Chapter 115 - 112

With the death of number 2, all the zombies soon turned motionless without his influence

Rhash now has much fewer enemies and only the clones of number 1 remained. As their numbers aren't as high as before anymore, Rhash managed to destroy all those clones only after a few minutes

Now, only Rhash and Reif remained in the area with the former releasing a long sigh of breath

Although he didn't sustain any injury from the battles, it still used up quite a chunk of his mana

Fortunately, this outcome was still much better than he originally anticipated. Rhash thought that it would be harder to defeat his enemies. He didn't expect that his power raises this much

As soon as the battle was concluded, Rhash instantly felt a pair of muscular arms wrapped in his waist. He doesn't even need to look behind him to know who that was

"Big brother" Reif called out while putting his chin into the other man's shoulder. He even sniffed on Rhash's heavenly scent

Despite knowing that his big brother is a powerful one, it could not stop Reif from getting worried. After all, Rhash is his everything

Without his light and the man that he loves, what is even the point of living?

"Hum, don't worry, I am fine" Rhash said in reassurance as he rested his back into Reif's body

"I know but I'm still worried" Reif replied while hugging Rhash's waist tighter

"You are always worried" Rhash retorted with a chuckle

"So do you"

The two stayed in that position for a while, momentarily forgetting the situation they were in

"Alright, let me rest first. My calculations were correct, despite the death of those two, Number 1 didn't attack us on full force and Salamander also did not appear" Rhash said

As Salamander cannot move from where he is, number 1 is always there to protect him

If number 1 sent all of his clones, he might have managed to prevent his brother from dying. But since their Master Salamander is the most important, number 1 only sent a portion of his clones

With this development, Rhash is sure that for the time being, no other enemy would appear. Salamander can't move and number 1 has to be with him to protect him. This basically means that Rhash and Reif has a lot of free time on their hands

"I could use this time to recover my mana" Rhash said as he decided that they wouldn't attack their enemies yet. Since he has the chance to attack when he was at his peak, why waste it, right?

With that, the two took out some items from their spatial rings so that they could rest

To prevent a sudden attack, they only took some soft items to put into the ground so that their surroundings were still in the open

Their current place was not the most romantic place with the number of tombstones and signs of battle but as long as they are with each other, every place could be the most beautiful place

The two seems to have forgotten the incoming danger as Reif continue to hug Rhash from behind while they were sitting

"Move, I need to recover my mana" Rhash said with a frown. He can feel Reif's hands were being playful again and he feared that this man would make his insides a mess again

"I need to be as close with big brother as possible so that I could protect you" Reif justified himself but he was fooling no one

Rhash rolled his eyes at how shameless Reif is. All men are really beasts!

Even the sweet and innocent boy that Rhahs met before has become this lascivious

With Reif hugging and sometimes touching him in an inappropriate way, how could Rhash focus on recovering the mana he had used?

"I will cut your hands" Rhash threatened but it was ineffective

"It's fine, as long as it's you, I would accept everything" Reif replied with an as a matter of course tone causing Rhash to feel a bit helpless

"Are you intentionally trying to be annoying?"

"No, I'm trying to protect big brother!"

"Then where are your hands at?!"

Rhash slapped the other man's hand that was moving dangerously down in his body. If this goes on, he might not be able to stop himself and this place isn't necessarily the best place to do the deed

"Hmm, I'm just trying to give you a message to make you feel comfortable" Reif shamelessly lied as if Rhash would actually believe him

"Reif, you're really a shameless beast! Bring me back my sweet little boy!" Rhash said coldly and even without looking at Reif, he can still feel him pouting a bit

"Big brother is mean, I'm always sweet. In fact, as soon as we obtain the shard of brilliance, I would take big brother on a date. How does that sound?"

A date... somehow, Rhash felt something he can't pinpoint and explain with words. He knows that it wasn't the kind of date he was thinking but his mind can't help but think in that direction

Although Rhash pushed those thoughts at the back of his head

"Being so confident now, are we?" Rhash replied with a sneer. "For the nth time, we must now underestimate any enemy, especially that salamander. He's not an easy guy to kill. Don't be too overconfident!"

Rhash's scolding mode was turned on and as usual, it was Reif that was the victim

"Big brother, I'm not being overconfident. It is you that is underestimating me" Reif retorted with a sigh

He is much more powerful than Rhash is thinking! Reif doesn't think that Salamander could defeat him

Sure, it would take a lot of effort and maybe some injuries but that was only it. With the help of his past selves' memories, he can judge Salamander's level much more accurate than his big brother

He simply knows that Salamander is not someone that could defeat him

"Psh, who was it that went into a coma for 2 years?" Rhash countered. His heart can't help but feel a little bit sour again after remembering those years

It's not the danger from Nath's pursuit that made his heart heavy. It was the fact that Reif was unconscious for a long time and Rhash was constantly in fear that his gem would succumb and die from the curse

"Big brother, I'm really sorry for that. I promise that would not happen again. I wouldn't make you worry again" Reid replied with a sigh

Even without his big brother saying it, he knew that Rhash is deeply worried about him

Isn't Rhash's heavy heart one of the reasons why Reif took him to different places so that he could forget all those unpleasant memories?

Now that Rhash is remembering it again, Reif's heart also felt bad and he kiss the man on the cheeks

"Please stop worrying. I could really defeat our enemy this time. There's no need for big brother to be worried too much" Reif said gently and his every word caresses Rhash's heart, giving it a great sense of comfort

"Make sure that you are telling the truth. I don't want to see you in that state again!"

Reif hummed as a response to that and he can feel Rhash grabbing his arm to hold it as if the man was afraid that he would be gone

"Then, can big brother promise to go on a date with me after this?" Reif said in a serious tone. His voice was so much different than the other times as if there is something he was worried about which was silly in Rhash's eyes

After all, Rhash wouldn't decline a 'friendly' date as long as it wouldn't affect them negatively. What is there to be afraid so much?

Rhash threw the ridiculous thoughts aside and he nodded his head. "Alright but only if you don't sustain heavy injuries in the battle. If not, you can go date yourself alone hmph!"

"Big brother is not being honest. You just don't want to see me get hurt, right?"

Rhash's cheeks turned red from that. In the past, he could easily be honest to Reif. However, that is only to the innocent and pure version of Reif

The current Reif is now a perverted beast that is sometimes annoying and also likes teasing Rhash

Rhash doesn't want to be teased and his words aren't as transparent as before. It's like he became a mom that doesn't speak too many flowery words to his fully grown-up son anymore

"Hmph! Who said that? I will tear them into pieces!" Rhash can only lie and act quite aggressively despite knowing that Reif knows that he was lying. But so what? As long as he doesn't admit it, Reif would not have a concrete proof

"I know big brother wouldn't tear me to pieces and even if you would, I don't mind. I am yours, do whatever you want to do with me"