111 Chapter 111: Town Vernania (1/2)

Usui smiled as he looked away from her into a distance. Stella followed his gaze and saw that he was watching Hazel drift forward. Her face scrunched up when she heard him sigh, ”Because she doesn't have to know.”

She asked incredulously, ”Zeke, Didn't you say you love her?”

Seeing the sad smile on his face made Stella's heartache. Just what happened that he was so lifeless now.

Usui nodded slowly as he looked at her and mustered a small smile, ”But she doesn't.”

Stella widened her eyes as she gasped, ”What? What did you say?”

Usui chuckled trying to hide his pain, ”So you don't need to explain anything to anyone.”

Stella's face steeled as she scolded, ”That doesn't mean you don't have to explain.”

Stella sighed when she saw Usui look at her in confusion, ”Just because you think she doesn't love you doesn't necessarily mean that you can make her think that we are like this.”

Usui frowned, ”Why would that matter? Why would it matter if I am rumored to be in relation to you? She doesn't love me, so it wouldn't matter if they think that I love you.”

His eyes sharpened as he said the last word. He remembered how he provoked Hazel by saying someone stole his heart way before he came here.

Stella rolled her eyes unbelievably at him. Just what goes through that head of his? This annoying bastard.

Stella gritted her teeth as she spat frustratedly, ”You are soo annoying.”

'Since he didn't want to explain, it doesn't mean I shouldn't. Just you wait and see, you idiot!!!!'

Stella cursed in her mind as she stomped her way past him.

Usui looked taken aback when he saw her walking away angrily.

He laughed, ”Where are you going?”

Stella turned around and snorted, ”Didn't you say we were late? Let's go before I drill holes in your head.”

Usui laughed uncontrollably seeing her furious appearance. He shook his head as they followed the other two. They soon reached the teleportation gate just in time to see Hazel pass some crystals to the guards and ordered, ”Vernania Town”

The guards exchanged alarmed gazes before they nodded their heads. It was no secret about what happened to the town of Vernania. They hurriedly made arrangements for their teleportation when Hazel looked behind her and noticed the other two catch up.

She squeezed her lips before turning away and waited for the gate to activate.

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Vernania Town

This town was popular among every resident in the nation as the town was specialized in selling beautiful silk embroidered clothes. The town once held the most beautiful buildings but now, it was all reduced to ruins.

Hazel furrowed her brows as she glanced around and noticed the implicated damage. The group started moving forward as they took in the blood painted on the walls and ground. They stopped in front of a house that was barely holding on. One side of it was completely ruined while the other side had a huge black mark on it.

Hazel knitted her brows when her eyes fell on the familiar marks.

She clenched her hands as she thought furiously, 'Demons'

Adrian looked around, noticing something he went forward and squatted down. He touched the dried blood on the ground before looking up at a lifeless face staring at him with his eyes large in fright.

He murmured, ”The damage was more than what we had thought.”

He raised his eyes as he closed the person's eyes. He stood up and glanced at Hazel who was looking at the figure sadly.

Stella asked angrily, ”What were the guards doing? They should have informed the nearest city when they noticed trouble.”

Hazel shook her head, ”That wouldn't have been possible.”

As she has fought with them before, she knew that they wouldn't have known if the demons didn't want them to know.

Usui commented, ”It looks like it has been some days since the incident happened.”

He looked around and sighed, ”The entire city has been wiped out.”

The rest nodded their heads glumly before they proceeded to move forward. Stella watched the person sadly before she felt her eyes been covered and a pull on her arms.

Usui murmured, ”Come on, don't look anymore.”

Hazel gritted her teeth as she moved further into the town where the damages were intensified. Now, the entire area had dried blood stains all over the place. She didn't see any bodies and figured that they were cleaning up the city.