BXBX NOVEL Chapter 71: One Last Problem
Price: 1300SP]
Without hesitation, Blake made this purchase, his hand reaching out and grabbing a dagger that seemingly appeared out of thin air.
Without a word, Blake turned to the two women, his attention silencing whatever lamentations they were making about him and then he threw the dagger he had just bought to Kate.
With curiosity, Kate reached out and caught the dagger, her eyes quick to begin going up and down the new weapon, licking her lips at its masterful craftsmanship.
"This is a work of art master" Kate said as she traced her fingers along the curve of the blade.
"Channel your mana into it," Blake said
Nodding her head, Kate did as Blake said, observing as the dagger in her hand began slightly thrumming while the world around her became a bit blurred and then there was a gasp from Lena.
"Kate where did u go" the woman asked standing up and looking around.
With the huge flames that sealed the ends of the valley and the little light from the sky, there was more than enough lighting to enable Blake and the two women easily make out each other's figures and a few of their features, but after Blake had given Kate the dagger and the woman had channeled her mana into it, she had completely disappeared from world, Blake himself silently gulping as he couldn't even get a whiff of Kate.
"System I think all purchased items should have a feature which ensures I can't get harmed by them, don't you agree" Blake idly muttered but unfortunately he got an instant rejection.
[No]
Other than his instincts which could at least tell him if he was in danger, Blake could sense nothing on Kate and he had to tell the woman to stop using the dagger before he saw her again.
"Think of all the things we could steal with that dagger Blake" Kate said and Blake couldn't help but give the woman a questioning stare but then ignored her when he saw she was in a world of imagination.
"One second she acts wise and intelligent and then the next she's like this."
"Do you still remember how to operate your space ring?" Blake asked and Kate nodded her head, stretching out her right hand which had a black with small white carving on its index finger.
With a bit of concentration, Kate had a green triangular object appear in her hand, the object being a high-grade mana crystal which she then stored back, looking at Blake with an excited smile.
The space ring was an item from the shop costing a whopping 4000SP, and Blake could still remember how stunned to stupor all the women, Rachira included had been when he told them it was an item that could store things in a separate space.
With the space ring, Blake had given Kate a ton of high-grade mana crystals which he had purchased from the shop and other resources the woman would need to set up his evolution ritual and now with the dagger helping her covertly navigate the battlefield, she was set to go.
Satisfied with the effects of the dark dagger, Blake turned back to the battlefield, his eyes zooming in on Hannah.
"You still won't change your mind," Kate said.
"We won't speak any more on this topic" Blake said and Kate with frustration on her face could only nod.
Though Blake understood how ridiculous his plans were, he still couldn't help but think that Kate had way too much thinking space, his thoughts wandering to the 90% loyalty he had set for her, something he had done because he was fascinated by her scholarly mindset and didn't want to ruin it or her ability to think for herself.
"Though the dagger is powerful with your strength, it still wouldn't trick a third-order being, so be sure to stay away from them."
"What about that demon on the throne, no way he doesn't notice my movements."
"That's why I haven't sent you out yet, we'll wait for Hannah to engage him and then while they're battling, you'll use that time to set up the runes."
"Commander Hannah seems to be on her last feet, I doubt she'll be able to hold him up for long."
"She won't, and that is why you have to be quick with your actions, I'll have Rachira and Olivia watch out for you."
"Doesn't that mean less power for Hannah, if you take away Rachira the woman will definitely die against that powerful demon, don't you want to fuck her?"
"My evolution is more important," Blake replied with a shrug, but inwardly he flicked his tongue as he thought about the fact that Lena could already aptly predict that he would have a sexual interest in the powerful woman despite him being yet to make this known.
Through his numerous sex escapades, one could easily predict that Blake would want to fuck Hannah, but that was not the issue here.
The problem was that despite her being the person who knew what he truly was and could predict his moves to an extent, Blake had yet to corrupt her.
With every woman Blake met and used his techniques on, watching the way they behaved and then comparing it to Lena's behaviour let him know that the woman's obsessive feelings for him weren't a product of his ungodly techniques and this was where the issue arose.
"Corrupt a woman who genuinely cared about him into his puppet or let her be and enjoy the feeling of being genuinely loved."
This was Blake's dilemma and he knew that he had to make a decision on this matter before his evolution.
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As she raised her sword into the sky and screamed for everyone to kill, Hannah brought down her sword and though her legs trembled, her knees feeling weak, and her bones aching, the woman willed her body to stand firm.
With a strong look in her eyes, Hannah turned and stared at the one last powerful demon that stood on this battlefield, her eyes zooming in on its resting form and her being able to feel its power despite the demon being in a dormant state and at a considerable distance.
A full week of rest was what Hannah needed before she would consider herself ready to engage in any battle, but she knew her situation didn't leave her such time and was ready to cut her rest period to a measly 20 minutes, but even that seemed out of her reach because, for some reason, the soldiers between her and the infernal demon decided to move their fight someplace else, creating a wide clear path between her and him.
"Urghh, who are these idiots." Hannah thought her forehead bulging in rage, but then she noticed Rachira walking towards her and a bit of calm settled within her.