Chapter 68: Re-confinement

Chapter 68: Re-confinement

The first sensation I felt was my back burning hotly.

And then, following that.

A lasso flew towards my neck.

Swoosh!

Lucy, who reacted instantly, cut the lasso with astonishing speed.

Crash!

I immediately fell forward and rolled on the ground.

Instinctively, I hugged Oli tightly in my arms.

Crunch, the sensation of the arrowhead embedded in my back was directly transmitted.

My mind went blank and ignited.

“Ugh, Kuaaaak!!”

A scream escaped me without my knowledge.

What on earth is this? What happened?

My mind was so jumbled with the overwhelming confusion.

My heart pounded, and I felt a warm, tingling, intense pain pumping through my entire body.

“Hoo, hook..”

But soon, my body began to heat up.

It wasn’t a sexual arousal.

For some reason, my body.

Was tensing its muscles for battle.

‘Why is this happening…?’

Then, suddenly.

I remembered overlaying Lucy’s mana onto my heart before.

Could it be.

Was the dragon’s mana connected to me, and my body also imbued with the dragon’s instincts?

But before I could even organize my thoughts.

From an unseen location, another arrow flew.

‘..Right?’

Swish, smack!

By the time I instinctively sensed the trajectory.

My body had already moved sharply to the left.

“Uh, uh..?”

Creak-

At the same time, I felt a sensation like my skin wriggling behind my back.

Thud. Something then fell to the ground.

The foreign object in my back disappeared.

Thud thud thud thud-

As I was in confusion on the ground, Lucy ran forward with all her might.

It was cute to see her sprinting with her small body.

But the destructive power she showed afterward was not cute at all.

Kuaang!

Lucy, who had leaped lightly, swung her fist towards something.

At the same time, a tremendous roar erupted.

And stones rained down in all directions.

Tsk..!”

Perhaps it narrowly missed, someone clicked their tongue and darted to the side.

There was only one of them.

But there were two more in the dust.

One had a different physique, so it seemed all three were not men.

‘This is different from a bandit attack.’

At that time, I was attacked on a wilderness road where a carriage was passing.

Now it’s near the city, even though it’s evening.

Moreover, with that agility and the thoroughly disguised masks.

These are not mere thugs who rob weak people.

They are trained mercenaries.

They were also thoroughly disguised, so I didn’t know why they were attacking me.

‘I need to go back to Scarlett…’

I might die if I stay like this.

I need to find Scarlett quickly, whom I can trust at least in terms of combat power.

“Damn it, brother! You said it was just two kids and a pet fairy!”

“I saw it accurately?! It’s because you shoot arrows like an idiot!”

“Don’t fight while working, you bastards!!”

Lucy’s blow seemed to have been effective.

They were in utter chaos, shouting at each other.

But that was all.

As I tried to sneak away with Oli.

Tadadak-

The masked figures rushed towards me in the blink of an eye.

In that fleeting moment, my mind raced.

I can consider my current state to be superhuman.

The only magic I can use now is basic shockwave and a simple heal.

Even though the arrowhead is out, using a shockwave while bleeding will put a strain on my body.

In that case.

Swoosh-

I activated the heal magic and gathered mana at my fingertips.

I felt a pulling sensation in my chest.

Perhaps my cultivation was insufficient.

As expected, using two magic spells simultaneously puts a strain on my body.

But that doesn’t mean I can’t do it.

I extended my hand forward and put all my strength into it.

Pooong!!

I poured all the mana in my body in front of me.

Thoong, crunch!

At the same time, something was violently thrown and shattered the alley bench.

Ah, I didn’t intend to damage property.

As I stood up, offering a moment of silence to the villagers who would have to pay for the bench.

Peok, dududududu-

Lucy was enthusiastically pounding on a black mask.

She seems much stronger than before.

It felt like each punch had emotion behind it.

She pounded the mask so hard that I thought she might kill him, and finished with a Falcon Punch to the abdomen.

“Kkeo-eok..!”

The masked man collapsed, exhaling all the air from his lungs.

It was an unexpectedly absurd surprise.

But the fact that Lucy’s mana remained in my heart saved my life.

I should buy her more barbecue on the way back.

Anyway, I sighed deeply and settled back into my wheelchair.

The commotion earlier had attracted attention from nearby.

The guards would be here soon, and these guys would be executed.

I should at least get some information before that.

Quack-

“Augh..!”

The one who was beaten so enthusiastically earlier was unconscious, so I skipped him.

I grabbed the head of the smallest masked man.

From his appearance, he seemed to be the leader.

Swoosh-

When I took off the mask, long golden hair appeared, as expected.

Yeah. This bitch tried to crack my skull?

Seeing her face made me furious.

But for now, something more important is at hand.

“..Why did you ambush me?”

Since time is short, I’ll get straight to the point.

The blonde masked woman hesitated for a moment.

Then she laughed and said.

“If it were you… would you tell me? You bitch-“

Grind-

“Kiyayaaak!!”

Feeling like I was wasting time, I broke one of her intact arms backward.

A tingling, creepy sensation spread from my fingertips.

Destructive actions I couldn’t even imagine when I first came to Scarlett’s mansion.

But my mind and body, worn down by her, and the dragon instincts imbued in my body, had broken the brakes.

“Euk, keueuk..”

“I don’t like wasting time. If your answer isn’t satisfactory, I’ll break your body piece by piece.”

My calm tone seemed to instill extreme fear in the blonde masked woman.

She trembled and then said in a defeated voice.

“S-sacrifice..”

“What?”

“The King! The King told me to bring the sacrifice! If I bring the sacrifice… he said he’d give me 1000 gold coins… so…”

“..Explain properly.”

I didn’t like her incoherent speech due to pain and impatience.

I squeezed her other arm tightly.

At the same time, the blonde masked woman trembled.

Shiiiii-

Hearing the sound of water, she seemed to have lost control.

“Ugh, au..”

Seeing me like this, Lucy looked slightly worried.

Why is she making that face?

Rustle-

Then, instead of an answer, I heard a rustling sound.

Is it another ambush? I thought, widening my eyes.

“The nobles and black market dealers have unleashed mercenaries!! Women who look like they just became adults… they said they are the most likely sacrifices, so bring them..!”

It was the shout of the masked man who had collapsed with me from the shockwave earlier.

Very hastily and urgently.

He gasped for breath and crawled on the ground.

“That’s all… We were just hired by nobles to search for sacrifices!!”

The masked man added, “So please, let my sister go!”

I looked at the blonde masked woman with a nonchalant expression.

Thud-

Then I released the body I was holding.

The blonde masked woman’s body flinched as her broken arm hit the ground.

‘..Until then, there was no problem.’

There were no such ominous rumors in the previous outings.

The timing changed from when Scarlett cried profusely and mentioned the ‘King’s audience’.

So, what effect did Scarlett’s audience have on the King?

I have no way of knowing.

“Ugh.. Augh?”

But.

Lucy, who had perked up her ears, suddenly looked around and opened her mouth.

Have the guards finally arrived?

“Cecil!!”

But, the one who rushed over was not a guard.

It was Scarlett, drenched in sweat and panting.

“Young Lady..?”

“Cecil, Cecil..”

Her eyes were completely tear-filled.

It wasn’t sweat. Her eyes were swollen red.

“Haa, haa.. Are you.. okay..? Hup, huuk..”

She was running so fast that she couldn’t even speak properly.

I slowly patted her back and soothed the surprised Scarlett.

“Hoo, keuk.. Hoo keuk..”

She hugged me tightly and trembled like a leaf.

This was the first time I had seen Scarlett so mentally unstable.

After I had calmed Scarlett down somewhat.

She wiped her tears and looked at the masked figures lying on the ground.

“..What… is that..?”

“Don’t worry about it. I’m fine. It’s getting late, so let’s go back.”

As Scarlett calmed down, my flushed body also cooled sufficiently.

When my reason returned, my mood also became quite calm.

If I leave them there, the guards will take them away.

I heard that the security in this town is very good.

Sniff, sniff.

But.

Instead of leaving, she buried her nose in my neck and sniffed.

Like a dog exploring its surroundings.

“..The smell of blood.”

At the same time, Scarlett’s head snapped towards the fallen figures.

She no longer showed a weak demeanor.

With the coldest expression imaginable.

Crunch-

She stomped with all her might on something below.

For a moment, I couldn’t quite understand what it was.

Crunch.

Then, another mysterious sound was heard.

“Ugh, Haaaaaaak!!”

The masked man next to me, who had witnessed the scene, screamed.

The smell of blood wafted to my nose.

Crunch.

“How dare you.”

Crunch.

“Young Lady.”

Grind.

“Young Lady…”

Crunch, grind!

“Touch…?”

Scarlett stomped her feet frantically.

She stomped and stomped until the chilling sound turned into a squelching sound.

“Sister! Sistereeee!”

The masked man struggled frantically, witnessing the scene.

But he couldn’t move in the end.

Because the heavy bench fragments, from when it was sent flying and shattered the bench earlier, were pinning his legs.

Splash-

Scarlett, who had stopped moving, breathing heavily.

For some reason, her body stiffened, and she couldn’t say anything.

Scarlett, with blood splattered on her face, finally softened her expression.

“You must have been very scared… Now… let’s go home.”

She said calmly.

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“Ah, Young Lady.. Wait a moment..!”

“It’s okay. Don’t be scared.”

I instinctively struggled against Scarlett’s grip, which was tightly holding my body.

But her grip only tightened around me.

I felt a throbbing pressure in my held arm.

Click-

Then she firmly fastened a dog collar around my neck.

“Eut, hiueut..”

At the same time, I felt a tingling sensation spread throughout my body.

Scarlett’s eyes were lifeless.

But she didn’t seem to intend to stop at this restraint.

Then she took out the dog tail-shaped anal plug that had been inserted into Lucy.

“Young Lady, just a moment-“

Swoosh-

“Hieee..”

Without hesitation, she inserted the plug into my anus.

And then slowly stroked my trembling chin.

“Haa, hak..”

“..I was wrong.”

“Nehe..?”

What was this sudden statement?

As I frowned at the incomprehensible words, she continued.

“For no reason, I let you go outside and suffer hardships… and be targeted by outsiders…”

Her voice was so chilling and heavy.

I couldn’t say anything.

I just stared at Scarlett, whose eyes were lifeless.

“..Now, Cecil, you will stay in the mansion. I will make you so happy that you won’t even think of the outside.”

I trembled uncontrollably.