Divorced and Dominant Now You Cry novel Chapter 49

Chapter 49

“Sir… W–What is his rank?” Dex asked, feeling rather terrified now.

Never in his life had he witnessed such a massacre. What had just unfolded before his eyes had completely shattered all of his preconceptions. He had always thought of himself as cruel and ruthless–but compared to Ashton, he was nothing.

Why did he end up provoking such a terrifying man?

Once he recalled that he’d been about to offer up Roxy and elia as playthings to Erasmus, a cold shiver ran down his spine.

When Dex failed to get an answer, he turned to look at Erasmus, only to find that Erasmus had fled the cabin!

“Damn it!” he cursed.

Now that things had gone awry, Erasmus had run off faster than everyone else!

Without hesitation, Dex bolted as well. Nothing else mattered anymore. He just wanted to live.

His blood coursed through his veins as he made a run for it, pushing his body to its absolute limit. Even his organs seemed to be jostling around in his body.

It went without saying that pushing himself like that would leave him with grave side effects, but he knew that if he didn’t force himself into overdrive now, he wouldn’t even stand a chance to survive.

A little while later, he was panting as he stole a glance behind him. Seeing no one, he finally exhaled in relief.

“I’ve shaken him off at last. Where the hell did that devil of a man come from anyway?”

“You think you can escape?”

Dex’s gaze hardened, his eyes red. Ashton’s voice rang in his ears and echoed in his mind. He didn’t even know when it happened, but Ashton was already standing before him, cutting off his path.

Ashton had raised his hand and channeled his inner energy within his palm. It was brimming with power, making it impossible for Dex to escape.

“You…”

Dex’s face turned ghostly pale before contorting into a twisted expression. With a feral roar, he dashed at Ashton like a madman, unleashing his full strength as a peak B–ranked expert to try and carve a bloody path to escape.

Alas, Ashton’s outstretched hand acted like a cage that kept him locked up, making his own strength seem infinitesimal.

With a deafening crack, his body exploded under the crushing force of Ashton’s hand. He was instantly obliterated. Done with that, Ashton looked in the direction where Erasmus had fled. He made a flick in the air, and an intimidating sword formed out of inner energy before instantly locking onto Erasmus.

“Inner energy manipulation? That’s the power of an S–ranked expert!”

The moment the sword of inner energy locked onto him, Esmus‘ heart sank into the deepest abyss. His back was drenched in cold sweat, and regret gnawed at his soul.

Why did he end up provoking an S–ranked expert?

No matter how hard he tried to flee, he couldn’t shake off the inner energy sword. Once it struck, his fate would be sealed.

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“Sir! There’s no bad blood between us, so there’s no reason for you to take things this far!” Erasmus bellowed. ” I’m sure you know the consequences of offending the Obsidian Council! Even if you’re an S–ranked expert, you’re still nothing but a pesky little fly in the eyes of the Obsidian Council!”

“There’s no bad blood between us, you say? Have you forgoten what you were going to do to my daughter?” Ashton retorted icily, his voice devoid of emotion.

How could he consider himself worthy of being Celia’s father if he allowed Erasmus to leave this ship alive today?

“But I haven’t done anything yet!” Erasmus protested.

“Just the fact that you harbored such thoughts alone is reason enough to kill you!”

Ashton made his move, and the inner energy sword swished through the air, slashing right across Erasmus‘ throat despite his futile attempts to defend himself.

Erasmus‘ head fell to the floor, his eyes still wide open.

Casting aside the dagger in his hand, Ashton checked himself all over, only relaxing when he confirmed that not a single drop of blood got onto Celia.

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