25 Compensation
"She finally came out! I'm curious to see what treasures she has for me."
Finding Lilith outside the Hunter's Association, the middle-aged man who had gone crazy from the fear of death was elated, especially since he would receive treasures from the woman after he was done with her. The longer she had searched, the more treasures she must have found.
He didn't think there was a possibility that she had simply remained inside and didn't look for treasure, and even if she had, he wouldn't feel upset since the woman alone was enough of a treasure for him.
Currently, he was just waiting for an opportunity to attack. As long as she was off guard, he would attack, giving her no chance to block or avoid. After his first attack, he would trap her movement and fulfill his desires.
He couldn't help but dream of the things he wanted to do to her. Her screams and moans... The pleasure he would feel from the dominance of such a beautiful young woman—she would be in hell while he was in heaven.
After his desires were fulfilled, her miserable life wouldn't end there! He would torture her for as long as she could endure, listening to the lovely screams of the woman, intoxicated by her voice.
The middle-aged man subconsciously started to drool as his desires flourished in his dreams. "Not only will I fulfill my desires, I'll make sure that she experiences pleasure before her death! I can at least be so kind as to do that for what I'm going to do to her."
He called out his spear, from which occasionally one could see a mix of blue and red lightning flicker off of it. The spear wasn't the same as it had been before.
The bloodthirsty spear in the man's hands had spread bloodshed so much that the nature and element of the spear were forced to change. It had become a spear that trembled in excitement as if it could sense the bloodshed that was to come. Holding the spear, the man felt as if he was empowered by the bloodthirst of the spear.
He felt that the more bloodshed that the spear experienced, the stronger it would become, and so would he! It was only a matter of time before he became strong.
"Finally... her guard is down. I'll make you unable to move quickly as I'd rather not damage your body." The man rushed forward, leaving the alleyway at lightning speed.
'There's no way for her to block now... I've got her; she's all mine.'
A maniacal grin spread across the man's face as he appeared behind Lilith and thrust his spear, aiming for the woman's waist. Since he wanted to stop her movement completely, he thought it would be best to paralyze her from the waist down. All that was needed was for his attack to hit, and everything else would easily fall into place.
Unexpectedly, before his spear hit, the woman summoned her dagger and managed to deflect his attack, even though her back was still turned to him.
"How?" The man yelled, unable to believe what he just saw! The woman wasn't even looking his way; how could she know he was there, let alone block his attack?
"If you're trying to attack someone, first try not to reveal your desires, especially when trying to attack from behind." The woman coldly stated, disappearing from where she stood.
Unfortunately, before he could even move, he felt something cold touch his neck.
Initially, he thought the woman wasn't a threat, whom he could kill with as much effort as lifting his finger. He considered her to be someone who was sheltered... Someone who was weak and relied on the protection of her family, who were strong! However, it was only now that he realized he was wrong, wondering why he felt so cold around his neck.
Frowning, he looked in the distance behind him. Lilith was standing calmly with her two daggers lowered. However, there was some blood on her daggers now.
A thin red line spread across the middle-aged man's neck. He went silent, slowly raising his fingers to touch his neck. Unfortunately, just as his fingers were about to reach his neck, the entire world turned upside down for him.
His head rolled on the ground, still confused by what had happened. Even after his death, he didn't realize how he died. He could only curse himself for not seeing how dangerous this woman was before, but it wasn't as if his curses could do anything. He had paid for his arrogance, which ended with him losing his life.
[Henrik, Human (Lv. 11)—Defeated!]
[+55 exp]
Lilith moved closer to the body of the middle-aged man, still holding onto her bloody daggers.
"This is the first time I've met a man with such filthy desires for me. Even though it's because of the chaos that is spreading across this city, I still feel disgusted by him… He's lucky that he was given a quick and merciful death for what his desires were."
She couldn't help but notice the spear that was still firmly held in the man's hands, as if he were still alive. She felt the bloodthirsty aura from the spear.
"Since you seem thirsty, I don't mind granting you something that'll satiate your thirst." Lilith grabbed the spear, taking it from the man's hand.
She stabbed the spear into the man's chest.
"Feast."
She had no idea if the spear could understand her or not, but she knew it had some form of consciousness, even though it was created from the bloodshed of battle.
The spear trembled with even more excitement as it devoured the blood of the man without any hesitation. It didn't seem to care that this blood belonged to its former owner; all it cared about was satisfying its thirst.
Amidst the spear devouring blood, Lilith's focus was on a semi-transparent screen displaying the status of the spear.
[Lightning Spear of Corruption]
[Rank: D-]
[Rank Tier: Basic]
[Type: Spear]
[Description: A spear that once held the power of pure lightning, only to be corrupted by the bloodshed of countless battles. Aggressively devours the blood of enemies and all who become victims, and grows stronger under the increasing desire for thirst. The closer it gets to its former self, the stronger the corruption's effect on the user.]
[+20 Damage]
The man's blood was devoured completely by the lightning spear of corruption. The red and blue lightning also became a little more red, becoming more and more corrupted.
The entire process only took less than five minutes before it was over. The spear appeared to be satisfied with the blood, seeming to calm down.
Lilith pulled the spear out of the man's lifeless body, placing it inside her inventory. She didn't give another glance to the man's body or even consider placing it in her inventory. She felt that she couldn't think of even eating the man. It seemed she had some morals left in her after all.
"I shouldn't get distracted anymore; my goal for coming out was to gather information. I'll need to find someone well-informed." Lilith left the battlefield. There wasn't a place that she could think of where the information she needed was. She would need to quicken her search before chaos spread through the entire city.
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"Praise to our new leader. Lord Damon." All the members of Durham bowed as Damon left the barrier.
"Congratulations on your victory. I knew you would win against someone as foolish as Kesean."
"We shouldn't have let this go for so long; we should've killed that fool before so Lord Damon didn't even need to lift a muscle."
Thousands of praises and curses were heard, all in favor of Damon and against Kesean. They were the complete opposite of before, as if not caring the least about Kesean, a man who once was their leader.
'Kesean wasn't the only fool... Instead, all of you were and still are. I'll use you to reach my goals without any care for your lives.' Damon walked towards the powerhouses in the distance as the Durham gang trailed behind him like devoted subordinates, as if they had always been loyal to him.
"You've made us wait for so long! How do you plan to compensate?" A young man in the distance asked, noticing Damon coming closer to them.
"Compensate? It was your choice to come out here, so why do I need to compensate for that? If I'm not wrong, you're here to try to recruit me, right? So shouldn't it be you who needs to compensate me for me to join your guild?"
