Chapter 659 – Bluff

Chapter 659 – Bluff

"You do know this is a trap, right?" the emissary asked coldly. "As soon as we leave, he is going to attack us, and I can't call Mistress Lust from in here."

The Governor looked at the emissary with furrowed brows. "What are we supposed to do? I'm not a Suppressor, and you're not powerful enough. Give me an alternative."

The emissary remained silent for a while.

"There are no intelligent Force Specters," the emissary said. "He ran out of power and is hiding somewhere in here. He wants us to leave so that we don't find him." Nôv(el)B\\jnn

"He doesn't have a physical body," the Governor answered. "I covered the entire room with web, and he can still attack you."

"Then, why did he stop?" the emissary asked. "If he just keeps attacking, he will be more convincing. There's no reason to stop attacking to let us escape."

The Governor turned to look at the mist in the room again.

He thoroughly scanned the entire room.

No, there was nothing.

"He is a Force Specter," the Governor said. "I inspected the room closely, and I can't find him. This is a Containment Unit, and there's nowhere for him to hide."

"Leaving is our only option," he added.

The emissary didn't react.

In fact, she was actually right.

If Nick could attack, he would.

It was important to highlight the difference between seeing something and perceiving something.

When the Governor had been looking through the Containment Unit after Nick's first attack, he had seen Nick but hadn't perceived him.

He had believed that the black mist was simply the remnant of the Meat Cube's vanishing body.

Technically, he had been seeing Nick all the time, but he had not been actively perceiving him.

This meant that Nick's ability had still been active.

Yet, as soon as the Governor actually started to consider that Nick might be a Force Specter, Nick's ability deactivated.

After all, the Governor was now perceiving the mist as Nick, which was exactly what Nick was at the moment.

If Nick launched an attack now, he would be many times slower and weaker.

The Governor would be able to counterattack and destroy the physical parts of Nick's body.

On top of that, both of them would realize that Nick had become much weaker.

Right now, even if the Governor weren't here, killing the emissary had become very difficult for Nick.

Because of that, Nick didn't attack anymore.

He was bluffing.

"We have to leave," the Governor said.

And the Governor was falling for the bluff.

Although, it was also important to remember that the Meat Cube had been killed and that the city needed a new Demon.

Just because the Governor was falling for Nick's bluff didn't mean that he was doing the wrong thing.

Nick hadn't lied about Lust.

By falling for Nick's bluff, the Governor was actually increasing his chances of survival.

"Fine," the emissary answered.

The two of them carefully walked to the door, and the Governor opened it.

The mist inside the Containment Unit was slowly moving past them while the Governor kept vigilantly watching his surroundings.

All three of them left the Containment Unit, and the door closed.

"Where is your Major Relay?" the mist asked the two of them.

"Outside the city," the emissary spoke calmly.

The Governor furrowed his brows.

"I never escort you out of the city."

The Governor took to the sky and flew out of the city.

It wasn't suspicious for the Governor to leave like this since everyone was searching for the cause of the explosion as well.

Without anyone noticing, the Governor entered one of the lonely caves.

Then, his eyes widened in shock.

There was someone standing in front of him!

Naturally, this was Nick, and he carried the vanishing head of the emissary in his right hand.

When the Governor saw Nick, he could feel his power.

He was so weak!

At the absolute most, this was a Peak Fanatic. Most likely, it was a Late Fanatic.

Sure, that was strong, but the Governor was a Hero!

Even more, he thought that this Specter had been a Force Specter!

The next moment, Nick dropped the head and exploded into mist.

The Governor readied himself for a battle, but Nick turned back into his normal body just moments later.

The Governor had never seen anything like this.

This was a Specter that could switch between being a Physical Specter and being a Force Specter!

This shouldn't be possible!

At this moment, the Governor had the power to kill Nick.

Without his ability, Nick wouldn't even have been able to react properly before the Governor hit him.

But that didn't matter.

The Governor wanted nothing more than to survive, and he could only rely on Nick for survival.

Without the help of someone more powerful than the Governor, Meat Cube City would fall apart, and Aegis would send an investigator.

At that point, they would find out about the Governor's involvement with Lust, and the Governor would be executed.

He needed a backer.

The Governor took a deep breath.

"I will follow Lord Wrath," he spoke respectfully.

"Smart," Nick said.

Then, he gestured to the Major Relay in the back of the cave, and the Governor stepped forward.

The Major Relay activated by itself, and the furious silhouette of Wrath materialized in front of the Governor.

The Governor bowed in front of the figure.

"Lord Wrath."

Wrath glared at the Governor with hatred.

"You are mine," he said coldly.

"I am yours," the Governor repeated.

The next moment, Wrath looked at Nick.

"What do you need?" he asked.

Wrath had noticed how amazing Nick was at his job.

Within fewer than ten years, Nick had already conquered several cities.

Such efficiency could only be matched by the very few Fallen servants Wrath had.

Wrath was no longer deciding what to do with the city but left the decision to Nick.

"I need a Demon that wants blood," Nick said. "Do we have something like that?"

Wrath narrowed his eyes.

"I have a fitting one."