Chapter 25 - Hidden Title

''Boss, let's go and kill all of the Covering Sun Faction!'' A subordinate shouted, cheering up the other subordinates.

''Yeah! That Haize is just a clown that was once in power because he was rich, nothing more! We are stronger, let's go!'' Another subordinate excitedly said, feeling excited.

''I heard that Haize has a brother, I wonder what his reaction would be if we killed the brother right in from of him?'' Hearing his subordinates, Ethan said while feeling very satisfied, 'So what if you were once my superior...? Now, I have power and you don't!'

He was infatuated by what his subordinates said, not knowing that Haize was hiding near the building. The latter heard what Ethan said, and veins popped out in his forehead. There was no one who didn't know that his bottom line is his family, Ethan was no exception.

'Originally... Your death would be painless, but you had to say this. Maybe I was silent for too long so that even a traitor like him dares to say such things?' Haize wondered before calming down completely. His face became indifferent to the extreme, a kind of indifference that would scare most.

There were four 0-Star guards in the entrance of the hidden passage they were, and due to it having a small opening, Haize could hear their voices through the wind. He was using a black-colored armor suit, akin to an assassin. Haize quietly sneaked up behind a guard, before cutting his neck and dragging him into the darkness.

A few seconds passed as another guard noticed there was someone missing, ''Huh? Where is Guard No. 4? If Boss learns he did this, he will suffer some punishments.''

''He must be playing around like always, I'm telling ya, he is going to kill himself someday because of his actions.'' Guard No. 1 said playfully, and after a few seconds passed, they noticed that Guard No. 3 was missing as well.

The older one instantly noticed something was wrong, and wanted to notify the ones underground, ''An ene-''

His words were stuck in his throat, as blood gurgled out of his mouth continuously. Guard No. 2 was in despair as he wanted to notify his boss, but couldn't as blood gurgled out endlessly, soon, he entered a world of darkness.

Before Guard No. 1 could react, his head had flown away, and his body turned soft, falling down to the ground with a 'thud' sound. Waving his sword to the side, the blood on it was splashed on the now blood-red ground.

Someone underground happened to hear that thud, and asked loudly, ''Hey, did something happen, No. 2?''

Haize mimicked No. 2's voice and replied, ''Nay, everything is fine.''

The one who asked loudly felt something was wrong with the voice, but couldn't tell exactly what. Just as he wanted to go up to investigate, a curved blade took his head, and he died instantly. The ones who heard him asking loudly also went to check, and shouted, ''There is an enemy here! The Covering Sun Faction came to attack us!''

Ethan, who was meditating, suddenly opened his eyes and saw Haize in his black-colored armor suit. He stared playfully towards the golden-eyed man, ''Oh, you even got the heart to tattoo yourself, Sol Haize?''

''Don't worry about that, Ethan. You'll soon be tattooed with injuries, a tattoo painted by your own blood.'' Haize said coldly, and his tone scared Ethan a bit. Then, the man felt angered, knowing he was scared by the one who once was his superior.

''Everyone, go together against him! Don't forget that he mustn't be killed, I'll personally kill his younger brother in front of him!'' Ethan quickly understood why Haize was angered, and he sneered. Veins popped out in Haize's forehead before his appearance suddenly became peaceful.

Golden-black rays of light floated around Haize before a black-colored aura wrapped the blade of his Katana. His body suddenly disappeared from the around 100 subordinates in the underground basement.

They were in a huge basement, and it was more than enough to accommodate 100 humans inside. With Haize suddenly disappearing, they became as chaotic as a tornado, because blood was splashing everywhere as more and more subordinates were being killed.

''Useless things! Can't even hold him?!'' Ethan muttered before an illusory eagle appeared behind him. A feather-like armor started covering his body, and five claws covered his fingers. His pupils became sharp like the ones of an eagle, and a pair of white-colored wings sprouted from his back.

With his eyesight, Ethan could see Haize's body flickering everywhere. The huge underground basement turned into a land of corpses and a sea of blood, a pungent smell filled the air. His body suddenly flashed, and Ethan appeared in front of Haize.

His five sharp claws slashed in a horizontal manner, and Ethan could almost see Haize being cut in half. His ability was very powerful, and so he felt invincible. Alas, he was destined to get disappointed.

When his claws touched Haize's Flame Guard, a golden flame started burning him. Ethan wanted to retract his arm, but a hand held it firmly, ''Let it go! Let it go, you f*cking b*stard!''

The sound of flesh being ripped was heard, as Haize ripped Ethan's claws from his arm. Behind Haize, Abyssal Wind Blades started slaughtering the subordinates everywhere, not even one could escape them. Bodies cut in half laid everywhere, and severed heads accompanied them.

Ethan's mentality broke as he saw the scene around him, and he felt deep despair. He didn't expect Haize to be so powerful, and he regretted provoking him to the point of using the man's younger brother. As he was once one of his most talented subordinates, Ethan knew Haize's bottom line.

A sword was slowly inserted in the middle of his chest, before Haize twisted it slightly, ''AAAAAH!''

''Didn't you want to kill my younger brother, Ethan?'' Haize muttered in Ethan's ears, before his Abyssal Wind gathered in his fingertips. His fingers then went forward, cutting the remaining five claws of Ethan, one by one. The man screamed in agonizing pain, but Haize didn't stop.

Wind Blades started cutting and tearing his body continuously, to the point that after a few minutes passed, only his upper body was left. Miraculously, Ethan was still alive, but he wasn't sane anymore, ''I... I want to die, please... Please just let me die, I promise I won't bother you anymore. Please. Please...''

His pitiful and weak voice didn't cause any waves in Haize's heart, but the golden-eyed man felt more than satisfied after finishing his torture. Then, the blade of his Katana pierced Ethan's heart, as his mind plunged into endless darkness.

Looking at his own body, Haize sighed after seeing he was all splashed by blood. His Infinite Sun Flames then burned them all to nothingness, and even made him have a holy-like aura, he muttered, ''This is kind of convenient.''

Before leaving, he took out his phone and took a picture of the underground basement. Haize wasn't affected by the scary and gore scene, and uploaded it on his Covering Sun Forum, while of course removing John, Edward, and Lyse's permission to see his post.

At the moment this post was sent, it made the whole still-alive human population silent. Nobody expected such a scary scene to happen, but only the strongest factions know the truly scary thing about this incident. Because they found out...

That this was caused by a single person.

Chapter 25 (Hidden Title) - Extermination

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