Chapter 98: The Skeleton Knight Returns
Cerberus didn’t reveal the secrets of hell to a bunch of weak mortals for no reason. Even though he was standing in front of them, the ones he was actually communicating with were Nexus and the system.
Of course, Nexus and the system heard everything too. The face drawn from the system’s pixels looked confused, then turned to Nexus.
[This is a joke, right? Hell changed like this... could it be that Lucifer has gone crazy? No, that’s not right, isn’t the lord of hell always crazy? I should say he’s less crazy now. But does this make any sense?]
The system always claimed that it had unparalleled intelligence in the universe, but now it was completely confused by this situation because it was way too unreasonable.
"It does make sense. Who knows, maybe Lucifer secretly made some shady deal with someone?"
Nexus only shook his head slightly. He hadn’t thought that his influence on Lucifer had already grown to the point where it could throw the entire hell into chaos like this.
"But the immortals living in hell sure are obedient, huh? They can even follow such unreasonable rules without question."
Cerberus’s serious attitude toward following the rules also surprised Nexus a little. He could clearly see that hidden beneath that polite appearance was the savage brutality of a monster capable of destroying the world.
[Stupid master, did your brain fly out again? The existences in hell normally fight each other all the time anyway. If they lose, they fulfill the winner’s demands. Obviously, Lucifer went all over hell and fought every single existence, then forced them to follow this rule. But from my guess, this rule is only temporary. Otherwise, no one would follow it.]
Even though the system had never been to hell, it still knew the basic information. Its judgment on this matter was absolutely reliable.
[And Cerberus already knows we’re nearby, so should we show ourselves and say hello, or should we keep secretly observing from here?]
If the system had the chance to reveal itself, then of course it would reveal itself. The chance to show off in front of an immortal existence from hell obviously couldn’t be wasted.
Unfortunately, its master was a ’stupid’ and ’cowardly’ person, so of course it would never get what it wanted.
"Why meet him? We have nothing to do with each other in the first place, and besides, showing ourselves now would interrupt Mark’s lesson."
As the greatest master in the universe, Nexus absolutely wouldn’t interfere and interrupt his disciple’s studies. Having such an ’amazing’ master was truly an incredibly heaven-defying stroke of luck for Mark.
[Hmph, what a useless cowardly master. Then we can only wait and see if our stupid disciple can do anything impressive when facing despair.]
The words sounded cold and unpleasant, but the system was paying very close attention to Mark now. The huge difference in strength between Cerberus and Mark made the system worried that Mark would die too quickly.
If Cerberus didn’t know his place and killed Mark in an instant, then the system would have a reason to show off its strength in front of him.
Everyone standing in front of Cerberus was stunned at this moment. Of course they didn’t believe it because these six ridiculous rules didn’t match what they knew about monsters at all.
Even someone like Mark, who hadn’t had much contact with things related to monsters, knew that these things were way too unreasonable.
"Are you messing with us? What part of this sounds reasonable?"
At times like this, Mark needed to speak up and ask on behalf of everyone who had the same question as him.
"Don’t flatter yourselves anymore. What right do lowly mortals like you have to hear me reveal this?"
Cerberus glared at the group with a terrifying look filled with a horrifying aura, making their legs go weak to the point that they almost couldn’t stand.
Now everyone understood. So Cerberus hadn’t been randomly spouting nonsense to them all this time. He had been talking to Mark’s master Nexus, and that existence called the ’system’.
Also an immortal existence, Cerberus might understand Nexus’s personality even better than Mark. From the beginning until now, Nexus and the system still refused to show themselves and greet Cerberus, which was enough for Cerberus to understand that they didn’t care what he wanted to do.
But still, they should show each other some respect. Since Mark was Nexus’s disciple and had something to do with the system, Cerberus would still give them a chance to survive.
Of course, this chance to survive was extremely difficult to grasp. If they failed to grasp it, then even if they all died, it wouldn’t be Cerberus’s fault.
"I’m bored, mortal. Let’s see if you can grasp the chance I’m giving you."
With the leisurely bearing of someone invincible in the world, all three of Cerberus’s heads tilted upward arrogantly.
He slowly walked toward his throne, his hands naturally still clasped behind his back. Every ordinary step he took made the heartbeats of every member of the hunter team become chaotic.
The moment Cerberus sat on his throne, a powerful dark force erupted from behind everyone, making them all become alert.
The already shattered energy core of the skeleton knight was covered by an enormous amount of dark energy and floated into the air.
Each fragment was rearranged into its original position and even contained a terrifying power stronger than before.
The energy core wasn’t fully restored and remained like a cracked sphere. Of course, it wasn’t that Cerberus couldn’t restore it, but he was showing consideration for Nexus and the system, so he stopped halfway through.
It found its way back to the exact position inside the heavily damaged skeleton knight’s body and emitted an eerie purple light that sent chills down their spines.
Cerberus didn’t just ’help’ them a little like this. He completely withdrew the suffocating pressure weighing down on everyone, allowing them to move freely like before.
"Are you kidding me? Is it leveling up?"
Alice tightly pursed her lips, the sweat on her forehead so heavy that she looked like she had just taken a shower.