Chapter 96 - Zhao Ming's Love

'Damn! This bitch. If only I knew I could be successful as long as I am inside the tower, I would've confessed to him the moment I realized it. And, why did he even agree?'

'No, this must be because of that bitch. She must have done something to compel Peter. I am not going to let her do as she wants. As soon as he comes out, I will definitely make them break up. Humph! If I can't be his, then nobody is allowed.'

Alexa clenched her fist and thought inside her mind. For her, it was not just a matter of love. It was a matter of pride. Previous his girlfriend was outside, so she didn't think too much and hid her feelings. But, when she found that Sunny actually became his woman, she couldn't stand it.

If Peter doesn't mind having affairs with a woman inside the tower, then she considered herself to be the first one. She can't stand someone overtaking her in this matter. As for Alice, she doesn't even count her as a threat.

She didn't continue to engage with her in verbal battle and started training. She knew what makes her better than Sunny. She couldn't say that she was more beautiful than Sunny instead sunny was much more mature and sexy than her.

But, she was more talented. And, this means she can accompany him longer than her. And, she wasn't going to let this advantage die.

On other hand, Sunny also understood her. She didn't want to let the opportunity slip. Although she has placed all of her bet on Peter, if she loses him, she would be left with nothing. And, that's what she doesn't want.

She had already planned what to do as soon as he comes out after a month.

As they waited, day and night passes as they faced a few more battles. Even monsters arrived but they successfully defended this place. It's all thanks to Zhao Ming though. After training with the trident, he has finally comprehended Destruction Intent and this gave him a massive boost in strength.

He also became more and more engrossed with the endless possibilities of his physique. On other hand, John also improved quite a bit. He wasn't heaven-defying as Zhao Ming but he did gain an immense strength after understanding the trace of Destruction Intent.

Of course, there was another little beast in the team. The most prominent power-up belonged to Alice. Her strength never fell behind Zhao Ming. And, she even comprehended Fire Intent without the help of Zhao Ming. And, not just that, she also comprehended Devils' Powers.

At this moment, Zhao Ming was sure that she doesn't possess Wizard King's Body. The people with Wizard King Body tends to have an affinity towards element but not Devil's Powers. Her strength combined with her mastery of mana and the fierce power of the devil could easily rival his own powers.

And, with Fire Intent at her disposal, he can't have higher control of the battle in his hand. Of course, he still believes that if it is a life and death battle, then he would win without any problem.

Alexa and Sunny did have some improvement but they weren't up by a lot. Alexa was using the resources given by her grandfather while Sunny could only bite her lips and pour all of her willpower into training.

She didn't have luxury resources like others. She didn't have the luxury of talent. The only one who has the equal talent to her was John but even him after training with Zhao Ming got a lot stronger. She was currently the weakest, not by level but from the perspective of battle strength.

She was level 34 at this moment. Zhao Ming and Alice were at level 35. Alexa was at level 34 as well. John was on level 32. Because of this, Zhao Ming poured his leftover time to help John and Sunny level up. Alexa didn't need his help over this.

Of course, there was one more person who he has kept far away from their gazes. In fact, this person was hiding inside a cave near the city. He wasn't sure to bring her together but he didn't feel like leaving her after doing everything to her.

He wanted to discuss her with Peter before letting her join. So, he had to leave and met her each day to help her get stronger. This action did catch others' attention and they eventually find out. On the twenty-fifth day, they finally couldn't hold on and asked him to bring her there.

After all, a girl living alone in a cave for days was quite painful for them to watch especially for ladies. Of course, they were also shocked how caring Zhao Ming was. In these twenty-five days, he only missed twice to visit her and that's only because he was injured heavily.

This made them respect Zhao Ming even more. The girl who he had spent one night with just some intention to have fun became someone important in his heart. For some reason, he couldn't let her die. He hid her as soon as Peter decided to kill the city.

He knew Peter won't spare people out of mercy. As someone who has a complete background of Peter as soon as he entered the tower, he knows Peter even killed an innocent person called Ron after saving him.

The girl's name was Serena. She was a pretty girl whose beauty could rival Sunny and Alexa. She wasn't talented even as John or Sunny. Her talent was so low that Zhao Ming started spending all of his time for the last five days with her to train her.

This made Sunny and Alexa even more laugh. After all, the reason he gave them was completely wrong. It wasn't because she was weak. Both of them knew that Zhao Ming just wanted to spend more time with her. As the day passed, his obsession with her was growing stronger.

As for Serena, her heart completely belonged to him. As they spent five days together, the month finally came to an end. But, Peter didn't come out. The first day after the month they waited outside. But, Peter didn't make any movement.

The second day was the same. He didn't come out once again. But, on the third day, they decided to go down. Sunny stopped them and asked them to wait for two more days. For some reason, she got the feeling that it will end within thirty-five days.

At first, she didn't understand why she got this feeling. But, after thinking for a long time, she finally remembered one conversation with the head of the Information Office. She was told that there are some chances where it could take five more days but those chances are rare because that would mean the person would not only inherit luck but also the holy dragon.

And, those extra five days are for the final transformation of the person's body. So, they decided to wait for two more days.

Inside the pond,

Peter's body was completely transforming into something that he never imagined. His body was covered with golden scales. His hands had transformed into claws but he had no wings or tails. It was quite confusing.

But, Peter had no chance of asking why since he was still unconscious. At his moment, his blood was also slowly changing. It was slowly gaining traces of golden essence in it. For one more day, his consciousness remained close.

But on the second day, the golden light disappeared from his eyes as it turned normal. He looked around and saw himself inside the whirlpool which was slowly disappearing. Instantly, his gills appeared as the water hits him.

At this moment, this water was no longer golden. It was like any other water, completely colorless. Seeing this, he couldn't help but open his eyes wide. Even though the water was striking his eye, he didn't feel anything at all.

'Eragon, are you still there?' As soon as he calmed down a little, Eragon instantly came to his mind. He didn't even waste his time to ask his presence.

"Yawn! Is it completely already? That was a nice little nap of thirty-four days. Anyway boy, why are you still in the pond? Let's go out and explore the Tower!"

Hearing his words, Peter's eyebrows twitched. Even his Stone Heart was having a hard time controlling his emotions. It took him a while before he asked 'How am I supposed to go out? Do you have any idea for this?'

"Why are you even asking for such a simple question? Just jump!" Eragon speechlessly replied from a black space that resides inside his forehead. This was a special space known as the Sea of Consciousness.

'Jump? Are you insane? The ground is almost hundreds of meters above me and I am inside the water.' Peter couldn't help but shout in his mind.

Although he was communicating in his mind, he was still able to hear Eragon's voice.

"Just jump, you dimwit!"

Eragon shouted just when Peter thought of checking his status. While his status opened in front of him, his body reacted to Eragon's words as he slammed his foot on the water and flew out like a slingshot.

Thud!