Armipotent

Chapter 1796  Mistrust

Returning to their old lodging meant they would meet with the other two teams again, Team Chalice and Team Kalisto. Sure enough, not five minutes had passed since they returned, and someone knocked on their door. Atilla came over, and Anne welcomed her. The girls with the girls were quickly getting intimate and shared their own story of the battle.

Anne, being Anne, did not waste her time telling Atilla that her captain killed one of the Eleven Kings, The Battle King Soares, alone. Kalistoʼs captain was shocked to hear the news and stared at the man in shock. Atilla came over to ask the Reds to work together in this battle. She thought of helping the Admin Helpers and the Junior Administrator on the team.

She heard the news of the Battle Kingʼs death, and they celebrated in their post. However, she thought it was the effort of the elite team under Commander Edson and the commander himself that killed the king. She could not believe it was Tang Shaoyang who killed the Battle King, by himself.

ʼI donʼt think they need my help when they have such a crazy powerful captain to lead them.ʼ

There was no reason for Anne to lie to her. She could easily find out the truth, after all. There was no benefit in lying to her either.

Atilla glanced at Tang Shaoyang, and the latter seemed to focus on something. She finally understood why the Executive Administrator tried to promote this man so quickly. He might stand side by side with the other Executive Administrators already in terms of power.

”I came with a proposal, but I donʼt think you need it anymore, though.”

”Oh, whatʼs a proposal?” Anne was interested in the proposal. Of course, that was her selfish desire, willing to continue the conversation with her idol.

Who did not know Kalisto in the Administrator Space? There was one, anomaly, Tang Shaoyang. The only weirdo who did not know much about the hierarchy in the Administrator Space.

Aside from Tang Shaoyang, everyone knew about Kalisto, the strongest team in the Administrator Space, right below the Executive Administrator in terms of power. Anne had been a fan of Atilla who was the leader of the strongest team, a woman who led the strongest team.

”I thought we should propose to Commander Edson to put us together for the next battle. I donʼt think you need us anymore with a captain who could kill a king!” Atilla expressed what was in her mind.

”We welcome you if you want to work together with us!” Ira and Anne replied in unison.

Anne was Atillaʼs fan girl. There was no way she would refuse to work together with her idol. Meanwhile, Ira was worried that they were left alone with just Tang Shaoyang. She did not know when her captain would disappear on his own and leave on their own.

”I donʼt think your captain will accept my proposal though.” Atilla noticed the immediate frown on Tang Shaoyangʼs face. The guy clearly did not like her proposal. She could understand that he maybe did not want her or her team members to see his skills.

”Leave it to me.” Ira stood up and smiled at Atilla. ”I can persuade him as long as you donʼt bring Team Chalice to join us. I donʼt think I can persuade him on that matter.”

”I donʼt think itʼs a good idea for your captain to team up with Michael, so yeah, I donʼt invite them to team up for the upcoming battle.”

Confirming Team Chalice was not part of the group, Ira went to Tang Shaoyangʼs side. She pulled him to another room.

”I donʼt want her to know about my integration skills that I will use on you! Thatʼs just for the team!” Tang Shaoyang made it clear to Ira as soon as the door closed. The only ones he could trust were his team, so he wanted to keep all of his skills secret from the others.

They might already know the skill since his class was no longer secret. But there was a chance that they did not know the skill as well.

”We can use that integration skill before leaving for the defense. You donʼt have to use your skills in front of her or her subordinates. Another positive thing is that you donʼt need to worry about us anymore, no? You can do your own things while having Team Chalice with us.” Ira was prepared, and she knew that her captain would accept her proposal if he had more freedom in the battle later.

Tang Shaoyang planned to do that, going on his own rather than waiting for the enemy to come to him. He was not worried about his team because he could always switch places with his spirit. He just needed one spirit to stay with his team all the time.

Iraʼs argument did not convince him, at all. He had a trust issue with what he had experienced so far. The rigged trial, the executive administrator who wanted to kill him, and also the dislike from Atillaʼs team members and Team Chalice. He was worried that they would conspire behind him and Atilla to ambush. People would change in the face of benefit, and he had experienced it several times.

He remembered how he was on bad terms with the God Order. Obi showed all kindness, giving him tips about the trial, and even helping him against the overseer of the trial. In the end, Obi changed after knowing that he managed to make two Unique Rank Calamity listen to him. Obi did not hesitate to stab him in the back and tried to take Ophelius and Ophelia.

That was the reason why he was currently on bad terms with the God Order. Someone like Obi could change in the face of benefit, and there was nothing that differentiated between Atilla and Obi. At least, both were no different in his eyes. That was how he saw people now, he would be suspicious of anyone who was not his ally.

Just like now, the reason Atilla wanted to work together was not just to help his team members, but to investigate him. That was merely his suspicion, something he could not get rid of from his mind after what he had experienced so far.

”Also you donʼt need to worry about Atilla. She has a good reputation in the Administrator Space. Even though her team members are somewhat arrogant, you can trust them. They will not spread your kills to anyone.” Ira added.

Tang Shaoyang rolled his eyes. ”Whatʼs your impression of the Executive Administrator?”

Ira stumped for a moment, not expecting the question. But she gave her answer. ”We respect them as we also fear them. Regardless of their antics, they are dependable when they are needed. Thatʼs how I see the Executive Administrator even though I canʼt say the same for others.”

”One of the Executive Administrators you respect wants to kill your captain. What makes you think that they donʼt come to us with an ulterior motive.”

”You are being paranoid, Cap. But again, the decision is in your hands. We donʼt need to hold a meeting over something like this because I can say that most of the girls would like Atilla in our group. Khaya and Castor might follow whatever your decision, so you decide. As for me, I just want more security for the team, having them increases the chance of our survival.” Ira did not press it further.

She knew that her captain was being paranoid, especially after what happened during the trial. In the first space, an official Administrator wanted to kill him. In the third stage, the administrators who oversaw the trial were bought by The Nirvana Alliance and The God Order to kill her captain. Added to one of the Executive Administrators wanting to kill him as well, her captainʼs mistrust toward the administrator was understandable.

”Then my answer is no! You donʼt need them because you are safe as long as I integrate you all with my spirits. As long as you donʼt charge toward The King foolishly, then you should be safe on the wall. Or maybe you guys might have a chance to kill one king if you work together.”

Tang Shaoyang was serious about the last part. His spirits were all high Archaic Spirit, and several high Archaic Spirits might be enough to kill the king.

Ira rolled her eyes. ”You should not say that to Castor. He fully trusts you that he might stab a sword into his heart if you tell him that it will not kill him, and he might try to fight the king if they appear in the void creature army if you say so!”

”I am being serious though. Except for Khaya, I think my spirit beat you all in a one-on-one fight.” Tang Shaoyang responded with a serious expression, telling Ira that he was not joking.

He did not know much about Khaya since he had not really seen her fighting. There was a chance that Khaya was on the same level as the high Archaic Spirit, but the chance was around fifteen percent. With his experience as Chief Administrator, they were mostly on the weaker side.

Iraʼs expression fell as she felt like being underestimated by her captain. ”We might be weaker than you, but you canʼt compare us with the spirits. They might be able to boost our strength, but we are not weaker than them.”

As soon as she said that, Tang Shaoyangʼs head was buzzing with noises. The spirits asked to be summoned and wanted to fight Ira for saying that. That caused Tang Shaoyang to smile as both sides responded similarly.

”I am not looking down on you, Ira. I am telling the truth. One of my spirits might be stronger than. We occasionally have a friendly, but we never fight with everything we have or with our lives on the line. So I donʼt know whoʼs stronger between me and my strongest spirits. I am not trying to belittle you, and I apologize if that sounds like one, but thatʼs the truth.”

”And I think we still have some time because the void creature army hasnʼt moved yet. Do you want to try to fight one of my spirits? We can use the training arena for the Hurakan Legion, right?”