civilwarnovels Chapter 482: Seize fate by the throat
Chapter 482: Seize fate by the throat
Chapter 482: Seize fate by the throat
The mouth of the bag is now wide open.
The woman's upper body was exposed, her blue eyes were hollow, weak, cloudy and dull. Her shoulder-length hair was dry and brittle due to malnutrition.
His face was beaten and swollen like a ball.
The dead tree-like skin was covered with countless fingernail-sized reddish spots, and the body was dry and thin, without even a drop of life left.
This is already a dead body.
Of course, she was still alive, and the hand holding Sebastian's trouser leg was the best evidence. However, could a being that could only breathe really be considered alive?
"Can you please let go?"
The woman showed no reaction to Sebastian's words.
It was obvious at a glance that she was not pretending not to hear, because her eyelids were swollen and she could only open them a little, as if she was staring into the air and seeing nothing in her cloudy pupils.
Sebastian could easily shake off the fingers thinner than dead branches by just moving his feet. But he didn't do that. Instead, he continued to ask: "Are you in trouble? If that's the case..."
"Hey, old man! Where are you from?!"
A deep, fierce voice interrupted him.
The man appeared from behind the door, with a bulging chest and two strong arms. In his hand, he held a lantern that emitted a bright red color. The old scars on his face revealed obvious hostility. He glared fiercely at Sebastian - the uninvited guest who appeared out of nowhere.
At the same time, a murderous intent emerged not far behind him.
What a headache, has it taken too long?
Sebastian stroked his beard in distress. However, he also realized that the target of the uncontrollable murderous intent in the distance was not him, but this vicious man.
The reason... is currently unknown.
"Old man, what are you looking at?" The man deliberately clicked his tongue and drove him away in a cold voice: "Get out of here, old man. I can still let you go now."
But the old butler did not move. Seeing this, the man took a step forward, and the door closed with a heavy sound behind the man. He deliberately put the lantern slowly at his feet.
Gently turning his shoulders and thick neck, he raised his right hand and clenched his fist. It was obvious that he would not show mercy when it came to violence.
Sebastian smiled deeply.
It was clearly a smile that made people feel extremely safe and kind, but for some reason, the man felt as if a powerful carnivorous beast had appeared in front of him, so he took a step back.
"You're deaf...oh, what are you doing-"
The man, stunned by the smile, uttered words that did not form a sentence. He did not even notice that his breathing became heavy. He just wanted to continue to retreat.
Sebastian put the scroll with the seal of the Magician's Guild, which he had been holding in one hand, into his arms, then took a single step, closing the distance between him and the man, while extending his hand.
The man didn't even have time to react to the lightning-fast movement and uttered an unseemly whimper. Taking this as a signal, Sebastian stretched out his hand, grabbed the man's collar, and lifted the man up easily.
If someone witnessed this scene, they would probably think it was a joke.
Judging from his appearance, Sebastian had no chance of winning against the man. Whether it was his age, chest muscles, thick arms, height, weight, or the violent aura he exuded.
However, such a gentleman-like old man can lift a heavyweight strong man with one hand.
No, that's not the case.
If you were to watch it with your own eyes, you might be able to keenly feel the difference between the two. Although humans are inferior in biological intuition - the intuition of wild animals, when faced with an undoubted deviation, they can probably still feel it.
The evidence is that the person hiding in the dark began breathing rapidly, just like the man whose clothes were grabbed.
The difference between Sebastian and men is that——
The difference between the strong and the weak.
The man was lifted up completely off the ground, swinging his legs and twisting his body. When he tried to grab Sebastian's arms with his arms, he seemed to realize something, and fear began to hide in his eyes.
The man finally realized that his futile resistance would only make the monster in front of him even more annoyed.
"What is she?"
The calm voice, breaking into the ears of the man who was gradually stiffened by fear, was like a clear and quiet spring. It was completely inconsistent with the situation of lifting the man easily with one hand, which made people feel even more scared.
"She, she is an employee in our store."
The man tried to answer in a voice that was fading with fear.
Sebastian remained silent in response.
It was not intentional pressure, but using the people hiding in the dark to judge whether the man whose collar was grabbed was lying. And the response he got was even more angry.
As if speaking from a hidden source, Sebastian said, "I asked you what she was, and your answer was employee?"
"Well!"
The man opened his eyes wide and kept moving them like a timid little animal, wondering if he had said something wrong. However, in this case, this should be the closest to the correct answer.
Sebastian thought of his companions in the Great Tomb.
"Nothing. It's just that some of my companions also regard humans as objects, so I thought you also regarded humans as objects, because if you hold this view, it means that you don't think you are doing anything bad. But your answer is an employee, which means that when you did this, you regarded her as a human being, right? Then let me ask again, how do you plan to deal with her next?"
The man whose fate was strangled by the throat was thinking.
As if hearing a squeezing sound, Sebastian's arms became even stronger, and the man suddenly became breathless. This action means that he won't give you time to think.
"She's sick, so I'm going to take her to the temple for treatment. Let me go!"
"I don't really like hearing lies."
"Pfft!"
Even without the lie detector behind him, Sebastian could easily tell from his reaction that this was a lie. The strength of his arms increased again in anger, and the man's face suddenly turned red, and he let out a strange whine.
Even if we take a step back and tolerate the act of putting the person in a bag and carrying him around, the man's action of throwing the bag into the alley showed no trace of the warmth of taking the patient to the temple for treatment. It was simply throwing away garbage.
“Stop…Gah…”
The man had difficulty breathing and his life was in danger, so he started kicking and fighting desperately.
Sebastian easily blocked the fist flying towards his face with one hand. The kicking feet hit his body and soiled his clothes, but he remained motionless.
Of course, how could a human foot alone move a huge steel plate? Sebastian didn't even feel a trace of pain.
"I advise you to be honest."
"Gah-"
Looking up at the man's flushed face, who was completely unable to breathe, Sebastian narrowed his eyes, and when he saw the moment when the man was about to lose consciousness, he let go of his hand, and it fell to the ground with a loud thud.
"Uh uhhhhhhh!"
The man exhaled the last remaining air in his lungs in the form of a scream, and then greedily inhaled oxygen, making a series of whooshing sounds.
Sebastian looked down at him without saying a word, then reached out his hand again to strangle his fate.
"Wait...Please, please wait a moment!"
The man who had experienced the fear of hypoxia firsthand endured the pain and rolled to escape from Sebastian's hands.
"I-I was going to take her to the temple!"
Still lying.
I didn't expect his spirit to be so strong.
Sebastian thought that the man would be afraid of pain or death and would confess immediately. However, the man was just afraid, and did not seem to be ready to tell the truth immediately. In other words, the danger of leaking information was enough to match Sebastian's intimidation.
Should we change our means of attack?
But this is the enemy's position, and there is hidden danger behind him. Moreover, the man did not ask for help behind the door, which means he did not expect anyone to come to rescue him immediately.
That being said, staying here for too long will only lead to more trouble.
"If you want to take her to the temple, I can take her there. I will be the one to protect her safety."
"Wait, wait... No one can guarantee that you will really take her with you."
"Then you can come along."
"I can't go now because I have something to do."
The man saw something from Sebastian's expression and continued impatiently, "Legally, that belongs to us. If you want to interfere, you will be violating the laws of this country! If you have the guts, take her away. This is kidnapping!"
Sebastian frowned.
The man hit him where it hurts most.
Although the master said that it is okay to make some conspicuous actions when necessary, that is only when it is necessary to pretend to be a rich lady or a housekeeper.
Behavior that violates the law and is subject to judicial investigation, or even has its disguise exposed and causes serious trouble, will definitely make the owner unhappy.
Sebastian didn't think this crude man had much knowledge, but he spoke with confidence. Someone must have taught him some legal knowledge, so his words were probably based on facts.
What should I do? Should I kill him here?
No, there is a pretender following behind, and it is very likely that I will be exposed, so I can't use it unless it is absolutely necessary. In this case, is it the right thing to do to let this woman die without saving her? The man's obscene laughter annoyed Sebastian, who was hesitant.
"Can a loyal butler cause trouble without telling his master?"
The man asked with a smile.
Sebastian frowned visibly for the first time. Perhaps the man found a weakness in his attitude.
"I see. It will indeed cause trouble in the law. However, there is also a law that stipulates that only when the person asks for help can a person be forcibly rescued without being punished. I just helped her based on this point. First of all, she is not conscious now, so she must go to the temple for treatment, right?"
“Hmm… um, well…”
The man was muttering to himself in a headache.
Sebastian was relieved by such poor acting and slow reaction.
He told a huge lie.
It was just because the other party used the law to pressure him, so he also brought out some great principles. If the other party continued to refute with the law, even if it was just a lie, Sebastian, who knew little about the concept of the law of this kingdom, would surely not be able to retort.
As a result, because the man did not have a deep understanding of the law and was only learning it on the fly, he was unable to see through Sebastian's lies.
It's great that the other person is a fool.
After driving the man out of sight, Sebastian held the woman's head and asked, "Do you want me to save you?"
Then he put his ear close to the woman's cracked lips, and the faint breathing sound that fell into his ears, no, it was like the sound made by a deflated balloon when the last bit of air was released, could it really be considered the sound of breathing?
no respond.
Sebastian shook his head slightly, then asked again without giving up.
"You, do you want me to save you?"
Still no response.
The man smiled a slightly smug and obscene smile. He knew what kind of hell the woman had been in. Of course he would laugh at her. Otherwise, why would he throw her out there and abandon her?
However, faintly—
The woman's lips moved slightly. It was not the natural movement of breathing, but an act of will that made people clearly feel it.
"..."
Hearing this, the old butler nodded once: "I don't want to help those who can only pray for someone to save them, like plants bathing in the sweet dew from heaven. However... the weak are those who struggle to survive... Forget your fear, rest, you are under my protection."
He stretched out his hand and slowly moved it to cover the woman's eyes. As if leaning on the kind and warm touch, the woman closed her cloudy eyes.
The man couldn't believe it and blurted out: "You are lying...!" I didn't hear any sound at all!
The man was about to resist, but he froze in place.
At some point, Sebastian had stood up, his sinister eyes stopped the man's breathing, and he said in a cold voice: "You said, I'm lying? Do you think I would lie for someone like you?"
"Ah, no, ah..."
The man stretched his throat and swallowed the saliva accumulated in his mouth with a gurgling sound.
"Then I'll take this person with me."
"Wait, wait! No, please wait a moment!"
"Anything else? Want to buy some time?"
"No, no! If you take her away, things will get really bad, and you and your master will be in trouble! You should have heard of Eight Fingers, right? So, please pretend you didn't see anything, okay? If you take her away, I will fail in my job and will be punished!"
The man knew that he could not win by brute force, so he pleaded with a flattering face. Sebastian looked at him coldly and said with the same cold disdain:
"I want to take her away."
"Please, I'll die!"
The man kept crying.
Just kill him... Sebastian began to calculate the pros and cons, but he wanted to be a follower in secret, so he finally held back.
"Use this to hire adventurers or something, and run away with all your might."
Sebastian took out the leather bag.
The next moment, the man's eyes were fixed on the coins scattered on the ground in the alley. Seeing the nearly silver light, the man's eyes widened.
That's the universal platinum coin!
Coins with ten times the value of the gold coins rolled onto the road, ten in total!
"Run with all your might, got it?"
"me……"
Without waiting for the man to answer, Sebastian picked up the woman and walked out of the alley.
The night was completely dark.
In the already dark alley, it was pitch dark.
Sebastian's thoughts spread.
Saving this woman is completely different from helping the old lady. He wants to help others within his ability, but saving this woman may cause great trouble. Will this be forgiven by the Supreme Being? Will this behavior not go against the wishes of the adults?
A gust of cold wind blew by, and Sebastian calmed down, and his mood also cooled down.
Then, the shadow under his feet swayed slightly.
"I see. Is that man dead? I asked him to hire adventurers, but he died before he could hire anyone. The murderer is... Is this pattern from the Axis Cult? Then it seems that the person following me is from the Axis Cult. Was he sent by Mr. Lin?"
Thinking about how the two men had just helped the old lady, he realized that if Lin were here, he would definitely do the same thing.
Does that mean that Lin has recognized me?
That's right, even if the Supreme Being does not forgive me, I am satisfied to have a companion on the path of justice.
So Sebastian took more resolute steps.
(End of this chapter)