Chapter 560 - 506: Cooperation (1/2)
”No, I'm not going to do that.”
Lucy glared back at the Black Seat of Death while folding her arms. He gave off a dangerous and ominous but she didn't back away and, instead, directly faced him and objected to his proposal without a second thought.
Forne stood before her, his black pupils staring holes at her, displeased by her uncooperative behavior.
”In refusing to do this, you'll be condemning him.”
Hearing this, she coldly snorted and retorted:
”So you want me to trick him? Not going to happen!”
Artid stood by the side, trying to calm both of them but hesitated after being suffocated by their rising aura. A second longer and a fight would surely break out, which is definitely something he hoped for when they invited her here. She officially claimed the White Seat and proved her worth, nevertheless, whatever Forne asked of her wasn't unreasonable, even from Artid's perspective.
”I'm not asking you to trick him but merely avoid him for a while. If you help us, it will all end well.”
Sick of hearing vague things, Lucy snapped at him
”What will end well? You're purposely sounding mysterious and refusing to tell me anything. I and Arthur know each other very well, there is no way I can or will trick him!”
”This isn't about him but if he knows of this matter, he'll definitely not stay still and will also not cooperate. In fact, knowing his relationship with our target, he'll try to stop us.”
”Instead of blabbering endlessly, why don't you tell me the truth?”
”…”
Forne gazed at the silver-haired woman, his lips tightly shut. He didn't know whether it's wise to let her in or not, however, if she were to help them, it'll make things much easier. They already got their hands full so, someone who can hold down Arthur is necessary, and who is a better candidate other than his wife, who knows his powers and is strong enough to content against him.
…
With eyes filled with disbelief, Jian Si stared at Lucy while sucking a deep, cold breath. The mask she was wearing melted into her face and drastically changed her appearance, including her silver hair, which was now pink. Her arm became slightly bigger and covered in scales, steam coming out from minuscule holes in the shoulder area.
Lucy held Lonely Moon, which was modified by the Yellow Seat of Black Rose and was able to transform into another form. The revolver was now a long silver sniper rifle, madly sucking the Nether Energy around it like a vacuum.
Lucy laid on the ground and readied herself while leaning her face closer to the scope and fixating her arms, the left one on the trigger while the Devil arm tightly holding down the unstable weapon. The tribulation was about to strike so it was the best time to distract everyone.
”Like I said before, I never came here, okay?”
Lucy warned Cold Sword, who obediently nodded her head. She was tasked with Arthur's safety as, for some reason, Lucy wasn't going to be present. The Celestial Tribulation, which was releasing random thunderbolts everywhere, started moving, though its main core remained above the towering mountain. The direction it headed to was where Lucy and Jian Si were.
It felt threatened by something and separated itself from the core to get rid of Lucy, who was preparing herself to shoot one bullet. Were it not for her Devil Arm, which will take almost all the backlash of the shot, she would not have been able to use this new form of Lonely Moon.
”Now, get away from me.”
Jian Si and the elder accompanying her flew further away from Lucy, leaving her alone, laying on a high hill, totally in the open.
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”Hey, why do you hate nobles so much? Not all of them are bad.”
Forne asked his newest companion, Zodiak, while chewing on some freshly roasted meat.