Ishtar looked out her window from atop Belit Babel. She looked out upon the vast distract which she owned and saw the monster cages, which she allowed to be stored here free of charge.
Why did she do something like that? Not even she knew. She was a little sad that Bell had quit his job at the Hostess, but the food was still good even if he wasn't delivering it.
She squinted as she saw something flying through the air before falling hard onto someone's roof and rolling off and hitting the ground.
She opened her divine mirror to get a better look. If Freya could, why couldn't she?
Her eyes widened in shock when she saw the white hair of the very boy that was always on her mind. He was wielding strange weapons and looked like a wild animal with how he held himself.
Her breath hitched in her throat as she saw members of evilus unlock the cages she had allowed to stay in her district. She didn't know evilus was attacking today; otherwise, she wouldn't have put her girls at risk.
"Back in your cages," Bell ordered as he straightened himself.
The monster roared at him as Evilus members laughed.
Bell quickly put a bullet through the head of a silverback. "I said back in your cages," he ordered once again.
The Evilus members froze at the shot before the monsters began charging. Ranging from goblins to even Minotaurs, they charged.
Bell did a quick count of the monsters and Evilus members and came up with a total of 30 monsters, including the silverback he killed, and 50 Evilus members.
He kicked a goblin's head off before stabbing a kobold in the neck. He fired three bullets and killed three war shadows as he hit their magic stones.
A frog shooter's tongue wrapped around his right arm, the one with his gun. Slashing downwards with his trench knife, he severed the tongue in half before shooting the frog shooter in the head.
Monsters killed (6/30)
Bell jumped out of the way as an orc slammed its fists on the ground, causing debris to fly everywhere. He maneuvered behind it and jumped, dragging his knife down it back before unloading the rest of his mag into the wound.
The orc fell dead as Bell's gun reloaded itself. He ducked and spun around, stabbing a Minotaur's monster crystal and watching the beast turn to dust.
He shot seven more goblins dead before causing a kobolds head to explode by curb stomping it.
Monsters killed (16/30)
A Minotaur charged at him, but Bell jumped over it before lighting it in an inferno using his fire bending.
The Minotaur howled and roared in pain before two bullets met its eyes, causing it to drop dead.
He slit another kobold's throat before unloading five more bullets into five goblins. He didn't miss a shot as all five bullets met the head of a goblin.
Monsters killed (23/30)
Bell let out a growl as he stared at the seven remaining monsters. He took a step forward and watched as they took a step back.
This caused Bell to smile. They were scared of him.
Bell swung his trench knife, and a crescent of fire burst forth and lit two orcs on fire. The orcs roared and screamed in pain as they tried but failed to extinguish the fire.
Monsters killed (25/30)
The remaining five monsters, three goblins and two imps, looked at the boy in fear. Bell, in return, simply raised his pistol, and pulled the trigger five times.
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The Evilus members looked at Bell in awe and fear. His quick and efficient methods of killing the monsters wasn't uncommon. But the weapons he used were. Was this some kind of witchcraft?
They looked at the boy who had killed all those monsters in less than two minutes, standing absolutely still. His breathing was even and calm, and the look in his eyes was that of indifference.
Bell didn't care if they died, that much they could tell just from looking at him.
"Now then, shall we continue," Bell asked, taking a step forward. The killing intent felt from that single step causes most of the members there to sweat. However, they had an advantage in numbers.
Sure, so did the monsters, but they had more people, which meant it should be an easy fight. Oh, how wrong those fools were.
"Attack him all at once. He ca-
The man who was talking was cut off as a geyser of blood spurted from his throat, bathing Bell in blood.
Evilus members killed (1/50)
Bell raised his pistol and fired two bullets, killing another two men. He thrusted his knife forward and stabbed a woman in the eye before shooting her in the head.
He threw his trench knife into a man's heart before calling it back to him. He swung downwards and slit another woman's throat before putting a bullet into another man's head.
He swung his trench knife, and another crescent of fire sprouted forth, setting 10 of them on fire. They tried but failed to extinguish the fire, and the smell of burning flesh filled the air.
Evilus members killed (18/50)
An Evilus member tried to tackle him, but Bell maneuvered around it and put his arm on the woman's throat. He started pushing her backward, having his gun on her abdomen. He pulled the trigger seven times, causing the woman to slump down.
Bell slit her throat for good measure.
The other members of Evilus froze. It had been a minute. A single minute and 19 of them were already dead. Just what the hell was this kid?
"Why are you scared now? You have the numbers to overwhelm me. Right?" Bell mocked as he took another step.
His face was bathed in blood as well as his clothes. His eyes still held the same indifference they did before as he took another step.
"Come on. You still want to fight, don't you? But just know if you do, I'll kill you all without a second thought. I have people waiting for me back home. Sure, you might as well, but I don't know them, so they matter little to me. So come on, let's keep fighting," Bell told them, his voice ice cold. How could a boy as young as he be so cold?
Most of them gulped while the rest shivered in fear. However, there were still a few brave and idiotic souls.
"He's just some kid. We can beat him," someone said.
That seemed to inspire confidence in the rest of them as they looked like they got a second wind.
"So be it," Bell calmly replied, shooting the one who spoke. Their lifeless body dropped to the ground as the remaining Evilus members charged.
Bell lazily swung his arm again, sending another crescent of fire, causing 14 people to burn to death.
Evilus members killed (35/50)
Bell stabbed a man in the stomach before shooting him in the head. He kicked the body away from him before punching someone in the face with the brass knuckles attached to the grip.
Blood spurred from their nose before Bell stabbed them in the brain. He took the knife out and flipped it up before stabbing a woman through her chin.
He raised his 1911 and pulled the trigger, the bullet hitting a man in the head. He took his knife from the woman's chin, wiping the blood on her white cloak as her lifeless body dropped to the ground dead.
He slit another man's throat before shooting six bullets into six heads.
Evilus members killed (44/50)
"Only six remain," Bell thought, wanting to end this fight quickly. He was going home no matter what.
Raising his 1911 once more, he quickly dispatched the rest of them quite easily.
Quest completed: Kill all the monsters and Evilus members in the pleasure district and keep the falnaless prostitutes safe. Double XP is granted.
Calculating XP
Rewards granted:
85,000 XP
1,000,000 gold
Showing stats
Bell Cranel
Level 85
HP: 13,000
Strength: 75
Agility: 82
Intelligence: 89
MP: 1,000
Luck: 252
Sense: 100
Guns (25/?)
Blades( 25/?)
Duel wield (32/?)
Callback
Unlimited ammo
Thick skin
Magic reload
Fire bending
"Hmm, that double XP is very useful," Bell thought. He put his weapons away and blinked. His eyes widened at the sight around him.
Did he do this? Was he capable of doing this much damage?
He already knew the answer to that question. But another question is if this is him at level three. How much more damage could he do?
"Are you ok, child" a honeyed female voice called out to him?
Bell slowly turned around, seeing a beautiful redheaded woman with green eyes. Looking at her reminded him of Alise, the captain of the Astraea familia.
The woman slowly approached Bell, a small comforting smile on her beautiful face.
"I'm fine. This blood isn't mine," Bell replied, staring at the woman.
The woman held her hands up to show Bell she meant no harm. "Ok, but I'm a doctor. Can you let me take a look at you" she asked, getting closer to Bell.
This woman felt weird to Bell, so he used observe on her.
Revis
Level: ???
Creature
???? Evilus ???? Dangerous ???? Run
Bell kept his composure as Revis drew closer. He had to play this smart.
"Y-yeah, that's fine with me. I appreciate your help," Bell replied as he slowly approached her, pretending to have a limp.
Once the two were inches from each other, Bell stopped walking, and so did Revis.
"Is something wrong?" Revis asked, tilting her head in a cute manner.
"Nice try," Bell coldly replied before grabbing his trench knife and slitting her throat. Revis fell to the ground grasping her throat as blood spurted from the wound.
"But I have people I need to get home to," Bell said, walking away from Revis's dying body.
He took three steps before feeling a sword pierce his stomach.
Player health: 7,000/13,000
Bell coughed up blood as he felt Revis lean next to his ear. "If only you had just gotten a little closer. This could've been painless," she said, taking her sword out of Bell.
Bell fell to his knees, trying to catch his breath. But the hilt of Revis's sword hit the back of his head, knocking him out.
"BELL!" Elfy shouted as she watched Revis pick his body up.
Revis looked at Elfy and her three friends impassively.
"Take care of them," she ordered.
Before the four could question the order, two Violas sprouted from the ground and attacked the four. Elfy watched helplessly as Bell was taken away by Revis with no way to reach him.
The four knew there was no way they could beat both Violas. They struggled with the first one and were only able to win thanks to Lefiya's magic.
But luck seemed to be on their side as with two thrusts of a sword and the Viola's dropped to the ground dead.
The four girls looked at the fiery redheaded woman known as Alise Lovel. Captain of the Astraea familia and one of the strongest, if not the strongest female adventurer in the world.
"Are you four ok?" Alise asked, sheathing her sword.
Elfy fell to her knees and began crying. "They, they took Bell. No, no, no, why did they take Bell? Bell come back. Please don't leave me. Don't be like the others."
Elfy was in hysterics as her best friend and the man she loved was taken by Evilus right before her eyes.
Tiona and Tione quickly rushed to Elfy to console her, with Lefiya joining them a second later.
Alise walked up to the four to help console Elfy and to figure out what happened. "So Bell was kidnapped by Evilus. Do you have a clue as to why" she softly asked?
It was Lefiya that answered. "He's a human without a falna. Yet he had the strength of a level three adventurer."
Alise nodded her head. Someone like that would be on Evilus's radar. But Bell's name sounded familiar to her. But she couldn't remember why.
"Alright, let's get you four out of here, and I'll start an investigation into where they could've taken Bell," Alise comforted, helping Elfy to her feet.
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Ishtar had watched the whole fight in shock and a little bit of fear. The boy fighting down there was not the Bell she knew.
No, he was someone different. Someone cold.
It honestly scared Ishtar a little seeing how someone so kind and joyful could turn into a cold-blooded killer, almost like a switch was being flipped inside his subconscious.
Her eyes widened in horror as she saw the creature known as Revis approaching him, acting like she wanted to help him.
"No, no, no, run away, Bell, please. You can't fight her," Ishtar begged inside her head.
She felt a moment of glee watching as Bell saw through the act and slit the creature's throat. However, it quickly turned to dread as she watched Revis get up and stab Bell through the back.
Her dread only grew as she watched her knock him out and grab him before using a secret entrance of Knossos to escape.
"Damnit, damnit, damnit, damnit. Why did he have to be involved? Why did someone like him have to get mixed up in all this" Ishtar sadly thought before slamming her hands on the table.
She took a breath to compose herself before deciding what to do.
"Right now, I need to clean up the district and make sure everyone's alright. Then I can try and track down Bell using my connections inside Evilus," Ishtar thought, ready to enact her plan.
But she stopped before walking out of the door. Why was she acting so different? She normally didn't care what happened to her girls as long as she made her money, and why was she willing to go so far for a single boy?
Did he have this much of an effect on her that she unconsciously changed without knowing it?
Ishtar shook her head. That didn't matter right now. What did was making sure everyone in her district was alright and the going after Bell.
She just hoped Bell could last Evilus's torture until she found him.
Uh oh, Bell's been captured after going on a killing spree. Also, poor Elfy watching her best friend being kidnapped and knowing he's going be tortured.
It seems that Bell slowly changed Ishtar over the year. They constantly met without either of the two knowing. That's because Bell is such a good person. He changes the others around him.
Anyway, I hope you enjoyed the next chapter. Will be Bell's imprisonment, and there might be some juicy stuff with Revis?
Who knows.