Chapter 112: Explosion
Aric’s smile deepened as he heard the baron. He leaned back into his chair and spoke, "You are a joke." He said in a calm voice, and then glanced at his people. "Take them down," he said in a calm voice.
Immediately, Ariel, Pentharis, and Elisa moved. Ariel and Elisa seemed personally engaged by the situation. Elisa might not have been engaged in combat for a while, but she was still an adventurer and a noble, and with the time she spent with Aric farming, her physical and mental skills had risen already.
She moved from behind Aric with a swiftness that the men could barely follow, her hands stretching out toward one of the men. What followed was a blast of wind so powerful it slammed two men into the wall with so much force that they couldn’t get back up.
Ariel, on the other hand, collected a makeshift sword from Pentharis right at that moment. The sword got engulfed in her flames. She attacked with ferocity, not regarding the lives of the men at all. She sent them flying into walls with deep wounds through their armors and on their bodies.
Pentharis, on the other hand, couldn’t be bothered to get aggressive. All the men were wearing metal, and that was the first aspect of their downfall. He manipulated the metal of their armor and used it to crush the men until they passed out.
In less than a few minutes, they took down the twelve that were there, some heavily injured, while some unconscious.
The baron watched in shock. He knew that Aric would be able to take down these men, but he at least thought the men would buy him enough time to get out of here.
Aric sat there with his arms folded, his eyes cold as the night. His breathing could be heard piercing through the air, his entire aura had shifted into one extremely cold.
"Wait, wait, Sir Aric, let’s not be hasty now. You know the stakes are against you now. Even if you jump at me and kill me now, the people that helped me break the contract already know about you.
They’ll come for you, they’ll bring the army of kingdoms. They won’t just come find you, they’ll come to completely take over, and have you for themselves.