Book 2: Chapter 14
I overestimated the height of this place and my jumping ability. My leg hurt like it broke when I landed. I tried to stand up straight but bent over and fell to the ground. A few men dressed haggardly surrounded me as I groaned and held my leg. The leader of the group was as skinny as a monkey. He looked at me and smiled, revealing his yellow teeth. He pulled a dagger out from his waist. He knelt down, pat me on my face with his knife, and said: “My, my. We scored ourselves one early in the morning and he’s even broken his leg. Whatever shall we do? How about you just obediently hand over your wallet? If you refuse, you’ll never stand up again.”
I held my leg, looked at the dagger before my eyes, took a deep breath and exclaimed: “You guys should hurry and run… You may still be able to escape with your lives…”
“Puhahaha”
His stinky breath that escaped his mouth when he laughed nearly made me gag. He gave me a strong kick to my gut. I coughed, groaned and grabbed my belly. It felt like my insides were being jumbled around. He laughed aloud and said: “You’re going to prevent me from escaping in that shape? You’re worried about our lives? How about you worry about yourself first?!”
*Tup, tup*
A dark shadow from above landed. I heard the fluttering of a white cape and the friction of a sword being drawn from its scabbard. I held in my pain and shouted: “Stop! Nier! Don’t…”
A warm liquid splashed onto my face and my nose was filled with the scent of blood. I opened my eyes and saw the skinny guy acting tough in front of me moments ago slowly drop to the ground. He got stabbed through his chest and fell down right before me. His eyes were filled with fear. His body was still jerking. I watched as his eyes stopped moving before me.
“WHOA!! SOMEONE’S BEEN KILLED!! SOMEONE’S BEEN KILLED!!!”
His comrades standing around scrambled to escape and Nier tightened her boots to give chase. I held the pain in and reached my hand out to grab Nier by her wrist.