Ascension of the Dark Seraph-Chapter 234: Get Close to Him

Tonight was a beautiful night.

No clouds could be seen for miles, the sky was clear.

Stellar beauties accompanied the gibbous moon, creating a breathtaking scenery of the night.

One that brought serenity and peace to the soul.

However, on a small spot under the luminance of the celestial bodies, violence ensued.

Blood splashed and stained the area while the sound of flesh hitting flesh continued relentlessly.

Bob was merciless as he beat Bakar and Nerissa to a pulp, barely pulling his punches as the two poor souls struggled to defend themselves. After a few exchanges, their bodies were battered and bruised—a complete beatdown that they couldn't avoid.

Compared to them, green within th4 Acolyte rank—Bob was leaps and bound beyond them.

He already stepped into the Chrysalis rank and attained his attribute, the Havoc Attribute.

"Master Tobias' instructions were clear as day," Bob mumbled as he walked forward, approaching the prostrating Bakar who was coughing blood multiple times already. "He wanted us to be strong—and he already prepared us for a long time so that we can grow fast in the real world. But your level of growth is pathetic,"

"How?!" Bakar hissed through blood-stained teeth. "If I knew how, I'd do it already!"

Bakar couldn't think of a way to be on the battlefield other than waiting to be assigned a mission.

All he could think of was to go and take down dungeons.

However, gaining a mission wasn't entirely easy as there are only so many missions.

He already tried getting close to the professor's assistants or even Fabio but he wasn't the social type.

Unfortunately, his attempts hadn't yielded anything for him but he was still trying his best.

"You can't even think of a way," Bob sneered in disappointment. He then roughly grabbed Bakar by his face and lifted him from the ground, "I always knew you were dull in the head but I can't believe it was to this extent. As someone who was tasked to discipline the family, to keep all of you in check, you're in need of a beating,"

"Maybe once I punched you enough, you'd use that head of yours better," He added menacingly.

Just then, a melodious voice reverberated loudly.

Nerissa, with a blood-stricken face, unleashed her voice and focused it on Bob.

She was heavily wounded, even one of her arms dangled—and covered in blood, but there was still fire inside her eyes. Knowing that her best wasn't enough to beat Bob, she went beyond her limit, her voice went up an octave and rang across the area.

Glancing over his shoulder, a sadistic smirk crossed Bob's lips.

Blood trailed down his ears—Nerissa's blaring voice disoriented him and weakened his hearing ability.

"Good," Bob nodded approvingly. "That's the spirit"

Even though her ability was working, she needed to keep her voice high and strong.

It took everything that she had to even remotely cause an effect on Bob.

Her voice was so raw and loud that it turned hoarse in seconds—clearly, she couldn't keep this up.

"Rarggh!"

Suddenly, Bakar broke free from Bob's grip and wrapped his arms around Bob's waist.

His entire body then swelled bigger and the veins across his body turned sinister red, an ability of his that enhanced his strength by a notch. With gritted teeth, he lifted Bob's dense and heavy body from the ground and made a suplex.

Crack!

Bakar, with great effort, managed to slam Bob against the concrete ground.

So hard that the ground cracked under the force.

It landed right on Bob's head, that should certainly do some damage.

However, at the last second before Bob's head slammed onto the ground, Bakar saw a distortion, a light red energy—that protected his head from the fall. And now, when the dust settled, Bob was already on his feet again.

Nerissa immediately sang again despite the blood drizzling down her lips but the effect was weaker.

And unlike earlier, Bob was now protecting himself from her ability.

Giving no time for Bakar to snap out of his daze, Bob made his move.

Bam!

A powerful punch drilled into Bakar's stomach, causing his body to curl in pain.

Following that, he grasped Bakar's face and threw him hard.

Bakar tore through the air and hit Nerissa hard as they both screeched meters across the ground.

"Nerissa, are you alright?" Bakar asked through a tight throat.

Since he was thrown to Nerissa, he was on top of her and she was the one who endured the friction.

Since he had been thrown onto Nerissa, he ended up on top of her, leaving her to bear the brunt.

Upon hearing this, Nerissa groaned in pain as she pushed Bakar off of her—and flipped her body to the other side. She cradled her body on the ground in pain but then, her senses forced her to look up—and turned towards Bakar.

Her eyes widened when she saw a red glowing spot on Bakar's stomach.

It was right where Bob had punched him earlier.

"Bakar! Dispel it quic-"

Kaboom!

Before she could even finish her sentence, the red glowing spot exploded with torrential energy.

Nerissa and Bakar were thrown away and bounced a couple of times until coming to a halt.

Now, both of them couldn't move—their bodies were already at their limits.

Crash!

Bob landed right before them, looking down with cold, piercing eyes.

For a fleeting moment there, Bob gazed into their eyes and found that their usual aloofness wasn't there anymore. Bob took it as a sign that they already learned their lesson. Beating them for too much would not be good.

'Both of them needed to recover and if I went further, Tobias would scold me,' He crossed his arms.

It was enough, he could still go harder next time if these two still remained weak.

"I'm doing this for your sake, you'd be disowned by Tobias at this rate," Bob finally spoke, looking at the two with a mix of seriousness and pity. "Listen carefully, I'm only going to say this once. Both of you are academy hunters, bound to the academy, but that doesn't mean your vision should be limited to it. Look beyond—this is Sunhold City. There are enterprises, organizations, and clans you can leverage to your advantage"

"Go out and use them to get stronger," He added meaningfully.

"I- I understand, I'll do my hardest," Bakar replied weakly.

On the side, Nerissa's eyes watered as tears began falling down her face, "I'm sorry, I'll do better"

Seeing this, Bob knelt down and helped Nerissa to sit.

"Did I hit you too hard?" He asked, concern on his face. "It's your fault for making me do this"

"I'm sorry, waah~!" Nerissa cried harder, burying her face into Bob's fatty chest.

Even though he was the disciplinarian chosen by Tobias himself, he wasn't that heartless to feel nothing from seeing Nerrisa like this. He rubbed her back, calming her down before turning to Bakar who also seemed at a loss and defeated.

'If I help them right now, they'd not be independent and strong,' Bob thought inside.

He knew that all he needed to do was to let them be.

However, that was easier said than done, 'Maybe this one time, only this one time I'd help them'

Once Nerissa and Bakar recovered from their defeated state, Bob stood up again.

"Have the two of you found it weird about Lucivar's arrival?" He suddenly asked.

Upon hearing this, the two looked at Bob's back in confusion.

"Master Tobias did say that Leandra was the last one, the last person to join our family. But then, only a month away from making our first move to enter an academy, he introduced Lucivar," Bob continued, a frown forming on his face. "Do you find that weird?"

"Hmm, Master Tobias did say that," Bakar nodded, agreeing that it was weird.

"Oh, I also remembered Delilah saying the same thing," Nerissa added, remembering that she once saw Delilah sitting alone and decided to accompany her. "She said she was worried about Tobias bringing Lucivar to their family when he already said they were enough"

"Is that the reason why Delilah paid closer attention to him?" Bakar asked in surprise.

This was new news for him and also Bob from the looks of it.

"Yes, she said Lucivar must be special and she was right," Nerissa nodded.

Since Lucivar is an Angel Hybrid who is wicked and can kill freely, he is certainly unique.

"Regardless of what he is or how special he is, the fact stands that Master Tobias brought him into our family for a reason," Bob intervened, he had made his observations and he could now make an educated guess. "And if I had to guess, it has something to do with his luck. He attracts fortune,"

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"Even his personal maid is an Acolyte-rank Hybrid already," He added.

"What do you mean?" Bakar tilted his head, confused. "Attracts fortune?"

"Haven't you paid attention at all?" Bob's gaze narrowed. "Leandra was already at the five-star Acolyte rank, Mirel almost reached the same rank. Recently, I sensed Ravenna was nearing a breakthrough to the Chrysalis rank—and what do you know? She asked me to help Lucivar, which meant she was also very close to him"

Nerissa and Bakar sucked in a cold breath.

Perhaps, Bob was correct.

What if Tobias brought Lucivar in at the last second because he attracted good fortune?

After all, Tobias has mysterious ways to know things.

"So what are you suggesting here, Bob?" Bakar finally asked.

"What do you think?" Bob shrugged, and turned around to leave. "Get close to him. At least find out what he was dealing with right now, learn about his situation. Once you knew what he was up to, position yourself at a place where you might be smeared by his fortune"

Bakar stood up strugglingly and shouted, "What about you?! Aren't you going to get close to him?!"

Despite his shout, Bob didn't answer.

He only leaped away, leaving the two behind.

"Sigh… He came, beat us up, and left like that," Bakar shook his head helplessly.

His body was aching from all the beatings he received.

"He's rough but he cared, he's always like that," Nerissa added—before patting the ground beside her. "Come sit down here. Let me heal your wounds,"

"Shouldn't you heal yourself first?" Bakar asked but Nerissa shook her head. "That's so like you"

Meanwhile, Lucivar was still on the phone.

Sabrina hadn't come back yet, and he was having a blast telling the person on the other side of the call about tonight's events. Time flies—but he still has more to say. Then, his nose out of nowhere becomes itchy, "Huatchoo!"

Lucivar sneezed loudly as his nose turned red instantly.

Wiping the snot and rubbing his nose, Lucivar looked to the side, "Is someone talking about me?"