The weight in his hand lightened, as Asa's wrist, which was holding the gun, was severed clean off.
In agony, Asa couldn't help but cry out in pain.
Then, that voice stopped abruptly.
Asa was beheaded in one swift stroke.
Emod's voice rose from the telephone, as Asa had just made the call.
"You're as good as dead!"
Emod's voice was frantic with rage.
Jason paid no attention, simply lifting his foot and crushing the fallen receiver.
With a crispy sound, the receiver was completely shattered.
The nostrils behind Jason's hockey mask twitched continuously.
He was zeroing in on the exact location of his 'food.'
To Jason, this was not difficult.
After dealing with the unnecessary trouble, it took just four or five seconds for him to locate where the 'food' was.
Jason strode towards the basement.
According to the information Brian provided earlier, Emod's mansion had two floors underground, publicly claimed to be a wine cellar and a recreation room.
Of course, that was just to the outside world.
An elevator went directly to the two basement levels.
But Jason chose the stairs.
He didn't like the confined, narrow surroundings of the elevator.
Such environments always felt like a coffin to him.
With the data provided by Brian, Jason found the staircase next to the elevator that led down to the first basement level. The staircase was divided into two sections, connected by a platform, weaving up and down.
At the end of the lower half was a door bolted shut from the outside with a T-shaped latch.
Jason pulled the latch and immediately heard panicked voices from behind the door.
There were hushed, nervous whispers, as well as the sounds of bodies curling up.
And when he pushed the door open, there was a chorus of cries.
Under the harsh light of the incandescent bulb, a tall, strong man wearing a hockey mask entered, holding a bloodstained machete. The moment Kemi saw him, she curled up and shrank back.
The other girls did the same.
Some of them even started sobbing uncontrollably.
Yet even in such distress, they covered their mouths to keep from making noise.
They had been targeted by this butcher-like man because of their sounds.
They didn't want to die.
Kemi also didn't want to die.
She wanted to go home.
She now deeply regretted not listening to her father's words.
Kemi prayed silently in her heart.
Then, she saw the butcher-like man standing in front of her cage.
"Your dad says it's time to go home."
Jason had seen Kemi's photo.
His ability to deal with Emod's men so quickly was much credited to Brian's information, and under such circumstances, he certainly didn't mind saving the man's daughter.
The chains were severed by a stroke of Jason's blade.
The door of the cage opened.
It wasn't only Kemi's cell; Jason opened all four of the remaining cages.
Having saved one, he naturally rescued the others along the way.
"Leave this place, then inform your families and call the police,"
"Tell them exactly what happened to you."
Jason said to the girls.
The girls looked at each other, too scared to move.
They worried it was some kind of trick.
But Kemi bravely stepped out and ran quickly towards the exit.
With one person taking action, the rest naturally followed suit.
Five girls ran out, but as the door closed, Kemi looked back.
Through the crack in the door, the tall figure continued downward.
What was he going to do?
But she didn't dare ask, nor did she dare to follow.
Kemi wished silently.
Jason couldn't hear such a blessing; the scent wafting into his nose quickened his steps.
Soon, he had entered the second basement level.
The scent of 'food' came from there.
Amid the sound of the door axle scraping against the frame, Jason pushed the door open.