172 Ch. 172 'Evil Deeds'

Uzzarc took a deep breath and then closed his eyes. It seemed that he was trying to calm his heart, which was in turmoil because he heard something unexpected from his son.

All this time, he thought his wife had left him because she no longer wanted to be with him. When he heard the rumors that he was the one who sold his wife to human traffickers, he also didn't argue with it and let his image as a cold-hearted man circulate.

He purposely built the image that he was a cruel and cold-hearted man so that the lord would no longer press or threaten him. His only weakness is his wife, the mother of Zehell and Shakina. But the woman decided to leave so that he would no longer have weaknesses and be free to do as he pleased.

He did not think about his children because they were only tools for his ambition to be the strongest in all continents. The only thing he thought and worried about was that woman who turned out to be leaving him. But who would have thought that woman went away to help him? The woman left so that he can release the pressure and realize his ambition?

What a stupid woman. Thought Uzzarc.

"Eryl, let them go. We don't need to lock up… ugh!"

Zehell and Shakina gasped when they saw what was happening.

Shakina covered her wide open mouth with one hand while Zehell instantly rose to his feet, and his expression darkened at the sight before him.

Uzzarc's clothes were drenched in blood while a hand emerged from inside his left chest, holding a heart. The hand let go of his grip, and the bloody organ fell down, causing Shakina to shudder in fear. This was the first time she had witnessed a cruel murder, and moreover, the victim of this murder was her own father.

The hand went back into Uzzarc's body, and at once the man's lifeless body fell limply to the floor. Zehell stared at Eryl with much wrath while Eryl had a flat face while licking his father's blood on his hands.

"ERYL! WHAT HAVE YOU DONE!?"

"He's useless, why should I keep him. Ah, for your information… your mother did not go with her own choice. I forced her to leave and spread rumors that it was your father who sold your mother."

"What?"

Shakina's knees became limp and then sat down like a living doll that had now run out of power.

"My plan is to make you guys hate each other, then kill each other. But who would have thought, you had absolutely no intention of killing your father, and this useless man had absolutely no intention of killing you. What can I do? I just need to do it myself. I should thank you, though, that you stole his magic ability. Made me easy to give him instant death."

"Now, what shall I do with you?" Eryl smiled lopsidedly with a casual look as if he didn't kill his own father a few minutes ago. "Ah, I know. I'll lock you up in my place."

Snap!

In a finger snap, his two half-siblings disappeared from their place and are now in his astral dimension. He didn't need to worry that Zehell would attack him because that man's energy must still be recovering so that he wouldn't be able to get out of his astral dimension.

Unfortunately for Zehell, his magical energy cultivation would not return if he was in someone else's astral dimension. Now the possibility for Zehell to strike back is almost zero.

Likewise, with the hope of Niken and others who are currently receiving bad news from the familiar sea spirit - they were hopeless.

"I didn't find any artifacts there. And also, I just remembered, the kingdom of Mermaladia is not a human empire. If Mermaladia does possess a valuable ancient artifact, then it must be stored in the spirit realm and not in this human realm."

In other words, their only option was to find a mermaid who had not turned into an evil mermaid to draw blood.

Where can they find mermaids? Once again, they were back to ground zero.

"By the way, what is this place? Why are you like a prisoner?" inquired the familiar spirit in a confused look.

"We are indeed detained. The lord started to suspect our actions, so he kept us here." Lionel explained to the familiar spirit earning a nodding in understanding.

"Where is the red-haired man?"

"Zehell? I have no idea. The last time he came home to meet his brother, after that, we don't know what happened to him."

"What should we call you?" this time, it was Niken who asked. "We don't know your name."

"I don't have a name, because my future master still doesn't want to accept me. So you can call me anything you like."

"Have you found your master?" one of Kazuto's eyebrows rose as he asked the little girl.

"Of course. But… he doesn't want to accept me." she shrugged her shoulders nonchalantly while exhaled in a heavy sigh.

"Maybe he needs some time. I'm sure he will accept you someday." came the cheerfulness in Niken's voice gaining a smile adorned to the little girl's face. "How about Aqua? I will call you Aqua from now on."

"En." Aqua smiled happily while circled her hand on Niken's arms. "I like your smell. It was so enchanting."

"Ah?"

In the next second, Aqua's arm that circled around Niken's arm broke apart, and now another hand was wrapped around Niken's waist with a possessive aura. "She's mine."

Lionel shook his head while Niken was confused by his jealous lover. There's no way that guy is jealous of girls, right? Kazuto had no reason to be jealous.

What an absurd man!