Chapter 407 - 407: Duel (3)

Watching Lucia approach with a sword in his hand coupled with the sudden silence would scare the shit out of any normal man but Chloe was no average person. Most of his life was spent on the battlefield and up to date, he has killed so many people that he has lost count.

When faced with someone like Derik whose presence alone is enough to make any man tremble, Chloe stood firm and a vicious grin appeared on his face. His mind was screaming and crying out, trying to warn him of the impending danger and the calamity about to befall him but his instincts horned for decades would not let him retreat, instead, his will to fight got even stronger.

"If you defeat me, I will be whatever you want me to be… a slave, a beggar… what the hell… anything you want" Derik was quite impressed by the fact that his presence wasn't strong enough to chase someone like Chloe away.

Even after losing his powers, he could still use his godly presence to intimidate almost anymore. He was actually expecting Chloe to flee or retreat at least but the man stood firm and even grinned in the face of danger. Even he couldn't help but respect this person.

"And if you defeat me?" Chloe no longer dared to look down on Lucia. Right here and now he saw Lucia as an equal capable of taking his life if he makes a mistake.

"What do I want? I don't know yet… let's just say you owe me a Favor!" Derik screamed as he spoke the last word while lunging towards his opponent with his sword pointing forward.

Peng!

Not daring to waste any more time, broadsword which his sword-bearer was holding on to. Since he could barely react to Derik's speed, he didn't bother to unsheathe the weapon and ended up parrying the attack while shielding his subordinate with his body.

"Oh?" Derik was a bit stunned.

For someone with a large build like Chloe, he never expected him to be fast enough to block his attacks, neither did he expect Chloe, a person who has bullied Lucia all his life to be the type of person who would defend a comrade while putting his life on the line. 

"Die!" Derik roared as he quickly pulled back a bit, before slashing upwards without care. 

In his opinion, if he ends up killing Chloe, it will prove that he is more capable than his brother, so the kingdom will be willing to pardon him in exchange for his services. As for his relationship with Chloe, Lucia and Chloe always had a bad relationship. And since he wasn't really related to any of these people, he really didn't care if something happened to them. 

Peng!

Once again Chloe was able to use his large broadsword to block the attack before it could reach his face. His eyes carried hints of surprise and shock since he never expected Lucia to be this capable. The once timid and weak brother was now someone else entirely! Someone strong and vicious just like him or even more than him! Judging from the short exchange between them, he could tell Lucia really had no knowledge of swordplay and was entirely rely on his strength and speed to suppress him.

"In that case, don't blame me for killing you if things get out of hand!" Chloe laughed madly as he pushed forward while swinging his large broadsword, aiming for Derik's waist.

Swoosh!

Just before the sheathed sword could make contact, Lucia was seen airborne, spinning rapidly, and show no signs of falling soon.

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It happened so fast that no one expected it. Just like a snake striking forward, Derik struck towards Chloe almost instantly, catching everyone off guard. 

Who would have thought someone airborne would be able to attack with such accuracy?

Before Chloe or anyone could react, Derik's sword struck his face, all the way from the cheeks, up to the left eye, and then the eyebrows!

"Arrrrghhhh!" Chloe roared in pain as he covered his bleeding eye with his hands and fell on both knees. 

His body trembled as he finally felt the threat of death coming from his brother Lucia who was standing right in front of him. He wanted to speak but the pain prevented him from thinking straight and piercing his words together. 

"Kill me? Hmph! It's a thousand years too early for you to utter such unreasonable words…I simply chose to duel you as a means to use you as my starting point… the news of your defeat will instantly push my agendas forward and help me skip so many levels when I join the military… So you see big brother, you are only a tool..." Lucia's words echoed across the great hall. Sending shivers down the spine of all those who heard him

Everyone once assumed Chloe was the most vicious amongst them but after hearing him speak, they finally realized how wrong they have been. Who would have thought Lucia would deliberately destroy Chloe's left eye just because of fame.

Since no one else spoke, Derik nodded in satisfaction before turning around to leave. In his opinion, his actions had actually the desired effects. He could always play the good and hardworking child and with his knowledge and powers, he could excel in anything he wishes to do, earning everyone love and admiration but this path is not the one he is ready to walk. This path is time consuming and tiresome to him. As the god of death, he is arguably the most vicious being to ever live and honestly, he would really put in a lot of effort if he were to play the good guy here.

To deal with this, Derik decided to play the role he was always born to play. The role of an antagonist!

In his opinion, love can only go so far but fear is what keeps the world running. The word is yet to go all out against each other, not because of love but because they are scared of their enemies' military might. In his opinion, fear is more effective than love!