The Ancients World

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~~~(POV: Saliandra Orvello)~~~

~~~(Location: City of Yordase, The Empire of Larmodies)~~~

~~~(Time: 9:25 PM)~~~

I bust into the known criminal watering hole, and everyone's eyes land on me. Some of the people in here even stand up and draw their weapons at my entrance. Coming in like this isn't what they're used to, and what's about to happen next is something that they're not used to either.

"I'm only going to say this once! Tell me where Regelia is, and I won't kill everyone in this room!"

It's easy to tell who are the NPCs Turned Players and NPCs. The ones that can permanently die act differently when threatened by a Player or NPC Turned Player.

Since no one is answering me, I think it's time that I show them I mean business. I draw my weapon, and I start killing the closest people with brutal efficiency. Losing limbs and having their bodies diced up and dismembered around where they die.

After killing just a couple of them, I turn to see the reactions of everyone. And they're all sharing looks with each other.

"Okay! Okay! No need to keep slaughtering us... We get it... Regelia did come by here. About 5 minutes ago... There is a secret way into the city through a trapdoor in the back... If you run, you might be able to catch her..."

It doesn't take me more than a couple of seconds to find the trapdoor and enter it. It's a single narrow path that leads in a direction out of the city. Time isn't on my side, so I run as fast as I can.

After a minute of running at full speed, I reach the end, and I bust through the trapdoor. And as I jump out and land, I land my eyes on Regelia, barely making it into the woods in the distance. She's there. I start running again, and I'm gaining ground on her.

The moment I reach the treeline, I have to start following her footprints into the woods. Following them, I end up in another clearing. And she's in the middle taking deep breaths. Thinking no one is on to her.

She's in for a bad time.

I start running again, and I'm almost to her. She turns at the approaching sound, and I slam my body into her. She hits the ground, and I pin her under me.

She stares up at me in surprise, fear, and confusion.

"What the hell!? How did you even find me!? I ditched you at the warehouse!!"

This is a rare moment for me to release some pent-up anger in a way that won't kill someone. I ball my right fist and bring it down hard on her face. I do this 4 times, and she's already bleeding from her mouth and spits out some teeth.

I'm not pulling any punches here. She looks up at me as I stop, and she looks even more frightened.

"Tell me what you want!! Is it money!? Slaves!?"

The words register in my brain, and I knock her around a few more times for saying those things. She gets the message that I want her to keep he mouth shut until I ask the questions.

She's the traitor that Cera told me to come and find, and there is a good chance that she knows my Father. There is still a small chance she doesn't know Zarmade, but I'm betting she knows him. Time to ask her everything I want to know.

"Where is Zarmade Oryzox!? Tell me everything you know about him!!"

My voice comes out as a yell even though I don't want it to. Bow, her eyes slightly widen, and she's about to speak, but I punch her again. I knew she was going to deny it.

"I know you're a traitor to your business, and I know you're informing Zarmade! Now, I'm going to let you speak, if you lie. I'm going to continue knocking out more of your teeth..."

She doesn't respond at first, but she spits out some more blood and looks me in the eyes. And I can see the gears turning in her head. She's trying to find a way out of this. She'd rather not rat on my Father. I don't know what he'll do to her if she does.

That's probably what she's thinking. Weighing whether it's better to get a beatdown from me or get punished by Zarmade.

"I don't know what that fuck you're talking about! Crazy bitch!!"

So she's taking the hard road.

That's good. No, that's great! Cera taught me a lot about how to make people talk, and I haven't gotten to try any of them. Some of Cera's Sadistic habits have rubbed off on me, and I'll admit. I enjoy causing pain to those who deserve it.

So instead of saying anything, I pull out a small knife and drag the edge across her cheek. Making it bleed in the process. She doesn't like it, and I know she'll be easily broken.

People who are in the Sex Slave Trade are notoriously weak and cowards. When pain becomes too much to bear, they'll sing like birds. People of weak characters can't take physical or mental pain for long periods. They don't have the know-how.

I grab a clump of her hair and pull on it hard enough to make the scalp lift off the skull. I bring the knife up, and I start cutting her scalp off.

"FUCK! FUCK! YOU FUCKING BITCH!"

If this is all she can take, she'll be in for a rough ride. But the faster she breaks, the better. I want the information that belongs to me, and I want to know where my Father is.

As I continue cutting, she keeps screaming curses at me and calling me a wide range of things. But after getting halfway through her scalp. She gives up.

"OKAY!! FUCK!! Zarmade is in Rendorel to the west! It's near Larmodies Capital City!!"

I let go of her hair and stand up, but I place my boot on her chest and pin her to the ground.

"I'm not done asking you questions."

She stares at me with anger, and I can tell she's mentally declaring revenge someday. She will tell me everything I want to know about Zarmade and The Sex Slave Trade.

~~~(POV: Cera Adamo)~~~

~~~(Location: Bar in Capital City Zenith, The Kingdom of Zenith)~~~

~~~(Time: 9:50 AM)~~~

I haven't seen anyone come or go that fits the description that the shop owner gave me. And I'm starting to think I need to find a new plan to find Kris.

I hope Hailey and Sally are doing better with what they're doing than I am right now. Trying to find Kris has been taking up valuable time. And I'm cursing whoever made my Tier-up quest for doing this to me. It just couldn't have been a little easier...

"You know, kid. I'm going to kick you out soon if you don't order something. This is a place of business, not a place to waste time."

That's exactly what a bar is. And it's strange the bartender himself wouldn't agree with that... It's almost as if he's trying to get me to leave...

My instincts are telling me this is some kind of test, but I don't know if I'm supposed to leave and or stay to pass the test... Maybe it's a test of patience? I don't know...

I pull out some gold and set it on the counter.

"I'll pay for the right to sit here and wait."

The bartender looks at me funny and just sighs. Scratching the back of his head as he takes the money. After a couple of seconds, I notice something strange. The bartender is frozen in place. I look around the bar, and I see everyone is frozen.

Like they're frozen in time.

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A/N: Below this line, I'll be keeping Cera's player information. That way, I won't have to place it into the story above anymore. It takes about 180 words up.

[Slayer (Zern) Lvl.228][Tier-3]

[Exp: 42/100%]

[Title: The Son of Arch-Angel Michael (Hidden)]

[Stats] [Strength - 7095][Endurance - 7045][Dexterity - 7215][Speed - 8240][Focus - 19,660]

[Mana aura control: 6/100%]

[Health: 76,560,000,000/76,560,000,000] [Mana: 216,600,000,000/216,600,000,000]

[Stat Points: 350] [Armor rating: 500]

[Inventory] [Dice of Wayland (Divine)] [Hardened Tree sap Armor (Very Rare)] [The Witness (Legendary Sword)] [Fenrir's Whistle (Divine)] [Camping gear] [Food Rations 3x] [Dried meat 3x] [Fishing poles 2x] [Fish 8x] [Festival Garbs 2x] [4x EXP Boosts] [Princess Saliandra's Panties (Black Lace)]

[Passive Perks]

[Inheritor of the Sword] [Son of Heaven] [Slayer of Evil] [Holy Willow Trees Savior] [Finder of Legends] [The Divine who has Legend] [Destined for Greatness] [Dungeon Diver] [An Overachiever]

[Active Skills]

[Heavens light Lvl.74 325/7400] [Protected by Heaven Lvl.74 225/7400] [Slash Lvl.92 4600/21000] [Parry Lvl.68 85/6800] [Double Strike N/A] [Kingslayer N/A] [Raging Machine N/A] [Winged Glory] [Angelic Flight] [Divine Pressure Exertion] [Divinity Pulse] [Controlled Fun]