Published at 30th of December 2020 09:37:15 AM
Chapter 92
Alicia suddenly seems like a stranger to me . Her eyes are so bloodthirsty… . I’ve never seen such a murderous look before . It makes me feel like my blood has been replaced with ice in my veins .
“F*ck . This b*tch–!” bellows the leader-like thug as he takes a swing at Alicia .
… . . Wait, Ali? She’s gone . I was staring right at her but she just vanished .
I look around wildly but then I see her . Somehow, in that instant, she managed to circle around the leader and is now standing right behind him . I lost track of her for literally a second . I don’t know how she was able to move that fast .
The other two thugs seem to be just as amazed as I am . They’re frozen in place and dumbly staring at her . They don’t seem to understand what just happened either .
“I’ll kill you last,” Alicia murmurs sadistically into the leader’s ear from behind, the corners of her mouth raised in a vicious smirk .
That smile sends shivers down my spine . It’s a smile devoid of reason . And those eyes . They’re crazed and locked on her prey .
Before the thug can turn to face her, she jumps lightly, gracefully, and smashes him with a roundhouse kick . Her foot connects solidly with the back of his head . Despite her small frame and the move being midair, the kick carries an incredible force . The man staggers forward as Alicia lands nimbly on the ground .
Her movements are lithe and smooth, just like a cat . I can’t believe how good her balance is even with her arms still tied behind her back .
“Gilles, can you untie these ropes?” Alicia asks, darting over to me . She turns around and presents her arms .
Somehow I find the strength to struggle into a sitting position and then I hastily grab at the rope to start working on the knots . The rope binds her arms tightly from elbow to wrist, wrenching her shoulders backward and digging into her skin . They must have tied it in this crisscrossing pattern because it makes it impossible for her to move her arms… . .
My fingers fumble clumsily at the ropes, pain cascading down my arms each time they move… But I ignore it . I just keep pulling and pulling, ramping up the pressure until I can barely tolerate it anymore .
… . . These knots are so tight! But I need to get them undone . It’s not my life on the line right now; it’s Alicia’s .
Alicia could die .
As I think that, an overwhelming wave of terror shoots through me .
I can’t let Alicia die here . I just can’t!
Fear and adrenaline course through me, pushing my strength to the limit . I pull with everything I have and nearly cry out in relief when I feel the ropes loosen slightly .
“Don’t get cocky! You stupid b*tch!” roars the biggest man . He lunges towards Alicia from behind, brandishing his sword .
“Alicia!! Look out!!” I screech .
But Alicia merely turns her head casually to look behind her . Almost as if in slow motion, I see… something… fly out from her mouth .
And then a moment later the man is crying out and scrabbling at his eye .
Blood is oozing out between his fingers . It almost looks like tears as it flows from his eye and down his face in a thick red trail .
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The man wobbles, his head bobbing around like he’s lightheaded while he continues to claw at his eye . After a moment he pulls a small object out of it and then whips it to the ground .
…What is that? It’s dyed completely red with blood, but as it rolls across the floor I get a clear look at it . It’s a tooth .
Did Alicia break a tooth?
“You mother… f*cker… . !!!” the thug howls, gripping his sword in both hands as hard as he can and glowering at Alicia . His muscles bulge and twitch, the veins protruding, snakelike . His arms are at least three times bigger than hers .
When I was being beaten, his blows were the ones that hurt the most .
The other two… . wait, where did the third thug go? I don’t see him—
“… . . Hss . ”
At the sound, my head whips back toward Alicia just in time to see her grimacing slightly and forcing her arms apart . I hear a snapping and then the ropes fall to the ground . In their place, angry, bloody lacerations line her skin .
From the amount of blood and the purple-ish discoloration, I can tell just how tightly they must have been bound . But Alicia doesn’t seem to care . With her arms now free, she just rolls her shoulders a bit, one side of her mouth quirking up in an ominous smirk .
Seeing her smiling in this sort of situation… . sends a cold sweat dripping down my back .
The thugs must be feeling apprehensive as well, since they don’t hesitate anymore . They just charge straight towards Alicia . It’s literally the most idiotic thing you can do when you’re backed into a corner . But what was I expecting? These goons definitely aren’t the brains of the operation .
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As the men rush forward, I train my eyes on Alicia . I strain to see her movements this time .
But even so, I see nothing . She vanishes in an instant, and the next thing I see she’s standing behind the two men and holding one of their swords .
… . Is she trying to utilize her physique to the best advantage I wonder? Her stature is already quite small, but she’s lowering her body even further towards the floor and seems to be using that to stay in the thugs’ blind spots .
Both speed and skill are overwhelmingly in Alicia’s favor . Like this, those men don’t even stand a chance .
I always knew that Alicia had good reflexes, but I never imagined that her physical abilities were this good .
Her battle sense is simply unbelievable . Using the the blind-spot created by maiming the biggest thug’s eye, she was able to dodge around them and even draw the leader’s sword from its sheath at his waist as she went . That’s not the sort of thing I would expect from a villainess . That’s the move of a queen . A warrior queen ready to lead her troops into battle from the front lines .
She can adapt to any situation and calmly make good judgments… . on top of having unparalleled physical prowess, exceptional beauty, and uncanny magical abilities… . She’s simply remarkable .
She’s going to become a legend… . I can say that with utter conviction .
Despite being in somewhat of a dire situation here, I can feel my tense muscles relaxing a bit . I think I might actually be smiling right now .
To think that I’m the assistant of such an amazing person .
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As I’m sitting there in awe, the two thugs are also standing there frozen . They must be at a loss for what to do .
But then a shadowy figure appears behind Alicia . The third thug . He tears through the door, brandishing an ax above his head as he barrels straight towards her .
Alicia had noticed his bloodlust even before I saw him . She deftly executes a back handspring, narrowly avoiding the ax’s blade as the man surges past . She spins around just as the man regains his balance but before he can fully raise his ax, a blade is sticking out of his chest . Alicia had stabbed him right through the heart .
I’m completely rapt . Her movements are so graceful, so beautiful, that I can’t take my eyes away .
That man hadn’t been able to defend himself at all . He just made a surprised, choked gurgle and then collapsed on the ground .
It’s a shame, really . He’d gone through all the trouble of going to get that ax from somewhere, but it was absolutely no help at all .
It seems that Alicia was able to pierce his heart in one go .
Unbelievable… . That’s something that even professional killers have difficulty doing, but a 13-year-old girl was able to succeed on her first try .
All my pain is seemingly gone as I focus all my attention on Alicia .
With blood spattering her face and clothes, she leisurely stoops to take the ax from the dead man’s hands and then she turns to face me .
My heart stutters as her madness filled eyes meet mine and she grins at me .