After a few seconds of silence, Amari looked up at Thor and smiled, “The money’s in. Should I transfer the 140,000 Lord merits to your card?”
Mike couldn’t help but roll his eyes. “In? My ass!”
With the Eye of Truth, Mike could see the changes in Amari’s expression.
Clearly, the reward hadn’t been paid to Amari as promised!
Mike grumbled indignantly, “Shadow Nine is so damn stingy. I’ll deal with him later, don’t worry. I’ll not only get that money back but also charge 36% daily interest…”
Just as Mike was lamenting the loss of his 140,000 Lord merits, his communication crystal vibrated slightly.
Maxen had sent a message?
Mike was curious.
He didn’t have any more nine-tier Lord or demon god seed coordinates. Even if Maxen wanted to get a kickback, there was no opportunity.
What was Stone up to now?
[Maxen]: Excuse me, are you there?
[Customer Service]: Happy to serve you.
[Maxen]: I wanted to ask, since you sell nine-tier Lord coordinates, can you help me scout certain coordinates?
[Maxen]: The scouting fee should be considered a cost and deducted from the payment.
Reading the chat content on the communication crystal, Mike was full of question marks.
???
Maxen had gotten crafty!
If there’s no demand for a kickback, create one!
But adhering to the principle that the customer is always right, how could Mike refuse a client’s request?
[Customer Service]: Sure thing. How much do you think the scouting fee should be?
[Maxen]: Ahem, I have a friend who wants to know, how much is the cashback?
[Customer Service]: 30%.
[Maxen]: I think the scouting fee should be 3000, no, 5000!
5000 Lord merits as a cost, Maxen would get a 1500 Lord merits kickback, just costing him 50 points.
A pure profit of 1450 points, which was what he usually earned from killing four nine-tier Lords!
Maxen thought he was incredibly smart.
Soon, Maxen sent three coordinates, clearly already scouted.
Mike used the Eye of Truth to scan them and immediately replied.
[Customer Service]: These three coordinates have three nine-tier Lords and three demon god seeds, their strengths are…
As Mike was typing, one of the coordinates’ demon Lord and demon god seed names grayed out!
Dead!
Maxen’s efficiency in slaughtering was beyond Mike’s imagination.
After scouting the three coordinates for Maxen,
15,000 Lord merits were earned, with 4500 given to Maxen as a kickback.
Originally, Mike would have to split 30% with Amari, but he refused to take it.
Clearly, he still remembered the 140,000 Lord merits issue.
Shadow Nine might dodge payment, but Amari felt he needed to honor his word.
Mike didn’t insist, pocketing the 10,500 Lord merits, and they plunged back into the fray.
These days of battle had been highly rewarding for Mike.
Amari would specifically capture weaker demon creatures for Mike, like nine-tier Generals and one-tier Chiefs.
He’d bring them to another plane, clear a space, and let Thor fight them.
Battles in the Tower of Truth, where one wouldn’t truly die, were fundamentally different.
To hone his combat awareness and skills, Mike needed real fights.
Of course, this didn’t mean Mike didn’t value his safety.
He wore a layer of low-durability armor on the outside.
If the armor broke during a fight, Mike would consider himself “dead” in that battle and would constantly review and reflect.
Initially, Mike’s armor would always break when facing Chief tier demon creatures.
As the battles progressed, Mike became more composed. With guidance from Amari, Joseph, and Shadow Eleven, his combat skills improved rapidly!
Even Joseph had to admit, “Thor’s learning ability is truly terrifying!”
Some things couldn’t be envied.
With the same level, same stats, same attributes, and even the same skills, two Josephs couldn’t beat Maxen.
Why did Blaze Morrow brag for half his life about punching Maxen when he was young? Because Maxen was that formidable.
In that university year, Maxen chased the entire grade, and only Blaze Morrow landed a punch on his face.
If Joseph could do the same, he wouldn’t just brag; he’d engrave it on his tombstone and urn! Even if he were cremated, he’d arrange the ashes to spell out: [I punched Maxen in the face]. Maxen was that kind of person, and so was Thor.
However, Thor was still young, so his combat talent was clearly weaker than Maxen’s.
Time passed, and the team rescuing Professor Gregory, including Mike, had been in the
Suture Abyss for six days.
Maxen had cleared the fifteenth demon god seed!
[Current remaining demon god seeds: 3]
According to the Eye of Truth, the remaining three demon god seeds were gathered in one place, guarded by an exceptionally powerful nine-tier Lord!
Clearly, this would be a tough battle.
“It’s about time.”
Mike’s exploration of the Suture Abyss had also revealed several weak points in the space, and
the timing was just right.
They could attempt to open a spatial passage and escape the Suture Abyss at any moment.
Mike used the communication crystal to contact Maxen. This time, it wasn’t about kickbacks, so Joseph handled the communication.
Joseph informed Maxen of the evacuation plan and asked for his opinion.
Maxen quickly replied:
“The last demon god seed must die. An extra demon god would be extremely detrimental to the overall situation. I’m already level 988. If I go all out, the entire Abyssal Plane won’t remain stable. You guys evacuate first. I’ll deal with the demon god seed and catch up.”
In fact, they had the opportunity to evacuate 12 hours ago.
They stayed longer to locate the last three demon god seeds. “You’re already level 988? You were just level 980 a few days ago…”
Joseph was speechless.
He had broken through to level 980 a long time ago, got severely injured fighting the demon
god Vortexarchon, dropped to level 979, and then recovered.
Compared to Maxen, Joseph felt like his nine-tier Lord status had diminished in significance.
After sending the demon god seed coordinates to Maxen, Joseph began arranging the final
evacuation.
Thor, Professor Gregory, and the others would leave with the team.
Once they were gone, Maxen would immediately engage the last demon god seed, killing the
demon god in its cradle.
After sending the evacuation countdown to Maxen, Joseph stood in front of the fortress,
looking at a weak point in the space, and drew his weapon.
This trip had been incredibly frustrating for Joseph.
Finally… it was his turn to show his strength!
Joseph smirked and shouted, “Wind, rise!”
Boom-
A gust of wind tore through, instantly ripping open the weak point in the space, creating a
spatial passage.
Before Joseph could continue showing off, Amari’s deep voice came from behind.
“Stop showing off, let’s get out of here!”