"His personality is different than I imagined," the man beside the black shirt said.
"True, when he first joined. I thought he's a cold old man that only talks when needed. Never judge a book by its cover," the black shirt guy sighed inwardly.
But then, he felt a sharp pain! He lowered his gaze to his left chest and he saw blood taint his shirt. Deepen the color.
Something pierced his chest and then it pulled out forcefully!
"Cough!" He spurted out blood and crimson red flower raining down the place. The black shirt guy collapsed above his pool of blood.
The guy stiffened as though petrified. He turned his gaze to Zarakhtul but he was still there, closing his eyes.
Then who attacked his friend just now? He didn't have the time to worry about him, his life was at stake.
This, he looked around. Searching for the attacker. He couldn't see clearly what pierced his friend's chest.
What he saw was quite vague. It was long and the edge was sharp and pointy like a spear. A long, black spear but he wasn't sure.
As his body tensed, he didn't waste any more time and use his Sorcerer power. The surrounding became ice cold. The crimson, beautiful pool on the ground froze.
The temperature sharply decreased!
By spreading his spiritual energy to lower the cold, he could saw everything slowly surfaced with ice.
The ceiling, wall, and floor were covered with ice and gradually spread. Whoever hid here, did so any longer would have no choice but to come out.
Otherwise, they would die as the cold seeped into their body. Causing many effects before dying.
He control the effect only around his surrounding, he didn't let the cold entered his employer's resting place.
As time ticked by, he getting nervous as the enemy won't show their existence. His eyes shot to the kitchen's entrance which was blocked by a wall.
Something black slowly creeped out of it. A sharp claw grabbed the wall as its body showed its outline.
He had no idea how something that big would be able to enter the house but that wasn't the important thing.
"An Anomaly!" He shouted as spiky ices materialized from the thin air and shot like bullets.
The car-sized, rat Anomaly wasn't bothered with spiky ices hitting its body! It kept walking forward.
As it walked, the floor melted! Each step it took would print its feet on the ground! It wasn't because of its weight.
One could see faint smoke coming out of from the melted floor.
"Go away!" He was horrified as he kept shooting it a bunch of sharp popsicles. Seeing it was futile, he put his hand to the ground.
Quickly, ice spread and turned the creature's legs into ice! It stopped walking for a moment, giving him room to breathe.
Cold mist lingered in the air as a result. His entire arm was covered with ice and his hand with thick snow. It won't go away even if he shook it away as though it was glued.
Phew… he sighed in relief. The ice won't last that long as its legs could melt the floor. I must wake Ki-sama up and evacuate.
He quickly turned around and opened the handle. However, the handle won't budge as the cold affected the metal!
Is this what it's called weapon eat their master? He found a chance to lampooned silently.
"Ouch… ouch, that hurts. What's with his problem? Suddenly punch me?" Zarakhtul slowly got up and the man delighted as there was an external help.
"Zarakhtul-san, thank god you wake up. There is a mo-" his words stopped midway for the fact Zarakhtul approached the monster and pat its head!
"You're… you're the one who did this? But why?" He was surprised as his body turned stiff.
The fact Zarakhtul could control an Anomaly that big showed how strong he was.
Controlling an Anomaly, the bigger and stronger the Anomaly was. The powerful the owner was.
There were no cases where the owner was weaker than the Anomaly they control!
"He's the one who started it. Suddenly punch an innocent like me," he replied with no much weight in his tone. He didn't saw any weight in human life!
This made the guy more terrified!
"You didn't do anything to me so you are free to go. However, if you want to spar with me, I don't mind."
Spar to the death? No thank you, the guy said to himself as he changed the temperature back to normal and step aside.
Although he changed it to normal, the ice didn't melt. It remained.
The cold mist still lingered in the air, however, it last briefly. The ice which stopped the Anomaly's legs broke into few fragments with a slight movement.
The guy still valued his life. He was willing to run but he didn't move his legs as he waited for the right moment.
The monster didn't move from where it was as though an obedient dog and Zarakhtul approached the door.
He kicked it and the door fell forward. In the bedroom, Ki raised his torso from the bed and rubbed his eyes upon the commotion.
"What's with the commotion?" Ki asked half sleepily as he yawned.
"I want to visit you yet someone in the way so I take care of him," Zarakhtul answered his question and pulled a chair to sit beside him.
"Looking for me? What for?" Ki frowned.
"Yeah, you probably didn't know but your daughter's heart is in my chest. I have a power that blessed things *hic* with luck, either bad or good. I want to make a * hic* deal with you, give your daughter's heart to me and I'll bless you with my luck.
It will improve your business to international at an unimaginable rate! You don't have *hic* to worry about your daughter. She will be alright. Only her lifespan reduced," he explained in a carefree manner, once in a while let hiccup.
"So, what'd you say? It isn't a bad deal, a human going to die sooner or later. One must take advantage when there is one. Isn't that how business works? There's no difference." He pressed.
Ki looked at Zarakhtul and Ki smiled. Zarakhtul got a bad premonition, he shouted, "You're not him!" got off from his seat and dashed to the door.
However, Ki's entire body was enveloped with purple lightning. Lightning particles flickered. His eyes turned bright.
From top to bottom, tiny electric bolts spread outwards. Time seemingly slowed down for Zarakhtul as few steps away from the door.
Boom!
Explosion with a bit of crisp sounded in the air.
Powerful lightning smote down from the sky and somehow found its way into this very room. For a short moment, the entire room became bright as though moonlight exploded.