NABC Chapter 239: 233: Small Details
Chapter 239: 233: Small Details
Chapter 239: Chapter 233: Small Details
“Satugura did indeed mention Bayer, but wasn’t that former Archduke already stripped of his command? Why would he be involved?”
“You ask me, but whom shall I ask? I too sensed the aura of the Demon through the emblem and turned my attention here—just in time to hear the self-disclosure of the mastermind behind the scenes. Only a fool would commit misdeeds and feel compelled to disclose everything as if they would suffocate otherwise.” Pakos paced toward the only remaining corpse on the ground, “It seems that Bayer too is a fool—having been stripped of his position and yet still so proactive. Is he really planning to become Zariel’s dog? Maybe next time the Dragon Queen summons, I should ask her opinion...”
The Halfling transformed from a Giant Dragon stretched his short legs and flipped the charred remains that had belonged to the ‘Great Arbiter’ Satugura. But his brow furrowed, and he stepped on what was barely recognizable as a head, crushing it entirely. A blood-red gemstone rolled out from the charred remains, and Pakos picked it up with his hand.
“It seems Bayer did indeed meddle with something. Otherwise, this fool would have been burned to nothing,” the Halfling appeared greatly interested in the sparkling gemstone, examining it back and forth in his hand, “I guess the secret is mostly hidden in this stone—it’s what made Satugura believe he could truly become a Bartez, or at least convinced that fool to believe he could.”
Although Lancelot’s face showed no expression, his heart was stirring with turmoil—there was an identical gemstone quietly lying in the junk pile inside his Dimensional Bag.
That was when he had first arrived at the Abyss, encountering Han Tianzun. At that time, Han Tianzun had slain a half-man, half-horse Demon using the Flying Sword Technique, and a similar gemstone was found within the skull of the corpse. But afterwards, he was immersed in the thrill of successful sensing, then he met Bruto, and soon acquired many more beautiful gemstones, so he almost completely forgot about that special red gemstone.
But now, recalling it, the matter didn’t seem ordinary. At that time, Lancelot had little concept of the classification of Demon levels, yet the strength of that half-man, half-horse Demon should have already reached the Lesser Lord level. In the chaotically distributed Plains of the Abyss, a Demon of the Lesser Lord level could not possibly be a simple character.
If this type of red gemstone was indeed the unique method of the former Demon Archduke, Bayer, then the matter became quite interesting. But the information he held was still too little; once this mission was completed, he definitely needed to brief Tijana on this intelligence.
Between the Demons and Demons, these two battling Fiend races, Lancelot had no preference. According to Kalalin’s words, most forces in the Multiverse hoped the blood war would continue indefinitely. It was fortunate for everyone that the lower-denizens expended their energies annihilating each other; Lancelot quite agreed with this notion.
Lancelot quickly reached out and took the red stone. The moment he touched it, he was sure it was the same thing as the other gemstone he had received earlier.
“Good,” Pakos watched Lancelot with satisfaction, “Just one last thing now.”
The implication in the other’s words tightened Lancelot’s heart; was the Giant Dragon still planning to kill to silence him?
“Ah, look at you all nervous, it’s a good thing,” the Halfling’s face broke into a broad smile, but Lancelot couldn’t detect a hint of amusement in his eyes, “I want you guys to stick to the original plan, bring that black bead wrapped in vines back to Mogrondale. You might be summoned by the elders of Skeleton Tower, they will ask you some questions, tell them everything you know, except you’ll need to alter one detail slightly.”
“You want us to hide the part about you?”
“A red Giant Dragon suddenly appears, breathing destructive flames, and then all of you were saved? That story is too exaggerated, no one would believe it, right?”
“But how should Satugura be explained?”
“Before that fool died, didn’t he confess everything? He betrayed Mogrondale under the temptation of Demons, convinced that he had become a Bartez, and you still hold the crucial evidence in your hand—the red gemstone. As for who exactly he died at the hands of...” the Halfling winked at Lancelot, “who else could it be but you?”
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