Shadow Monarch in Tensura

Chapter 3: Chapter 3: Escape [Part 1]

The next day we waited until we made our escape.

I hid behind the door waiting with the knife in my hand for the slave trader to enter with the food.

I was nervous and shaking slightly. My body felt better than yesterday, but I was still weak.

When we heard the keys clinging, we gave each other one last nod before I took a long breath and steeled myself for what was about to happen.

The door swung open, blocking my view, but the same slave trader I saw yesterday went inside the room with a bucket and four wooden bowls.

Without even checking if everyone was there, he threw the bowls at them, and as he was about to drop the bucket with what looked like soup inside, I put in all my strength and jumped at him, plunging the knife into his throat.

Then, holding the knife with all I had, I dragged it down while falling, spilling the slave trader's blood everywhere.

"Now!" Aiden, the blonde-haired boy, yelled, and we ran out of the room as the slaver trader tried to scream, but only a gurgling sound came out.

I followed them, and it didn't take long before we found the exit out of this place.

As we left the house, a large forest coupled with mountain terrain could be seen. I would look at the beautiful scenery if this weren't a life-and-death situation.

[100EXP for killing (Human)]

[Magicules increased by 100]

[You leveled up]

[All attributes increased by one.]

I felt a slight warmth inside my body, but I didn't have time for this, so I mentally willed them away without stopping.

We ran with all we had through the forest, following after Aiden. He had the map and knew where we were, so I trusted him to know how to navigate through the forest.

We didn't even run for five minutes before shouts from the other slave traders could be heard in the distance, followed by the barking of a dog, "Fuck the money. I will skin them alive!"

Even with our few-minute headstarts, they quickly caught up to us.

Looking back, I saw two slave traders running with a dog, and I cursed mentally.

"They are catching up to us!" I shouted and tried to run faster, but we weren't fast enough, and after running for another five minutes, I could feel the dog beast behind me.

The large dog lunged at me, making me fall, but I still had the knife, so I stabbed it, making it fall off me and giving me a chance to escape.

"You aren't going anywhere!" One of the slave traders yelled and grabbed my wrist.

I saw the other stop and try to help me, "RUN! If you stay, they will catch all of us!" I yelled at them and tried to kick the slave trader, but it didn't do anything.

The slave trader tightened the grip around my hand, making me drop the knife, and angrily looked me straight in the eye.

"You have pissed off the wrong people." He said and, with his other hand, grabbed me by the neck, lifting me in the air. I tried kicking or punching him, but he didn't move.

His grip around my neck tightened, and his grin widened.

I guess this is it. My second life will end just after one day. I wanted to chuckle. Living a happy life isn't for me.

If I get a third chance, maybe it would be better. A loving family, perhaps even friends? Yeah, as if anyone would want to be friends with someone worthless like me...

[50 EXP for killing (Animal)]

[Magicules increased by 50]

The rewards! I remembered the penalty quest rewards I never redeemed.

[Your reward for completing the Penalty Quest has arrived.]

[Would you like to accept? Accept / Refuse]

'I ACCEPT!' I yelled in my mind as my surroundings started to get blurry.

[The following rewards are available.

Reward #1: 3 Stats Points

Reward #2: +100 Magicules

Would you like to collect them all.]

Y-yes...

[Remaining Points: 0 -> 3]

[Magicules: 1250 -> 1350]

Put all in strength...

[Allocated 3 Points into Strength]

[Strength 11 -> 14]

[Due to Title (Slave) Strength decreased to 11]

A warm feeling spread throughout my body, and I felt stronger than before. I would enjoy it if it wasn't for the fact that I was choked.

Stronger than me or not, there is one place on the male body that will hurt when kicked.

I needed only a moment to get the knife and kill him or at least stab him so he won't be able to follow me.

Willing all the strength I had left in my body, I kicked the slave trader in between the crotch.

His eyes widened as his grip around my neck loosened enough for me to push away and land on the grass.

I gasped, finally able to breathe, and quickly located the knife before swiftly picking it up as the slave trader lunged himself at me, I turned around to face him, and when he saw the knife, the anger was gone, replaced with fear as his face became pale and his eyes widened, but it was too late as it plunged into his heart.

A momentary silence filled the area as I twisted the knife.

[100 EXP for killing (Human)]

[Magicules increased by 100]

I pushed his body off me, and the area became silent only thing I could hear was my breathing before the notification from my system appeared.

[Title (Slave) has been removed.]

[All attributes returned to normal.]

I'm free, huh?

"AAAAAAHHH!" I didn't have time to think about it as the silence was broken by a loud scream.

Shit, I forgot about the other one.

I was torn between running the other way or trying to save them, but I remembered yesterday when the girl cried seeing the state I was in.

That was the first time someone cared for me...

In my previous life, everyone treated me like trash or avoided me.

But did she even care for me? No... She cared for the boy I took the body of.

"Fuck." I cursed and quickly stood up, my legs hurting from all the running before, but I forced myself to run.

I will probably regret not running away when I have the chance.

After running to where I heard the scream, I saw the other slave trader holding the screaming Mai as Aiden was motionless near a tree.

I hid behind a large rock and tried to come up with a plan, but nothing came to mind besides trying a surprise attack.

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