Chapter 521 Seven bodies daily [2/2]
"Hellsend follows the motto of the Death Seekers. Fuck only those you can take on. If you want to bring Adventurers, make sure they are excellent and contributing members of society. If you want to bring crap-ass bastards, fine. I will be happy to help and kill them all for you."
"What?" Leo gasped, trying to stabilize his breathing.n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om
"I'm going to be fighting wars the whole time I'm there. So I have no time to worry about you shits. When I take over the 24th floor. Those who don't want to die will fight like their lives depend on it. Anyone who expects to be protected for being a pussy will have a bad day."
"What are you saying, Limitless?"
"I think I need to be more specific." I grabbed Leo by his throat and easily lifted him off the ground.
"Leo, as a representative of the Adventurers, I will only say this once. If any of your bastards try to take advantage of my people. In any of the despicable ways they are known for. You will find yourself aiding our fortification group by using their flesh as cinder blocks and their blood as mortar. Do I make myself perfectly clear?"
Nyda pulled out a wand, only to suddenly find no less than eight pistols aimed at various vital organs.
Yvonne in particular was almost snarling like a mad dog. "Do it bitch, I dare you. Just give me one good reason, just one."
I felt that this show was enough. I lowered Leo back to the floor.
"Leo. You still have yet to answer," I reminded him.
"I will see to it that none of the group I bring will violate your rules, my lord. Thank you for giving us the benefit of the doubt."
At his clear response, I smiled and waved my hand. The people of Hellsend lowered their weapons but remained alert. I found it odd that just moments ago this group had been happily sharing stories of weddings and such. Enjoy new chapters from empire
Then, as if a switch had been flipped, they turned into men and women ready to fight at a moment's notice. Maybe it was because they always moved with me, but I understood where that mentality came from.
"Thank you. You may leave now if you wish. I apologize for testing you. I have no intention of taking weaklings with me. You have passed with flying colors. Let your people know that we will leave in two days."
"We obey your will, lord Limitless."
In Hellsgate, one second everything could be fine and dandy, only for things to go to shit in the next. As someone who fought alone, I naturally retained that sense of urgency. And the 2nd Amendment I trained understood this well.
When Joshua and his squad became the instructors for the rest of Hellsend, my teachings were essentially shared with the entire group. I then turned to the other three groups and began to address their concerns.
"As for the rest of you. My rules are simple. If you want to stay, fight. If you cannot fight, then I have no intention of taking you with me. My army uses weapons. So fighting means pointing a gun and pulling the trigger.
I will train anyone who is willing. Does anyone have any questions?"
Someone from Krisna's group raised his hand.
"My lord Limitless, will you be charging a tax?"
"Why yes. I will."
"How much will it be?" he asked with a frown.
"Not how much, but how many."
Perplexed, the Reapers all furrowed their brows and tilted their heads in confusion.
"My Battlefront tax is paid in undead bodies. I have no use for souls. If you wish to remain in my domain, you will fight. I will need seven bodies a day."
"Seven bodies? You mean rank Fs?"
"Yes. Anyone who doesn't die will kill seven bodies or answer to me. That is only 140 souls. Very cheap, if you ask me."
Pixie also raised her hands to ask.
"Are there any exceptions to this rule, my lord? Like women or children?"
I grinned at her and shook my head.
"No, if you do not kill seven bodies you will be thrown out of the Battlefront until you do. That includes you, Pixie. If you do not want to die. You better learn as fast as you can."
She and Delroy nervously twitched their brows at my words. They were my {vassals}. They probably expected me to say something else. I had no intention of losing either of them. But for the show I was putting on, scaring the child was necessary.
"Any other questions?"
All of the new groups were coiled like springs. The tension in their bodies betrayed how scared they were. To most of these people, killing seven Normies seemed like an impossible task. And I don't blame them. Fighting undead was pretty scary.
But there were other things that were much scarier.
"Good. Then dismissed. For those who wish to become stronger, report here in two days. For those who wish to stay the same. You are welcome to do so. However, whether you die in regret or on your own terms in the future would be entirely your own fault."
The groups slowly made their way out and I found a chair and collapsed on it. The Hellsend officers stayed by my side as they waited.
Surprisingly, so did Leo and Nyda. I pulled out a Big Mac and started eating. It only occurred to me that with everything that had happened, I had yet to eat anything since yesterday.
Since my body was slowly forgetting that it was human, if I didn't try to remember human habits, I would probably discard them altogether. I could go on without food, but I got pleasure from eating, so I refused to stop.
I offered a burger to the people around me, but they all declined. As I enjoyed my simple meal, the adventurers continued to stare at my people. I ignored them all and started thinking about my next agenda.
I still had to meet the general manager of the 24th floor, along with Amari and Mia.
'Exa, can you send a message to Amari and Mia? I do not want to go near the red light district again if I can help it. The girls might go crazy.'
[Understood, I will coordinate with them].
'Thank you Exa. What would I ever do without you?'
[Walk, I guess?]
"Hahahaha!" Unable to contain my laughter, I laughed out loud at Exa's pathetic excuse for a joke.
"Holy crap, that was bad. Your humor is probably worse than Isolde's."
[I can be funny when I want to be].
"All right, give me your best shot."
[What do you call a body without a nose?]
"Hmm... I dunno. What?"
[Nobody knows.]
"Pfft! HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! That was fucking hilarious."
[I am glad that you are pleased.]
I wiped away my tears, enjoying the brief respite as I washed down the Big Mac with weizenbier.
'I really should get better food. I think I have been eating Big Macs and Weizenbier for over two weeks now. '
Then I heard someone coughing loudly. Frowning, I looked at the source of the sound and saw Nyda pouting unhappily.
"What do you want?" I asked dryly.
"Limitless. Would you be interested in hunting a rank B vampire?"
"No, fuck off, I'm eating."
At my words, the rest of my people began to laugh at my answer. I may have been battle hungry, but I had too many things to kill. I had no intention of making my life any harder.