" Ding! The person named Wilhelm Cole had been enslaved by the host! "
" Ding! Host is able to use bloodline powers of lamia race as of now! "
" Ding! Does host wishes to bond wilhelm under the house of white or create a new house for this slave? "
" What's with these Ding's all of a sudden? I thought that the slaves contract had failed, and he spitted out the information under the effects of the potion! "
" Were you trying to give a scare to this Mark earlier? "
" Ding! Assembling the slavers contract requires some time, though he became your slave few minutes earlier, he wasn't exactly bounded to system.
Who asked the host to be weak, had host attained a class 3 slayer title, my work would bad been finished off within seconds. If you want to blame someone blame yourself for not being competent. "
" Who dares to kill my grandson? " It was this precise moment, the grandpa character of wilhelm made an intimidating entry, letting the onlookers in awe and scared at the same time.
As those spectators were familiar with his ruthless deeds, they would try to get away from the area as fast as possible, since the scene had escalated to such greater heights, involving the peak existences on this floor.
Even if the ordinary spectators try to sneak out, without any sufficient background, they would still be hunted down to keep the matters hidden or enslaved to prevent further leaking of information about the events, regarding wilhelm, and at a same time serve as a warning to others to never divulge or look into the matters of cole family in future.
After examining the status of this emerged grandpa character, Mark was startled, a level 134! Though he was slightly frightened, he didn't revealed his micro expression to onlookers, he calmed down immediately after viewing one part of his attribute, the attribute of intelligence.
As a person ascends to higher realm, after each successive breakthroughs, his brain also start to evolve along with the cultivator.
It develop to adapt, to the changes incurred to the body. To control the mana or to reason out their decisions at split seconds during crucial times, thus named an expert.
Though there is an attribute called intelligence. Which plays an important part in a person's mental growth, but still does not signify the intelligence quotient itself.
A person had to develop it by himself, but still the attribute of intelligence had a play in development of a person's IQ, tough it's increase is negligible per point, when summed up together, it could make the cultivators brain many times sharper than normal.
By going around this phenomenon, a person could increase his intellect unceasingly, and become a saint itself in terms of wit.
But still, there's a suppression called mental regression, which decreased this intellect to certain extent making them more intellectual than lower realm person, but still far away from reaching out to become a saint himself.
After examining the attribute of intelligence, in this grandpa character, Mark had felt pity for him.
A person with such high cultivation would normally be regressed to a larger chunk by intelligence, but considering the attribute of him which was slightly above a couple of thousand, Mark wondered how did this grandpa managed to survive till today, without being cheated, provided his intelligence.
No wonder he became perfect target under wilhelms palm, usable to unify the floor through brute strength.
Once he managed to unify all the powers on this floor, through brute strength, wilhelm could start to reap benefits out of him, at later times without a obstacle standing in his path.
Having the same blood running within his veins, and also the strategist who had let him obtain glory, wilhelm would have high position within this grandpa's heart, unfettered by others.
Had this wilhelm decided to enter the power struggle, for the ownership of the floor by then, no one would dare to stand against him, since wilhelm had a protection of a god like existence behind him, the one who had done a task which all the previous ancestors had failed to achieve, the unification!
Since he's my slave, he should follow all my commands right! Then " Wilhelm today's my first time commanding you asy slave, act unconscious! Remember that you can call me master or owner or what ever it suits, but still for a note, you must address me as mark or this bastard in front of others in future.
No one should ever get the slightest idea of you being my slave, if he gets the wind of it, kill him regardless of cost, unless I intervene within the scenes to stop you, by then. "
Just after the moment, where mark had ordered him to fall asleep, the drowsy face of wilhelm which looked extremely drunk, became still, which had signs of breathing and looked extremely normal, as a person who just went unconscious.
" System, is wilhelm a non combat based individual, with a wicked brain? Does this grandpa had also been drugged by him, to wave his tail for him? "
" Ding! The target is a non combat based demon, not suitable for battle. He is born with high brain activity, if trained properly, he could become an unrivalled strategist for host, an ideal tactician for decisive battles.
As for that Supreme elder of cole family, he's had no signs of being drugged, extremely clean. "
" So a non combat type, a strategist! Since having a brute with no brains is not feasible, having a strategist this time is not a bad choice.
but still being able to control him without the usage of drugs, should I call him brave for blindly trusting his grandpa or an idiot that had gambled on that chance till today. "
" Ok, whats next? Since you made me provoke him, you must have a suitable plan to guarantee my safety. "
Provoking some peak existence in this floor was no small task, regardless of their identity, they would not be able to leave completed unscathed.
" Ding! let him make the first move. "
" Let him make a move on me... "
" Ding! what are you pondering for, provoke him or threaten him using wilhelm... is there even a need to ask for that? Guess... that mental regression had decreased your intellect by a large margin, this time. "
" Fuck! This system... cough... cough... " Mark had nearly choked himself in anger, unable to refute back to this playful system.
Raising his blade towards and pointing it towards the carotid near wilhelm's neck, Mark bellowed out.
" What would you do... if I were to kill this cunning bastard, and send his soul to the depts of hell! "
This was the moment when the Supreme elder, the grandpa character of wilhelm started threatening mark.
His tone was brimming with confidence, stating that, if he decides to act. The arena will not be able to uphold his protection, the flame glory family would probably have to abandon their hope on him, stay put their hands and watch the torturous death of mark.
" Haha... an idiot, easy to provoke. One more push and this idiot would not be able to keep his still, and make some trouble for himself. "
Quite different from his expectations, Supreme elder tried to endure his anger and tried negotiating with mark.
But still by the way he approached this conversation, he had not given mark some face, tough he was praised a little, the Supreme elder only regarded farthur to be a tough opponent, and he did not want a war to arise between the supreme forces because of this incident.
He acted righteous by exclaiming " Even after all these events, this seat shall still give you a chance, let my grandson go... alive and this seat would write off all grievance you had incurred with my family, before.
I would even let you make amends with that blue flame alliance, and also with those forces whose young masters were killed by you earlier, from extracting their revenge.
As far as it came to my knowledge, you doesn't seems to hold any deep grudge against him, which needs to make a kill. "
After listening to the Supreme elders exclaimation, mark chuckled a bit.
Hey, this brainless idiot made me frightened earlier for a second, but still his trait had not been completely casted away from him.
He was able to resist the temptation to kill mark, earlier. But still left few fatal flaw within his words, that could be easily spotted out by onlookers.
" Firstly, the Cole family had already started hating wilhelm to their core, so there was no reason for them to become enemies against mark for a traitor that sold their kin.
If not for the Supreme elder's interference, they would pounce on wilhelms body, under bloodthirsty hate they would provide him the most tortuous way possible, and devastate his body until all his remains becomes nonexistent.
For then wilhelm was a poisonous snake growing within their family. Which had killed numerous of its own kin, to achieve its selfish goals. Tough it had benefitted the family to an extent, where it was standing today.
They still that had to loose a large numbers of their geniuses along with thousands of their loyal members they cherished, had became sacrifices for his growth.
Secondly, the blue flame alliance would not dare fighting mark. Even forget their old grudge against him and try befriending him.
Not only had he wiped out a cancerous tumor, growing within their alliance, which had the goal of controlling the entire mass, through abusive drugs for binding them.
Mark would also had finished avenging the fallen kin, belonging to the members from blue flame alliance who were in one way or in other were usen by wilhelm.
Thirdly, the one that benefitted the most were the second or third rate forces which were once held within wilhelm's palm.
Though the abuser could start a new life away from abusive drugs after some setbacks in their life, few years from now. But still they had broken hook from wilhelm's slavery.
Mark may had killed few of their younger generation geniuses, but still had became a great savior who had brough things to light.
Had he not exposed wilhelm's secrets, there would be a day when the whole of the floor would turn monarchical, probably be controlled by wilhelm himself.
Forget about a thing called revenge, they would even voice their support for mark if he killed wilhelm, owing him a favor.
But still in face of absolute power, they could only choose to keep their mouth tight, not muttering a word about the supreme elders shamelessness. Who was ignorantly using them to threaten mark.
Comming back to present, since an indirect approach was ineffective against him, mark could only go for a direct resort, to reveal out his shamelessness, and push him to limits, where he could finally start using his hands.
" Who do you think you are? Do you think that I would be tempted by your words?
If you're not mistaken, I had disclosed the hideous character of your grand son in my captive to the general audience!
The goal of him to dominate the floor became non existent, his ambitions are thoroughly devastated my hands!
Even if you choose to not pursue this matter, would wilhelm be the same?
Won't he held grudge against me. With his cunning character, don't you think that I would die a horrible death under his vicious plots!
If i were to let him escape unscathed, wouldn't he still come after my self later, in case he finish recuperating.
Only a fool would put his trust under your words, so what if you're a supreme elder, don't you think it's too unreasonable to cheat off a junior, in front of the general audience. Too shameless!
Why should I need to give some face to you, letting off a cunning character as him, that would definitely take his revenge on me at later times!
Wouldn't it be better to kill wilhelm, instead, and prevent the problems from arising further. "
In the eyes of others, wilhelm had already became a sworn enemy with mark.
Even if the supreme elder was benevolent enough to spare mark, wilhelm would still choose to not begone this shame and absolutely would not rest until he finish killing mark.
Mark started to pierce wilhelm's neck, he had pierced two centimeters into the neck, the blood started flowing as a narrow stream of water.
Haha... this stimulant should he enough for him if he still decideds to play verbally, I would change my name from being called as mark.
Though wilhelm's neck was being pierced, mark had already ordered him to act unconscious, even under an intense pain, wilhelm bested all the pain as if it was nothing.
If mark had ordered him to commit suicide or butcher his own blood related family. Wilhelm wouldn't dare to ignore his masters command, and try accomplishing his task as quickly as possible to please his master.
So what does a command of acting unconscious, while bearing the ripping pain over his neck would amount to.
A small mortal wound, such as this was not capable to leave a permanent scar, let alone kill him in the process.
Even if mark was given a chance to kill wilhelm, he wouldn't choose to.
Who would foolishly kill his own tactician, that could make even an ordinary peasant a magnificent king, the next day, if provided with enough resources to begin with.
Mark looking at the Supreme elder whose eyes turned red Mark bellowed.
" Supreme elder! Make a vow under your demon god!
Never to attack mark or his related persons... directly or by use of some hideous tricks, which may necessarily bring harm to him!
If you dare to make that vow, let alone handing him over, I would even tend his wounds before releasing him out my hands. "
It was literally a taboo to mention their gods name for vowing, let alone undergo through it. As it was a symbol of great importance, once defied he would experience the most horrible pain he could ever experience before his soul gets dissipated and body burn to ashes.
" You sure have a death wish! " Bellowing out supreme elder started to swirl his man around his arm utilizing his bloodline powers and manifesting a giant palm which broke open the defensive array of top the platform and headed towards mark.
" System! What would I do ? " Mark bellowed out internally.
" Ding! Nothing... stay still without bulging, he will not attack you, trying to intimidate you with fear. At most will stop few feet from your position. You know the arena rules right? he won't dare defying it... only bluffing! "
" Got it " With confidence in his face mark was spectating the various phenomenons occurring around the Supreme elders palm, the mana which was flowing as a stream of water that was swirling from one end to other like a marvellous art, but still a deadly one which could shred him to litters if it were to touch his skin.
A couple seconds later.
The plam which was supposed to stop early was still proceeding it's way towards mark.
His body was sucked towards the gigantic palm. Why does my started to get ducked towards the attack? Where's Wilhelm? Was this supposed to be few feet it reached a feet away from my face when will it stop?
" This isn't supposed to be like this, at this rate I would probably die, before some help arises. Had she lied to me, system! Where the fuck are you? Why aren't you responding when I need you the most? Fuck his palm is few inches away from my face. "
Signs of fear started to develop in his face, when the onlookers looked at his expression they sighed " What's the use now ? you should had provoked him! "
Theresa saying that a person's memories would flash before him in a second, just before his soul depart from his mortal body. Mark was experiencing the same phenomenon.
" Am I going to die? Damn you system! "
* Boom! *
Smoke covered the stage, the entire platform burst into a large scale explosion made up of gigantic waves of white coloured fumes, which had almost blinded the spectators, who were spectating the scenes from outside.
Those who were supportive of mark, earlier had a pain in their heart. The one who was troubled the most was Heil himself, the one that brought mark to this place. what face would he show to his young miss, when her guest was killed even before she finish recuperate her injuries.
Author's notes.
last chapter was a bit short, so I made this one a bit lengthy, hope you would enjoy, XD.