Chapter 537 - 483: The Voice of Deceit (1) (1/2)
Three days after Emir arrived at the Frozen Keep, the humans started mobilizing their strongest forces and preparing to leave. There are approximatively a thousand living humans in the fortress and less than a tenths had enough power to defend against the angels.
As pert Elias' plan, each party had their own task with the hardest one falling on the Archmage parasite, who showed no objection. The remaining parasites were also going to leave Riarravar for good, part of the deal the Calypso Parasite made with Sol'dhin.
Fortunately, there weren't many parasites, numbering less than a hundred, however, there are a few of them who are exceptionally strong.
Of course, before the appointed day, Arthur didn't forget to pay a secretive visit to Emir, who very much welcomed him. The two thoroughly discussed their cooperation and how they'll proceed.
Despite the notoriety of the Calypso parasites, Emir was quite friendly and cooperative after confirming that Arthur was his kin. He was curious about the mutation which changed Arthur's race but he didn't pry too deep and was satisfied by a vague answer. Furthermore, his focus laid on the spiritual prison and the shrewd humans, who, from what he said, will definitely try something in the middle of the battle.
As he'll be busy destroying the prison sealing Timos' soul, Emir requested Arthur to pay close attention to Sol'dhin and make sure the parasites do not suffer to much.
Their talk lasted for less than twenty minutes before left the room like a ghost, returning to his chamber.
”Hm?”
Arthur frowned as he saw Lucy caressing her abdomen, lost in a daze, not even noticing his appearance. He pretended to see nothing and lightly coughed, causing the silver-haired woman's body to twitch and face him, her expression that of serenity.
”How did it go?” She asked the smiling Arthur, who sat next to her and briefly talked about his conversation with the Archmage.
”Everything is in order. Let us finish our preparation too.”
He took out a complex medium-sized machine and put it in the ground before he got to work. Lucy sat next to him every time he signaled her, she spilled some blood on the noisy machine, which absorbed the red liquid like a hungry beast, it even made disgusting slurping noises.
This thing is a unique bullet-making machine created by Arthur using his knowledge and the Lost Magic. It is capable of converting almost everything into suitable bullets for Lonely Moon, the silver revolver.
With the addition of the Devil Arm, the backlash of the gun became negligible, moreover, the arm even boosted Lucy's storage capacity. Right now, Arthur is in the process of making a special kind of bullet, one that can kill anyone, including an immortal and old being like the Shogun.
Even without the System, Arthur could tell that Sol'dhin is unimaginably power which why he threw away the thoughts of confronting him head-on. Of course, it's not necessary to fight him but he and Lucy must always take precaution.
After pumping Nether Energy for five continuous hours and sacrificing two Blood Essences, one from him and one from Lucy, the expected result came out of the machine. It was named 'The Slaying Bullet', which had the same color as Lonely Moon. It was inexplicably heavy and had several vein-like red lines on its tip.
”So… it ends tomorrow?”
She looked at him with an unreadable expression before leaning her head on his shoulder and letting out a sigh. Arthur wrapped his arm around her and enjoyed this moment of peacefulness where only the two of them existed. He purged all the negative thoughts and closed his eyes, choosing to answer her with silence.
His rubbed his finger on the jet black storage ring, hoping to not use the mysterious sword given by Timos. Although it was extremely powerful, it's still a very dangerous thing which can kill him if used wrongly.