Chapter 171: I"m Still Strong (5)Until a moment ago, this guy named Edwin hesitated to get to the point.
Now he tried to get things done as soon as possible.
While inviting me to a party, he mentioned the Sign of Oath that I had never heard of.
But the problem was that I had a bad feeling about this Sign of Oath I was hearing about for the first time, just like I did when I received Pablo"s offer.
As always, my intuition was on the money. It turned out to be correct again this time.
[Sign of Oath (legendary)
-This is a disposable item that you can use when forming a party. The party for which the Sign of Oath is used can never be disbanded in any way, including if the party members die or logout.
-It can only be dismantled by the party leader who used the Sign of Oath to form the party.
-The party for which the Sign of Oath is given to is given the status of ‘Solid Bond" and ‘Comrade Supporter" for the duration of the party.
-When fighting with a party member, the party leader can take some of the party member"s abilities.
-However, the party member will temporarily lose those abilities while the leader is using them.]
[Would you like to accept Edwin"s party request?
-Yes/ No.]
“…”
I could not understand because just like Pablo, what Edwin really wanted was for me to become his slave, though he said he wanted to hire me with a generous compensation.
Honestly, I didn"t feel like I would accept his offer even if he said he would treat me equally.
Well, from my perspective, I was not going to accept any generous gift he would bring to me, let alone equal treatment, for the name Asirante could not be treated lightly.
So, I wondered if these guys including Edwin who pulled a stupid trick on me had any conscience. Or maybe they didn"t have any common sense by nature.
Along with this guy, this s.p.a.ce, called the Death Ring, was somewhat strange to me because it seemed like a place he thought he could use to blackmail me as I was weakened by partic.i.p.ating in the ‘Catch Up With Yourself" event.
Why was he so favorable to me at first? He wanted to show such a facade right before he kidnapped and tortured me.
If he succeeded, then that was good, but he wouldn"t care even if it failed.
I had no choice but to have bad feelings about it, but I didn"t express them right away.
Before I acted, I was really curious about one thing.
“I"ll just ask you one thing. If I accept to join the party, who dies here? You said it yourself that we will not be able to get out of this place until one of us dies.”
I was really curious about this.
But he didn"t reply.
So I opened my mouth again.
“If so, let me decide. Let me kill you.”
As soon as I finished talking, I immediately attacked him.
Outside of the Death Ring installed by Edwin.
It was impossible to look to the outside from within, but it was easy to see what was going on inside from the outside.
So, Jacob, who summoned Asirante directly here with his trait, ‘Summon," was looking inside the ring now. While watching the situation unfold, he was worried that his boss Edwin identified himself to Asirante too easily.
He also felt it regrettable that Edwin mentioned the Death Ring before he brought up the main topic.
If Asirante was a smart guy, he must have realized by now that Edwin was trying to forcibly recruit him by fully using the moment when Asirante was weakened by partic.i.p.ating in the event.
But Jacob didn"t worry much because there was nothing that the level 167 Asirante, who was taken here without being able to prepare, could do to Edwin who was fully prepared for this fight.
However, one thing that bothered Jacob after Edwin succeeded was how he could sooth Asirante"s bitter feelings about him since he was responsible for summoning him here.
Of course, he didn"t agonize over it for long because he had also made thorough preparations. If he could make Asirante a perfect companion of his, he could extort a lot from the Shaipe Group with the Asirante card.
Anyway, since there was nothing the weakened Asirante could do, Jacob watched the happenings inside the Death Ring relaxedly. He didn"t worry at all even when Asirante attacked Edwin first because he had also antic.i.p.ated such a situation
But something unbelievable happened in front of his eyes.
[Kheeeeeeeek!]
Jacob could not help but open his eyes wide when he saw his boss Edwin being pushed back with a painful moan after Asirant struck him with a club. Besides, he was even more surprised to learn that he couldn"t properly see Asirante"s movement.
Why? Because he had never seen any ice-type wizard show such a mighty force.
But the problem was that Asirante"s attack didn"t end there.
[Ice Field! Pouring Hail!]
With Asirante"s shout, an ice territory covered the whole Death Ring, and hail rained down. These were Asirante"s trademark attacks.
However, since Asirante was partic.i.p.ating in the event ‘Catch Up With Yourself," he was not supposed to show the same power as before.
[d.a.m.n it! What the h.e.l.l is this damage!]
Aside from Asirante"s shouting, Jacob could easily ascertain how powerful Asirante"s attack was because he was in a party with Edwin right now.
That"s why it was even harder to understand, because Asirante"s current power should be impossible even if he exerted all his abilities before he partic.i.p.ated in the event.
Of course, Edwin did not stand still doing nothing. He started to counterattack.
[Trigger human synergy! Show your full force, Indomitable Will!]
Edwin counterattacked using all sorts of skills like the Warriors Roar, but Jacob thought there was really something wrong after learning that Edwin"s health was rapidly dwindling.
‘Have we been fooled by the intelligence peddlers?”
After repeatedly checking Asirante"s level, Jacob was confident that Asirante was partic.i.p.ating in the event because it was impossible for Asirante to be level 167 l right after he cleared theLevel 500 only arena quest.
Even if his boss Edwin was alienated by the top executives of the Shaipe Group, he was still a ranking officer who still held a lot of influence. As a result, it was highly unlikely that the intelligence peddlers deceived Edwin. As if he could not understand what was happening before his eyes, Jacob shook his head violently.
‘How can he be so strong, and how can he move so fast?"
Jacob had reviewed multiple videos about Asirante fighting and had confirmed his level dozens of times.
Based on the results of his examination, Asiranted was a typical ice-type wizard.
Of course, the word “extremely strong” and the modifier “stronger defense than a tank” were attached to his name, but Jacob had never seen Asirante"s current skills in the videos.
Actually, his strength and agility seemed higher than his boss Edwin"s.
And he was not the only one who felt so because his boss Edwin also shouted in shock and embarra.s.sment.
[What the h.e.l.l is this? Yeah, I might have been foolishly deceived by the intelligence peddlers, but I still can"t believe he holds such power…]
Jacob was lost for words when he heard his boss moaning in shock.
He had no idea how to cope with this incomprehensible situation.
But he could not anguish for long because Edwin was in danger of dying from Asirante"s ruthless clubbing and various ice-type magic attacks.
“d.a.m.n it! Cancel summon!”
[You have cancelled Asirante"s summon.
-You have cancelled the summons before the cooldown finished. As a penalty, your Summon trait has been locked for 3 years.]
The Summon trait had several restrictions from the beginning.
But despite such restrictions, it showed excellent efficiency.
However, he immediately chose to cancel Asirante"s summon despite being penalized because he kept this plan secret from the Shaipe Group.
[Currently, Asirante is in the Death Ring.
-When the Death Ring is deactivated, the summon will be canceled.]
“…”
Since he was in a hurry, Jacob forgot to take into account where Asirante was currently located.
In the meantime, Jacob had no choice but to see his boss Edwin die to Asirante"s hands, and Asirante disappear immediately after the Death Ring was deactivated.