yasinovel Chapter 1115 A short talk
Chapter 1115 A short talk
1115 A short talk
Erik's communication device suddenly came to life, breaking the silence that nestled in his surroundings after the fight. Emily's voice came through, sounding worried. "Erik? Are you there? What are you doing?"
Erik took a deep breath.
"I'm here." Mira's voice then came through the device.
"That guy was kicking your ass!" She laughed, irking him a little.
"What?! No! He wasn't! "
Mira laughed. "He was! I've never seen you in so much trouble in all the time I've known you!"
"Damn! I almost got killed, and you are mocking me?!" He remained silent a little. "Besides, even if he was, there was no helping it. Haven't you seen him literally throwing me skyscrapers?"
"We saw it," Amber said. There was a brief pause then. "I guess you've gotten his power?"
"I did," Erik said. "In truth, I got two."
"Two?" "Yes. Levium would have never been this powerful if it wasn't for a power that allowed him to control many things simultaneously and split his consciousness. He had a second power, one that gave him a sort of parallel thinking. The system called it 'Will of the Hydra'. It is an X-ranked brain crystal power."
"X rank—" Mira couldn't believe Erik's words. "Are you shitting me right now? This is basically unheard of!"
But then she turned to look at Emily, who had a similarly ranked power.
"What do you think the Chimaeric Demons' brain crystal power rank is?" Erik said. "This is just another X-ranked ability for me."
He got a smug look on his face, but only until he thought about Mira's shocked face. Those thoughts were quickly replaced by worry. "I get why you're surprised, and it makes sense," he said. "But there is something else we should be surprised."
Mira had a point, but he knew they needed to act quickly. "You're right, Mira. I'll go help them clear out Sleb Harbor and make some shifts to make sure everyone can rest, while the others take care of the blackguards."
"Try not to destroy the city this time."
He nodded.
Erik had two main reasons for joining the fight. First, he wanted to help his clones clear the city of enemies. This was important because he was planning to ask them to attack Maynard Island soon after, and this way, he would make things easier for them.
Second, Erik needed more mana. Leveling up was the only way to get it and to grow stronger, to make surviving easier, and to make winning possible.
"Alright. We'll coordinate our efforts and clear out the remaining threats in Sleb Harbor as quickly as possible. We three will help with this, too."
"Good," Erik nodded, even though they couldn't see him. Erik turned to Emily and Amber. "Amber, I want you to coordinate with the Chimaeric Demons. See if they need you for something specific, all right?"
"Yes."
Then Erik turned his attention to Emily. "It was you who killed him, wasn't it? Uncle Benjamin. The shot from the rooftop," he said. "Only you could have done that."
Emily didn't reply. Maybe because she thought Erik might have seen what she did as an intrusion.
"Thank you," he said. "You saved my life, Emily. Uncle Benjamin was more powerful than I thought. If you hadn't taken that shot when you did, things might have turned out very differently."
Emily nodded. "How do you feel about it?" she asked. "He was your 'uncle', after all. Even if he was our enemy." Erik was silent for a moment.
The complicated tangle of emotions he'd suppressed earlier threatened to resurface.
"I don't know... Part of me knows it was necessary. He was too dangerous to be left alive. But another part... I can't simply forget what he did for me, even if he had ulterior motives and wasn't genuine."
He trailed off, unable to put into words the conflicting emotions swirling inside him. "It's okay to feel conflicted," Emily said. Erik nodded. "Yeah..."