Chapter 301: Cowardly or Cunning
“Point six is covered,” another voice
crackled through the communication device, oblivious to the death of another hero.
The hunters were becoming hunted. While new points were being created by the Heroes, old points were being destroyed by him, not letting anyone know what was going to happen.
“Point seven in place,” another voice announced.
Eren moved swiftly, changing locations. It was a little more time consuming to travel to different parts of the city without using teleportation, but for someone like him,
this was the most suitable option as he couldn’t afford to be sick.
Even Yelen and Felona were summoned to help him take out the Heroes. If it was the stronger Heroes, they might not be as
effective but for the weaker heroes whose only responsibility was to plant a gem, they were more than enough.
“Point eight secured,” the voice echoed in his ear.
Eren climbed a nearby building. From his vantage point, he could see one of the heroes planting a gem at the base of a monument. He was alone, the perfect target. Eren took a deep breath and leaped down, landing silently behind the hero.
The hero never saw him coming. Eren’s claws extended, and with a swift, silent strike, the hero fell. Eren picked up the gem and kept it in his inventory as well, feeling a slight tremor as the spatial seal weakened.
“Point nine…” the voice faltered as static filled the communication device. Eren knew they were beginning to suspect something was wrong.
By now, the seal should have been strong enough to be felt by them but it was non existent as if no gems were placed in place
except a rare few.
Liyone’s eyes narrowed as he sensed the
disruption.
“Something’s not right,” he muttered. “Someone is dismantling the seal.”
He signaled to his team to regroup. “We need to secure the remaining points and find out what’s happening.”
Eren watched from the shadows. He had already gathered a total of four gems with two more being gathered by his Spirits. He just needed four more to complete his collection.
Initially, he wanted to take them all. But now, he changed his plan. He could always take them after completing his task here. Liyone could not seal the space with just four gems either.
Moreover, even if he sealed the space, so what? It couldn’t help them kill him as long as he was not foolish.
The only reason he dismantled the net was
to give them a false sense of security, making them think that he was planning to
escape.
At the same time, Yelen and Felona approached two more heroes, attacking without being seen. The heroes staggered, their vision blurring, unable to react to the swift unseen attack.
“Point ten… compromised,” the voice on the communication device stammered.
Liyone’s face twisted in rage. “Spread out and find him! He’s here!”
A large group of remaining heroes rushed towards the tenth point, leaving behind Liyone who was the only person left there.
It was unclear if he stayed behind because he was confident enough in his abilities or if it was just a trap for him to lure out Eren.
Liyone remained silent in his place, as if he wasn’t concerned about his security in the least. He simply strolled through the city,
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walking towards the ninth point to check himself.
‘Are you really not going to show yourself, Devourer?’ he thought, not revealing even the slightest flaw on his face. ‘I have sent
everyone away and created such a good opportunity for you.’
Although he didn’t show it, he was waiting
for Devourer’s arrival so he could use his abilities and control the man that even an Overlord could not complete.
As long as he controlled Devourer, not only could he become the next Vice Dean for his
achievement but he could also have a
hunting dog like Devourer who could do everything he asked.
It was a hunting dog that could infinitely
grow, maybe even help him become the absolute ruler of the Southern Continent in
the future.
“Huh?”
Suddenly his expressions darkened as he
felt his connection with the other Heroes
that he sent to the tenth point being removed.
The remaining Heroes were killed. Even
though he planned to draw Eren to him, Eren did the complete opposite. He didn’t attack Liyone who was alone.
Instead he went for the place where all the remaining heroes were gathering.
Without the slightest large scale commotion, he managed to take out the
remaining Heroes which was shocking for one person to do alone.
Liyone bit his lower lip in frustration, not understanding why Eren wasn’t coming for him. Did he already know that this was a
trap?
Soon, he reached the ninth point and
noticed that the Hero assigned here was also dead and the gem was taken away. “That cowardly bastard! He doesn’t attack the strong ones directly! This confirms that
he is definitely weaker than he used to be. My assumption was right!”
“I thought Mist would come here to play
hide and seek with me. But to see someone like you, it’s disappointing.”
While Liyone was fuming, a voice appeared on his communication device. However it wasn’t the voice of any of his subordinates. “Devourer I assume? I heard you were very
brave. It seems all the rumors were a lie. You were nothing more than a cowardly
bastard who has to run away from me,” Liyone said, trying to provoke Devourer into coming for him.
“Little one, you are a little too young to provoke me. You are also not worth my
time. Next time, send your Dean if you want me to show up. For now, you are not
worth my time. Hence, I’m taking the gems as fee for wasting my time and leaving,” The voice disappeared as Eren crushed the
device. On the north side of the barrier, there was a disturbance as something clearly passed through forcefully, leaving the city.
“You are running away?” Liyone raged, but
he couldn’t do anything as he couldn’t fly. The others who had that ability were already killed.
“That cowardly bastard!” he exclaimed, his mind completely obsessed with the escape of Eren, not even having time to think
about anything else.
If he was calmer, he would have noticed
that a young man had appeared right
behind him..
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