Ascension of the Dark Seraph - Chapter 193

Chapter 193: Night of Blood and Money (3) Chapter 193: Night of Blood and Money (3) She was blind.

Believing that she was blind was hard.

She really wanted to believe that this was all a huge misunderstanding but it was not.

Axel distracted her and lured her here to be captured by these people.

It was the bitter truth.

Elira felt like an idiot as she slumped on the ground, the warm connection she felt between Axel and her wasn’t a mutual blossom of love.

No.

It was the warmth from the knife of betrayal piercing deeper into her heart.

Minutes earlier, she considered Axel her first love.

Being someone with status who has a family keen on moving around, it was hard to make relationships.

Now, for once, she found someone who could make her take the brave path.

A hopeful path that might lead to a real relationship.

But that was nothing more than a façade.

Elira should’ve seen the writings on the wall, it was evident, but how could she?

She was in love.

As if that realization weren’t bitter and cruel enough, the very last person she wanted to see, the person who had warned her of this, was now looking at her mockingly.

His presence was akin to salt being rubbed on her open wound.

Lucivar was the one who shattered her entire life, she hated him so deeply.

But he was right and that was undeniable.

Sitting on the handrail right beyond the doorless emergency staircase, leaning forward with both hands resting on his lap-Lucivar smirked at her.

It was hard to mistake his unnatural-glowing golden eyes, his natural eye color that was very bizarre and eerie.

… Meanwhile, a few hundred meters from the building.

A figure could be seen running across the street, his eyes darted left and right as if he was searching for somebody.

His right hand was holding a phone-that was pressed against his ear, “I lost him, he was following Elira and Axel.

He didn’t realize me following him but he was so fast and nimble that I couldn’t keep up” “What?

Aren’t you supposed to be fast?!” “I am but… Axel was reckless.

Some people from the Crimson Wolf Clan are also following them-I was so caught up dealing with them that I lost him in the process.

Anyway, I’ll be sending my location to you right now.” “Find them!

If anything happens to my daughter, I will blame it all on you!” Ignoring the threat, the figure looked around-sweat drizzling down the side of his face.

Boom!

Just then, he snapped his head to his behind upon hearing a distant crashing sound.

His eyes narrowed as he saw an abandoned unfinished building, there were occasional booms coming from it.

Focusing on his senses, he sensed ether clashes coming from that building, and without much thinking-he ran to check.

“I hope I’m not too late,” the figure uttered as he sprinted.

“No other choice but to reveal myself early” … Back to the unfinished building.

The Goblin Hybrid stood towering in front of Elira as a savage smile crept to his face.

In his eyes, he wasn’t looking at an isolated and helpless woman but a pile of coins-shimmering gold.

Just the thought of the amount of money he would obtain from using Elira was enough to send a shiver down his spine.

Letting go of a small fry like Axel in exchange for a high-profile woman like Elira was worth it from all angles.

On the other hand, Elira was still fixed on Lucivar.

Her lips trembled, she desperately wanted to say something but it was very hard.

Eventually, those words came out, “Help me…” Despite the distance between them, Lucivar could instantly tell what she said.

But instead of helping her, she stood up and walked away, disappearing from Elira’s point of view.

Seeing this, tears welled up in Elira’s eyes as Lucivar was her last hope.

“I was wrong so please help me!!” She finally shouted at the top of her lungs, surprising the gangsters.

Axel, who also came down from the hole frowned when he heard her shout.

‘Someone is here with us?

Is it her new bodyguard?

No, that can’t be’ He thought inside his head.

Following her shout, the Goblin Hybrid sensed something.

Swoosh!

Reacting swiftly, he snapped his gaze to the side and saw a car flying towards him.

Crash!

The Goblin Hybrid was thrashed away, the jeep’s heavy weight, coupled with the momentum from the throw was enough to knock him away.

All of his lackeys were surprised by this-but one of them made an initiative to reach for Elira and secure her.

But he was a moment too late.

In that instant, a pristine white-haired woman kicked his arm hard and broke it.

“Gyaarghk!!” the man screamed, holding onto his flailing broken arm.

Ignoring the man’s painful scream, the woman, Sabrina-quickly grabbed Elira by the arm and pulled her away.

Seeing the stranger, Elira was confused but she was relieved knowing that Sabrina was here to help her.

Both of them then dashed towards the emergency staircase.

At the same time, the Goblin Hybrid threw the jeep to the side angrily and recovered.

“Get her!

Kill anyone that stands in our way!” He shouted, commanding his lackeys angrily.

Howling in excitement, the other gangsters sprinted after them.

Along the way, Elira noticed that Sabrina was trying to put something on her ring finger-it was an emerald ring.

As soon as she wore the ring, she noticed the change instantly-all of the ether in her body was suppressed.

“What’s this?” She asked as they arrived on the emergency staircase.

“No time,” Sabrina shook her head.

“Hide and don’t make any sound if you want to live” Hearing this, Elira frowned but then she gasped when she saw the figure on the stairs, waiting for her.

“What in the world…?” She mumbled in complete and utter shock.

Meanwhile, the first gangster reached the emergency staircase-but was met with a punch directly to his face that sent him flying back and crashing into another gangster.

Sabrina and Elira walked out and rushed to the other side while the gangsters were stunned.

Recovering from their initial shock, the gangsters began their attacks.

Seeing this, the Goblin Hybrid frowned, ‘Did the staircase collapse?

Why did they come back out?’ It was a weird move so the staircase must’ve collapsed.

Even though one of them got knocked out, they didn’t seem to care and continued with the order.

“Yahoo~!” “Another woman?

We’re eating good tonight!” Holding their clubs tightly, they swung recklessly without a care in the world.

Both Sabrina and Elira could only avoid their attacks and counterattacks to buy them enough time to head for the ramp and go down.

Despite their retaliation-it was clear that they were focusing on leaving instead of fighting.

“Where are you going, ladies?!” A gangster jumped at them with both hands raised above.

He appeared from behind a pillar and swung his club in a vertical strike.

Having no time to avoid the attack together, Sabrina was forced to let go of their hands and pushed Elira away in the nick of time.

She stumbled a couple of steps back and groaned when something bit down on her left foot.

Glancing down, Sabrina bit her lip when she saw a bear trap made of ether clamped onto her leg.

She hissed in pain but moved to free herself.

Before she could react, the Goblin Hybrid’s massive arm lashed out, striking Sabrina with bone-rattling force.

She was sent hurtling backward, her body slamming against the wall with a sickening crack.

A sharp gasp escaped her lips, followed by a mouthful of blood splattering onto the concrete ground.

But the Goblin Hybrid wasn’t finished.

As she struggled to recover, dazed and winded, a shadow loomed over her.

His monstrous hand clamped around her throat, hoisting her off the ground with terrifying ease.

Sabrina flailed-her legs kicked uselessly in the air before she was slammed.

Boom!

He drove her into the earth with brutal force, the impact cracked the ground.

Then, without a pause-a guttural, savage growl rumbled from the Goblin Hybrid’s chest.

He clasped his hands together, his massive arms coiling like a loading spring.

“Raarrggh!” Boom!

With a thunderous roar, he brought his fists down like a war hammer.

The force behind the strike blasted Sabrina to the floor below, another showcase of his strength.

Looking down through the crack in the ground, the Goblin Hybrid saw Sabrina rolling to the side and disappearing.

She was clearly hurt and some of the gangsters wanted to chase after her but the Goblin Hybrid stopped them, “Don’t chase her.

I have a bad feeling, let’s get out of here” Since Sabrina came out of nowhere, the Goblin Hybrid decided to take the safer route.

Pivoting around, he saw the others pinning Elira on the ground as she cried.

“Don’t leave me!” She screamed.

“Someone help me!

Help!” Annoyed, one of the gangsters hits her with the back of his club-shutting her up good.

“Grab her,” the Goblin Hybrid said as he headed to leave the place, keeping his guards up and leading the way.

Upon hearing this, the gangsters grabbed Elira by the arms and took her away.

“Can I talk to him before you bring me away?” She suddenly said, looking at Axel on the side who was still watching.

A part of him wanted to leave but another part of him wanted to punish him by watching Elira being brought away.

“If you let me talk to him, even for a minute, I’ll comply” “Shut up, you think you can order us?!” One gangster barked angrily.

“She’s luring for time,” the Goblin Hybrid sneered.

“Bring her.

Knock her out if you need to” As she was being brought away, she shouted, “Tell me the reason!

At least tell me the reason!” Axel clenched his fists, telling himself to ignore her inside.

“I thought we had something!

Why are you doing this?!” Elira continued desperately.

“Say it!” “Because I have to pay my debt for my sick brother, alright?!” Axel shouted back, he wanted to ignore her but he couldn’t.

Not when her voice was that desperate, “I can’t pay the debt, there’s no way I could gather that much money but I can’t let myself get killed.

If I die, nobody will take care of him!” Just as he said that Elira’s expression turned from desperate to shock.

On the other hand, the Goblin Hybrid scoffed and gestured for the gangsters to continue on.

“Ah… I always knew that you’re after money you broke piece of shit,” Elira suddenly said.

Axel was stunned but it wasn’t only him.

Similarly, the Goblin Hybrid and the gangsters were also stunned.

Not because of what she said but because her voice was different.

It was deeper, like a man’s voice.

Slowly, Axel raised his gaze to look at Elira again.

But this time, her eyes were now glowing golden-and the sight made him skip a beat.

He recognized those eyes, those condescending eyes.

“L- Lucivar…?

Is that you?”