Davi considered his options for a moment, but he finally activated the skill
He then felt a surge of power coursing through his body, his eyes glowing with the ferocity of a predator.
The feeling of being strong was exhilarating.
However, he had little time to waste, so he left the cave and advanced quickly.
In no time, he was nearing his destination. From a distance, he saw that Aden, the man protecting Lara, had finally fallen. His body was covered in wounds, and the light in his eyes was beginning to fade.
The leader of the trio attacking them grinned disgustingly, licking his lips with a long, snake-like tongue.
His sharp gaze looked down on the fallen warrior with utter disdain. Then he laughed, reveling in the sight of his defeated enemy.
"Get out of my way, trash," he sneered, kicking the man who had shown unbreakable determination aside.
Even lying on the ground, Aden still tried to grab his enemy's leg, doing whatever he could to resist.
The snake-faced man repeatedly kicked the fallen warrior, his gaze revealing the sadistic pleasure he felt in torturing him.
Even so, Aden refused to give up or abandon his friend.
He roared, trying to summon strength from beyond his limits. His body pushed to the breaking point, blood flowed from his open wounds as he struggled to stand.
However, he had reached his limit.
His body gave out, and before he could even get up, he felt himself crash to the ground.
Lara, still trembling with fear, tried to scream, but no sound came out. In truth, she could barely move her own body.
The problem wasn't just that she was terrified, she simply couldn't move. A powerful poison had spread through her body, paralyzing her and leaving her unable to even speak.
In other words, she had no way to escape the situation.
"Finally, I get to take care of you, baby," the leader of the trio said, his lustful gaze undisguised as he approached.
There was a reason he had gone to the trouble of poisoning his prey, he wasn't about to miss the chance to indulge in his desires with such a delectable woman.
His eyes lingered on her, roaming over her wide hips and sensual thighs.
Finally, his gaze settled on her chest. She wore a shirt that couldn't have been tighter, outlining her figure and her massive breasts .
He approached with slow, deliberate steps, forcing the girl down against the ground.
The other two men moved closer as well, their expressions equally depraved. Finally, they tore the girl's clothes, leaving her in nothing but her bra and panties.
Lara's despair surged as the scene revived the traumas of her past. Her heart raced, and terror filled her eyes.
In that moment, all she could do was pray for God to take her life and spare her from enduring such suffering again.
Her body trembled, and she wished for death as she felt those filthy hands grope her chest.
Yet all she could do was cry. Even if she wanted to fight back, her body wouldn't move an inch… She couldn't even defend herself.
Please, someone, please just kill me already... As her voice wouldn't come out so she could give up, that was all she could think as the memories of her past shattered her mind.
But just then, the man before her was suddenly seized by a massive bird.
The other two were stunned by the scene. But before they could react, they saw a confident man leap from the bird, landing between them and their victim.
Davi quickly cast on the fallen man and on Lara. Then he turned to face his enemies, noticing that one of them was already rushing toward him, attempting to land a hit.
Davi barely dodged the first punch and focused on his opponent. The man yelled in frustration as his fist became enveloped in a blue energy, charging forward again.
He seemed capable of delivering powerful blows, but the problem was that none of his punches even came close to hitting their target.
Davi easily evaded his enemy's attacks. The man had some level of boxing training, but his movements were slow and somewhat disorganized.
Frustrated by his inability to land a hit, the man recklessly charged forward. Seeing his foolish approach, Davi stepped aside and left a foot in his path.
The fool stumbled over his own momentum and crashed face-first into the ground. Davi barely had a moment to react before a fireball came hurtling toward him.
However, compared to Rowan's firepower, this felt like a gentle breeze.
Davi advanced toward the fire-wielding opponent, charging through the flames and striking him on the other side.
His first move was a strong kick to the man's stomach. Then he grabbed him by the neck, lifting him effortlessly while choking the man with just one hand.
Davi kept squeezing the man's neck, as an intense rage took over him. Fortunately, he had arrived in time, stopping those animals.
"I give up," the defeated mage exclaimed.
In the next instant, he disappeared, leaving behind only a small coin.
It was a shame he could escape so easily. The boy regretted not being able to make that guy feel more pain, after everything he had done.
The other idiot tried to attack him from behind, but was quickly overwhelmed by a series of swift strikes. Unable to defend himself, the man said:
"Wait, please, don't attack me! I can be useful to you. I promise I'll be of help."
He knelt in a pathetic manner, trying to sound calm, but his expression betrayed his desperation. But who would trust someone who had just betrayed his comrades when confronted by someone stronger?
Still, being a coward might still be forgivable. But his next words ensured that Davi would despise him deeply.
"I'll let you have the girl and..."
Davi didn't want to hear his next words, so he struck him with a powerful kick.
He aimed precisely at the man's mouth, which had just started to speak, shattering his jaw. An excruciating pain spread throughout the man's body, who could barely force himself to utter:
"I give up."
The man also disappeared, leaving yet another coin behind.
While all of this happened, the leader of the trio was desperate, thinking about what would happen if that damn giant bird let him go.
His class was [Poisoner], and he could produce powerful toxins, like the one he used on Lara. However, his stats weren't particularly high.
Besides, his powers, as strong as they were, took time to take effect. So, he was basically incapable of fighting.
Even if his poison eventually killed the bird, in the end, he could still die from the fall. In other words, his situation was precarious.
Still, he held onto the hope that his lackeys could defeat the damn man who ruined his fun. However, what happened was the complete opposite, and there was little he could do.
However, he had one last trump card: the influence of his family. To be more precise, the influence of his boss's family.
"Idiot, do you know who I am?" He shouted, trying to mask his fear. "Put me on the ground immediately."
"And who are you?" Davi asked honestly, while looking at the idiot who seemed about to shit his pants.
"I am Vesta, one of the affiliates of the Belfort family, you idiot!" He shouted dramatically. "If you don't put me down immediately, your life is over."
Before he could finish his nonsense, Davi ordered his familiar to release the man.
"If you wanted to be on the ground so badly, you should have just asked."
In terror, the idiot still shouted desperately, but when he saw the ground approaching, he reacted the best way he could. Despite his high stats, the landing nearly broke his feathers, and an excruciating pain spread throughout his body.
He breathed heavily, trying to recover. It was at this moment that he finally got a clear look at his enemy.
"You're Davi?" Vesta exclaimed, a smile spreading across his face.
The boy simply nodded, advancing toward his opponent with the intention of defeating him.
Meanwhile, Vesta's face twisted into a sinister grin. He had already heard of Davi, the man who had confronted the head of Darnell.
From what he'd heard, that boy had already pissed off many people. After getting rid of Amélia, some individuals had started acting behind the scenes to ruin him.
Because of this, he knew that even if the examiners felt some strange power coming from that region, they wouldn't intervene.
If things continued like this, Vesta had no chance. But if he could use forbidden items, the game would change.
A horrifying smile spread across the man's face.
Vesta reached inside his cloak and pulled out a syringe adorned with green symbols that glowed ominously. Inside, a thick, black liquid seemed to pulse as if alive.
That was his family's secret weapon. In a way, it could be considered a powerful steroid, capable of greatly enhancing someone's power for a time. Of course, there was a steep price to pay for such power, but he didn't care.
Without hesitation, Vesta drove the syringe into his arm, slowly pressing the plunger. The substance began to spread through his veins, illuminating his body with a greenish glow.
He grunted as a wave of intense pain surged through him, but soon the pain was replaced by an overwhelming power.
His muscles expanded slightly, and a toxic vapor began to emit from his skin. His eyes, already threatening, now glowed with a thirst for blood.
"Nachash..." he began to murmur incomprehensible words, as his nails turned into claws.
The man bizarrely licked his lips, then his despicable gaze, full of lust, settled on the girl behind Davi.
His body trembled with pleasure, as he planned to immobilize Davi, rip off his limbs, and force him to watch everything he would do to Lara, before finally killing him.
Then, he charged fiercely at his enemy.