Chapter 42: I Felt Nauseous and Wanted to Vomit!
In the moment when the iron gate came crashing down, Adeline felt like she was going insane.
As a recent graduate from the knight training school, how strong could Loria be?
Just a short while ago, Loria had innocently rushed to her house, seeking help.
Just a short while ago, she was determined to properly nurture Loria and help her become a courageous and righteous female knight.
If only a few days had passed and Loria died right before her eyes, wouldn't she end up just like before?
Adeline held her breath and focused with all her might.
At this moment, there was no time to seek others or tools. She could only raise her knight's sword and strike the incredibly thick iron gate, again and again.
Boom!
The tremendous vibrations reverberating from the iron gate and sword almost caused her arm muscles to burst.
But Adeline had already forgotten about the pain, and with each strike, she unleashed an even greater power than the previous one.
Finally, as the blood flowed down her arm and reached her fingertips, she swung her sword with all her might, shattering the deeply dented iron gate into pieces.
It's open!
But now was not the time to slack off, for she still had to save Loria, hoping that Loria was still alive.
With a mixture of anticipation and overwhelming anger, Adeline uttered a threatening statement, vowing to take the lives of an entire family.
She had never uttered such words before; she simply felt that shouting like this could intimidate others.
However, the outcome seemed somewhat unexpected.
Adeline stood there dumbfoundedly, allowing the blood to trickle down her fingers and forehead.
She saw that the person standing in front of her was unmistakably Loria, while Chapman lay on the ground!
Is... is there something wrong here?
"Guildmaster, how did you get hurt?"
Loria was greatly surprised.
She turned around to go check on Adeline.
But also worried that the mayor might still be able to run, so in the moment of withdrawing her foot, she heavily stomped the thick, uncomfortable heel on the mayor's intact leg.
*Click-clack...*
"Ah!"
A piercing scream echoed through the rainy night.
Loria walked while retrieving a bottle of healing potion from her inventory.
"Here you go."
She felt a little anxious.
Though she only accidentally brushed against the guildmaster's body with her pinky finger, the sudden surge of electric current made her feel like she was about to collapse. Fortunately, she swiftly used the Delayed Excitement skill in the nick of time.
Drat, was it because she had consumed too much medicine?
If only she had known, she wouldn't have gulped down five bottles in one go.
Drinking too much cola can cause problems, let alone love potion.
Loria's original plan was to drag the mayor in front of a mirror and make him see himself transform into an incredibly ugly "artwork".
Don't you enjoy creating 'art,' and don't you love beautiful 'artworks'?
Then let me, someone who knows nothing about art, desecrate your "art" thoroughly!
The arrival of excruciating pain and the exhilaration of "art" crumbling should be enough to make the mayor feel true agony.
That means she doesn't understand magic tricks, otherwise, she would have to drag the mayor into an endless cycle, making him experience everything he has done to others!
"Do you understand the pain of 1000-7?"
"I will make your pain surpass that of the victims!"
But unfortunately, now the guildmaster has arrived, and Loria can't behave too cruelly. She can only start by breaking the mayor's hands and feet.
She stood a polite distance of one and a half meters away from the guildmaster, afraid that she would reach out and touch her.
"Did you get hurt?"
Adeline suddenly asked.
Loria said, "It doesn't hurt, they're just minor injuries, really doesn't hurt."
This time, she wasn't lying.
The sense of pain was still there, but it had been overshadowed by a strange sense of comfort.
Who would let her simultaneously possess three talents, "Hyper Sensitivity," "Optimism," and "Heavy-load Training"?
Loria thought that even the body of a succubus wasn't as complex as hers. Of course, when it came to skills and the depth of talent, she couldn't possibly match the succubus.
Adeline furrowed her eyebrows and said, "Your face and eyes are all red. How can you say nothing is wrong? Let me take a look."
Loria quickly stepped back, saying, "My eyes are red because I'm very angry, and my face is red because I saw those specimens on the wall... sigh, Chapman is truly a beast, no, even worse than a beast."
Adeline also let out a sigh.
She could understand Loria's feelings.
After all, she was a pure sixteen-year-old girl, so it was perfectly normal for her to feel overwhelmed when witnessing such a cold-blooded scene.
She had experienced even deeper darkness.
"This is how the world is," she thought. "Because of the existence of higher-dimensional powers, true peace can never be brought about by civilization."
"Let me handle Chapman," sighed she.
Loria hurriedly said, "We cannot hand him over to the trial in Claren City. He is very likely to have connections with the people over there."
Adeline nodded and said, "I understand. I will handle it secretly."
"Don't worry, it's not necessary."
Just at that moment, Vita, drenched in the pouring rain, walked in.
"Miss Vita."
Adeline greeted politely.
Vita gently wiped away the raindrops from the thorns. "Let me take care of this. You will stay here in the future, but I am different. Once the task is completed, I will leave. There's nothing for me to be afraid of."
Adeline said, "Even if you return to the imperial capital, they can still follow you."
Vita smiled and said, "Then let's eliminate all the evidence, so they won't have any clues to find."
She took off her red glasses, which had been soaked by the rain, and wiped them before putting them back on again.
"Okay, you all hurry and go. Although this rain is heavy, it might still leave traces if you stay too long. Don't worry, I won't let him die easily."
After hesitating for a moment, Adeline nodded.
"That is up to you then, I will ask my family for help."
Loria could only follow along.
There is a limit to Delayed Excitement, unless she doesn't want to be herself in front of Adeline and Vita, otherwise she can continue lingering here.
"You can't kill me, ahhhhh..."
Mayor Chapman, who was about to faint from the pain, somehow mustered up the strength and immediately let out a shriek.
But no one indulged him.
Now that you know what fear is, have you ever considered how terrified the person who died at your hands must have been?
"I thought you were tough, but it turns out you're just a coward, disgustingly repulsive!"
Plop.
Vita suddenly pierced Chapman's arm.
"Oh no!"
Loria didn't look back, walking into the heavy rain alongside Guildmaster Adeline.
"I hope the people involved in this will stop at Claren City. Otherwise, even if my father intervenes, it will be difficult to resolve this matter."
"Um."
As Adeline kept walking, she asked with concern, "Are you really okay? Your face looks a bit unpleasant."
"It's nothing, just feeling a bit uncomfortable, like I want to vomit," Loria blurted out.
"Do you want to go to the roadside and vomit first?"
"No need, let's go home quickly."
The rain poured down with a loud, splashing sound.
Adeline turned around and glanced at the mayor's house, which was getting farther and farther away.
That woman, in this event, showed extreme anger. It seems she had an extraordinary past.
After ten minutes, Loria, filled with Delayed Excitement once again, finally arrived at the house of the guildmaster.
"I... I'm going to take a bath."
She dashed into the bathroom with every ounce of strength she had left.
And then, the delaying effect came to an end!
Adeline didn't say much, but instead she went to another bathroom to take a bath.
One hour later, when she was slicing apples in the living room, a nervous-looking Loria, who had changed her clothes, walked out.
"I have prepared the medicine for your injury. If you still feel uncomfortable and want to vomit, then please drink the sedative next to it too."
Loria felt a little guilty and said, "No need, I have already finished vomiting. I vomited a lot, so I won't feel like vomiting again for a while."
She turned around quickly.
Just as she had taken a few steps, she heard the guildmaster's voice from behind, saying, "If you encounter any difficulties, make sure to tell me. I will help you."
Well, for other difficulties, it's easy to say, but this one is truly not something I can ask you, guildmaster, to help resolve.
"I got it."
Loria ducked into the house and let out a sigh of relief.
Now her body feels very weak, and she urgently needs to replenish her fluids.
After drinking several cups of water, she finally turned on the simulator.
As she had expected, the event of the Hidden Shadows in the red-light district had already been resolved. Now it was time to check out the mysterious reward and tackle the Hidden Leader event that was related to the downfall of Creek Town.
Loria was also unsure if she could solve that event, because there was a chance that by that time, she might have already grabbed her belongings and run away to avoid being killed by the mayor's customers.
