CHAPTER 459: CHAPTER 35: DIVERGENCE (3)

"What do you think we want? Actually, it shouldn’t be up to us to ask, it should be up to you to suggest what you can give and what we would want."

"Gustav?" Richie’s soul fire flickered lightly in his eye sockets.

"Would you agree?" The Demon Lord smiled faintly.

"No way I would agree." Richie replied bluntly.

"Actually, I also knew you wouldn’t agree, so let’s talk about some terms you’re more likely to agree to. We wish to have a piece of land on the Keltos Continent. What I mean is, a fixed piece of land, and it doesn’t matter where. If you like, you can give us Dragon’s Peak after you conquer it. I think this condition is not too harsh, right?"

"There’s nothing here, would you need it?"

"Yes, we need it. We will use it to create a stable passage to the Abyss."

"Okay, I agree."

"No, no, no, I haven’t finished yet. In fact, we have enough power to occupy a piece of land on the Keltos Continent anytime we want. So, the key point of this agreement has never been whether you agree that we can have a piece of land and use it to create a passage. The key point is the additional condition."

"What additional condition?"

"The additional condition is that we can own it, and Heaven cannot. If they possess it, then you are obliged to join us in eliminating them."

Richie visibly stiffened. However, soon, he nodded, "Acceptable."

"Furthermore, this is the last one, you must announce to everyone that we are your allies. This means that the agreement we sign will not be a secret pact, but a genuine treaty that can be made public. A total of three clauses, with no room for negotiation. If you agree, we can immediately send our forces to help you fend off Heaven. Do you...agree?"

The Demon Lord grinned and smiled.

Richie silently stared at the opposite party, the soul fire in his eye sockets crackling vigorously.

...

With a colossal "boom," the entire world was instantly engulfed by a violent shockwave.

Lights flickered, and the wind howled.

Trees were uprooted and flung into the sky. Land and rocks scattered into the gray magic power.

Everything was distorted beyond recognition under this crazy force.

A chaotic turbulence swept through the entire "small world."

The power was as strong as if it were the apocalypse.

The storm probably lasted for a day. The main issue was that the space was simply too small, the power had nowhere to vent and could only continue to rage in this tiny area.

The water that had been tossed into the sky poured down, washing over the entire land.

A day later, when the Black Cat pushed open the lid on the ground and walked out of the tunnel, he saw a land of scorched earth.

Truly scorched earth, the lush forests no longer existed. Not only did the forests disappear, but even the green grass that once covered the ground was no longer there.

The house where they lived could not even find the columns, it seemed as if it had never existed.

The lake at the center of the land now only held a small amount of water, looking like a swamp.

The stream had dried up, and a large depression appeared in the east of the land, filled with a large amount of water. A large chunk had been shaved off the northeast mountain peak.

The whole land’s terrain had been changed, and the sky was shrouded in dark clouds, with continuous lightning and thunder.

"My heavens...this is terrible, isn’t it?" The Black Cat was completely shocked.

"Is this...my doing?" Gray, who followed the Black Cat out of the tunnel, was equally stunned.

"Now you understand why we dug the tunnel before experimenting, right?" Vivian said, with her hands on her hips, "You originally had dark attribute magic power sensing, but you also believed in the light, becoming a saint, so you also have light attribute magic power sensing. Two extremes...this means that your magic power is of all elements. Your magic power accumulation speed surpasses everyone."

Gray looked down at his own hands, dazed, "I didn’t know I was this powerful..."

"Hiss—!" Tenidas chattered excitedly.

"You just need time to grow." Catherine, who was floating to his left, said, "You are still very far from your peak state, because this space does not generate enough magic power for you to absorb. Once you return to Keltos, you will become stronger."

"Ha ha ha ha, well done." The white-haired elder with a lecherous face resembling the church’s statue appeared quietly in front of Gray with a cane, "But it’s not enough; believe me, you can be stronger."

"Mr. Observer!" Gray hurriedly stood at attention and saluted.

"Mr. Observer." Catherine and Vivian also hurriedly followed suit and saluted.

Even Tenidas and the Black Cat bowed down.

"Mr. Observer." Gray asked, "Now that I’m like this, can I return to the Keltos Continent? I’m very worried about Richie and the others."

"Not yet, child." The Observer sighed, "You’re still not strong enough."

"Maybe...maybe I can go back first. After everything stabilizes, I can return later. After all, they can no longer use the previous methods to assassinate me."

"Yes, but if you go back now, you will face even bigger problems." The Observer said, stroking his beard, "Once you return, Heaven and Hell will know you’re still alive. Not only that, they will know I am supporting you. They will never permit the existence of an extremely powerful Lich King; it does not align with their interests. Then, I’m afraid it won’t be as simple as assassination. You won’t have a second chance to come back here to enhance your magic power. Unless, you become so strong that neither the Demon Lord nor the Holy Spirits can do anything to you."