Chapter 29: Releasing Shiv
Lucas had just defeated two level seven opponents with power around 250 with just half the power of (30x4=) 120.
Lucas looked at the info on his smartwatch and was happy to see that his fighter level had gone up to level 2.
Alert!
You have 60 free attribute points.
Lucas should have had 20 attributes initially, but due to his cultivation skill, he now had 60, three times more.
Lucas pondered for a while and decided to wait before allocating them, as the time limit was still 24 hours.
"I will give it a good thought once I get back."
He then harvested the watches of the assassins but didn't bother to look into them.
"The technology these guys have is too shabby."
After driving King Airatis's vehicle, his standard for technology had increased a lot. He looted the assassin guys only to find some so-called 'research material.'
Lucas then carried Shiv and brought him out to give him an antidote.
Shiv opened his eyes; his memories were blurred. He tried to get up but soon noticed that his hands and legs were tied. He then saw the man who had almost killed him earlier.
He immediately roared, "Dreadful bastard, what is the meaning of this? If you want to kill me, just go ahead with it. Why do shameful acts?"
Lucas couldn't hold his laughter, which immediately turned into a cold smile. He looked directly into Shiv's eyes. This was the look of a god. Even if he wasn't strong anymore, he was once a god. He still had the temperament of one, so the aura he released was no laughing matter.
Shiv was now dripping with cold sweat. The moment he looked into the man's eyes, he got goosebumps all over his body, and he involuntarily lowered his neck as if that was the natural thing to do.
Even the organization leader had never made him so fearful.
Lucas was satisfied after looking at Shiv's meek reaction.
"Brat, what's your name?"
"Shiv."
"I heard about your mother. You were babbling about it in your dreams when you were unconscious. So what are you going to do now?"
Shiv's body shook when he heard this but didn't reply. He remained silent.
"Sigh… brat, take the core with you to complete the mission and, in return, inform me about Velvet's organization."
Lucas was initially going to make those assassins infiltrate Velvet Org and then make them give him info, but it was too late for that.
Lucas also thought about asking Shiv to become his subordinate as that way he could even get intel about Velvet, but Lucas soon changed his mind. As for why he wanted Velvet's core intel, it was because he had heard something very interesting from the private jet pilot Max earlier.
He thought the boy had already suffered much, and now if he tried to force him to submit, that would look bad on him. If Lucas hadn't heard Shiv's story, he would have most likely just altered his memories, enslaving him. But now, if he did that even after knowing the truth, only bad karma would await him.
"Sigh… looks like I still have some compassion hidden in my heart."
Lucas shook his head and continued, "Do we have a deal?"
Shiv had tears rolling down his eyes. He immediately started nodding. Lucas then threw the core towards Shiv, removed his shackles, and told him to get in the wedge.
Shiv still didn't have an inkling of an idea as to why the dreadful bastard would do this for him. After giving it much thought, he finally gave up and accepted the truth. His primary target was to save his mother, so he couldn't waste his brain cells thinking about other matters.
"If the man wants Velvet's intel, then he must have something to do with it. If it's damaging the org, that would be for the best then."
He then asked Lucas about his name and where to find him. Lucas exchanged contact IDs with Shiv and told him that he would contact him whenever necessary.
After some time, they both arrived at the city gate, which was now illuminated by portable bright lights as the sun was about to set.
In the Dark Glove Facility
The previous B-ranked officer who destroyed the barrier was sipping a cup of tea, sitting and contemplating something. But suddenly, the corner of his mouth rose up. He then vanished and arrived before Lucas and Shiv.
After coming down, he immediately noticed the presence of a black wedge and was surprised. He had seen the vehicles of the Alis race previously. They all looked alike, with a grey metallic finish, but this vehicle was different. It was sleeker, longer, and black in color.
The B-ranked officer then made a handshake gesture.
"I am Thomas. Nice to meet you, Lucas."
Shiv, who was watching this scene, was shocked because he knew what it meant for a man of Thomas's status to take the initiative to offer a handshake. He knew about Thomas's identity from the information provided by Velvet Org. Shiv then went into contemplation.
"Even if Lucas had killed all the assassins, that wouldn't warrant Thomas's personal visit. So why is he here?"
Lucas was not surprised in the least. After creating so much chaos and killing, his name was bound to be known by the higher echelons. As far as the personal visit was concerned, it was because he must have obtained the codex, which even an A-rank couldn't bring back.
Lucas then smiled back, shaking Thomas's hand. "It's an honor to meet you, sir."
Some Time Earlier…
Eva, the green-eyed girl, was shocked after listening to the reports. She had never imagined a delicate-looking young man such as Lucas would be so daring and strong to create such a big commotion.
She initially thought Lucas would be nothing but cannon fodder in this mission. But who imagined this cannon fodder would be capable enough to annihilate almost all of the assassins?
All these reports were given to her by the injured assassins who came back wounded, so there was no need for them to lie. The report was shockingly true.
She had gone personally to give the news of his arrival to Lord Thomas, but to her surprise, just as she entered his chambers, he vanished before her eyes.
Thomas already knew of all happenings that occurred in the Alis city, but the most shocking thing for him was that the previous life force coming down from the tower, he couldn't sense it anymore, which implied that something must have happened with the core. This was what had shocked him the most.
"Even A-ranked officers were useless. How can this be…"
That's why he took off immediately when he sensed the party suspected to have messed with the core had arrived.
On the other hand, Eva had different thoughts running in her mind. She knew that Thomas always had the urge to test promising youngsters like Lucas, but she knew even if Lucas was strong, all the commotion he caused was due to his well-planned strategy and explosives. That didn't necessarily mean he had a strong physique, as there was no report of his physical attributes. But one thing was still clear to Eva: how could an E-rank warrior face the unsheathed aura of a B-rank expert? That was akin to death. Although she knew some people who could do that, they were as rare as a phoenix's feather.
So Eva hurriedly rushed off behind Thomas, as if this indeed happened, it would look very bad on Dark Glove Org.
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