58. Twisted Mind
"Koro, I'm so tired…"
On the streets late at night, pedestrians were few and far between. Seryu pulled her dog Teigu towards her home, her whole body as if drained of strength, her face full of exhaustion.
No wonder, today's training was doubled, and after completing it, she was ordered by the vice-captain to patrol alone. By the time everything was done, it was already very late, and the girl was almost falling apart from exhaustion.
"Woof…"
Hearing his master's complaint, the dog also hummed weakly, expressing his dissatisfaction.
Its power all comes from its master, but the current Seryu is still very weak, so it has to be weak too.
Moreover, it has been sleeping for so long, and it doesn't know how long it has been since it last ate meat. The dog's stomach is almost flat from hunger!
"But, we helped a lot of people again today. Father and Mother will definitely be happy when they find out!"
Although very tired, the girl had a happy expression when she thought of all the meaningful things she had done today.
"Woof woof…"
Answering absentmindedly, the dog was not interested in these things.
"The seniors in the team are so fierce to me, I'm so sad."
"Woof woof…"
"I wonder where the captain went. I heard he went to carry out some important mission."
"Woof woof…"
"We have to work harder tomorrow, in order to become an emissary of justice as soon as possible!"
"Woof woof…"
…
"Father, Mother, we're back!"
Looking at the familiar gate of her house, the girl felt a burst of joy in her heart, as if all the fatigue had disappeared. She cheerfully pushed open the door and went inside.
"Hmm?"
Frowning slightly, Seryu felt puzzled. Why was no one coming out to greet her today when she returned?
Moreover, the whole house was dark and quiet, without even a light on. The situation was extremely strange, causing the girl to become alert and a strong sense of unease to rise in her heart.
"Sniff, this smell…"
Her little nose sniffed, and she noticed a strange smell in the air, making her feel nauseous and uncomfortable. However, Seryu couldn't figure out what it was for a moment.
However, upon smelling the scent, the little dog beside her suddenly perked up, as if injected with chicken blood, and rushed towards the backyard.
"Ah, what's wrong, Koro!"
Although the Teigu Hekatonkheires was small, its strength was immense, almost causing Seryu to stumble. Knowing that Koro must have discovered something, she quickly followed.
"Ha… ha… Koro, wait for me!"
After a whole day of high-intensity training, she was already exhausted and weak. The girl couldn't help but pant after running only a few steps, bending over and shouting at the dog in front of her.
The dog ignored her and continued to push forward, as if something was extremely attractive to it. After recovering slightly, Seryu straightened up and looked ahead, immediately seeing a scene that horrified her!
"Father… Mother…"
With an incredulous expression, the girl murmured.
Corpses, she saw corpses all over the ground!
Father, Mother, and all the servants in the house, dismembered bodies, splattered with blood!
Her face turned pale, as if struck by a bolt from the blue. The girl couldn't believe, couldn't believe everything before her eyes!
Just this morning, her mother was still smiling and seeing her off, her father was still patting her head and encouraging her to work hard, and the grandfather who was repairing the garden was still cheering her on…
But now, they were dead… all dead!!!
"Ah!!! Ah!!!"
At this moment, the girl felt as if her whole world had collapsed. Looking at the familiar faces of the dead, she knelt on the ground, hugging her head and screaming frantically.
Pain, fear, despair, hatred… a series of negative emotions surged, and her originally pure heart was instantly plunged into darkness!
"Woof!!! Woof!!!"
The Teigu dog beside her also howled, but it wasn't out of sadness or despair, but merely resentment at not being able to eat so much delicious food.
Because the rope around its little neck was still held in Seryu's hand. It didn't know what was wrong with its master, but her strength had become incredibly great, and no matter how hard it tried, it couldn't break free. Seeing the delicious food but not being able to eat it made the dog's heart anxious.
Thump thump thump!!! A series of rapid footsteps.
"What's wrong? Seryu, what happened?!"
As if hearing the girl's desperate screams, two large figures ran in from outside.
"Captain…"
Her eyes completely devoid of color, as if a puppet, Seryu slowly turned her head, looked at the two people who ran in, and murmured.
The two who came in were none other than Captain Ogre of the police and the vice-captain who had made things difficult for Seryu during the day.
"What?!! Who dares to assassinate Lord Ubiquitous!"
"Search for me! We must find the murderer!!!"
With one eye scanning the corpses in the yard, Ogre looked shocked and angry, shouting sternly at the vice-captain behind him!
"Yes, Captain!"
Giving a military salute, the vice-captain quickly ran around to search. However, when his eyes glanced at Seryu, who was mentally collapsing on the ground, a cruel arc appeared at the corner of his mouth…
"Seryu, what happened? Tell the captain quickly, the captain will definitely seek justice for you!"
With a look of righteous indignation, Ogre placed a large hand on the girl's shoulder and said.
"I don't know, I don't know, I don't know anything…"
Shaking her head constantly, tears streamed down her face. Seryu felt her mind go blank, knowing nothing, only endless pain filling her heart.
"Alas, don't be sad, we will definitely find the murderer!"
"Just finished the mission, and the vice-captain said that your performance today was very good. I was originally planning to come and see you, but I didn't expect such a thing to happen!"
Speaking to himself, as if explaining something, Ogre's tone was filled with deep sympathy and regret.
"Captain!"
At this time, the vice-captain who went to search also returned.
"How is it, did you find it? Who killed Seryu's family? If I find out, I will skin him alive!"
Looking at the vice-captain, Ogre had an angry expression.
Curling his thick lips, the vice-captain thought, damn it, as expected of the captain, he's really good at acting!
"The murderer's methods are extremely cruel and did not leave any clues."
Shaking his head, the vice-captain said with a regretful expression. Seeing Seryu also looking over at him, he raised a faint arc at the corner of his mouth and continued:
"Lord Ubiquitous is a well-known honest and upright official of the empire. From these killing methods, it is not difficult to infer that it must have been done by those evil rebels who oppose the empire!"
With a serious look, the vice-captain spoke with an extremely certain tone.
"Evil rebels… evil rebels…"
"Kill them all! I must kill them all!!"
At this time, Seryu's mind was completely blank, and she couldn't think so much. Hearing the vice-captain say that evil rebels killed her parents and family, her eyes suddenly turned blood red, and a hideous and distorted look appeared on her originally pure and lovely face.
"Don't be sad, Seryu, don't worry, we will never let those bastards get away with it!"
"From now on, you will be my disciple. I will personally teach you, and one day you will become an envoy of justice, exterminating all the evil guys!"
With a look of heartache and anger, Ogre comforted Seryu.
"Envoy of justice… yes, I must become an envoy of justice, eliminate all the evil guys, and avenge my father and mother!"
A hint of madness flashed in her eyes. Under the pain and despair of losing her parents, the girl's originally pure soul gradually began to twist.
"People can't come back to life, Seryu. You must live on strongly."
Seeing the girl's change, Ogre's eyes flashed with a mocking triumph, but he comforted her with a look of kindness.
"Captain…waaa…"
Hearing Ogre's comfort, the girl's almost collapsed heart could no longer bear it, and she finally burst into tears.
The two fierce men looked at each other, each revealing a cruel smile…