Chapter 16 - You know my answer...
Standing in front of Noah, who frowned and seemed to be in deep thought, Valletta tilted her head and spoke softly.
"Hey, Noah-kun, you don't want to disappoint your lord, do you?"
Noah suddenly looked up and glared at Valletta, gritting his teeth.
"Are you threatening me?! Do you think I will submit to a heretic like you?"
Valletta held up a finger and slowly waved it in front of his face.
"No, no, no. I'm not threatening you, and I don't want you to surrender. I'm simply stating a fact. Cooperating with us to destroy Orario doesn't conflict with your goal of eradicating heretics. After all, what's easier than stabbing an ally in the back?"
Valletta reached out to Noah again.
"The best way to eliminate us heretics is to destroy us and Orario together, right? This will surely impress your Lord God!"
Valletta didn't need teammates she could trust with her life.
As long as she could destroy Orario and kill that despicable Finn, she didn't even care about her own death.
Noah realized once again that the people of Evilus were a bunch of lunatics. People are always bound by their own desires; the more desires they have, the more powerless they become.
Conversely, the fewer desires one has, the stronger one becomes.
Even an ordinary mortal can unleash amazing power if he gives up everything, including his life.
Noah didn't know if the other members of Evilus were like this, but the woman in front of him definitely was.
Fortunately, Noah was such a person too.
So he stretched out his hand with an unwilling look on his face. "Hmph! In that case, just you wait..."
Valletta smiled as they shook hands, but the next second, the sound of a blade being unsheathed echoed in the alley.
...
The instant she heard the sharp sound of metal, Valletta's smile vanished, and her face changed completely.
Her right hand was clasped with Noah's, so she couldn't pull it out in time. She could only stretch out her left hand with lightning speed.
Valletta slowly lowered her head and saw that Noah was holding a dagger in his other hand, pressing it against her abdomen.
It was just a hair's breadth from tearing through her clothes and piercing her vitals. If she hadn't caught his arm, she'd be bleeding right now.
"What are you doing?" Valletta raised her eyes coldly and met Noah's deep gaze.
He didn't speak, but his cold eyes said everything.
Then, in just a second, Valletta understood, and her eyes widened in disbelief.
"You're not one of us at all!"
Why? Why did it turn out like this? For the first time, I found a teammate with a brain. For the first time, I didn't have to worry about stupid teammates. The intersection of these two wonderful things should have been my salvation, a chance to finally let go and enjoy the simple joy of killing! But why did it turn into this?! I was finally moved! And you made me lose so completely!
Thinking back to her sincere invitation just a moment ago, Valletta laughed, a harsh sound born from the anger of being deceived.
The Loki Familia should just hang me from their banner for being such a fool!
In order to redeem herself from the humiliation, Valletta forced a smile onto her face, a bloodthirsty, ferocious grin that showed her fangs.
"What a shame! You underestimated the strength of a Level 5!"
As if unaware of the strong murderous aura emanating from Valletta, Noah nodded in agreement.
"Yes, the strength of a Level 5 is still greater than I imagined. If I don't give it my all, I'm afraid I really can't be your opponent... Fortunately, I have a trick up my sleeve."
"Hm?" Noah's calm and relaxed sigh made Valletta feel inexplicably uneasy. "A trick? What?"
"Of course, it's this hand!"
Before Valletta's wide-open eyes, a third hand appeared in the tiny gap between her and Noah, waving at her in greeting.
How is this possible!
Valletta could clearly feel that her right hand was holding Noah's right hand, and her left hand was holding down his left arm!
Could it be!
Valletta exerted a little force with her right hand, and the "right hand" in her palm shattered like a dandelion.
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