Chapter 140 - Sarahs Target

Chapter 140 - Sarah's Target

"Arrggh",

There was no answer. Only a howl of resistance.

The man writhed on the ground in pain as the ice whip pierced his injured abdomen.

"Hiss!"

The bone chilling coldness was unbearable, to say the least. Before it could freeze him to death, his body glowed in red and he used his 'Fire Body'.

Shuaa!

From head to toe, flames covered him, and he turned from a human to a living torch.

This form was only accessible from Level 7 and was usually enough to ward off any cold.

Shuaa!

But not enough against an overwhelmingly superior Water Awakener.

An ice barrier wrapped around his blazing body and quelled the unruly fire.

Anwir's resistance was futile as he found himself powerless. Be it in absolute mana control or the amount of mana, he was a far cry from the woman in maid uniform.

He had to finally acknowledge the uncomfortable truth. Even with every trick in his sleeve, he wouldn't be able to escape her palm.

Then it was better to give them what they want. Of course, that'd be in exchange for his own safety.

"Anwir, who planned my assassination?" Sarah repeated, her gaze narrowing in on the man's struggling, yet clear eyes.

He was still restrained in the ice barrier; he was still in agony, but he didn't yield.

"Drop me at an address and I'll tell you." He hissed as the ice spikes entered his body and sent literal chills. But his tone allowed no negotiation.

Sarah was new to this line of work and scowled. "If you don't tell, I'll have you killed."

"Hahaha!" Anwir laughed like a madman despite him shivering in the cold.

He wasn't like the fat man who easily gave in to pain and confessed the truth.

A Level 7 Awakener was someone who stood at the top of the pyramid. To climb there, barring extreme luck, endless effort and hardship were necessary. A Level 7 was a high awakener, the backbone of the army.

Their mental fortitude was much tougher and normal interrogations wouldn't budge them.

'Normal' interrogations, of course.

"Aunt Anna, decrease the temperat—" Sarah turned to her maid in anger.

Anna returned to her icy tone. "I have a friend in the Athena Branch. She updates me on your youngest's real time address. If you tell me what I want, I'll not touch her. I know you won't trust my promise, but you have no choice."

Anwir gritted his teeth and glanced at Sarah in the distance with a pitiful face.

Sarah's eyes flashed with a myriad of emotions before she finally shook her head and glared back at him.

There was no mercy in her eyes. Only hatred.

"You are responsible for your actions. Loving a person doesn't justify killing others." Sarah's stern tone surprised even Anna.

'Young Miss, you are growing ruthless. Miss would have been proud.' She smiled for a brief moment before she turned back to Anwir.

"Don't even think of leaving this place alive. What you should be thinking is would you like your children to follow you to grave or will you let them live in peace?" Anna's words were like steel arrows that pierced his final hopes.

Anwir closed his eyes as tears flooded his face. He recalled his wife's final words as she handed him their last child. The child that looked like her.

'An, take care of her.'

"Astor's Vice head..." He muttered with a struggling voice. "He asked me to monitor Sarah. I know he was going to assassinate her, but I didn't know they were affiliated with Shadow Order and the Abyssals. I... really didn't know."

"And?"

"They wanted me to send cadets to train them in the Sea Abyss. Truth is, they're using them as a coverup. There is going to be an important meeting on the Dreamer. That's all I know."

Anna squinted at his motionless body. He wasn't even trying to struggle anymore.

"Please... keep your promise and send her somewhere safe. They will kill her after realizing I leaked their information." He muttered.

"Of course." Sarah nodded from the side, and Anna sighed. "Fine."

Shuaa!

An Ice spear pierced his skull and ended his life.

Anna dusted her hands, and she smiled at Sarah. "Young Miss, his answer is the same as that of the Residence's Security Captain. Unless they corroborated, Astor's are the main culprit."

Sarah nodded.

The Security Captain was the one that reported her movements in and out of her mansion. The Mission Hall Supervisor was the one that knew the exact mission she took.

These two were responsible for the information leak.

"Then we can report this to your father." Anna spoke up, her voice persuasive.

"No. Just claims won't be sufficient. We need concrete evidence." Sarah responded strongly.

Anna sighed like she saw this coming. "So..."

"Yes, we'll find the evidence in their own residence. Their security would be the lowest during the meeting."

"I knew it."