After dropping Renault at the outskirts of the village, Bowen swiftly and deftly made his way to the old, deserted temple in Elu Mountains. He left Theodore's lifeless corpse inside, as planned. However, as he was preparing to leave the temple, he noticed a stack of papers lying on the ground that he hadn't noticed when he first entered. There were three papers in total, with two of them appearing to be detailed notes regarding martial skills, while the third paper was folded and contained some kind of message.
"Didst thou truly vanquish the men within the cave? This humble one doth admire thy valor and prowess. In celebration of thy triumph, I have bestowed upon thee two precious possessions. Thou need not express gratitude nor feel indebted to me. Mayst thou have a day free from harm. Goodnight."
[He..hee..he.. This bastard. … Escaping after losing the deal... I knew it. People who boast about their greatness and majestic self often don't abide by their end of the deal. That's exactly why I had to turn our bet into a system mission."]
"System, haven't I completed the mission? Why have you not bound the mysterious soul as a slave to me yet?"
"True, host has successfully completed the side mission - stay alive for me. But the slave to be contracted seems to have escaped beyond the radar of the system. If you want to contract the slave, you must be near the slave or upgrade the system to increase the radar distance.
"If you cannot make the contract, can you find the location of the slave?"
"Yes, host. I can do that. I can also display the status of the slave."
"Okay, do it for me."
Status of the first slave of the host is as follows
Name: Solaris Ophelious (Dragon, Male, Legendary spirit beast)
Status: soul form
Age : 5641 years old
STRENGTH : 600 (10000-LOCKED)
AGILITY : 536 (10000-LOCKED)
VITALITY : 258 (DETERIORATING)
INTELLIGENCE: 1043 (10000-LOCKED)
SKILLS : MAGICAL ATTRIBUTES:(LOCKED)
MARTIAL ATTRIBUTES: (LOCKED)
BLOOD LINE : Dragon god blood line,
TITLES: Martial sage disciple, Holy Dragon emperor, the reckless martial god, the harbinger of disaster, calamity class dragon leader.
CHARACTER: Proud, reckless, unrepentant, majestic demeanor.
CURRENT LOCATION: City of Starfall in northern part of continent Yuria.
Host is advised to go to starfall city to get the precise location of the slave.
"The hell, so powerful! And this is in his soul form. Nice, I guessed he was a bigshot, but for him to be a peak character... Jeez, if I had known it, I would have done my best to not let him escape. Did he think he could have his way by just paying with two martial skills? Dream on. But isn't Barn in the southern part of Yuria? How did he travel to the north within such a short time? This guy really has many tricks up his sleeve. Anyway, just wait there, slave. I will get to you soon. Now…..
" System analyze these two martial skills."
Yes host. please wait. ..scanning….
1. Scarlet palm blaze: (rare ) founded by lady crimson rose 1500 years ago. A technique to use palm martial arts under the veil of crimson petals that is imbued with fire.
2. Viper's fang blade arts: (Unique) founded by Holy Dragon emperor Solarith Ophelious 2050 years ago when he was bored to death. A art that can be used with short blade weapons such as knife, dagger, stiletto, karambit etc. it provides attack and defense at the same time. Often used with applying poison on the blade, hence the name.
"Umm... well, it would have been impressive if I had not known the real identity of my slave. But now... hehe... I want all your legendary martial and magical skills. Until then, I will make do with this."
After carefully reviewing the details of his newly acquired skills, Bowen hurried back to his home. He instructed Casper to keep track of areas where fewer people were searching for Renault or Bale and then discreetly and successfully entered his house. Only then did he see his mother, Felina's peacefully sleeping face, unaware of the bad news that would greet her the next morning.
Although Felina was not his biological mother, she had taken care of him as any real mother would. For Bowen, who had never experienced parental love before, living with Felina and Theodore felt like a blessing. In reality, killing Theodore didn't affect him much. Perhaps it was because he had already killed people close to him in his previous life, or maybe it was because he had only been in this world for a short time with memories of his previous life. Ultimately, what he did was bring justice to the kidnapped children. He couldn't show favoritism to his own father if he was the culprit. All he could do was conceal the truth and make his deceased father a hero. At least Felina and he, as Bowen, would not be criticized as the wife and son of a criminal.
With a heavy heart, steeling himself for the pain he would see on his mother's face the next day, Bowen lay down on his tattered mattress, pretending to be asleep.