Side Story Chapter 216

Side Story Chapter 216

Some of the survivors were beginning to edge away from the portal despite Jacks warnings. If they moved from their positions they would immediately cease to supply their vitality to the dimensional gate.

-What in the world are you doing!? Dont tell me you believe his sugar coated words!

The menace in Jacks voice made the survivors flinch.

B-But the emperor and the empress mother also

-There will be no social classes in our new world to begin with. The prince has chosen a temporary measure out of fear of the nobles because theyre the people in power, but we can start from perfection!

Whats the use of a new world when youre dead? Anna scoffed. She pointed at the piles of corpses, stirring the survivors primal fear of death. Most of the survivors were teenagers who had long lives ahead of them.

I-Im going to go back.

One of them changed his mind, a boy who was around fifteen years old. He was already far away from the gate and escaped the range of the gates magic circle completely in a few steps.

The boy immediately took off running. I dont want to die! If the continent isnt going to fall, I-I want to be with my fa!

He never got to finish. The moment he got ten meters away from the magic circle, the boy vanished in a column of lightninga magic trap.

Ugh. The boy coughed out black smoke.

It turned out that Jack had kept the forests monsters on standby because Jack quickly brought in a black ogre to smash the boys head.

Ahhhhhhhhhhhh!

The survivors screamed.

How dare you! Cain roared, already bristling with murderous energy.

-Stop! Keep in mind that I can fry the rest of these brats.

Damn you! Cain gritted his teeth.

The survivors went pale.

-Do you get it now? Youll never be free from me! Never!

D-Dont kill me.

Uuuuungh. Hic. Mom

I want to go home! Let me go home!

All of the survivors broke out in tears. Although he was discarding his justification, Jack had no other choice; he was going to lose all of his sacrificial offerings hed gone through so much trouble to gather and now he had to worry about his life.

But the rasp of metal against leather as someone unsheathed their sword made Jacks lips tremble.

-Who is it! You dont care if all these kids die?

Kireua was the one who drew his sword.

You wont be able to kill them, Kireua said as he walked toward the lich.

-You cocky shit! You think I wont do it?

Even though fierce lightning cracked around Jacks hands, Kireuas feet kept moving.

No, you wont be able to kill them, Kireua repeated, shaking his head.

Arrrrghhhh!

S-Save me! Help!

I cant ugh! I c-cant breathe!

The survivors clutched their necks or pounded on their chests and screamed. Some of them clawed at the ground until their fingers were bloody but they didnt notice it through the suffocating feeling tormenting their bodies.

Kireua sprang forward, unable to watch them suffer any longer. He swung his flaming sword toward the magic circle, but his attack was quickly blocked by a magical barrier that appeared over the magic circle.

His actions had terrible consequences. To his horror, Kireua was forced to watch a boywho was fifteen years old at mostcrumble into dust.

-I warned you, didnt I? Tsk, youve made me waste one of my sacrifices.

You bastard. Kireua gritted his teeth.

-People with trust issues tend to do themselves in before believing what other people tell them. Just watch. The wheel of fate has already passed the point of no return.

Kireua watched the magic circle surge with ever increasing demonic power. The survivors visibly aged with every breath as the portal became more and more vivid.

-This is it!

Jack couldnt contain his excitement any longer. After draining over a thousand peoples vitality, the end was so close!

Kireua changed his plan and attacked Jack instead.

-Mmm.

Jack grunted. Kireua had struck the barrier with his aura, cracking it, but the lich just sneered at him.

-Killing me now wont stop the wheel of fate. The Human Realm will fall, and everyone on the continent will come here to escape. Ill be forever remembered as their savior! Besides you cant kill me anyway. My phylactery is already beyond that gate.

Kireua had to break his silence.

You already sent your phylactery through the gate?

-Yes, that is why Im certain the other dimension exists! My phylactery has passed through the gate, but Im still alive, as you can see!

Kireua had no way of verifying Jacks words, nor was it even important right now. He still had to free the survivors, but he was at a loss as to how to do it.

However, fate conspired to alter the circumstances.

-That looks yummy.

What?! Kireuas eyes flew open in shock. At first, he thought he was mistaken because it had been so long since he had heard Coals voice.

-Can I eat it, Kireua?

Kireua felt like crying. Hed never imagined that he would be so happy to hear Coals voice.

Yes, you can, Kireua was quick to reply. No, please eat it. Im begging you, Coal.

-Okay! But there is a problem.

What problem?

-If I eat it, my tummy will explode too.

Coals words hit Kireua like a bolt of lightning to the face.