Rising from the Ashes (Andrew) novel Chapter 2872

Alec was the last one left, drenched in sweat and trembling with terror. He stammered, "P-Please! H-Hold on! Whatever you want to know, I'll tell you everything! Yes, a Holtrien man did pass through, but he looked dirt poor, so we didn't bother with him! He ate a meal and then headed into the wasteland. He…"

Marshall did not wait for him to finish. His arm swept through the air, and blue energy formed a blade that sliced cleanly across Alec's throat.

Alec's head hit the ground with a thud.

The townspeople finally lost all control, screaming in panic as they scattered in every direction. However, a little girl clutching a doll suddenly rushed in.

Tears streamed down her face as she shouted at Marshall, "You're a bad man! You killed my daddy! I'm going to kill you! Go to hell!"

The girl was trembling with fear, yet she stared defiantly at Marshall.

Crouching down, Marshall smiled brightly and asked, "The mayor was your daddy, right?"

Tears poured from the girl's eyes as she glared at Marshall with pure hatred. "The mayor was my daddy! You killed him! You're evil! I hate you! Go to hell!"

Marshall gently placed his hand on the little girl's head as she charged toward him. "So young, yet already carrying such hatred… Watching your own father get slaughtered like livestock right before your eyes is tragic, isn't it? But actually, you've got it pretty good compared to most! Because trash like you in the wastelands is worth even less than rats in the sewers, and being killed by me is actually an honor for someone like you."

A sickening crack echoed in the room.

Marshall had crushed the girl's skull in his hand. Without another word, he left the place and continued his pursuit into the wasteland. Behind him came a woman's heart-rending screams and curses.

It was clearly the girl's mother, unable to hold back her grief any longer.

The entire town had been razed to the ground, and several hundred people lay dead.

The rage and frustration that had been building inside him were finally released. He pulled out his communicator, smiling as he spoke into it.

"Send reinforcements. I'm hunting down a cockroach, and I need the elite squad, no useless trash! Everyone is to assemble at the outer perimeter of Wraith Graveyard and await my command."

The message went straight back to Ludendorff family headquarters. As a Ludendorff heir, Marshall had sufficient authority to deploy the family's elite forces, a 20-man squad where every single member was at least at the Count-level.

In other words, they were all equivalent to martial saint-level combatants. He had lost his patience for a one-on-one chase with Andrew. He just wanted to capture Andrew quickly, then tear him apart piece by piece to soothe his exhaustion and fury.