NFBE Book 5: Chapter 21: Candied Fruit Skewer
Book 5: Chapter 21: Candied Fruit Skewer
Book 5: Chapter 21: Candied Fruit Skewer
The cane which was as sharp as a blade came down straight at Lesiah with lightning speed. Lesiah’s delicate body would surely stand no chance against the cane that was made of unknown material.
Color drained from Lesiah’s face. The difference between their strengths did not allow her to evade, so she could only watch as death drew closer and closer to her.
Clang...
The bloody and gruesome scene that everyone expected did not happen. Instead, the ear-splitting sound of metals clashing pierced everyone’s eardrums.
A wide hand blocked the cane just in time. Sparks flew everywhere at the point of contact, and neither party could inch forward.
Looking at the tall figure in front of her, Lesiah realized that she had just made a trip to hell and came back again. Her gorgeous gown was already drenched in her cold sweat at this point.
“Well done, Greenie! You’re going to get an extra drumstick for dinner tonight!”
Lilith let out a sigh of relief after Green Emperor managed to block Nine’s attack in time.
“Thank you for the reward, Your Highness.”
Green Emperor pushed his palm slightly, and the sharp cane was easily repelled like a twig. Nine was pushed back a few steps. His arm was so sore and numb that he could barely keep the cane in his grip.
“Tsk, what a nuisance,” Nine cursed angrily in a low voice.
Naturally, he did not dare to take Green Emperor head on. The golden pattern on his cane flashed, and his figure disappeared again.
“You think I will give up so easily? There’s another hostage I can take here.” Nine’s sinister laughter echoed in the air.
“Another one...?”
Lesiah was the first to react. She did not have time to feel relieved before her heart started palpitating again as she anxiously shouted to Green Emperor, “His next target is Leniah!”
“Understood.”
Green Emperor’s body blurred slightly before he reappeared beside Leniah. At the same time, Nine appeared too.
“WHAT?!” Nine exclaimed in shock.
He made the first move, but this guy beat him to it?
“You can’t be truly powerful if you keep relying on external objects,” Green Emperor commented emotionlessly as he grabbed Nine’s neck like he was a helpless chicken.
There were no fancy moves, he captured Nine with a simple and brutal method. Since the distance between the two was small, Nine did not even have time to react before Green Emperor’s big hand tightened around his slender neck.
“D-Damn it...”
“You were too arrogant. You should have banished me in the first place.”
Due to the difference between their physical size and strength, Nine was practically dangling in the air. He clawed at the hand that was wrapped around his neck, trying to free himself. Unfortunately for him, Green Emperor had his neck in a vice-like grip.
“Dream on!”
Lilith arrived with a powerful strike that could destroy everything that stood in her way. Unsurprisingly, Nine easily dodged it.
“Don’t be in such a hurry, Your Highness. We’ll do this one by one. I haven’t even recovered my strength. I don’t want to take you head on,” Nine said with a smile and appeared in front of Lesiah.
Since Green Emperor had already been banished, Nine no longer had the reason to waste his time by targeting Leniah.
“Your Highness, are you willing to make a small sacrifice for that child?”
He placed his hand tenderly on top of Lesiah’s head, who was unable to move, while he rested his gaze on Lilith who was livid.
“Eat this, and I’ll let this girl go.”
Nine threw out a black pill, which slowly floated to Lilith under Nine’s control.
“Don’t worry. This pill will only temporarily incapacitate you. It won’t kill you. After all, the ultimate sinner should be punished with a grand ritual.”
After throwing out the pill, Nine waited for Lilith to make a choice. Looking at the seemingly ordinary pill, Lilith clenched her fists and gritted her teeth. For the first time, she felt so powerless.
The most important person to her was right in front of her, yet she could not even protect her. She was just...
“I ... will eat it...”
Lilith made her choice, then reached for the black pill with her trembling hand. Lesiah shook her head frantically with tears in her eyes. Due to Nine’s suppression, she could not even make any sound.
“Do not bully my sister!”
An unexpected voice suddenly appeared.
Leniah had stood in front of Lesiah at some point. Her petite and frail body was trembling in fear. Big drops of tears were rolling down her cheeks, but she bravely stood in front of Lesiah to protect her.
“What are you doing, Leniah?! Get over here quickly!” Lilith shouted anxiously.
Leniah shook her head, then looked up at Nine.
“Please don’t bully my sister, all right?” she asked in her baby voice tearfully.
She probably thought that her plea was not sincere enough, so she offered up the only treasure she had on her.
“I’ll give you a candied fruit skewer, so please, don’t bully my sister.”
She looked so pitiful. However, Nine suddenly burst out laughing while looking up to the sky.
“Haha! How touching! I almost feel a little bad to do this after seeing your sisterly love, but...”
Nine suddenly snatched the candied fruit skewer from Leniah. He slightly lifted up the white paper in front of his face, revealing a stubbled chin. He finished the candied fruit skewer with two or three bites, then threw the bamboo skewer away with a hand.
Licking his lips, he viciously said, “One candied fruit skewer can hardly satisfy me.”