Chapter 112 - The Leader

Feeling guilty? Not at all! They should be happy it was Narukami the one who stole, ehem, borrowed them without giving them back.

Most of the items in the bookshelves were swallowed by the expanding shadow with Narukami as the source. It was as though the darkness itself erupted and swallowed the whole storage room.

Narukami's space storage was enough to store an entire continent. Let alone these materials.

In consideration of this, Narukami remembered that he didn't have to ask the staff member where Eyes of Sceptre was.

He could store these items in his space shadow and then search for the said material.

Not only would it save time, but it was also efficient too.

Regardless, it had already happened and it wasn't bad to take a stroll once in a while..

Narukami went to the bookshelf of the said material and scanned the long bookshelf. Every time he walked, materials from top to toe disappeared as they were swallowed by the dark shadow.

Hmm, they have a lot of valuable resources, Narukami pondered and didn't think it was weird at all. He was surprised as to what they had more than he imagined.

Probably Fallen Nightless had more resources than All Beyond! Of course, this was speculation, it could be off the mark.

Oh, there it is, Narukami said to himself as he was delighted to see the material he had been looking for!

Eyes of Spectre. Two dark eyeballs exuded a sinister air around them and had thick foul energy within. For Sorcerers, such energy was akin to the most lethal toxin in the world.

One could die within seconds after consuming so purifying it was a must;

Anyway, this material dropped from a certain evolved and mutated Anomaly which lived more than hundreds of years.

Its existence was rarer than normal people on the internet. It was simply impossible to look for it.

Although he could scan the entire plan and filter everything that was coming into his mind. This Anomaly had stealth ability and a powerful one at that.

It was a drag to look for one.

He could get it if he asked for All Beyond's assistance but he was only a Level 6 in their eyes! Why would he need such high-grade material?

It only raised suspicion.

Hence the stagnant of his Level.

Just as he reached out his hand to the Eyes of Sceptre. Another hand appeared in his line of vision.

It was white as jade and their hands accidentally touched. Narukami could feel its warmth and smoothness.

He abruptly had the urge to hold the hand but he kept it to himself.

Shifting his line of sight to the person, Narukami saw a woman which could be considered a rare beauty.

"Rivna?" Narukami was surprised even though his expression was calm.

"Well, well. A coincidence to meet you here, now forgive me that I'm going to get this and pardon myself." Rivna reached out her hand and Narukami did the same.

They were holding Eyes of Sceptre simultaneously and fiercely looked at one another.

"Can you be a gentleman and give this to me?" Rivna asked cutely with her eyes like a puppy.

"No." Narukami flatly rejected any form of cooperation as he put his strength and snatched the material from her.

"Ah! No, wait!" Rivna quickly said as soon as what she wanted after all these years vanished before her eyes.

She was unwilling to let the matter go just like that, even the person before her was someone stronger than her. She would not let Eyes of Scepter go!

"What?" Narukami asked as he turned around.

"No matter what. Are you not going to give that to me?" Rivna asked.

"Obviously, I've been searching for this."

"...are you not going to change your mind?" Rivna asked after a short pause.

"No," Narukami replied without hesitation as he shook his head.

Narukami was wondering why she was being persistent. He already showed his strength and Rivna couldn't do anything about it.

The strong always do whatever they want while the weak can only watch. How ironic, he despised this system yet here he was, bullying this little girl.

Just as Narukami came to realize, he opened his mouth and as he was about to utter a sound. The air above him vibrated!

Simultaneously, he felt the space fluctuate crazily. Before he could tell what was going on, cracks appeared and a vortex was opened.

A black hand came out of it and grabbed Narukami's head. He didn't let it go as it pleased, he crouched and hugged Rivna's waist as he got away from the hand as far as possible.

He felt his life on the line when he faced that hand. He couldn't defeat it. That thing was on a whole different level from him!

Rivna was shocked when she realized Narukami grabbed her by the waist and put her on his shoulder.

"Hey! Let me down!" Rivna punched Narukami's back a few times yet Narukami kept running.

At the same time, the shadow engulfing almost the entire storage shrank in size. As the shadow was connected to him in the soul, he didn't want to let that hand touch it and injure him with a soul attack.

That was something he was vulnerable at. Although his soul was stronger than any soul in this world, nothing was omnipotent.

His soul could easily be destroyed by that hand.

"What is that?" Narukami asked Rivna. He didn't know much about beings of different worlds but Rivna who worked in Fallen Nightless, an organization with the goal to descend a deity to this world, might have a clue.

Rivna's face was pale even as we spoke but she still had the strength to tell Narukami to let her down.

She was humiliated in such a position! She could do so herself, she didn't want a man to carry her around as if she was a burden. Not a lot of girls were fond of being carried by a man.

For her at least, it was not at all romantic.

Knowing exactly what was in her mind. Narukami felt it was problematic but he didn't hate it. He liked women like her.

"Answer my question first," Narukami calmly demanded.

After a short pause, Rivna said, "I never saw it but my guess is that. That hand is one of the techniques the Leader had.

"Most of the Leader's technique has deep connections with the deity these lunatics worship."

"Aren't you one as well?" Narukami asked.

She scoffed as she said, "heh, even though I have been here for many years. My mind is still working alright. I'm here for their resources and a certain thing. Too bad it was snatched by a particular individual."

By the end of her phrase, she ended it with a sarcastic tone.

Narukami ignored her sarcasm and fulfilled his promise. He halted his pace and put her back.

As soon as he did that, vortexes opened everywhere and pale, skinny hands came out of them.

Narukami's eyes dilated. One hand was enough to make him dead, many hands were enough to make him dead without anything remaining!

Every escape route was blocked and there was nowhere for him to escape.

Narukami's mind raced and quickly had an answer. He formed a small black ball. He tossed it to the ground and it rolled.

"Why did it target me, too?" Rivna was alarmed. She thought these hands were targeting Narukami but she appeared to be their target too!

Rivna took a few steps back as these hands came closer to her. She stopped as soon as he bumped Narukami's back.

"What should I do?" Rivna asked herself and it was heard by Narukami.

Narukami calmly observed these hands as they were coming closer. The vortexes were still in their places but the hands were getting longer as they closed in.

It was creepy and unsettling to watch. Fortunately, the two people had seen something worse than this.

Seeing her fate was sealed, Rivna closed her eyes in resignation as she sighed, "I guess this is the end."

"Are you going to say your last words?" Narukami guessed.

"Is there something more I could do in this situation? Begging is useless, the Leader already knew I would turn my back against the organization.

"Traitors never had a good ending." She shook her head.

"How can you be so calm?" Rivna couldn't help but ask. Narukami was calm as if these hands posed no threat.

Little did she know Narukami was extremely anxious inside. His heart was beating so fast that it felt like it was about to leap out of his throat.

"Do you trust me?" Narukami abruptly asked and Rivna reflexively frowned. She wore a puzzled expression.

We barely know each other, how should I trust you? We're also enemies and just earlier, we tried to kill each other! That's more than enough for me to not trust you!

However, he had no reason to kill her. He could do it when they first met.

Hesitated for a short moment, Rivna nodded.

Narukami nodded as he said, "don't let these hands touch you! Hold on for thirty seconds!"

What? Thirty? I couldn't even hold five! Rivna exclaimed in her heart.

However, as soon as Narukami said that. The hands became faster. It would take three seconds for them to grab Narukami and Rivna.

Rivna's eyes dilated as her heart skipped a beat.

"Simple Gesture: Jump Through."

Narukami poked his left palm a few times before his figure, along with Rivna, vanished from their previous spot.