Chapter 81 Adonis’ Hidden Truth

Chapter 81 Adonis’ Hidden Truth

'This will be too easy!'

Adam's eyes bulged as he raised his blade above his head.

He had never stabbed someone, but he had seen enough violent movies to know how it was done.

He just had to thrust the dagger into Adonis' chest, and apparently, the blade would do the rest of the work.

Adam could feel saliva form in his mouth.

Whether this was due to him salivating, or merely a sign of nervousness, it was impossible to tell.

One thing was certain, though...

'I have to do this!'

Adam had already made up his mind.

His eyes gave off a murderous glare to represent this, and he strengthened his muscles as he prepared for the thrust.

'It's nothing personal, Adonis...' He mouthed, though his wide grin told a different story.

'... I just gotta do it!'

~WHOOOOSH!~

The blade sliced through the dark space around it as it descended to complete its task.

As it fell, Adam's eyes widened even further, as if waiting for the first sight of blood and guts gushing out of his target.

Much to his inescapable shock... that was not meant to happen.

~CLANG!~

The dagger was met with a golden field that surrounded Adonis' sleeping body, instantly causing the blade to shatter apart upon impact.

"W-what?!" Adam immediately forgot the need to remain silent as he witnessed the impossible.

The dagger's pieces instantly disintegrated into golden light, completely overwhelmed by the power of the field that was struck.

Before Adam could completely recover from the shock, however, he suddenly felt something grab on his throat.

The blurry movement of Adonis' hand had been too fast for his distracted eyes to register, so he didn't notice it until it was too late.

... Until Adonis' grip was completely pressed around his throat.

"So you finally showed yourself... class traitor." The source of this content nov(el)bi((n))

As the odd, but familiar voice echoed in Adam's ears, he saw Adonis open his eyes.

Golden light radiated from them as he sat upright, almost as if he was being pulled by an invisible force that was too much to comprehend.

'H-he's awake?! What?!'

Not only that, but it sounded as though Adonis was expecting him.

"You arrived a bit earlier than I expected. But, after the entire trial with Rey, I figured you would act pretty soon..."

Adam could not understand what Adonis was talking about.

"I suppose the future has slightly deviated off course."

Future? Deviated? What in the world was Adonis talking about?!

"A-gurgh...!" As Adam tried to speak, his throat was further crushed by Adonis' single-handed choke.

"And so it ends..." He whispered.

All along, Adonis knew there was a mastermind in their class who was pulling the strings.

Why?

Because this was exactly what happened the last time.

'There are slight alterations, but for the most part things are proceeding as they should.'

Adonis knew all that would happen after this—or at least, most of it.

That was how he was able to tell that Rey was innocent.

How he knew everything he knew—including how to address Seraph, and their importance to the denizens of this world.

... How he knew he had to be Hero.

'Everyone should still be asleep...' Adonis' thoughts trailed as he traced his gaze away from Adam's pathetic head.

The fluid motion of the Divine Sword had barely made any sound, so Adonis was convinced his attack hadn't caused any ruckus outside.

"I can't have that." He whispered.

It was better to cause a big ruckus and explain what had happened in a more exaggerated way so as to show everyone the intensity of the situation.

That way, he wouldn't be labeled as a cold-blooded killer.

'I really didn't mean for this to happen...'

Adonis had tried his best to keep his classmates together—to put them in check.

He tried his best to check up on all of them, making sure they all felt safe and protected.

More than anything, he had hoped none of the tragedies of the past would reveal itself again.

Unfortunately, it wasn't enough.

"It can't be helped. More is coming, so I must prepare."

As he said this, the Divine Sword glowed.

Adonis was about to release a mighty blast that would gather enough attention.

He didn't mean to lie, or deceive his classmates.

However—!

'For the sake of the world...'

~BOOOOOOOOMMMMMMM!!!~

As his door was blown away by the blast, and several blocks of debris scattered around, Adonis maintained his expression of resolve.

'... This must be done!'

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[A/N]

End of Arc 1: The Summoned Otherworlders Arc!

I hope we can all get a better glimpse into Adonis' character and understand everything he does better.