After watching Gu Yi leave.
"Huff..."
Luo De let out a long sigh of relief, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and said: "That was close, almost exposed myself..."
Only then did his heart, which had been hanging in his throat, finally slowly fall back to its place.
Just now, Gu Yi seemed to believe his lie, but in reality, Luo De knew very well that this mage was just too lazy to delve into it.
Gu Yi wasn't that easy to fool.
As the Supreme Mage who possessed the Eye of Agamotto, there were few things in the world that could be hidden from their eyes, and Luo De's existence was precisely one of those small parts.
If Gu Yi had insisted on asking what exactly was going on, even if he had a hundred mouths, he probably wouldn't have been able to explain it!
But fortunately, Gu Yi didn't delve into the matter for some reason, and even extended a friendly invitation to him before leaving.
What was Gu Yi's purpose?
He didn't know... he couldn't guess.
The Supreme Mage could observe the River of Time in parallel universes, and no one could know what Gu Yi was thinking in her heart!
"Forget it..."
Luo De rubbed his sore temples, a look of exhaustion on his face, and sighed: "Whatever she wants to do, I'll just deal with it as it comes."
Too many things happened tonight, and he just wanted to rest well now.
But before going home to rest, there was one more thing Luo De had to do.
"The Darkhold..."
A gleam of light flashed in Luo De's eyes, this dangerous tool that could summon Chthon must not be allowed to fall into the wrong hands!
If this thing fell into the hands of some villain and they used it to summon Chthon to Earth, would he still have a good life?
Not to mention that he had previously disrupted Chthon's return plan, and the two of them were already mortal enemies.
Just a few minutes ago, he had been frantically shifting the blame in front of Gu Yi, and if Chthon found out about this, Luo De felt that he wouldn't have a good ending!
So for the sake of safety, it was best for him to keep the Darkhold!
...
Luo De recovered a little spiritual power, and with a few Shunpo steps, he returned to the place where the battle had taken place earlier.
This place was almost completely destroyed, with ruins of buildings and traces of battle everywhere, and the Darkhold was only the size of an ordinary book, so he had no idea where it was buried.
Luo De turned his spiritual power into ripples and spread it out, intending to sense the location of the Darkhold.
But before the spiritual power ripples could spread far, Luo De suddenly sensed that there were two dying lives under the ruins!
"Holy crap!"
Luo De's eyes twitched, and he suddenly remembered that the two employees he had just recruited seemed to still be here!
With a slash of his sword, Luo De saw Matt and Jessica bound by the Six Rod Light Restraint, looking at him with resentful eyes.
"Lord Haswald... you've finally come to save us!"
Matt and Jessica wanted to cry but had no tears, their voices as mournful as aggrieved little wives.
They had been bewitched by black magic, and as a result, Luo De had used Binding Arts to fix them in place, but when they woke up, they found that Luo De had already started a great battle with Chthon!
They wanted to run...
But being fixed by the Six Rod Light Restraint, not to mention running, even moving a finger was a luxury!
The result was self-evident.
They could only watch helplessly as the two big shots fought not far in front of them, and then they were seriously injured by the aftermath of the battle!
Next, they could only try to reduce their breathing, lie in the ruins, and wait anxiously for Luo De to come back and save them.
Luo De released the Binding Arts of the Six Rod Light Restraint, and then used Healing Arts to treat them.
"Lord Haswald....."
Matt said with a resentful face: "You wouldn't have forgotten about us, would you?"
"How... how could I..."
Luo De's face stiffened, and his eyes involuntarily drifted elsewhere: "Of course not, how could I possibly forget about you!"
Jessica, Matt: "Hehe..."
But there was good news.
Under the threat of death, Matt forcibly awakened his Quincy abilities, absorbing spirit particles to maintain his life.
It should be a blessing in disguise... right?
Luo De comforted them a few words, and then asked them to help search for the 'Darkhold' together.
But the three of them almost turned this place upside down, but still couldn't find the 'Darkhold'.
"Could it be Chthon?"
Luo De rubbed his chin and pondered: "At the moment the magic circle was destroyed, he threw the Darkhold somewhere else, to avoid being found by me and the Supreme Mage?"
"Lord Haswald."
Jessica leaned in and asked: "Do you need me to expand the search area to find that book?"
Luo De thought for a while and said: "Alright, you and Matt go back to rest first, and then secretly gather information about that book."
"Yes, Lord Haswald!"
Matt and Jessica didn't refuse, because they really needed to rest now.
"Wait~ Lord Haswald!"
Jessica suddenly spoke: "If we find that book, how should we notify you?"
"No need to notify me."
"During this time, you should practice your abilities first, and when the time is right, I will come to find you."
After saying that, Luo De turned around and left with Shunpo.
...
Jingling Pavilion.
"System, check the mission progress."
Luo De lay comfortably on the bed, his eyes narrowed into a line, and said lazily.
He had been fighting all this time, and although there were constant prompts in his mind, there was no time to look at them.
Now that he was back home and relaxed, Luo De could finally see what he had gained this time.
[Emergency Mission: Expel the Underworld God - Chthon
Content: Under the temptation of the Darkhold, the Five Fingers summoned a projection of Chthon, please expel it from the Earth dimension before the Supreme Mage arrives!
Status: Completed
Reward: Bankai - Daiguren Hyorinmaru]
...
[Random Mission: The Supreme Mage
Content: Face the Supreme Mage, you only have two choices, either deceive her or kill her... Friendly suggestion to choose to deceive her, if you don't want to die.
Status: Completed
Reward: Medium Soul*100]
...
[Detected the intrusion of unknown energy, which can be converted into the energy required for 'Mask'!
[Conversion in progress...3...2...1...Conversion successful!
[Trial Mission Activated: Break the Boundary]
Content: This is a gift from the Underworld God Chthon, you can only choose to accept it or die!
Status: Completed
Mission Reward: Special state 'Hollowfication' has been activated]
...
A big win!
Luo De couldn't suppress the joy in his heart, and the corners of his mouth rose wildly!
As expected of the system, it's so generous!
Although the mission to expel the Underworld God Chthon was difficult, the reward was also very generous!
But he never expected that the reward would be 'Bankai'!
The second stage after the Shikai of the Zanpakuto, and also the final form of the Zanpakuto - Bankai!
In the Bankai state, the Shinigami's spiritual pressure and combat power will have a qualitative leap, about 5~10 times that of the Shikai state, and it is the ultimate trump card that only captain-level Shinigami can master!
'Daiguren Hyorinmaru' is the Bankai of the former 10th Division Captain: Toshiro Hitsugaya.
Among all the Shinigami, it is one of the only three Zanpakuto that possess 'Tenso Jurin', its ability is to control all the moisture in the atmosphere and instantly freeze it into ice, it is the strongest Zanpakuto among all ice attributes!
As for the second reward, the 'gift' from Chthon before he left!
After being forcibly converted into the power of 'Hollowfication' by the system, it is a double-edged sword for the current Luo De!
『Hollowfication』 is a rather dangerous power!
It is the ability to break the 'boundary' by integrating the power of the Hollow into the body of the Shinigami.
And once the power of the two sides is unequal, it is very likely that the 'Hollow' in the body will devour them, and then turn them into a real Hollow!
But no matter what, it's better to have it than not.
At least, he can have another 'trump card' in the future!