Chapter 125 - Unicorn

A few days before Asil fainted... It's a different part of the universe...

"Brat, you wouldn't have gotten out of here alive if you'd come a little later! How many of you have to die before you realize that I don't like waiting!" Sitting on a rock by a small lake, the black-haired man spoke in a menacing tone.

"Su... Supreme Leader, I beg your pardon. Please forgive my big mistake." The man, whose body features were not defined by the loose hooded robe he was wearing, replied respectfully. He was summoned by a high-ranking elder of the clan he was a member of some time ago and was told to go to the black-haired man standing in front of him, who had the highest status and power in their clan. Even though this was a simple task, he had to feel as if he could die at any moment due to this person's notoriety.

This black-haired man before him spent most of his time sitting on the rock next to this little lake and watching the lake, and he didn't like being disturbed. Almost all of the people who had come to him without informing him that they were coming, were dead. In fact, the leader of their clan once came to this man for an issue so important that he had to speak to him in person, and was rendered half-dead on the pretext of simply 'making a sound to cause birds to fly away'! After that day, the clan leaders couldn't get out of bed for a full six months, and the clan had spent a lot of resources healing him.

Although the man in the robes had come here to be summoned by this man, he was afraid that this man who could put the clan leader in this state without even caring about it, would ignore it and take his life, even if he had summoned it himself!

"Brat, the reason I called one of you here is that I'm going to deliver a message to the clan. But before that... Tell me, is there an important matter within the clan?" The black-haired man, whose face was not visible as he was facing the lake, asked. Although he had asked with initiative, his tone did not contain the slightest curiosity, as if this matter did not concern him at all.

The robed man respectfully answered the sudden question as he tried with all his might to suppress the involuntary trembling of his body. "Supreme Leader, recently our spies at the lower level and at the entrance of this layer have begun to be eliminated. As a result of the clan's research, rumors were encountered that these events were related to the Holy Phoenix Sect. Although we do not yet know whether this is true or not, those we send to the region of the Holy Phoenix Sect will learn the truth. If the rumors are false, we will send our clan members to the low-level layer and investigate the situation. And only if the rumors are true... And then our clan leader will make the decision."

"Hmph. If the rumors are true, will your clan leader decide?" The black-haired man spoke in a condescending tone. "If this rumor is true and your clan leader decides to go to war, you can win at the end of this war at a heavy price. Of course, this only applies if Phoenix does not join the war! If Phoenix also participates in the battle, there is absolutely no chance that you will win!

"Although the Eight Sacred Beasts are living in seclusion, not caring about worldly matters, they will not want their clans harmed! However... If the rumors are false and you send someone to the low-level layer..." The man's tone suddenly began to carry a killing intent that made even the ground tremble:

"I'll kill you all! Whoever goes to the low-level layer will definitely die! When you get back to the clan, say these words to those morons!"

The killing intent emanating from the black-haired man's body subsided, and then he commanded in a contemptuous tone: "The reason I summoned you, and this incident is connected. Go and tell your clan leader that I'm going to the Holy Phoenix Sect so I won't be here for a while! Also, tell them that I ordered the people who came to this lake or its surroundings to be killed while I was away, regardless of who they were or what they came here for! If you understand, you can leave now!"

"Your order has been heard and will be fully executed!" The man in the robe spoke with the happiness of being able to leave here alive, then left without wasting any time.

After he left, the black-haired man waved his left hand slightly and slowly brought the apple that appeared in his palm to his mouth and bit it off. After taking a bite of his apple and swallowing it, he thoughtfully spoke to himself: "They are naive enough to think that these events are related to the Holy Phoenix Sect. Most likely, someone is using their name to kill the clan's spies so they want to start a war and reduce the clan's power. If my thinking is correct, there is most likely a connection between those who do this and those who have the Sun Symbol in the low-level layer."

The man put on a poker face expression: "Even though I don't like someone playing with my lab rats, I don't want the clan to observe the low-level tier, so I'll ignore it this time!"

After the black-haired man had spoken to himself, he suddenly disappeared, and all that was left was silence...

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The day Asil fainted... Another a different part of the universe...

"You.... Who are you? Do you know who we are? You're gonna pay for what you did!" Struggling to stay afloat amidst the collapsed boulder, the severely injured black-robed man spoke with difficulty. While he was performing his duties with a few of his colleagues, he was suddenly attacked and in a very short time, everyone except himself was killed. They were a strong team of eight, and where they were, there was no one who could defeat even one of them. But still, they were almost completely destroyed in a short time in the face of a man who just appeared out of nowhere and attacked them without saying a word!

"Me?" The masked, white-robed skinny man who attacked them showed up and then laughed lightly: "I am a great person from the Holy Phoenix Sect. And I don't have to tell you my purpose! Just being in front of me is the greatest blessing you can get before you die!"