Chapter 492 - 441 : Cornered 2 (2/2)

Including Katrina, three more people appeared around Arthur, gazing at the orb above him with greedy eyes.

”To think the Orb of the Fallen Overgods is here!”

A woman wearing tight dark blue clothes commented while crossing her arms and inspecting the rotating purple orb.

”It is to be expected for an abomination to possess such an evil thing. Today, it will be purified by the Dominion!”

A bald old man with a small white beard raised his cane and was about to attack only to be interrupted by the last 'guest'.

It was a man clad in white armor, he had long black hair and was holding a long silver sword. He was a famous figure in the Divine Planet as well as all of the Cloud Sea Universe.

He belonged to the Cloud Sea Sect and was called Marshall Albert, known for his chivalry and kind spirit.

”This item is confiscated by the Cloud Sea Sect, no one is allowed to interfere.”

Unlike the two others, his words seemed genuine and he didn't harbor any greed toward the orb.

Though shocked, Katrina didn't join them and decided to back away, heading toward the cocoon enveloping her daughter. As for Arthur, he warily stared at the new enemies, not daring to do any sudden moves.

All of them seemed to be as strong as Katrina and they were all focused on him, which left him in a dire and tricky situation, nevertheless, he is not going to give up.

In fact, Arthur very much wanted to chase after the man who attacked Lucy and finish him but he couldn't as the latter seemed to have vanished. Furthermore, the sudden reaction caused by the orb worsened the whole situation.

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'X' just appeared in the stormy area around the Divine Planet, he suddenly glanced at one specific direction while saying

”It's finally time for our reunion, O'my dear Arthur!”

He was about to bypass the raging winds and enter the planet only for a lonely silhouette to block his way.

Upon seeing who it was, 'X' frowned and clicked his tongue, clearly unhappy to see whoever was in front of him.

”Look, we don't have any enmity between us and I'm not in the mood to fight you so let us part ways peacefully.”

The figure blocking 'X''s way let out a sigh and retorted

”I'm afraid that is not possible.”

”Hmpf! Don't tell me you want the orb too?”-X

”Want it? No. Need it? Yes.”

The man facing 'X' was none other than the person always accompanying the Void Behemoth in the Underworld. He was a friend of Zodiak and was aware that the orb will act soon which is why he came here and patiently waited for X to come.

”Well, it just so happens that I need it so…”

'X' retrieved a short grey cane and prepared himself to fight the opponent before him.

The middle-aged man let out a chuckle and before the fight commenced, he uttered:

”Of course you need it, after all, it's the only existing artifact that is able to kill the Nameless Knight and knowing the feud between you two, it's not surprising seeing you so desperately trying to get it.”

Not only is the orb capable of killing the Nameless Knight, but it can also but used to enter the Garden of Words one time. So it isn't surprising to see top figures greedy about it.

For the longest time, 'X' had been hiding from Leiu for fear of being killed. He sought the orb, acquired it and even strengthened it, however, it needed to be charged by a mortal's soul but not any mortal. This was the reason he forsook it to Arthur while planning to retrieve it later on.

Unfortunately, he didn't expect things to turn out this way, nevertheless, he finally located Arthur and the orb is ready to be used. 'X' only needs to get his hands on it then go find the Nameless Knight to finish their feud and exact revenge.