BXBX NOVEL Chapter 273: Send a Specter [2/2]
"..."
I raised my hand, causing everyone to stand back. However, Exa gave me some information that made me smile.
[Limitless, all three Switchblades have locked on to the White Guard. Minerva expressed that if you wish, they will all die in about 5 seconds.]
EXA explained to me earlier that the Switchblades or the Switchblade 600 were basically suicide drones. Even before kamikaze drones were used in the Russia-Ukraine war, America has been using these bastards for over two decades since Afghanistan.
They cost $1,300 to $2,000 each, but since they had an explosive payload comparable to an anti-tank warhead, they were about as bang for your buck as you could get.
Most main battle tanks were worth $50,000 - $100,000. Traded for even a low-end tank, each Switchblade was like a nightmare in a box for their tank commanders.
The Switchblades could reach 115 mph with a dash, so forget running, you would be dead before you could even react.
Of course, detonating even one of these would ensure that the White Guard would be incapacitated. With all three, and in spite of the fact that they were Phantoms, none of them would survive.
Satisfied, I glanced at Bella and gave her a smile. Pleased, she simply nodded.
"Princess!" "The untamed!" "Commander!"
The White Guard, pleased at the arrival of their commander, all began to call for her. But the woman acted as if their group didn't even exist. Instead, she strolled toward me.
When I was within reach, she stealthily wrapped her arms around my neck and announced for everyone to hear.
"Dearest. Except for those two over there, all your enemies are dead. Can I get my reward now?"
But the ones who answered her were the sirens.
"Shut up, you pervert! I killed the most, did you see Exa's score? Darling! The reward is mine!"
"How is that fair, you slag! You didn't even get a single Phantom! I killed three!"
"You lot, stop bothering my husband. And it should be obvious that I executed a third of the Phantoms!"
"You bitches are crazy, my children were the ones who defeated the most! Honey, Exa told you, right?"
"How is that fair, Bella?! Even I killed more than you! And I had to defend because Beloved said so!"
"..."
As the Sirens began to argue, the 2nd Amendment and the White Guard were left speechless. Lilly, for some reason, ignored everyone and kept staring into my eyes. I didn't know how, but it felt like she read what I was about to do.
She smiled beautifully and gave me a quick kiss. Along with a whisper.
"Do what you wish my dear. I am your queen first and foremost. Wherever you lead, there I will follow."
Separating myself, I retrieved Ebony and shot one of the near-dead wraiths in the head. The departed wraith had his soulgem in his brain. There was no way he would come back alive.
My actions caused the White Guard to freeze. Seemingly relaxed before, they now manifested their weapons and protected the last prisoner in a defensive circle.
"Reaper Limitless! What have you done! Do you intend to fight the White Guard and the entire battlefront?"
"Jo."
My Italian lover then screamed in a loud, soul accompanied voice.
"{KNEEL}!"
Overwhelmed by her death resonance, all eight White Guards kneeled in response. Their prisoner, out of his mind, could not obey the command and simply stood there in a daze.
{Announce} seemed to increase not only the sound, but also the power of one's own death resonance. According to Exa, Jo found out about this when she got tired of throwing people under Alfonso.
In her sadistic lunacy, she ordered them to line up and be run over instead. The resulting carnage became a real-life experiment as Jo tested the limits of her abilities.
"Aki."
The only Siren yet to make an appearance, Aki's invisible figure appeared beside the prisoner as she placed the MP5SD under his chin. As she pulled the trigger, a burst of 9mm bullets exploded in the prisoner's face.
The Bladed Kitsune repositioned immediately after. She pointed her muzzle into the White Guard Commander's chest as she spoke.
"Insolent bastard. Die."
Taking that as my cue, I used [Flash Step] to appear behind her. I embraced her affectionately and quickly lowered her weapon.
"Aki, that's enough."
"Yes, master," Aki quickly lost her menacing expression at my words while blushing like a teenager in love.
I then gently grasped her fingers as I pulled her towards the rest of my women. The White Guard, still unable to free themselves from Jo's death resonance, remained kneeling like servants.
Curious, I asked Lilly about the phenomena.
"Dear, what determines a reaper's death resonance?"
Smiling like a loving wife, Lilly explained something that made me shudder.
"By the amount of life we take, dearest. The more you kill, both living and undead, the more blood lust you accumulate. The more you accumulate, the more powerful your death resonance becomes."
Liv looked at the prostrate white guard in disgust.
"Bella was right about one thing. Compared to most, the Sirens have taken far more lives than even this so-called White Guard. They are already as powerful as Specters in that respect."
"I see."
Then I slowly approached the White Guard. I released death resonance and overrode Jo's command.
"If you want to prevent such a massacre from happening again, tell your bosses. They should make sure these bastards never meet me. The last time was my first and last warning. That was why I spared everyone. I only follow the reaper's rule. 'Fuck with whoever you can take on."
The White guard captain glared as if boring holes into my face. But I continued disregarding his killing intent.
"If they want to fuck with me. Tell them to send a Specter."
The White Guard captain ignored my words and turned his attention to Lilly.
My woman then took off her white coat and hat. Before throwing them at the captain.
"Captain Grey Ash. Please convey my words to Administration. I am resigning from my position, effective immediately. Thank you all for your support over the years."
Overwhelmed by her words, the entire White Guard could not process her decision.
"W-Wha..." "Commander." "Princess, you can't be serious..." " For real?" "What the fuck?"
But Lilly was not done yet.
"I hereby relinquish all benefits and status as Princess. Finally, I renounce the name Untamed. From now on. I will be known only as Lilly Browning. Kindred of Limitless and one of the Seven Sirens."