Chapter 236 236- Crushing World (Part 1)

Kai's attack was so swift and fast that no one out of the three devouts could react in time. After all, they had never seen this attack from Kai before.

Divine Departure is a one-slash attack that deals devastating damage to the target no matter what it is. Kai had been training it in secret for a long time using Wretched without the surveillance of the people who trained him.

Ever since the start, Kai has never trusted anyone around him at all. He knew that what they were doing was no good but he didn't bother to try and stop them since he wanted nothing to do with this kingdom of weird people.

That was why he decided to start developing his trump cards in case things went south and he had to fight against his father and his Devouts. That's where he began to unravel the mysteries surrounding Wretched Heart and its hidden powers.

When he finally discovered what this cursed sword could do, Kai knew that he needed to hide that from everyone else.

Lo and behold, he ended up predicting everything correctly and he was now against the people who trained him and taught him everything he knew till this point.

*Swish*

The sword slash sent the three devouts flying like bullets, as they smashed through buildings, one after the other. The trail of destruction they left behind was mind-boggling. Even Kai didn't expect his attack to be this effective.

The auras of two of the devouts died down completely which meant that they died instantly from the attack. However, since one of them was behind Kai, he didn't get the full might of the attack and was barely still alive after the hit.

So, Kai quickly dashed toward him like a lightning bolt. When he found him, the man was lying on the ground, swimming in his own blood. His lower half was completely severed. The only reason he was still alive was because his Origin was still keeping his vital organs working somehow. However, that was not for long as his aura was quickly depleting.

"Hah… Hah…"

Kai approached the man before he grabbed him by the collar and lifted him up.

"Did Aria come back here?"

"Hah… Hah…"

"Speak or I'm going to make you live the worst ten minutes of your life." He said with a cold tone that made the Devout shudder slightly.

"Lady Aria… Is back…"

"Why did she come back? What does she have to do here?" He asked.

"I… I…"

"Speak!"

However, before the Devout could finish his words, his heart stopped and his breathing halted. He died mid-way speaking.

"Tsk…" Clicking his tongue, Kai threw the man aside and dashed toward the temple as fast as he could.

Since he knew where his beloved was now, he knew that he couldn't let her do whatever she was trying to do. Aria was as smart as she was reckless so whatever his father convinced her to do was just not good at all. He was certain of that.

As he got closer and closer to the temple, the number of dead corpses multiplied, and the gruesome slaughtering methods became even worse. At this point, Kai didn't even know why all of this occurred.

"Did a rebellion occur?" He asked himself in confusion as he passed through the city square which was filled with piles upon piles of dead civillians. Elderly, women, men, and even children, none were spared.

Such a sight would make anyone instantly throw up if they didn't have resistance toward seeing dead people. Even then, Kai was completely repulsed by what happened.

"That man either went insane or his arrogance reached another level." He murmured as he finally arrived at the temple.

The main gates of the temple were fortified and made out of steel. But, with a simple leap over the wall surrounding the temple, he was able to bypass the gates.

The interior of the temple was still intact and seemed unaffected by the bloodshed. Well, that was what Kai thought was the case until he entered the Temple's main hall which turned out to be an even worse sight than he expected.

All the maids, butlers, and workers inside the temple were brutally killed with no mercy. People that Kai knew by name and dealt with on a daily basis were now merely beheaded and dismembered corpses.

This sight certainly hit Kai a little deeper. Although he didn't particularly like these people, they were still the only people he talked to every day so their brutal deaths stung a little.

"Damn it… Everyone has been killed…"

Passing the hall, Kai moved to the highest floor of the main building and then crossed the bridge to the southern spire which was his father's quarter.

He was almost certain that he would find Aria there so he rushed to the destination as fast as possible.

The southern spire was the farthest spire away from the building. It had heavy security around its entrance and even its vicinity.

However, since the guards were also brutally killed, Kai didn't find anyone to stop him. Even the rest of the Devotus were nowhere to be seen.

"I didn't come here in a long time." Entering the spire, Kai was met with a magnificent chamber with a ladder that descended to the ground floor and then led to the garden behind the temple then there are stairs that led to the upper floor which had the throne room and other personal rooms designated for Kai's father.

He was clearly a man who didn't like to talk to people. Kai wouldn't be exaggerating if he said that he only talked to his dad a few dozen times at most.

They shared no bond between them and no love, obviously. Instead, his father would simply talk to him about strength and his twisted morals that he somehow believed would make Kai convinced to follow him. However, the kid never even bothered to entertain his father's twisted monarchy.

In his eyes, he was just a monster in human skin. But, a monster that didn't attack him yet was just a monster, Kai didn't need to focus on him at all.

As he was having such thoughts, Kai made his way up to the throne room. He knew that they weren't in the garden.

The trip to the upper floors of the spire took a few minutes since this particular spire was very tall. Way taller than the other ones.

When he reached the upper floor, Kai was met with a long corridor that ended with a huge door that led to the throne room.

"I can't sense their auras." He murmured to himself.

So, with careful steps, he approached the door that led to the throne room. Nothing in the corridor moved which made Kai even more alerted.

When he reached the throne room, he tried to see if there was any voice inside but he didn't hear anything.

So, having no other choice, Kai kicked the door open and barged into the throne room. The interior of the throne room was vast but the most notable thing about him was the gold used to build it.

The walls were made out of gold and the ceilings too.

The throne on the other side of the room was also made out of gold. It was the legendary Golden Throne that ruled over the whole city.

On that throne sat the man that Kai was looking for. The ruler of the city and the man seen as a god. His father.

Kai stared at him coldly as the man finally opened his closed eyes. He also stared at Kai with a small smile on his face.

"Welcome back, son."

"Where is Aria?" Kai asked coldly.

His father chuckled before he looked down. "Well, she will appear soon. Don't worry."

"Where is she?" Kai repeated again with an even more threatening tone this time. He didn't buy any of the bullshit his father might say since he knew how good with words he was. After all, no ordinary speaker could make people believe he was a God.

A man like him could easily sway someone with words. Coupled with his powerful presence and endless aura, people were cast under his illusion without realizing it.

"Patience is a virtue, son."

"I don't need your nonsense. Just tell me where she is."

"I'm here, Kai."

Suddenly, Kai heard Aria's voice as she appeared from behind the golden throne. Her expression was dark and grim as she faced Kai.

"Aria…" Kai felt a bad omen just from seeing her, something that he never expected to feel when seeing Aria. Something about her felt off to him.

"Why did you come back here, Kai?" She asked with a cold tone.

"What do you mean why did I come back? I came here because you suddenly disappeared. Why did you come back here?"

Aria went silent for a second so Kai's father used that moment to speak.

"Come on, just tell him. It's after all, a part of our deal."

"Tell me? Tell me what?"

"I'm… Sigh, our first-ever meeting wasn't a coincidence. I was sent by your father to get close to you and then bring every information I get from you to him."