Chapter 71: You’ll Pay!

Chapter 71: Chapter 71: You’ll Pay!

Chapter 71: You’ll Pay!

But to think that he, at his current stage, was now capable of such.

Osborne began having second thoughts about the cursed dagger. The more he learned of it, the more bewildered he became.

Truly worthy of being hidden away by the God of Light, Ariel.

Clawdeth, who was up ahead, didn’t notice this feat, although she felt a mild discomfort since the light returned abruptly without warning.

The both of them continued to press on until they chanced upon an intersection along the road.

’So it’s like a maze... There are likely to be more tunnels as we press on.’ Osborne thought. Strangely enough, he wasn’t at all worried.

’We can just follow the scent we left behind when coming here. Plus, it’s not too difficult to grasp the smell of the forest even from here.’

’This really is a blessed ability.’ He figured the werewolves used scent to find their way through these tunnels, and since his sense of smell was enhanced as well, he didn’t have any trouble doing the same thing.

"Let’s take this one." Osborne gestured towards the left path.

’It’s faint, but I can smell those kids’ scent coming from this one, which means this is where they came from.’

’If we can find the other kids they have kidnapped as well, that would be a blessing.’ He let out a breath.

Once again, they both pressed forward.

Soon they came to a stop because they arrived within a spacious area within the tunnel.

If that were all, they wouldn’t have come to a halt. Their main reason for stopping was the other findings they discovered.

Cages, blood-stained and damaged, were laid in a straight line at each side of the cavern.

The claw marks and lingering pieces of cloth told Osborne that this must have been the place where they held the kids hostage.

Although the ones he could see looked empty, their bars bent as if some powerful beast had forced them aside to break free.

No doubt the children once they transformed for the first time.

Osborne silently clenched his fist tight, seeing the lingering blood all over the place.

"Search everywhere in case there’s anyone still left," he said.

Clawdeth nodded before leaping ahead.

Osborne began walking around as well, both looking for survivors.

"...." At a point, Osborne stopped in front of a cage, squatting down, his hands slowly picked up a bloodied hairpin.

Next to it was the pitiful remains of a teddy bear torn to shreds.

In his head, images of the children screaming and crying out couldn’t help but unfold.

’The nerve of these bastards.....’ He gnashed his fangs while holding the hairpin tight.

Did you really fall for someone like me, Young Master?

If I’m so special to you, you can’t continue to be so informal with me.

Show me how you really feel about me~

Thinking of how Vanessa was acting while this was going on filled him with even more anger.

To think someone was capable of making such expressions while subjecting innocent victims to such horrendous things.

At the thought of Vanessa, his lingering grudge with the Roosevelt sisters began to surface as well.

’Those noble devils, is nothing sacred to them... All they do is lie, throw their weight around, and force others to suffer the consequences of their own actions without care of how it affects those around them...’

’Framing me is one thing, but pushing those kids into this is more than crossing the line!’

BAM!!!

His enraged fist smashed into the ground, creating a visible crack.

Osborne raised his bloodied fist. Even as the pain of his injured hand stung him, his ever-burning hatred made it seem nonexistent.

His bleeding fist also began to heal at a visible rate. While not comparable to a Werewolf’s, it was still far beyond normal human standards.

"What’s a demon doing here?" A voice said all of a sudden.

Osborne turned around to see a woman in a maid outfit behind him.

His gaze squinted because he recalled seeing her somewhere else before—the same maid that had interfered while he was "disciplining" Clawdeth.

"No... Not a demon... You’re more of a mongrel, aren’t you?" She said.

"Well... No matter." Her eyes suddenly took on a sapphire blue hue.

"As the young miss demands, I’m afraid I must eliminate you lest you cause any more senseless troubles for my young miss." Her body suddenly began to grow while the sound of bones snapping and shifting began sounding from her body.

"You’re not Vanessa, but you’ll have to do." The maid was taken aback when she heard Osborne’s voice filled with a deep level of chill.

In the blink of an eye, he was already upon her.

Without hesitation, his right hand glowed a bright crimson as he activated Flame Touch.

The maid, sensing the danger, leaped away instantly.

Osborne’s claws ended up cutting nothing but air.

"How mannerless, attacking a helpless opponent. Have you no honour, young man?" The maid glared at Osborne.

While brief, she felt a stinging pain on her chest. If she had been a bit slower, that hot hand of his would have pierced right through.

"You speak of honour while you kidnap innocent children?!" Osborne didn’t relent, chasing after her.

His constant haste forced the maid to give up on her transformation.

In the end, only her hands and feet shifted into those of a werewolf.

Showing the difference between a beta and an omega.

"Those worthless commoners should be glad to have been chosen by my lord." The maid’s speed had increased due to her partial transformation.

She avoided a pierce attack from Osborne, delivering a sharp kick to his side.

GUAH!!

Osborne coughed up some saliva before being sent flying.

His body crashing into the iron cages on the ground.

Creeeiii~!

Osborne pushed the cages on his body aside before getting back up.

The maid then charged at him, brandishing her claws for a vicious strike.

Osborne, as if expecting this, grabbed one of the large cages.

BAM!!!

He smashed it against her body. At the last moment, the maid crossed her hands in front of her chest.

"Arrrgh~!" Nevertheless, the hit still hurt, sending her back.