Chapter 88 87. Spare Me?

Shane silently muttered the familiar spell under his breath as he raised his head and continued to stare at the monsters. They seemed to fear him for some reason. The demons who were ready to attack Norman a while ago took a few steps back as soon as Shane took control of the body.

The live stream was on. So Shane couldn't do much from the inside for the fear of revealing himself. He couldn't use his own powers before entering this current world because all the hosts previously could only use divine energy, hampering his steps.

Now, he could do anything he wanted without hesitation. If anyone raised suspicions, he might have to make things up a bit.

Of course, he couldn't brazenly use his power-sucking spell since it might create some suspension. That spell had a limitation—the user's body might end up exploding because of being overfed. This fact, however, didn't apply to Shane since he was himself the reservoir of energy. He had tried and tested everything, and in the end, he had found out there was no bound and limit to how much he could suck away.

Another spell, dark energy balls, could help him, but again, he shouldn't reveal his cards soon enough and refrain from revealing himself even if his enemies know him well.

But he could still do something to buy time, thought Shane as the corners of his lips curved up.

He looked around coldly as he released his energy around him openly. A dark aura spread around the place as the demons and monsters froze. Their faces turned pale when they felt this aura suppressing their being to the point that they felt their chests heavy.

Some of them even fell to the ground, staring in Shane's direction as their eyes filled with horror.

Shane felt satisfied seeing their reaction as he spoke to Norman in their mind: "Don't be shocked when you come out. Try to make an expressionless face."

"Why?" Norman tilted his head in confusion.

"Because," chuckled Shane as he squinted his eyes, "Things won't be good if my powers are revealed."

Norman's brain was still mushed into confusion, but he nodded. "Fine. Let's -"

Before he could finish his sentence, he was already given the control back. He was stunned as he tried to keep calm and stared around only to find more than half the demons fallen to the ground.

A majority of the enemies had either become unconscious while others ran away while staring at Norman with horror in their eyes. Only now did Norman realize why Shane uttered those words back then.

He silently observed and turned around to rush inside the cave. Then he pulled out the pieces of wood from his pockets and he put his palm above them before closing his eyes.

He didn't have time to even think about the fact that this event would make him face death once again. All he could think about was finishing his mission so that he could go back to his original world.

Shane saw a gush of energy pouring into the pieces of wood placed in such a way that it formed a circle. Soon enough, the pieces attached to one another and created a perfect disc with a complex array design.

As soon as the array was finished, the entire disc started glowing to the point that it was difficult to even glance at it.

Shane stared at the scene as he said, "Host, this should be a goodbye. Our mission is going to end soon."

"Don't f*cking distract me!" Norman roared in his mind as he took deep breaths. "I'm trying to focus here!"

Shane let out a chuckle, "Sure. Goodbye, host."

A while later, the disc blasted off, creating a big impact around the place so much that its energy spread throughout the planet, killing all the demons and monsters. The energy coming out of the array didn't harm any animals or other plants. It only destroyed the demonic bases and monsters, spreading soothing energy throughout the place.

At this time, Norman's breathing also slowed down as he fell to the ground. His eyes blinked at a slow pace as his breathing went shallow. His lips parted, "This is goodbye. It was nice working with you."

As soon as he said that, he ended up dying for real. Since Shane had turned off the sense-sharing tool, he didn't feel a thing as he returned to the open ground in the system space. He blinked as he tried to adjust to his surroundings.

Several system students were standing not far away from him. Their faces were pale as they all murmured amongst themselves, not caring about Shane being thrown out of the virtual portal. He got up as he adjusted his emotions.

The previous host was the most normal one he had ever encountered. He almost felt reluctant parting and wanted to continue handling that host for a while.

Sighed. It was unfortunate that Norman was just a virtual host, not a real one.

He pursed his lips as he stood there and found Tess quickly. He walked over only to find that she was currently chatting with Frank as if they didn't argue about entering the virtual world.

They became friends all over again, it seemed.

Shane said nothing as he stood beside her and listened to their conservation. It was only a one-sided convo with Tess talking and Frank nodding beside her.

"Ah, I'm so tired. That guy Norman was so hard to handle."

Frank nodded.

"Frank, tell me, how do you feel about him? Was he easy to handle? God, those teenagers were better!"

Frank said nothing and pursed his lips.

"Okay, I feel bad for how I ended up failing. I wanted him to return to his world, but sigh."

The man became silent as he continued to ignore the girl.

Tess still didn't care whether the other person was ignoring her or not. She grinned and leaned over the man, "Say, who was the one to post that amazing skill? It helped a lot, but they should have added the caution that we can't overfeed the host otherwise they will blast!"

Shane coughed. It was his mistake. He should have added that warning at the end, but it didn't matter. He would have to focus on what to do for the last exam the next day.

Even thinking about it made him sweat a bit. Previous worlds were virtual, but the next one would be as real as where he was living. He couldn't afford a single mistake otherwise it would not only cause his mission to fail but also kill innocents because of his actions.

He took a deep breath and curbed the anxiety deep inside his heart as he raised his head only to meet Ed's eyes. The bald man waved his hand and called him closer.

Shane didn't think too much as he walked closer. "What's up?"

Ed narrowed his eyes as he looked at Dirt.

The latter nodded expressionlessly. "Shane, you have another mission."

"What mission?"

"You'll be told once you get there. For now, enter the portal again."

"Why should I enter through the same portal?"

"Who told you to enter the same portal?" Dirt sighed. "The one behind me. Quick."

Shane felt a bad feeling in his heart, but he still didn't think too much as he walked inside. As soon as he entered the portal, he was soon sent to a familiar training ground filled with a castle, a lot of monsters, and a cliff.

"Not this again," he groaned.

He quickly opened the mission page:

"Create a spell to counter every spell that you use. Don't dare to come out without doing that. Anyway, you can't come out without fulfilling your mission because this time, there's no way out for you. Good luck."

Veins popped on Shane's forehead. What the heck was wrong with Ed?! He should have known that the man was probably dissatisfied with how Shane ended up selling his spell publically.

He took a deep breath and glared at the monsters. Since he couldn't get out of here anytime soon, he might as well use this chance to create that spell. In any case, he needed a new spell for the next exam tomorrow.

At the same time, while Shane was trying to learn a new spell, Ed was having a secret meeting with a hooded person. It could be said that this hooded person was an envoy of the one who killed Noah and had created so much trouble for Shane.

They were currently having a staredown as the hooded man sighed, "I never thought you would capture me."

"You were hiding right beneath my nose inside the portal. How can I not capture you?"

"Still," the hooded man said, "you shouldn't interfere in the boss's matters. You know him. He might not spare you the second time."

"Spare me?" Ed got up on his feet as he chuckled, "What gave him the illusion that he can spare me?" He looked at the hooded man for a while before waving his hands. "Go back. I'll leave you alive for now."