Chapter 437 - Bloodlust (Patreon)

POV: Third Person

Luan looked around. Bodies were scattered everywhere. They weren't dead, but they certainly looked like it. No one was moving, and the Ikelos Familia members who were still standing had been paralyzed with fear.

They were terrified.

Their bodies trembled uncontrollably. They had no idea what to do in this situation. Why was Luan here? Why were they suddenly being attacked by someone so powerful? What had they done to him?

However, among them was someone who knew exactly why Luan had come.

Revenge.

A muscular woman with a youthful face was hiding on the second floor, cautiously watching Luan. The sword in her hand trembled slightly.

'Why is he doing this? I never thought he'd actually come here!'

She truly hadn't expected this.

'After we nearly got killed, I thought he'd leave us alone... I was wrong.'

The woman fled and hid in her room. While she was hiding, other Familia members began coming down the stairs.

Among them were her two companions: a woman and a man.

As soon as the woman saw Luan, her eyes lit up.

'Wow, he's really handsome and cool. Just look at him!'

Even though Luan was their enemy, she couldn't help being impressed by his appearance and strength.

She was in love.

The man standing beside her, on the other hand, looked at Luan with disgust.

Besides considering Luan an enemy, he was also jealous of him. An incredible appearance and overwhelming strength. A man who could be considered perfect, someone he could never become.

They remained where they were while other Familia members launched their attacks.

“Get him! Attack him all at once!”

“His speed is extraordinary,” one of the Ikelos Familia members muttered as he watched Luan move.

No matter how many Ikelos Familia members attacked, none of them could land a hit on Luan. He moved calmly but at incredible speed, disappearing and reappearing somewhere else within fractions of a second.

It was as if he were teleporting repeatedly.

The Alecto Familia members broke out in a cold sweat. They knew they were fighting a battle they couldn't possibly win.

Soon, Luan was standing alone in the center of the room once again, with only Milan beside him.

Feeling nervous, Milan approached him, ignoring the bodies scattered across the floor.

When she reached him, she said, “We should go to Ikelos's room. He probably already knows you're here.”

“I see. There are quite a lot of them, aren't there?”

“The Ikelos Familia has many members.”

“I see.”

Luan calmly walked toward the stairs. When he reached the top, he saw two people he knew very well: the man and woman who had participated in Bella's kidnapping. They were also two of Milan's close friends.

As soon as Milan saw them blocking Luan's path, she said, “You two should get out of his way. You could get hurt.”

The woman smiled and said, “I know he's strong... But if I don't fight him, I'll be treated like a coward.”

“I'm not getting out of his way either.”

Luan listened to them and sighed before speaking.

“You should listen to your friend. I don't want to hurt you since you're her friends.”

“...”

“...”

The two stared at Luan in silence.

“I'm really angry with both of you because you took part in Bella's kidnapping... You'll definitely get hurt a lot more than the people downstairs.”

Luan smiled and then activated his Bloodlust ability, which was at its maximum level.

The moment he activated it, the two people standing before him dropped to their knees.

Their hearts began pounding wildly, and they struggled to breathe, their eyes wide open.

The pressure and fear were so overwhelming that they couldn't even open their mouths.

'What is this? What is this? Am I really going to die?!'

'What the hell?!'

Their minds raced. They wanted to get away from that place as quickly as possible.

Seconds later, both of them lost consciousness.

Luan smiled. “I didn't expect the pressure to be this intense.”

Milan was absolutely terrified by what had just happened.

The Bloodlust ability hadn't been directed at her, but Milan had still felt some of its effects. Her legs were trembling, and she could barely remain standing.

Huff...

Huff...

Breathing heavily, she smiled at Luan and acted as though nothing had happened.

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POV: Luan

As soon as the two fainted in front of me, I looked at Milan and said, “Let's keep going. I can sense a few people nearby... But I think I know which room belongs to the God Ikelos.”

“All right.”

Milan followed me as I walked past several doors. I could sense people inside the rooms, but no one dared to come out and face me. They were afraid to confront me.

Well, I didn't mind simply ignoring them all.

A few seconds later, I was standing in front of Ikelos's room. Surprisingly, his door was completely ordinary. There was nothing special about it.

I grabbed the doorknob and turned it.

The door opened without resistance.

As soon as it swung open, I came face-to-face with a man. He was standing upright, apparently waiting for me. Milan, who was right behind me, took a step back as soon as Ikelos looked at her.

“Who are you? What do you want here?” Ikelos asked.

Judging by his tone and the way he looked at me, he genuinely seemed not to know who I was.

But just to make sure...

“You know very well who I am,” I said.

“I don't know who you are. Tell me why you're doing this.”

He lied to me.

“You're lying. You know I don't like being lied to, right?” I said, staring at him.

We exchanged glances for a while.

Not wanting to waste any more time, I said, “I want you to remove Milan from your Familia. I'm taking her with me to the Hestia Familia.”

Ikelos heard my words and then sighed.

“Is that all? You didn't need to cause such a huge commotion over something so simple. I'll gladly do it.”

Oh? He's being surprisingly cooperative.