In front of that question, Laust tried to recall everything fast as he was still in the middle of the battle. Although he wasn't aware of its original myth, the bull called himself the Bull of Minos, meaning he should be the son of Pasiphae and the snow-white bull that Poseidon gave to Minos as a sacrifice.
Its rank should be either Supreme or Mythical Rank. However, seeing Theo's God Rank Blessing, he hesitated to take it because he wanted the best of the best. Yet, Laust had no assurance such an offer would come to him or not.
A part of him wanted to immediately agree, but another part of him asked himself whether this power was enough to break free from the chain of his own household or not.
Laust recalled another thing. Minotaur had superhuman strength and speed. With a giant hammer in his hand, he killed all the enemies. That kind of weapon was actually similar to his own sword in that regard.
Seeing the affinity, he gritted his teeth and answered. "I accept!"
[Minotaur is pleased with your decision and decided to give you a present for the first meeting.]
[Minotaur Blessing (A)]
[Raging Bull Strike (B)]
[Full Recovery.]
Name: Laust Lange
Status: Champion
Level: 201
Blessing: Minotaur
Laust closed his eyes for a second as his body was enveloped by a warm orange light.
Suddenly, his consciousness entered another place. On both sides, he saw orange-colored brick walls. The gap between them was only several feet, so only Laust could fit in this dark corridor.
As if hearing someone's voice, Laust furrowed his eyebrows and walked forward, exploring this dark corridor. There were some torches hanging on the wall to brighten the corridor, but it was too dim for him to see far ahead.
However, his expression changed as soon as a white light flashed before his eyes, blinding him for a second. Laust instinctively covered his eyes with his hand.
Three seconds later, he gradually opened his eyes as the light vanished completely.
He soon realized he arrived in another room. The room size was thirty feet wide and sixty feet long. In the four corners were four torches that somehow lit up a blue fire, illuminating the room.
"Where is this?" Laust took a look around, but when he made a half turn, he saw a giant creature chained by golden-colored chains attached to the two pillars next to him.
The giant creature was as tall as ten feet despite sitting on the floor. His body was big and muscular, yet, it was covered by orange scales. His head and legs were that of a bull, but Laust's interest remained on the two horns that didn't lose against the size and length of his upper arms.
With a monster this big, Laust needed to raise his head to look the creature in the eyes.
"You are… Minotaur," said Laust with a frown. "Why are you calling me here? I am still in the middle of the battle! Return me right away!"
"You don't need to worry about it. I can see that no one can hurt you for three minutes. So, I will make this one quick."
"…" Laust didn't know if he could trust him, but since he had received his blessing, Laust asked, "What do you want from me?"
"I gave you my blessing because you reminded me of my young self."
"Huh?" Laust furrowed his eyebrows, not knowing why he talked this way.
"I am an unwanted child, born from the sin of my father. My father didn't honor a promise and received his retribution. However, with the union of my mother and a bull, my appearance became like this. At the same time, I didn't have a natural source of nourishment, so I could only kill humans to sustain myself.
"In the end, I was locked inside a labyrinth in order to hide this sinful body forever. Their hearts filled with regret as they couldn't bear to kill me. This was the biggest suffering I needed to endure. I'm sure you know that sometimes, living is more painful than dying."
Laust didn't say anything as he perfectly understood it. He never once smiled for almost a decade. With the continuous hardship in his life, his only hope was to get some recognition. He even thought about ending himself a few times, but his butler intervened every single time.
If not because of his promise to the butler who took care of him wholeheartedly, he would have stabbed himself to death.
"I know everything about you, human child." Minotaur continued as the chains suddenly disappeared. He then rose from the floor and bent his knees in front of Laust, getting his head closer to Laust. "Your house is the same as this labyrinth. They are made to chain us down for the rest of our lives.
"However, I can see your potential! You have the potential to break free from this curse. I don't want you to end up like me… I was trapped for a long time and killed humans for a living. I just did it to survive, yet, the people told others I was evil.
"In the end, I died in that man's hand…" Minotaur closed his eyes with a painful expression. "We have a great affinity between us. That's why I will lend you my strength."
Laust closed his eyes as if he could relate to Minotaur. His anger toward Theo and anyone else was also similar to that of Minotaur. Even so, he raised one more question. "Before that, what is your wish? I am sure you won't give that power to me for free, right?"
"I only have one wish. It's to fulfill my only regret."
"Your only regret?"
"Yes. I wanted to kill my father for making me born like this! And he didn't dare to kill me and took me out of my suffering… Even if he didn't do it, he could simply let me loose so I could find another purpose of my life no matter the cost."
"So you want me to kill your father?"
"No. I want you to kill your own father!" Minotaur declared with anger.
Laust's expression darkened, making Minotaur think he couldn't do it as a child. However, Laust's reaction turned out to be the opposite of his imagination.
Laust simply laughed like a madman while releasing his killing intent. His tone became extremely cold as bloodlust permeated the room. "That's my intention all along! Even without you, I am going to kill my father and show him that he is wrong and let him die in regret!"
Minotaur was shocked for a moment, but he also laughed like Laust. He then extended his hand to Laust and placed it on top of his head. "The contract has been made. This is my last present. I hope you don't disappoint me…"
Laust felt massive pain in his brain as he couldn't open his eyes. He seemed to be transferred back while being aware of another thing.
[Free Attribute Points +28]