Chapter 501 – Cooperation
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Strong wind blew across the land and the surrounding vegetation. The outside world was bright and beautiful, but it gave people an inexplicable feeling for some reason. Sure enough, the sky changed after a while, dark clouds covered the surroundings, and a vague feeling of darkness emerged.
“It’s going to rain soon…” Malikado thought as he walked and looked at the surroundings.
From the looks of it, the weather here had changed a lot. A sunny day had turned into a rainy day in the blink of an eye, and as expected, it started to rain after a while. Raindrops fell, bringing with them a burst of coolness.
Malikado and the others had already arrived at an attic, taking shelter from the rain.
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Although the area occupied by the Oriel family’s manor was large, it wasn’t a remote area, and there were many bustling streets nearby. Malikado brought his servants and found a random area to take shelter from the rain. Standing in the attic, Malikado looked at the heavy rain outside. Under his gaze, the
heavy rain in the distance continued to fall, making a loud pitter-patter.
The servants around him went to rest at the side. Some of them wanted to serve Malikado, but he rejected them. In this rainy weather, he was standing there alone in this rainy weather with an inexplicable sense of loneliness. This feeling was just right. The curse in his body was gradually active, and he
could be on the verge of exploding at any time.
If many people were standing by his side, he would not be used to it. After all, once people saw the appearance of his curse breaking out, it would cause a lot of trouble and problems. Therefore, after realizing that his curse was about to break out, Malikado became more fond of being alone. This feeling was
not bad for him after getting used to it.
Looking out of the window, he was silent for a long time before he suddenly said, ‘What a wonderful world.”
‘Unfortunately, it is going to say goodbye to me soon.’ Although he didn’t say it out loud, he did have this intention in his heart. At this moment, he seemed to have made a decision.
Under the torture of the curse, some of the essential things in the past were no longer important. But even so, Malikado couldn’t hurt his daughter and push her into a dangerous abyss for his safety.
Based on his current situation, he would undoubtedly die if he didn’t hand over Gunali. But after he had a realization, he suddenly felt that this didn’t seem to be a big deal. It was just death.
Drip… Drip…
The sound of water dripping on the ground could be heard, covering up everything.
However, amidst this strange sound, there seemed to be a faint sound of strange footsteps. Malikado was shocked, and he stopped, suddenly woke up. It was too quiet.
It had been a long time since he had let his servants go down to rest. Why did people keep coming up to him? It did not make sense.
Moreover, his situation was not right. He had stood here for such a long time. Why didn’t he notice anything wrong? There was something wrong with this.
“Have you finally come to your senses?” A voice sounded from the side. It sounded like a man’s voice, with a hint of playfulness.
Malikado suddenly s.h.i.+vered, hearing the voice. Then, he subconsciously looked in the direction where the voice came from. A blurry figure standing there could not be seen clearly, only knowing that it was a tall man. He was shrouded in a fog.
Malikado could not see his appearance no matter how hard he tried. He was standing there, looking at Malikado with some amus.e.m.e.nt. It was as if he had been observing Malikado for a long time.
“Who are you? What’s your purpose for spying here?” Subconsciously taking a few steps back, Malikado subconsciously placed his hand on the sword on his waist. On the other side, he said with a solemn expression.
“| found something interesting, so I wanted to take a look.” Chen Heng stood alone before Malikado. Looking at Malikado, he said with a playful tone, “Don’t be so nervous. To a certain extent, I’m here to help you.”
“Help me?” Malikado glanced at Chen Heng, his voice was still solemn, and his face was cold. “Sneaking behind other’s back, is this what you mean by helping?”
“That’s a necessary observation. It’s not important to you.” Chen Heng looked at Malikado and said with a smile, ‘What’s important is, do you want to live?”
“Live?” Malikado’s heart skipped a beat hearing Chen Heng’s words, but he remained calm, ‘What exactly are you trying to say?”
“Tm sure Mr. Malikado knows what I’m talking about.” Chen Heng said softly, didn’t say anything more, and threw an item over.
Malikado caught it subconsciously and looked at it cautiously. A crimson crystal was lying on his palm. It was tiny, and there seemed to be blood flowing in it, with a unique l.u.s.ter, looking very beautiful.
‘When Malikado held the crystal, it quickly melted and fused into his body. Immediately, Malikado’s expression changed significantly.
‘Twas careless! An ominous thought surged in his heart. He did not expect this thing to be so terrifying, It could ignore his telekinetic protection and fuse directly into his body simply by coming into contact with it. If this thing were poison, he would probably be finished by now.
However, contrary to Malikado’s expectations, nothing bad happened after the crimson crystal fused into his body. Moreover, an unknown power rose in his body, strengthening his body.
Of course, the most crucial thing was the curse in his body. When that power, the curse in his body began to curl up spontaneously as if it was resisting the external power. When that power was utterly exhausted, the curse in his body weakened a little.
Malikado was stunned when he felt this situation. He didn’t expect it.
“How was it?” Chen Heng smiled and said softly, “I have a way to solve the problem you have encountered. And in exchange, I hope you can serve me for some time. I wonder if Mr. Malik would accept it?”
“Serve you?” After completely digesting the power that had just poured in, Malikado stabilized his mind. The expression on his face was still as cold as before, as if he did not care about it. Then, he asked, “What do you want me to do for you”
“Don’t worry. It won’t be too difficult.” Chen Heng said casually, “It’s just collecting some things for me and providing some materials. It’s effortless for you. I’l solve your problem in exchange for these things. It should be a good deal for you.’Chen Heng said, looking at Malikado.
His real purpose for coming to find Malikado this time was, of course, to make Malikado willingly become his experimental subject. The curse that could rapidly increase one’s strength piqued Chen Heng’s interest. Of course, besides that, it was also incidental to let Malikado collect some resources for him.
After all, Chen Heng was penniless based on the current situation. He had nothing left, and even his strength needed time to recover. If he could obtain some resources during this process, he could significantly speed up the process.
As the head of the Oriel family and a local powerhouse, Malikado could provide Chen Heng with all he needs. Coincidentally, he had a problem and urgently needed someone to solve it for him.
That was why Chen Heng had his eyes on him and had this meeting.
“That’s all?” Malikado still had a cold expression listening to Chen Heng’s words, but his heart was relieved.
If that was all, then it was nothing. At least Chen Heng’s conditions did not make him feel awkward, nor were they terrifying compared to the previous person. As for the resources, it was no big deal to Malikado.
Although the Oriel family was not the most powerful on this planet, their influence was significant, and they had an excellent reputation on the entire planet. For a family like this, mere collecting resources was no big deal. As long as they could save the leader of the Oriel family, some resources were no big
deal.
After all, a powerhouse was more important than resources, no matter what. Only with enough powerhouses would they be able to obtain enough resources. However, even though Malikado’s heart was relaxed, he was still cautious.
This was very normal. After all, Chen Heng’s background was unknown to him, and he didn’t know where he came from. If he didn’t have enough vigilance against this kind of person, he would suffer a significant loss sooner or later.
Chen Heng also expressed his understanding, “It seems you still need some time to think about it, Mr. Malikado.” Chen Heng smiled, looking at Malikado’s appearance. He didn’t care about his hesitation and said softly, “In that case, I’l leave first. I will wait for you at your family’s manor in a few days. I hope
you can make a decision by then.”
“Wait for me In my manor?” Malikado’s eyes suddenly focused on listening to Chen Heng’s words. However, before he could say something, Chen Heng’s figure disappeared like smoke in front of his eyes.
Suddenly, everything retumed to normal, as if he had never appeared. Looking at Chen Heng’s disappearing figure, Malikado’s eyes became more solemn, but he had some speculations.
“There are no traces left behind, and there are no traces left behind by a physical body…” Malikado carefully examined the surroundings. Then, he could not help but feel a jolt in his heart as he thought of a possibility, ‘It would only be possible for one to do this by awakening the origin and turning the origin
into a physical body. That person just now was at least a fourth rank powerhouse and most likely had lost his body… Thinking of this, Malikado continued to ponder, ‘That’s right. He lost his body, so he urgently needs to recover his strength. That’s why he came to me and asked me to help him recover his
strength.’
Malikado was an intelligent man. Chen Heng did not deliberately hide anything just now, so he immediately found some traces and deduced some clues. Of course, Chen Heng did not care about this.
After he left, dark clouds in the outside world gradually disappeared, and the heavy rain that had been falling began to stop. The sun reappeared, emitting sunlight and illuminating the entire land, making it look exceptionally bright.
Malikado looked at the scene before him, but he did not intend to appreciate it. His mind was still thinking about Chen Heng’s words, trying to get more information from his previous words.
“Master…” Outside the attic, the old butler appeared and walked up the stairs.
“What’s wrong?” Malikado asked absent-mindedly. The appearance of the old butler interrupted his thought.
“The weather outside is better now. Shall we continue our journey?” The old butler looked respectful and asked, “The riot outside is getting more serious. We have to suppress it as soon as possible to ensure the safety of our base…”
“Riot… Safety…’ Malikado subconsciously wanted to speak, but he suddenly thought of Chen Heng’s words and immediately stopped. “No…” Then, under the old butler’s astonished gaze, he changed the topic and said, “Inform them that we are not going to the base. Now, let’s go back to the manor
immediately.”
“Go back to the manor?” Hearing Malikado’s words, the old butler was stunned. “But… how about the base?”
“Twill arrange someone to deal with the base. It doesn’t matter if we don’t go there for a while.” Malikado raised his head and said calmly, “Now, let’s go back to the manor.”
“Yes.” Seeing that Malikado insisted, the old butler looked respectful. Then, he walked down from the attic and went down to convey Malikado’s order.
Then, the whole team changed direction and slowly walked toward where they came from. Standing in the attic, looking at Malikado, who was gradually leaving, Chen Heng smiled. He knew in his heart that it was unlikely that Malikado would refuse his proposal.
After all, he didn’t have much choice. Compared to the condition offered by the previous person, Chen Heng’s conditions werent too harsh for Malikado. At least, it wasn’t to the extent that he couldn’t accept it. Accepting Chen Heng’s proposal was undoubtedly the most advantageous for him.
Of course, if he really couldn’t get over it and wasn’t willing to accept Chen Heng’s kindness, then Chen Heng would also be glad to help him accept this kindness. He was only a Beastmaster who hadn’t even reached the fourth rank.
Even if Chen Heng reached such a state, it wouldn’t be a huge problem to deal with him. At that time, Chen Heng wouldn’t be talking to him as easily as now. However, this possibility wasn’t high. From what he had observed, Malikado was an intelligent person. It was unlikely that he would do anything
stupid.
All sorts of thoughts flashed through Chen Heng’s mind. He looked into the distance, watching Malikado’s figure disappear from his sight and slowly leave.
Gunali was undoubtedly in a good mood today. It was early in the morning, and she had just bid farewell to Malikado.
However, not long after, Malikado came back. Gunali was thrilled to bits, although he did not bring any gifts for her this time. For this little girl, the happiest thing in her life was that her father could stay by her side.
This time, Malikado seemed to be staying at home for some time, and she did not know when he would leave. Gunali was undoubtedly the happiest person in the entire manor.
In Chen Heng’s line of sight, Gunali was jumping up and down, She looked like she was going to fly into the sky. Looking at Gunali’s lively appearance, Chen Heng shook his head and was somewhat speechless.
However, fortunately, because his father had returned during this period, Gunali’s time to bother him had decreased quite a bit. Chen Heng was happy to be alone, as he could study and sort out his gains.
After a long period of observation and sorting out, Chen Heng had gained some insight into Gunali’s psionic ability. However, ordinary observation alone was not enough to further confirm and study it.
It would be best if he could get Gunali’s body tissues or blood and use it to study her bloodline. The bloodline of the Oriel family was worth exploring the most in Chen Heng’s eyes because it was fascinating. There were many things hidden in it.
‘Whether it was Gunali’s psionic ability or the curse on Malikado’s body, both seemed to originate from the bloodline of this family. Through exploring the bloodline of this family, there might be many extraordinary gains.
And to study the bloodline of this family, the necessary body tissues and flesh were indispensable. Chen Heng was prepared to cooperate with Malikado, so he let Malikado extract himself. But on Gunali’s side, he had to do it himself.
To not attract attention and take care of the little girl’s feelings, Chen Heng only took some materials from insignificant places. For example, things like hair and skin shavings.
As for the blood, he took some while Gunali was sleeping soundly. First, he hypnotized her, putting her into a deep sleep. Then, he took some flesh from her body and used a healing technique to heal her wounds. A piece of fresh flesh was obtained just like that..