"Who are you?!"
Stella had a very bad feeling about the situation. Seeing that the person remained silent, she was sure that they do not have any good intentions.
Then, she saw the person's weapon flashed due to the sunlight coming from the window, she also noticed the man's arm tattoo
'Is he the murderer? What to do?!' She looked at the window she used to enter and calculated her steps so she can quickly jump if necessary.
As soon as she heard the man stepped forward, she no longer hesitated and escape through the window
'Ugh! I shouldn't have gotten curious No! If I didn't forcefully enter, no one would know the killer I must find the guards quickly'
After crashing on the ground, she quickly found her footing and run However, the murderer seed to be determined on ending her
'Faster!'
For so reason, this neighborhood was empty so no one could see her attempt to flee She tried to find cover but it seems that she was too slow compared to the man chasing her
She heard the footstep getting close to her and as soon as she looked back, she saw the man's blade cutting down on her
Stella decided to jump sideways to dodge the blade but due to this, her montum was disrupted and she now had to face the murderer
She couldn't see the man's face clearly due to his cloak. However, the man was definitely bigger than her uncle
'Ugh There's no way to outrun this man' Stella could only fight for her life.
"Why are you doing this?!"
She shouted in an attempt to get soone else's attention She was still hoping that the houses nearby still have so people inside who could help her
"Why don't you answer?!"
Grraaa!
Instead of answering, the man growled and bared his teeth The cloak covering his face was then removed by his movent
She can now see the culprit's face He has dark red eyes like a beast and he was even salivating He doesn't look like a sane human at all!
Stella realized that words wouldn't be effective to this guy
"I should've brought my weapon" Stella regretted not bringing her hamr as she looked around for any weapon.
As she was now near the other wooden houses, she slled the sa scent of blood coming from there
'Are they all dead? What going on here?'
Unfortunately, she didn't have ti to ponder about it as the insane human tried to slice her again
She poured all her remaining Spiritual Energy to herself to create a Shell Protection It may not be effective just like how other Arcanists did it but it was enough to deflect a couple of strikes so she can retreat
But the man doesn't just rely on his blade as he kicked the retreating young lady
Baam!
She was hit on her stomach and crashed on a fence Although she has a trained body through the years of smithing, a direct hit on her stomach was still too much for the young girl. Especially if it ca from a full-grown adult that doesn't hesitate in his strikes
'A-am I going to die here?'
Bleerggh!
She vomited a mouthful of blood It seems that her internal organs were badly damaged due to that single strike.
'I promised that I would make the strongest sword ever Urghh Why am I so unlucky?'
Stella was very unhappy that she would just like this. Her dreams, her promise, and all her hard work would all co to an end just like this
'I don't want to end it like this'
She didn't want to give up. Her eyes were about to close as she heard the person coming towards her With her remaining strength, she tried to call for help
"S-soone, please"
As soon as she muttered these words softly, she felt sothing on her hand. She unconsciously grasped the thing and heard so comforting words. The voice was telling her to agree with him to kill the human
'Is this so kind of contract to the devil?' She asked herself but agreed in the end. Anyway, she will surely die at this mont.
At the very least, if she accepted the devil's contract now, it would help her kill the man and it would end the town's impending disaster
Only this district was affected at this ti... However, once the beast-like human started moving, it may kill a lot more villagers.
'Alright...'
After agreeing to the voice, she felt most of her pain disappearing like she was being healed It felt really comfortable Finally, due to her exhaustion piling up for several days, she lost consciousness after
The last thing she heard was the scream of the murderer reeking with the scent of blood. She was unsure whether it was due to pain or just another scream of an insane person.
She didn't know how long had passed but as soon as she woke up, she was already in her room. She no longer felt the stinging pain on her stomach and it seems that she was fully healed even though she didn't use her Spiritual Energy to revitalize herself.
'What happened? Did uncle buy an expensive elixir for ? Oh, no' Stella was sure that elixirs that could heal even her internal wounds would be very expensive. She tried sitting up and noticed that there was sothing new within her room
"What's a wooden sword doing here?" She muttered to herself.
She tried to extend her hand to pick up the sword placed on the table near her but the door suddenly opened
"Uncle?"
"Stella! Are you alright? Are you hurting sowhere? You still needed so rest, don't force yourself..."
Her uncle was suddenly beside her as he tried to make her lie on the bed.
"I-I'm alright, uncle I'm not hurting"
"It's just temporary dicine It may still be effective so you can't feel the pain You lost so much blood when the guards found you"
"Eh? Oh, right What happened to the culprit! Sir Venya is"
"Don't worry Venya isn't dead It was thanks to your actions That guy was lucky to have so binding magic tools in his collection... It bought him so ti before you arrive..."
"Really! That's great!"
She only saw him lying in a pool of blood but didn't confirm whether he was dead or alive. It seems that the guards managed to save him in the end. She felt happy hearing that her actions prevented the man from dying
However, how did she survive the certain death?
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