Rey managed to get rid of the long thorny vine created by Arthur but it was only done after a series of continuous slashes from his condensed blood sword.

When he saw the vine fall and noticed that his legs were released from the entanglement and only pain received from the thorns remained, the little boy jumped a couple of meters back while raising his blade toward Arthur and staring at him with fear and anger.

He passed five hours with Arthur and he knew that it was impossible to defeat such a monster but there may be a chance to escape if he played his cards right.

"R-Rey?"

Robin stared at what happened with wide open eyes, she couldn't believe that the little boy who seemed so fragile and weak to be able to use such strong magic. She knew more than any person how strong Arthur was, to be able to block his attacks or deflect them is no easy feat. Unfortunately, she didn't know the whole truth and that Arthur is only playing around.

'Argh! I have to escape quickly!'

Rey didn't reply to Robin, instead, he glanced around the dark room but the only way to escape is from the main entrance, which is behind Arthur. With no way but to gamble on that chance, Rey threw his sword at Arthur then circled around him to escape.

The blood sword suddenly transformed into a large bloody beast claw, its target was not Arthur but Robin. Rey guessed that Arthur would try to protect Robin and that would buy him a second or two at least to escape, that should be enough for him to create some distance then try to hide in a secret place.

What the boy didn't expect is that the bloody beast claw struck a dark barrier that turned visible once it was struck. It was but a simple Dark Barrier, however, it was more than enough to stop the claw and completely disperse it.

"Boy, we ain't done playing yet, stick around for a bit more."

An invisible force wave which was caused by Telekinesis had suddenly sent Rey flying backward, he could not react until his body hit the wall. With blood leaking out of his mouth and a haggard state, Rey angrily stared at Arthur, wanting to kill him immediately but he knew that he was helpless and weak as the enemy didn't even lift a finger.

"Stop hurting the kid."

With her righteous attitude, Robin stopped Arthur from making any more movies. She thought it would work like last time but Arthur was done playing, the lie has been stretched for far too long, it's time to stop!

"Enough. You should stop being so dumb and open your eyes, the truth is in front of you. He's obviously not a normal kid that got kidnapped, he never was and never will be innocent.... one look at his eyes and you know...."

"Stop spouting nonsense!"

"Nonsense? It's because you're too soft that you didn't notice. But as a cold-blooded killer, I can recognize a fellow mate when I see one,just one look at the aura... the eyes....."

Arthur then pointed at Rey, who was cautiously moving around and said

"I mean, can't you feel it? The bloodlust, the killing intent, the chilling feeling you get when you're looked at by his eyes, however.... it's too weak."

After he said what he wanted to say, Arthur ignored Robin and focused on the kid while seriously saying

"Brat... let me show you what real bloodlust really feels like."

Just when he finished his sentence, a chilling, bone-freezing bloodlust was emitted from his two eyes. They turned gray and a cold aura was being emanated from his body. It's like he turned into another person, even Robin unconsciously took a few steps back. Fortunately, the killing intent and bloodlust was not directed at her or else she would have fainted.

As for the target himself, Rey felt like he fell into a bottomless abyss, the two gray eyes of Arthur were like two star-sized whirlpools that are ripping him into shreds millions and millions of times.

Bloodlust (1st Level): Release a portion of your bloodlust to pressure and intimidate the target.

Cost: none.

Cooldown: none.

It was a skill Arthur gained when he woke up after the banquet battle. It was probably obtained when he was unconscious, he didn't know how he acquired it but it's pretty effective against weak opponents, such as this little boy for example.

Rey, who was currently holding a blood bomb in his hand, was trembling non-stop and the blood bomb was dispersed due to his focus being lost and shaken.

Fear covered him and he no longer had any will to use the Blood Magic. It was standing naked in front of a hungry lion, totally helpless and waiting for death to come.

Even his legs betrayed him and as he knelt on the floor and stared at Arthur with a dumbstruck expression and a shaking body, it was apparent he can't fight or even stand after receiving a head-on attack from the horrifying bloodlust of Arthur.

Since he was reincarnated on Astria, Arthur killed countless people and he never regretted killing anyone. There was only the matter about the princess when he overreacted and cut off her limb but he apologized for that. Now that he is alone again, albeit being a short amount of time, he felt the same loneliness and emptiness he had before he met Lucy.

Maybe he was too dependant on her? Nonetheless, it was slowly affecting but it was not too dangerous as it didn't reach an irrecoverable state.

Arthur stood in front of the petrified little boy and mockingly said

"No more tricks? Let's start the questioning then..... I like this part a lot."

...

Surprisingly, after experiencing his bloodlust, the boy confessed what he knew about the black mage, which turned out to be his master. Robin was still acting kind towards him albeit knowing he is a bad person, maybe she pitied him because he was tricked into becoming something that or just sincerely hoped to save him from the evil he succumbed into.

Apparently, Rey's master is a very strong mage who came from another planet called 'Green-Bean Planet', it's a middle-Realm and it had endless wars, unlike Astria which was too peaceful in comparison.

Rey tried to answer the best he can, he didn't even dare trick or lie after what he had experienced. He killed many people and is and will always be a murderer, but he was also a kid and after what Arthur did to him, the little boy kept a rather passive and polite attitude.

For a second, Arthur thought that maybe this kid is acting again, but it didn't appear to be the case as Rey would shake every time he was talked to by him.

In just a few minutes, he came to know that the black mage is hiding in an underground cave right under the main city of the Demon Continent. Hiding under them is the place they would least expect, a daring yet smart move from his part.

Unfortunately for the black mage, his grim reaper is coming, and he's coming fast!

The main city of the Demon Continent is called The Demon City. It's a large city and it even had an adventurer's guild so Humans and Demons are forbidden to fight inside of it, though there is still some discrimination toward the Humans no matter their status, it was the demon's home after all so there is bound to be some lingering between the two parties.

The Demons are ruled by a Demon Lord and a council of elders advising him, he's known to be pretty strong, rivaling the deceased pope if not stronger.

Arthur's sneak skill and the countless camouflage skills were maxed out so he was able to sneak out easily, as for the remaining two, they just paid the fee and were told by Arthur to just stay at an Inn for the time being until he locates the black mage.

Since Rey said his master was underground, then Arthur began searching the sewers, he possessed a Lv3 Sewer Rat and dashed between the small holes with lightning speed. Since he was possessing a creature and not a human, Arthur activated the special camouflage skill which let him merge with the surroundings and decrease his presence by 80%.

It was an ancient skill named [Silent Statue] gained by an ancient invisible Lizard, by the time Arthur possessed it, it was only a pack of bones.

Be it poison, invisibility, or even magic, Arthur could use them all in just a Rat's body which is an amazing thing to sneak attack people, it's just that God Realm individuals would be able to sense him rather quickly.

They may find it strange for a rat to be this strong but at the very least, they would be able to sense that the rat is at the Immortal Realm which something unreasonable so their guards will be raised instantly.

As he was dashing through here and there, the lightning rat crashed into a wall and a banshee's cry was soon heard in the deep underground.

'Not again!'

Noticing his vision darkening and the agonizing and intense pain surging his mind, Arthur knew the same cycle would be repeated. Last time it was 7 years then how long will this one be?