Ascension of the Dark Seraph - Chapter 192

Chapter 192: Night of Blood and Money (2) Chapter 192: Night of Blood and Money (2) The morning earlier, the Council of the Light Concord headquarters.

Callista stepped out of the room and combed her hair back in utter frustration.

She was called here early in the morning to be interrogated and checked, to see if there was really any cue of Crossers’ influence on her.

Due to the news of her-bullying an aspiring Hybrid, she pulled a lot of unwanted attention.

Fortunately, the interrogation went smoothly, or at least she thought it went smoothly.

Even then, this was really a hassle.

“Lucivar…” She mumbled with hate as she headed to the lobby.

Her branded heels tapped against the glossy marble floor in a rushed rhythm-the strength behind each of her steps echoed with the anger boiling inside of her.

Clicking her tongue, she reached for her phone in her bag and dialed someone.

“Dear… When are you going to come here?” “…” “Yes, I just got out from the interrogation-there’s no problem.

But dear, get your ass here as soon as possible.

Both of your daughters are at risk and that academy hunter… you have to deal with him!

My hands are tied here but you can do something” “…” “Lucivar, it’s Lucivar.

He’s the cause of all of this!

Are you going to let him do this to our family?” “…” Glancing around the place, Callista went to a secluded area.

“I want to get rid of him.

I don’t care if he saved our daughters, he disrespected me!

Are you going to let a kid like him disrespect your wife?

Did the Crimson Wolf Clan make you docile?

Get your ass over here and deal with this!

Finish whatever you’re doing there and come here!

Hmph!” Not even giving the person on the other side a chance to answer, Callista cut the call off one-sidedly.

Callista grumbled inaudibly, she became angrier because of the call.

However, as she was about to head to the lobby again, she stopped when her phone rang.

“Eugh, is he serious?!” Callista hissed in annoyance as she reached for her phone again, expecting her husband to be the one who called to lecture her.

But to her surprise, it wasn’t her husband, an unknown number marred the screen.

She answered the call and asked, “Who is this?” “Madam Callista, it’s me.

I saw your daughter, Elira sneak out with Axel” “Is that it?” Callista frowned.

“Do your job, protect her.

I took a risk to choose you so don’t disappoint” “I didn’t call for that” “Then what is it?

Stop wasting my time” “Lucivar… He’s following Elira.

I’m calling to let you know” As soon as she heard that name, Callista’s eyes widened before she quickly recovered.

“Lucivar?

If that’s the case, is there anyone with you?” “No, I’m in a theme park right now following them.

I’ll protect Elira if Lucivar tries to do anything” “Okay, don’t lose them and protect my daughter soundly.

Also, send me your location” Callista got off the phone-and looked down at the marble floor in contemplation, registering the new information in her mind.

Then, a vague hint of cruelty and idea tugged the glint in her eyes as her lips bloomed into a smirk, “Maybe I don’t need help after all…” … Back to the present.

Elira reached the empty rooftop and inhaled deeply, sucking in as much air as possible.

She clasped her hands behind her, skipping to the edge of the rooftop as she gazed upon the night view of Sunhold City.

Even though she knew that reality would be back tomorrow, at least for tonight, Elira wanted to enjoy the moment as much as possible.

Glancing over her shoulder, she saw Axel was standing stiffly.

“What are you doing?” She murmured, reaching out her hand with a pure smile.

“Come stand by me” Upon hearing this, Axel lifted his gaze and met with Elira’s gaze.

He felt a pang in his chest but he quickly suppressed it and approached her, accepting her hand.

Both of them basked in their silence, taking in the view with their eyes.

It wasn’t an awkward silence but a serene one instead.

On their sides, their hands were locked together-Elira’s hand was holding onto his tightly while Axel’s hand lacked the strength and commitment that she had.

Just then, a few minutes later, Axel saw a shadow on his periphery, which caused his heart to pound.

Axel knew that the time had come.

It was time for him to end this act and show Elira the truth.

“Elira, you know… sometimes we do things we never thought we’d do,” Axel suddenly said, his voice was soft, almost a whisper as he stared at the city lights below.

“Not because we want to, but because we feel like there’s no other way.

Life always has a way of forcing you-into corners.

Forcing you to make hard choices” Hearing this, Elira turned to him-her gaze profound.

For a second there, Axel closed his eyes.

He could hear the beeping sound of machines and the darkness mold into a man lying on a hospital bed.

It was his reason for doing this.

Opening his eyes again, Axel turned to meet Elira’s gaze-he had to look her directly in the eyes as that was the very least he could do for her, to tell her straight, “You’d do anything for your sister, right?

As the older sister, you must understand the feeling” “What do you mean, Axel?” Elira muttered as a wave of unease brushed her.

She could feel something was wrong but against her better judgment, she kept looking at Axel.

“I hope, one day, you’ll forgive me for what I did,” Axel said, reaching out his hand to gently brush Elira’s cheek which felt cold.

“For what’s it worth, I never wanted to hurt you.

But circumstances forced me to, and I have no other choice” Axel turned away before she could respond-his words heavy in the air.

His footsteps echoed as he left Elira standing there, still wondering what he meant by that.

Just then, a few figures appeared from the darkness of the ramp.

Elira froze in her spot, her breath hitched as a group of ten men emerged from the shadows.

Strangers-every one of them.

Dressed in ragged tank tops and gripping crude clubs, they carried themselves with the unmistakable air of street gangsters.

Their gazes slithered over her, hungry-and vile as they smacked their lips as if she were nothing more than a snack.

On top of that, each one of them was a Hybrid.

A few amongst them were even an Acolyte-rank Hybrid.

Her stomach twisted-the betrayal stood before her as clearly as possible, that Axel had led her here.

Even so, she clung to hope, desperation slipping into her voice as she called his name.

“Axel?” Elira mumbled-her tone vividly displayed the cracking of her heart.

Upon hearing her meek voice, Axel clenched his jaw but kept his back turned, refusing to look at her.

Despite being already determined to do this, the guilt weighed on him.

It pressed his shoulders inward.

But he didn’t move.

Didn’t stop them.

Then, the last figure stepped into view.

He dwarfed the others-hulking, monstrous, a beast in human shape.

Green-skinned and grotesquely muscular, with a bloated belly-and jagged fangs that jutted from his upper lip.

Pointed ears twitched at the sound of her ragged breath, and his greedy, knowing smile could be seen stretching wider on his face.

A sleeveless brown jacket clung to his thick fang, paired with ragged pants underneath.

From how he appeared, it was clear what he was-A Goblin Hybrid.

Hybrids with low-grade bloodline-such as a Goblin bloodline couldn’t ascend higher than an Acolyte rank.

Some couldn’t even break through to the Acolyte rank.

Due to that, they gained their bloodline characteristics faster than Hybrids with higher-grade bloodlines.

Normal Hybrids would grow their first characteristic upon entering the Acolyte rank.

And the stronger they become, the more unique characteristics of their bloodlines they would develop.

For instance, a Dragon Hybrid would develop a fire tongue that allowed them to breathe fire as soon as they reached the Acolyte rank and develop scales and a dragon heart when they reached the Chrysalis rank but it was different for Hybrids with low-grade bloodlines.

Upon reaching the Acolyte rank, they might develop almost all their bloodline characteristics.

Just like this Goblin Hybrid.

But none would reach this extent, normal Goblin Hybrids wouldn’t achieve this level of change in their appearance.

Even those with very high bloodline purity would still look human.

However, this person-he completely abandoned his human skin.

Elira learned about them in the academy, they were called Misfits, Hybrids who modified their bloodline to make them real monsters and surpassed their limits.

Seeing Elira, the Goblin Hybrid placed his heavy hand on Axel’s head, patting him like one would do when a dog did something good, “With this, your debt is paid in full.

Go back to your brother, you had earned it…” Upon hearing this, Axel asked, “What are you going to do to her?” “It’s none of your business…” the Goblin Hybrid grinned and pushed Axel to the side.

As he did that, he stepped forward-his gaze slight with dark amusement.

“Elira, Elira…” His voice oozed with anticipation.

“Aren’t you a lovely surprise?

Don’t fight back, you will only hurt yourself.

As long as you come with us obediently-without causing a ruckus, I promise, no harm will befall you” Instead of listening to him, Elira turned and jumped down from the rooftop.

Her survival instincts kicked in, beckoning her to leave this place.

Making an acrobatic maneuver, she shot a dark vine from her hand to wrap around a metal rod, helping her glide through the air, and landed two floors below the rooftop.

Since the building was eleven floors high, she couldn’t outright jump down.

Despite being a Hybrid, she wasn’t that strong-she was still a five-star Neophyte rank Hybrid.

Just as she landed, however, the ceiling crumbled.

Crash!

Almost effortlessly, the Goblin Hybrid punched a hole through two floors and landed on her floor.

Upon seeing this, Elira’s eyes widened, her heart pounding inside her chest as she turned around again, intending to make another leap.

But she was far too late, the Goblin Hybrid anticipated that.

He threw a brick hard and shattered Elira’s foothold.

She slipped because of that and in that moment, the Goblin Hybrid was able to close the distance.

Viciously, he grabbed her foot with his massive hand and threw her.

“Kahkk!” Elira’s eyes widened-the bones inside her body cracked as she got slammed into the wall.

Blood instantly exploded from her mouth, the gap in strength between her and the Goblin Hyrbid who was enhanced and also an Acolyte-rank Hybrid was too much.

Coming down the hole in the ceiling were the other gangsters, shouting excited gasps and yelps.

As she struggled to stand, the Goblin Hybrid towered over her with his lackeys beside him.

For a moment, Elira accepted that her fate had been sealed.

However, it was then her eyes caught sight of the emergency stairs at the other end.

A man was sitting on the handrail, watching her from afar in a relaxed manner.

Elira’s eyes narrowed for a second before she realized who it was-Lucivar.

And he wore a mocking face as if he was saying, ‘See, I told you so’