My Wife is a Dead Villainess, and I'm Her Living Weapon-Chapter 83: Who

"Woah! The curse is gone!"

"For real! I can think now!"

"HAHAHA! PRAISE THE FIRE!"

"FOR THE FIRE!"

As the feathered arsonists began to wake up Elian turned to Bianca and pulled out a core that looked like an oversized orange. He handed it to her. But as she could not hold objects without mana, she used water to grab it instead.

"Bianca, bring back Burny. Have him deal with the Swallows."

"Okay," with a wave of Bianca’s hand the air around the core turned solid.

She locked the core in a cage of ice, bored a small hole, and created a vacuum inside. Within seconds the air inside the prison turned pure. She then had one of her Ice VII mirrors float and focus the light of the sun inside the ice cage.

And a second later.

The purified air ignited, and in seconds, the pressure ruptured the core’s shell in a flash of fire. Along with the fire was a blaze that engulfed everything within a meter of the core. When the smoke dissipated, a Flame Swallow emerged and stretched its wings.

"Master, I have returned," Burny declared with a dramatic flourish. He then flew to perch on the witch’s arm.

Immediately, Bianca smiled and began to caress his plumage, "Welcome back, Burny."

"WAIT, WHO THE HELL IS THIS BASTARD? BURNY? YOU GAVE IT A NAME?"

Fluffy’s roar scattered the newly awoken Swallows like leaves in a wildfire. Elian grimaced in irritation.

"This idiot. System, turn off Override and reactivate the Curse of Compromise."

[Affirmative.]

Within seconds, the Swallows began falling to the ground in soft plops. Each had its eyes delirious and their tongues sticking out. Meanwhile Fluffy growled at the bird in Bianca’s arm.

"Get away from my sister you, pea-brained twit!"

"I beg your pardon. I do not answer to you. I am a servant of the one and only Bianca Valestra. For reasons I would rather not disclose," Burny retorted respectfully.

"Fluffy, enough. He is my pet."

"But Bianca, this turkey reject is trying to take my spot! Wasn’t I your number 1? What? You replaced me all because I turned to metal?" She then retracted her plates and exposed her silky fur. "They are still there! See? You don’t need this tinderbox."

So it was the name that set her off.

"You still have Fluffy privileges dammit! Why did you have to name this oversized firefly!"

Bianca giggled and rested her face on the silky part Fluffy exposed, "Fluffy, what are you even scared of? You are my sister. No one could replace you. Burny is just a new addition to the family. Relax, okay? You’ll be the one to give them orders, I promise."

Fluffy hesitated, but her face lit up—it was clear how much commanding the Swallows meant to her. She eventually grumbled a short—okay.

Bianca turned to Burny and examined him, "I am surprised that you are resisting the Curse of Compromise? Is Elian’s metal still inside you?"

The Flame Swallow tilted its head before nodding, "Yes, it is. And as it bonded to our bodies, we seem to bring it with us when we respawn. Also, thank you for reviving me, Master. The moment after we die is the most dangerous for our kind."

Elian nodded at Burny’s reveal.

That makes sense. If no one revives them, they’ll remain as cores. If they were used or broken, they’d be lost forever. I guess, their immortality comes at a cost.

"You are most welcome Burny, I vow to you. So long as you serve me, I will revive you and your family as many times as you desire. I will personally guarantee this, so you may meet the fire without any worries." freewebnσvel.cøm

All of a sudden, the bird choked and began to weep, "Truly? Master, are you certain you will fulfill this oath? You won’t just throw us aside after we have served our purpose?"

"Yes, I vow in the name of my Tyrant. I will not betray your trust."

Using his wings Burny began to dab the tears coming from his eyes, "I see. Then I, Burny, swear that my fire will burn only for you, master."

Pleased at his vow, Bianca then rubbed Burny’s chin with her finger.

"Wonderful, can you please share this promise of mine to all the Flame Swallows present."

Burny then lowered his head and spread his wings in a bow, "By your will, Master."

Elian, having listened to everything, reactivated Override and had the Flame Swallows wake up. He started pulling out the remaining bird cores.

Bastion and Silent approached Bianca and Elian who prepared to resurrect the other Swallows.

"You spared them? I thought you’d feed on their cores afterward, Elian. I thought getting Bianca’s HP full is one of your priorities. Why the sudden change in objectives?"

"Bianca wanted them," he replied curtly.

"Oh my, just for that Son-in-law? Dominator is terrifying. You use it not for yourself—but just because of my daughter?"

"Yes."

Silent pleased, flicked her tail at Bastion, "Dear, your son-in-law has enough ability to make even I swoon. Better step up your game or you might lose me."

He groaned in response and hugged Silent on the side, "Do not be ridiculous, dear. He is insane. How could I compare? I’m simply not deranged enough to compete."

I feel like Father-in-law just insulted me.

Meanwhile, Bianca approached him.

"Elian."

"Yes?"

"Once the Swallows recover, we will move to the matriarch. Due to the grave importance of this dungeon to the Church, expect the boss to be protected by a true powerhouse."

"You mean someone like Arjun?" he scoffed.

Half expecting her to make a witty comeback, Bianca’s face turned grave as she shook her head. "No, Breakers do not age. Arjun is new. He might be strong for this generation, but he is weak compared to mine."

"Yours? Fifty years ago, would mean the first generation, right?"

"Yes. I am not certain. But we may run into someone from time. Maybe someone who even knows me. Do not let your guard down. Should the worst come, we will unleash the Flame Swallows on them. Promise me, you will not try to take them alone."

"Do I have to?"

Bianca then bit her lip and grabbed her lover’s arm, "Promise me, Elian."

Hmm. Looks like she is serious.

"Okay, I promise to not take them on my own."

Only then did Bianca relax, "Good. Now help me put the rest of our pyromaniacs together."

***

After about two hours, the revived army of fifteen hundred Flame Sparrows chirped in excitement like a cult. Flying overhead even from so high up, Elian’s party could hear them talk about their plans—all of which revolved around burning.

Silent looked at them and commented as they walked, "I wonder how mating works in their culture. It seems none of them value anything beyond the Fire. I find it quite pitiful."

"I was told the ones that gain the desire to mate become matriarchs or patriarchs—most just explode. Even the Church was at a loss on how to use them. They had no concept of restraint and would attack both allies and enemies alike," Bastion shared.

"Elian, you think Living Metal can withstand a bombardment from the avian kamikazes?"

"I honestly do not know. Never tested it. Kind of terrifying to try."

"With there being fifteen hundreds of them? Of course it would be terrifying!" Fluffy snapped.

"Never mind that, I gave you half of the material. You got enough to use now?"

"Yep, I can go onyx mode if needed. Don’t think we will need it though, considering how weak humans are."

"Well, Bianca believes there would be someone here from her generation. I am kind of curious how strong they were. Anything you are allowed to say?"

Fluffy, tilted her head in deep thought, before replying, "I would agree that there are scary ones about them. But those are in the minority. Basically, anyone in the Peak Dusk Tier is an absolute monster. There are less than twenty in the world."

"Ho? And if you were to use Bianca’s memories, who would you consider the worst among all of them."

"Hmm. If I had to take a pick it would be Daybreak and Heaven’s Fist."

At the family name Elian grew curious, "I am familiar with Daybreak, but who is Heaven’s fist?"

Fluffy began to growl.

"Fluffy?"

"Heaven’s fist is one of the strongest Breakers in the first generation. In fact the only reason Bianca is still alive is because he is stupid. He is a martial artist who despises group tactics. To him, strength must stand alone—or it’s not strength at all."

At her information, Elian’s blood began to boil.

"She almost died trying to take him down. The injuries he inflicted were what killed her body. It’s all that bastard’s fault!"

He was about to ask for specifics when he felt the temperature plummeted within seconds. The air cracked as it froze solid, Elian turned to see Bianca overcome with fear.

"I killed you... You should be dead," Bianca whispered, trembling.

Elian followed her line of sight and saw an extremely muscular martial artist wearing a blue outfit. His face seemed advanced in years, but his eyes were still sharp.

Fluffy’s body lowered to the ground. Her eyes were full of hate. "How the hell is the old bastard alive?!"

"Huh?"

"It’s him, Elian. That old man is Heaven’s Fist."