Chapter 646: I’ll Hit You Once
“Alright, you can go back to sleep. You’re no longer in critical condition. I’ll bring you back to Cassau and let Sophie and Kayla fix your body first. I’ll be there soon after I take care of everything here,” I said to Angela whom, with just a snap of her finger, killed dozens of cult members.
“...Okay. I’ll leave it to you...”
She doesn’t have any more strength and fainted again. Then I opened a portal to the hospital in Cassau, and opened two others. One to Sophie’s location, and another to Kayla’s location.
Seeing that I carried the injured Angela to the operation room in the hospital, Sophie quickly jumped into the portal. From her location to here, and then she entered the portal to the hospital.
As for Kayla, she knows that Angela must no longer be in critical condition so she entered the portal and come here to look around first before moving on.
She stopped her sight at the nodding guy who is looking at me with terror in his eyes.
“You remember him?” I asked Kayla.
.....
“Yeah. He confessed to me many times before at school. And I rejected him all the time. Even after I told him that I have a boyfriend already, he keeps coming back. I guess he ended up hating you for it. Though looking at the situation, he must be related to the cult now. I didn’t expect that at all,” Kayla said.
Oh, I get it.
It’s not only because I never tried to talk to him that he joined the cult. Well, that might be one of the reason.
It’s because I saved Kayla. A girl who was supposed to die early on. And so, she could go to school normally because of it.
And because she went to school, the nodding guy noticed her and fell for her. But she’s already taken. Still, he never gives up.
“Though it was surprising that you actually remember him. I thought you didn’t care about other people at all,” Kayla said.
“Well, he was someone I know in my past life. Though in this life, I never tried to make a contact with him at all. I guess him joining the cult is partially my fault. He’ll die soon after we investigate him. Anything you want to say to him?” I asked Kayla.
“Nope. No mercy to the cult members,” Kayla said resolutely.
Well, except for those who truly regret their decision for joining the cult. Either they joined voluntarily or forced to join, as long as they are truly regret their decision like Veronica and Celestine, it’s fine to forgive them.
But for that nodding guy? He said that he’s the one that planned to subdue Angela that way. He’s the one responsible to it.
Being able to come up with that plan and let the others follow through means that he somehow has some sort of reputation among the cult. Or at least those staying in this place. And so, we need him to be arrested before he gets executed. And I will be the one to kill him.
“Okay. Please take care of Angela. I’ll come soon after I take care of everything here,” I said.
“Hmm... you won’t play tonight?” Kayla asked whether I’m going to continue performing tonight or not.
“I can’t do that. At least not tonight. Maybe tomorrow. Or the day after. Or whatever. I’ll just get Thomas here since they already know that I can use portal,” I said.
“Okay. See you later.”
Kayla entered the portal to the hospital and help Sophie to heal Angela. Sophie’s medical skill is comparable to mine, but her physical ability will make the surgery slower than when I do it. But at least with the injury that Angela has now, it’s fine if they take their time.
“Okay, now... Sigh... Patricia, you can talk with your granddaughter first. Do it fast or I might end up killing her first. Shirley, I’ll let you take care of things here. I’ll go and have a chat with that guy,” I said.
I also gave Shirley Magic Restricting Collar to wrap around the neck of the cult members. As for Patricia’s granddaughter, I gave Patricia the handcuff that block the wearer from using magic. And it’s strong enough to not be destroyed by the strength of a master level mage.
I stand there for a while and start thinking of what I have done wrong. But it’s just for a while. I still have business to attend to.
“...Emilia, I’ll put these on you first. Give me your hands,” Patricia said. She didn’t say that loudly but I can still hear her.
“No way! After everything you have forced me to do, you want to stop me from using magic now!? Just because-”
“Because of what?”
Before Emilia could finish her sentence, I interrupted her. And this time again, I used the intimidation of an Aura Master to plant fear on her again.
“You either do it or I will kill you. Make your choice.”
Patricia then urged Emilia to do as she says. And Emilia had no choice but to obey. She knows now that it wasn’t Angela that she’s supposed to be wary of. But me.
I just killed a lot of cult members. And without using magic. There’s no way she won’t feel any fear.
Now that Patricia is talking to Emilia, I’m going toward the nodding guy’s location. With Victoria coming. She must be thinking that I might do something to him. That’s why she’s here so she can try to talk me out of killing him right away.
As I approached him, the guy cast fire magic at me in fear. It was a quick fire magic attack, but because he lack magic control to manipulate his magic, it was weak. But it’s at the level of a beginner level at least. And his level should be higher than that.
And with my hand, I slashed the incoming magic attack. There’s no wound on my hand at all.
“That’s impossible!”
“It’s possible.”
He took a few steps back and tried to cast fire magic again. This time, it was not a magic he cast hurriedly like before. The strength of this magic is at least advanced level.
Still, I cut the magic in two with a knifehand strike. No way a magic like this can hurt me.
“Anything else you want to try?”
This time, I’m already right in front of him. I can just wrap the Magic Restricting Collar on him right here right now. But I will erase all hope from him.
He keeps attacking me with all the magic he can use. And all of them were useless.
Everyone is watching in awe. Except those from the cult. They only feel despair.
“Huff... huff... I see... So that’s how it is, huh?” the guy said.
“How’s what?” I asked.
“No wonder both Kayla and Angela followed you. So you’re this strong, huh? Are you the living armor who stopped the stampede?” the guy asked.
“I was. And I’m still pretending to be a living armor to trick the cult,” I replied.
“And now what? What are you going to do to me now? You can ask me anything, but I won’t give you any answer,” the guy said.
“For now, wear this,” I said.
I wrapped the collar around his neck, and then I gave him a helmet to wear.
“...A helmet?”
“I’m going to punch you real hard. As you witnessed before, all your allies who got punched by me died in one hit. I don’t want to kill you yet since it seems that you know more than the others,” I said.
“...What if I don’t want to wear the helmet?” the guy asked.
“That’s okay. I’m not forcing you to wear it,” I said as I pulled back my hand. Trying to make a big swing to hit him.
I will use Aura. Not to make my punch stronger, but to protect the guy from death in one hit. I cover the helmet he hurriedly wore with Aura, and swung my fist at his head.
The guy blown back and lose his consciousness right away. So weak. So easy. Though his neck is broken, he’s still alive. And I won’t waste my time doing surgery on him.
“Graham, heal him,” I ordered.
Although the guy was healed, he still hasn’t regained his consciousness. And that wasn’t enough for me to relieve my stress.
I look around and see that Shirley and the others have finished putting the collars around their neck. And Patricia seems to have finished talking with Emilia.
I opened a portal to the prison and brought the cult members there. Patricia decided to come in as well. As for Yuria, after asking few questions to the woman in black, she said that she will try to explain everything to her citizens tomorrow. I guess we won’t perform again tomorrow.
After I brought everyone to the prison, I move to the hospital and help Sophie fix Angela’s body. Sophie hasn’t finished the operation yet.