Humanity Return

Ch. 44 – Primal Fear

Nine weapons fell on the grass simultaneously, next to the nine people glued to their feet without being able to move.

Their survival instincts stop their bodies from getting the creature's attention in front of them.

The only one still holding his weapon was Mint who was being stared at by Leinn.

“Hah...hah... a-what are you... just now...”.

The purple mana was extinguished from both of Leinn's eyes. Some of the surrounding spectators were also affected and fell down on the grass.

The mint that received the full strike only trembled strongly, showing the ability it possessed was not too small.

He started to turn his head to his subordinates who had already taken off their weapons and looked extremely frightened, he realized only himself could be useful at this moment.

“Give up, criminal!”

Regaining his courage with that shout, he jumped up and attacked Leinn. The long sword in the grasp of both of his hands began to approach Leinn's body, intending to slash through his chest.

Bham

The attack was thwarted by a hard kick that landed on his stomach.

Mint's body floated 30 meters away and landed right in the middle of that field, she also directly jumped and landed on her feet.

His stomach still ached after he leaped back with all his might to lessen the damage he received from the kick, proving just how powerful the attack was.

Leinn walked over to him with a calm expression.

Bam!

Mint leaped forward violently, until her leg kicked off the ground she was treading.

The kick he received had calmed his emotions, making his attack this time even faster and precise, moving swiftly and right to the waist of the young man before him.

Slash

His slash did not manage to reach his target again, which suddenly disappeared from his sight.

At the edge of his sight Mint realized an increasingly large shadow was approaching his face.

Whamp!

A large bag slammed into his face in a landslide, denting his body five meters away.

He managed to land with both feet then held his cheek which was very painful and strengthened the grip of the sword in his right hand while looking at the young man in front of him.

Mint started looking for a way out of this situation and looked at the surroundings.

The ten Beasts that were preparing around him looked affected by Leinn's earlier gaze.

This condition of theirs would not help him if Aura and the two Rank B+ Beasts were to join the fight as well.

“Leinn...!”

His hateful gaze looked back at Leinn, blaming this situation on her.

This time he realized something else from the body of this young man, a thin blue Mana was seen flowing out from within his body continuously as he just stood there.

Seeing that he was not casting any magic, this condition only explained one other thing.

“Overflow!?”

Not only was Mint shocked, the supervisors who were around them also became extremely shocked.

The dozens of supervisors there finally realized the light blue Mana that was seeping out from the entire body of the black haired youth.

Overflow conditions where the Mana in the body exceeds its maximum capacity and begins to flow out of the entire body.

The main effect of this condition is the increased physical strength and magic ability of the person experiencing it.

Seeing Leinn get into that condition without the help of any tools, which only a few other Rank A Hunters can do successfully shows how terrifying his abilities are.

“WHO ARE YOU!?”

Leinn did not answer the question and simply sheathed back his sword.

Mint realized what had just happened, she did not see Leinn pull out her sword at all.

He had just received an attack from five meters away from the young man.

Tap

Simultaneously, the sword eye in his hand split in half and fell to the ground.

“Aaah..!”

Losing his weapon, Mint began to feel extremely panicked, and became even worse when he saw that Leinn had already started walking towards him again.

He could not move his body, his legs were like they were embedded in the ground. With all his strength he began to speak.

“I-It doesn't m-change anything! Y-you're still a k-criminal!”

Leinn was still stepping slowly with the same expression ever since he was surrounded by them, a faint smile.

Seeing that his words did not affect Leinn, he began to feel a great fear enveloping his body.

Leinn got in front of him, looking at himself without saying anything.

The height of the two of them shouldn't be much different but Mint sensed that he was standing in front of a giant monster.

Cold sweat began to blot his entire body, only his survival instincts did not allow him to lose self-awareness.

“U-money! I can give you money! A-or Beast! I-I can m-give you a Beast y-which is more suitable for-AKH”

His words were stopped by the hand that was strangling his neck, stopping his breathing.

Mint begins to wriggle trying to get herself out of that hand and the watchdogs watching around her begin to intend to stop it.

But their steps immediately stopped.

“...”

Leinn took his eyes off Mint and began to sweep through the entire audience around him. His thin smile had already disappeared without a trace, replaced by a cold expression that looked ready to finish off anyone who dared to approach him.

The supervisor who saw that gaze instantly lost their courage. Some people could also see a purple silhouette that was beginning to form behind Leinn that emitted an extremely concentrated killing intent, making them all hold their breath.

Leinn's gaze continued to move until it stopped at Aura, who seemed to be holding back with all her might.

“...”

Aura had also realized that Mint was the one who ordered the attack the night before, so she could not muster the manpower to stop Leinn.

She could only clasp her dress loudly while staring at Leinn without saying anything.

“..HUH! Ohk..ohk..”.

But that sad look from Aura was enough to affect Leinn and make her loosen her grip, letting Mint take a breath.

A feeling of relief began to come along with the fresh air he inhaled.

But that feeling of relief was cut short when he saw the young man in front of him and the purple silhouette on his back.

Mint opened her eyes wide when she saw the silhouette begin to approach her face.

Leinn looked back at the man in his hand, and with one small whisper...

[Permanent Invalidation]

“...!”

The purple silhouette floated right through Mint's body then back into Leinn's body after spinning several times in the air.

Leinn let go of his grasp and Mint's body instantly fell down without a fight.

The pressure coming out of him vanished instantly.

Realizing control of their bodies back, most of the supervisors there started running to check the Mint's condition, avoiding Leinn who was walking back to where he had been.

“Leinn..”.

The aura looked extremely moody, but that expression changed when it saw the smile on Leinn's face.

Clear also leaped from his arms over Leinn's head.

“He is not in danger”

The aura followed Leinn's gaze and saw Mint's body being carried hurriedly towards the city.

Several other watchdogs were seen following nine people from the Mint group to carry her unconscious body.

One other supervisor walked over and stopped in front of Leinn, with an awkward expression on his face.

“Ten people, overnight?”

“I did it”

“Baik”

That supervisor, Bart Lannister received the answer.

He had already deduced what was really happening from that incident, then walked back towards the watchdog group that was waiting for him.

They then followed the group that took Mint away.

Silence returned to the field, along with the atmosphere that resulted from Leinn's performance of abilities.

“In a minute, right?”

Aura looked at Leinn's still smiling face, feeling a small change from the atmosphere she was giving off.

Not knowing the identity of the foreign youth in front of him, his unreasonable ability, his strange behavior. He also recalled the same purple silhouette he had seen last night appearing once again, this time more clearly.

There were still many questions on his mind, but Aura answered Leinn's question with a nod of her head.

“Iya”