SSS-Rank Harem Sword: My Lustful Life With Legendary Maidens-Chapter 57: No Mercy

While Mariana and the Bandit Leader battled, the bandits looked at Adonis with malicious grins.

From the way they licked their lips, they clearly saw him as an easy target.

"Let me take care of him, men."

One of them, thin-built with crimson eyes, stepped forward with a dagger in his hand.

The dagger gleamed with sharp crimson light.

He was definitely a Swordmaster.

But it was unfortunate that he met Adonis today.

As soon as he swung his dagger at Adonis’s face, Adonis moved.

To be exact, his right hand moved.

"PAAH!"

"SPLASH!"

It was just a slap, yet the bandit’s head burst like a watermelon.

Those stunned eyeballs, those hollow cheeks, that scrawny face—all exploded into blood and brain matter.

The rest of the body, up to the neck, staggered forward like a headless zombie before finally collapsing onto the ashen ground.

"....."

A sudden pin-drop silence settled. Everyone forgot to breathe.

Soon, a female bandit with tattoos on her face howled in terror.

"Ahhhh!"

"Blurgh," some even vomited after witnessing such a brutal massacre.

A man’s sword was shaking in his grasp.

"What the hell... was that?"

"He’s strong..." another replied, barely recovering his composure.

"He’s a monster. And monsters need to be hunted by groups. Let’s show him, my brothers. The Crimson Bandit group isn’t scared of anybody."

"YEAH! KILL HIM!"

"HE KILLED OUR BROTHER!"

Just then, a comparatively younger man raised his hand to leave.

"I’m sorry, brothers. I have a family."

Several of them spat at his back with disdain. "Pooh!"

"COWARD!"

"Go put on a lipstick!"

Amid their useless chatter, Adonis finally lost his patience.

"Vexa, it’s your time to shine."

He summoned the Harem Sword from his chest, which now seemed almost effortless and fluid.

No more delays, no more wasted energy.

<I’m ready, Master.>

Holding the black double-edged sword in one hand, he moved like a blur.

Whoosh!

One slash across the stomach, and internal matter spilled out. 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝒆𝒘𝙚𝓫𝙣𝙤𝒗𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

Slice!

Another cut to the neck, and another bandit’s life force slipped away through a fountain of blood.

A burly-looking bandit managed to raise his shield to defend, but the sharp edge of the Harem Sword, enhanced by Chaos energy, cut through the heavy iron shield like butter.

Then the sword plunged straight into the burly man’s heart.

Seeing the cruel massacre, everyone felt a chill down their spine.

"Don’t panic, brothers. He’s just one. Surround him."

They did. They quickly formed a tight circle around Adonis, leaving no gap to escape through.

And everyone’s Soul Weapons pointed toward him, ready to strike at the first opening.

Adonis crouched low, extremely alert, like an experienced hunter.

Claudia had taught him how to escape from such predicaments. Now it was time to put that training into a real fight.

He concentrated all his strength into his legs and arms, then jumped upward like a leopard.

While the inexperienced bandits were stunned, the veterans reacted instantly. They leapt into the air as well, swords drawn, aiming to strike him down midair.

There were ten of them, all moving to kill Adonis at once.

"Haha, you think it’s that easy to trick us, boy? We have—" one of them laughed, but suddenly stopped.

His eyes widened.

A gaping hole had appeared in his chest.

The veteran died midair.

None of them saw when the boy moved.

And then, the chaos began.

Puchi. Puchi. Puchi.

One by one, their hearts were pierced, blood spilling from the hollow wounds in their chests.

And yet... Adonis hadn’t moved.

But if one looked closely, they would see the faintest traces of sword thrusts cutting through the air.

It was the True Art of Relentless Thrust.

The ten veterans barely registered the first strike before the remaining nine followed in rapid succession, stealing their lives in an instant.

Before Adonis’s boots touched the ground, the veterans began to fall.

Thud! Thud! Thud!

[ EXP +55 ]

[ EXP +50 ]

[ EXP +50 ]

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[ EXP: 1,060 / 2,500 ]

Upon landing, Adonis noticed the experience bar rising steadily.

That was good.

He felt no remorse. No guilt.

Compared to their crimes, his actions were nothing.

Today, he would level up by bathing in the blood of these bandits.

Seeing his face stained with fresh blood, and his crimson eyes turning as bloodthirsty as the abyss, the remaining thirty bandits felt their courage drain away.

"P-please! Don’t kill me! It was their fault!"

"They were the ones who looted the villagers, not me!"

"Me too! I’m innocent!"

Still looking bloodthirsty, Adonis took a step forward.

But to them, it felt like a wolf stepping into a flock of sheep.

Their hearts tightened. They could no longer meet his gaze.

One by one, the thirty grown men and women fell onto their butts, scrambling backward until they were pressed against the base of the mountain.

They were trembling and waiting for his judgment.

Among them, 10 were women. Some faces were scarred, some were marked by tattoos, and some dressed like sluts.

Perhaps, all of them had families somewhere.

So, what judgment would Adonis bestow upon them?

Adonis stood before them, his blood-stained blade hanging loosely at his side. His crimson eyes swept across the trembling bandits, empty of mercy.

"You know, usually I’m not a hero," he said calmly. "I don’t always save people. I don’t chase justice everywhere. And I don’t pretend to be righteous."

The bandits looked up at him, a fragile hope flickering in their eyes.

"For me, killing is just a means to grow stronger. Nothing more."

His gaze suddenly darkened.

"But when I heard what you raped that little girl, until she chose death for meecy... Even someone heartless like me felt my blood boil."

As the words echoed in their ears, all the hope in the bandits’ eyes collapsed into abyss.

Adonis raised his blade, his expression turning completely cold.

"So I made a decision."

A step forward.

"None of you deserve to live."

"I will leave none alive."

The brutal massacre just began.

And Mariana, watching this from far away, smiled proudly.