692 Burp~ (2/2)

Countless elements rose like stars. They clashed with each other and produced glowing heat before disintegrating from this cruel battle. The battle for control over the Wheel of Balance had officially begun.

…

All this while, humans had always thought that the abyss was the source of all evils. Countless battles and cleansing have started for this reason. But the funny thing was that as the abyss officially left the picture, what awaited the humans was not the peace they had been yearning for. It was another new battle.

Paganini obeyed Gaius order and quickly retreated. He saw how the church and the Devas were desperately trying to kill each other and could not help but smirk. What a joke.

”Wow, this place is hard to find. How did you manage to come to such a deserted place?” a voice suddenly spoke beside him.

That voice was so near that Paganini was taken aback. He quickly turned his head around, only to see a handsome young man with a head full of sweat. He had no idea when this man appeared behind him. He was completely silent. There were no signs nor traces.

Before that fellow had opened his mouth to speak, Paganini had no idea about his existence behind him at all. Besides, even at this point in time, Paganini still could not sense his presence in the space that he was supposedly occupying. There was no breathing, no pulse, and no heartbeat. This person should not exist. But his eyes seemed to be fooling around with him because clearly, he could see someone standing right before him.

”What happened? You look like you have just seen a ghost.” The golden-haired young man wiped off the sweat on his face and continued to look at him. ”Uncle Constantine has asked me to meet up with you, didn't he tell you? Aiya, but I must say, this location is really hard to find. I came over from Caucasian and had to take a few detours and was almost beaten up by those two groups of people up there. I'm so tired. Eh? Do you have water with you? Let me have a sip…” He had been talking non-stop but the moment he spotted the huge bowl in Paganini's hand, his eyes immediately lit up. He took the bowl over and drank up all the darkness in it. Then, he patted his stomach contentedly.

”Burp~”

”… Paganini was stunned. He felt like the world was playing a cruel joke on him. To think that someone would be capable of swallowing the last lands and godly power and godly nature of the abyss and Hyakume into their stomach as if it was no big deal.

Damn it… what is this thing! For the first time in his life, he felt a deep sense of fear and trepidation. His entire body was shivering with fear! No wonder Gaius was so comfortable and at ease with his pledge of allegiance. It was as if the former had never considered the possibility that Paganini might betray him.

At this very moment, he looked at the handsome-looking monster standing in front of him. He felt creeped out. Just what was hiding underneath this human-looking appearance? Regardless of what it was, it was definitely fundamentally different from humans!

Gaius… where did he find such a monster!

”What's happening?” That young man looked at him before lowering his head to look at the empty bowl. He began to feel awkward. ”Oh, I've only just drunk a bowl of your water. Surely, that's no reason to look at me like this. At most, I will treat you to meal when we are back. How about that?” With that, the young man smiled and stretched out his hand. ”You can call me Charles. I have long heard of your incredible abilities. I look forward to learning from you.”

Paganini stared at him and after some time, finally stretched out his hand and forced out a smile. ”For sure, for sure.”

They bowed to each other and shook hands and finally became friends. After that, Charles peered into the distance and saw the turbulences that were not too far away from them. ”What do we do next? Uncle Constantine has asked me to obey your orders.”

”Cough cough… We should wait for the right opportunity. For now, the situation is still pretty chaotic.” Paganini's brain was in a mess and he barely knew what he was talking about. ”Wait first. The Wheel of Balance is of utmost importance… Hmm, we need to be cautious…”

”Wheel of Balance?” Charles raised his hand and pointed at the silhouette in the core, ”That broken wheel?”

”Broken wheel? Er… yes, you are right.” Paganini took some time to react to what he was saying before nodding distractedly. ”We'll wait until their battle is about to finish, then we will get ready to sneak in. I will first…”

When Paganini finally stammered through whatever he had to say, there was only a confused look on Charles' face. ”Eh? Is it that difficult?”

Paganini coughed a few times and did not know what to say.

”So, all we have to do is to obtain that broken wheel, right?” Charles cracked his neck and revealed a smile that only made Paganini feel extremely uneasy.

[1] A traditional song and dance that began in the era of the Yellow Emperor. It praised all the great things that the Yellow Emperor achieved, such as uniting the people and being a person of great honor.