He Became A Monstrous Genius After Obtaining A Time Dilation Artifact-Chapter 22 Guild war part 3

Having ventured the Alleyway where the drama was taking place, what greeted Kailen was the sight of a woman in some sort of mask about to inject a little girl of about 7 years old with a syringe. The little girl was being held down by another fellow, a man with a menacing mask on his face as the woman was about to proceed with her inhumane act.

’’Look boy, you better turn the other cheek, go on about your business and you won’t have to die. This has nothing to do with you’’ The woman threatened Kailen, a glint of fury in her eyes.

Kailen wasted no time with unnecessary trash talk’’ Vengeful, come out’’

In the blink of an eye, a towering draconic creature with an obsidian figure, a ginormous arrow tip tail, two legs and a pair of ginormous wings appeared before them.

’’S-S ranked monster?. quick, run’’ . No longer caring about the little girl they had decided to abduct , they decided to make a run for it. After all, they could always find another child somewhere on the streets.

However before they could move a single step, the little girl, gleaming with excitement in her eyes, could not even notice the two bolts of black lightning that flashed in the vicinity and landed on the two assailants. All she saw was flashes of black light and the next thing she noticed was that her assailants were suddenly nowhere to be found.

The assailants could not even scream, neither did they even see their lives flashing before their eyes., before they died.

Simply put, Vengeful’s lightning attack was so strong that, the assailants died, disintegrating into nothings from the attack before they even had the chance to register it.

’’thanks for saving me, uncle’’ The little girl panted heavily, with a wild gleam in her eyes.

’’You don’t seem scared of me’’ Kailen questioned her, He had noticed the expression on her face when he made his appearance, and also summoned Vengeful.

’’How can I be afraid of my savior. Besides, everyone in this city knows about you. Your are Kailen Darkhaven right?’’ The girl adjusted her backpack as she spoke, picking up her books that had fallen on the ground.

Kailen had figured the young girl had probably seen the Smallvile county video and recognized him from that.

He didn’t question her further. He was just about to turn around to leave, when he felt a tug on his sleeve.

’’Uncle, please take me home’’

Kailen sighed ’’She’s just a little girl after all, pretty much shook up from all the drama she’s had to experience today’’

He agreed to walk the little girl home, following her directions.

’’ My dad actually kept talking about how he owed you his life when he returned home... He kept thanking you whenever he watched the video’’ The little girl beamed with a smile, as she spoke.

Kailen however was taken aback and did not know how to respond to those words. A strange feeling of being appreciated almost welled up in his heart, however he shove it down, as memories of being disdained by the people of the city wherever he went, flooded his mind. ’’They treat me like some sort of hero now huh, cynical hypocrites ’’ Of course, he only cursed in his mind, forcing a smile for the sake of the little girl.

Along the journey, as they walked through the streets, little girl spoke about how she was abducted. She was on her way to the house as usual, taking a shortcut home by passing through the alleyway where she had been almost abducted, her reason being that her dad had run late coming to pick her up. Therefore she had decided to take matters into her own hands.

’’ Parents picking her up huh..’’ Kailen mused inwardly, recalling a time where this was a usual routine for him. However, it all had to go down the drain because of those diabolic beasts. His resolve to tear those bastards apart further increased.

’’You should not wander around aimlessly you know, That scary mister and missus you saw earlier, they are called deranged awakeners, a group of awakeners who engage in all sorts of criminal acts. They are involved in kidnapping, organ trafficking, human trafficking, large scale robberies among many other evil acts you can think of. Next time, wait for your dad to come pick you up’’ Kailen gave the small girl a little lecture.

’’Mmmm’’ The little girl responded with a childlike innocent smile

’’Sometimes I wish I could go back to being an innocent little lamb who knows nothing about the world’s cruelty ’’ Kailen sighed inwardly as he mused to himself ’’ But aren’t children also the most vulnerable, in this kind of world? Naïve, weak, innocent, easy to manipulate?. Ah, Have I turned into some philosopher, Confucius or something?’’ He chuckled, causing the little girl to stare at him curiously.

’’What’s funny uncle’’

’’Oh, just remembered a joke ’’

’’Oh really, tell me’’

Kailen cursed himself for what he said. Children were curious creatures

However he didn’t have to think of any forced joke, the little girl’s next words delivering him.

’’ There’’ The child pointed at a normal family house in the neighborhood they had reached . A man and a woman stood outside the house with a bunch of law enforcement officers. Kailen deduced it definitely had something to do with the missing girl.

When they saw their daughter holding the hand of an unknown young man, they rushed out to her. The young girl rushed towards her parents, who hugged her , ignoring everyone around them, she nagged non stop about how she had been kidnapped, in her father’s embrace, causing him to console her. She told her parents about how Kailen had saved her and brought her home. frёewebnoѵēl.com

However Kailen heard the whispers of the law enforcement officers, who were standing a distance away from the couple.

’’Is that him’’

’’Kailen Darkhaven’’

’’The E ranker who stirred up the city a few weeks ago’’

’’How is he suddenly a B ranked awakener?’’

’’Is he not too monstrous?"

’’Wait, how does he know this family?’’

’’Well, Michael is a D ranked awakener , so they could have probably met on a mission’’

’’Wait the little girl just said he saved her life, so it’s probably a coincidence. ’’

’’yeah she just said she directed him home... Kids these days are smart gotta tell you’’

’’Yeah, my little girl can use a phone now, and she’s only 5’’

Kailen turned around, ignoring the couple and the law enforcement officers ’’At least she got home safely, time to leave’’. He had more important things to focus on today.

However, a male voice full of choking gratitude rung from behind him ’’ thank you, thank you for bringing my daughter home sir. You may not have remembered me, however I was there at Smallvile County. You saved my life on that day sir, and you also saved my daughter today. If there is anything I can do to repay you, please name it, anything’’

Kailen found the man’s response abrupt.

It seemed sincere. However , he did not dwell on it. It did not change the fact that had he been weak, this same gentleman would have given Kailen the same scornful looks he was familiar with in the past. He however, turned around to face the young girl’s parents, who stared at their daughter tenderly.

That look reminded him of how his parents looked at him. Kailen was not a sentimental person; however his next words were sincere. Only he knew the pain he had dealt with for losing his parents.

’’No problem, you have a lovely daughter and wife. You are a lucky man, please, take good care of them’’ After saying that , Kailen’s figure blurred, then he disappeared.

The couple, along with the law enforcement officers stood there, flabbergasted.

After exchanging a few words with couple, the law enforcement officers left, leaving the family of three by themselves.

The wife and daughter went inside, leaving the father by himself, staring into the skies.

Michael mused inwardly ’I am still too weak. If I were stronger, my family would have a better life. Perhaps, I could try to enroll in Zanpala University. Over there, I would have enough resources to improve my strength. Today’s incident has opened my eyes to the reality of being weak, and not financially stable. The security in this neighborhood is pretty poor . I have to move out of here, and I have to be strong enough to protect my family. My only choice is to try to enroll’’

After coming to a decision , he turned around and entered the house.

***

Kailen stood before the awakener’s center of New Alexandria city. The last time he came here he was just an E ranked awakened, but now, he didn’t think he had anyone that could threaten him in the city.

He entered the awakening center, ignoring the glances and discussions about him, heading towards the counter.

It was time to put his plan in motion.