Chapter 335 - 288 : The Seven Deadly Sins 2 (1/2)
”Hohoho, it is a pleasure to meet Miss Lucy again.”
The laziness of the old man laughed as he laughed heartily and followed both Lucy and Arthur into the villa. His focus was on Arthur, who was also wary and curious about Sloth.
His copy repeatedly told him that Sloth is extremely strong and one of the oldest beings in the omniverse. Though, it's a mystery why he's working for the System when he belongs to the Heaven and Hell Universe and Arthur wasn't going to pry on that. Seeing as how Lucy treated him with respect, it shows how strong he is.
He didn't seem to carry any hostile or malicious intentions so Arthur didn't act arrogantly or cold toward this elder.
”This place is surely more comfortable than the rest. Good for you good for you!”
Snory praised the luxurious and spacious villa as he sat on the sofa and made himself comfortable. Although he merely glanced at the furniture and such, that doesn't mean he didn't get to sense the whole place with cultivation like his.
Silence prevailed the atmosphere for a moment before the old man spoke again
”In my life, never did I think I would meet another person who uses Dark Magic.”
This statement obviously startled both of them. Arthur was hiding his powers and even his aura was completely concealed. The Ethereal state was also activated, which diminished the chilling and ominous aura usually unleashed by the Dark Magic in or the Dark-Star Technique.
Their surprise only lasted a moment. Arthur already knew that Zodiak must have been a very powerful figure and since Sloth is old, he surely must have met him or at least known about him.
”I assume Senior met Zodiak in the past?”
It was a rare chance to know a bit more detail about Zodiak's life so Arthur unhesitantly asked Sloth, who didn't seem to mind his question as he chuckled while answering
”Met? I've fought him when he was in his prime.”
As he said that, the old man got up and removed part of his rugged yellow shirt to show a hideous scare that covered half of the left part of his chest. It resembled the scar caused by fire except this one was jet black thus making it looks way uglier.
”Hohohoho we nearly killed each other but don't worry, it was all in the past and I won't attack you just because you're his successor... sort of.”
Arthur tensed up at first but all his short-lived worries soon vanished as Sloth turned out to be a person who didn't hold grudges against 'relatives' of his past enemies.
The old man soon sat again and grinned as he glanced between Lucy and Arthur.
”Zodiak was powerful but that was all. He was alone and didn't have an army like most of his enemies. Moreover, he was different from you, he only had Dark Magic and nothing else. Put simply, he was unable to use any other Magic, whether it's with Nether Energy, Mana, Qi or any other type of Energy. Whereas you are more special. I can sense the Hell's flames within you, Void Magic and above all, Dark Magic. You are a dangerous being and if you were not Miss Lucy's husband, I would not have allowed you to remain on Earth.”
Arthur frowned and retorted
”Although I'm not human, I'm not purposely trying to harm this planet. Why would I be more dangerous than my wife? We're equally strong.”
”That is indeed true. On the exterior, both of you are perhaps equal but the inside is different. She's as calm as water and her consciousness is clear and stable, however, yours is as dark as night and is more dangerous than you might think.”
This only confused Arthur more so he asked again
”I'm not sure what Senior is talking about. Would you mind explaining?”
”I cannot explain it in words. I'm only saying what I'm seeing. You are like a time bomb, ready to explode and engulf everything around it. Check your mental state, boy.”
Without letting Arthur talk, Sloth resumed
”And for peace on earth to continue, I cannot let you rampage in here if your mental state ever goes berser-”
Arthur cut him off while retorting
”Senior, my mental state is stable and I don't think I'm suffering from any problems.”