Grand Lust Sovereign

Chapter 28: Last Pact Standing (3)

Chapter 28: Last Pact Standing (3)*Clang!* *Clang!*

"Cough! Cough!"

Missing an arm and bleeding profusely from the wounds, Julien saw his third teammate Jack, a short and slim boy in tattered adventurer's attire fighting against a tall and slender boy.

The tall boy's expression was that of amusement as he maneuvered his sword swiftly to toy with the young boy.

It was clear that he could've killed the boy anytime, but did not because he was having fun torturing him.

Julien was behind a tree with Amelia. He said in a soft voice, "Please stand here quietly. I'll be back."

"No, savior, let me do it. You've done enough for us already." The nun held Julien's hand and stopped him.

Julien was quite annoyed by the constant formalities and he couldn't help but flick the nun's forehead.

"Ouch!"

"Savior, why..." The nun looked at Julien as if she had been wronged.

Julien wasn't looking at her, when he flicked her forehead. His eyes were on the third teammate.

When the nun pitifully asked why, he turned to look at her, only to have his heart skip a beat as he saw her run her forehead with both her hands.

This...

Julien couldn't believe what he was looking at.

The nun...

The fully conservatively covered nun...

Just from her face alone looked so cute!

Shit. These are blasphemous thoughts!

Julien quickly shook his head and shoved aside those thoughts.

He knew he had flicked her forehead gently so she shouldn't be in much pain.

"Stand here, I'll be back. He's my teammate too now and it's my responsibility to protect him."

Julien didn't give the nun a chance and dashed towards Jackie, his third teammate.

"Kekeke, shall we end this now, boy?" The tall youth sneered as he swung his sword with a swift, brutal force. With a resounding clang, Jackie's sword was sent flying from his grasp.

Without anything to defend themselves, Jackie knew it was over.

Everything looked like a blur and Jackie's vision slowly dimmed as life slowly came to an end.

The last thing Jackie saw was a silhouette... a silhouette of a third person...

I'm sorry... mo...ther...

Jackie lost consciousness and collapsed.

The tall boy with fiery red hair, having his back face Jackie, was about to flash a victorious grin, but didn't do so at the last minute.

Something felt amiss.

With the defeated boy's collapse, a thud sound should've resounded, but there was none.

Confused, he turned around.

"Huh!?"

The boy was not there!

"What? Where did he go?" The tall boy's eyes darted around in surprise.

Just as he took a step forward to

"Oof... how did you two get into such a situation? Jackie's so hurt..." Julien said, and regretted instantly when he heard pitiful sobs.

"Sniff... it's all... sniff... it's all my fault... I shouldn't have..."

"Oh, for god's sake..." Julien rolled his eyes.

Amelia's red blindfold was soaked with tears. Julien couldn't help but wonder if she was truly blind or if the cloth was merely there to catch her constant flow of tears.

"Forget about that. Do you know where the nearest token deposit center is?"

"Yes..." Amelia sobbed and said. "Keep walking in the east and you'll find one."

"Okay. I'll be right back. Don't move from here and try to protect yourself and Jackie."

"Understood. I wish you a safe journey, savior." The nun prayed.

Julien ran as fast as he could in east. His hair fluttered in the wind and for some reason, his back felt colder than his front.

Was this a bad omen? Or was this a sign that something bad was going to happen? Did his curse finally realize it hadn't cursed him enough in this trial and was starting to flare up?

Julien didn't know. And honestly, he didn't care at this point. Going with the flow was the best thing he could do since everything about himself was uncertain.

Five minutes later, Julien reached the deposit center.

How did he know it was the deposit center?

Well, it was because...

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