Chapter 182 - The Greatest Threat

Everyone looked at her and it was a woman under a cloak and with a mask on.

"Ho~ly~shit! Empress, you're here!"

Million covered his mouth with a smile but his body movements showed cautiousness as if he's ready to run away at any moment.

The woman Million called Empress is second in the CWR, or Condign Worldwide Ranking.

"Empress...?"

Ivan shuddered upon seeing the woman inside a cloak. Although she's called 'Empress', her whole title is [The Nuke Empress]

She had the power to detonate herself, comparing herself to a bomb, leaving everything to ashes, only sparing herself. Seeing her here made everyone wants to immediately escape.

"Don't worry, she wouldn't explode with me here."

An old man then entered. Everyone there knows who he is too. He's also one of the people with the most bounties on top of their heads for Aberrant mercenaries like Million. It's because he's the director of the central figure in the Spirit World, the SSDA - Neracio Arlak.

'What's with the people here?'

Ivan felt like a little child there. Although the Five Lords didn't have the strength to compete with the Top-Rankers, they have armies under them. Therefore, their importance is the same as the Top-Rankers.

With the appearance of Necavio there, they were all relieved. The Empress will keep Million in his place and the Empress wouldn't do anything with the director there. It seemed that they were not in immediate danger.

But the question is, who invited them there?

"I received a letter of invitation under my pillow, did any of you experience that too? It's quite unsettling."

Neracio asked without fear. He's old but he just stepped into old age, he's not senile. He looked at them as if he was asking for small talk. As he sat, the Empress stood beside him like a banner.

"I found one in my makeup set."

Yeriyara was the first to speak. Ivan saw this chance and followed.

"I found it in my wallet."

"I found it in my suitcase." Vaellou was next.

"As for me, a little girl gave it to me."

Daikan said, baffling everyone else. A little girl? They all find it somewhere important to them.

"Don't think of anything stupid. The little girl is not simple. It's like a challenge to us when she arrived, therefore, I came."

"Well, anyone from the Titanes House is a meathead so unless someone actively showed up, you wouldn't get that you were being invited."

Million said with a shake of his head.

"Hrgh..." Daikan groaned in anger but he didn't dare do anything in front of the Empress. Although they were not called Aberrants due to their position, in front of the Condigns, they're the same.

"Meanwhile, I got mine the more hardcore way! While I was gutting this one person, you see, a flat rock came out of that dude's stomach and it showed the time and place. Isn't that... awesome!? That's why I came!"

Million said as he leaned on a wall near the exit.

"How can you say that you represent all Aberrants when you don't even know why you're here?"

Neracio looked at him calmly.

"Oh, you heard that treasure trov- ah, I mean, ehem! Director Neracio. I wasn't really serious, I just thought it's like that since the Five Lords are her-"

"That is correct."

A voice interrupted Million's words. All of them turned their heads towards the opposite direction of where the exit is. The second door that leads to an unknown room, opened and a man with long black hair that has a bluish tinge came in. However, he was sitting in a wheelchair that was being pushed by a girl in a raincoat.

Seeing the young girl, Daikan frowned.

There was no chair on the other side of the long table so when the young girl placed the wheelchair there, everyone understood that the host have arrived.

"Everyone, thank you for coming."

With a calm smile, the man asked. He wasn't as old as Director Neracio. Although he has a slightly wrinkled face, he's the same age as Yeriyara who still looked young.

"I have invited you here so that you can help me with something."

Everyone was silent except for Million.

"Oh, what's the reward and I will listen!"

"The reward is quite large." the man stayed calm and seemed not to be bothered by Million's playful attitude.

"Tell me! Tell me!" Million excitedly said.

"It's your life."

"..."

Even Million was stunned by what the man just said.

"You seemed to be confident, threatening all of us here."

"Director, don't get me wrong. I am not the one who will threaten you, it's someone you are all very familiar with. In fact, by helping me, I'm also helping you get rid of a threat."

"Who's this threat?" Director Neracio asked.

"Boring..."

Million said as he was about to walk out. But before he does, the man on the wheelchair answered-

"Who, of course, it's the Devil Himself."

"Ohh... okay, this is interesting."

With a smile, Million turned around and walked towards the man in the wheelchair. But the young girl wearing a raincoat stopped him.

"Walk closer and you will be forced to put farther with force."

"Hahaha! A child? Seriously? What are you going to do? Protect yourself from rain?"

Million laughed, however, he didn't advance. This shows that despite his personality, he's not impulsive, making him more dangerous.

"It's good that you're not underestimating her. She's my daughter, after all. Seres, can you show him your strength. You're close to recovering, right?"

In front of him, Seres looked like a small child. Million didn't really sense any danger from her and that's why he's apprehensive. He was actually ready for anything but there was one thing he's not ready for... lightning.

Zap!*

With eye contact, a flash of lightning connected the two of them, not virtually but destructively. Million was blown away a few meters behind with smoke rising from his eyes.

Ivan quietly gasped but he was more shocked to see that Million sat up with no scratches. Eyes are supposed to be vulnerable, however, he was unscathed.

"What the hel-"

Za~p!*

This time, it was not just one flash of lightning but continuous that Million actually began to scream.

"Wait! Graa! If you don't stop, I will actually kill you, little girl!"

Million's fingers turned longer and became silver blades as he defended his face with it, attracting the continuous bolts of lightning.

"Stop, Seres, he's still a possible ally."

The man said which Seres complied.

"It's just a casual stare, Father. If he got hurt by that, he shouldn't be ranked above the Devil Himself."

"Oh... I like her."

The Empress commented with a smirk behind her mask.

"Don't worry, young girl. I wasn't hurt by that at all!"

Million stood up. His burnt face began healing up the next second. He still wore his smile.

"Ehem, I don't have all day so I'll get to the main topic." the man sitting on the wheelchair said with his calm smile, "In the future, the Devil Himself will be the biggest threat. Therefore, I will give you one of his weaknesses.. After that, I want any of you, to kill him."