Chapter 30


    Panting heavily, Ogmundr eximed, "You''re still alive, thank the stars above. I was about to seek


    help."


    "Is that so?" vin sneered, dashing past Ogmundr with the three spiders still in pursuit.


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    After scaling two mountains, they finally shook off the spiders. Exhausted, they leaned against the


    great trees, gasping for breath, surviving by the skin of their teeth. It took a while before they could


    muster the strength to stand.


    Nysah came to, weak and giving vin aplex look. Ogmundr, also catching his breath, lifted


    his eyes to vin.


    They hadn''t expected vin to save them, but... why? It was most irregr.


    vin met their probing looks. "Don''t recognize me?"


    "Why?" Nysah asked.


    "Why what?"


    "Why did you save us?"


    "Shouldn''t you be thanking me?"


    "What is your true purpose?" Nysah couldn''t believe vin''s intentions were purely altruistic.


    "What do you want?" Ogmundr was suspicious of vin''s motives, as they were quite abnormal.


    vin gazed at them steadily for a while, shook his head, and tore a strip of cloth to wipe the blood


    from his Dawnedge de. "No ulterior motives, I just wanted to save you. It''s that simple."


    "I don''t believe it! Speak your desire," Nysah suddenly thought, could vin be nning to use this


    as leverage for something? Rather than watching her perish in the valley, wouldn''t it be better for


    him to save her? And then would she be threatened in the future, or be extorted? The more she


    thought about it, the more likely it seemed, and she also recalled her humiliating ordeal in the valley.


    If vin were to exaggerate the tale back at Cobalt Strike, wouldn''t she be theughingstock?


    "The events of today, you must keep secret. Once we return to Cobalt Strike, I will give you three


    Advanced Elixir Herbs, and from then on, you''ll keep your mouth shut." Ogmundr didn''t want his


    mishaps to be broadcast back to Cobalt Strike, either. He knew his performance had been terrible. If


    vin spiced up the story, his chance of bing an Elite Protégé at the Botanic Haven would


    vanish.


    Nysah and Ogmundr''s thoughts were surprisingly aligned. Having narrowly escaped the jaws of


    death, they were more concerned about their reputations and convinced that vin''s rescue was ill-


    intentioned.


    vin, brandishing the Dawnedge de, said, "I do think you should at least say thank you."


    "There''s no need between us, you save people only to threaten them," Nysah, propped up by an old


    tree, stood up.


    "You are wrong."


    "Wrong? Spare me your act. Speak what you want now, and we''ll call it even."


    "I saved you out ofpassion," vin suddenly pressed the Dawnedge de against Nysah''s


    throat, his eyes cold. "Killing you is to prevent future troubles."


    With a swish, the Dawnedge de suddenly grazed Nysah''s throat, blood spattered in a tragically


    beautiful arc. Nysah clutched her throat, her pupils dted, and she looked at vin in disbelief.


    "At least you die with dignity," vin said coldly, then turned to Ogmundr.


    In shock, Ogmundr stared at Nysah, a chill running through him, struggling to rise. "What... what are


    you going to do..."


    "Do what you most desire," vin approached Ogmundr.


    Nysah copsed heavily to the ground, her eyes empty, mouth opening, but ultimately silent. A


    beauty, just like that, perished in the forest.


    "I can give you what you want. I swear.


    "vin, you need not do this, I have no quarrel with you. It was Nysah who wanted to kill you.


    "She deserved death; her heart was venomous, and I was just incited.


    "Don''te closer. I am a Protégé of Botanic Haven. You can''t kill me."


    Ogmundr was truly panicked, backing away, holding the old tree for support, and pointing his Gold-


    Veined Bronzesword shakily at vin. He hadn''t expected vin''s rescue was actually to facilitate


    murder! So decisively and swiftly, he had killed Nysah.


    "Hah, a Protégé of Botanic Haven, you?" vin brandished his sword towards Ogmundr''s throat.


    "I have Super Elixir Herbs. I can exchange them for my life."


    vin was unmoved, his sword raised and fell.


    Ogmundr screamed, "You can''t! No..."


    With a swish!


    Blood spattered, and the scream stopped abruptly.