Eiji Can Use Cursed Energy Again

The distance between the capital and Count Mott's territory was four hours by horse-drawn carriage, but Eiji only took thirty minutes by running.

"Siesta..."

Standing in the town square, Eiji saw a woman's head impaled on a sharp iron spike, while her body lay on the ground, left to be swarmed by crows.

"Why..."

Eiji's mood fluctuated heavily as he took in the scene before him. He couldn't maintain a neutral expression.

On the other hand, the civilians were accustomed to seeing nobles execute criminals and display their corpses as a deterrent.

Eiji slowly walked closer to the headless body that had been mutilated by crows.

"Hey, what's that guy trying to do?"

"Who knows, he might be a relative or acquaintance of that woman. After hearing about her execution, he probably rushed here and was shocked by what he saw."

"That makes sense."

The civilians discussed among themselves as they watched someone approach the criminal's corpse.

"..."

Ignoring the foul stench that would make an ordinary person vomit, Eiji, with his Six Eyes, noticed numerous signs of sexual violence on Siesta's body.

It wasn't hard to deduce that Siesta had likely been tortured and possibly raped before her execution.

Heroine had extraordinary beauty that was hard for ordinary men to resist.

"What crime did she commit to deserve execution?"

Feeling uneasy in his heart, Eiji approached one of the onlookers and asked in a cold tone.

"Don't you know? According to the ruler's announcement, this woman was involved in Count Mott's death at Tristain Magic Academy. Evidence showed a large sum of money was found in her room. Even if she didn't commit the murder herself, she definitely collaborated with the killer. Otherwise, how could a lowly maid obtain so much money? She deserved to die. Spit."

The more the man talked, the more he belittled her, finally spitting on the ground to show his disdain.

"I see... In other words, Siesta's death was caused by me."

Eiji hadn't anticipated that killing Count Mott so casually would implicate Siesta. Moreover, the money he gave her had backfired on her.

Unable to find the real culprit, Count Mott's family made Siesta a scapegoat and bait to lure the true killer.

"Forgive me, Siesta. Rest assured, I will send everyone in this town to the afterlife to accompany you."

Looking up at Siesta's head, Eiji walked towards Count Mott's Mansion.

It wasn't hard to find; there was only one large and grand building in the town, guarded by soldiers.

"Stop, this is a noble's residence, commoners are not allowed. If you proceed, you will—"

*Swoosh*

Before the soldier could finish his warning, an invisible slash beheaded him.

"Huh?"

The other soldier was stunned by the sudden turn of events. His face felt warm from the blood gushing out of his comrade's neck.

"AHHH—"

Instantly, the soldier screamed hysterically.

*Swoosh*

His scream didn't last long; he met the same fate.

"Murder!"

"Run! Save yourselves!"

"Quickly, take the children home!"

The surrounding civilians panicked, seeing two soldiers beheaded without resistance. They ran to their homes and hid.

"That's enough, intruder! This is not a place where you can do as you please. Surrender or die."

As Eiji crossed the courtyard, a battalion of soldiers was already guarding the mansion's entrance, alerted by the earlier screams.

*TAP* *TAP* *TAP*

Unfortunately, Eiji wasn't intimidated in the slightest by the battalion before him. Compared to the siege of ten million Cursed Spirits, a battalion wasn't worth mentioning.

"Archers, shoot him!"

Seeing the enemy ignoring him, the commander ordered his troops.

Dozens of archers readied their arrows and drew their bows, preparing to shoot. However, their target suddenly disappeared.

"Where is he?"

The commander rubbed his eyes.

"AHHH—"

"KWAAAAGH—"

Hearing the commotion behind him, his eyes widened as he saw the enemy already among the archers, slaughtering them with terrifying speed.

Human bodies were as fragile as tofu, one swing of his sword was enough to split them in two.

The bloody scene made their courage wane.

"Don't just stand there, surround and kill him!"

Realizing the soldiers' low morale, the commander shouted and gave orders.

"OOOHHH!!!"

Reluctantly, the soldiers rushed to attack.

*Pu-chi* *Pu-chi* *Pu-chi*

No matter how many came, Eiji mercilessly slaughtered them.

Blood stained the ground, forming small streams, limbs scattered everywhere, and the sounds gradually faded.

In no time, there were no soldiers left, all turned into piles of corpses littering the once beautiful courtyard.

"I see... If I had known it would be like this, I should have done it earlier."

The negative emotions that only Eiji could feel were overwhelming and rich.

Anger, hatred, fear, regret, etc., were all negative emotions the soldiers felt before meeting their end.

The essence of Cursed Energy was negative emotions. It wasn't hard for Eiji to absorb the surrounding negative emotions and convert them into Cursed Energy.

"Huuuffffttt..."

Taking a deep breath, he inhaled the invisible and formless negative emotions, then converted them into Cursed Energy.

Although the amount of Cursed Energy he obtained wasn't much, thanks to the Six Eyes giving him atomic-level control over Cursed Energy, that small amount was more than enough for him now.

"Reverse Cursed Technique."

In the next moment, he regenerated his left hand.

Now Eiji was no longer disabled.

"Trying to escape?"

Through the Six Eyes, he sensed several individuals with magical energy entering a secret passage leading out of the town.

*CRUSH-BANG*

The ground beneath his feet cracked, forming fissures, a loud bang echoed, and Eiji's figure shot forward.

*BOOM*

The ceiling of the underground passage collapsed, and he appeared before a group of lavishly dressed people.

They were the nobles of Count Mott's Mansion.

"W-Wait, name your demands, money or women? As long as you spare us, all your desires will be fulfilled."

Realizing the urgency of the situation, one of them stepped forward and tried to negotiate.

"All I want is your lives."

"Damn it, you lowly commoner, do you think we're afraid of you!"

Before he could use ice magic, a repulsive force surged within his body, exploding him into minced meat.

"AHHH—"

"KYAAA—"

The screams only lasted briefly before they all exploded and died.

Eiji activated Infinity, preventing the meat fragments from touching him.

"Why... I've avenged you, yet why do I feel empty?"

"The answer is simple, what's lost can never be recovered. Their deaths change nothing. Siesta died because of me."

Next, he took Siesta's body and gave her a proper burial.

"There are no good nobles, only dead nobles are good nobles."

Standing before Siesta's grave, Eiji had decided to annihilate all the nobles in the Kingdom of Tristain before leaving.

He believed there were more innocent people suffering because of the nobles' tyranny.