Chapter 35 Part3 (2/2)
”What did you say, Senior?”
”Hahahaha! Nothing!”
He must be p.i.s.sed! Ethan Cruz must want to punch Lee s.h.i.+n Woo, as he was so nosily asking questions! But he couldn't, as it would shatter his image as a friendly senior! Ethan Cruz smiled arduously; it was like Ethan Cruz's mind was laid bare before Lee s.h.i.+n Woo.
'Are you having that much fun?'
'Ah, this is the best.'
Lee s.h.i.+n Woo acted as though he were genuinely concerned for Ethan Cruz, and only Jin knew Lee s.h.i.+n Woo's true intentions. He'd once said that Lee s.h.i.+n Woo was nice in the past, but that was a mistake. This guy was definitely something else; he was more wicked than the devil himself!
[You have acquired 2 secret shop permits and 76,335,710 Perium.]
[You have given peace to a comrade who walked a path he could not return from. You have partially cleared the quest objectives, and have acquired 1 secret shop permit. The maximum level of the Invisible Heart skill has increased by 1.]
Then he noticed that Chi Paul and s.h.i.+no Rendu had killed the undead hero. One of Ethan Cruz's 8 undead heroes had gone down by one!
”Keuk...”
Ethan Cruz acted like there was nothing going on and wore a serious expression, as if preparing for the upcoming battle with the Beast General, but it was obvious that he was desperately thinking something like 'what the h.e.l.l is going on?' or 'what should I do to ensure that the other one doesn't die?'.
However, he was already too late. He should've been prepared for this when he had left his subordinates to operate independently. Once Lee s.h.i.+n Woo had tracked their movements, they were as good as dead!
[You have acquired 2 secret shop permits and 31,632,240 Perium.]
[You have given peace to a comrade who walked a path he could not return from. You have partially cleared the quest objectives, and have acquired 1 secret shop permit. The maximum level of the Invisible Heart skill has increased by 1.]
Ethan Cruz was here, while his remaining six subordinates were with the Beast General's forces, so he couldn't do anything about it. Ultimately, his second undead hero was killed.
Right before it died, Lee s.h.i.+n Woo saw Ethan Cruz flinch and attempt to use his darkness magic. It seemed like it was a technique that buffed his subordinates, or perhaps it was a healing ability of some sort.
But because all eyes were on him, he stopped himself, as his plans would be ruined if he got caught right now. As a result, the undead hero was futilely killed by Bisher Moon.
'To think I'd be able to take down two level 7 undead heroes so easily.'
He had gained 6 secret shop permits, as well as 100 million Perium. He'd also be able to collect the bones soon, so he saw Ethan Cruz as Santa Claus coming with a present bag. Moreover, there were six more presents he had yet to open!
”Senior, you look uncomfortable. Shall we call everything off?”
”No... It's fine. If we don't do it now, we'll lose our opportunity. My condition's just not great today. Don't worry about it too much.”
”But still...”
He had just wanted to eliminate anything that could put his plans at risk, but he had instantaneously lost 25% of his forces. Thus, Ethan Cruz's expression had noticeably crumpled up.
Even he, who had spent all his time hiding his true intent from everyone, would find it troublesome to remain calm in light of this situation. Moreover, he had no way of knowing who his opponent was, so he felt screwed.
'That's why I can't back down.'
Avoid this opportunity to procure several undead heroes just because of some unknown variables? No way. Although he had lost two of his undead heroes, there was no going back for Ethan Cruz. He had no choice but to account for the unknown variable and succeed in his mission.
”Everyone get ready! Concentrate. Our opponent's one of the 12 generals. You never know when you might die!”
”Yes sir!”
Though they were worried about Ethan Cruz, the heroes immediately stiffened and nodded their heads.
Lee s.h.i.+n Woo saw one of Mentes Orun's hands shake. He saw Lloyd, Prince, and Erian looking at each other, restless. Seira Von Retadane was gently looking at him. And he felt like he could hear Yasunori Akira grabbing his sword from afar.
”Before we go, let me buff all of you...”
”I don't need it.”
Kratia flatly refused, grabbed onto Prince with one hand, and gently jumped into the air. Her orb appeared and gleamed in the air, creating a disc of ice, and allowing her to land upon it.
”Since the magic we've prepared doesn't mix with darkness. We'll be going first.”
”H-Hey!?”
Kratia wasn't someone Ethan Cruz could control. He gaped, as right before he cast his 'buff' on Prince, Kratia had grabbed her and gotten away, far enough that they couldn't be seen.
”But I'd like to get the buffffffffffff!”
Prince's voice echoed, so they had definitely entered the mountain range. Ethan Cruz looked agitated, and Lee s.h.i.+n Woo gave an excuse for Kratia in her stead.
”She's a magician who didn't even want to receive G.o.d's power. But she'll do her part, so please don't worry about her too much.”
”Is that so...?”
There was nothing he could do, so Ethan Cruz just nodded his head. He kept his eyes fixed in the direction they left - the mountain range, and Lee s.h.i.+n Woo didn't miss the wicked intent behind it.
”To think they'd refuse Senior Ethan's buff. It was a bit too much of her to have not let Prince get the buff either.”
”Magicians may have different rules, no? Senior, I'm in your care.”
”Yeah. There are fewer people, so the buff will be even stronger than before.”
Lee s.h.i.+n Woo also received Ethan Cruz's buff. He had Darkness Resistance and had to restrain it from activating as much as possible. If his resistance took effect, then Ethan Cruz's 'buff' would disappear at any time. Ethan Cruz had no idea, so the moment the buff took effect, he smiled secretly.
”How is it? Do you feel stronger?”
”So it's true.”
Once the duration time pa.s.sed, the body would become heavy, and the target would be defenseless against Ethan Cruz's curse; it was incredibly wicked energy. Once the buff took effect, one would be playing in the palm of Ethan Cruz's hand.
'But that's only if you don't have Darkness Resistance: MAX and High Rank Darkness.'
Lee s.h.i.+n Woo was actually happy about this newfound connection with himself and Ethan Cruz. Now all he needed to do was flip who was superior in this connection... This difficult task would be great for advancing his darkness element.
”I'm fine. Light and darkness do not mix.”
”Is that so...”
Retadane also refused his buff. As she did so, she looked at Lee s.h.i.+n Woo worryingly, but he just nodded his head as if to say that he was alright. Ethan Cruz had no idea that the two were in on this together, and decided that he would have to procure Retadane from this no matter what.
10 minutes later, he saw the tip of the force led by the Beast General, Jilun Pelta.
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