Chapter 76 - A Pyramid in Miami (2/2)
The woman adjusted her glasses and looked toward Silverton who had been playing with the breasts of a woman sitting next to him. In response to Will's words, he touched the table. Within seconds, the entire table had frozen over. A dense killing intent wafted over to Will. This was not true intent, but instinct that told Will, 'If you resist, you die.'
”Thank you, Lord Silverton.” the woman said, fear evident in her eyes. Silverton grunted and made out with the woman he was molesting as if he did not have a single care in the world. Will's level was far too low for him to give a damn about his existence. All he wanted to do was get this over with, so he could go and have fun.
Will sighed and signaled for the woman to give him the pill. She approached and handed it to him as if it were a delicate explosive. Will marveled the pill for a second before throwing it into his mouth without hesitation.
It melted as soon as it entered his body, turning into a dark formless energy that headed straight for his heart. Will snickered in his mind because he was far too familiar with what this was. This was Intent!
'Trying to poison me with intent? Bitch, please.'
The energy went straight for his heart, but Will was long prepared. Another formless energy guarded his heart. As soon as the dark intent contacted this energy, it was engulfed. Will was prepared for the empire's methods due to knowledge from Letty warning him.
”Thank you for your cooperation, Lord Solitary. What you just swallowed was an enslavement pill. So long as you perform any act detrimental to the empire in any way, the poison will destroy your heart. The poison is made from a unique undetectable energy. His Majesty Dragonheart encourages those brave enough to attempt to remove the poison. If one succeeds, there will be much to be gained. But do be careful, accidents might occur along the line.” The woman said.
'Dragonheart is looking for people who can use intent. An impressive method, but when it comes to intent, you still have much to learn.'
The woman was happy that nothing had gone wrong so far. Plenty of lords would refuse to take the pill, resulting in many blood baths occurring. This pill was one of the reasons why the empire had expanded so quickly.
”Now, Lord Sicario will test your battle prowess and other skills to determine your position in the empire. Please follow us outside.”
The entourage left the room, baffling Will and Letty. Weren't they the hosts?
Once again Will marveled at how domineering the empire was. He was not a fan of taking orders, but circumstances had dictated otherwise. The group exited the skyscraper and walked to a desolate area. They arrived at what seemed to be a small, run-down stadium. The woman raised her hand for everyone to stop and bowed toward the masked man, ”Lord Sicario if you please.”
The masked man stepped forward while flexing his body. At that instant, a mad current of World Energy entered the masked man's body. The nearby area shook a little while the masked man's aura shot through the roof. Even Silverton stopped fooling around and had a serious expression on his face. A trace of fear appeared in his eyes. It was clear who of the two lords representing the empire was stronger.
”Ha!”
With a shout, the man slammed his palm into the pavement, spreading mana through the surroundings. Soil gathered at a speed visible to the naked eye, forming a mini-mountain. Within seconds, the mini-mountain transformed into a pyramid. Will whistled. The sheer density of the mana used to create this pyramid awed him. In that instant, Will realized an important fact. He had no chance against the masked man, especially if it was a long range battle.
”Destroy that,” the masked man monotoned. Letty gulped at his words. If it was an ordinary earthen pyramid, Will would find it easy, but the energy packed within that pyramid made it harder than steel. She was not from Earth and was born within the system; thus she was all too familiar with what was required to complete the deed.
Will had just passed the level 50 threshold, yet he was now required to break a mass created by a mage who was at least level 100, not to mention it had taken the mage time to gather energy and create this mass: the more time someone had to prepare, the more powerful the outcome, especially for mages.
Will could not help but frown when he saw the pyramid. His aqua sense had informed him just how formidable that big block of soil was. Even Silverton was pondering how on earth he would destroy that. Silverton had also taken a similar test, but it was nowhere near this difficult.
'This kid is unlucky. The empire wants to use this city as an entry point into the country, so it is extremely valuable to them. The lord stationed here would have to be someone who would not lose the territory to anyone nearby, including myself.'
Silverton quietly mused. Will sighed and started walking toward the huge mass. Under Modus's guidance, Will had learned a thing or two about formless water intent, but he had yet to come up with a way to use it as an attack. Thus, he planned to use this pyramid to test some of his theories!