Divine Protection: The Pride System

Episode 36: The Passionate Madness

The night still continued, the moon hanging above the sky illuminating a luxurious mansion.

His light seeped into the windows of the luxurious mansion.

Klak klak klak...! There were noisy and hasty footsteps.

Several silhouettes of people wearing black robes were seen running inside the luxurious mansion corridor.

Not that they're playing chases. They are running to save their lives.

Fear and despair were clearly exposed on their faces as they ran from the source of their escape.

If they knew that this was going to happen, they would not have decided to join this organization.

However, the dice were already thrown. There is no point now in regretting.

“Hah Hah Hah... Oi, what about those left behind?”

One of them whispered to the other while turning his gaze towards the dark passage behind them.

His worries came from his friends who were left behind there.

Until now there was no sound of screaming or anything from their friends and that made him very uncomfortable.

His face was extremely pale, his breathing was breathless, he had fought hard to keep running. So too with the others.

Although they worry about their friends, they still put their own lives first.

As they continued to run with all their might so pitifully like a mouse being chased by a cat.

Suddenly one of them stopped, it made the others startled and stopped their footsteps.

“ToIoI! What the hell are you doing?! Run!”

The panic-filled scream made the man who stopped gasp.

“A-I... I won't run!!”

The man who stopped lowered his head and blew his despair at the others.

Their faces were filled with hatred towards the man who stopped it, but they could still understand him.

After all, everyone was also feeling desperate. However, they still struggled to escape in order to survive.

While the foolish man decided to remain silent and wait for his death, the deed made everyone hesitate as well.

... Now they have two choices.

First, run pitifully to fight hard for their next life or just shut up and wait for death.

At first, they want to choose the first option. One of them chose the second option.

It left everything inside a dead end, the confusion made their chests feel hot.

There was nothing they could do, the words of the man who stopped also had a point.

But still they want to live. It is a natural instinct for every living thing.

Then what about the man, the man who decided to give up on his life and accept death.

The despair from the man spread and began to creep around the other soul. If, they continue like this, then they will die.

However, they also could not run away and leave their friends.

Such thoughts are what make everyone confused to do.

Holding his chest to calm his feelings, one of them walked up to the man who stopped.

“Hah! What do you want?! Let you know, it's all for free! There is no way to escape!! We're going to die!”

Although the man who stopped was a little scared, but he dared himself to still grumble in despair.

However, the man who approached her did not respond at all to the words of the man who stopped.

His eyes swirled around filled with madness, everything he saw widened his eyes in astonishment.

But soon they were all shocked. He pulled the knife in his pocket and stabbed the stopped man in the neck.

“... Hk?!”

Everyone screamed at the shocking sight.

They were all getting pale and pale, their breath blocked by something invisible.

None of them dared to blink from the horror scene.

An overwhelming panic had cursed all of them, but one of them still let out his complaint.

“Oi, motherfucker!! What are you doing?!”

The black hooded man shouted his anger at the dog*n who had killed one of their friends.

But, there was absolutely no reaction whatsoever from the bajing*n. He just stayed in that place.

That made the black hooded man even more angry and angry. He stared intently at the bajing*n.

The blood inside him was getting hotter to the point of making it really feel like it could explode.

Anger had taken hold of him, he stepped his foot with a loud bang towards the silent dog*n.

Everyone who saw that could also just shut up, as they were all also angry with the dog*n who had killed their friend.

Although all of them were only acquaintances in work, at least they thought they were close friends.

Everything had to help each other, but the scene now turned the thought around like that.

One of their friends had betrayed them all, it was something that could not be forgiven.

The black hooded man walked up to the traitor and pulled his collar.

The black eyes that did not emit life were clearly visible on his pale face.

It made the black hooded man flinch and go silent in silence before it could spit out its anger.

“Aa..”

A small voice rang out from the mouth of the traitor, he moved his lips with all his might.

The black hooded man's eye brows rose upwards in surprise, he waited for the traitor to say something.

But—

“... Aha, haha..”.

—Only a faint smile and the sound of laughter could be heard from his wrinkled lips.

Frowning, without hesitation the black hooded man stabbed the traitor's stomach.

The prick he gave off felt light, he did not feel guilty at all.

It quickly retracted its prick and encouraged the traitor.

A muddy sound rang out in the dark hallway, the moonlight coming in from between the windows illuminating the two dead bodies in the dark hallway.

A strange smile filled with satisfaction was clearly visible from the face of the black hooded man.

Everyone who saw him was silent, not that they were angry or unhappy. Precisely opposite...

... They were all happy with what the black hooded man was doing.

They were all happy, yet it made the black hooded man feel unhappy.

Why was it only him who stepped on his feet? The cowardice of his friends made him laugh.

It felt unsatisfied, it felt unfair, even though he had moved his body against his fear of killing.

And all he got was this, everything was so unfair. Why should he feel all this?

Everyone must feel it too, for everything to be fair. The world must be fair.

“Hah! Ha-ha-ha, ahahahahaha!!”

Loud sounds of laughter echoed throughout the hall.

The one who let out the laughter was the black hooded man. He laughed with satisfaction and freedom as if there were wings on his back.

Staring at the ceiling of the hallway and continuing to laugh out loud, the man started to plan something.

It's only a minute. In order for him to survive he must be quick. He had to quickly kill his friends.

“... Hehe! Hahahahahaha!!”

They all stared straight at the man and only fell silent in confusion.

A moment later, the man looked back at all of them. Everyone who saw the man's face immediately took a breath.

The feeling of death is directly emphasized by their instincts that they have been developing.

As if it was a normal thing, all of them pulled the short sword in their pockets and pointed it at the man laughing crazily.

Their faces stiffened, their bodies trembling in fear. There was doubt in their eyes.

That experience of killing their own friend had made everything go crazy.

It feels very hot, it feels very satisfied, it feels very crazy, it tastes very delicious.

The black hooded man made the first move to kill all his friends with a thunderous sound of laughter full of insanity.

His mind was completely empty, the pain he felt was extremely favourable and fair.

All of his friends were swallowed with the feeling that they had to kill or injure their own friends.

It made the black hooded man feel satisfied, the hot feeling that was suffocating his chest had disappeared, replaced with a strange killing passion.

He felt today that he was blessed by the gods, even though the numbers were very unbalanced.

But he felt he could kill them all so easily, even making him want to laugh out loud admiring himself.

Soon after, his friend's corpse collection grew and increased.

Bloodshed could no longer be avoided, everyone who was there was possessed by madness and killing each other.

Shouts for the sake of shouting continued to be hurled by a loser who died in battle.

However, the sound of a really loud laugh muffled all those pitiful screams.

In a completely insane style, the black-hooded man continuously killed his friend with his laughing voice.

One prick, two pricks, three pricks, he no longer counted anything as insignificant as that.

He just wanted to kill his friend and collect all their corpses.

One, two, three, four, the bodies of his friends are constantly falling. Until finally, everyone was killed.

The man managed to kill all his friends, a strange excitement soon approached him.

“Hah! Hah hah hah.

Finished killing all his friends, the man dropped his ass on his friend's corpse while panting.

His wide smile made him look like a real demon.

The strange feeling that kept flowing into him, made him not care about anything at all.

He casually sat on the corpse of his friend like a chair.

The red blood that soaked his entire body made the man even more excited.

He really could not stop laughing, that crazy feeling made him enjoy it even more.

He no longer cared about everything, this madness had given him tremendous power.

There is nothing more important than that, seeing the bodies of his friends makes him more and more passionate.

His chest felt hot, it meant that he was still not satisfied. He wants more than this...

He wanted to kill more and more, that feeling made him very happy.

That happiness made him very satisfied, that satisfaction made him feel insufficient.

There are still a lot of his friends out there, he has to kill him.

After all, he is justice. He wanted everything to be fair, it was a noble feeling.

“Hah! Ahahaha!! A... I have to—”

“I'm sorry for interrupting your pleasure. But, can you not fight back and just give up.”

Another voice interrupted the man's words, immediately his gaze turned to the source of the voice.

In the dark hallway, the man saw a burning fire. But, if you look at it more thoroughly, it is the silhouette of a woman.

Beautiful women with long red hair tied in a ponytail style, and blue irises as pure as the sky.

The fear of the figure made the man's body unable to stop trembling. He knew who the woman was.

In this world there is no one who does not know him, a true hero known by the whole world.

Even though his opponent was a woman, there was not a single feeling of relief in his heart.

The man clenched his hands that could not stop trembling in fear. He was like a child who was angry with his parents.

“I really can't tolerate all your deeds, instead they're your partners. What made you do all this? It absolutely can't I understand.”

Sacred Sword, Patrecia Van Strovius frowned shortly after he saw the scenery that was all around him.

Bodies that die horribly pile up along the dark passageway.

Patrecia looked at the man with a look of disdain, she immediately understood what was happening here.

“Hah! Hahaha, Ahahahaha... Yo yo, Holy Sword-san! I know this is impossible, but... Bwahaha, well, at least I will fight hard!”

The man laughed and stood up, but he still stepped on the corpse of his own friend.

Of course, it made Patrecia tightly grip the wooden sword until it made an unpleasant sound.

He was already preparing to slash the man's head, his disgust making him want to put an end to all of this immediately.

The atmosphere around the increasingly tense to make it difficult to breathe.

However, the man just laughed crazily and smiled widely with a strange happiness.

The Sacred Sword casually raised his wooden sword and spoke in a dignified voice.

“Current generation Sacred Sword Hero, Patrecia Van Strovius.”

He introduced himself just as he did between knights when he wanted to do a duel.

But this time it was a little different. It is a fight that risks one's life.

The reason Patrecia introduced herself was simply because she was a knight. He was raised to be a true knight.

Even though he really didn't think about it, it would be very disrespectful if he didn't allow himself.

The man snorted softly at the Holy Sword, but it was very clear that he was still trembling.

He could not easily erase all his fears, however, this time his opponent was the Sacred Sword.

It was impossible for him to win, he understood that as well. If he could he'd like to escape immediately.

But, that intention he immediately paused. You see, his opponent was the Sacred Sword, if he really managed to escape.

Then he would definitely show off that during his lifetime. However, it was just a sweet thought...

Taking the horses ready to fight, the man laughed out loud. There was a feeling of joy in his heart.

Although he already knew that he would not be able to win, but his killing passion made him impatient to fight with the Sacred Sword.

Her wide smile made Patrecia slightly flinched, but it was only for a moment. He immediately took a breath and looked straight at the man.

“Bwahahaha!! It makes me so excited!!”

—Fight starts.

As soon as the air around exploded, his room distorted as if it was beyond space and time.

The Sacred Sword of Patrecia Van Strovius moved beyond the laws of physics and charged at his laughing opponent.

The head of the crazy man instantly instantly slashed very neatly on the part of his neck using a wooden sword.

It floated in the air for a few seconds, and fell down in a muddy voice.

There was no blood spurting, everything was absolutely perfect.

The laughing man's face was still frozen on his severed head. Then followed with his body that fell like a puppet whose rope was cut off.

There was no doubt within Patrecia as she cut the man with killing intent.

The fight instantly ended in an instant with the absolute victory of the Sacred Sword.