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Chapter 24 - Nothing like a little tempest of insult and slander to get you back on your feet Part 1

Chapter 24 - Nothing like a little tempest of insult and slander to get you back on your feet Part 1

O, wonder!

How many goodly creatures are there here!

How beauteous mankind is! O brave new world,

That has such people in't!

To stand up, among those girl’s sweeting holy body, fighting devotedly for their freedom and vengeance.

I would not wish any companion in the world but you, nor can imagination from shapes, besides yourselves, to like of.

“At this hour

Lie at my mercy all mine enemies.”

Wait… something’s off… something was definitely off…

The bloody battle began with a fierce mele, in narrow corridors, it didn’t take long before men, alerted by our previous ambush, and probably by Ricky’s pig scream asking for mercy, rushed toward our location, not without taking the time to regroup with nearby mate, coming together to support each other.

Okay, maybe Ricky’s punishment wasn’t the best idea, in the best time and place. Instead of making our way swiftly, successively ambushing reinforcement and scouts sent by Lucas until total discovery, they were made aware of the uprising from the start? That made it difficult to take them by surprise. And put our non-combatants under unnecessary risk, well, they too asked for it so I guess we shared the fault.

A dozen bandits had already formed a line of defense upfront, and slowed our way, waiting for backup and paying attention so as not to suffer any fatal injury.

Our force was greater in number, we were over a hundred, but the majority was just for show, only present to add to the mass, and in reality we were guarding them.

Lily, me, the flame-haired girl still overpowered them, and some more could put up a decent fight. But soon our rear and side would be targeted, the initiative would be lost, forcing us to be on the defensive.

That wasn’t good for us to drag things. On the contrary! We had to rush and occupy the defensive spot we had in mind as soon as possible.

“Oh anger, turn to heat, dry up my brains! This mad thirst for vengeance must be quenched… no matter how cruel and merciless I must become!”

What exactly would change if I wanted revenge, was consumed by hatred, or went insane with rage? Probably nothing, but luckily, I, alone here, didn’t search for revenge nor have deep hatred, so why would I hold back my furry?

I won’t fight by another person’s script. The actors on stage cannot ignore their own and do as they wish but I can. As long as they make a beautiful exit, I feel they fulfill their role... So, let’s make them meet their demise, in a magnificent way worth their lives.

Kill!!!

They’ll pay for their crime, they’ll pay for treating those girls like objects, for willingly acting in their tragedy. That because of such beings that men like me are poorly viewed, you are poison to society, and to any other pervert gentlemen. REVENGE! I hate you I hate you I hate you!!!

How could you make me suffer and endure beyond the limit, far more than what a normal man would.

How dare you ruin my LINAO (Lily is not an option) policy and make me dream of doing THAT, there were over a hundred last night so why! WHY WHY WHY! Why was Lily the first and last thing that comes to mind when I try remembering this divine sight, to imprint the mighty vision into my memory for future use!

Why does her face overlap everyone else’s, and why is she the only one I had full recollection of!!!

Wrong… Better but… …something still seems twisted.

Anyway, thus started and ended right away, our struggling assault from within. The flaming-haired girl together with Lily acted as a wall protecting the non-combatant in front, while the few fighters guarded our rear. Our sides were left plainly exposed, but this allowed us to move forward promptly and there was no greater danger than being slow or worse, stopped.

I forced myself into their frontline like the degenerate heroic figure I was, cutting and slashing what came to me. My two supporters received the ones which I was letting pass, or finished the injured ones. Forced to act earlier than expected, we had no time to make them surrender or put them out of harm's way.

We could only hope that no fatal unforeseen event occurs for us and pray for their souls in return. At worst, they won’t try to kill the girls, won’t they? As long as they are only hurt, Lily can heal them I guess.

I myself was prepared to take a hit or two in their place if the need arises, and drank my entire elixir, the priceless one, because, what would it be, if not a perilous situation, as long as women's lives were on the line, I never skimped on resources.

We cut our way in the labyrinths like buildings, fortunately, I was able to study the facility blueprint supplied by Anna. The global alert having already been given, I hoped Lucas would do his job nonetheless and proceed as scheduled. Next step, Anna’s harvesting, she should've been nearby, but as expected, she was nowhere to be found as it was too early.

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Thankfully again, there was a good chance she was currently still preparing our third step, the men, yes, they were rather absent from my statement up until now, but it was time to make them shine… or at least, their presence.

They were confined in the underground part in another strategique location, near their place of labor, as they were used as additional workforce to clear the collapsed tunnels and expand the area of archaeological excavations under strict monitoring.

Their resting place was chosen by convenience alone, and the bandits used to lock them in a dead-end gallery easy to monitor and big enough for them to live there.

Our aim was to lead the bandits to believe that we were trying to free them on a bold and careless thought, to add them to our ranks. It would be like trapping ourselves. Stuck in the dead end, even with a few fresh recruits, we wouldn’t have been able to make it out, and they would easily come to this conclusion.

At least that's what we wanted them to believe. The path linking to the men's location was narrow and I alone with Lily could’ve prevented most from reaching our back, and without any means of pressure, or backstabbing threat, they had no way to actually defeat me in a fight where at most three to four could fight without hindrance among themselves.

Anna's work was intended to perfect our strategy, she was supposed to hide various traps among the gallery’s alcoves along the way, small incapacitating smoke bombs and poisoning urchin dart throwers would be perfect to cause chaos.

Put together with Lucas' treacherous backstab and my own assault, we would slaughter them and force them to concede to avoid a crushing defeat.

“Let them flee, they’re slowing our pace, we need to overtake the men’s jail before they put a counter attack in place, Lily, you stay in the front and keep following the path with our little flame, make sure she doesn't actually catch fire and everything should be fine. I’ll take the back, now that the danger is behind us.”

We were already far ahead of our pursuer, originally those who tried to block our way, we had defeated them without putting on a show while advancing and sustaining our pace. Given the scale of the matter and their inability to manage a group as large as ours, the survivors had left their fellow being mercilessly killed and had fled when they understood that they could not stop us, probably to be able to regroup with the other.

Lately, enemies in front of us have become rarer and rarer, while the threat on our backs has grown exponentially. We just had a small fight with a few of them as we arrived at an intersection between two galerie main galleries, but they didn’t seem to be aware of the situation and probably didn’t expect us at all .In all likelihood the new of out uprising had not yet reach this part of the underground gallery network and I felt like I wasn’t needed anymore in the forefront.

“Can’t you use my name? Instead of calling me with these fishy nicknames or whatever pronoun which refers to flaming hair? Or did you really forget it?”

An annoying and irritating girl’s voice drew my attention as I was taking a break and enjoying the revigorating view of bodies in motion during physical exertion.

Well, the women were all trying their best regardless of their age and state. It was difficult because they had had little chance to exercise their muscles lately, and their food was not meant to allow them extra energy. Since I was concerned, I was just checking their condition and making sure none of them were going to slow us down. We were lucky that for the time being they were all bearing the pain and fatigue without giving up, apart from a few young girls that were carried by the strongest one.

In short, this inspection was just as important as the rest and required my full attention. But someone apparently did not agree with this.

“Said the girl who’s name literally means flame.”

“And? Is that a reason to not use it? ”

“Shut up Harem queen, lead your people and stop bothering me, I’m trying to save you so you know.”

“Jealous one, what harem, I’m devoted, unlike a certain craving pervert. Do you think I didn’t notice your lustful gaze?”

“I AM NOT, that was against my will, the situation oblige, I had no other way than studying your bodies to know our chance of success. The consequences of this action were beyond my control.”

“I'm not buying that, who else, with a girl on each arm already, would make such an effort if not a perv? Or maybe you’re just incapable of doing otherwise, you can't get hard by normal means anymore, can you? I’m sure under your exaggerated attitude of inveterate pervert, you’re just a premature ejaculator frustrated by his condition. That would explain why both seem as unsatisfied and just as much in need as you.”

“Ohh!!! No wonder I had trouble recently, that could certainly explain why… We should thoroughly test this hypothesis to get definitive confirmation. Hey I’ve got an idea, why don’t you give me a hand and help me in this task? Nothing too difficult of course, you just have to convince some of your admirers to assist me with the necessary experiments.”

“Do it yourself if you dare, I will give them a suggestion, nothing more. I’m curious to see how many you can win over before the two very special and eager assistants of yours quit being unassertive and start their own research on the topic. But hey, they’d probably jump on you and drain you completely dry the moment you feign a move anyway.

I have superiority in that aspect, I don’t need to restrain myself, I can fulfill my duty and bring anyone to the 7th heaven, driving her like crazy and still have energy to spare. I might not have a harem, but I could spare one.”

“If I wasn’t a gentleman and that the situation was not inappropriate, I would’ve shown you my mighty spear right there, and entered in a contest of endurance right there and now. You flower picker”

“Shrimp.”

“Lily harvester.”

“Eunuch.”

“Yuri maiden slayer.”

“Are you even able to satisfy someone’s urge other than your own? Will they feel good at least? I can spare you from their deception if you entrust them to my teaching in order to learn how to do without your services. It might even be able to restore your vitality if you watch us getting well altogether.”

“... YOU!!!... You know what? if you could take them off my hand, I would even lick your feet of gratitude.”

“Eeeek Not gonna happen, I bet you would be way too happy.”

“I would, I already explained you that they were one-way in love ”

“I mean to lick my feet.”

“I won’t!!” Subject to possible situation setting and CGU in effect, I reserve myself all right to change my mind at any time, according to the 27th articles of the gentlemen code of behavior, section9, paragraph 4 :

‘All true gentlemen, self-respecting or not, may act in an inappropriate manner if the long term gain far outweighs the temporary loss of dignity. Or, if a total deprivation of honor is at stake. Ultimately, if the said honor is challenged, directly attacked by a third party, without any proof, you have the duty to defend by any means, even controversial ones, as long as you don’t lose the argument.‘

I mean, if she made an oath of silence and made it not too degrading, I would win on every level. No more bothering wife or crazy slave, a breach of contract in my favor, and as I don’t say yes to being a M… In the heat of the moment, with sexy lingerie and a good view on the balance I’m not against soft role play either, provided that we switch during the race…