Protecting Till The End
"Did you just call me a 'shit.' The Crimson Raven? Me? The leader of one of the strongest sects of the martial society."
"Not you. This thing in front of me is shit."
Iwan refuted the words of Crimson Raven to commit the same mistake again.
To Crimson Raven, Iwan was irrefutably looking right at his face.
"Pfft~"
One of the elders couldn't hold back his laugh.
He laughed at the interaction between a dying man and their all so powerful Sect Leader.
"Phush~"
In the next instant, his head fell to the ground with the same smile stuck on his face.
The old man moved so fast that the elder who had committed the grave crime of laughing at him was dead, while Iwan also felt pain.
Another stab from the ice claw left a hole in Iwan's chest.
"Why? Why do you kill your own?"
The countless wounds and the unbearable pain didn't hurt Iwan as much as seeing the Crimson Raven kill his men in front of him.
'He is disgusting.'
Iwan mumbled while both of his eyes were half-closed as his death was nigh.
"He died because of you."
"I told you I wasn't calling you 'a shit'; it's this thing in front of me."
Crimson Raven was furious. He understood that Iwan wasn't only pulling his leg by calling him shit, but he was also rejecting his existence as a whole by saying 'this thing' when he mentioned the Crimson Raven.
But, the reality was simple, there was indeed a red screen in front of Iwan.
( PROTECT THE KEY FOR 100 SECONDS: 65/100 )
( JESTER OF OLYMPUS IS LAUGHING AT YOUR MISERY )
Bloody tears flowed down Iwan's red bloodshot eyes.
"JESTER! YOU FUCKING RAT."
Iwan didn't know who Jester was, nor did he care about Olympus.
'I am tired of them laughing at my misery.'
"Did you just call me a rat?"
Crimson Raven looked calmer than ever. Yet, he knew how embarrassed he was, and he could not hide that anymore.
He had already lost one of his elders too.
"So many losses just for one divine artifact and a talentless brat. I deserve this. Yes, it's my kindness that I kept you alive till now. Let's now forget the key.
Crimson Raven placed his hand on Iwan's shoulder, somehow still standing like a pole.
"Torture him till he dies. Skin him inch after inch. Do that too."
"What!?"
Many elders were shocked.
Some even walked forward till one of the healthiest elders broke away from the crowd and reached Iwan.
Crimson Raven removed his hand and looked at his elder.
"Elder Pigster, I look forward to seeing how you will entertain me. Show me your best torture method."
Crimson Raven glared at the fat elder, a walking burden on Earth.
"I understand. I, Pigster, will not disappoint you at all."
Iwan looked at the two with confusion while the elder grinned at him.
'All of these Ice Raven guys are sick there.'
While Iwan was cursing them silently, the elder who went by the name of Pigster touched Iwan's chest.
While sliding his hand over Iwan's body, Pigster finally reached Iwan's right hand.
Just this perverted movement caused Iwan to vomit out three mouthfuls of blood.
"Just kill me!"
Iwan shouted crazily while a sound of cracking reverberated in the wrecking yard.
This hopeless situation was something that Iwan had never imagined.
Some old fat pervert broke his fingers while he couldn't fight back.
"Crack!"
"AH~"
Iwan screamed, and with that, the words on the red screen changed. He felt like the one on the other side of the screen was yelling at him.
( PROTECT THE KEY FOR 100 SECONDS: 82/100 )
( BLAZE OF OLYMPUS IS FUMING AT YOUR SCREAMS )
( REAL MEN DON'T SCREAM LIKE GIRLS: HE SAYS )
"AH~"
"I will break your fingers, and we will see then. Okay, Blaze?"
Iwan shouted while staring at the red screen and then gazing upwards.
"CRack!"
"AH~"
( PROTECT THE KEY FOR 100 SECONDS: 87/100 )
( THE ROSE OF OLYMPUS SHEDS A TEAR AT THE TECHNIQUE OF THE TORTURING PIG )
"CrAck!"
"AH~"
( PROTECT THE KEY FOR 100 SECONDS: 92/100 )
( THE PILLAR OF OLYMPUS LAUGHS AT YOUR HOLES )
( ARE YOU HIDING RABBITS IN THERE: HE JOKINGLY ASKS )
"CraCk!"
Pigster moved toward the other hand of Iwan while touching his chest like before and continued the torture.
While his fingers were getting smashed, Iwan only cursed while looking at the sky.
On one side was the pain driving Iwan mad, and on the other were the changing messages on the screen causing him to leap into a frenzy.
"Olympus? It must be some cheap alley. To think there are so many bastards hiding there."
Iwan mumbled as a new fire burned his eyes. It was the last look before he died.
Iwan's reaction surprised the Crimson Raven. He wanted to be entertained but ended up in confusion instead.
"Why is he mentioning weird names? Stop the torture."
Crimson Raven reached Iwan once more.
He stared at the eyes of Iwan that burned brighter than ever.
"Give me the key. Move your foot. Stop being so stubborn."
Crimson Raven touched Iwan's chest right where his heart was.
Coldness made its way toward Iwan's heart, and his heart slowed down. Each preceding beat took a millisecond longer.
( PROTECT THE KEY FOR 100 SECONDS: 97/100 )
( THE GUEST OF OLYMPUS LOOKS AT YOU PROUDLY )
The words on the red screen changed once again. For the first time, it was something positive and a comment that Iwan was never related to before.
"Someone is looking at me proudly?"
Tears rolled down Iwan's face. He finally closed his eyes.
A second passed in silence as Crimson Raven was losing his patience.
Another second passed in silence. The elders of the Ice Raven Sect were sweating.
'Even we will lose our lives because of this bastard.'
While cursing at Iwan, who was too cool, they thought that even their eyes were becoming wet.
Iwan suddenly opened his eyes and laughed at the Crismon Raven, who was just a second away from stopping Iwan's heart.