At the same time,
In the association president's office, both Macsire and Orson were watching the news. Neither of them seemed concerned about what they saw on TV.
Video of Callie's appearance was airing on the news channels.
"That's four. Only three left." Macsire said.
"If I'm right, it won't be long before they face the chieftain." Orson said.
"Are you not worried about him?"
"I'd be lying if I said I'm not. But all I can do is believe in him." Orson sighed,
"He reminds you of her, doesn't he?"
"He certainly does."
A moment of silence followed.
"What are the chances of him making it out alive?"
"If he fights in a normal state, then 30%."
"If he fights in an abnormal state, then 50%."
"But if that were to happen, he would be the sole survivor."
"Abnormal state? And why the 20% chance of increasing? "
"It's a side effect of the treatment."
"I see,"
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In the teacher's dormitory of Afadora Academy, Tracy and Kayla were sitting holding hands.
"Four people came through the gate." Kayla said.
"And Eddie is still in the dungeon." Tracy said worriedly.
"Don't worry. He will be fine. After all, he is an S-rank hunter."
"That's not reassuring at all,"
"I know that myself, but I can't seem to come up with anything. My state is the same as yours."
"I should have made a better friend." Tracy sighed.
"That's mean,"
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Everything in the Fire Eagle guild building, from the objects to the people, was a mess.
Some of the hunters were lying wounded in the hallway, while others were standing in front of the Alina in a terrible state.
The same goes for Alina. She was in a similar situation. Her dress was ripped and blood was coming from her right hand.
"Fuck, this isn't going anywhere."
"Give up, Guildmaster. You can't leave." Louisa said while healing the hunters.
"Not gonna happen."
Hence, another battle began.
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In the dungeon,
A strong smell of blood hit them. The smell of blood was accompanied by an intense pressure of bloodlust.
When the door opened, they were greeted by a horrifying sight. The ground was covered in blood and the dead bodies of black orcs.
In the distance, they saw a black orc in armor seated on a throne with closed eyes. A large sword was grounded beside him. His appearance was intimidating.
'Blood!, Blood,'
[Unable to activate the Bracelet of Akan's effect]
'Kill all!'
[Unable to activate the Bracelet of Akan's effect]
'Blood, I need blood.'
Slowly, Edric's eyes began to turn red, as he released his killing intent.
Sensing Edric's killing intent, the orc opened his eyes, releasing a tremendous amount of mana pressure.
"Edric! Edric!"
Jenson called Edric, but he didn't respond, as if he hadn't heard him.
[Unable to activate the Bracelet of Akan's effect]
'Kill these bugs. Kill'
Edric gripped the sword tighter, just as he was about to charge towards the Orc chieftain.
[Effect of the Bracelet of Akan activated.]
He started to come to his senses. His eyes also started to come back to normal.
"Edric! Snap out of it!"
Jenson shook Edric's shoulder.
"Ah?!"
'What the hell was I thinking?'
Edric turned towards Jenson,
"Captain, can you do me a favor?"
"Favor?"
"Next time, if something like this happens again, I would like you to kill me without hesitation."
"What?" Jenson and Nina's eyes widened after hearing Edric's absurd words.
"If you hesitate to kill me, both you and Nina will die,"
"What's that mean?"
"We don't have to talk about that, just do as I said."
Edric turned towards the Orc chieftain, but Jenson grabbed his hand and pulled him back.
"Listen kid, I don't know what you are saying, but I will never abandon or kill my teammates, even if that means losing my life."
Hearing his words, Edric smiled and turned towards the Orc chieftain. However, the Orc chief was not on the throne.
*Slam*
Edric heard a loud noise behind him. As he turned, he saw Nina's body smashed against the wall, and she lost consciousness.
"Weak bug," The Orc chief said in human language.
Jenson and Edric didn't pay much attention to the Orc's words, since they were worried about Nina.
"Captain-"
"I know,"
Jenson approached Nina and took her in his arms. Seeing Jenson ignore him, the Orc chief swung his sword at him.
*Clash*
Edric blocked the Orc's chief large sword.
'Fuck,'
*Crack*
Edric could feel the ground cracking under his feet.
"Weak human, block my sword."
The Orc chief retracted his sword and swung horizontally. Edric blocked this one as well, but after blocking it, he was sent flying.
As Edric was in the air, the Orc chief reached out and swung his sword again.
'Fuck, why is he so fast?'
*Slam*
"GHUUK,"
Upon slamming into the wall, Edric coughed up blood and fell to the ground.
"Edric!"
"Stay there." Edric said as he got on his leg.
"But–"
"Nina, healing is the first priority."
'Shit' Jenson was trying to heal Nina's wounds with the potions, but the wounds were too severe.
*****
"Weak humans, fight,"
"As you wish, fat ass bitch,"
Dash
Swish!
Swish!
Swish!
Swish!
Edric and the Orc chief exchanged several blows. Their sword movements were so fast that even a skilled hunter like Jenson found it hard to follow.
After exchanging some more blows, Edric retreated a few steps.
"Fire Spears,"
Seeing the black fire spears coming towards him, the Orc chief started spinning his sword. Wait, spinning?
'Holy shit,'
Both Edric and Jenson were dumbfounded by the Orc chief's sword spinning.
The Orc chief blocked all the fire spears, with his sword.
"Now, it's my turn."
Due to their heat, the fire spears melted the large sword. This left the Orc chef without a weapon.
Nevertheless, it was a huge mistake to think that the Orc chief was helpless without his weapon.
In the midst of the attack, Edric was punched and slammed to the ground by the Orc chief.
Pow!
Pow!
Pow!
The Orc chief rained countless punches on Edric. The Orc chief was punching Edric like he was a punching bag.
Crack!
[Bracelet of Akan has damaged.]
"Kill, Kill, Kill,"
[Bracelet of Akan has broken.]
"KILL!"
As a result, the dark emotions that had been held by the bracelet of Akan flooded out.
"Kill them, Kill all."
"Blood, Blood,"
Edric released a powerful killing intent that caused the Orc chief to back off.
Edric rose from the ground. He was drenched in blood. His eyes became dark red, as if he was a demon.
"BLOOD!" Edric roared.