Kevin seemed a little hesitant. He had indeed made up his mind to go back on his word earlier.
"If you can't even agree to this small request, we can only part ways. You can forget about getting anything!" Bai Xiaowen made his stand clear.
"I can postpone killing you for a day, but I'm not obligated to protect you. Therefore, I can't agree to the second condition you mentioned," Kevin said.
"No, as an archmage, it's too easy for you to kill me, especially in a place like this!" Bai Xiaowen would not fall for his words. "You can't do anything to me within a day. Additionally, you have to guarantee my safety and swear to your god."
Bai Xiaowen was telling the truth, and Kevin understood that.
"All right, I agree to your request and swear to the God of Magic, but the time limit is only 12 hours! And during the agreement period, you have to stay in this cemetery." Kevin was mainly worried that Bai Xiaowen would escape to Sharp Helmet City during the safe period of the agreement. If that happened, he would not be able to stop him.
"Sure." Bai Xiaowen snickered inwardly.
After the two of them swore to the heavens, Bai Xiaowen also received a notification.
"You have reached an agreement with Kevin, the Chief Mage of the Lionheart Empire's Northern Rebellion Army."
"You are not to destroy the Soul Stone and hand it to Kevin. During the agreement, you are not to leave the Frozen Tomb."
"During the agreement, Kevin is not allowed to do anything harmful to you and has to ensure your safety."
"If you violate the agreement, you will be repelled by spiritual particles and will never be able to enter the Spiritual Realm again. If Kevin violates the agreement, he will be despised by the God of Magic and lose his ability to cast spells for life."
"The agreement is until noon tomorrow."
Bai Xiaowen carefully reviewed the contents of the agreement without missing anything.
"It's yours." Bai Xiaowen handed over the Soul Stone.
Kevin was very cautious. With a light wave of his wand, an invisible force carried the Soul Stone over in front of him. Then, he sized it up repeatedly.
After much appraisal, he concluded that there was no problem with the Soul Stone. Furthermore, with Bai Xiaowen's abilities, it was impossible for him to create a fake one to deceive him.
"I'm very curious about your thoughts. I really want to pry open your head and take a good look." Even though he had obtained the Soul Stone, Kevin's brows were still tightly furrowed. Bai Xiaowen's behavior was a little abnormal.
"Master Kevin, you'll have to wait 12 hours before you can pry open my head." Bai Xiaowen was finally relieved. From the moment Kevin signed the agreement, he was truly safe.
Bai Xiaowen walked out from a secluded corner and dusted himself off.
"What are you doing? Why aren't you hiding?" Kevin was a little surprised.
"With the Chief Mage of Sharp Helmet City as my bodyguard, why should I hide?" Bai Xiaowen waved at the Terror Knight not far away from the other side of the mausoleum. "Hey, friend over there, hello."
Heavenly neigh—
The skeletal warhorse under the Terror Knight neighed before charging at Bai Xiaowen at lightning speed!
"D*mn it!"
Kevin suddenly thought of the contents of their agreement. He had to ensure Bai Xiaowen's safety within 12 hours! With Bai Xiaowen's small body, if he was attacked by the Terror Knight, he would probably not even be left with a complete corpse.
Kevin reacted and suddenly waved his hand to cast a magic shield on Bai Xiaowen. Then, he threw an ice spear and accurately hit the Terror Knight.
To be able to hit the Terror Knight under the high-speed charge and forcefully interrupt the other party's charge, it was evident that Kevin had remarkable control over his spells.
As Bai Xiaowen and the Terror Knight were in battle mode, he could see the other party's health bar clearly. After Kevin's ice spear attacked the Terror Knight, the latter's health bar suddenly dropped by 1/3, and its speed was much slower.
It was also a question mark-level Boss in Bai Xiaowen's eyes, but Kevin's level of strength clearly exceeded the Terror Knight by several times. The tip of his wand released a string of fine icicles that hit the Terror Knight like a machine gun, shattering it into pieces.
This was actually within Bai Xiaowen's expectations. How could an elite Terror Knight be compared to the Chief Mage of Sharp Helmet City?
"Are you courting death?" Kevin said angrily.
"Don't worry, Master Kevin. You're so strong. Dealing with these undead monsters is nothing to you," Bai Xiaowen teased. "I'm going to die in 12 hours anyway. I must have a good time before I die, right?"
Bai Xiaowen walked deeper into the cemetery. This time, he was not sneaking around. Instead, he paced around with his hands behind his back, as if he was a leader inspecting the place. He was just short of putting two words on his forehead: Attack me.
Another two Skeleton Warriors and a stitched abomination were attracted by Bai Xiaowen. They staggered toward Bai Xiaowen.
Kevin was so angry that he wanted to curse. He could only continue to cast spells and follow behind Bai Xiaowen to save his ass. He wanted to cast binding spells on Bai Xiaowen more than once, but the content of the agreement stipulated that "no unfavorable actions are allowed". Restricting freedom was definitely one of the unfavorable actions.
However, the enraged Kevin did not completely lose his mind. He took out the Soul Stone and absorbed the soul fire of the dead monster. As he watched the Soul Stone gradually turn from gray to black with the increase in energy points, his depressed mood finally eased a little.
"Let's see how I'll deal with you after noon tomorrow!" Kevin gritted his teeth. He had already come up with a hundred ways to torture Bai Xiaowen's soul.
Twenty minutes later, Kevin was slightly out of breath.
Forty minutes later, Kevin's face was even paler.
An hour later.
"My Spirit energy is about to run out."
After killing a powerful Death Knight, Kevin finally could not take it anymore. His face had turned from pale to ashen-white.
Bai Xiaowen said smoothly, "All right, let's take a rest. By the way, Master Kevin, is the energy required for the Soul Stone full?"
"It's already full since a long time ago." Kevin looked at Bai Xiaowen warily. "What do you want to do? According to the agreement, the Soul Stone is mine!"
"Don't worry, I'm not going to take the Soul Stone." Bai Xiaowen sat in the cold snow and took a sip of mead and a bite of bread to replenish his energy. He looked at the sky in the south and said, "It's about time. They're coming."
"What's coming?"
As soon as Kevin asked that question, there was a commotion in the south of the Frozen Tomb. Accompanied by the low roars of the Skeleton Warriors, streaks of scorching light tore through the sky.
Kevin stood up with a whoosh. "Who are those people? The helpers you found?"
Bai Xiaowen shook his head. "No, they are Warrior Nuns from the North County Monastery."
"Damn it, how did they find this place?" Kevin was a little anxious.
Without a doubt, the North County Monastery was part of the imperial army's camp and had an opposing relationship with the Resistance Army that Kevin was in. When the two sides met, they would not waste words and would directly take out their knives. Furthermore, the Soul Stone sealed in the North County Monastery was now in Kevin's hands.
Bai Xiaowen snapped his fingers. "Based on the speed of the enemy's advance, the enemy should be here within an hour. Therefore, we have one hour of Q&A session."
Kevin stared at Bai Xiaowen and seized the time to recover his Spirit. He did have doubts about Bai Xiaowen's abnormal behavior and felt like he had fallen into a trap.
"Master Kevin, let me ask you first. You've actually been eyeing this Soul Stone for a long time, right?"