Arfros Tistic Academy—Weilsman Teaching Building. Zede's prison cell
The Crimson Noble and number-one head butler of the Zion Colony—"Blood Slave (Blood-Slave, The Most Loyal)," Field Elasti—was currently pinned to the ground by a cyan Moonlight Greatsword.
His tableware, wineglass, and broken bell were scattered across the floor. The bloody liquid in the framework above his head was almost completely depleted.
One of Lorien's feet was planted on him, while silvery bloodstains slid down his arm.
To kill this Head Butler, Lorien, who had yet to recover fully, had also been injured. His entire shoulder had been chewed until it was a bloody mess... but that was not where his main injury lay.
Apart from being skilled at granting his teammates the "Clear Mind" buff, which granted immunity to illusions, this Head Butler also excelled at spreading Blood Plague.
At first, Lorien had judged that an opponent belonging to the support type of Sick One would be easier to deal with. Who could have known that the Head Butler would drink the liquid in the golden wineglass at the first sign of an enemy attack, directly entering an extreme berserk state?
In the end, one of Lorien's arms had been crippled. He had also been invaded by "Virulent Blood Plague," causing his old ailment to relapse and triggering a proliferation reaction within his body that made him extremely uncomfortable.
Swish!
His final sword cut the Head Butler in two, and the framework shattered along with him. Watching the corpse transform into particles of Blood Mist and disperse, Lorien confirmed that there was no longer any threat and operated on himself on the spot.
He was not repairing his severed arm,
but preparing to open his abdomen and cut into the visibly swollen area.
Splurt! The moment the scalpel cut open his