Ray's piercing gaze locked onto Kea, sharp enough to make the man flinch. A cold chill ran along everyone's spine. It was the first time Ray felt such anger burning inside him and it shifted the air around him like a blade.
"Did you really think of me as an immature brat?" Ray's voice came out low yet powerful.
In the next moment his figure blurred and he appeared beside the men holding the screaming woman down. Ray drew his sword with a swift motion and slammed the pommel into the mercenary's skull.
"Gurrhh!"
A heavy thud echoed and the man dropped like a sack of dirt.
Kea's eyes widened. His calm mask broke and he snarled like a cornered animal. "Damn brat! I showed you a path to heaven but you chose hell instead?"
He jabbed a finger forward in rage. "Do you really think I will bow just because you are a baron's son? Nobles from the central region treat me with respect and you dare—"
His scream cut sharply. "Guards, kill him!"
