"I didn't expect that I would end up having to kill myself," Grady said bitterly upon hearing Ricky's words. "I should have seen this coming."
"That's right. You deserve this," Ricky responded calmly.
"But don't celebrate yet, because, soon, you will end up just like me," Grady said threateningly, his eyes flashing cold and grey.
"Oh? Is that so?" A faint smile pulled at the corners of Ricky's lips as if Grady's words had amused him.
"My brother, Lundy, will avenge me!" Grady looked excessively confident as he declared this, but Ricky didn't look any less amused.
"Your brother will never know what happened between us. And even if he manages to find out, I will send him to his creator so that you two can reunite," Ricky retorted, flashing Grady a taunting smile.
"Will you?" Grady responded with a sneer.
"You'll find out soon enough. Take your life now!" Ricky said.
Grady was not a coward. Knowing that Ricky would not let him live, he destroyed his soul to end his life.
Once he was dead, he turned into his beast form—a Red Potentate Roc. Ricky absorbed his beast form into the Devourer Zone, which provided nourishment for his Blood Vitality Devouring Skill.
As soon as Grady took his last breath, Flint's last hope shattered into pieces. Tears poured down his cheeks, as he fell to his knees on the muddy swamp ground.
He turned to Edie with a pitiful look and cried,
"Edie, Winifred, we grew up together. Let me go this time for old time's sake. I swear I won't do it again.
And besides, we are all members of the Wind-Mountain Alliance, and we are related by blood. If I die, how will you explain it to our seniors?"
Flint begged desperately for his life, and Ricky could see that although Winifred was scowling at Flint, Edie seemed to be hesitating.
"Humph! When you turned your back on us and sold Edie's secret to our enemies, did you think that we are still your family? Did you feel sorry?" Winifred snorted coldly.
"Look at this pathetic guy, Ricky!
He is trying to use their soft spot to get his way. If it goes on like this, I bet Edie and Winifred would not have the heart to hurt him," the Dragon Intent Grass remarked with much annoyance.
"I know. Anyway, I never planned to let Winifred and Edie lay a hand on him since they are still connected by blood. I don't want to hurt them," Ricky replied at once. "But I can't let Flint live. Otherwise, he will cause me more trouble," he continued with a frown.
'If worse comes to worst, I will just head for the Middle Land after I kill him,' he thought to himself without speaking it out.
Without saying another word, Ricky strode forward and reached a hand out toward Flint, his arm transforming into a sharp blade. Before Edie, Winifred, or even Flint realized what he planned to do, Ricky stabbed Flint with his arm, killing him. He instantly turned into his beast form—the Wind Benu.
Of course, Edie's initial reaction was to get angry. After all, Ricky killed Flint without asking for his permission. He cast a sharp glare at him and huffed, "Ricky, how could you—"
Winifred also looked slightly upset.
"I couldn't let him live, and you know why," Ricky said calmly.
"If you are not okay with that, we can go our separate ways. As for whether or not to take revenge, it's up to you," he added further.
Edie and Winifred felt like a bucket of cold water had been poured on their heads when they heard Ricky's words. It was like a cold balm to their upset hearts, and it urged them to keep their silence.
In fact, the two of them were not angry about what Ricky had done to Flint. They both knew that Flint deserved to die, and if they were in Ricky's shoes, they would not spare Flint's life either.
At this point, they could only feel sorry for Flint.
"Perhaps, the two of us owe you our thanks for that," Edie said after a long, mournful silence.
"Don't say that. After all, I just killed a member of the Wind-Mountain Alliance. But, I hope you would not blame me for that. And you should also think about how you will explain Flint's death to your superiors!" Ricky responded.
After that, Ricky, Edie, and Winifred continued looking for the ruins and visible swamps.
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