Bab 105: Chapter 103: Destruction(5)
"Weak."
Nash's mature body sat on top of the beheaded archer he had just defeated, rummaging through the archer's stuff. There were only health potions and some useless papers in there. Nash sighed in disappointment and reached for the archer's severed head to examine his face.
"Normal possessions, but strange physical strength. Who the hell is this guy?"
Nash then began to examine the severed head more closely and came to a halt when he noticed something unusual.
"Oh? What the hell is this?"
Nash then tapped the archer's head with a strange little symbol. He had never seen anything like it before.
Nash can see that this has something to do with the archer's incredible speed and strength, even though he doesn't comprehend.
"Do things like this really exist?"
"Nash?"
Nash shifted his gaze away from the head and toward the source of the voice calling his name. He then noticed Liam, Lina, and Spencer staring at him in disbelief. Nash was taken aback when he saw them and dropped the head into the cold floor. He then got up from his seat and brushed the dust off his clothes.
"Are you guys finished with your assignments?"
Spencer looked at the adolescent human form of Nash for a moment before responding.
"Yes... We're almost done."
Nash then peered over Spencer's shoulder and noticed the horde of mages approaching them.
"Oh, I see, they're the issue."
Nash then took a step forward and, in an instant, created a barrier that encircled the entire tower. When the wizards spotted the barrier, they came to a halt and glared at Nash, who was staring at them with a blank face.
"Did you kill this man, Nash?"
Nash then turned around to see Spencer and Liam staring blankly at the headless corpse on the ground. Nash then pretended to cough while sweat beads formed in his brow.
'I forgot we weren't allowed to kill.'
"Don't tell dad, okay?"
Spencer and Liam exchanged puzzled looks with Nash, who was avoiding their gazes. While the mages in the background attempted unsuccessfully to break the barrier, Liam simply groaned and asked Nash.
"How about Brother Luke?"
Nash came to a halt and responded.
"I left him for a bit to deal with this guy. But, for whatever reason, he was checking the storage area before I left."
"Storage room?"
"Yeah, even though I told him it was only a storage room, he kept wandering and rummaging through the contents..."
"...And you left him alone?"
"Huh? Yeah-"
"Lead us there, now."
"Alright."
Nash and the others then stepped inside, leaving the corpse and the magicians on the outside. They proceeded to the storage area, where Nash had left Luke. Nash then talked while opening the door.
"See? He's all right-"
When Nash and the others spotted Luke bleeding on the ground, they came to a halt. Luke is on top of a carpet that is soaked in his blood as if he's been bleeding for a long time.
Nash gave it a hard look, attempting to hold back his rage. He then noticed a massive rock not far from Luke.
"Someone was here? Who...."
Nash then cast a glance out the window. It's so faint that he didn't even notice it. However, because he is on high alert, he can detect them.
"Who touched my dad?"
"Oh no, he finally noticed us."
The man and the pink-haired man were standing on a giant tree trunk outside the window, on the dark trees of a mountain, looking at the tower from afar. While gazing at the tower, the man nudged the silent pink-haired man next to him.
"Hey, I think we should get out of here; we can't afford to start a large fight and draw attention to ourselves. Also, that hole beneath the ground earlier needs to be addressed. Let's move."
The man with the pink hair nodded and walked away with his partner. Nash then irritatedly clicked his tongue while staring out the window towards the mountain.
"They've vanished, those dreadful cowards-"
"Forget about them, Nash; we need to focus on Brother."
Nash nodded and reached into his spatial dimension, pulling a stack of highest-grade healing potions. While gazing at this, Spencer merely sighed.
"I'll go grab Selena,"
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"Ugh..."
Luke gently opened his eyes to see the tower's familiar rocky ceiling. He realized he was still within the tower at that point.
'What the hell happened?'
Luke then grumbled and rubbed his temples, his head hurts.
"Brother?"
When Luke peered ahead, he noticed his gang seated in front of him. He also noticed an unknown man with long black hair watching quietly outside the window; he appears to be familiar, but Luke is unable to place him.
"Bloody head, wake up."
Luke cocked his head towards Selena, who was crossing her arms and frowning at Luke. Luke simply ignored her and turned to face the individuals in the room; everyone seemed to be present.
"Are you all right now, Brother?"
"Huh? Yes. Who is that man over there, by the way?"
Luke then pointed to the man who is staring him in the eyes. The man's light blue eyes, which appeared to be familiar, were worriedly looking at him.
Nash then took a step closer to Liam, who was standing next to him and whispered to him.
"Hey, Liam, did dad forget about me?"
"What? What are you talking about? He'll never forget you."
"However, why is he staring at me strangely?"
"Uh... Maybe it's because of your form?"
"Form? What for- ah, I see,"
Nash then flicked his fingers and reverted to his original state. Luke was taken aback by this and pointed at Nash, who was looking at him expectantly.
"Are you Nash?"
Nash blinked for a few seconds before resuming his approach to Liam.
"I believe he has completely forgotten about me. Look, he doesn't have a clue who I am. Was he hit so severely by a rock that his memory was erased? If that happens, I vow I'm going to kill the jerks who did that to him."
Nash's cold eyes drew Liam's attention. He determined the tremendous amount of powers stored within Nash after viewing the mature human version of him. Nash is indeed an extraordinary and powerful child.
"Can you tell me what happened?"
Luke cocked his head towards Spencer, who was frowning at him. Luke then rubbed his painful head and spoke with a mixture of confusion and annoyance.
"I don't know either; when I emerged from the underground, a heavy object struck me and knocked me out."
"Underground?"
"Huh? Yes, underground. And while we're on the subject of underground, where the hell was it?"
When Luke looked down, he noticed that everything had been restored to normal. Luke grimaced as he rose and flipped the carpet off the floor, revealing a plain old wooden floor beneath. Luke looked perplexed about this.
"What happened to the symbols that were inscribed here?"
Lina inquired, perplexed.
"Huh? Symbols? We didn't see much when we arrived. All we see is you on the ground, bleeding from your head."
"Wait, are you serious? Didn't you guys notice the big hole in here?"
Selena then interjected herself.
"We would have asked you about it if we had seen it."
Luke was perplexed as he stared at the ground.
"What the hell happened to it?"
Luke then had an idea and went through his pockets to see what he had. When he saw the stuff he looted in that chamber were still present, he sighed with relief. He then sighed as he looked at his group.
"Forget about it; let's finish what we're working on."
Spencer let out a sigh.
"We had already put bombs all around the place when you were unconscious an hour ago. In addition, here."
Spencer then tossed a sack at Luke, who caught it. He then gasped as he examined the interior of the package. Nash smiled and glided closer to Luke's face.
"While you were unconscious, we gathered all of the treasures in this tower! So there's no need to be concerned about them anymore!"
Luke patted Nash's soft head with a smile. For some reason, he was proud, but he didn't show it.
"All right, who's ready for the great blast we're going to serve for the kingdom of Brom?"
Nash excitedly clapped his paws, but the others grumbled and shook their heads.
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"Damn it! What the hell is with this barrier?!"
Adam slammed his fist into the magical barrier that was obstructing their path to the tower. They tried for an hour to shatter the barrier, but it didn't even get a scratch. They even enlisted the help of the royal knights and mages, but it was in vain. Adam scowled in annoyance.
'Who the hell are those jerks? And who is the man with the black hair? He appears to be extremely powerful and intimidating to look upon.'
Adam then swallowed hard as he remembered the black-haired man's look. Those light blue eyes have a lot of pressure in them. It appeared as if it would consume them at any moment.
Adam then turned to face the headless body on the roof. He didn't see it, but he knew the black-haired man was the one who killed him. When they were hunting the likewise unknown cocky mage, he saw him seated on top of that exact corpse. It was a scary and gruesome sight to behold.
Chills ran up his spine as he watched the icy light blue eyes glare at the head he was holding by the hair. Adam then gulped while holding his neck. He felt as if it was his head who got severed as he remembered that moment.
Adam clenched his teeth and clicked his tongue. Because of those wicked intruders, his pride as the future archmage is eroding. He then turned to face the magicians, who were still hurling magic at the barrier.
"Do not take a break! This barrier must be broken at any cost! Do you hear what I'm saying?!"
"Yes!"
The mages then boosted their firing numbers and continued to fire towards the barrier, filling the area with explosion noises.
"They make such a racket."
While watching at the constant explosion from a cliff, Luke grumbled. He and his company have already exited the tower and are now staring at the foolish horde of people attempting to breach a barrier that contains no people, treasures, or anything of value.
"Deactivate the barrier, Nash."
"You got it!"
The barrier then disengaged, surprising the mages, who hit the tower and damaged it by accident.
"What?"
"The barrier has vanished!"
"We demolished the barrier!"
The magicians exchanged smug glances after that. Luke smirked as he saw this. He was feeling particularly nefarious.
"Turn on the bombs."
Spencer sighed and nodded. Then he fires his mana towards the tower. After that, everything lights up in a second.
BOOOOOM! BOOOOOOM! BOOOOM! BOOOOOM!
"Hahahahahahahahahaha!"
Luke laughed as he looked at the blinding sight of explosions in front of him, also at the sight of mages panicking as they attempted to activate their shields. Luke didn't have to worry about them being killed because he had Nash create a faint invisible barrier around them to protect them, but not totally. He only wanted to see them freak out.
'Will you still want to go to war after all of this?! Hahahahahahahaha!'
Smoking debris began to fly out of the explosion and began to approach some of the neighboring houses and property. The farmlands and their crops were instantly damaged by the areas where the rubble landed, but Luke did not have to worry about the houses because Nash could defend them.
"AAAAAAHHHH!"
"HELP!"
"What is going on?!"
"Quick! Run!"
Screams of horror erupted throughout the city, and Luke observed hundreds of people attempting to flee as far as possible from the bursting tower. Even the knights and mages who were supposed to protect the people were forced to flee in terror.
Luke chuckled as he observed this. It's been a long time since he caused widespread devastation and panic. It brought up memories for him.
'If I had known how to do this before, I wouldn't have been left alone.'
Unnecessary memories began to flood through Luke's mind again, causing his mood to shift. He no longer wishes to recall those memories.
Luke then stared blankly at the completely demolished tower and smoldering surroundings. Everything is in disarray.
"Let's depart; we've completed our tasks."
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