WHAT! I Have To Kill Heaven's Son To Live!-Chapter 163: Welcoming An Old Friend!

Cloudia hesitated, then said, "Master... we have to save the little tiger."

"No need," Reon replied coldly.

"B-But—!"

"They’re coming to us," Reon said, eyes narrowing as he looked ahead.

Through the thick forest mist, shapes began to emerge—dark silhouettes gliding on flying swords.

Cloudia’s breath caught. "They already tracked me? How?"

She instinctively stepped behind Reon, tense.

Above them, seventeen figures hovered in the sky, casting long shadows and blocking the morning light.

They were all Niu Ling’s men—Miu Jiang’s squad, Min Shing’s squad, and Gao Jin’s squad.

Each of them had taken a Healing Pill, recovered, regrouped, and was now ready to come down and take Cloudia.

Reon looked up—and his expression darkened.

In Min Shing’s hand dangled the small form of the little tiger. Her fur was matted with blood, deep wounds slashed across her body.

She was unconscious. Barely breathing.

They didn’t even give her a Healing Pill.

Drip!

A drop of blood hit the ground.

Reon’s lip was bleeding—bitten in silent fury.

Miu Jiang slowly descended from his flying sword, landing with deliberate calm.

The others followed, surrounding Reon and Cloudia like wolves circling prey.

"Brother Miu, that’s Xue Taiyang—our target," Min Shing said, pointing.

"I know," Miu Jiang replied, a grin spreading across his face.

"He used to be the sect’s golden boy. How poetic. I planned to kill that fox’s master anyway... and now I can deal with Niu Ling’s little problem too. Two birds, one sword."

But then—his eyes fell on Cloudia, standing partly behind Reon.

His grin froze... then widened.

"Ohhh... so that’s your human form?" His voice dropped to a lustful murmur.

"Little fox, you’re... incredibly cute. I’ve never seen a beast girl as beautiful as you—not even in the hunting records of my Elite-Class Miu family."

Cloudia glared. "Creepy bastard. How did you find me?"

Miu Jiang laughed. "Of course. We can easily track any beast we’ve struck using our family’s secret technique,"

Reon’s voice cut through the tension like a blade.

"Well... good thing you found us. Searching the forest would’ve been a pain," he said calmly. freēnovelkiss.com

Miu Jiang glanced back at him, speaking with cold indifference.

"So you’re her master, Xue Taiyang? Fine. Break your bond with her and hand her over.

Then maybe, just maybe, I’ll ask Brother Niu to let you live—with your arms cut off, of course."

His eyes returned to Cloudia, filled with perverse hunger.

Reon met his gaze and spoke slowly, each word sharp and deliberate.

"Hey, you monkey-faced bastard... stop staring at my girl with those filthy eyes.

I’ll gouge them out... skewer them... and feed them to stray dogs."

Behind him, Cloudia’s breath hitched. Her cheeks turned red as she clutched Reon’s robe tightly.

’M-M-My girl? Master called me his girl? Ahhh... I’m so happy...’

"Huh?" Miu Jiang blinked, stunned.

’Did I mishear that?’

’Or... is something wrong with my ears?’

He rubbed his ear with his pinky, as if trying to dislodge a lie.

After all, how could the Xue Taiyang he once knew speak to him like that?

Just a few months ago, the guy would drop to his knees the moment he saw Miu Jiang.

He thought he might’ve misheard—but he still responded in his usual arrogant tone:

"You puny, peasant bastard. Who gave you permission to speak to me like that?" Miu Jiang sneered, looking down at him as if he were an insect.

"I don’t need your permission," Reon said, barely holding back his rage. "Not after you hurt my girl."

He took a step forward.

"Now hand over the little tiger. And tell me... how exactly... should I kill you all?"

’Again?"’

’Was it really... just a mishearing?’

No.

Miu Jiang hadn’t misheard this time.

He heard it—clear as day.

That tone. That defiance.

That bastard’s arrogance had grown.

To the point where he didn’t even bother showing proper respect.

Miu Jiang’s eyes narrowed, a cold gleam flashing within them as his voice dripped with scorn.

"Hey, bastard. Just because you’ve got two Legendary-Lineage beasts and some strange artifact... you think that gives you the right to talk to me like that?"

He took a step closer, voice rising with contempt.

"And those idiot beasts... how could they possibly acknowledge a loser like you as their Master?"

Silence.

Then, a soft voice came from behind Reon—gentle, but shaking with anger.

"Don’t insult... my Master," Cloudia said.

Her words were quiet, but they cut like a knife.

Miu Jiang stepped closer, a twisted grin spreading across his face.

"Fine then... I’ll prove it to you. I’ll fuck you right in front of your master—shatter his mind while he watches you scream beneath me—then kill him slowly, as your cries echo in his ears."

That was the last straw.

Reon’s patience snapped.

Behind him, Cloudia leaned closer, her voice trembling as she whispered into his ear.

"M-Master... let’s run. Take the little tiger and escape. They’re too strong... I’m no match for them.

If I could transform into my Nine-Tailed Fox form again and fight by your side, maybe we’d have a chance... but I can’t... not anymore."

Reon’s voice was calm, but his body shook slightly.

"You don’t need to worry, Cloudia."

He pulled out two Grade-2 Healing Pills and handed them to her with trembling hands.

"Take one. Give the other to the little tiger when I send her into the Inner Beast Domain."

"But M-Mas—"

WHOOSH!

Before she could finish, Reon had already sent her away, locking the Inner Beast Domain so she couldn’t return.

He stood there, alone now... and something inside him cracked.

Ever since Cloudia told him how she and the little tiger had been beaten, something had been stirring within him.

Something dark.

Something ancient.

He didn’t even know what it was—but it was awake now.

And one word kept echoing in his mind:

KILL.

KILL.

KILL.

KILL THEM ALL—WITH NO MERCY.

Reon had tried to stay sane, to resist the voice.

He even asked Luna if she was the one speaking to him.

She wasn’t.

Now... there was no more reason to resist.

The voice welcomed him like an old friend.

And he embraced it, as if it was a part of him deeper than anything else.

’This is a side of me I’d rather not show when you’re around, Cloudia,’ He thought quietly, as his grip on reason began to slip.

His eyes began to change.

Slowly, crimson bled into them, until they glowed with a deep, blood-red hue—like an ocean of rage swirling in his gaze.

Miu Jiang reached out and grabbed Reon’s shoulder, unaware of what was coming.

"Hey, bastard. Who said you could send that fox into your Inner Beast Domain?"

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