The Eye Devil slowly landed on the ground and black wings slowly disappeared from her back . The sand had completely disappeared from the hourglass in her eye and the light from the setting sun returned to the forest .
The red light slowly disappeared from Angele’s chest but the three black crystals were still spinning around him, so he glared at Eye Devil .
With a flick of her finger, the three crystals cracked into pieces at the same time and slowly dropped to the ground .
Angele could feel that his body was lightened up and the debuffs were removed .
"Such mysterious power, it ignored my defensive barriers . I’ve never seen something like that before," Angele praised .
He was certain that Eye Devil was not using all her power; he used the data collected by Zero to compare their power levels and it turned out Angele was slightly weaker—that was the reason why he was talking to her politely .
Although Angele had the bloodline signet, it did not mean that he could win the battle .
Angele thought that he would die after severely injuring Eye Devil even with the help of Henn . He did not know why, but he knew he would lose .
The power of Eye Devil was terrifying .
However, Eye Devil thought similarly—they were not familiar with each other’s skills .
"It’s not the first time I’ve heard someone saying that . " There was a gentle smile on Eye Devil’s face . She surmised that the guy named Phoenix had a strong background as she could feel the pressure coming from multiple angles during the battle . It felt like the skills the man used were similar to the abilities she knew .
Her expression loosened again after thinking for several seconds . Eye Devil threw the black spear into the air .
*CHI*
The spear turned into a ball of black smoke and returned to Eye Devil’s body .
"I want to invite you to my party if you don’t mind . The strongest lords in the area will be attending the party and I can introduce you to them . " Eye Devil smiled .
"A party?" Angele hesitated . "In the Lion Tree City?"
"Of course . I invited all the lords in the area . You’re interested in the special experiment materials, right? I’m sure you’ll find the things you need there . "
Angele was not sure if he should accept the invitation .
He stood there and hesitated for a while, but still decided to attend the party .
"Alright, I’ve been living in the woods for too long and I think I should learn more about the society . Thanks for the invitation, I’ll attend the party . When does it start?"
Eye Devil raised her right index finger and pointed at Angele’s map .
*CHI*
Black light flashed on the map and disappeared within seconds .
Angele opened the scroll again and found a black arrow mark on the map .
"What’s this?"
Devil Eye lowered her finger . "It’s just a small trick . The direction of the arrow will keep changing until you find the location of the party . "
Blue light dots flashed in front of Angele’s eyes, he scanned the map into the database and nodded slightly .
"Interesting trick . Alright, I’ll go prepare for the party then . When will it be held?"
"The day after tomorrow . "
Angele folded the scroll and put it in his pouch .
"I’ll see you soon . "
Eye Devil smiled again . "I’ll be waiting . "
Angele nodded again and picked up the metal-coated eyeballs . He turned around and started heading back to the mansion .
He was checking the surroundings constantly using the biochip and the mentality wave . His right hand was in the pouch, holding an energy potion—he was ready to fight again .
Angele could feel the cold sight of the Eye Devil; the mysterious woman was glaring at him, and he was not sure if the words she said weren’t just trying to earn his trust .
Angele stopped, turned around, and looked at the forest after he made sure that he was no longer in Eye Devil’s sight .
The sight of Eye Devil’s body had been completely blocked by the vibrant trees and bushes .
"Alright…" Angele sighed, turned around, and started walking to the mansion again .
He returned to the mansion about half an hour later .
There were countless black vines surrounding the mansion . They moved to the side and created a path to the gate for Angele .
Angele walked on the path and disappeared into the bell-shaped barrier . The vines returned to their original position quickly .
Eye Devil appeared on a tall tree in the small forest beside the mansion as Angele entered the mansion .
She crouched on the branch and looked at the luxurious mansion, licking her lips .
"So, he wasn’t lying…" she muttered and tapped on her forehead slightly . A blood hole appeared between her eyebrows; her red veins and white skull were visible through the blood hole .
Several seconds later, a tiny brown octopus climbed out of the blood hole . The octopus was swinging its sticky brown tentacles as it jumped on Eye Devil’s hand quickly .
A hint of a smile on Eye Devil’s face as she looked at the octopus .
She threw the octopus to the ground and it rolled several times before disappearing into the mud .
‘This guy’s skill impacted my bloodline, he probably already has the true form… However, he did not even use the true form to fight my sealed form, I could’ve won that fight…" Eye Devil looked at the defensive barrier and she looked surprised . "The defensive system is incredible, without the true form, it’s nearly impossible for someone to build such a fortress . He wouldn’t be able to support the system without the power of the true form . I made a wise decision . I’m not sure what’s going to happen if…’
Eye Devil thought she was lucky . She did not want to get injured as she had a big plan in mind . She was certain that the man named Phoenix had a similar power level to her .
‘Wait… I should probably try to convince him to work with me if he has a similar personality as Carl…’
Eye Devil sighed with mixed emotions . She gave the mansion one final glance, then disappeared into the forest . *************************
Inside the mansion .
Angele watched the dark shadow disappearing into the forest through the window on the second floor .
He suddenly covered his mouth as his face turned pale .
Blood was about to spurt out of his throat but Angele forced it down .
He took a deep breath after Eye Devil completely disappeared .
‘She probably misunderstood something . Eye Devil was not serious during the battle and I’m sure she hasn’t revealed her true power yet . However, she almost forced me to use my final plan…’ The pressure Eye Devil gave him was almost as strong as Vivian .
Angele calmed down and started checking his body .
Angele drank a lot of high-quality potions and swallowed many pills at the same time to cleanse the debuffs, but there would be consequences .
Blue light dots flashed in front of Angele’s eyes for several minutes . He took out a small blue tube from the pouch . The tube was filled up with black pills; he took one of the pills quickly .
Blood returned to his pale face again, it seemed like the pill helped him recover .
‘The special alloys for my metal force field were all used up during the battle, I need to craft some more . ’ Angele’s brow furrowed . He did improve the metal skills by a lot, but the fast consumption of the special alloy was a big problem . The metal he had was usually enough for quick fights, but a battle like the one he just experienced was way too intense .
A lot of the special alloys was gasified before reaching Eye Devil and it was impossible to collect them from the air . It was a big loss for Angele .
‘All for those damn eyeballs…’ Angele sighed softly .
He turned around and looked at the white platform in the center of the room . There were more than ten eyeballs piled on the surface of the platform—they looked like some terrifying fruits .
With a flick of his finger, a ball of yellow flame appeared around his body .
The clean yellow light illuminated the platform, it was perfect for the experiment .
Angele grabbed one of the fist-sized eyeballs carefully . The two black pupils looked like a pair of normal eyes .
‘The texture…’ Angele scrunched his eyebrows . ‘Let me see what I can get from it . I need to test its resistance, cell activity, and pH value . Everything needs to start from scratch . ’
He walked to a sink on the other side with the eyeball in hand . There was a test tube shelf over the sink and it was full of colorful test tubes . The colorful liquids inside the tubes was moving like they were alive . Some were bubbling and some were changing their forms every other second .
About half an hour later, Angele took out the eyeball from a test tank carefully and checked it using the biochip .
‘That’s all the basic information I need . ’ He returned to the platform with the eyeball and a magic circle was already prepared on the surface of the platform .
The magic circle was large enough for all the eyeballs . There was a moon rune in the center of the circle, and a beetle pattern was engraved in the middle of the moon .
Angele put the eyeball on the moon rune carefully .
He then put his hands on both sides of the circle .
*WOO*
The magic circle was surrounded by a red glow, the runes and strings all looked like that they were infused with fresh blood .
The eyeball pile started melting at a visibly fast rate—Angele could see the changes with his eyes .
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