Kind-hearted Grim Reaper

The man in white clothes snorted coldly, his voice low and raspy, "Do you take me for a three-year-old? What good will going back with you do? Do you think that beast has an antidote for the Unequaled Holy Water? Don't forget, the Unequaled Holy Water is the deadliest poison known in the world, and it has no cure. Even if he had an antidote, I would never return and kneel before him. I wish I could eat his flesh and drink his blood. I only regret that I was so foolish to only see his true face at that time. You all should just leave. I'm letting you go because you have been following me for so long. Mie Shiyi is already dead. Do you want to follow him to death?"

As they all had stopped their actions and stood still, Ah Dai could barely make out that all of them had veils covering their faces, even the white-clothed man referred to as Hades, their true appearances were hidden. When he heard the name 'Unequaled Holy Water,' he was greatly astonished, for it was the only poison listed in Goris's notes that had no antidote. Goris had said just days before that he dedicated a lot of time in studying the Unequaled Holy Water, it's incredibly rare, only a small amount is kept in the Royal Palace of the Tian Jing Empire, and it's used by the Emperor to execute important ministers. Goris praised the Unequaled Holy Water highly in his notes and said, its name means unparalleled and its production method has long since been lost. The remaining supply on the continent is incredibly rare and it once fetched a price of one thousand diamond currency for a drop in the black market. If one drop of the Unequaled Holy Water is dissolved in clear water, its poison could turn half of a city's residents into ghosts. People who have been poisoned by the Unequaled Holy Water, can only rely on their internal force to suppress it, but they can't completely drive it away. Once their internal force is exhausted, they will certainly die from the poison attacking their heart, and their bodies, including their bones, will completely dissolve into a puddle of blue poisonous water.

One of the men in black said, "Boss, to be honest, we all admire you. Although we haven't really met face to face, your Sword of Hades is something we can't fight against. I, Mie Shi, dare to say that there are only a handful of people on this continent who can stand against you. However, you have used most of your power to suppress the effects of the Holy Water, and you definitely can't hold out for long. Without the use of your Sword of Hades, how can you kill all of us? You're right, there is no antidote for Holy Water, but with your power, you could suppress it for a few years with our help at your side. Why do you insist on choosing death? We don't know or want to know what happened between you and the master, all we want to do is bring you back. Boss, you should know how bad the master's temper is. If we go back empty handed, what awaits us will be punishment far worse than death."

Hades suddenly sighed, "Since you all are so stubborn, don't blame me for having a merciless hand." He casually plunged his five-foot-long wide sword into the ground, most of the blade silently entering the soil. His right hand touched his chest as he quietly watched the eleven black-clothed men in front of him.

Although it was just a simple action, the eleven black-clothed men seemed to be extremely wary of it. They simultaneously withdrew three steps back and raised their narrow swords. Fear flickered in their eyes, as if they were witnessing something horrifying.

The white-clothed man solemnly said, "Do you think that just because I've been poisoned by the Unequaled Holy Water, I can't use the Sword of Hades? Since you push me too hard, don't blame me for being rude."

"Wait a moment. Master Hades, do you really still have the ability to use the Sword of Hades?"

The man in white snorted coldly, a chilling and extremely evil aura quickly spread from him, affecting everything within a range of a hundred meters. The trees of the Illusive Forest around him were trembling slightly, their leaves rustling as if they were moaning.

Different colors of fighting energy converged on the narrow swords of the eleven black-clothed men as if they were waiting for something.

Ah Dai suddenly felt a chill spread through his body, the icy and sinister aura seeping into him through his pores. Unconsciously, he shivered, thinking to himself, this man is terrifying! The overwhelming evil energy filled the air, causing Ah Dai to tremble continuously. Just as he was about to scream out loud, a peaceful energy suddenly emerged from within his body, driving out the evil energy infiltrating him. A warm surge flowed through him, making him feel much better.

The eleven black-clad men moved at the same time, bursting forth with intense light from their narrow swords and aimed at the chest of the white-clothed man.

"Hades Flash of Earth – Heaven – Movement." The body of the white-clothed man seemed to become nebulous all of a sudden, his seemingly real but also illusory figure disappeared in a flash. The sinister aura erupted from his body, a blue dot of light flashed as his figure appeared and disappeared. The sinister aura suddenly exploded, encompassing the assault of the black-clothed men.

The sinister aura receded, and the black-clothed men returned to their original positions, with the white-clothed man still standing in front of his wide sword, as if they had never moved from their original places.

Thump, thump. Without any warning, the two black-clothed men on the far right collapsed silently. Their bodies seemed to have been drained and they instantly turned into dried corpses.

Mie Yi's voice was still low, but it was trembling, "You, you, the Sword of Hades, is it the Hades Flash?" The world-shattering attack just now had already taken away his determination; the cold sinister aura was continuously assaulting his meridians. He no longer had any confidence to fight against the man in front of him. He wasn't afraid of death, but he didn't want to make a pointless sacrifice.