In the Wolf’s Den, Mike sipped on the free tap water, scanning the room for familiar faces.
Without seeing Maxen, the water in his mouth tasted bland.
Until a familiar burly figure appeared outside the Wolf’s Den.
“Stone, you’re finally back!”
Mike greeted Maxen enthusiastically,
“I missed you, come on over!”
“Bring the best beer the Wolf’s Den has to offer!”
The moment Maxen saw Thor, his first instinct was to run.
A dignified nine-tier Lord, invincible in the Abyssal Plane, wanted to flee?! Maxen felt like he could hear his wallet crying out in agony!
The best beer in the Wolf’s Den was brought to the table.
Mike downed his glass in one gulp, letting out a satisfied sigh. Maxen: ??
So Thor ordered a beer for himself, huh!
“Order whatever you like.”
Mike said generously, “Just remember to pay for it yourself.”
Maxen stared at Thor’s masked face for a few seconds before blurting out, “Can’t you buy me a drink?”
“Sure.”
Thor agreed so quickly that even Maxen was taken aback, wondering if he had heard wrong.
“Excuse me,” Mike called out, “Two of the cheapest beers, on my tab.”
Two beers were brought over, and Maxen hesitated, wary of a trick.
“Drink up, I’ll cover the bill. That’s my promise.”
Mike said seriously.
After all, he had made quite a bit from Maxen during the Suture Abyss trip.
Buying him a drink was the least he could do!
“Gulp-gulp-”
Maxen downed his beer, nearly moved to tears.
After all this time, Thor was finally buying him a drink!
Maxen looked at the bar, his voice trembling with excitement, “I’ll buy this glass!”
He wanted to take the glass home and place it next to the demon god’s skeleton.
This was undoubtedly the most valuable trophy of Maxen’s life!
“Why rush? No one’s going to take it from you.”
Mike pushed the other beer towards Maxen, “This one’s on me too.”
Maxen was stunned again.
Double joy?
He picked up the beer and downed it again, feeling an indescribable satisfaction!
He felt that even if he never broke through to Ultimate Lord, it was worth it!
Maxen called out again, “I’ll buy this glass too!”
Maxen looked at Thor, curiously asking, “Aren’t you drinking?”
Mike nodded, “I don’t drink such cheap beer.”
Maxen: …
This was the Thor he knew. Now it felt right.
If Thor had kept up his earlier behavior, Maxen would have suspected he was possessed by a demon god.
“Let’s talk business, money-making business.”
Mike said seriously, “You know Calderon escaped from the coffin, right?”
“I know.”
Maxen nodded, lowering his voice,
“I’m only telling you. On the way back, I encountered one of Calderon’s clones. We fought for three hundred minutes, and I barely won.”
“Strong!”
After the Suture Abyss trip, Mike had a new understanding of Stone’s “Strong.”
After praising Maxen, Mike continued, “Do you know much about the ninety-fifth floor of the Tower of Truth?”
Maxen shook his head, explaining,
“Above the ninetieth floor, each level is top-secret. We do have corresponding information, but it’s only decrypted for specific people before the challenge. One of the conditions to challenge the ninetieth floor is to become an Ultimate Lord. So I can’t help you with the ninety-fifth floor.”
“You don’t know, but I do.”
Mike revealed a mysterious smile, “To be precise, I know part of it.”
Maxen hesitated.
He wanted to ask but didn’t dare.
It was an awkward moment.
“I’ll trade the information I know for something from you.”
Mike tapped his fingers on the table, organizing his thoughts, “You mentioned Calderon almost became your Godfather, right?”
Maxen nodded, “Yes.”
But that was because Calderon had a good relationship with Maxen’s biological father.
Calderon had no children, so he treated Maxen like his own son.
Calderon wasn’t Maxen’s Godfather, but their relationship was like father and son.
“Then you should know him well.”
Mike said slowly, “If Calderon temporarily reached level 1000, who do you think he would
target?”
“Supreme Demon God!” Maxen answered without hesitation. “But that doesn’t make sense. The Supreme Abyssal hasn’t opened yet, so it’s impossible.”
Mike frowned slightly. Supreme Abyssal Plane?
Another new piece of knowledge he hadn’t heard of.
Maxen explained, “Before the Supreme Demon God awakens, the Supreme Abyssal opens first. Without entering the Supreme Abyssal, you can’t confront the Supreme Demon God.”
Mike asked, “So how do you open the Supreme Abyssal?”
“Generally, when a potential Supreme Being reaches around level 500, the Supreme Abyssal
should open.”
Mike looked at his current level 200, realizing he still had some time.
“Besides the Supreme Demon God, who else might Calderon target? Excluding Shadow Nine.”
Faced with Mike’s question, Maxen thought for a moment,
“Archdemon or the Fifth Demon God, one of the two. I think Calderon would choose
Archdemon.
Back then… let’s just say, Archdemon has personal grudges with Calderon, Shadow Nine, and
me, beyond the enmity between our races.”
At this point, Maxen’s face showed rare seriousness, and he said in a low voice, “I must kill
Archdemon in this life!”
Hearing this, Mike’s expression also darkened.
If he didn’t understand by now, he would be a Fool.
There had always been a character Mike subconsciously ignored, as if he didn’t exist-
Maxen’s biological father.
A person first has a biological father, then a Godfather.
That’s common sense.
Even for Maxen, it was the same.
Rumor had it that Maxen’s biological father was an Ultimate Lord.
But Mike had never heard any legends about Maxen’s biological father.
“It seems Archdemon killed Maxen’s father, offending three of humanity’s top powerhouses
in one go.”
After a moment of silence, Mike spoke again,
“So according to you, Calderon’s ultimate target is likely Archdemon. I still lack information,
but I suggest you infiltrate the First Abyss and wait for an opportunity.”
Maxen nodded, “Alright.”
He didn’t have much to do lately anyway.
“Infiltrating the Abyss will require Shadow Three’s help, and the cost…”
Maxen rubbed his hands, looking at Thor, hinting at something.
Thor was unusually generous today, “Is 10 Lord merits enough?”
“Enough!”
Maxen was overjoyed. Earning 10 Lord merits from Thor was symbolically significant!
Mike transferred 10 Lord merits to Maxen and handed him a conch shell.
“This is a Magic Conch. Keep it safe. We can use it for remote communication and open a
portal if necessary.”
“Got it.”
With that settled, Mike stood up, “I’m leaving now. Stay safe and keep in touch. By the way, I bought you ten thousand beers at the front desk. Drink as much as you want, don’t be shy.”
With that, Thor turned and left.
Maxen was stunned again. Why was Thor different tonight?
He had earned: 2 beers, 10 Lord merits, and 10,000 beers from Thor!
A great victory!
At that moment, a pretty waitress brought the bill,
“Mr. Maxen, here’s your bill. Please sign.” Maxen signed without hesitation. It was just the cost of two beer glasses, he could handle it!
After signing, Maxen looked at the bill and exclaimed, “Holy Fuck, 50 Lord merits each?! Are
these glasses made of SSS-grade ore or demon god bones?”
Hearing Maxen’s question, the waitress calmly explained, “These glasses were consigned by
a customer at the front desk, priced that high.”
Maxen asked, “Who consigned them?”
The pretty waitress shook her head, freeωebnovēl.c૦m
“Sorry, we can’t disclose the ID of the top Soldier tier Star LoneWolf, even if we suspect his
name is Thor.”
Maxen: …
When Maxen looked up, Thor was nowhere to be seen.
Thor had silently left, leaving Maxen with a bill as a memento.
Not long after Mike left the Wolf’s Den,
the entire Tower of Truth echoed with an announcement, causing another uproar:
“Congratulations to participant [Thor] for achieving an SSSSS rating on the twentieth floor!”
“Participant Thor’s SSSSS rating on the twentieth floor grants all humans in the Tower of Truth the buff [Phoenix Rebirth]!”
“Permanent buff [Sea of Life]: Holy water effects +100%, healing potion effects +50% for all
humans in the Tower of Truth!”
“Permanent buff [Whale Fall]: Upon death, heals allies within 500 yards for 50% of own
health (only within the Tower of Truth).”
“Permanent buff [All Things Grow]: All humans in the Tower of Truth receive +100% effect
from [All Things Grow]!”
“[Phoenix Rebirth]: After failing a Tower of Truth challenge, the next entry retains 30% of the previous progress, effective below the 60th floor, once per floor.”