemed like the things that came out of the Artifact didn't stop there and kept going.
"That's an Artifact!" the one holding Elihim pointed and shouted.
"And that's not all, it's a working Artifact! If we sold that, we could be rich for a lifetime!" the man behind said with greed in their eyes.
They would kill to get that. However, it seemed that before they could, they will be the first to die.
"That's cheating... it has long-range and can pierce through wood that easily."
Seeing that it worked, Lyssa anxiously smiled as she thought, 'I almost dropped it. It has a strong recoil.'
"Drop my kid... now!"
"H-here!"
Elihim was dropped. He immediately ran towards Lyssa. As he went there, his eyes spotted the box that the gun came from.
In that case, there are two more magazines and some accessories.
'It seemed that Lyssa didn't just find it somewhere or made it herself. Guns are actually circulating in Reland.'
"Get out of here or I will pull the trigger!"
Lyssa threatened.
The man with the sledgehammer deeply frowned and whispered.
"Why did you drop the kid? We could've threatened her with it. Now, we lose our advantage!"
Heron who was now standing by the side wanted to tell Lyssa to pull the trigger, however, he didn't want Elihim to witness a murder.
If only they know how monstrous this little child once when it comes to killing.
It seemed that they were on the winning side. That was until the door to Elihim and Ellie's room opened again.
Elihim's eyes widened. No one else is behind that door but Ellie!
The door opened and came out a crying child.
"Elihi! Elihi is gone!"
"Chance!" the man in the back jerked and grabbed Ellie.
"Ahh-!!"
Elihim's face darkened. His clutch onto Lyssa's nightdress tightened.
'Calm down, calm down, think about your plan. It's not like they can hurt h-'
Just as he thought of that, the man who grabbed Ellie took out a knife.
"Drop her!" Lyssa shouted again while Heron glared.
"Haha... haha... little girl, stop struggling or you'll get cut!"
Ellie wanted to scream but a hand covered her mouth. Tears flowed from her eyes. No one had yet to notice but her tears would turn into water vapor as if it's evaporating.
"Do anything to her and I'll kill you!" Heron shouted. Even with a broken arm, he emitted a dangerous aura.
"You think you're the only one who can threaten!? Drop the Artifact and give it to us or will slice her real good!"
"Good job, Brother!" the man with the sledgehammer laughed.
However, they were still sweating heavily.
Lyssa had a horrified face. She was put in a dilemma.
"Che! Unlike you, I will do what I say. Do you think you can hit all of us at once?! Pull the trigger and she'll die!"
"Mff!!" Ellie cried and even made a mess between her legs.
Lyssa and Heron were silent. They wouldn't be able to forgive themselves if anything happens to Ellie.
'The plan, the plan, the plan, the plan...' Elihim breathed heavily. He was raging inside and he was barely keeping it in.
The knife then touched Ellie's cheek and blood dropped.
"Y-you just want to Artifact, right!?" Lyssa shouted.
"Of course! We will release the girl once you throw us the Artifact!"
Lyssa knows they can't be trusted.
But the blood that was dripping from Ellie's cheek...
The tears flowing from her eyes...
The fear that could be clearly seen from her face...
Unlike Elihim's acting, Ellie showed real fear that made Lyssa and Heron's hearts twist and turn.
"H-here..." Lyssa threw the gun with Heron not stopping her. They have a slight hope that these people will release Ellie.
The man with the sledgehammer caught it.
"..." he looked at it and copied Lyssa's holding with one finger on the trigger.
"So this is an Artifact..."
"P-please... Give Ellie back..." Heron said in a weak tone.
"Your promise... release her." Lyssa followed with tears in their eyes.
However, as expected, the man shouted, "Hold them down!"
"You! Shameless bastard!" Heron roared and charged forward like a predator.
Bang*
"AHHH!!!!"
Heron immediately fell onto the ground as he held his thigh in pain.
"Hahaha! What a strong weapon! It made a hole in his thigh with just one click!"
While Heron squirms in pain, the one who shot him laughed.
"If I didn't miss, you would have a hole in your head by now!"
"You, madman!" Lyssa cried as she went to Heron.
"Me, mad? Hahaha, hey you, don't you want to get the boy!? The Heron guy will soon die. We'll have a little fun with his wife then kill the two children!"
"You disgust me!" one of Dan's friends took Elihim again while others with criminal records were about to pounce onto Lyssa.
'The plan, the plan...'
While Elihim was getting carried away down the stairs, he looked at how Lyssa defended herself, Heron gets beaten up, and Ellie...
Mom?.. Lennie?
...
Princess?
"...."
...
...
[The plan?]
...
[Fuck the plan!]
...
[Then f̷̦͘u̴͇͐c̴̹͐k̵̗̕ them up.]
[F̵̺̈́u̴̓ͅc̸̺͂k̵̔ them up real ĥ̶̠a̴̖̐ŕ̷͕d̵͕͐]
...
"Ellie, close your eyes."
Elihim's voice rang to everyone's ears.
Hearing her brother's voice, Ellie immediately closed her eyes as mist spread around her.
Crack*
As soon as she closed her eyes, she heard multiple cracking noises.
[Puppeetering]
At once, the seven men, even Dan who was stabbed had their arms bent... the other way around.
It took them a moment before they were about to scream. However, an invisible force shut their jaws up.
Plop*
Elihim dropped onto the ground. From what he did, he had already spent a large amount of his energy.
However, he stood up as if his fall was nothing.
The man who held him earlier looked at him with a terrified gaze. Even with a closed mouth, he could still scream.
Elihim stepped forward, making the man fall on his back.
"Shush... don't let the innocent her hear your wicked voice."