Ch 9 - Taking vengeance

Amadeus stopped. He looked at Numitor. He had beaten Numitor black and blue. He was spitting blood. Other disciples of the Red Reed Peak were looking with awe. None of them even dared to come forward or intervene. Amadeus exhaled. Then he left the jungle.

It was almost noon, and under the surprised gaze of the steward, Amadeus handed in a chopped oak tree. Amadeus is considered to be a clumsy servant disciple. He is very slow at his work. Usually, he is the one who usually finishes last and hands over the firewood by evening. This is the first day when he completed the mission before noon.

"Oh, did you enter the forest overnight to cut down the oak tree? Or have you just become efficient at your work? " The Steward asked Amadeus.

Amadeus smiled. He handed over the chopped wood. made the necessary entries in the books and then hurriedly left. All the time, the steward was watching him curiously.

Amadeus entered his quarters. He closed the gate, and then a big smile appeared on his face. It was a pleasant day for him. He defeated Numitor in one-on-one combat. He reaped a large amount of silver. He took the pouch attached to his waist and pounded the coins on the ground. The sound of silver falling on the ground made him smirk. This was the money he took from Numitor. Amadeus counted them as a thousand denarius of silver. With that much money, Amadeus' net worth doubled.

Amadeus carefully dragged a heavy trunk from under his bed. There was a small hole under it. He put his hand in the hole and ran a quick search. He pulled out a small leather bag. Put the coins inside and then, again, hide them inside the hole.

Amadeus then opened the trunk and took a piece of exotic beast meat. It weighs almost five kilograms. He took an iron basin and added some water to it. He sprinkled some coarse salt and placed the iron basin on a simple stove that was temporarily built behind the quarter. He lit the firewood under the stove and began to cook the meat.

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Halfway up the mountain of the Red Reed Peak, there is an especially exquisite independent courtyard in the middle of the small house where the service disciples lived. Compared to the low and dilapidated small quarters around us, this is simply heaven. The roof of the courtyard is raised, the glazed roof tiles, and the white stone steps. This place gave people a feeling of being magnificent.. This is the home of the Red Reed Peak's number one worker, Marcus!

"Marcus, that little brute, Amadeus! He attacked me when I was unprepared. Not only did he severely injure me to this extent, he even snatched the banknote worth a thousand denarius from me. You must do something." Many of the bones in Numitor's body had been broken. His face is so swollen that even his mother did not recognise him. Numitor laid on the stretcher and cried out to Marcus. That voice really sounded sad, and those who heard it shed tears. In order to save some face, Numitor deliberately said that Amadeus had taken advantage of his carelessness to launch a sneak attack on him.

Even so, Marcus and his subordinates are still dumbfounded by what they heard.

Numitor is not an ordinary person. Among the 600 Red Reed Peaks, he could at least make it into the top 20. Otherwise, how could he secure his position as the number one messenger for Marcus?

Marcus looked at Numitor. He tried to touch Numitor's hand, but Numitor could not lift his arm. He was in deep pain.

"I know for sure that Amadeus is just a waste. He had not mastered any combat techniques yet." Even his sword fight is not up to the mark. He is not good in one-on- one combat. Keeping all this in mind, even if he launched a sneak attack. It's very difficult to hit Numitor, let alone with such a serious injury. Am I missing something? Numitor, are you sure it's Amadeus? Not Pollux? " Marcus asked Numitor. His eyes pierced through Numitor's heart. Trying to locate his mind. Everyone knows about the rivalry between Pollux and Marcus. At the Red Reed Peak, Pollux came in second only to Marcus. Some believe that his talent is above Marcus's. The only thing is that Marcus just happened to be one year senior to Pollux. And Marcus always used that as a shield to make sure Pollux could never claim his position.

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"Marcus, we have all been fooled by Amadeus. His strength is excellent, his combat techniques much more refined than many of the fourth-year students. Some of the techniques that he used on me, I have seen them used only by those who qualify for Knighthood of the order. His parents visited him a few days back. They must have given him something. Something... a pill..."

"A pill?" Marcus said he was lost in his thoughts.

At the other end of the peak, where servant disciples stay, Atticus is returning to his quarters. He looks pale and exhausted. For the last twenty days, he has not been able to get the refreshing soup. Atticus opened the door and entered the quarter. He was surprised to see Amadeus inside, cooking.

"You are early." Amadeus asked Atticus, smiling.

Atticus sat near the stove. "Yes, exhausted after finishing all the morning chores. The kitchen staff is still not serving us refreshing soup." He inhaled the aroma coming from the cooking.

"Don't worry. Your meat is ready. It's exotic beast meat. You will get all the necessary energy by consuming it."

Amadeus served him a meal. Atticus took the first morsel. For the past few days, he had never enjoyed a meal like this.

"This is very rare exotic beast meat," Amadeus told him. As he poured some more into Atticus' bowl.

Atticus looked happy.

You've never told me where you got this meat, have you?It's difficult to get one, its expensive. And secondly, you are not trained as hunter. "

Oh, no! Don't ask. Just enjoy. " Amadeus said, and got up to wash his hands. Atticus nodded and kept eating.

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"Marcus! " Numitor is now in tears. He is suffering unbearable pain. His entire body is getting plastered. "He did this to me. He challenged you by beating me up."

"How is this possible? If he has such strength and power, how could he let us take away the refreshing soup so easily?!" Before Numitor could finish his words, a servant disciple was the first to exclaim.

Numitor kept looking at the servant disciple. Then he uttered every word carefully, his mouth now swollen.

"I think Amadeus' family is helping him. We all know Amadeus's origin. He comes from a very rich and influential family. There were many people from the Pulcher Family in Ostia Antica City who joined the Mithraea Warrior Sect, and there were even a few in the Knighthood of the order. It wasn't difficult for him to learn from them. "

"I doubt that." Marcus got up from his seat and went to the window. He is looking out the window. The sun is now setting in the west. "Well, as far as my sources are based, he has very awkward position in the Pulcher family. It would be strange if those people could help him. Otherwise, how could any of them let us bully him like that? "

Everyone in the room agreed to Marcus. They know about the Pulcher family. They had some hints of friction in the family. They just can not confirm anything.

"Marcus, "What did I say? It's the truth, not a single lie. If you don't believe me, I can swear!" Numitor panicked.

"Could it be that that trash is getting some help from his family? Or does he really have some magic power? Or did he get hold of the pills?" He still could not believe any of it.

"Amadeus is trash. Ten days later, he is destined to be expelled from the Sect! "

Everyone in Red Reed Peak knows I'm your man, Marcus. Amadeus even attacked me ruthlessly. Obviously, he doesn't take you seriously! If you don't teach him a lesson, he will definitely shit and pee on your head in the future! "

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"What?! He dares!! " Marcus flew into a rage.

"Marcus, he knows that I am your man, but he still dares to attack me ruthlessly. What is it that he doesn't dare to do? "

Right at this moment, the servant disciple who had just opened its mouth said with a puzzled expression, "Marcus, I still can't figure it out. Amadeus had always been very weak. Twenty days ago, he didn't even reach the First Layer Perfection. Then somehow, in the last twenty days, he is using techniques known only to the

Knighthood of the order. "

And that's right! Twenty days ago, after he saw his family, he didn't even dare to fart when he came back. And that refreshing soup! "On the stretcher, Numitor also had a look of grievance and puzzlement.

Amadeus, whom he met in the morning, is a completely different person. Amadeus, whom he had met twenty days ago, was gone, not a trace of him left behind. It's like they are two different people.

Marcus's heart skipped a beat, "Oh right, it must be his family. They must have brought him a lot of good things, like the Pneuma Invigorating Pills that can help him improve his strength and meditation power..."

"That's right, that must be it. Marcus, don't forget, he came from a big family. His parents came to see him once a year. How could they only bring him a few rags? He must have hidden all the good stuff first, then secretly taken them out and consumed them these few days. This allowed him to improve rapidly in a short period of time. " Numitor suddenly shouted, and a look of realisation appeared on his face.

"No wonder. The things I searched for him that day were only those tattered clothes. It turns out that he had hidden those good things long ago. What a cunning piece of trash! How detestable!!"

"He's so cunning!!" Numitor, gritted his teeth. His heart is aching. A first-degree martial artist had broken through to the third grade in less than twenty days. "He is

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just trash with a low ninth-grade bloodline. But if he is getting those pills, the time will soon come when he will surpass you, Marcus. "

Suddenly, Numitor rolled his eyes and said, "Marcus, is there anything else good in his hands?"

"What do you mean?" For a moment, Marcus did not react.

"Marcus, you have been stuck at the Fourth degree Perfection Stage for some time. If you can get theose pills that Amadeus uses, you will definitely be able to break through the Bronze Warriors' Lane and break through to the Knighthood of the Order." Numitor smiled sinisterly. He didn't care that his wound would be torn open. The pain made him grimace in pain. He hated Amadeus even more in his heart. He wished he could slice Amadeus into pieces.

"Marcus, as long as you can avenge me, I'm willing to give you the thousand denarius of silver that he stole from me! " Numitor gritted his teeth and added fuel to the fire.

"A thousand denarius of silver, combined with my savings, is enough to buy a Pneuma Invigorating Pill from the Sect. It will help me get a chance to move ahead. "

At the very next moment, Marcus grabbed Numitor's left arm, which is in good condition, and said with a ferocious expression. "Numitor, he injured you and left you to die. He will pay its price. I will avenge you! I will break that trash's limbs, every one of them. I'm going to make that little thief unable to even be a man!! "