Way of the Knights

Chapter 181 - Payback

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Raven's words were bold, domineering and absolute.

He had no intentions of hiding at all, it's no use either since once he killed someone, the rest would be alerted. Well, he just did kill someone so he might as well confront them directly.

"What's happening here!?"

Everyone heard a clamoring sound, a person came down from the stairs and blurted out these words in shock. The man saw Raven's cold gaze and the bloody mess not too far away from him. Blood instantly rushed up to his head and his fury erupted.

"How dare you! A mere child decides to kill one of my patrons! Men! Seize this child and let him experience hell!"

Armed people behind immediately came up and took out their weapons, they then charged at Raven with the intent of crippling him and teaching him a harsh lesson. In response to their move, Raven lifted his hammer and gave a mighty swing towards the incoming wave of assailants.

*Boom!*

Another loud explosion occurred, everyone heard a shattering sound then a loud crash. The ten or so people who were previously charging towards Raven, were now scattered all over the brothel. Some were embedded deep into the walls, some had their limbs crushed by the mighty force, while some couldn't take the force behind his attack and died.

The jaws of everyone present, fell. No one was expecting such a mighty and overbearing force coming from a child. That was one attack from him, and it rendered ten fully grown adults unable to continue fighting. Where did such a child came from?

Raven ignored all of the horrified stares of the crowd. He took one step after another, coming closer towards the guy who called for reinforcements. The noble almost leaked his pants in terror, never in his wildest dreams did he ever thought that such a day will happen.

"Y-you! Don't come closer! D-do you really want to make the Mort Family as your enemy!?"

Due to fear and unwillingness to die, he decided to use his ultimate card, his background, in hopes of intimidating the young man. Unfortunately, that didn't even faze the young man at all. The noble saw Raven lift his hammer and instantly blood drained from his face, he lifted his hand and pissed himself in terror creating such a sorry sight. Tears flowed down from his face, he wanted to beg for forgiveness but couldn't since the hammer came crashing down and that's the last thing that he saw.

Raven didn't stop there, aside from the servants and slaves, he directly killed every single person in here. He didn't have to ask questions on whether they were innocent or no since the answer is already clear. In this place, humans are divided into two categories: the abused and the abusers. It's pretty easy to spot the difference.

After cleansing the whole brothel with overwhelming force. Raven went downstairs and saw all of the terrified slaves and servants huddling together and crying. Raven felt his heart being pinched as he saw their sorry figures. He stepped forward and saw every single one of them flinch, he frowned and it dawned to him why they were scared of him.

He took a glance at himself for a brief moment. His whole body was reeking with a thick smell of blood, his hammer is stained with blood and pieces of flesh. Despite his young face, the aura he radiates were enough to make them freeze on the spot. He shook his head and spoke in a gentle voice.

"I am here to return your freedom. Get out of this place, my comrades are waiting for you outside of this dungeon. Be careful on your way."

He said nothing more after this and disappeared in a flash. The servants and slaves looked at each other, they cried once again but not because of terror, they cried because of joy. Finally, a savior came to their aid, hope finally smiled upon their fates.

They gabbed each other's arms and ran towards the exit, they no longer feared anything that the Mort Family might do to them if they found out. For some reason, their hearts were united and thought of one thing. Someone came to save them. Everything else doesn't matter.

Raven did not look back, he had enough trust that Ellen and the rest will take care of the slaves. As for himself, he knew that there's still more places where his presence is needed so he had to go.

Eventually, Raven invaded a factory of some sorts. His nose picked up a strong smell of drugs and other questionable substances. His spying network was unfurled and instantly, his gaze started to penetrate walls, seeing through what lies beyond.

What he saw didn't surprise him that much, it was just another group of people who fell into the depths of depravity. However, if there's anything that made his blood boil, it would be the fact that these group of people were a part of the Burning Heaven Clan.

Ever since their family was exiled from the clan, he kept an overwhelming hatred against every single one of them, so much so that he remembered every single one of their faces and cursed them to no end. Now that this chance had arrived, it was finally time to settle down the debts of the previous and current life.

"Yes, your doing well bitch, suck it! Oh yeah…"

Raven turned his head when he heard this lust-filled words. His gaze then landed on a young man grabbing the head of a female slave and shoving her face onto his crotch. His eyes narrowed and coldness started radiating from his body. He knew who this guy was, and there is a good reason why he reacted this way.

His name is Elias, a direct descendant of the Burning Heaven Clan. He was his cousin that is four years older than him and liked to humiliate him in the past. He lost count on how many bruises and wounds he received from this guy in the past. He could still remember that when him and his parent were exiled, this guy acted smug and spat on him. Unbeknownst to Elias, Raven is a vengeful person, it's time for him to pay for the sins he did.

Raven slid down from the beam where he stood. He arrived at the doors of the room where Elias is having a good time. His raised his foot and threw a harsh kick.

The door swung open, the female slave was scared out of her mind, she choked and pulled away from Elias' grip. Elias was similarly shocked, well anyone would be as well, he's basically caught with his pants down. He struggled from his foot and pulled his pants up to cover himself, he glared at the person who interrupted his good time but when he realized who it was, his face paled instantly, as if he saw a ghost.

"Miss me, cousin?" The word 'cousin' was uttered by Raven with overwhelming sarcasm.

Elias felt his soul leave his body. From where he stood, he could see and feel the choking presence that Raven radiated. Faced with this monster, Elias didn't know what to do.

God knows how much the clan had suffered from the repeated attacks of Luis with his Hawk Force and the Vermillion Sky Clan. The clan that was once a prestigious one was reduced into a secluded state where they even had to ally themselves to the Mort Clan for possible redemption. Nevertheless, they still know what was happening outside whether they like it or not.

Elias knew Raven's achievements. He knew that Raven is now a part of the Genius Class since he exploded with radiance during his display at their graduation. When he received this news, he immediately thought of the times when he got on Raven's way and swore to never allow himself to meet this demon again. Unfortunately, what's bound to happen will eventually happen.

"R-raven! Fancy m-meeting you here! W-what can I do for you? It's been a while you know? W-why don't we sit down and have a nice chat? Y-you know? Just to catch up with each other and -- "

"Silence."

Raven's tone was incredibly frosty. Elias' legs nearly gave up from fright, he thought: 'Shit! I'm done for!' His eyes ferociously searched for every corner of the room, his thoughts spun quickly, he saw his coat on the table nearby and his expression contorted, he regretted placing the Alert Symbol in there. Judging from Raven's gaze, he doubted that he would have a chance to use the symbol now to call for reinforcements.

Elias thought of a way to save himself from this situation. An idea flashed from his mind and he immediately acted on it. He dropped on his knees and groveled at Raven's feet. He then let out constant words of apology and promised to become Raven's personal servant. The slave who was watching this from the side was disgusted and humiliated at the same time, she can't do anything to express her grievances aside from crying.

Unfortunately no matter how hard he begged, Raven showed no mercy. Raven lifted his foot and stomped on his head without restraint. He then grabbed Elias' head and looked at his pathetic state. Raven saw the slave and an idea flashed on his mind, he took out sharp dagger from his spatial ring. He threw it at the slave's foot and said:

"If you want revenge, take that dagger and plunge it to his heart."