Inside the cave
"I am actually your Savior."
Chrove's voice was fluid; he said it with ease.
He even sighed as though he were disappointed that his goodwill was taken for granted.
Seeing this, Neil immediately felt intense guilt.
'In any case, I am in the wrong.
I was too impulsive that I attacked senior the moment I woke up; it was like an instinct telling me something...'
He only thought of it but didn't voice it out.
After a moment, Neil finally opened his mouth and said,
"I'm sorry for my impulsiveness earlier, Senior. It might just be that I was too vengeful earlier."
After finishing, he took a sharp look at this 'senior' in front of him; he was still curious about the background of the man.
But it was taboo to ask.
Thus, he kept it to himself.
However, seeing the gentle face of the man and after hearing his words, which were like a breeze, he couldn't help but feel even more guilty after suspecting him again after he showed his sincere goodwill, even providing him a basic healing pill that Chrove apparently got from the latter three.
Seeing this scene, Chrove couldn't help but laugh inwardly; he was very satisfied with the effect of the skill Tranquil Deception.
It was passive and did not need the use of energy essence to activate. Instead, it would require his mental strength.
In addition, he vaguely guessed that when his acting skills further improved, its effect would be even more powerful!
He felt a bit of a headache dealing with Neil.
His doubts and desire for revenge are strong, even suspecting his 'goodwill'. Thus, he expended quite a lot of his mental strength, causing his head to buzz a little.
Chrove truly didn't expect to encounter such fruitous encounters just a day after his coming into this world (The Divided Realm.)
"Do you desire revenge?"
He asked.
"Yes..."
Neil answered instantaneously yet solemnly.
"You're too weak, and you should know that."
Chrove casually blurted.
"..."
There was a long silence before Neil replied.
"I was too weak to protect them... If I followed the leader's advice, we could've escaped... I disdain myself, and I don't think I can look in the mirror unless I've gathered strength, enough to kill the demon."
Neil took his time to answer; with his mind being messy, he was prone to become even more twisted in the future if similar things were to happen.
His face was already full of marks, a trail of blood running down from his head down to his rib cage.
Chrove could only click his tongue upon hearing this; he felt admiration towards the young man, but he could only sigh and laugh inwardly.
Because he was the demon!
He didn't even know how it happened; the moment he woke up, he just felt stuffed and was already smeared with reddish liquid, the blood almost covering his body!
He let out a sigh, quite a long and loud one.
"Be my first disciple, and I'll lead you towards the path of revenge. But remember, revenge is but a mere step. There will be more tragedy in the future. Do not be too immersed with the idea of revenge," Chrove said, his tone so righteous he shone with light.
Hearing this, Neil heart skipped a beat.
"Travel with me; I'll lead you to the path of greatness."
Hearing his righteous tone, he felt that the man was an angel that had descended to earth.
How can there be someone so good?
He was touched; he remembered when he was still a child and was dreaming of becoming a hunter.
He was bullied by those who were older than him from the other village.
When there were times he felt low and affected, the elderly and the leader would almost immediately notice he would get the same warning and lesson.
Hearing those similar words from Chrove, he felt an intense sense of longing.
He felt lonely and sad, but those feelings will almost be immediately surpassed by the desire for revenge earlier, but at this specific moment, he felt so fragile.
He took a look at the man in front of him with reverence and respected him. In a world constantly at war, how rare a person like this is.
Those were all his thoughts.
On the other hand, Chrove slowly grasped even more of the profoundity of the skill. The experience of using it massively helped him.
He was also silently rejoicing while watching the shifting expression of the other party.
He could vaguely feel his energy essence being compressed and getting stronger!
Just like that!
Literally!
People on the verge of insanity are the best!