Rise of the Rejected Deity from Chaos-Chapter 156 - 155: Kaeliyus, a Scammer?

As the grand commander pushed open the door to leave, a broad figure loomed before him, blocking his path. His gaze lifted slightly as the man was only marginally taller—but the moment he recognized the familiar face, his expression wore out. With a weary sigh, his eyes dropped to the floor, frustration evident in his posture.

"We meet again," the person said in a casual tone, using his bulky frame to push the commander out of the way—making his own way into the office.

"And I sincerely wish we had never crossed paths—ugh!" the commander exhaled, his frustration plain.

"C'mon! Is this how the esteemed grand commander of the biggest association in the nation welcomes his guests?" The man asked, earning a sharp glare from the commander whose temples bulged with pulsing veins.

The commander, who had rested his forehead against the wall beside the door, his posture slouched forward, straightened with a measured breath. Folding his arms across his chest, he assumed a stern expression, exuding an air of professionalism.

"So?" He began in a steady voice. "What could've prompted the leader of the Blind Fangs' organization to pay a lowly man like myself a visit?" The commander's lips stretched into a wide smile, eyes squeezing shut as he flashed a big smile at the Blind Fangs' leader.

"You cannot tell me you aren't aware that Hye Rin is currently unavailable," the commander added, raising a brow, still maintaining the big smile.

"Of course I am fully aware that Hye Rin, along with other high ranking HS had already flown out of the country to offer their help to the neighboring country. It isn't exactly a well secured information," the Blind Fangs' leader responded with a cryptic smile—trying to match the commander's energy.

"So? Will you speak or should I leave since I have somewhere important to be?" The warm air around the commander shifted to something dark, the big smile wiped off with only a stern face remaining.

A smirk curled the Blind Fangs' leader's lips as he spoke. "You're fully aware how a branch of my organization was fully wiped out, and how we've been investigating to catch the culprits, right?" He asked, but not pausing for a response. "They might've been a new branch consisting of inexperienced younglings, but it's no doubt they were one of ours."

The commander's gaze narrowed, wondering where the man was heading with his words.

"Days have gone by, yet we've found no clue—not a single one," the leader continued. "But you know what has been quite shocking since the incident?" A broad grin spread across his face, brimming with the excitement of whatever he was about to announce.

"It is that, even our most high ranking Awakener with the ability to read the memories of the deceased, could not read anything from them. Their minds and memories were blank, totally empty," he said. "Isn't that strange? It's like they totally met their end the moment their life was taken, no connection to the past or anything—just an absolute end."

The commander knitted his brows, puzzling over the matter for a brief moment before speaking. "That is quite unfortunate, but I do not know how or why it concerns the association," he said, gaze peering straight at the leader.

The leader's face tightened for a flicker of moment before softening. "What an emotionless human," he smiled.

"Fine! If you are still not getting the clue, then I'll gladly make it clear," he continued, approaching the commander in an unhurried pace, his face taut with seriousness.

The leader continued till he reached the commander, standing before him like a menacing wall.

"As far I know...as far we all know, the association is the only place flooding with Awakeners of all sorts of abilities—those seen and unseen—known and unknown," he said, staring straight into the commander's golden eyes that were locked on him.

"What are yo—" The commander was speaking but the leader cut in.

"In other words, the association is possibly the ones who had wiped out the branch and rid them of their memories," the leader remarked bluntly.

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The commander's gaze lingered on the leader for a while with an unreadable expression before effortlessly pushing him out of his way with a palm.

"Waste of my precious time," he remarked as he approached the door to leave.

"You know, I've heard something interesting about some rats being freed from their cage," the leader said, halting the commander mid-step—or better, freezing him on his spot.

"I had even forgotten a village like that existed if not for a pretty bird that whispered into my ears," he chuckled.

"That's why, Commander," he quipped, his eyes gleaming with wicked excitement, a grin stretching across his face. "Shall I simply reduce the entire village—and the rats within—to ashes?"

With a swift turn, the commander met the leader's gaze with features twisted in anger. He thrusted his palm forward, and in that same instant, the leader crouched down with haste—leaving the ripple of malignant energy that surged from the commander's palm to hit the wall behind.

The wall collapsed in an instant, crumbling into ruin and revealing the outside, a cloud of dust filling the air.

The commander's assistant who stood motionless in the corner of the office, shut his eyes in quiet frustration, fed up.

"That would've blown up my upper half for sure," the leader chuckled from below where he had crouched. He rose, smiling brightly at the commander whose chest rose and fell, breaths coming out as pants as he slowly loosened his tightened fist—trying to quell his anger.

"Haha, you don't have to look at me so fiercely, I'll leave," the leader chuckled once more, entertained by the comamnder's reaction and expressions.

"I had thought only Hye Rin was fun to tease, but my, was I totally wrong! You're way more fun to tease," he laughed, walking to the door. "Bye, have a nice day."

With that, he exited the office. The commander let out a frustrated sigh, staggering slightly. His assistant rushed over, steadying him with a gentle hold.

"How about you retire to your chambers and rest?" The assistant asked, his concern evident.

"No, I still have to meet Kaeliyus," the commander protested. Sighing with resignation, the assistant followed the commander out.

After a long drive, they arrived at their destination, parking the car by the side of the road and venturing into the forest.

They walked until they came upon the devastated remains of the cavern, a sight so overwhelming it left the commander frozen in place.

His brows twitched, mouth creasing tensely as he took in the sight before him.

"Don't tell me," he murmured. "Did that mad demon really scam me and flee?"