Translator: La0o9 Editor: La0o9
âLord Negary?â Noah, who was standing not too far away from Negary, asked doubtfully.
ã You seem puzzled ã under the shade of the great tree, bones of various creatures could be seen littered everywhere. These were the bones of the crowsâ food as well as his own over the years, some of them were even human remains, and Negary was sitting on top of a pile of bones made to look like a throne.
âIndeed, this subordinate does not understand my Lordâs actionsâ Noah replied with a serious voice. Before this, Noah would have never done this, the previous Noah would have only followed Negaryâs orders to the letter, but now he was expressing his doubt: âMy Lord doesnât have a âdormantâ period at all. Even though my Lordâs soul was temporarily shattered, with my support my Lord should recover very quicklyâ
ã It seems after becoming one with me, youâre one step closer to release ã Negary sat on top of his throne of bones, his right index finger pressed against his temple while leaning on it. Several dozen crows flew in from afar, dropping a corpse down in front of Negary.
ã Nozades ã called out the corpseâs name, Negaryâs left hand lifted slightly and summoned the [Black Crow] germs from inside the corpse, slowly absorbing it back into Negaryâs body.
The great tree behind him abruptly went from intense stillness to intense movement as hundreds, thousands of crows took flight from the tree and swooped down on Nozadesâ body, leaving behind a new skeleton in just a few seconds.
The black flood returned to the tree, returning everything to absolute silence like before. Negaryâs finger once again moved slightly and controlled the skull of the skeleton with his interference force, calling it into his hand. After contemplating for a short while, he chose a spot on the stairs leading up his throne and placed it down.
Negary leaned back on his throne and rested his head on top of his right index finger again, but this time he used a bit too much force and caused his finger to pierce through his head, releasing a thin strand of Life Essence that quickly dissipated. As Negary pulled his finger out from his head, tiny writhing black tentacles quickly connected and closed the wound on his temple before a white mucus seeped out, which quickly dried up and reformed his pale white skin.
ã It seems that this body is still quite flawed ãNegary wasnât dejected or regretful. Flaws were necessary, and all he needed to do was think of how to make up for these flaws bit by bit.
This body was also one of Negaryâs experimental results. Through the combination of several dozen different germs and Life Essence, a powerful viral body was created. This bodyâs physical strength was unmatched, not even the Crowmen could be compared to it.
Other than that, it also had various abilities. For example, his fingernails were created from a type of unique germs that liked to devour metal, when bunched together, the germs became as hard and sharp as the blade of a sword.
The layer of white âskinâ germs outside of his body also had the ability to form a layer of interference. According to Noahâs tests, his spiritual sense couldnât sense Negary who was covered within the layer of interference.
On the other hand, while Negaryâs soul was inside, his interference force would not be restricted at all, his control over the flock of crows also wouldnât weaken. And even more importantly, this layer of âskinâ made it so that his consumption of Life Essence became minimal. Even if sunlight shone directly onto him, he wouldnât consume more Life Essence compared to normal, this was the layer of protection created to protect Negaryâs soul.
Unfortunately, it was still incomplete, his control over the bodyâs strength wasnât perfect so occasionally, he would accidentally hurt himself like what was seen just now, perhaps that would change after he obtained the [Respiratory Art].
ã Nozades managed to scout quite a few of Chrisâ techniques ãafter absorbing Nozadesâ [Black Crow] germs, Negary commented.
Originally, Negary could only absorb a living creatureâs Life Essence and Soul Essence right after their deaths, but the [Black Crow] germs managed to make up for this problem for those implanted with it. After a Crowmen dies, their scattered Soul Essence and Life Essence would be absorbed by the [Black Crow] germs, Negary could then collect and slowly absorb this Life Essence and Soul Essence.
ã Noah, what do you think Chris will do if they know that I am currently in a âdormantâ period? ãNegary asked Noah.
ã His job is no longer to simply save Isabella and her daughter, he would also want to defeat me if possible. And when he found that it was impossible by himself, he would naturally seek out reinforcements ãNegary didnât wait for Noah to reply and answered by himself: ã This reinforcement could come from the warriors and priests from the Church of Divine Grace, they could also be the military force of the Interkam Kingdom, or the Royas Kingdomâs spies, or any of the other forces here ã
ã During the development of Reystromia, we have accepted too many outside forces, causing quite a few things in Reya to slowly leave our control. Even with the [Diffuse] germs, there are still forces that have yet to come to light ã
ã And so, this is a chance. A chance to remove the unnecessary forces from Reya, a chance to extend our range of influence. At the same time, these disorderly forces need a chance, and Iâm giving them that chance, together with an illusion that they would need to join together in order to eliminate me ã
ã Chris is a talented man, he would fit perfectly as the leader of this temporary joint operation ãNegary slowly explained.
âSo the reason my Lord entrusted the Bizarre Scales to Yadley was to give them pressure. Is my Lord not afraid that Chris would be killed by the Bizarre Scales?â Noah understood Negaryâs intentions and expressed his worry for Chris.
ã If he canât survive, then he simply doesnât have what it takes to become the leader of the joint operation. If he dies, then he dies ãNegary said without a care.
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Tesa and Chrisâ fight had brought them to another street entirely, and Chris couldnât help but admit that this woman was tough.
Her rapier was incredibly accurate, coupled with her inhuman speed, made it so that Chris had to focus almost entirely on avoiding her attacks. Even so, he was still wounded all over his body with wounds that constantly bled.
âHah hah hah...â Tesa was breathing heavily. As expected of the legendary adventurer, thanks to his [Respiratory Art], his strength was extremely well-balanced. Even when she had relied on her superior physical prowess and the advantage of having a weapon to press on the attack, she only managed to deal minor wounds to him. If this goes on, she might actually lose.
âI definitely wonât let that happen!â Tesa stopped pressing her attack, bit and ripped the back of her right hand without hesitation to let her blood and the tar-like [Black Crow] germs flow down along her rapier.
âEach and every one of you, what terrifying charms âheâ has, that Negaryâ Chris sighed. Just a few seconds ago, Negaryâs faint ominous rhythm had disappeared, as if it was hidden away. This caused Chris to know that he couldnât keep letting this drag on, otherwise, he would miss the best chance to defeat Negary.
But I wonât be able to do it by myself
Chris glanced at his opponent, Tesa, and couldnât help but have such a thought. If all of Negaryâs subordinates were as powerful as the ones he had met, it was unimaginable how powerful Negary himself was.
Looks like Iâll need some reinforcements