Saintess? Not Anymore! I'd Rather be a Destroyer-Chapter 270 - 256: Fleeing.

The girl nodded slowly, glancing around. "And... if I wanted to see my family again—my mama—is that even possible?" Her eyes sparkled with a glimmer of hope.

Aurianna’s gaze softened slightly. "Even if you join me, you can still visit your families. I won’t strip you of that."

A giant man with a furrowed brow stepped forward, crossing his arms. "But how would it be possible to house so many? There are over 400,000 of us here," he said with a skeptical frown.

"Don’t worry," Aurianna said smoothly, "your temporary accommodation will suffice. Soon after, we’ll relocate to a much better place."

The giant man nodded, his skepticism shifting into a hardened resolve. "Fine. I’ll go with you as well. You’re right—I want the chance to save myself one day, not to sit around praying for others to rescue me."

"Excellent!" Aurianna replied, flashing a radiant, angelic smile that captivated the crowd. Suddenly, twenty gleaming white eyes appeared in the air around the room. Frightening everyone a bit.

"Now, you’ll bear my mark of loyalty!" she announced. "I only work with those marked by my trust, after all—I don’t believe in blind loyalty." In an instant, bright symbols flared within everyone’s eyes, covering them with a blinding, silvery light—even Demetrius bore the mark. But Peter and his group were left untouched.

Aurianna’s eyes began to bleed as the strain set in, but she kept her smile steady and just wiped it off with her sleeve.

"Wait—why do I have this mark? I thought it was only for those who agreed to go with you!" a slave man protested, echoed by a rising tide of anxious voices.

"Precautions," Aurianna replied coldly, her gaze sweeping over the crowd. "I know how weak-minded people like you operate. The moment you’re free, some of you would likely run to the Flokong Organization, hoping to curry favor, perhaps even earn your ’legal’ freedom. Foolish cattle, hoping your masters would spare you after you handed over the rest of us. But make no mistake—they’d only slaughter you next."

"This is unfair!" cried a woman, her voice cracking.

"I don’t care," Aurianna answered without hesitation. "I don’t trust any of you. And let me make this clear: if you try to betray us, even in the slightest, my mark will activate, and you’ll die on the spot. Speak a word, write a message, give any coded signals—you’ll explode before you even finish the thought." She grinned.

"That’s not right!" Yelina’s voice finally broke through, her expression fierce. "This is just another form of slavery."

"Technically, they’re free to do whatever they want, as long as they don’t breathe a word about what happened here. They’ll live if they keep their mouths shut," Aurianna declared, her gaze sweeping over the slaves below with a smirk. "But they wouldn’t be this worried if they weren’t already planning to betray us, would they?"

She paused, letting her words sink in before tilting her head slightly. "Am I wrong?"

"You wretched woman!" a slave spat, his glare fierce and defiant as he clenched his fists.

"Silence, unless you’d rather have your head explode where you stand," Aurianna replied coldly. "Just because we saved you doesn’t mean I won’t kill you if I need to."

Her threat hung heavy in the air, but a sudden scream interrupted the tense silence. Heads whipped around to the source, a cat-man thrashing as his skin began to glow an alarming shade of red.

"What... what’s happening to me?!" he cried, his body grotesquely bloating.

Aurianna’s eyes sparkled. "Oh, look at that! We’ve got our first traitor!" she said, watching with satisfaction as the man’s body crystallized and shattered into glittering powdery shards.

"So it’s true. If we totes betray you, your spell will kill us. It’s powerful enough to kill even Arc Humans," Avriel chuckled, a hint of admiration in her voice.

Aurianna arched an eyebrow. "Did you think I was bluffing?"

"Honestly, I totes did," Avriel admitted, shrugging with a grin.

"Idiot," Aurianna muttered with a smirk.

Ignoring Avriel’s pout, Aurianna spoke. "Have you taken care of all the guards?"

"Yep, even the ones we passed earlier!" Avriel replied, her voice almost too cheerful.

"You even took down a Grand Human?" Zeche asked nervously.

"Three, actually. It was a piece of cake," Avriel boasted, though she received a sharp glare from Jugi and Jade.

"Enough, Avriel," Jade warned, his voice cold.

"Yeah, keep quiet," Jugi added, shaking his head.

Avriel crossed her arms, pouting. "Meanies."

Aurianna shook her head. "Good. Now, let’s start the teleportation." With a snap of her fingers, the suckers all.gathered before the slaves and crested multiple portals before them leading to the other side.

Just then, Hadina’s voice echoed in her mind. "Master..."

"Yes, Hadina?" Aurianna replied mentally.

"I’ve overheard some of them talking. They’ve noticed the lack of proper communications from below. I believe they’re starting to suspect something is amiss. What would you have me do?"

"When I give the signal, take the others and leave through the portal with the Sucker I assigned to you," Aurianna instructed.

"Understood," Hadina replied.

Aurianna’s lips curled into a sly smile as she turned to the group. "Seems those above are beginning to sense our little plan."

"So we’d better hurry up before they show up," Peter said calmly.

"Want me to take care of them, Master?" Avriel asked, a spark of excitement in her eyes.

"No," Aurianna replied, a sly grin forming on her lips. "I’d rather cause a bit of a ruckus. Jade, supervise the teleportation—make sure everyone arrives at their destination safely." She said before walking away.

"Understood." Jade nodded.

Jade raised his voice to the crowd. "You all heard her! Move into the portals. If you don’t want to die here, I suggest you get moving. You’re fleeing the Flonkong Organization now, so any hesitation could cost you your lives. Go, now!"

The crowd surged forward, people scrambling into the portals one after another. Avriel jumped down to the other side, helping keep the group organized, nudging stragglers along with an encouraging shove.

Elena watched Aurianna walk away, her brow furrowing. "Are you sure it’s wise to let her go alone?"

Jugi chuckled. "She’s the last person you need to worry about."

"I’d bet she’s planning to face that woman we saw earlier," Jugi murmured to Jade, recalling the way Aurianna had glared at her.

"Ah, a personal grudge," Jade mused, then raised his hand as a shimmering red shield enveloped the area.

"Why the shield, Jade?" Jugi asked, tilting his head.

"Trust me, that girl is bound to do something reckless. This is just a precaution," Jade replied, his tone firm.