RBCT Chapter 346: Rescue Begins
Chapter 346: Rescue Begins
It was his own fault for forgetting them, and for letting them go.
Even if he asked for help now, Qiong Xing had no intention of returning them.
"Even if he has a good face, his personality is way too awful. Seriously, what kind of person puts chains on someone?"
By venting his complaints about the man, he somehow managed to stabilize his emotions against his anxiety alone.
"...I want to go home."
His true feelings slipped out.
"Where to?"
"!"
He had not expected a response, so he turned around in shock and found the man standing there without him noticing.
He quickly stepped back.
He had a lot he wanted to say, such as how the man suddenly appeared and how he knew his location, but he assumed the man would not answer anyway, so he slowly increased the distance between them.
"So you do try to run. I did not expect you to still have the will to use magic after that situation."
The man said he had underestimated him, and Qiong Xing clicked his tongue, wishing he had stayed careless instead.
"But this is the end."
As the man stepped forward, Qiong Xing turned his back and ran down the corridor.
He had finally escaped the room, and he refused to be taken back again, so he ran with all his strength.
"I am not a patient man."
He did not care.
Even though he kept running, the man appeared ahead of him every time with an annoyed expression, which only made him angrier.
It was like a children’s game of tag. Seeing a nearby room, Qiong Xing dashed inside and tried to hide, but it was pointless, and he was found immediately.
"Hm, humans are truly foolish. Even now you still try to resist."
"Let go!"
His chain was grabbed, and he was dragged down the corridor.
He tried to resist by grabbing the walls and floor wherever he could, but he only ended up tearing off several fingernails before being dragged back into the room.
On top of that, to prevent further escape, chains were added not only to both legs but also to both wrists and his neck.
"Don’t mess with me! Let go of me!"
"If you learn from this, don’t ever think about trying to escape again"
As if he would ever listen.
Every time he struggled, the chains rattled loudly, irritating Qiong Xing further.
Why did he have to be subjected to this?
"I’ve prepared some entertainment for tomorrow, so you should rest for now"
What a vile person who refuses to listen.
He was not a toy meant to entertain this man.
Qiong Xing glared at him, but the man paid no attention and left the room again without a sound.
"I’ll resist to the very end like the foolish human I am"
If he thought something like this would make him give up, he was mistaken.
There were people waiting for him, a family he loved.
"If only I had asked Albe more in detail about the weaknesses of demons"
He had heard that magic power was the most important thing to demons, almost like their life itself, but he did not know how strong that man’s magic was or how to force him to exhaust it completely.
"Cari should be fine, but Albe... would he try to stop me?"
Even if he hated him, would he really just watch as his own father was defeated?
If Qiong Xing was told that handing himself over would solve everything, would Albe reluctantly agree to it?
He wanted to believe Albe would never do that, but he could not deny the possibility.
If that happened, could he forgive him?
Countless questions rose in his mind, but he forced himself to focus only on escaping.
...
With Iseul’s help, he somehow managed to return home, and he explained everything that had happened to the family who rushed over to him.
He could not solve this alone, so he had no choice but to rely on them.
As expected, the men twisted their faces in anger after hearing the story, and he apologized.
"For what? Cari was trying to protect Qiong Xing, right?"
"That’s right. The one at fault is the man who kidnapped Qiong Xing, not Cari. You’re injured, aren’t you? I’ll treat you, so come over here—"
"But! But I couldn’t protect him! I said I would protect him, but I couldn’t do it! Because of Cari, Mama got knocked down... Mama was taken away"
It was his fault.
Because Cari had acted in that moment, Qiong Xing, who had tried to protect him, had been struck back and knocked down instead.
If he had kept the conversation going a little longer, Iseul might have arrived and the man might have left, but because of him, the important person had been injured and taken away right in front of his eyes.
Regret blurred his vision with tears.
"If you say that, then it’s my fault for not coming to pick you up sooner. I should be the one apologizing"
Isr lowered his head, but Cari shook his head.
It was his fault.
Everything was his fault.
He had felt something was wrong, but in the end he could not do anything.
"Cari, I understand you’re frustrated, but this isn’t your fault. The one at fault is that man. If he hadn’t tried to kidnap Qiong Xing, none of this would have happened"
"That’s right. So stop blaming yourself"
Joa and the others tried to comfort him, saying it was not his fault, but Cari was filled with anxiety and regret because he did not know what was happening to the kidnapped Qiong Xing.
If Qiong Xing was merely of interest to the man himself, then the chance of him being killed was extremely low.
But if he was being drawn to his magic power alone, then his will might not matter at all, and he could be pushed to the brink of death while his magic was drained.