Chapter 72 - 68: Face Behind The Mask
Lucifer was moving deeper into the forest as if he knew where he wanted to go.
He walked for over half a day, and it was already night by now, which made it difficult to see ahead; still, he didn't look like he was having any trouble navigating in the darkness.
After a few more minutes, he was able to see light at some distance.
It was unclear as to what expression he had behind his mask, but from his eyes, it didn't seem like he was happy.
He stepped towards the source of light and noticed that it was a campfire.
People were sitting around the campfire and drinking. He also noticed a girl that was sitting nearby. Her hands and her legs were tied. The girl matched the girl on the poster.
"Boss, how long should we wait before we send someone to collect the money from the king in exchange for his daughter?" One of the guys asked as he glanced at the scar-faced man sitting nearby.
"Just wait for a few more days. Let the king feel the pain of the separation of his dear daughter for a few more days. He'd Instantly agree to pay us the money when he's desperate," The Scar-Faced man replied.
"Indeed, the boss is right. Also, why would we hurry? It's not like our daughter is kidnapped," Another man said as everyone started laughing.
"Who's there?" He hurriedly looked back as he heard the sound of footsteps.
He saw a masked person walking towards him with slow steps.
"Who the heck are you?" The person said as he glared at Lucifer, but Lucifer didn't reply.
"Mark, don't talk. Kill that guy for intruding our place,"
"Yes, boss!"
The man picked up his sword and ran towards Lucifer, but before he could even swing his sword, his head was separated from his body.
Lucifer was standing in his place, with his heavy sword in his hand. Blood was clearly visible on the blade of the sword.
Everyone stood up in shock. Even the girl's eyes opened wide as she saw everything.
"T-that guy is dangerous! Everyone attack him together!" The chief let out loud.
He was feeling like he was facing the biggest foe. He couldn't even see the sword of Lucifer as the head of his man was sliced off. After seeing that, he didn't underestimate Lucifer anymore and sent all of his men at once.
More than 30 people ran towards Lucifer at once, as if they were hungry for his blood.
Only the chief was standing behind as he stared at everything intently. He was somewhat hopeful that his men would kill the man easily, but he still couldn't put his heart at ease. The unusual silence of the masked man was scarier for him than anything.
The fight ended shortly, but the results weren't as good as he was expecting.
In less than 10 minutes, all his men were killed. Their bodies were lying on the ground, which had turned red because of their blood.
The chief was just standing there in a daze. He couldn't believe what he just saw.
He recovered from his daze as he raised his hand and shot out a fireball at Lucifer.
Lucifer didn't look like he even cared. He simply swung his heavy sword and destroyed the ball of fire that was coming at him with ease.
The chief was shocked as he saw his attack being destroyed easily. He was even more scared as he saw Lucifer walking towards him. He couldn't help but step backward slowly, but his eyes never left Lucifer.
As he wasn't looking back, he stepped on a stone, and he fell down to the ground.
He tried to stand up, but before he could even move, he found Lucifer standing right beside him.
"P-pleas..." The chief wanted to beg for his life, but before he could even finish his word, Lucifer swung his sword and sliced off his neck.
The chief's vision turned dark as he lost his life. The last thing he saw before he died was the emotionless eyes of Lucifer that were gazing at him without the least bit of pity.
After killing them all, Lucifer walked towards the tied up girl that was looking just as scared.
As Lucifer got near the girl, he didn't say anything and just raised his sword.
He struck down with his sword.
The girl saw the sword coming towards her and closed her eyes. She had lost all hopes of survival. A single tear appeared in her eye.
A few seconds passed, but she didn't feel the pain she had expected. She slowly opened her eyes and saw that the man was simply standing there. He had a paper in his hand that he was showing her.
She also realized that the ropes that had tied her hands and legs were cut. She was freed.
The girl read the paper and found out that it was a mission poster that was issued by her father.
"S-so, you're here to save me?" She asked.
Lucifer didn't reply, but she already knew the answer now.
"Thank you so much for saving my life," She said excitedly as she stood up and hugged Lucifer.
Lucifer didn't seem like he liked someone touching him as he released himself from her embrace and created some distance.
"Alright. Let's go to the Palace. I'd talk to father and get the rewards doubled for you," She said smilingly.
Lucifer didn't say anything as he started walking back. The girl followed him. She kept trying to start a conversation, but Lucifer didn't talk to her.
After walking for a long time, they reached the Royal City.
The guards were extremely happy as they saw their princess return. They brought Lucifer and the princess to the palace with full respect.
In no time, they found themselves standing in front of the King.
"Father!" the girl excitedly ran to him as she hugged him.
"My daughter, I'm so grateful to the gods that you're back safely," The King let out with relief on his face.
"Is he the person that saved you?" He asked the girl.
"Yes, Father. This brave warrior killed the bad people as he saved me. Please double his rewards Father," She said with a bright smile as she glanced at Lucifer.
"Haha, Of course," The King smilingly said.
"Thank you for saving my daughter. Anyways, are you a man or a woman? Can you take your mask off and let us see? We can decide on the rewards properly after that," The King said.
Lucifer just looked at him for some time before he shook his head.
A frown appeared on the king's face as he saw Lucifer reject him.