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Emperor's Reckoning-Chapter 958 - How About an Exam? Fail = Death
958 How About an Exam? Fail = Death
The whole place erupted with cold silence as they looked at the woman with a sword in her hand and blood dripping from it, in utter shock. There was a scream of terror before there was the wail of pain. Before they knew it, the burly man named Poger had lost his arm. f๐ณ๐๐ฒ๐ธe๐๐๐จ๐๐ฆ๐. co๐
Reinhard immediately catching breath the moment he fell down. His pale face slowly returned to the hue of the living as blood surged again. He touched his neck and barely felt it. His brows furrowed before looking at Poger and the woman with the scythe standing next to each other.
The woman couldnโt even spare her focus to look at the severity of her partnerโs wound. She knew nobody could sneak up past her that easily, moreover made her skin crawl prior to seeing the actor. Her attention was locked on the woman who was scowling at her and Poger. There was not a shred of fear even when the name Burgeon Swan was mentioned several times.
โWhat the fuck?!โ said Poger with a face riddled with rage. His broad shoulder was heaving up and down.
โState your name,โ said the woman as she pointed her scythe at the woman.
Selena didnโt address her order but instead looked at Lyon.
The woman with the scythe in hand noticed the need for approval that Selena did. She frowned. Such a powerful woman that could possibly match her prowess actually needed approval from a man whose cultivation level was far below her. She knew something didnโt add up.
Lyon on the other hand shook his head with a smirk. He was still calm despite the escalation of the situation. He crossed his arms whilst looking at the two from the Burgeon Swan. โNow, do you believe me?โ
โTch! Donโt worry, I will wipe that smug face of yours in no time!โ said Poger with bits of his spits escaping his mouth.
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โBefore you do that, why donโt you give me a double high five?โ said Lyon. โOh, sorry, I didnโt mean that, heh.โ
โYou!!โ Poger glared.
Rayus couldnโt believe how ridiculously calm his teacher was. The whole town was practically being choked just a moment ago, yet the man was still able to become a menace that was possibly bigger than the two from the Burgeon Swan. He may not wield a sword yet, but his word could possibly explode their ancestorโs grave.
Reinhard was at a loss. The situation was reversed so fast that he had no idea how to play a part. That was before he found Noah still lying there with his wounded back. ( Noah?! ) he thought. He was finding a way that
โWoah, calm down, I can hear your blood boiling from here,โ said Lyon with a condescending tone.
โDie!โ Poger was consumed by rage as he eagerly stomp one leg forward. However, a scythe was immediately about to embrace his neck as he was about to leap. He paused with eyes wide. All of that rage vanished and the cold sweat on his forehead multiplied.
โOh?โ Lyon raised one of his brows, before smirking again. โWhatโs this, an infighting?โ
โR-Rezali? Can you put out of my face?โ asked Poger.
โAh so thatโs your name,โ said Lyon as he slap a knuckle to his palm. โRezali, en, en, nice name.โ
โShut up,โ said Rezali before looking at Selena who was standing there unresponsive during the whole ordeal. She darted her glance back at Lyon before asking, โAre you really the one that killed Gamael?โ
โYes,โ said Lyon. โI am the one that killed Gamael, and the entire camp for that matter.โ
The two crowds went silent as he declared the sin that he did. However, this development brought a smile to his face instead, a smirk if you will. โNow you take this seriously.โ
The woman suddenly smiled a wicked smile. She put away her scythe from Poger and put one hand on her waist. She pointed at Lyon before saying loudly, โHear me Guh City, if you can give me this man and his affiliations here, I will spare Guh City, no, not only that, but I will personally give you all a boost to your income, a boost to your financial life, a boost your power as well, and of course, the safety net of the Burgeon Swan. If you choose not to do it, then, the Burgeon Swan will hunt you down.โ
The three students had their eyes widened hearing the words coming out of the womanโs mouth.
The cultivators inside the Guh City had a wave of gulps. They were looking at Lyon with hands shivering from the cold of wafted death.
โCโmon, itโs just the five of them, Iโm sure you all can handle the students, and of course, we will also take part in it,โ said Rezali with a smirk. โWhy not start with the one on the ground first?โ
One of the cultivators was looking at Noah with pupils trembling. The desire to kill surged, no, it was the desire to survive. Suddenly his shoulder was grabbed tightly by a hand.
โOi, what are you doing?โ asked Lenu.
The man turned and struggled out of his grab. He pointed at Lenu with obvious trepidation. โW-What are you doing?! What am I doing?! I want to live, you idiot!! What are you doing?! Do you want Burgeon Swan to hunt you down, to your very last relative?!โ
Reinhard was taken aback by the rebuttal and left his mouth agape. He shook his head with gritted teeth. He couldnโt believe that the man would say that, however, his friend needed his help. He rushed toward Noah, eagerly to cover him.
Lenu furrowed his brows, but before he could respond the others voiced out their opinion.
โHeโs right, heโs right,โ random voices from the crowd splurted out.
Lenu glared at his surroundings with knuckled fists. The Burgeon Swan had bought the city with terror and promised riches, as well as the most important of all, life.
โHeh, looks like they have another one here,โ said the lady.
โYouโre so evil,โ said Poger with a smirk. His stump no longer leaked blood but his vitality was severely damaged. He wonโt put optimum damage as he usually could with only one arm.
โNoah, you alright?โ asked Reinhard.
โKh! Are you blind?โ asked Noah who was still on the ground.
โS-Sorry.โ
โNevermind! Where is Rayus?โ
โIโm beside you,โ said Rayus.
โOh... Ok.โ
โThe whole town is going to kill us,โ said Reinhard as he gritted his teeth, โHow could they, donโt they know what weโre doing?โ
โThey want to survive,โ said Rayus, โI would do the same if you two were the hostage, you would, right Reinhard?โ
โHuh?โ Reinhard looked at Rayus.
โWould you kill the innocent to save your own friend?โ asked Rayus.
โI...โ Reinhard closed his eyes before furrowing his brows. โGoddamn it, I would!โ
Rayus nodded despite noticing Reinhardโs trembling fist.
โNow, then, what should we do, teacher?โ asked Rayus.
โHuh?โ Lyon turned, โOh, you three are here, hahaha, didnโt notice you there.โ
The three students had black lines raining down their foreheads.
โWell, this is a bad situation isnโt it, just one night ago we have a gruelโ I mean, festive dinner, and now we are going to be slaughtered like a pig on a farm,โ said Lyon.
โThatโs not... very encouraging, teacher,โ said Noah.
โCโmon itโs just a surface wound, stop playing dead Noah,โ said Lyon. โOh right, I forgot! I havenโt fixed you yet, havenโt I, Rayus?โ
โWait, thatโs not a figure of speech?โ said Reinhard.
Lyon slapped the back of his head.
โOh, whatโs this, an infighting?โ Rezali mockingly laughed at him.
โWrong,โ said Lyon as he turned, โThis is called tough love, what? Never had your butt spanked during lovey-dovey?โ
โNow is not the time, teacher,โ said Noah.
โTch! You perverted piece of shit!โ cursed Rezali.
Lyon raised his chin as he crossed his arms. โSay kids, how much do you want to kill your former teacher?โ
โHuh?โ The three of them raised their brows.
โItโs exam time!โ said Lyon, โYour objective is to kill that big dude with one arm left, fail to do this, well, youโre probably dead.โ
โWhat?!โ Reinhard exclaimed.
โIf you canโt accomplish this, do you honestly believe that youโll be able to kill your traitor?โ said Lyon before he stepped forward.
โAlright, all of you settle down,โ said Lyon before the town actually chilled down. โHereโs the deal, Rezali, you will get to know my wife, better. Careful not to lose your head, though.โ
โHuh?โ Rezali furrowed her brows before they snapped wide open the moment Lyon clap his hand. Selena was already one step away from her. โTch!โ she leaped back and avoided the horizontal slash, however, Selena was on the hunt.
โRezali?!โ Poger shouted as he saw them taking the battle above the cloud.
A foot shot out toward his cheek from behind. The blast was deafening but his leg only managed to raise slightly before slamming back down. โTch!โ
โHm?!โ Reinhardโs eyes opened wide before his ankle was grabbed and he was swung across the building.
Rayus furrowed his brows, โTeacher, are you going to watch?โ
โWell not exactly, I have my own enemy to deal with.โ
โWhat?โ said Noah who was holding his pain while getting up.
Lyon smirked and walked in a direction with his hands behind his head. He yawned before rubbing his eyes. He stopped and smirked, โNow then...โ
He stood in front of the whole crowd. He nodded up. โWanna go at it?โ