Records of the Weakest Emperor

Chapter 72: I Don't Need You To Take Responsibility For Me

"Arthur Chase!" Hugo found it unbelievable that only a single man caused all of these.

Judging from the state of the room, a struggle had clearly unfolded and it wasn't a short struggle.

The medical instruments and apparatus in the room were in a mess, and the cabinet was even missing a stand.

From its close proximity to Roy, and the fact that the wooden stand was chipped after hitting something.

He obviously used the wood as his weapon in his final moments.

Roy may not be that powerful but Rose was here with him!

Even if they weren't as powerful as Arthur Chase, one of them should be able to escape!

Yet, both of them actually died?

"Just how powerful is that Arthur Chase? Tell me, Calvin. You bribed a custodian, right? I'm sure that if that custodian is worth his salt, he should've told you how powerful this Arthur Chase is." Hugo sternly asked.

Calvin nodded his head and replied, "Arthur Chase should be on par with you. At least, when it comes to physical strength. Do you know what I mean?"

Hugo nodded his head.

Calvin meant that even though both of them were on par with each other. It doesn't mean that Hugo would now have a difficult time fighting against Arthur Chase.

After all, in a battle against experts with similar strength.

Their strength wouldn't matter anymore as much as their techniques would.

In short, the fighter whose techniques were better and far refined than the other would win the battle.

Hearing Calvin's words, Hugo was now even more confident fighting against Arthur Chase.

So, what if his strength is on par with me? I roamed the lands to fight against several dozens of mercenaries and I've killed hundreds of men! A mental patient in this damned place wouldn't stand a chance against me!

Hugo clenched his fists.

Cracking sounds came out of his knuckles and Calvin couldn't help but take another look at him.

He judged that if Hugo's innate physical prowess was cultivated properly in the lands of Las Felipinas. He would undoubtedly become a talent that the world would admire.

Furthermore, with Hugo's straightforward and honest attitude, his chances of betraying humanity and joining the ranks of the invaders like what the other talents did back then were significantly lower.

In short, Hugo was a talent that must be nurtured for he would become a huge help for humanity in the future.

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Calvin silently decided.

He took a piece of crumpled paper and handed it over to Hugo.

"What is this?"

"I know that you may not believe me right now, but this paper will help you in our fight against Arthur Chase."

"We're going to fight against Arthur Chase? Didn't the custodians say that we must run and never fight?"

Hugo asked with a frown.

He had the intention to fight against Arthur Chase, but he was confused regarding who he should believe.

Should he believe the custodians and run away from the enemies, or should he believe Calvin's words and fight?

Calvin shook his head and said, "Of course, our priority here is to keep our lives, so we must run..."

"However, a man's gotta do what he needs to do. When the need arrives then we must fight! But I don't expect you to defeat our enemies, we just need to hold them back for a moment while the others escape!"

"So, we're going to be the scapegoat?"

Hugo seemed to be not in favor of this idea for he had a frown on his face when he asked.

"You can say that, but we're not going to die. Trust me. Under my watch, no one will die. I've already failed once, I can't fail again. We can't lose our lives here when our journey still hasn't even begun."

"All right, I believe you. Now, what should I do?"

"When you are being cornered, throw this piece of paper at the enemy and shout, 'Aarb!'" Calvin instructed.

Hugo raised an eyebrow, but since he had chosen to believe Calvin.

He took the piece of crumpled paper and stuffed it in his pockets.

Now, their next course of action was to show this crime scene to the others.

Hugo objected at first, but when Calvin explained to him that those girls needed to be desensitized.

He realized that Calvin's words made sense and so, they invited the three to take a look at the inside of the sickroom.

As soon as they walked into the room.

The three women vomited out their dinners.

Even Zahra who had a fair share of experience when it came to autopsies couldn't suppress her desire to heave as she leaned weakly on the wall.

The scene was just too grizzly for her to endure. Not only Roy and Rose's innards were scattered haphazardly on the ground, but their faces were also frozen in fear.

Furthermore, there were also clear traces that Rose was violated before she died since her fear-stricken face has been inundated with semen.

The two died a miserable death.

Their deaths were so miserable that seeing their final moments instantly affected the minds of the three women.

Scarlette collapsed on the floor, sitting on her own vomit.

Jane silently sobbed and tears dripping down her cheeks.

Zahra could barely stand up as her knees trembled like a sieve.

Calvin let out a sigh.

He took Scarlette to his embrace and secretly took a piece of paper from his pocket.

Activating the runes that he inscribed in that piece of paper, he softly whispered into her ears, "Aksii, Manipulate."

The runes carved onto the paper flew directly into Scarlette's nape.

She immediately calmed down, the fear in heart mysteriously vanished.

For some reason, she felt that Calvin's embrace was so warm and comforting.

She couldn't help but snuggle even more, but Calvin let out a dry cough.

"Ahem."

"Ah!"

Scarlette's eyes widened in shock and she pushed Calvin in a panic.

Calvin's cough made her realized that she was starting to become inappropriate.

"Are you okay, now?"

"Yeah, I am... I'm sorry that I reacted like that."

"No, you don't have to say sorry." Calvin patted her head and gave a sweet smile.

Even though Scarlette maybe a few years older than him, he acted as if he was her elder and gently ruffled her hair.

Scarlette's eyes narrowed once again.

Aaahhh... This warmth...

I want to be with this warmth forever...

Wait...

What am I thinking?!

Scarlette's eyes widened once again and she flailed her hands in a panic.

"Hahaha... Seeing that you're like that means that you've calmed down now. I'll go ahead and comfort the others."

Scarlett absentmindedly nodded, but when she saw that Calvin did the same to Jane and Zahra.

She felt inexplicably jealous for some reason.

Puffing her cheeks out of spite, she clenched her fists and supported herself to stand up.

Calvin then proceeded to give everyone a rundown of their plans.

Jannette also woke up at this moment and like what he had done to the others, he comforted her until she calmed down.

But after hearing that they still planned on finding the others after they took the keycard from Arthur Chase later. She furiously shook her head and said, "No! We can't! They are already dead! I saw that guy! They killed them! Nicholas, Ray, and even Philip! They are dead!"

"What?!"

Calvin's eyes widened in shock.

He knew that the others must be in danger, but he didn't expect that everything would escalate this quickly!

"No, that may not be the case!" Calvin suddenly spoke up.

Jannette turned to look at him and said, "What the fuck do you know about what happened?! You ran away like that bastard there!" Jannette glared at Hugo with hatred.

If Hugo was there, then he would be able to defeat the enemies that appeared, but he wasn't there! She reckoned that he had prematurely detected what was about to happen so he staged his own disappearance to escape!

Remembering that Calvin went back to fetch Hugo, she accused Calvin of being in cahoots with Hugo...

In other words, she was accusing them of being a traitor!

Calvin narrowed his eyes and Hugo also had a frown on his face.

Scarlette stepped forward at this moment and said, "How can you say that? If not for Hugo and Calvin, you would've died a miserable death! They were the ones who saved you!"

Jannette turned to look at Scarlette, her eyes were bloodshot as he barked, "So, what?! They saved me, and I'm grateful for that but that doesn't mean that I will be willing to follow them if they want to kill themselves! I have a family to feed! My parents need me! I have a dream to complete and I'm not ready nor willing to die just yet!"

Jannette seemed to have gone mad.

Jane subconsciously stepped forward seeing her crazed expression.

Even Zahra gulped a mouthful of saliva.

"All right, that's enough!"

Calvin coldly stared at Jannette, "I know that you are in shock right now and that must be the reason why you are throwing a tantrum like this. But we are not going to believe everything that you say. Unless we see their bodies, then I will consider them alive!"

"Yeah, go ahead! Go ahead and commit suicide! I just told you that they are dead! I've done everything that I can do, my conscience is clear and I will not take responsibility if you died going after the dead!" Jannette responded viciously.

Calvin coldly chuckled, "I'm an adult."

"I don't need you to take responsibility for me."