Lucifer immediately took out his Whisper From The Highers and Nothing also quickly took out Dagger Of The Night. Both of them quickly got into a fighting stance, ready to charge and attack the Centaur at any moment.
On the other hand, Nea still had no intention of doing anything to them. He just stood there, smiling disdainfully. It was as if he was very confident in his own strength.
It was true that he was really powerful. But whether Nea could kill Lucifer or not, Lucifer was not sure.
Lucifer had already killed Manuel, so perhaps he could have a chance against this Centaur as well?
Lucifer and Nothing gulped nervously. They did not dare to say anything to each other because the current situation was so tense that it did not allow them to do so.
All Lucifer and Nothing could think of right now was to somehow survive or kill this monster.
Even though Lucifer was scared, he knew that if he didn't do anything, he wouldn't be able to keep his life. Lucifer gripped the Wakizashi tightly and rushed forward.
But a strange phenomenon happened.
Lucifer couldn't get close to the monster no matter how fast he ran. But the truth was not like that, Lucifer wasn't running from the beginning, he was still standing there, not moving at all.
Frozen like a statue.
And then his vision suddenly darkened, his head had already separated from his neck. Lucifer was dead.
But when he opened his eyes, he was still there, he wasn't dead, it was just an illusion that the monster had created, or rather, what could happen to him in the near future. This thing really had a negative effect on Lucifer.
He immediately knelt on one knee and panted tiredly. Sweat soaked his body and clothes as if he just took a shower.
On the other hand, Nothing was staring at Lucifer with a puzzled look. It seemed like Nea hadn't done anything to Nothing, but had only targeted Lucifer.
Trying to overcome the fear that was growing bigger and bigger inside, Lucifer struggled to stand up tiredly and charged towards the monster together with Nothing at a terrifying speed.
"Let's go Nothing!"
The distance between the two of them and the monster was getting shorter and shorter. The Wakizashi was also getting closer to the Centaur than ever. Finally, blood splattered.
But this wasn't Nea's blood, it was Lucifer's blood. His arm was cut off instantly, it was cut off so fast that even Lucifer's eyes couldn't keep up. Lucifer didn't even know how that happened.
All he knew was that his left arm was no longer there.
Lucifer had fainted right after that. But he wasn't dead yet.
***
When he woke up, Lucifer realized that he was lying on someone's back, and it was Nothing's back. Above Nothing's head was Volcanic Slime, who was having a worried and sad expression. Lucifer recognized that expression, it was the expression whenever Lucifer realized how useless he was.
But why did Volcanic Slime have that expression?
However, Lucifer didn't have time to worry about Volcanic Slime, he needed to prioritize himself first.
His left arm that had been cut off earlier had stopped bleeding, probably thanks to the Recovery Candy, but instead, Lucifer had lost an arm and the wound was still hurting a lot. Now, he only had 2 legs and a single arm left.
This was bad.
In addition, Lucifer's body was currently aching like crazy, but he could still endure this hellish pain. He was a male after all, and male didn't cry.
Lucifer glanced around and breathed a sigh of relief when he found out that Nea was no longer around them. Right now, Nothing was carrying Lucifer somewhere.
But his relief didn't last long. His mind was filled with questions like how they escaped from that Centaur, was that monster killed, and hundreds of other questions.
Nevertheless, Lucifer was too exhausted to find the answers for his questions. Right now, he just wanted to rest, Lucifer was a little sleepy even though he had just woken up.
Realizing that his teammate had woken up, Nothing asked Lucifer:
"Hey Lucifer, you are awake, right? Are you okay? Is your body okay?"
"Think about it, is my body okay? I lost an arm, and my body is extremely sore and in pain. It feels like I'm about to die."
"Is that so…" Nothing laughed gently.
"Oh right Nothing, are you okay? How did we escape that monster?" Lucifer asked, truly worried about his comrade.
If it was before, Lucifer would never feel this way, but now things were different, his relationship with Nothing had become a little closer.
"I'm fine. As for the reason we were able to escape, it was because I crippled that Centaur's two legs and carried you all the way here. Remember that you now owe me for saving your life, okay?" Nothing said jokingly.
After that, the two of them didn't say anything to each other anymore. The only noise that could keep the atmosphere around them from becoming awkward was made by Volcanic Slime.
It had been doing its job very well.
"Hey Lucifer…" Nothing suddenly spoke.
"What's wrong?" Lucifer replied tiredly, he was very sleepy at this point.
Nothing hesitated for a moment before deciding to speak:
"Do…do you have a family?"
"Huh? Why are you asking that? Besides, I thought you already knew the answer?" That question alone had made Lucifer completely wake up from the sleepiness that had been lingering on him just now.
"Well, I know you don't have a family, but why don't you have parents? Did something happen to them?"
Lucifer hesitated for a moment, not knowing whether he should tell Nothing about his story or not. But then Lucifer decided to tell Nothing everything, after all, they would have to accompany each other until the end of their lives.
"I used to have a family, a father, a mother, and a younger brother…but I have forgotten their faces and their names…I was the one who killed my parents…"
"Why?"
"Because… they treated me like a slave. They forced me to earn money for them and constantly beat me whenever they felt angry and mad. That's why I killed them."
"Then do you regret it?"
"Not really, I still think my choice was the right one."
"Is that so…"
"Yeah…"
The two of them stayed silent once again for a long time, neither of them saying a word to the other.
Finally, Nothing was the first to speak, dispelling the awkward atmosphere around them:
"Then what about your younger brother? Why have I never met him? You only killed your parents, not your younger brother, right?"
"Yeah… after killing my parents, I sent him to an orphanage. And… I left him there, leaving him to survive on his own without having a family by his side. But for me, that was the best choice…"
"Huh? Why didn't you go to the orphanage with your younger brother but go back to the slums? Are you stupid?"
"Partly because I couldn't… and partly because I felt guilty." Lucifer said sadly.