I regressed and became the Sword Ice King-Chapter 205 - - Trip to the East 24

Soon the sun had taken its place in the sky, and the clouds hovered the earth in a tranquil hue. The ambient sunlight permeated through the foggy heavens and cascaded down the Earth, caressing the people of the land.

It was a peaceful morning and the start of a new day, and at the beginning of this new day, five figures sat upon a horizontal boulder that stuck out from the tall rugged surface of the Rocky Peak.

The five figures were seated around a small bonfire that had sticks arranged in a make-believe stove while five fishes hung over the flames, cooking from the intensity of the fire. The crackle of fire echoed while the fishes underwent their tasteful transformation.

The four males sat quietly, while Elsie continued her nap on Raph’s lap, who sat closest to the wall of the Rocky Peak. Elsie was currently putting on his shirt and wrapped it in his cloak while he remained bare-chested. He was busy with his thoughts, and so were the others.

Rodrick sat opposite him, a painful bulge on his forehead, a testament to his question, while Colyn sat next to him, his gaze fixed on the smoked fish while he struggled with the saliva that persisted down his mouth.

Cruz was tied up still, but sat at the other side of Rodrick, his weary gaze glancing at the people gathered. Of all the people gathered, he seemed like the one who lost himself in his thoughts the most, at least at the moment.

’What is wrong with these people? Why are they acting like they’ve got time to sit around?’ He wondered with a raised brow as he stared at Raph.

His gaze glanced at his facial expression and then at his face itself. ’Wow….he’s really good looking….what the hell? How can you be strong and handsome? That’s unfair to the world’ he thought before whisking it away. ’More importantly. Where did he come from? He’s the cause of this whole mess….I wouldn’t be in this predicament if things had just gone accordingly’

He looked away when he noticed he was getting captivated by his looks again, and simply stared at the fish. ’....at least they’re feeding me…..which is weird, because I betrayed them’. The hospitality they showed him caused a stir of confusion within him.

He was unable to trust anything at this point, and for a moment, he had questioned his decision of betraying them. Not only had they even questioned him or treated him like a betrayal, but it seemed like they were going to feed him. ’....this…This isn’t looking good’. He found it suspicious, but his strong will refused to give in. ’I won’t expose anything’. He thought when Raph suddenly broke the silence.

"Alright, I’m assuming we all have questions," He said with a sigh as he glanced at the people gathered. He was in a meditative position, and his hand currently caressed Elsie’s hair.

Rodrick and Colyn glanced at each other before turning towards Raph, as they asked in unison.

"Who are you?"

A brief silence suffused them right after, but Raph had quickly found a reply for them. He smiled as he said. "Kael".

The Mercenaries sighed in unison. It wasn’t like they expected him to reveal his identity immediately, but their curiosity did get the best of them.

Colyn shook his head as he asked. "Alright then. I have an important question. How do we get the carriages and the captain back?"

Rodrick turned towards him with a raised brow. "And lucky too" he interjected, before Colyn chuckled wryly as he scratched the back of his head.

"Ye–Yes, Lucky too". He added.

Raph glanced at them both, before turning towards the fishes. "Well, for starters. We should identify where we are and how long it’ll take to catch up with them. After all, we’re on foot while they aren’t".

"True," Rodrick said with a sigh. "This is the ending of the Rocky Peak. It usually takes a day on foot, but at least six to seven hours with a carriage".

"So we can assume they’re at least a day or a day and a half ahead of us?" Raph asked.

"Yes". Rodrick replied. "I guess it could take longer for us if we were to continue by foot".

"Oh no. I can cover up this distance on my own but I’m worried about you guys". He stroked Elsie’s hair a little, causing her to shift slightly and smile in her sleep. "Elsie here will help in transporting the two of you," he said while Rodrick and Colyn nodded in reply.

It was then that Cruz found It in himself to interrupt their conversation. "Um, what about me?" He asked with a raised brow.

For a moment, a brief silence suffused around them as the others continued their watch over the fishes until Raph gave the go-ahead for them to pick up theirs five minutes later.

They did so immediately and began to chow it down, occasionally blowing into it before they continued.

"Right, How do we deal with Cruz? I say we wait for your captain to decide" Raph asked with a muffled voice as he swallowed the lump of smoked fish.

"Yeah, I was thinking the same, but shouldn’t we get some information out of him?" Colyn asked with a muffled tone as well. He swallowed the lump of fish and glanced at Cruz before sighing. "Honestly, I know we were meant to treat this as it is, but I can’t understand why he betrayed us".

Rodrick swallowed his as well before glancing at Cruz and then at Raph.

"Do you have a way we can make him talk? He doesn’t wish to" he asked.

Cruz raised a brow in confusion, while his stomach grumbled. His embarrassment at the moment was palpable but what made matters worse was how it was easily ignored by the people around him.

’Fuck….this is worse than torture’ he thought.

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"You have a point," Raph muttered and turned towards Cruz. "You worked with Malen, didn’t you? What did he promise you? Magical equipment? You seem to know a lot about it so I wondered if that was the only thing that could get your interest"

Cruz stared at him, and only glared, refusing to answer his question.

Raph sighed and looked away. "You know, I may have a way of making you talk, or more like I haven’t tried it before, but I think it would work". He said as his thoughts slowly drifted into his head. ’Well, I haven’t tried it once but….can I use these eyes to look into memories?’ He wondered.

So far he had obtained four different abilities from his eyes, and he was only going to obtain more with the advancement in his strength.

’but looking into one’s memories….it’s not something I can do on my first try’. He thought with a sigh.

In the past, each time he obtained an ability, he would get a vision or some kind of premonition, but at the moment, he hasn’t gotten any.

’Making him talk, huh? Torture would be a better method, but sadly…..I don’t have the time for that’.

He glanced at Cruz for a moment, his icy white gaze sending shivers of fear into Cruz’s body while he stared back.

Cruz unconsciously shifted away from Raph, even with the knowledge of knowing there wouldn’t be much difference if he did.

’I fortified my 9th star already and formed my 8th circle….let’s give it a try and see what happens’.

He thought as he slowly lowered Elsie’s head to the floor and hung his fish back on the sticks.

He walked up to Cruz and squatted to his height, before gazing into the man’s eyes.

While this happened, Rodrick and Colyn glanced at each other and then at Raph, their heads spinning with thoughts and scenarios of what was to come. Of course, they wouldn’t let Raph go as far as to kill him, after all, Cruz is or was their tea mate. But right now, at that moment, they were more concerned with what Malen could have offered him if he offered him anything at all, and the reason for his sudden….betrayal. Rodrick sighed, as he thought. ’Cruz this better just be a mistake’.

Raph stared at Cruz with an intent gaze, while his eyes glowed an ethereal milky white, revealing a malevolence that had never before been tapped into.

His hands suddenly grabbed Cruz’s head and pulled it towards him as the intensity of his stare increased.

Cruz found himself lost in his gaze, entrapped in a darkness with a white moon glowing down upon him. This was much worse than what he felt before, after all, he could feel pain. But compared to now, he felt nothing.

It was like his senses had been cut from the world, while he fell into a pool of white that served to give him meaning. It was enchanting, like the gaze of an Aphrodite goddess. He was unable to resist the allure, causing him to fall deeper into Raph’s mental trap, and just as soon as he lost himself, he became physically unable to control himself.

For Raph, it felt different. Like prying through the forbidden books of the gods, he found himself skimming through countless webs, searching for something that would give him understanding.

At first, He just intended to invade his mind, but then he wanted to maneuver himself around and find a path, and the moment he did, he was lost.

Only to find a thread that led to a web, which led further into another thread, and then a web, until it formed this large complex structure of spider webs and threads.

He simply tapped one of these webs, and a flood of information in the form of images would assault his senses. It was then it struck him. ’Hah….found his memories’. Hey