Chapter 118 118: You Decide

'This guy... Don't tell me this is his attempt at a distraction?'

Seeing the thumbs up, Lilith finally felt somewhat calm. This guy... He really wasn't angry at her. Well, maybe he was angry but wasn't as angry as he pretended to be now.

For now, he was only acting to distract the others. Lilith wanted distraction so her real self could get inside, and that's what he was going to give her.

Atlas barged out of the room. He made sure to keep his voice high so everyone in this place could hear how angry he was.

"That idiot! After all, I did for her; she thinks she can talk to me like that? She thinks she can decide what I can and what I can't do? She has forgotten her place!"

His loudness really did the work, attracting everyone's attention.

Since everyone was truly distracted by him, no one was inside the room with Lilith. No one except Yovana and Lancaster.

They were also about to rush out after Atlas, taking his act seriously, but Lilith informed them what it was about at the right time.

"Lancaster, keep an eye on the entrance and make sure to alert me if anyone comes. Also, try to delay them as much as possible!"

Lilith got down from the bed, biting her thumb. Using her blood, she started making a formation circle right on the floor.

In another alley, not too far from this place, the real Lilith was also doing the same thing. She created an exact replica of the formation circle.

The formation circle was similar to what she had created before when bringing forth her clone. There were only some minor differences in this one which were hard to even notice at first glance.

Lancaster stood outside the room, keeping an eye on the hallway. He occasionally kept glancing inside the room to see what Lilith was doing.

Only Yovana knew what this spell was about. "That spell, I recognize it. It was in your Grimoire. So that's what it's about."

"Don't distract me. My head is already very fragile right now," Lilith responded sharply. Controlling this clone was already a hassle, especially after her mind was weak from controlling a wolf. It was already a struggle what she was doing now. She didn't want more distraction as that could make her mess up the spell.

*****

"What is happening here?" Razil approached Atlas, hearing the commotion.

"I don't know. He suddenly got angry at Lilith over something, and since then, he's been like that," the middle-aged general explained to the best of his abilities.

Even he himself found this whole thing confusing.

Razil noticed Atlas, seemingly trying to leave this place in anger. The others tried to calm him and stop him.

Even though Razil hadn't known Atlas personally, he understood what kind of person Atlas was. Someone who had lived for so long couldn't be someone who would get angry out of nowhere. It wasn't normal.

He also noticed that Lilith wasn't here with Atlas, trying to calm him down. The equation of the two wasn't something that could break so easily. Not only Lilith, but no one from Atlas' team was here.

"Who is with Lilith?" Razil inquired.

"That..." The General gazed back. "No one is there with her. But she is still in her room. To leave, she'll have to go through this place."

Razil slapped his forehead. "You idiot, did you forget who she is? Go back and see if she's still there. I'll handle things here!"

After being chided, the man realized what a mistake he had committed. Was this really a part of the plan used to fool them? Was this a distraction he fell for?"

*****

"The man who was here is coming back. You should hurry up. I'll try to delay him!" Lancaster closed the door behind him before leaving.

"How is he now?"

Lancaster intentionally stood in the middle of the man's path, blocking him. "Has he calmed down?"

"Clear my path!" The man pushed Lancaster asked before continuing ahead.

Lancaster didn't give in, standing before him again. "Why are you talking to me like that? I just asked you a question. Will you die if you answer me?"

The man frowned. The more Lancaster tried to delay him, the more he realized that something was wrong.

He grabbed Lancaster by his throat. "Do you really want to die? I won't ask again. If you want to see how your friend is doing, you better go check yourself."

He tossed Lancaster behind. Lancaster once again tried to do something, but there was no time left. The man was already at the door.

He pushed the door. Unfortunately, the door didn't open. It was as if the door was closed from inside.

Thud~

The man used his entire brute force to kick the door open.

****

"Castiel, may I ask why you're creating a commotion here? If it's about a distraction, I must tell you that it's not working. My men are already back to Lilith. So you can stop the act now."

Razil tapped the shoulder of Atlas.

"Distraction? I would distract anyone for that idiot? Do you even have any idea what she said to me?"

"I don't. Why don't you tell me? What did she say?" Razil smiled. "Did she say that she needed time to cast a spell to escape? Or did she say that you needed to keep us busy? What exactly did she say?"

Atlas squinted his eyes, glancing back at the man. "If you're implying that I need to use distraction for us to get out of here, you clearly don't know me. If I want, even gods can't stop me from leaving."

Razil simply smiled. "Maybe, or maybe now. Times are different now. You're not as strong as you used to be, and even I can see that. It was evident the moment you clashed with Zhang. It's quite possibly because you slept for so long and just woke up, but that doesn't change anything."

"Am I right? Is that what Lilith said to make you angry? Did she rightfully call you weak for not killing Zhang right away? If that's what she said, I don't think you should be angry. It's the truth after all."

"Are you sure about that theory of yours?" Atlas also didn't show weakness as he straightened up. "You can test it if you want. I'm sure you can afford to test. But your friends here... They might not be able to afford this."

"Is that a threat?"

"Since you're so perceptive, why don't you decide what it actually was?"