Chapter [269] True Wrath.
"Who is behind all of this?"
Alan asked again, his voice and breath cold. Amidst the pouring rain, in this once-populated area.
Now lay only these two.
"Sl-"
The C-ranked awakened tried to speak but stopped midway through.
"Sl?"
Alan"s cold breath terrified him deeply. He wondered if even the devil could be this scary?
The pouring rain washed away the blood of his comrades, and his tears and other bodily fluids.
"We were just told to transport them into the slums!"
He said, almost crying when he did.
Alan, clinging onto some bits of insanity, questioned.
"Them?"
He asked the man, but the reply he got was not from him.
*BANG!*
The noise of metal being bent was heard. Alan looked towards the source of the noise.
Three trucks in the distance. That was where it was coming from.
*Bang*Bang!*
The containers of the trucks malformed with each bang!
And then whatever was inside soon came out.
It came out from the Shadows of the Night, from the cage it was kept in. Into the pouring rain. And it wasn"t a pleasant sight to look at.
It"s grotesque form made from the bodies of children. The flesh of the young ones had been fused and twisted together, forming a malformed body that towered over everything in its path.
Its skin was an amalgamation of young flesh and bone, pressed and warped beyond recognition. The faces of the children were still visible in parts of its body, twisted in agony and despair. Its arms and legs were longer than they should be, twisted into unnatural shapes that looked painful.
Its head was a hodgepodge collection of different features as if it had been st.i.tched together from pieces of different children. One eye was larger than the other, the nose slightly askew, and the mouth twisted into a cruel sneer. Despite its inhuman form, it moved with predatory grace, slinking forward with a gait that was both animalistic and grotesque.
The monster"s presence was suffocating, like a thick fog that enveloped everything in its path. Its malformed flesh dripped and oozed as it moved, leaving behind a trail of foul-smelling slime. The sight of it was enough to make even the bravest of hearts quiver in fear. Three of such beings emerged from the trucks.
There was only one problem. Their opponent was Alan Peccator. Who right now seemed even more terrifying than the monsters themselves.
In the midst of this pouring rain, Those teal eyes, glowing in the darkness looked even more terrifying than these amalgamations of horror.
"Heh! DIE YOU DEMONIC FR-"
The awakened could not complete his sentence. The thorns of ice in his body expanded in an instant, turning into a beautiful flower decorated with his innards.
Alan stood up, with the giant flower behind him exuding a disturbing glow. He brandished the Ame No Sakahoko, And Both he and the Three monsters ran toward each other.
*KAHAHAHH*
With a roar that sounded like the laughter and crying of children, they rushed as Alan. Multiple blades emerged from the ends of the conjoined limbs of children const.i.tuting the monsters.
*SWISH*
They cut through the air and drops of Water, And Alan Blocked with the Ame-No-Sakahoko.
The Blades shattered into multiple pieces as soon as they made contact with the Legendary Spear.
The monsters, however still continued their attacks. They grew new limbs in an instant, each with their own metallic blade, and attacked Alan ruthlessly. Making multiple cuts on his body.
"Tch."
Alan clicked his tongue, his anger reaching higher and higher points.
He stomped on the ground, breaking it. And disturbing the footings of the monsters.
He appeared in front of one in an instant And then held out his hands.
And then an explosion of frost energy occurred in an instant. Right in the face of the monster.
It exploded into bits and pieces...Multiple little limbs and faces littered the area, most of them frozen.
The other two remaining monsters sent more blades at Alan, and Alan swung the Ame No Sakahoko to break them yet again.
The pieces of metal dropped to the ground, some were still in the air.
And then a cry was heard, coming from the monsters.
*KIEEEE*
It was unpleasant to the ears.
But as soon as they cried, the shards of metal on the ground and in the air all exploded into even smaller Fragments. The monsters avoided these...but Alan was not so Lucky. Multiple fragments dug into his flesh.
"GAAAHHHH!"
A roar of rage escaped from him. He growled at the monsters. It was like he was a beast himself.
Thankfully...It was unknown how sane he was but he was still sane enough to realize that Using the [Chaotic Spear(7-Star)] here would only result in the Destruction of the entire city. The two moves he could use [Abyssal Rend] and [Oblivion Thrust] would turn everything into Ash. The city of Aror would no longer exist if He went all out and used them.
So he did the next best thing.
[Heavenly Sky Spear.(5-Star)]
<<>>
______HEAVENLY REDEMPTION_____
A crescent wave of Green energy, possessing vast levels of power was Unleashed by the Tip of the Ame-No-Sakahoko.
It launched itself into the Air and unleashed h.e.l.l upon the monsters.
It evaporated one before parting the clouds up above. The remaining, monster, heavily injured moved away just in time to avoid being killed.
It shrieked at Alan, it was preparing to run but then...Alan disappeared from its vision.
And then it felt an enormous energy right behind it. And just as it turned around. It was blasted into smithereens...along with the entire warehouse behind it.
[HEAVENLY SKY SPEAR(5-star)]
<<<>>>>>
----HEAVENLY SKY THRUSt------
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Alan walked away from the destruction he had caused, blood seeping out from every wound on his body. He refused to use the power of the Pheonix to heal himself. All of it was concentrated on his little sister.
"...the slums..."
Alan said as he somewhat limped. The C-ranked Awakened from before was talking about transporting these monsters into the slums...
| "...Was it the gangs or the black market?...doesn"t matter."
In the end he will kill anyone who stood in his way.
So...that was it. That was the next destination.
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The slums of the city were a desolate and bleak place, where the poorest of the poor struggled to survive. The streets were narrow and winding, the buildings small and cramped, and the air thick with the stench of sewage and decay. This was a place where life was harsh, and every day was a struggle.
The buildings that dotted the slums were mostly made of cheap, flimsy materials like wood and corrugated iron. They were stacked one on top of the other, leaning at odd angles as if they might collapse at any moment. Many of them lacked basic utilities such as running water or electricity.
In many places, one could hear the cries of infants and children, the coughing of the sick, and the wounded moans of the dying. It was the place of the lawless. No one here was innocent. Especially if they lived here long enough. This was a lace of Crime, where the filth of human society was located in. Rarely, were the residents here innocent.
It was a dark and dreary place. A Sad sight to see. It was ruled by many gangs, most of which were led by slightly stronger normal people. It was hard to find an awakened here.
Very hard.
Who would have thought that this G.o.d-forsaken place would be attacked...by now other than an enraged Alan Peccator.
*Psshh*
Blood poured out from the neck of a gang member, pierced by the Ame No Sakahoko.
On top of that very dead man was Alan, crushing his chest with his foot. His comrades, the other gang members were too afraid to even move ahead now. But could they be blamed when their opponent was Alan?
No, they could not be. They attacked him with all they had, everything at their disposal. Knives, guns, metal rods...bats but nothing. Even a C-awakened didnt stand a chance against Alan. What hope could these normal people have?
Around Alan were the bodies of several dead gang members.
"Was it you? Who planned the attack on the Mall? Do you have any relation to the monsters that were supposed to be shipped here?"
Alan asked them, his own blood had clotted all over his body. These people couldn"t make a wound on him. It was the monster from before.
" We don"t know what your talking about freak!"
"Yeah! Die"
*BAng*
The bullets couldn"t pierce Alan. And just as he was about to end all of their lives.
He had to block one attack. His body moved by instinct. He used the Ame No sakahoko to block bladed chains coming at him.
He looked at the one responsible for this. A young man with green eyes and long brown hair.
"...lucas."
Said Alan.
"What the h.e.l.l are you doing?! Why did you kill all of them?! Have you gone insane?!"
Lucas yelled, but Alan did not respond with words.
"...Yeah...Why did I think you changed? Once sc.u.m, always sc.u.m."
Alan thought. He was wrong, Lucas had changed. It was just that he was too blind to see it right now. Alan pointed the Ame-No-Sakahoko at Lucas.
Lucas, seeing that Alan was not in the right mind and ready to fight, unb.u.t.toned his coat and handed it to the nearest gang member.
"I"ll hold him off! Take everyone out of here and run!"
"Yes Boss!"
the gangmembers ran as soon as Lucas ordered them to.
"...boss?"
Only that word registered in his mind, as his mana flared up. In response however...
Pieces of Earth and the metal Chain"s around Lucas Floated high up. He took a boxing stance. Equipped with metal gauntlets. He prepared to fight Alan.
No...to survive for as Long as he could. So that his subordinates could run as far away as they could. To survive this sudden attack. Alan was an awakened, they wouldn"t be able to handle him.
So it was his duty, as their leader and also Awakened. To fight Alan.