Evolution of the Ruined Heir

Chapter 274: Filth

The assassins were at least half a kilometer from the pillar, yet the moment the creature fully emerged, they all felt it. A cold aura washed over them, and their bodies froze before thought could even form.

No matter how hard they tried, none of them could move.

Their hearts pounded as the sound of footsteps reached them. It was calm, casual, and wrong.

“Life… ugh, such a disgusting thing.”

An irritated voice followed the steps, and made their hearts pound even harder.

‘No!’ The thought thundered in their heads.

The voice sounded wrong. Like a vile evil had found speech.

As they processed what it meant, some of them wet themselves without realizing it.

The darkness creature had spoken. A darkness creature had fucking spoken.

They had heard the tales. Grade three darkness creatures were different. Stronger, faster and intelligent.

Sometimes, when a powerful synergy stage evolved died, they birthed a grade three that could speak and plan. These ones were usually far deadlier than normal.

Even if they had a synergy stage evolver with them, it wouldn’t have been enough.

But they didn’t even have that. Just node formation evolvers. They were screwed.

“You filthy little things.”

The creature’s voice came again, and suddenly they felt it. An aura gripped them and lifted them off the ground.

They were lifted off the ground and floated, suspended in the air, held before a figure.

Their eyes fell on the creature, and their expressions paled. They trembled.

The creature was humanoid and slender. Its eyes were pure white. A shroud of darkness clung to its body like mist.

It was that very mist now holding them in place.

‘A manipulator type!’ the assassins realized in dread.

The creature suddenly smiled, its glinting white, spiky teeth in full display.

“Don’t worry,” it said, the darkness around the assassins thickened. “I was spawned precisely to clean up the filth.”

Before any of the assassins could react, the dark fog exploded and engulfed them.

There were no screams. No pillars of light. Nothing. The darkness receded and nothing was left behind. No bones, no bodies.

The creature’s smile didn’t fade.

It raised an arm, and several stumps of darkness materialized in the air. They twisted and contorted, forming small bird shaped shadows.

“Find me more filth to clean.”

With that, the darkness shaped birds took off, surging into the skies in all directions.

But not even a second passed before the creature grinned again.

“Two more filth… hehe.”

And in the next instant, it vanished from the forest.

Tap. Tap. Tap.

Malakai’s speed was unreal. Despite the uneven terrain and the sharp splinters jutting from the earth, he moved like a blur.

His rapid footsteps were the only indication that his feet were touching the ground. His cold eyes were fixed forward, his mind spinning as he calculated. Planned.

‘It’ll come for me.’

He had no idea what type of darkness creature had spawned, only the grade. But the type mattered greatly.

An Enhancer would be disastrous. Its speed and strength would be insane, and Malakai probably wouldn’t even know how he died.

In fact, any type other than a weak Summoner would be a nightmare.

But from the chill Malakai had felt earlier, he doubted it was anything weak.

Regardless, he resolved to solve his problems one step at a time.

‘First, her.’

Malakai’s gaze turned colder as he glanced back toward the rapidly approaching figure, Seraza.

‘She’s persistent.’

There was a grade three darkness creature after them, but she still seemed more interested in their fight.

Malakai couldn’t help but agree with the rumors. She was the definition of crazy.

“Stop running and fight, you coward!” Seraza thundered through gritted teeth.

‘She’ll catch up soon.’

He was using Bloodflow along with every ounce of vita he could muster, but Seraza was unfortunately stronger, and faster.

She was gaining on him.

Malakai clenched his weapons tightly. He couldn’t afford to fight Seraza, not now.

Not only would they be revealing themselves to the darkness creature, it’d also give it a chance to catch up.

He was just about to start thinking of a solution when the familiar sense of danger surged through him.

He glanced back, only to see a broad blade filling his vision.

‘She launched herself,’ he realized.

Malakai stomped down and threw himself to the side, barely evading the sudden strike.

He landed in a rough roll, twisting and skidding before regaining balance on all fours.

His cold gaze snapped to Seraza, who stared at him with furious eyes.

“Why do you keep running, cousin!” she spat, walking toward him. “Don’t you want to fight me?”

Seraza caught Malakai’s gaze flick to the side, he was clearly about to take off again.

“Fight me!” she thundered, blood surging through her veins as she blasted toward him with sudden speed.

Her broad sword screamed downward toward him.

But to Seraza’s shock, Malakai didn’t run. He turned to face her, bringing up his scythe to meet the blow.

Seraza’s eyes gleamed. Her excitement returned in full force.

He was finally fighting her.

The weapons clashed, and the next moment, her excitement vanished like smoke.

Malakai’s blade cleaved through her broad sword, slicing toward her with terrifying momentum.

She recovered her grip a moment too late. The blade left a bloody gash across her face as she twisted away.

Seraza gritted her teeth and powered through the pain. She was about to retaliate, when a brutal leg slammed into her side.

Seraza gasped, the air knocked from her lungs. She was sent flying, bouncing across the earth like a skipping stone.

But Malakai’s gaze wasn’t even on her. It was a good chance to end it, but there was no time.

‘I have to move.’

He couldn’t let the grade three darkness catch up to him.

He turned to dash off, when a voice sent chills screaming through his body.

“Oh look. Another filth.”

Malakai’s entire body froze.

‘No…’

He thought in dread.

This aura, this power, this feeling. There was no mistaking it. The grade three darkness creature had caught up.

It was over.

‘No!’

Malakai gritted his teeth so hard blood pooled in his mouth.

He couldn’t give up, not after everything he’d gone through. Not after everything he’d faced.

He had done the impossible, defeated a synergy stage evolver. Now, he just had to do the impossible again.

‘Move!’

The thought roared through his body, and in the next instant, his vita surged.

He broke through the fear locking his limbs and rolled, his scythes swirling with him.

Their blades screamed toward the creature behind him.

The creature blinked, mildly surprised.

“A brave filth,” it said with a chuckle. “Useless.”

Malakai could barely react before the creature’s palm struck his left cheek and the world went dark.

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