Lucan's lifeless body floated in space, like a frozen iceberg.
He was no longer alive. Some couldn't believe it, so a few went ahead and checked him.
When the truth struck their minds, they were no longer normal.
Lucan had killed himself! That too without any influence or control; he did it by his own will.
The Great Lord sighed, "Huh! My only worthy rival has also died, now everything's going to be so boring!"
The Red Wrestler said, "I think Lucan's death was not a suicide, it was a murder!"
The Vice Lord asked, "Then who murdered him?" Org 700 was watching silently without muttering a single word.
The Red Wrestler frowned. Lucan was the organization's pawn, the chess piece which would help them checkmate and attain victory.
But he was now dead; this was a huge blow to the organization. His gaze shifted towards Org 1000, the betrayer.
He was the one who took control of Lucan and the Fate Guy during this whole process, so naturally, he doubted him.
But Org 1000 begged for mercy, repeatedly denying it and claiming he didn't do anything.
But his denial made the doubts against him stack higher and higher.
Right now, the crystal which was being refined by the Great Lord and the Vice Lord changed color.
If it were purple, it meant the Great Lord had achieved the win and attained the Pride Crystal.
If it were blue, then the Vice Lord had succeeded, which would indicate that the organization had won.
But the color it turned was not purple or blue.
None of them could believe their own eyes.
It turned yellow in color. Both the Great Lord and the Vice Lord were within its range.
So it blasted them away. Both of them flew away suffering severe damage. The Vice Lord was captured by the Red Wrestler.
He healed him while looking at the Great Lord, whose whole body was blown to bits. He was barely alive, and he gritted his teeth.
His injuries were far greater than the Vice Lord's, but he still was able to heal them without any difficulty.
The yellow crystal floated in a specific direction. All of their eyes were focused on the path it traveled.
Org 500's pupils shrank. He clenched his heart with his hands, his teeth trembling, and he shouted, "This crystal is moving towards Lucan's corpse! So it was him who refined it!"
'Lucan? But how?' This question struck everybody there, as they saw that the crystal indeed moved towards Lucan.
It landed on his corpse. The frozen ice started to melt into water, and even steam. Vitality was being restored within Lucan's body.
His fingers shook. He opened his eyes, looking at himself and others, and the crystal sat down in his hands.
Only the Great Lord laughed among these people. He said, "Lucan! My rival, you never fail to impress me! Hahaha!"
Org 700 snorted, "How could this idiot laugh in this situation? Hmph!"
The Great Lord's eyes shifted towards him, showing intense killing intent. Just that stare made him feel like he had stepped into his own grave.
Lucan flew down as he neared the Fate Guy. He killed him on the spot. Seeing this, almost everybody dropped their jaws.
Wasn't he Lucan's crewmate? Why would he simply kill him?
Org 1000 stared with deep vengeance in his eyes. He asked, "Lucan! The crystal you refined right now, is it the Crystal of Betrayal?"
Lucan nodded his head with a wide grin. Org 700 asked, "Crystal of Betrayal? Alright, but why did you kill yourself though?"
"Valid question!" said the Red Wrestler and the Vice Lord. The Great Lord also asked the same question. Lucan laughed at them.
He replied, "As you all know, to refine a crystal, we have to have the highest level of attainment in that certain aspect!
I betrayed the organization, Org 1000, and the Great Lord, but this level of betrayal is shallow and not enough.
So I decided to betray my own self, hehe! So that my betrayal reaches the maximum level, and nobody else can reach beyond me anymore."
Org 700 asked, "You mean you killed yourself to betray yourself, so that you could refine this crystal?"
"Such wits! Now I get why Master wanted to use you," said Org 1000.
The rest had pale expressions. Lucan said, "Of course! It is also that I was lucky. This was a gamble
on my life.
There was a 50% chance that I would have failed and would have become permanently dead."
Org 700 asked, "What if you had failed?" Lucan tied his hands behind his back and gazed at the stars. He smiled gently as he said, "So what if I die?
I always followed the path to reach my goal. I never slacked off or did my actions with regret. Even if I had died, I would still be grinning widely, thinking about how I could have survived this."
Every single one of them became speechless. They were tongue-tied. Lucan's words and actions were not ordinary;
they were insane and ruthless!
Even the Great Lord snorted, as he felt his pride could never let him reach the heights Lucan had climbed.
The Red Wrestler realized now why the organization said Lucan was an important pawn in their game.
Org 1000 felt dejected. The speed of Lucan's growth worried him. If he continues at this speed,
sooner or later, he will no longer be a pawn, and he can no longer be used for that mysterious purpose.
The same worry was also present in the organization's minds. Only the Great Lord was smiling happily.
He said, "Lucan! Come now, let us fight!"
The others had stunned expressions. Lucan smiled at him warmly, "Hmm! Later, because now I have some important tasks!"
He healed the Fate Guy as he said that. Org 700 asked, "Shouldn't you betray him and let him die?"
Lucan replied, "Hehe! I already did betray him, but he has some importance to me which cannot be disclosed."
The Great Lord left. The rest circled Lucan, trying to steal his Crystal of Betrayal.
The Red Wrestler said, "Lucan! Give that crystal to us, or else you won't leave here alive."
Lucan had no more strength left; even his cosmic energy was fully expended. This was his disadvantage.
But he still laughed at them as he tossed the Crystal of Betrayal and left.
Many of them flew towards the crystal instantly, ignoring Lucan when they found out that the crystal was real.
But Org 1000 felt something amiss, so he retreated away faster. The rest mocked him, thinking he was dumb.
But when they reached the crystal, it burst out a powerful aura as it flew back towards Lucan, glowing brighter than before.
Lucan had already started to leave using his spaceship, along with the Fate Guy. The Red Wrestler realized the truth and smiled bitterly.
The Vice Lord also understood and sighed in desperation. Org 700 asked, "Did he betray the Crystal of Betrayal to power it up again?"
They both nodded in agreement. Org 500 was not paying attention, as he was the only movement-type user.
So he had to recover to teleport the organization members.
Lucan's betrayal is beyond common sense and logic; he casually betrays as if it were nothing at all.
This news spread throughout the solar system. Lucan's name was carved deeply into each of their minds.
The space station aliens hated this because they only wanted righteous path people to have these achievements.
But who was Lucan? He kills others if it benefits him without having a bit of hesitation; he would even kill himself for that reason.
But none of them decided to make him a wanted man, because his strength surpassed almost everybody.
A very few were capable of actually matching him, so they did not dare to make enemies with him.
They decided to stay neutral in this situation. The organization aliens left no trace; the organization again was shrouded in mystery.
Org 1000's location was also unknown. The Great Lord went to the earlier planets he had captured.
He started to strengthen himself again. He was now fully immersed, so much so that he no longer wanted to bring any disgrace to his pride.