Betrayal

Looking out the window, Ars found less and less people to be seen.

(Interesting, this brat took me to a deserted place, what's his real purpose?)

Knowing the other party had devised schemes for him, he didn't flinch and instead piqued his interest.

The atmosphere in the car was very calm. Seeing that Ars had no interest in chatting with him, Harry took out his phone and sent a text message to his subordinates.

Then he received a reply saying all preparations were in place.

"We have arrived at our destination." the driver said.

"Come on down."

Harry opened the door and got out first.

Ars didn't say anything and got out of the car.

They were currently standing in front of an abandoned building.

"Sorry, Ars. I have something to do in a moment, if you don't mind, could you wait?"

Rubbing his palm, Harry said with a smile.

"Sure, no problem." Ars said he didn't care.

Then Harry entered the empty building.

Soon there was the sound of footsteps and Ars was surrounded by 20 men holding firearms.

(The guns in their hands are similar to the AK-47s in my world. Not bad, the development of science has reached this point.)

In the face of the firearms aimed at him, he didn't feel any fear at all, instead he praised this world's technological development.

*Tap Tap Tap*

From inside the building came the sound of other footsteps, Harry's figure walking out with a bald man wearing an eyepatch on the left.

"What's the point of all this, brat." Ars asked in a calm tone.

"Tsk Tsk Tsk... Don't you understand your current situation? Mother exaggerated Idaten too much." Harry sneered.

"Let me guess, the reason you're doing this is all for the sake of knowing the secret to my immortality, right?"

"It seems that you are not so stupid. Yes, I want to know the source of your immortality! Humans are fragile, a small virus can kill hundreds of millions of people, I don't want to die stupid like that. Ars, quickly tell me the secret behind immortality, otherwise they will shoot you!"

Harry confirmed Ars' guess and looked at him greedily.

"You dumb, since you know I'm immortal, you should have realized guns can't kill me."

Harry's behavior had disappointed Ars, if he wanted, he could exterminate everyone here in just a blink of an eye. His reasoning was long-winded because he didn't want this to end quickly.

"How dare you call me dumb! I am Harry Astrea, one at the top of the hierarchy, you are just a mere commoner who happened to discover the secret of immortality, don't be so arrogant."

Tendons popped up on Harry's forehead as he was called dumb. As a member of the Astrea Family, wherever he went, he would always be respected and people would act like a dog wagging its tail.

"Just because you are immortal, do you think yourself invincible? Shallow thinking, I believe you can feel the pain, I can't believe you won't speak after suffering such intense pain."

"Everyone, quickly shoot that bastard until he dies!"

Harry ordered his subordinates to start the attack.

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Receiving the boss' orders, everyone in the scene pulled the triggers and the guns spewed hot lead from the muzzles.

Loud gunshots filled the building.

Harry had prepared the place a long time ago so that there would be no civilians and no police.

"Ha Ha Ha... This is the result of opposing me..."

Harry's laughter stopped, his eyes widening at the scene before him.

Ars stood on the spot and let the bullets rain down on his body, but none of the bullets could penetrate his skin.

After several minutes of shooting, the firearms ran out of bullets.

"It's finished?" Ars said indifferently.

"N-No way... H-He wasn't hurt in the slightest."

Harry took a few steps back, his confidence gone and replaced by fear.

He had always thought of the Idaten as nothing more than people who happened to find the Elixir of Immortality or something, and their powers were not even worth mentioning.

If Idaten really was as strong as his mother described it, why didn't they rule the world instead of humans?

Because of that thought, he dared to plot a scheme to find out the secret of Idaten's immortality.

Ars looked at Harry who backed away in fright and said emotionlessly: "You think the Astrea Family is that great? If it wasn't for me helping your ancestors, your family might still be high up in the slums."

"You're lying! The Astrea family is one of the top powers in this world and the most influential force."

Harry denied, he did not believe the family he was proud of had lowly origins.

"Whatever, I don't care whether you believe it or not. Now, you will have to pay the price for what you did."

A katana appeared in Ars' hand.

"Why are you guys just standing around? Attack him!"

Harry roused his subordinates who were stunned on the spot.

They reloaded their firearms and were about to shoot.

"Slow."

Ars swung the katana horizontally. Then, everyone's bodies in the place were cut in two and only Harry was left.

"Hiiii!!!"

The bloody sight made Harry's knees buckle and he fell to the floor.

"Well, what should I do with you, you rancid brat."

Ars appeared in front of Harry.

"D-Don't kill me, as long as you spare me, I will give you everything you want. Throne, treasure, woman? I will give it as long as you spare my life."

In a life and death situation, Harry's previous arrogance and confidence had disappeared, and his cowardice had emerged.

"Sigh~... How can little Marie have a child like you."

Harry's behavior disgusted Ars.

"Forget it, I have a promise with your mother, I will not kill you."

"Thank you very much."

Harry was very happy to be forgiven. He didn't know what promise the other party was referring to, but it didn't matter. As long as he was alive, he would repay this humiliation many times in the future.

"But... There's always a price to pay for every failure, right?"

"O-Of course, what do you want? With the resources of the Astrea Family, I will give you anything you want."

"Ah, you're the type of person who thinks money can solve all problems. Alright, today I will teach you that money is not everything."

Ars swung the katana downward.

"ARGHHHHH!!! My hands!!!"

Harry screamed loudly as both of his hands were chopped off, the screams sounding like a pig being slaughtered.

The pain from the two severed hands was beyond his tolerance, and moments later he passed out.

"Your descendants are too disappointing, little Marie. Only Emily is worthy, the rest of your children are nothing but trash."

Harry's treacherous behavior deserved to be punished, but Ars simply cut off both of his hands as punishment.

This is not the first time he has been betrayed by those closest to him. In his fifth reincarnation, he felt the pain and disappointment of being betrayed by the mankind he protected.

The reason Harry did this was to find out the source of his immortality, Ars wasn't surprised about this.

The people who fear death the most are not the poor, but the rich and powerful. No matter how rich and powerful they are, they will eventually leave everything behind when they die. When they learned that immortality was real, their greed was only natural.

"If I leave it at that, this brat will bleed to death."

Ars grabbed Harry by the collar and dragged him into the hospital at a speed imperceptible to human eyes.

Arriving at the front of the hospital, he threw Harry like he was throwing garbage.

All his business is done, and he went around the world.