e-booksonline Chapter 153 Ono's Choice and... the Witch's Revenge!
Chapter 153 Ono's Choice and... the Witch's Revenge!
Chapter 153 Ono's Choice and... the Witch's Revenge!
Ono's heart felt as if it were being gripped tightly by a cold, bone-chilling iron hand, almost stopping its beating. The next second, however, he was suddenly thrown into the scorching hot coals, enduring the extreme torment of being torn between ice and fire.
Kia's words were low and seductive, yet carried an undeniable chill, like the most insidious venomous snake, burrowing into his eardrums, coiling around and eroding his last remaining sanity.
Death? Like a pile of unwanted garbage, he was thrown into a laboratory to be dismantled and refined, and finally disappeared silently and completely in this dirty and smelly corner, as if his humble life had never existed?
He'd had enough! He'd had enough of wallowing in the mud forever, enough of being trampled and slaughtered like an ant, enough of every breath being just to survive even more!
The pain from that drug was terrifying, like a journey through hell, but the new world I perceived afterward was also incredible!
The blurry yet real-flowing energy particles in the air, the clearly discernible aura of life force emanating from the thugs—
That was a real and tangible sense of power that he had never experienced in his impoverished life over the past ten years!
Even if there's only the slightest possibility—even if the road ahead leads to a deeper hell—he wants to seize this only chance to change his fate!
Ono suddenly opened his eyes. In those eyes that had just experienced inhuman pain, a raging fire of despair, madness and extreme desire was burning, almost bursting out of his eyes.
A hoarse, bellowing sound came from his throat. With the last ounce of strength he had regained, he struggled and forced out a few broken but incredibly heavy words through clenched teeth: "Strength—power—I need power!"
His voice was hoarse, like sandpaper scraping, yet it carried an undeniable, all-or-nothing resolve.
Kia's lips finally curled into an extremely subtle, almost imperceptible, yet chillingly cold smile.
It became.
This vial of medicine is no ordinary medicine; it is the latest prototype developed by Lord Hick!
The original plan was to deliver the potion perfectly to a powerful figure in Kus City, steadily earning a huge profit of 12,000 magic crystals, and using this opportunity to observe the actual effects of the potion on specific groups of people.
Who would have thought that this sewer rat, which appeared out of nowhere, would steal the drink!
But the observation mission must still continue. After all, it was an important mission that he had worked hard to obtain from Lord Sory. If he messed it up, the consequences would be unimaginable, and he himself might be completely abandoned!
As for why the test subjects weren't prepared before the product left the factory?
Nonsense! With a ready-made sucker offering huge sums of money to buy it, who would refuse such a good deal where they can make money for free and collect data at the same time?
As for whether that important figure will cause trouble if he later discovers that the drug was a prototype.
Ah, the Shadow Society naturally has its own rules and regulations.
You just need to verify the effects of the medicine. Is there any truth to that?
"very good."
He released his grip on Ono's chin, letting him fall helplessly back into the cold, filthy mud.
Kia stood up and seemingly casually nudged Ono's body with the gleaming tip of his boot, as if assessing whether a shipment had been damaged during transport and confirming its basic integrity.
"Remember your choice today. From this moment on, your life no longer belongs to yourself; it belongs only to the Shadow Order."
Kia's voice was icy cold and devoid of any emotion.
"Your sole value lies in the 12,000 magic crystals you wasted, and in the even greater resources the organization will have to invest in you, to earn back ten times, a hundred times, or even a thousand times the profit!"
He turned around, his gaze sweeping over the thugs still kneeling on the ground, not daring to breathe, his voice regaining the coldness and authority befitting a superior: "Take him away, clean him thoroughly, and then throw him into—"
"Lord Kia! Something terrible has happened!"
Just as Kia was about to issue further instructions, a figure scrambled and stumbled in from outside the warehouse, his voice shrill and distorted with extreme fear!
"Srilian! It's that crazy woman, Srilian! She's come to Kus City! And she's been asking around about our location! I'm afraid—I'm afraid she'll find us here very soon!"
"What?!"
Upon hearing the words of the newcomer, even the usually sullen and composed Kia's expression changed drastically, and he exclaimed in shock.
Silky!
One of the newly emerging "twin stars" in the White Wizard camp, with terrifying talent and formidable strength!
But none of that is the most crucial point. The most crucial point is that this woman seems to have an irreconcilable blood feud with the Shadow Society, especially with her superior, Lord Thauri!
Ever since she somehow confirmed Lord Sory's Shadow Society identity by sheer chance, she has gone mad, using every means to frantically investigate the Shadow Society's various strongholds. Her ultimate goal is obvious!
The goal is to find and deal with Lord Sorey through this lead!
However, because this woman was so powerful and backed by the colossal Eternal Tower, Lord Sori was hesitant to use drastic measures to completely eliminate her.
Over the years, many of the Shadow Society's hidden strongholds have been eradicated by this madwoman who doesn't play by the rules and uses ruthless methods!
Kia's order was like ice water poured into a boiling oil pan, instantly shattering the already oppressive atmosphere in the warehouse!
The previous fear was replaced by a new, more urgent, and more visceral panic. For these lower and middle-ranking members of the Shadow Order, the name Silian was practically a death sentence!
"Quickly! Get moving! All of you, get the fuck moving!"
Kia could no longer maintain his composure, roaring fiercely, his face filled with anxiety and deep fear.
"Store everything sensitive, especially anything related to that person, in the underground compartment! Clean up all traces! Hurry! Those who don't want to die, hurry up!"
The thugs who were kneeling on the ground scrambled to their feet as if they had been whipped, no longer caring about Ono on the ground or the leader who had an injured shoulder and was trembling.
They moved about frantically like headless flies, some carrying boxes, others frantically wiping the floor with dirty cloths, and still others hurriedly extinguishing excess torches, trying to erase as much as possible any trace of people gathering and moving about there.
The messenger, pale as a sheet, added in a trembling voice, "Sir, she—she seems to have some kind of special tracking method. Those outposts we destroyed before were precisely located by her! This place—this place probably won't hold out much longer either!"
Kia's face instantly turned even uglier, so dark it was almost dripping with water.
He abruptly turned his head and glanced at Ono, who seemed somewhat bewildered by the sudden turn of events. His eyes flashed with intense struggle and resentment.
This experimental subject—the effects of Lord Hick's latest potion—a loss of 12,000 magic crystals—an important observation mission—
All of this is extremely important! It concerns his future and even his life!
However, if that crazy woman, Sirian, were to corner us in this warehouse—
Let alone the test subjects, he himself is 100% going to die here!
That woman was notorious for preferring to kill the innocent rather than let the guilty go free; anyone even remotely connected to the Shadow Society was a target for her elimination and destruction.
"Oh shit!"
Kia stomped his foot and cursed under his breath, instantly making the decision that best protected him.
Nothing is more important than my own life!
He suddenly bent down and roughly pulled the weak and filthy Ono up from the ground, practically tucking him under his arm like a sack.
"you!"
He suddenly pointed to the subordinate who had previously been in charge of delivering the message and seemed fairly quick-witted.
"You come with me! Everyone else, disperse and evacuate! According to the emergency plan, assemble at backup assembly point number three! If—if anyone is unfortunately caught..."
His eyes turned incredibly fierce.
"Watch your tongue! Know what you should say and what you must never say, even if it means dying!"
"Yes, sir!"
The crowd felt as if they had been granted a pardon, but were then gripped by an even greater fear. They scattered like birds and beasts, fleeing swiftly through the various hidden exits and secret passages of the warehouse, hoping to get as far away from this doomed place that was about to become the eye of the storm.
With Ono in tow and his trusted subordinate by his side, Kia quickly rushed toward a pile of seemingly abandoned wooden crates at the deepest part of the warehouse.
He pressed a few buttons seemingly casually somewhere on the wall, and the entrance to a narrow, damp secret passage, reeking of mildew and earthiness, slid open silently.
This was an escape route they had prepared long ago for the most urgent situations.
The passage was pitch black, with only a faint glowing fluorite that Kia pulled out of his pocket providing meager illumination.
The three of them moved quickly through the narrow, cramped passageway, barely wide enough for one person to bend over. The sounds of their footsteps, heavy breathing, and Ono's occasional muffled groans as he bumped into his wounds echoed dully in the completely enclosed space, amplifying their inner fear.
Ono was roughly squeezed, his stomach churning violently, but he clenched his teeth tightly and did not utter a single plea for mercy or cry out in pain.
He could clearly feel that the man holding him, Kia, was as taut as a stone, and the fear that came from the depths of his soul was unmistakable.
The person who could frighten this ruthless and cold-blooded leader of the Shadow Society to this extent must be a terrifying being beyond his imagination.
I don't know how long I ran desperately through the suffocatingly dark passage, but finally a faint light appeared ahead, and I could hear the faint, rushing sound of water.
"Almost there!"
Kia lowered his voice, a hint of relief in his tone, as if he had just escaped death.
"The exit of the passage is on the banks of the polluted river outside the city, where disguised carriages have been prepared in advance—once you get on the carriage—"
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However, the instant he finished speaking, Boom!!
A deafening roar, as loud as if the heavens and earth were collapsing, suddenly came from behind them without warning!
The entire underground passage began to shake violently, and dirt and broken bricks from the ceiling rained down like raindrops!
A powerful, suffocating energy shockwave, like an invisible tsunami, swept wildly along the narrow passage and slammed into the backs of the three people!
"Ugh!"
"what!"
The three of them let out a short cry of surprise almost simultaneously. They were completely unable to resist this terrifying force and were violently thrown out like kites with broken strings, crashing heavily into the cold, sticky mud at the bottom of the passage.
"Cough cough cough!"
Kia was the first to struggle to his feet, his face and body covered in black, foul-smelling mud, looking utterly disheveled. His earlier composure had vanished completely, replaced by boundless horror and disbelief in his eyes.
A blinding white light shone from the direction they had just desperately fled from, and it approached them at a terrifying speed!
A cold, murderous female voice, like a relentless chain, clearly and precisely pierced the entire passage, making everyone's eardrums ache: "You vermin of the Shadow Society, did you think you could escape by crawling into this shady rat hole? Today, none of you will leave here alive!"