Chapter 6: Massacre

"Carlos, you son of a bitch! You're dead meat! Jaclyn's darts are poisoned. Even God couldn't save you now! Hahaha!" Emilio cackled like a lunatic. Swish! Carlos dodged to the side. The five darts flew toward Emilio. Emilio's eyes went wide in shock. The darts punched five bloody holes straight through Emilio's body. "Shit…" "Jaclyn, you... filthy bitch..."  Emilio glared at Jaclyn in hatred, then dropped to his knees, face going gray as foam bubbled from his mouth, dead from the poison. Boom!  Suddenly, William Johanson's twisted face popped up behind Carlos. He was about to launch a sneak attack. "You little punk, think you can turn things around? Not a chance!" With a heavy blow, William unleashed his late-stage Martial Master power. Smack!  Carlos's hand shot out freakishly fast, grabbing William by the throat and hoisting him off the ground.  "You old bastard! You insulted my third aunt, and I'm here to settle the score!" Three years ago, William lusted after Carlos' third aunt. He raped her, then killed her. Squelch!  Carlos jammed his hand into William's lower back, ripped out his kidney, and crushed it. He did the same to the other kidney, turning it into a bloody mist. "Ahhh!"  William, a late-stage Martial Master, never dreamed he'd get taken down in one move, kidneys ripped out and crushed.  The pain made his whole body spasm. "Holy crap!"  Everyone watching was shaking. Seeing someone's kidneys yanked out and smashed was just too damn brutal. "I'll give you one chance. Who ordered you to harm the Carroll family?" Carlos asked coldly, his hand still stuck inside William's chest. "It was Jaden Winston, commander of the Jaunce garrison. Three years ago, he came to Jaunce with a big shot, roped me in, along with the Mason family and others." William was terrified, knowing the consequences of speaking out, but silence meant death. "Who was this big shot?"  Carlos's hand shook with excitement.  He had been dreaming of killing that guy for years. "I don't know! The guy always wore a mask, and even Jaden Winston was scared of him. For the commander to be that scared, you know he's a big deal!" William confessed everything he knew. "Jaden Winston!"  Carlos gritted his teeth so hard they almost cracked, then squeezed, crushing William's heart in an instant. "Carlos, you killed my dad! Let me live, and I'll help you become the king of Jaunce!"  Jaclyn stared at him, terrified.  She never dreamed that Carlos would come back so strong. In no time, he'd wiped out all the Mason family martial artists and killed her father. The pain from her wounds reminded her this was real. Fear gripped her.  She knew only submission could save her now.  She grabbed onto Carlos's leg, begging, "Please, let me live. I'll be your bitch! You can do whatever you want with me, beat me, anything!" "Don't you like it when I use popping candy? I'll have it every day! I'll be good, I'll be your obedient bitch!" Carlos's expression didn't change.  He crouched down and stuffed something inside Jaclyn's clothes.  She looked down and freaked out. It was a grenade, the pin already pulled. Carlos stepped back, voice icy.  "You set up a bomb that killed almost a hundred people in my family. Time to go down there and say sorry!"  He was giving them a taste of their medicine. "No!" Jaclyn screamed in regret.  She wished she hadn't wronged Carlos. Otherwise, she wouldn't be facing such a horrific end. Boom!  The grenade exploded, blowing Jaclyn to pieces. The whole crowd just stared, speechless. "Carlos, you've got your revenge and killed who you needed to. We're just guests. We've got nothing to do with the Masons or Johansons. Can we go now?" An old man stood up and asked. Carlos sneered, "No ties? Then why are you here with all those fancy gifts? You're Joshua Burton, aren't you?" "You took over two of my family's stores and messed with three of our girls. You think I'd let you off?" Nala hadn't left Jaunce because she was secretly investigating who brought down the Carroll family.  She handed the list to Carlos. Three years ago, the Carroll family was annihilated, and their assets were split up among many forces. Smack!  Carlos kicked Joshua to the floor, yelling, "That's for messing with my family's women!"  Then he rammed his hand into Joshua's lower back, ripped out both kidneys, and crushed them on the spot. "Please! I was wrong!" Joshua screamed, face twisted in agony. Boom!  Carlos stomped on Joshua's head, crushing it like a melon. The guests freaked out, faces going pale with terror. "Ramon, you killed my uncle's family and took our pharmaceutical factory!"  Carlos's gaze landed on Ramon and his family. Ramon was terrified, backing up a few steps, blurting, "Carlos, I'll give back everything I took from your family!" "As for your uncle's life, I'll pay with money. How about it? I regret it! Spare my wife and kid!" Ramon's wife begged, "Our son just graduated from college. He's got a bright future! Please, spare us. We were forced back then!" Smack! Smack! Smack!  Carlos smashed the heads of Ramon's family into a bloody mist, brain matter splattering on everyone nearby. "Oh my God!"  The rest of the guests scrambled for the corners. Carlos said coldly, "My uncle had a family, too. Why didn't you give them a chance? Go apologize to them!" "Ivan, you took over our mall and injured over a dozen of our family members! When you were down, we were there to help you! Instead of gratitude, you betrayed us. Die!"  Carlos picked up a dagger from the table and slashed Ivan's throat! Thud! Thud! Thud!  Other guests knelt, sweating bullets, shaking like they'd seen the Grim Reaper. "Please, let us go! We know we were wrong! Back then, everyone in Jaunce was trying to get a piece of the Carroll family. We just went along with it!" "Give us a chance, and we'll return everything double!" "Carlos, I'll make up your losses! If you let me live, you can have my daughter to vent your anger!" "His daughter's not much to look at. My wife's a real beauty! Spare me, and she's yours!" "His wife's got syphilis. My mistress is the real deal! She's yours to enjoy!" Every guest was involved in the attack. "To hell with your chance! Go kneel and apologize to my family!"  Carlos went down the line, slitting everyone's throats with his dagger. Carlos killed over three hundred guests. The guests knelt, clutching their bleeding throats, staring at Carlos in horror. They deeply regretted taking advantage of the Carroll family and hurting their people.  But there was no turning back. They could only pay for the blood debt with their lives. In the grand wedding hall, bodies were stacked high, and blood was everywhere. After slitting three hundred throats, Carlos's dagger was all bent out of shape.  Nala was stunned. She knew Carlos had gotten stronger, but she never imagined he'd become this powerful.  Soaked in blood, Carlos shouted, "Mom, Dad, and everyone in the Carroll family who was wronged, I swear, I'll get revenge for every one of you!" His aura exploded like a fierce tiger. After a moment, Carlos turned, the killer look fading from his face.  He smiled gently at Nala. "Sorry, Nala. Did I scare you?"