The remaining details, rules, etc., would be negotiated by Shadow Four, Shadow Five, and the Nightmare corps.
Mike’s job was to ensure a decisive victory in the tournament and reap the ultimate rewards!
Mike muttered to himself, “For the Soldier tier tournament, my current identity is a Soldier- tier Lone Wolf, so it’s reasonable for me to participate, right?”
Shadow Three: ???
How was that reasonable?
In terms of combat power assessment, Mike was indeed still a Soldier.
So what if he was a Soldier who had killed a Nine-Star Lord?
He was still a Soldier!
Mike had already made arrangements for the General tier tournament as well.
Shadow 8008!
As for the Chief tier, Deathsinger was perfectly capable!
Mike suddenly realized that having so many alternate accounts also had its advantages!
He could even participate in the Lord tier battle.
If he won these four battles, the Guardian Shadow could get up to 80% of the share.
As for the Ultimate Lord… forget it.
Mike knew his own limitations. Currently, he had no chance against an Ultimate Lord unless he used the lightning strike he had replicated from Apollo!
Use Apollo’s lightning to strike Ultimates Birch?
Mike would never do such a cost-ineffective and inhumane thing!
Regarding the Ultimate Lord tier battle, both sides didn’t really have much choice.
The Nightmare corps only had one Ultimate Lord.
The Guardian Shadow originally also had only one – Shadow Nine.
Originally, it was a sure win for the Guardian Shadow.
But Shadow Nine had gone to the Supreme Abyssal, and Mike was unwilling to let the top three weirdos of the Guardian Shadow break through to Ultimate Lord.
He had to find a way to convince Pecker.
The matter of the tournament between the Guardian Shadow and the Nightmare corps was temporarily put on hold.
Mike returned to his ordinary life. Going to school was meaningless to him now. He either slept or went to the bathroom during class.
He was just waiting for midnight to arrive so he could go to the 29th floor of the Tower of Truth and have some fun with Ace and Afterskin.
Not long after, two instructors came to the classroom door and peeked inside.
“Excuse me, is Mike here?”
Mike, who was dozing off, jolted awake. “Is class over?”
“Ahem.”
The instructor cleared his throat to ease the awkwardness.
“Could you please come out for a moment? We have something to ask you.” “Oh.”
As Mike got up, Ethan, who was sitting beside him, whispered, “They’re the ones who register special information. They came before when Cain got his SS-level class change.” Mike nodded, indicating that he understood.
He followed the two instructors to a nearby room.
The room was simply furnished, with a table and two chairs.
After activating a special rune, a female instructor spoke, her voice soft and gentle like cotton. “Mike, according to the information you registered, you chose the Lone Wolf faction, right?”
Mike nodded in confirmation. “That’s right.”
“We’ve heard some news and want to confirm it with you.”
The female instructor said softly, “Could you please ask your Guardian Shadow to leave for a moment? The following questions may be related to your talent. To avoid leaks, the fewer people who know, the better.”
Her words were reasonable, and Mike couldn’t think of any reason to refuse.
Mike shook his head. “No.”
The male instructor chuckled.
“Mike, we might have forgotten to introduce ourselves. We’re instructors from the summer camp’s assessment team. We noticed the information about the second awakening of your talent and wanted to talk to you about it. If the information is true, it will be easier for you to earn points during the summer camp, and you might even graduate from university early…” As he spoke, the male instructor even raised the form in his hand, letting Mike see part of its contents.
“Of course, all of this is on the premise…”
The male instructor drew out his words and put on a serious face. “That you cooperate with
our work.”
Under the combination of carrot and stick, Mike’s attitude clearly softened.
“Okay, no problem.”
Mike nodded, finally agreeing to their request.
“Shadow Three, do it!”
Countless bones appeared in the room, falling and forming a bone cage.
In an instant, the two Chief-tier instructors were subdued, unable to fight back!
Shadow Three emerged from the shadows, not looking at the pale-faced Chiefs, but respectfully at Mike.
“Fourth Bro, what should we do with these two? Kill them directly?”
The two Chiefs were already in a state of extreme shock.
Shadow Three? Fourth Bro?
The fact that Mike was protected by a Guardian Shadow wasn’t unexpected.
The problem was, why could Mike command a Lord-tier Guardian Shadow!
Why did this terrifying powerhouse, covered in bones, call Mike “Fourth Bro”?!
Too many questions lingered in their minds, unanswered.
The only thing they knew was that even as Nine-Star Chiefs, they were as weak as chicks in
front of this bone-covered giant!
Killing them would be no more difficult than crushing ants.
Mike’s face was grim, his eyes unreadable, his knuckles tapping on the table.
After a while, Mike slowly spoke.
“Call Shadow Two.”
Not even a second later, Bad Woman appeared before Mike.
She first looked at Shadow Three and said respectfully, “Third Bro, I sensed you making a move and rushed over, worried that something might have happened to Fourth Bro.”
Shadow Three didn’t speak.
He knew that Mike was handling the situation now, and even if he had something to say, it should be Mike who said it.
Even Bad Woman’s explanation wasn’t meant for Shadow Three, but specifically for Mike.
Mike pointed at the two people trapped and immobilized in the bone cage and said coldly, “There’s something strange about these two. Although they haven’t directly received a demon god’s blessing, they should be related to a demon god.”
At first glance, the Eye of Truth hadn’t noticed anything unusual about them.
But after entering the room and talking to them alone, Mike had a vague feeling that
something was wrong.
Even if they were discussing matters related to his talent, there was no need to dismiss his
Guardian Shadow, right?
The rules did state that under special circumstances, the Guardian Shadow could be
temporarily dismissed.
However, these two people’s reactions were too abnormal.
Mike took a closer look with the Eye of Truth and discovered something interesting.
The two of them indeed had no direct connection to a demon god.
However, they were carrying an item that, if forced upon Mike, could grant him a certain
demon god’s blessing!
They had assumed that Mike was a newly emerged prodigy and that his defenses would be
weaker, making him an easier target.
They never expected that they would encounter Thor instead.
Related to a demon god?
The atmosphere in the room instantly turned cold.
Even Shadow Two, who was usually mentally unstable, was incredibly serious at this
moment.
He and she had a special identity. Although they were demon creatures, under Shadow Nine’s protection, they had made countless contributions to the human race over the years. Because of this, Shadow Two was even more cautious when it came to matters related to the
demon race.
The atmosphere in the small room was incredibly oppressive, and the two trapped Chiefs felt like they couldn’t breathe.
Mike asked, “Shadow Three, how do we usually handle this kind of situation?”
Shadow Three thought for a moment and answered honestly, “According to Article 8, Clause 24 of the Planetary Defense Special Regulations, we gather evidence, subdue the individuals, and hand them over to the nearest Defense Headquarters for processing. Their offense would most likely result in a sentence of over 95 years of imprisonment in the abyss, with a small
chance of life imprisonment.”
Unexpectedly, Shadow Three was quite knowledgeable about the law.
Mike thought for a moment and asked again, “What if it involves me?” Shadow Three’s next words instantly drained the color from the faces of the two Chiefs, who
had been clinging to a sliver of hope, leaving them utterly despairing.
Shadow Three said seriously:
“Immediate execution.”