595 A Fruitless Visit, The Eyes Leaving Like How They Suddenly Arrived (1/2)
”Haahhh....”
Mark escaped the scene with Mei's help, alternating their movement abilities while returning to the base.
But of course, there was no way that Fourth would not chase after the culprit of the current situation.
And now, Mark could only sign in annoyance as three beings that he did not want to lurk around were currently sitting in his living room.
Furthermore, it was Fourth who brought the other two back like this place was her own house.
After suffering for half of the night, Mark wanted to rest. But now, he was forced to watch over the three in case they tried to something in his place.
Right now, because of the presence of the three, the whole base was silent. Even crickets would not dare make noise at this point. It was because of the suffocating feeling that everyone had after the three arrived together. Even the maids and the children had to go out of the house for now. Only he and Mei were left behind, being able to resist the feeling to a great extent.
”Can you three go somewhere else? Or just leave already?”
Mark grumbled with a frown. He would respect anyone worthy of it. These three in front of him, however, did not deserve an ounce of respect for him. It was even more after barging into his place uninvited.
”You're an odd one, aren't you?” Twelfth said. ”Other people might be begging for any of us to visit them. Yet, you're straightforwardly kicking the three of us out.”
”That is right.” Third chimed in. ”You can't even serve your guests a cup of tea. Just be glad that we here to visit this unsightly cave of yours.”
Mark did not mind what the spider-eyed woman said, but this pervert was irking him more than Ninth did before. Furthermore, she was quite hostile towards him.
Ignoring the two, Mark turned to Fourth.
”Just why did you bring them here?”
”I didn't bring them here! They forced me to lead them here!”
Fourth cried out. This girl genuinely disliked her two guests, but it seemed that she could not do anything to push them away.
As for Mark, he could not fathom why would Third and Twelfth insist on coming here. Even if Mark caused a commotion, it was of no concern for the Eyes as they were just sent now to spread the news of the Second Wave and not to meddle in mortal affairs.
”Don't worry.” Twelfth shrugged. ”We have no ill will coming here. I don't know about Third, but I'm just curious.”
”Who would think that a place like this exists in this small country? Furthermore, there's also you.” She added. ”Now I understand where all those disturbances in the past months came from. It's all from you, isn't it?”
”And you?”
Mark turned to Third.
”I am the same,” Third fixed her dangling hair. ”Though I'm more interested in that beautiful Spirit Tree you have here and that woman beside you.”
Hearing those words made Mei shrink beside Mark. She grabbed Mark's arm tightly, staring sharply on Third. It was the wrong move, however, as it seemed that Third became more entranced at Mei's current expression.
”Can you stop that?”
Mark's eyes grew cold.
To Mark's words, Third's eyes turned towards him with sharpness.
”Who do you think you are to order me? Beauty is to be appreciated. Someone unsightly as you is not someone for me to listen to. In fact, can you not cover her? Please, get out of the way.”
Of course, Mark would not take that lightly.
”So, you want me to stay quiet while letting you stare like a pervert at MY wife?” Mark said threateningly. ”Is that what you wanted to say? Just who do you think you are?”
Mark's sudden threatening attitude surprised Fourth and Twelfth. Even those half-step deities would not have the courage he had. After all, the Eyes were more or less the administrators of Earth. No one in the right mind would dare provoke them despite knowing what they were.
Nevertheless, Third's reaction was even more unexpected.
”W-what did you say?!!! She's the wife of someone with an unsighlty appearance like you?! Impossible! IMPOSSIBLE!”
”Uwa... She snapped...”
Fourth could not help but murmur as they watched Third's current state.
On the other hand, with Mark being degraded like that, Mei's eyes were about to spurt fire as she hatefully stared at Third.
But then... Third did something that both Fourth and Twelfth did not expect.
”You must have done something to her. I will unveil the truth!”
Those words of Third made Fourth and Twelfth's eyes grow wide.
”STOP!” ”DON'T!”
The two cried out. However, the two were late. Third already used her main ability.
***
”What the hell is this?”
Third cried out as she found herself in an endless void.
Dark, everything was dark.
The Third Eye, the Embodiment of Aesthetic Appreciation. That was who Third was. She bore the title as the Judge of Beauty among the Eyes. And her ability was to enter the minds of people, read their memories, and judge the person's inner beauty.
As she could not believe that someone with an appearance as Mark managed to snag a beauty with a goddess-like appearance, she suspected that he used some underhanded methods to do it.
Thus, she used her ability, targeting Mark.
Third entered Mark's consciousness in an attempt to read his memories. However, she suddenly found herself wandering in an endless void.
For the first time, aside from their Master, Third felt fear from something else.
”Happy now.”
As Third wandered in fear, a voice was heard in her ear. The voice could not be any familiar.
”Y-you! HOW!”
Third turned around, looking for the source of the voice. However, she did not see anyone.
”Show yourself!”
She shouted.
”Quite a nerve you have. You enter my consciousness, and you behave arrogantly. You better leave if you don't want me to consume you.”
Mark spoke, showing himself walking out from the void.
”Impossible... this is impossible...”
Sure enough, Third saw something that rarely existed on beings at Mark's level.