After work, start to speedrun the other world-Chapter 249 - 86: Threatening Ahtal
This time, she had lost her sense of sight.
Suna closed her eyes, withdrew her fingers from the bedside, and could not help but let out a soft sigh. She then sat up straight in her bed, clasped her hands tightly together in prayer, and began to pray to the Three Goddesses of Fate in the high heavens.
Now she had to report the intelligence to the Three Goddesses of Fate.
Shortly after.
The revelation from fate reassured her; there shouldn’t be too many issues as long as nothing unexpected happened.
Following the guidance of fate.
"... Lord Ahtal, please wake up," Suna, as though she hadn’t lost her vision, gently pushed Ahtal, who lay beside the bed.
"I have something very important to tell you."
"..." Xi Mu opened his eyes, looked at the noticeably calmer and no longer lively Suna, and asked, "Why are you keeping your eyes closed?"
"Because I am temporarily blind," Suna explained with a smile, and then sharply changed the subject to what concerned her most.
"Lord Ahtal, my ability is to return from death, in any situation where I am killed, I will return to twenty-four hours earlier."
She pursed her lips.
"Soon, the source of fear will be unleashed with the help of the Dusk Cult, continuing to wreak havoc in this world."
"Is that so?" Xi Mu’s voice was unnaturally calm. He stroked his chin, thinking, "Tell me all the news."
"I’m so glad you’re willing to believe me, Lord Ahtal," Suna breathed a sigh of relief and succinctly explained what was going to happen in the future.
After listening.
Xi Mu thought for a moment and made a decision, "Ignore the small tricks of the Dusk Cult; let’s go directly to sacrifice a nearby country."
He looked at the stunned Suna and explained.
"It’s the most reliable and safe method at the moment. By sacrificing one country, we can ensure..."
"No!" Suna quickly reached out and covered Ahtal’s mouth. This man, why did he always want to sacrifice nations to summon the Witch of Death?
"It’s the most efficient method." Xi Mu pulled off the hand covering his mouth, saw Suna’s reluctant expression, and did not press the matter further.
And he couldn’t really go through with sacrificing a nation; he simply wanted to see Suna’s anxious little expression.
"Then I’ll go deal with the Flame Giant." He got up from the bed, glanced at Suna, who was still kneeling there, and couldn’t help frowning:
"Suna, are you okay on your own?"
"Although it’s a bit inconvenient to move, I still can," Suna replied with a smile, about to reassure Ahtal not to worry.
"Then I’ll let your partner take care of you." Xi Mu summoned the little mare and said with a smile to it:
"Partner, I’m entrusting Suna to you for a while."
He flexed his wrist.
"I’m going to chop a giant, and I’ll be back very soon." With those words, he leaped out of the inn’s window.
Little mare: "..."
What happened? Why was she suddenly tasked with protecting Suna? Why was Suna blind? A stream of questions flooded the little mare’s mind.
"The situation is a bit urgent; let’s talk on the way." Suna mounted the little mare and said in a soft voice:
"This place is no longer very safe." 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝕨𝕖𝗯𝚗𝚘𝕧𝕖𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝕞
"..."
The little mare scraped the ground with her hooves, abandoned the idea of probing for the truth, and left the inn with Suna.
Meanwhile.
Outside the village.
"Boom!" The blazing flames shot up into the sky, accompanied by spreading heat that melted the thick layer of snow.
Xi Mu closed his mouth and jumped into the cavern hollowed out by the Dragon Breath, taking out the Great Sword of Death, and with a swipe, infused it with the Flame of Death.
The black flames swept across like a falling ominous meteor.
A moment later.
A giant submerged in magma came into view; it looked up at the arriving Xi Mu, swinging the Substandard Sword of Radiance in its hand.
"Boom!" The scorching flames engulfed Ahtal, rushing up through the hole opened by the Dragon Breath toward the surface world.
However.
"That was close," Ahtal turned into a starlight and stood on the Flame Giant’s cheek, raised the Great Sword of Death high, and stabbed fiercely at its brow.
The sword blade penetrated, then with a flick, the black flames tore a splendid arc, flipping the Flame Giant’s skull open.
"Aaaaargh!!!" The Flame Giant roared in agony, instinctively attempting to swat away the human on its face.
But Ahtal seemed to have anticipated the Flame Giant’s reaction, kicking off its cheek with force, shooting out like a bullet, the Great Sword of Death wrapped in dark flames making a rotation in midair.
He swept at the Flame Giant’s wrist.
The sword blade passed, creating a bright black crescent moon that severed the Flame Giant’s wrist.
"Human!" The Flame Giant’s pupils blazed with fury, literally spewing flames, and swung its remaining hand at Xi Mu.
As it attempted to regenerate its ravaged skull and wrist, thanks to the molten rock and the protection of the Flame Giant Surter, it could recover swiftly from any injury.
Unless someone could use an overwhelming attack to kill it in one blow.
"You’re so noisy, giant!" Flames leaked through Xi Mu’s teeth, and he spewed out scorching Dragon Breath that engulfed the Flame Giant.
Immediately after, without hesitation, he grabbed the Substandard Sword of Radiance, triggering the condition of "restriction" that promptly set his palm ablaze.
Only followers of the Dusk Cult were permitted to use it.
This was the condition to wield the Substandard Sword of Radiance; anyone who wasn’t a follower of the Dusk Cult holding the sword had to endure the burning of Surter’s fire. If not turned to ashes, they would become infected and turn to kindling.
