บท 9: Bloody Massacre

"Let's get out quickly!"

Rom immediately said to Felt. He hadn't expected Elsa to take action against him and Felt. Was it because Felt didn't do something right, or to silence her?

Rom didn't know the reason, but he already knew how dangerous Elsa was. He couldn't let Felt and such a dangerous person come into contact, knowing Elsa had already found his and Felt's address. So, he prepared to move as quickly as possible before the other party found them.

"No, Grandpa Rom, let's watch a bit more... After all, this is just an illusion, it might not be true."

Felt's thoughts were interrupted by Rom's voice. Although she comforted him like this, she already suspected that this wasn't a simple illusion but a prediction of the future.

But now, everyone had seen what would happen in the future, and there would definitely be changes in behavior moving forward.

❰❱ SKY SCREEN ❰❱

"Honestly, if it were before, I might consider playing with you slowly for a while, but now I have a tastier snack to savor!" Elsa said with a smile on her face.

"And you, didn't you choose to run away?"

"Even if I chose to run away, I wouldn't be able to escape." Ayanokouji said slowly.

Elsa took less than a few seconds to deal with Rom and Felt, but for Ayanokouji, this time was enough for him to pick up the ice cone that Emilia had previously launched to the ground as a weapon.

The extremely low temperature made his fingers freeze, but Ayanokouji seemed not to feel the pain, and his eyes were fixed on Elsa.

"Did you take it while I was enjoying the dessert?" Elsa said with a smile.

Her charming smile was like a deadly snake at this moment. "But what surprises me a bit is that you didn't choose to help these two people, I thought they were your friends!"

"This is the first time I've met them today. We don't even know each other." Ayanokouji said slowly.

For him, Rom and Felt's only role was to delay her.

Seeing Elsa teasing him in front of him, Ayanokouji spoke again: "Your target should be Emilia, but I just met her not long ago, and I helped find her insignia. Could you pretend not to see me?"

"I'm really sorry, I can't." Elsa said slowly, her eyes narrowing slightly, and the murderous aura filled the air, "After all, you are now a relevant person."

"I'd like to know the reason for your actions?" Ayanokouji asked, wanting to buy time for himself and simultaneously gain more information.

"I was just hired. Forget it, I've wasted enough time. I can't wait to play with your intestines! Let me have some fun again!" Elsa said, swinging the short sword in her hand and rushing towards Ayanokouji.

Elsa was very fast, like a venomous snake finding its prey. Even if Ayanokouji made a mistake, he would be killed in an instant. However, Ayanokouji was skilled in all fighting techniques in the real world and had a reaction speed far beyond that of an ordinary person. He immediately rolled backward to avoid this almost fatal attack and, while dodging, stabbed the ice cone in his hand. But Elsa also turned slightly to one side, in a way that ordinary people couldn't do, her posture avoiding Ayanokouji's almost certain attack.

"Ayanokouji Kiyotaka, right? What a strange name!"

Her attack failed, but Elsa didn't feel frustrated. Instead, the smile on her face became more evident, her initial laziness now filled with a bit of excitement in her eyes.

"Are you a member of the Knights? Ordinary guards can't have such skills."

"No, I'm just an ordinary person. I have studied tea ceremony and painting before." Ayanokouji said lightly, with no visible change in emotion on his expressionless face.

The conversation was just an interlude to their fight. They quickly engaged again, and the sound of ice and steel clashing echoed in the air.

❀❀❀

"Ayanokouji, are you that strong?"

In the classroom, the students who were sitting around watched the scene before them in disbelief.

The boy who usually seemed transparent to them actually possessed extraordinary martial arts skills and could temporarily compete with a terrifying assassin.

"Maybe you can win!"

Horikita couldn't help but shout, her eyes focused on Ayanokouji beside her. Even though it was just a video, she felt like the real Ayanokouji was fighting against someone else.

However, she realized that Ayanokouji's face showed no expression of excitement. Instead, his eyes were rare and serious.

"No, I can't win."

Ayanokouji said, as if stating an undoubted fact.

"Can't you fend off your opponent now? As long as you find an opportunity, you will surely win!" Horikita said with a serious face.

"No, although it seems I can still face my opponent in the video, the opponent hasn't used her full strength, and basically, I only have defensive capabilities in the video."

Ayanokouji said slowly, as if he were someone else on the screen, and he also knew clearly that Elsa hadn't used her full strength at all, it was more like a predator playing with its prey.

"Not only that, because I'm holding the ice cone, I must be suffering from frostbite on my palms, and the loss of physical strength is more severe. The outcome of the battle is already determined."

"How can you say such discouraging words? You're the one fighting!"

Horikita's tone was slightly excited, and she didn't understand how Ayanokouji could calmly say such words.

"I'm just stating a fact, and what's shown on the screen is just a video. At least that person isn't me right now, and I don't have the ability to change the video's outcome."

From beginning to end, Ayanokouji's tone was very calm.

At this moment, he knew that the result of the fight wouldn't change. Even if he far exceeded the average person, he wouldn't be a match for Elsa, but he still focused his eyes on the screen.