Chapter 40 Grilled Meat
Elena stayed away from Radmilo because if she could not keep some distance between them, then the man would attack her pressure point. Everyone also realized that and immediately took a step back from Radmilo.
Among the members of the organization, the ones who made the first attack were Helen and Geir, a man with a gun in his hand. Helen cast a spell and the little wolf in her arms jumped to the floor. The spell made the wolf turn bigger.
In the meantime, Geir aimed the gun at Radmilo and pulled the trigger. The magic bullets shot out, hurtling toward Radmilo with incredible speed. When Radmilo dodged, the bullet exploded in midair, creating lightning that struck two meters away.
If Radmilo or anyone else could not dodge at that distance, then the lightning would strike their bodies. Geir awakened with the elemental power of lightning and the gun was his trigger. The gun appeared at the same time he experienced an awakening.
To counter the trigger, he created magic bullets using his lightning power. He continued to shoot at Radmilo, who deftly dodged all of his shots.
"A weak power like this can't kill me, you know," Radmilo spoke, making Geir grip his gun while gritting his teeth.
Meanwhile, Helen's wolf kept chasing Radmilo. He tried hard, even though he could not reach the man. Every time he opened his mouth, flames shot out that made everything around him melt.
"Your poison fire won't work on me. Don't you have anything better to show me?"
Helen growled. She did not know what kind of poison resistance Radmilo had that made Milo's fire not affect him. It looked incredible and confusing at the same time. Enrique, who had more endurance than anyone in the organization, would even get hurt if he got hit by Milo's flames.
"Throw out!"
Everyone glared at Enrique, who had just shouted those words. If he used his power, then they would not only have to fight Radmilo. The monsters in Enrique's space were out of control, especially the high-class monsters.
The man did not make any contract with the monsters. He used his power to force them into his space. Only a few monsters would obey him and usually, it was a low-class monster.
"He's gone crazy," Sean mumbled when he saw multiple shadows coming out of the hole in the ceiling.
A moment after that, the Celestial Giant Fire Beetles flew all over the room. They had light glands in their stomachs that illuminated the entire room.
People did not have time to count how many Celestial Giant Fire Beetles came out. It was because they had to use their time to escape when the monsters spouted fire.
"You can't control these monsters, huh?" Radmilo asked as he watched people fight the fire beetles.
"No problem." Enrique was standing amid the chaos, grinning. "These monsters can't attack me. I don't care if the others die with you. After you all die, I can rebuild my organization."
Radmilo was about to answer as soon as the fire beetle flew towards him while opening its mouth. He jumped to dodge and held the monster's mouth with his dagger for a while.
He had to pull out his dagger because the fire beetle had powerful jaws and teeth. It could even crush human bones with its bite. He would not let his beloved weapon be destroyed by that monster
"Actually, I let you live because I thought you would be useful. You have the power to help me in the future. I want to use your space for the monsters I'm going to tame. However, you're not trustworthy."
Enrique heard Radmilo's words while frowning in confusion. He still remembered Muramasa stating that Radmilo had Unique Powers. However, the man suddenly spoke of taming monsters.
Monster tamers were not in the Unique category. They had the title Precious Power. It was strange because Radmilo spoke as if he could tame a monster.
"Do you have two powers?"
Instead of answering the question, Radmilo laughed while dodging the Fire Beetles that kept attacking and spitting fire at him.
"I'm not doing stand-up comedy," Enrique said, his voice filled with seriousness. "If you don't answer my question, then I'll take out another monster. You can fight those monsters, but the others can't."
Radmilo glanced at the organization members who were busy fighting the Celestial Giant Fire Beetles. He sighed, then jumped high to overtake the Fire Beetle and stabbed his dagger into the monster's back.
"You still think you're the one in control here."
Enrique raised his spear when he noticed Radmilo had stepped on the floor. His gaze fell on the Fire Beetle's shattered body. Now he knew that Radmilo's dagger was powerful because the Fire Beetle's body was difficult to pierce.
"Your threat is of no use to me. I don't care if they die. You think I can't build an organization like yours?" Radmilo spoke as he walked over to Enrique.
"Then why did you mess with my organization if you could make one?"
"Because I love to take the shortcut."
Enrique gripped his spear tightly as the distance between him and Radmilo grew closer. He watched the man's feet, which showed no sign of rushing toward him.
The dagger was a melee weapon. Radmilo had to close the gap with Enrique if he wanted to use his dagger. However, he walked calmly, as if allowing Enrique to attack.
However, Enrique did not dare to take action. A skilled dagger wielder could make deceptive moves that would lead him to fall into a blunder.
"I allowed you to attack, but you did nothing."
Enrique narrowed his eyes as he realized Radmilo was about to run toward him. After calculating the exact distance, he quickly thrust his spear. He was sure that the tip of his spear would pierce Radmilo's chest.
However, before that happened, Enrique heard a whistle, and he lost the speed he was using. His spear movement suddenly slowed down. It was a similar feeling to when he was doing the plank.
He only did the plank for a few seconds, but he felt the time move slowly. It was then that Enrique realized Radmilo could control time.
"May you rest in peace."
Enrique could not dodge when Radmilo stabbed a dagger into his chest. The damage he took was severe enough, that his magic barrier even failed to protect him. It turned out that the weapon Radmilo used was more powerful than he had imagined.
The dagger could destroy his magic barrier and allow the blade to reach his heart. As he fell to the floor, he heard Radmilo had deactivated his power.
"Heal me, Lark!"
Before death came to him, Enrique shouted and stared at the person he called Lark. However, Lark only gave him a fleeting glance and then attacked the Fire Beetle back, showing no interest in helping him.
"Someone help me! I can't open my inventory."
However, no one responded to Enrique's screams, as if he was not there. Everyone had heard what the man said to Radmilo. They knew Enrique held the meeting to harness their power.
He had always been like that from the start. The main members ignored it because they respected him for building the organization. It turned out that the respect they gave made him unaware of his position.
They could not help Enrique anymore because Radmilo had used his dagger. If they tried to help, they would probably end up the same way as Enrique.
The only best option was to ignore him. After their sickening battle with the Celestial Giant Fire Beetles, they finally could stop when the monsters disappeared. It proved that Enrique had died.
The room turned silent. Everyone looked at Enrique, who was lying on the floor with his chest covered in blood. They were sure the man would not have thought that today was the day he died because they did not expect it either.
On the other hand, Chester and Svein rushed to the meeting room after hearing a loud noise coming from there. They thought about who the main members were dealing with. Did the IRO find their headquarters and attack them?
When Chester opened the door, he and Svein were greeted by a cloud of smoke. They closed their eyes while waving their hands to escape the smoke. Once inside, they could see the fire had almost burned the whole room.
"Why are you guys having a barbecue party without me?" Chester asked, drawing the attention of everyone in the room.
Radmilo took the burning chair and threw it at Enrique's body. When the fire burned Enrique, he immediately said with a straight face, "This is our barbecue menu, grilled meat."
Chester and Svein gasped when they found out Enrique was dead. They stared at the main members, hoping someone would dare to explain what had just happened. However, they remained silent because they thought Radmilo would explain it.