Chaos and Order - A Multiverse Fanfic

C11: Fighting Magical Beasts - Hippogriffs! (1)

Kai looked back.

In the carriage, Shae's face was so low that only the top of her head was visible. Behind her was Simon, whom Arlen had already won over before starting the journey. Now, the one-eyed man was smiling at him creepily.

Arlen walked up to Kai, dragging a person and ignoring the bloody mess Red had caused.

The man, who had a long nose and broken lips, shuddered seeing Sonia's state. One of his legs was twisted, and his hands were bleeding. "No!" the man cried. "Kill me, you kill me first."

"Be quick about it," Arlen said, throwing the man at Kai's feet. "The officials will come soon. We should have already gone by now."

Kai took out the longsword and buried it in the man's heart. A jerk and twist of the hilt did the rest.

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You have killed 1 Order's Contestant

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Your Title Status is updated...

Title: Murderer

Specification: Kill 10 Contestants in a single random world. The Contestants must be from the same or higher floor than yours.

Status: (6/10)

Effect: Perception +2, Worth +1

]

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A treasure chest hologram appeared over the body just like the witch's, followed by the same notification.

Kai had already played it safe last time. As he wanted himself to be familiar with the process, he opted for the Random Item.

A hologram key appeared out of nowhere. With a click, it opened the treasure chest, and then both the treasure chest and the key vanished.

Kai waited for a few seconds, and then his face became ugly. Nothing?! Motherf...

"It's already in your Inventory." Simon approached Kai, crouched and began examining Sonia's face. "What a waste! Anyway, the Systems are fair like that. Your loot, your choice. No one can know what you obtained that way."

With a thought, Kai checked his Inventory, and, sure enough, there was an Explosive Kunai within it.

"You must have got those Explosive Kunais," Simon said, his single eye peering into Kai. "That man had many. So you must have got like 3-5 of them, right?"

Kai only smiled in return. The number of curses he had said in mind was a different matter.

"What are you two doing?" Arlen asked, holding the three brooms. "Simon, go bring Mr. Beedle."

"Captain," Kai said. "Leave one broom here. When officials would come, they would think these three had been fighting over the broom. Also, unlike this Order's Contestant, Desmond and Sonia's bodies match the bodies from the shop. They would have to relate the two events. It should give us some headway."

Arlen's mind shook.

Simon, who was walking away, suddenly paused. He turned around and planted his one eye on Kai. "And I thought you were just crazy... butchering them like that..."

Kai shrugged. Doing extensive calculations before conducting experiments was as deep a part of his life as killing. Never had he taken a life, or butchered someone, without a purpose behind it. So why must he explain himself to anyone now?