A level eight dark flame ogre?
Arbola observed the creature carefully, wanting to be sure that her assessment was not faulty .
“I once belonged to a human, and they shared a similar presence to you, so you two are probably from the same plane . You’re powerful, human mage, but you’re unable to go home . Sign a contract with me, and you shall get a set of plane coordinates . With that, you’d be able to return to your plane . It’s only a technical problem . ”
The dark flame ogre tempted Arbola . Even though she knew that the creature was up to no good, if she signed such a contract with it, she would be able to take control of its life . One way or another, she would not be put into any danger .
Just a contract slot wasted, that’s all . She convinced herself and took out a blank scroll, beginning to write the contract . Low level creatures like that dark flame ogre were usually beneath signing a soul bond with . Arbola changed her mind, and her magic pen was seen writing something different, drafting a slave contract instead .
The scroll was finished and it was sent flying to the dark flame ogre, who looked and quickly pricked its tail . A drop of flaming blood shot out and seeped into the scroll, which burned the scroll to cinders .
“Hehe . ” The dark flame ogre chuckled and shot into Arbola’s body .
Arbola was alerted . That dark flame ogre’s attitude suggested that it was her who had been set up . She wanted to drive the dark flame ogre out of her body, before finding that the creature had disappeared without a trace .
How could this be possible? Arbola searched her soul . She was of equal level to Saleen, but her soul was not as powerful as his . Only one of the three parts of her soul returned to her body . The contractual brand with the dark flame ogre on that soul was still there, but it was fused with another contract .
Arbola was totally frightened . Just what the hell is that thing? How could it violate the power of rules and alter the contract!?
“Your reputation precedes you, Lord Arbola . ” A man was heard behind her .
Arbola turned around furiously . Her skin was covered with goosebumps .
She recognized the man who was behind her . He was none other than the emperor of the Cloudflow Empire, Agares .
“I’d like to thank Saleen for giving me Snakerun . I sure as hell did not expect that it would trigger my special powers . I wouldn’t have been a match against you otherwise . ” Agares smirked and extended his hand, touching Arbola’s face like a child looking at a toy .
Arbola discovered that not only were her arms and legs were stiffened and bound, but she was unable to even command the Mark of the Six-winged Flying Snake with her power of the soul anymore .
How could Agares be this powerful?
“This is only a technical problem . ” Agares smiled . “I have Saleen to thank for everything that has happened so far . He is a pesky fellow and is much better off dead . ”
Arbola became dazed by Agares’ voice . That brand deep in her soul became even more powerful without her realizing it . If she had been fully awake and willing to get severely injured, she would have had a chance of shaking free of his control . However, her immense pride had been completely shattered, preventing her from being able to react in time .
If it had been Saleen or Sika in the situation, they would choose to harm their enemy at their own expense right away, burning their own souls together Agares’ .
The mages of Golden Plains, as Saleen put it, were all just people with frail minds under their prideful facades .
Agares waved the dagger in his hand . “This is Snakerun, which was crafted using 12-dimensional metal . The amount of such metal available on every plane would be enough for making only a single weapon . But it would be possible to make several weapons of such small sizes . Saleen kept quite a lot for himself . ”
“How did you…” Arbola struggled and managed to only mutter a few words, before losing control of her body again .
Agares spoke carefully, “there is no need to rush . I possess the ability to traverse spaces, and that ability comes from this weapon . But the spaces I can travel to are limited, so I chose somewhere more remote and hidden, which is right where we are standing . My eyes allow me to see through the barriers of space . Before you and that holy master showed up, I’d already been waiting for quite some time . ”
Agares was not actually telling the truth . He had been keeping an eye on Saleen, hoping to get something from the mage . He was able to see Saleen’s luck and knew that it was not time for him to get on Saleen’s bad side, so Saleen’s enemies became ideal candidates for him .
When Van Gogh exiled Arbola, Agares followed . He used the most powerful skill he had—Assassin’s Shadow .
The skill was conjured into a dark flame ogre, tempting Arbola to sign a contract with it . Arbola was too prideful to sign a soul bond, enabling him to exploit the opening .
Everything proceeded per Agares’ calculations . Even Arbola’s current hesitation was well within his predictions .
If an assassin were unable to keep the situation under control and use whatever was available to their advantage, then they would never amount to much in their lifetime .
Arbola listened to every word he said without realizing what she was doing . The fusion of the contractual brand in her soul was already unstoppable .
“You really shouldn’t get on Saleen’s bad side . Even I, a great assassin, was forced to put the plans to assassinate him aside . I could only stalk him like a snake . ” Agares smirked and saw Arbola’s shadow gradually disappear . The snakes from the Mark of the Six-winged Flying Snake returned one after another . Without the snakes in the way of the abyssal creatures, they quickly overran the valley .
Agares slashed his Snakerun in front of him, creating a huge fissure . The valley was cut in half . The abyssal creatures shrieked in pain as they were cut to pieces .
“I might be an assassin, but I like to pretend to be a swordsman at times . ” Agares looked at the effects of his attack and felt pleased with himself . He drew a hexagram with his dagger and a huge black hole appeared behind him .
“Come with me, Arbola . I did say I’d bring you hom . ,” Agares leapt into the black hole . Arbola followed, still dazed .
A swamp was found on the other side of the black hole . A man and a woman had already been waiting for Agares . They were none other than Van Gogh and Jalin .
“How was it? You got what you came for?” Van Gogh asked anxiously . If Arbola was not kept on a leash, then Jalin would be a problem sooner or later . Worse still, he was very reluctant to kill Jalin off .
Agares smiled and Arbola followed right behind him, emerging from that black hole .
Van Gogh was relieved . Agares’ skill was indeed superb when used in conjunction with his own . He took control of Jalin while Agares took control of Arbola .
If they did so more often, both his and Agares’ powers would grow exponentially .
However, it was still thanks to Saleen, in a weird way . Becoming an enemy of Saleen had a way of severely messing up one’s luck . Van Gogh found that out the hard way .
“So, what are we going to do next?” Van Gogh asked . He knew that Agares was a lunatic . If he maintained a working relationship with the assassin, he needed to show more respect .
Van Gogh did not care for superficial things . He deemed that there would be a day, when he had grown powerful enough, that he would be to kill Agares off . The best companion was also potentially the greatest enemy .
“We’ll need to get more enemies for Saleen . He has superb luck, and that won’t work well for his enemies . ” Agares laughed . While he was a lunatic, he did not dare to move against Saleen for the time being . Saleen’s lightning skill prevented his skill at deception and shadows from finding an opening .
Van Gogh did not think as highly of Saleen, but he dared not become Saleen’s enemy on his own . He was unable to manipulate Saleen . He had once intended to use the three mages of the Elemental Hand to keep Saleen in check . However, the three mages ended up nowhere to be found, and Saleen did not even bother asking about their whereabouts . He simply got someone else to replace them .
Van Gogh had gotten exasperated . If it had not been for Agares, who proposed to work with him, Van Gogh would have been run over by Saleen . It was the Goddess of Myers’ idea to have him gain luck from the temples . However, it was not known if the goddess truly intended to back him, or simply used him to train Saleen .
Van Gogh kept his guard up against gods . There had never been a god who made a move without a good reason, and it was not their nature to simply give and not ask anything in return .
“Well, we’ll need a specific target for starters . ” Van Gogh communicated with Agares patiently .
“Target? Do I really need to spell it out? Van Gogh, is the man you hate and resent the most Saleen?”
“Of course not . I don’t resent Saleen for anything . He’s just an enemy, that’s all . ”
“You said it yourself then . An enemy like Saleen can always be dealt with later . You may not even need to face him up close and personal forever . But there is one enemy who will always haunt you until you get rid of them . Well, no need to get rid of them actually . They would serve as one hell of a shadow for me . ”
“Who would that be?”
“The great Lord of Glory, of course! That god you used to sing praises to . ”
“The Lord of Glory!” Van Gogh gritted his teeth immediately . He only discovered after advancing that his soul was incomplete, as he had given some parts to his god .
Humans really were stupid, giving up their most precious thing just for that bit of temptation .
But he did not become a holy master by his own will . Only by killing the Lord of Glory would he be able to reach the pinnacle of human profession . His incomplete soul would mean that he would be unable to move past level 16 otherwise .
“Right . If I took control of the Lord of Glory, I’d return the bits of your soul to you . If I can’t control him, we’ll just kill him and you’d be able to mend your soul . This is all in your favor one way or another, don’t you think?” Agares smiled .
“Indeed . ” Van Gogh was rather irked, but it was all an act he put up in front of Agares . If he were fine with everything, then Agares’ would be unhappy .
Agares laughed even louder after seeing Van Gogh feeling angry .
“Don’t be angry, Van Gogh . I know a way to connect the Lord of Glory’s divine kingdom to Myers Mainland . Doing so would cause countless angels to flood the plane . What do you think would happen then?”
“That would be beautiful…we could kill to our hearts’ content!” Van Gogh answered .
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