I Would Gladly Die a Thousand Deaths (5K) (continued)
The chain binding Claire's wrist was suddenly pulled straight.
No sooner had Olba finished speaking than she nearly bit his neck.
If Olba hadn't reacted quickly and turned his head away, he probably would have had his throat torn off by the girl's teeth.
Both their intuition and the power they unleashed were practically indistinguishable from that of a wild beast!
"Who will survive to that time, me or you? Want to give it a try?"
"There's no need for that. It's definitely you, Claire Cagaino."
Seeing the girl's sinister grin, Olba immediately threw a punch, trying to quiet her down.
But the girl dodged his punch, and it actually slammed into the wall behind him, kicking up a cloud of dust!
Then came the clicking sound of teeth clashing together.
"What a pity, I couldn't bite you to death in one bite."
Claire raised her moist lips and chuckled.
Olba narrowed his eyes slightly.
"I didn't expect that even after the Demon-Sealing Chains had locked up most of your magic power, you could still evade my attacks."
"So what? Someone taught me that the key to magic isn't the quantity, but the way it's used."
"You have a good father."
"Huh? How could that bald guy have taught me all this? It was all taught by that sadistic teacher."
Recalling the training so far, Claire couldn't help but blush slightly as she shouted.
Although that perverted teacher's teaching was not proper, I don't know how many times I was molested in those three years, and I guess my whole body was explored completely.
But overall, it's really useful.
"Then you really do have a good teacher."
"Ha, good? That guy is a bastard, a sadistic pervert... but he did teach me a lot, and more than just this!"
Suddenly, a glint of light flashed in Claire's pupils, and then she pulled hard with both hands again.
Click!
With a sharp crack, the chain fixed to the wall was forcibly ripped off!
The small amount of magic she accumulated during this time had even freed one of her hands from the chains!
Like a wild beast unleashed, he pounced directly on Olba!
Olba was taken aback by what he saw!
They actually broke free from the demon-sealing chains?!
They even went so far as to cut off the flesh from their palms and deform their bones by using shackles, all to forcefully break free from them!
"What a terrifying girl! What kind of teacher could produce such a monster?! How could she still wield such power under these circumstances?!"
Olba couldn't help but think.
"However, this is where it ends."
Just as Claire was rebelling against Olba deep inside the prison.
The cult's strongholds are also under attack.
Pfft!
The sound of flesh tearing apart quietly broke the silence.
The attackers, who suddenly emerged from the darkness, tore apart the soldiers defending the stronghold.
Although her face was obscured by a mask, her slightly undulating figure, sharp claws, and bushy tail extending from her rear end clearly indicated that she was a female orc.
There were six other beings like her, all of whom were orcs and elves, dressed entirely in black as if to blend into the darkness.
Even their presence is barely noticeable.
Using extremely strong magical control, he completely suppressed the aura emanating from himself.
If they hadn't taken the initiative, and in this place bathed in the soft moonlight cast from the courtyard, their presence would have been completely undetectable.
Soon, the cave stronghold had been turned into a sea of blood.
Blood stained the ground and soaked the surrounding rock walls, with severed limbs scattered everywhere.
The terrified soldiers trembled and retreated in fear as they faced the girls.
Who is it...
"Who exactly are you people?!"
We are the "Shadow Garden".
Alpha slowly stepped forward and spoke, his swaying waist-length golden hair reminiscent of an autumn wheat field, and his light and melodious voice enough to captivate all.
But the soldiers had no time to appreciate it; instead, they were even more terrified.
They had heard of the Shadow Garden; it was said that this group had wiped out many cult strongholds!
Surprisingly, they were all petite girls!
"We lurk in the shadows, unleashing the blade of divine punishment upon the Order."
The silver-haired elf beside him then spoke up.
"We know everything. Diabolos, the Curse of Diabolos, the descendants of heroes, and... the truth about Demonic Possession."
Each person spoke a sentence, and they walked forward gracefully.
But they were just ordinary soldiers; they knew nothing of these things. They only knew to do what their superiors told them to do.
That's all.
At the same time.
When it was the turn of the two blood-covered orcs, their style changed completely.
"Our purpose in existence is to bring divine punishment upon you wicked people!!!"
Two orcs charged into the crowd in an instant and wiped out four opponents.
Compared to the golden orc, the black-haired girl, resembling a wild wolf, was like a mad wolf, frantically devouring their lives.
Show no mercy!
Tap, tap, tap--
As the enemies at the cave entrance were completely wiped out, the bloodstains on the seven people were instantly cleaned up as footsteps echoed through the dark passage behind them.
The sound of those footsteps was like a magical ripple, enough to tread on anyone's heart.
"BOSS!!"
The girl, who had just been wreaking havoc on the battlefield, twitched her beast ears slightly. Upon hearing the footsteps, she instantly changed from her brutal and bloodthirsty ways, wagging her tail happily as she tried to rush over.
Result--
"Delta, don't be rude."
"Alas!"
Upon hearing Alpha's command, the wolf girl named Delta was terrified and instantly transformed into a docile little girl, stopping in her tracks and obediently squatting on the rock.
"As you requested, the outpost has been cleared," Alpha said respectfully.
"Yes, well done, thank you for your hard work."
"It's no trouble at Mahiro you, sir; it's what we should do."
The six men bowed to him respectfully, and Delta, seeing this, quickly imitated them in a similar manner.
However, they all had one thing in common: a smile of joy appeared on their faces as they gazed longingly at the figure that appeared in the passageway.
Wearing a jet-black overcoat, Mahiro emerged from the passage, his hands in the pockets, the long hem of the coat swaying gently with his steps.
"As expected of Master Mahiro, he's as dashing and handsome as ever!"
Beta's soft murmur revealed everyone's thoughts; everyone thought so.
"Alright, alright."
Mahiro stepped forward and patted the heads of Delta and Zeta, the two beast-eared girls, and as they showed expressions of enjoyment, he said:
"I need to trouble you with something next: help me find out the location of that relic from the people here, and then find it."
"My lord, your command is our mission, so there's no need for such formalities."
It was Zeta who spoke, his golden beast ears twitching slightly.
"That's right, Lord Mahiro, your orders are our mission."
"That's right, Delta will work hard for the BOSS!"
Beta, with his silver hair, and everyone else bowed slightly.
Their lives, and everything they have after their rebirth, were given to them by Mahiro. What's wrong with fighting for Lord Mahiro?
Rather, this is the meaning of their existence.
"Alright, alright, then I'll leave it to you. I'll go find Claire's whereabouts first."
"Yes, Mahiro!"
As the girls watched Mahiro walk deeper into the cave, their eyes shone with respect.
"Ha... ha... ha... cough cough..."
Claire lay on the ground, a trickle of bright red blood spilling from the corner of her mouth.
Her once delicate and fair face was now bruised and swollen, and her pure white nightgown was dirty with dust and covered with footprints.
"You little brat... you deserve to die!"
Olba looked down at the girl, his face ashen, his teeth clenched, a ferocious expression on his face.
His left hand, specifically the area between his thumb and forefinger, was covered in blood, and a chunk of flesh was even missing!
It's obvious that Claire bit him.
But that's all.
Claire was the loser in this match once again.
However, facing a girl who was almost the same age as his daughter, Olba showed no pity whatsoever, and once again grabbed her hair and dragged her up by force.
Just as he was about to inflict further abuse, a soldier suddenly burst in, panting heavily.
"It's terrible, Lord Olba! There's an intruder!"
"Intruders? Who are they?"
Olba casually tossed Claire aside and asked in confusion.
"Unclear..."
Swish--
The soldier didn't even remember to utter the last word, "Chu," before his head flew high into the air.
Then, right in front of Olba, his mangled body, which hadn't even had time to fall, exploded into dust.
A young man in black, holding a pistol, walked in.
"Oh, I found it, I found it!"
Seeing the girl lying on the cold stone surface, barely breathing, he walked straight over to her.
Ignoring the prison cells blocking their way, the thick iron bars Decomposition the moment they passed by.
He crouched down, gently poked Claire's swollen cheek, and whispered: