Chapter 56 - 56: Salvaging The Situation
"Get back! He is an Awakened One! Move back; he is losing..."
The red-haired man let out in warning, but it was too late.
Before he could even complete his sentence, he saw Lucifer holding the neck of the man and crushing it entirely.
The guards were horrified as they saw the salesman being killed. They raised their guns and aimed at Lucifer.
There were two guards in the showroom, and both of them were aiming their guns at Lucifer, who seemed like a threat to them.
"Stop, or we will shoot!" The guards let out.
"No, Don't shoot the kid!" The red-haired man told the guards, trying to stop them.
Since he was so well respected here, the guards listened to him and didn't shoot. But they still kept their aim at Lucifer.
The red-haired man looked back at Lucifer calmly.
"Don't do anything you will regret, kid. I know that you are an Awakened. I guess that you have Awakened your powers not long ago, and you don't know how to control them, but using them to hurt someone is a crime. Back down, and don't move."
The Red-Haired man was from the Red Eagles Guild. He was a high-ranking member as well, named Fray.
Fray had assumed that Lucifer had just awakened his powers, and he didn't know what he was doing. He didn't want Lucifer to be shot, so he was telling him to stand down.
He was hoping to take Lucifer to the Guild without anyone getting harmed. As for what to do next, they could decide later. It was better than putting everyone at risk here.
Lucifer didn't listen, though. Instead, he looked towards the guards, both of whom were standing nearby, keeping an eye on Lucifer.
Fray could see the rebellion in Lucifer's eyes, and he understood that the kid before him was going to do something really stupid.
Fray was a Mage who had the A-Rank elemental ability called the Plasma Barrier.
He was able to cast a spherical plasma barrier around anyone to imprison them inside or to protect himself.
As soon as he noticed that Lucifer was about to move, he raised his hand.
"Sorry, but I can't let you do anything stupid." Fray let out as he started using his ability. "It's for your own good, kid."
He was too late, though.
Before he could cast his barrier, Lucifer moved.
Lucifer utilized the Wind Control to enhance his speed. His feet didn't even touch the ground as he moved towards the guards.
Fray was just a second late in casting his barrier.
While he was looking towards the barrier that was cast in an empty spot, he was shocked at how fast Lucifer moved. Stunned guards fired blindly towards him.
Before Fray could even cancel his barrier, he heard the screams of one of the guards that were in Lucifer's grip. It was one who had just fired.
Lucifer threw the guard towards the wall.
The guard's gun dropped as his head hit the wall. The Guard's head burst open because of the powerful impact. The wall was covered in blood.
The second guard was horrified. Without thinking anything, he fired six shots at Lucifer.
All the six shots hit Lucifer's chest.
Fray watched it happen and couldn't help but sigh. He blamed himself. If only he were a few seconds faster, he would have been able to stop Lucifer from moving. Lucifer wouldn't have been shot, and the guard would be alive as well, but that was not what happened. He was feeling regretful for delaying.
His regret soon turned to shock as he noticed that Lucifer was still moving.
Lucifer walked towards the other guard, who had frozen in place.
The guard was going crazy, thinking that he was dreaming. There was no way a kid could move after he emptied all his bullets in the kid's chest.
He just watched Lucifer's hand coming towards his neck with a blank look on his face. Soon, his neck was crushed as well.
Fray was looking as if he was seeing a ghost. Everything that happened just now was something he was finding hard to believe, but he still used his ability again.
Lucifer looked back towards Fray, but that was when a greenish barrier surrounded him. Fray wasn't late this time as the Barrier successfully engulfed Lucifer, who found himself trapped in a green sphere. He couldn't see anything outside this barrier.
The other employees were horrified by what happened here, but they were also thanking god that they weren't killed and the monster was caught by Fray.
"Master Fray defended us!"
"Long live the Red Eagles Guild!"
"We are so lucky to have the Guild to protect us!"
"Thank you, Master Fray!"
Everyone thanked Fray, who had stopped the killer.
Fray, on the other hand, wasn't even listening to them. Instead, he was lost in thoughts.
"There is no way someone wouldn't die after being shot unless they had some ability that prevented bullets from entering their bodies like those big guys," he muttered, thinking about a few Variants that had defenses strong enough to resist even missiles.
" I clearly saw bullets enter this kid's body and come out of the other side. How was he still able to move? Was it some rush that was able to keep him alive for a few more seconds? That must be it. He should be dead by now."
Fray tried to make a sense of the situation and ultimately came to a conclusion.
He believed his conclusion, but that didn't last for long as he felt a tremor.
He looked towards the plasma barrier before him and could feel it shake. The barrier was trembling as if some monster was attacking him with world-shaking strength.
He was having a bad feeling.
"You guys get out of here!" Fray told the other employees of the shop. "Go to the guild and inform them of what is happening here!"
The employee started running towards the exit, but that's when the barrier was broken.
Fray couldn't help but take a step back as he saw the lightning flicker around Lucifer, who was standing tall.
He was also feeling some kind of suppression which he found strange. Why did a newly awakened kid intimidate him so much?
Lucifer stood there and didn't do anything. The people that were about to run had also stopped as they saw the barrier broken. They didn't dare to take a single step forward.
"You don't need to do this. We can still salvage the situation," Fray suggested, hoping to get through to Lucifer. "Stop attacking people, and I'll help you solve whatever problem you have."
Lucifer, however, ignored his words and casually started taking off his gloves, which he kept in his pockets.
(... to be continued. )
[PS: Author Note:
Question: We all know why APF didn't release Lucifer's torture footage. But the question is, why did Variant Uprising not release it? Answer in the comments and person with the closest and fastest answer will get to name a character in this story.]
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