Chapter 1382 Zara Woz

Chapter 1382 Zara Woz

As he slid down the wall, leaving scarlet imprints on the white surface, Varian put on a scared expression and looked at the woman in confusion. "M-Miss Zara?"

Zara Woz sneered. Was he really taking her for a fool? A pitiful, scared and confused expression? Did he think reacting like a normal student who'd be attacked by their professor would save his ass?

"Drop the act."

The translucent cloak tightened and turned into a black suit covering her white shirt over black trousers.

If only the meter long spear in her hand wasn't dripping with thick blood, she'd be mistaken for a normal office lady.

"You and I both know why I'm here. And what's gonna happen to you." Zara spun the spear and bent it to aim at her student.

"If you tell me how you breached the library without triggering the alarm, I'll give you an easy death."

Saying so, she glanced at the spot from which Varian stole the book. If she hadn't witnessed the whole process, she'd have never believed a mere rank 7 like Telor did something even a rank 9 couldn't.

"T-That's..." Varian clutched onto his abdomen, trying to stop the bleeding and hesitated.

A blue light flashed and a fist-sized hole drilled through his abdomen. Whatever bleeding he tried to cover up was futile as blood flowed out of this new injury.

The light then materialized back into a spear in Zara's hand. "If you think anyone is coming to your rescue, stop that afntasy. I sealed off this block. No one would be alerted. Not until you die anyway.

Spill it. You don't have a choice and you definitely don't have a way out."

Varian had already discovered the so-called barrier that's blocking off this place. It was powered by a disc at the entrance of the block, hidden to the naked eye and even perceptions of most powers.

Even with his diverse powers, he couldn't spot the treasure on the first try. Thankfully, the value of his paths wasn't just in their number but also in their intersection, where they added up to something more than the sum of their parts.

The overlapping perception of space-time paths would qualify as a good example. Individually, while both of these perceptions were good, when fused together—and they fused very well—they reached the next level in perception.

As a result, while Zara was threatening him through words and actions, not only did he find the treasure that set up this barrier, he also started sneaking the power of slivers into the treasure.

He didn't need a big crack in the barrier, not that he could do it against a treasure that equalled the strength of a rank 8 awakener. Just a little hole was enough. He'd twist that space, get away from this mad woman and leave to Hortus.

Though the aftermath—erasing the space trails and creating fake trails to confuse the pursuers who'd try to follow him to Hortus—would be exhausting, it's the only option he had.

'A few more seconds...fuck!'

"Professor, I'm sure we have no grudges. Why are you acting against me?"

Varian gritted his teeth, not caring about the blood leaking out of his mouth and asked in a seemingly desperate tone.

"Not answering my question and skipping to somthing else?" Zara's eyes grew cold but a smile was drawn on her lips.

"I-I...I hate you! It's all because of you! Fuck with your secrets, I don't care! I'll torture you to the point I'll break your mind!"

Zara took a step forward and raised her spear, aiming straight at Varian's waist. With her posture, it seemed she wanted to slice his waist and cut his legs off. Then, she'd be able to torture him without any worry of him being able to escape.

'This is why you don't love crazy women!'

Varian thanked the idiots who went ahead and died, becoming great examples for the future generation.

[A girl who's so obsessed that she stole your ahem ahem when you were living together.

A girl who will join you on a suicide mission if she can't convince you out of it.

A girl who started falling in love with even though she couldn't meet you face to face for nearly a decade.

A girl...now this one is a bit tricky. But yeah, she's definitely not normal.

Host, you of all people, have no right to say those words. Take them back and apologize!]

Out of nowhere, the System popped up and began to preach.

'Fuck off and Thank You!'

[W-What?] The System was confused by that weird choice of words.

Varian waited as Zara scanned him from head to toe, apparently thinking how to exactly slice his waist to inflict maximum pain on him. He could only move when she starts.

'Fuck off for calling my girls crazy. Oh and including Isadora in it. But thank you for talking to me earlier. Or I wouldn't even have noticed her attack. Good case, serious injury. Bad case, incapication.'

[So you are not a heartless beast, huh.]

'I'm not a beast.'

[You are. On bed.]

Varian's lips twitched in half-pride and half-anger at that remark. But he had to make a perfect come back at this annoying system.

'Don't be too envious. Maybe you'll get the chance one day, if you beg me.'

[Y-You! Even me?!] The System screamd and then fell silent.

Varian sighed in relief. Logos wasn't very 'obedient' sometimes and needed to be 'refuted' properly. Else, it'd start preaching like that one relative who gives endless advice without being asked.

"Is that sigh an acceptance of your future? Then, please, continue, by all means."