Cursed Immortality

Chapter 422  A Strange Cohort

After hearing Jacobʼs ambiguous sentence, the Giants were astounded, and a flash of ecstasy passed through their eyes. They never expect this ʼsuperiorʼ would offer them his help while also hiding their transgression.

Furthermore, it was far better than involving an outsider. Nonetheless, they were no idiots and knew whatever he demanded would not be small, and he probably approached them with this intention from the start.

”Please tell us,” Aven spoke while Frugal remained silent since he trusted his big sisterʼs judgment.

Jacob stated without hesitation, ”I want half of whatever we discover in the Vile Witch Layer.”

”Half?” Frugal exclaimed, ”Arenʼt you asking too much?”

”Heh, I think Iʼm asking too little. Donʼt forget the mistake you made; you might not even keep your lives, and your superior will definitely lose its rank.” Jacob said matter-of-factly.

”Alright, we accept!” Aven nodded as she knew what Jacob was stating the fact.

”But sis…”

”Just let it go. Half of the inheritance is more than enough for us. Sir is being generous with us, so donʼt be ungrateful. If he wanted, he couldʼve asked for 80% or even everything, but he didnʼt, and with his help, we might be able to get it for sure!” Aven sternly stated.

ʼSheʼs quite sharp despite her inexperience, or sheʼs just playing a fool…ʼ Jacob thought with a hint of uncertainty.

But everything was going according to his plan, so he played along, ”Youʼre quite sensible. Since the deal is set, letʼs move to the plan. If Iʼm not wrong, you guys seek the Dark Mistress because you were stuck at something. So, out with it, why did you guys seek her help by going out of your way to reveal your identities!”

ʼHe even guessed that?ʼ Aven was startled by just how sharp this person was since he was able to see through their plight so easily. But this also boosts her confidence in him.

Aven revealed with a grave tone, ”We are indeed stuck at something, so we were forced to use this option. But I can assure you that we have a countermeasure in place if something untoward wouldʼve happened. However, we were still naïve, and Sir even saved us from a grim fate.

”Actually, we found the Vile Witch Layer three months ago in the core region of Vile Witch Valley. But the entrance is blocked by a door, and that door is encrypted with some mysterious rune array.

”Even after using every means, we canʼt even scratch it. We also tried digging a tunnel underground and the walls, but when we reached a certain depth, a barrier with the same runes blocked our way.

”So, we reckoned that the only way inside is that door, and we need to decrypt that array. But itʼs simply too complex, and if we had tried to decrypt ourselves, we mightʼve set up some safety mechanism. So, we refrain from doing it.

”In the end, we collected some information and found out about the Dark Mistress, who had some connection to a rune artificer. So, we came to this city for her. But before we could approach her, Faceless Ancient appeared.

”You shouldʼve already known that there are only three ways to pass a runic array. First is an Array Key, the second is decrypting the array, and last one is breaking it with a single powerful attack.”

Jacobʼs heart raced as he didnʼt have to guess why his star ID was mentioned.

”So, you guys wanted to buy the Faceless Ancientʼs atomic grenade to blow that array?” He asked.

Aven nodded, ”Indeed, it was far better than revealing our identities since Dark Mistress wonʼt believe us without us telling her about our background.” She suddenly gritted her teeth as she spat, ”But that bastard is simply too famous, and that atomic grenade auction ended up going way out of our expectation. So, we had to use our first plan.”

ʼWhat kind of situation is this?ʼ Jacob wondered, as he never expected this sort of divulgence.

These guys were searching for him, but he ended up approaching them instead. This was quite a peculiar event. Nevertheless, he now knew why they were here and their predicament.

Furthermore, he wasnʼt only Rune Artificer but also Faceless Ancient. But he canʼt tell them that, now, can he? So, he needed another approach just in case he needed to use an atomic grenade.

As for getting rid of those two, he wasnʼt planning on doing it since they were quite useful.

”Well, I think we are in luck since Iʼm a rune artificer, and I can also get an Atomic Grenade in the next auction. Is there anything else you need?” He confidently stated.

”Wait, really?” Frugal was startled.

Even Aven was in disbelief as she never expected to find the exact sort of person they needed the most. They felt even more excited about Jacob joining them.

”Why would I lie to you?” He coolly replied.

”If thatʼs the case, then all we need is a few people who could be our meat shields. There should be more traps. We only have a map of its entrance, not the inner area. So, we have to be quite cautious while exploring that place.” Aven gravely said, ”Even if there wasnʼt any trap, we could just get rid of all the meat shields.”

ʼHow vicious!ʼ Jacob thought jeeringly. But he knew he was just being a hypocrite when it came to viciousness.

He nodded, ”Very well, you two can take care of this by yourselves. Let me worry about an atomic grenade. But just in case, if we end up using it, how are you planning on handling the corollary? I donʼt need to remind you that itʼs not something we can get away with after using it.”

Frugal confidently said at this moment, ”We donʼt have to worry about that. First, I donʼt think anyone in the region is stronger than us three. Second, by the time powerful people arrive for investigation, we will be long gone with the inheritance.

”Last but not least, everyone will suspect Faceless Ancient first after that blast, and if someone discovers the secret of Vile Witch Layer, they will go after him even more decisively than before. While we can reap, the benefits and no one would ever know it was us who did that. Itʼs a perfect sabotage!”

While Frugal was ecstatically revealing his sabotage plan, and Aven fully agreed with him, they both failed to notice a terrifying gleam in Jacobʼs icy cold eyes!