Chapter 186: Aftermath

3rd person view

The result of the raid is then revealed to the public with 3/5 of the raiders from the 10 kingdoms dead and the other 2/5 injured or heavily injured. The civilians of all the kingdoms were not happy at the result as every one was in chaos.

"I thought that the 10 kingdom promised that it'll be their first win against the seekers!" one civilian exclaimed

"Embarrassing. Most of them died to a 16-year old kid and his bonds, why do we even pay our taxes if they're just gonna waste it on utter defeat"

"Yeah, those seekers haven't even attacked us in a while, so might as well leave em alone"

"Yeah, they placed the kid on a false trial to scare him in the first place, and then when he flee the kingdom for safety, they put a bounty on him. I'm on the kid's side for this one"

"Even if he's right for seeking revenge, he has killed too much, he's still a terrorist"

"Would a terrorist be able to bond with a dragon and a phoenix? Those beasts are self centered and proud, maybe he has a grand goal in mind"

"You guys heard that one of the terrorist name is Oz Magus, a descendant of the bond of Artia's founder? Maybe we should just bow under them instead"

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"Damn it!" Arthur cursed "We lost 3 executives in just a span of a day! Damn it! Maybe we shouldn't have joined in the raid...and here I thought that we could've used this opportunity to weaken them"

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"I came back as fast as I could" Craig said as he came to check up on Emma

"Why are you 2 here?" Emma asked "What about your baby?"

"We got a babysitter" Lauren answered "Where are you still hurt?"

"I'm fine, my bonds needs the healing more than me" Emma replied

"We lost completely, huh" Craig commented "Luckily I retired from fighting on the frontlines, otherwise I might just be one of the fallen"

"I took the dragon Erix including several others who despite being stronger than Perseus...he was the less dangerous option" Emma shivered "You should've seen him, the name 'laughing demon' definitely fit him, he was laughing while completely killing everyone off without a second thought"

"Yeah, every time he gets hurt to a certain degree, his personality would start to change" Craig nodded "And he would become very dangerous since his strength also increases even further"

"Not just that, every time he lose a body part, he would regenerate it back...but he wouldn't regenerate it back fully, just enough to use it so as to keep that personality" Emma added "It scared me a bit seeing him fight like that, and I don't even think that he released his full strength, killing was like a sport to him"

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1st person view

We were in our new meeting room at or new base to discuss our next plan, a few of the fellow executives looked like they got injured as well.

"I'm never doing that again, my head is a mess, I need my sleep after this"

-Well you were out of control for a while, it's expected- Dabria pointed out

-Yeah, I was also in the ferocious state for a while and all I want to do is to just sleep myself away- Ace added

-That's why we should use it in moderation- Damon advised

-I just used Presence, even without Dabria near me, most of my opponents were highly cautious of me- Siege joined in

-Yeah, we should go home after this and have a nice long rest, even I'm tired- Diana said

"Well that would make sense" Zach chuckled "Why don't we all just have a nice long rest after this, especially you Perseus"

"No need to tell me twice, I even thought about sending Jake or Bora to come in my place since my head hurts"

"Say, since your armor's ability can make the impossible happen, would you mind if I give you some suggestions later?" Rex asked

"Go ahead, I need more ideas anyway"

"I got one thing to complain, leave some for me next time" Erix shouted "I barely got to fight, and you all got the interesting ones, you even fought their executives when I was fighting regular foot soldiers!"

"Meeting dismissed" Zach ignored Erix as we left

I think after that meeting, I went to the vampire kingdom and slept for 2 days straight.

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"You really are something, huh" Ranger said "The humans are giving you the title as 'The king of destruction' "

"Well if I'm going to serve someone, a person of that title is definitely qualified" Shamita commented

"A bit of an exaggeration, even after that fight, I'm only in the dark purple core while even Ace and Siege evolved to the light blue core"

-For a person with your mana capacity, this is like a miracle for you to be this strong- Dabria commented -You only got to that stage fast because you fight a lot-

"I killed a lot of children's parents, huh. Send some donations their way, anonymously of course, I don't want them to know they're receiving money from their family member's killer"

"As considerate as always" Wyatt commented "Though you should come here more often, the people want to see you."

"Sure, is there any task that would earn me good rep, maybe like teaching a few academy students some magic or something, but they'll be around my age range, so they won't take me that seriously. Maybe teach some small kids instead"

"Wonderful idea" Wyatt nodded "I'll arrange it right away"

"Don't make it too much, I hate work"

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"I've heard what happened, but isn't killing 3/5 of the soldiers too much?!" Olivia exclaimed "I know how every kingdom put a bounty on you for being in a criminal organization and wronged you, but there are limits to things"

"Yeah, I kinda feel bad now, so that's why I'll try to be more peaceful from now on, I'll also be even some vampire kids magic, Emily and Oliver can join in too, they'll also be able to make friends their age"

"And have little Perseus jrs running around destroying the world? We'll think about it" Uncle John answered