Chapter 865: Your Laws Aren’t Absolute (1/2)
Far from where the fight was happening, one could see a group of 10 people, all of them injured. Their injuries were at varying degrees of severity. Some only had surface wounds, while some had severe ones. But what was the same for all of them was that none of them were in a near-death state.
”Well, well, well. What do we have here? It seems we've come across a group of fat and juicy pigs from the Spirit Awakener Guild.” Standing before them was a handsome man with a majestic bearing, each of his actions containing the regal grace of a king. In contrast, the words he uttered were anything but such.
He wore a crown on his head that emanated a suffocating feeling. He arrived before a kneeling man, picking up his storage ring as he began to go through the things inside it. The defensive formation inside the ring was instantly broken by the man. Even the same went for the equipment spirit that was ordered to erase all sensitive data and items when worse came to worst.
Unfortunately, before it could do so, the man paralyzed it and did something that made it swear loyalty to him immediately. He then smirked at the ten injured people that stared at him with expressions of shock. Their expressions were as if they were struck by lightning.
Seeing their gazes, the man laughed. ”The Spirit Awakeners of the Zamuria Continent are pretty backward. You've left your equipment spirits so defenseless.”
”Master, they are indeed pretty stupid.” The storage ring's equipment spirit fawned over the man with the crown, saying not long after, ”Let me tell you everything they were up to, Master.”
”You…” The storage ring's previous owner stared at it in anger. Though, he was unable to do anything since he was tied up. The rope that was binding him was a piece of Nine Stars God Foundation equipment. So, it wasn't something people at their current cultivation level could damage easily.
As they were bound, their methods were restricted to a certain extent. On top of that, they were also constantly watched by more than twenty beings? Adding on to that, the chances of them pulling one over their enemies in an injured state was pretty much next to nothing since they hadn't even accomplished anything when they were at their peak condition.
”Who…are you people?” The leader of the ten people spoke through gritted teeth, finally accepting what had just happened.
The man with a crown didn't say anything, silently looking at the ring spirit, smiling when it talked. ”Master, these people are guards of the Spirit Awakener Guild. They're currently tasked with the protection of a certain individual the guild has placed considerable attention on.”
”Hoh?” The man with a crown smiled in interest. He looked at the ring spirit before saying, ”Continue.”
”So, Master,” the ring spirit fawned. ”He's someone who has a one percent success rate at awakening the equipment spirits. Other than that, after being indoors for a long time, he decided to venture out to gain some experience. The Spirit Awakener Guild has dispatched them to tail after him and protect him in secret.”
”How interesting,” the man with a crown said before picking up another storage ring. This time, he picked up the ring from the leader of the group. The moment he picked it up, formless energy entered it, shattering its formation while modifying something within in a mystical fashion. In the next moment, its ring spirit had also appeared and bowed in front of the man, saying, ”Please allow me to continue the rest, Master.”
”Oh, sure.” The man nodded in response, amused by the entire situation.
”His name is Krune. As for his demon beast identity, it's unknown. All we know is the fact that he uses a strange law called the Calamity Laws to awaken Artifact Spirits. Not to mention, among those in the Spirit Awakener Guild in Zamuria Continent, his speed is the fastest for his cultivation base.”
”Alright, you may return now,” the man with the crown said as he waved his hand, watching the two ring spirits retreat into their storage rings. The storage rings then flew into his pouch before dropping with a clinking sound. With that, it was apparent he had hundreds of them in it.
The man with the golden crown then smiled before taking away all the equipment the team had. He stored the ones with equipment spirits while discarding the rest. ”The cultivators from the Spirit Awakener Guild are always loaded. I knew this trip to Zamuria Continent would be rewarding.”
For a moment, he behaved like a kid that got his favorite toy from a store for free. He then gazed at the team in front of him as he asked them, ”Do you have anything else to say?”
”You'll definitely regret going against the Spirit Awakener Guild,” the leader spat out, only for his mouth to be gagged.
”Alright, I've heard enough,” the man with a crown said in response with a smile, giving a gentle push to the leader before watching him fall over the rock pillar's edge and fall to the bottom. He then kicked the remaining nine members down the rock pillars as well, turning around after hearing a faint plop from each of them.
The man with the crown held a device in his hand, sensing something through it before letting out a light chuckle. ”So, they had one more person guarding him from up close. What's his name?”
”Yulian, Master.”
”Right, we'll deal with him next.” He laughed. ”Krune, such an interesting person. He'll be a nice…companion. Right, fellas?”
”Yes!” The collective voice of hundreds resounded from his pouch as the man descended the rock pillar.
Seated within the carriage was Yulian, present in a battle-ready position as he gazed at Krune, ready to reinforce him. Though, he didn't get a chance to do because of Krune's acting. He and the Silver-Winged Mouse couple made a compatible trio to the point that their actions made the bandits avoid them altogether for some time.
'Not only is he strong, but he's also able to act accordingly to the situation. His survival strategies are impressive,' Yulian thought to himself, keeping an eye on Krune, only for him to sense something amiss.