The Dark Slayer's

[S3] Chapter 8: Negotiation

Hygiene ....

Time seemed to be spinning so slowly, Leon and Vord were still staring at each other without making the slightest movement. The atmosphere was quite tense, but both of them could deal with this calmly.

Leon let out a long sigh, glancing at his eyes sharper than before. As if waiting for time to answer, it remained motionless for quite some time.

Finally, Leon opened his mouth and said, "Vord, what's the reason you made this city? Is it for power?"

"Take a look at you, boy." Vord responded coldly. "As a level 1 Energy Eater, I must protect everyone, not just the residents of the Tower of Hope."

"Maybe that's one way you can control them."

"Suspected is fine, but don't overdo it." Suddenly Vord moved and was behind Leon.

However, even so, Leon could still calm down without moving. "It was your actions that made me suspicious. Just so you didn't attack me earlier and now you're still sitting casually on top of that singana, I can admit to being wrong."

"Haha, you're quite interesting. But what's your plan?" A sword of light formed in Vord's right hand, and he immediately slashed the sword vertically toward Leon.

Leon simply shook his head, then so many shadows appeared from under his feet and resisted the attack from the Vord. The two are now in a defensive position, but Leon is far more free than Vord.

"You might think that I'm a lot weaker than you, but to be honest your mindset is shallow" Leon said, relaxed and thoughtful.

"Taeh ...." Vord immediately removed his sword back, he walked slowly towards the singasana then sat there. "Who are you really? What's your business coming here?"

"Before that, I wanted to ask, where exactly is the Tower of Hope located?" ask Leon, avoiding Vord's question.

"You really don't know? I suspect that you are one of the Fantasy Beings in disguise. But, it doesn't seem to."

"Well believe it or not, I'm actually just back from another dimension."

"Well? You serious?" Vord's eyes immediately sparkled as Leon said he was from another dimension.

"Huh?" Leon could only gawk, not knowing what to do in response.

"Don't tell me you're a newborn level 1 Energy Eater."

"Where do I know." Leon's face was so flat, even though Vord was excited by it.

"Hey, hey, doesn't this mean that you have dimensional moving abilities like those of the fifth rank Energy Eater level 1?"

"Who is he? I don't know."

Their conversation continues in an unimportant direction. While Leon continued to try to pry for information, Vord continued to shift the subject. Then Leon asked the last question.

"Vord, I know it's kind of sudden. But, I want to ask."

"About what?"

"Has the level 1 Energy Eater obtained in the Hope Tower?"

"Yes, why?" Vord raised the eyebrows.

"Through exams?"

"about so. Are you interested in becoming a level 1 Energy Eater?"

"I wonder what's in it." Leon forced both hands into his pants pocket.

"You can make your own city like me. Forms its own government and can lead many Energy Eaters ranging from tier 3 to tier 2."

"Bagitu yes. All right, looks like our conversation's over. I'll consider being a part of this town." Leon immediately turned around and then walked out of the room.

It was true that he had the intention to save the world, but was it able? As he joined Vord's subordinates, his position was already undoubtedly high given his strength. However, that meant that only the people here would be saved.

Unknowingly, his eyes had been tightly shut. He was exhausted from having spent a lot of energy this afternoon. However, because many things make him not too tired before lying down.

***

Leon opened his eyes, the room temperature felt quite stuffy. Slowly he got up, got up from sleep then glanced around. His gaze was dark, nothing visible to him.

His tiredness and sleepiness disappeared, but there was something strange here. During his exit from the mysterious forest, his stomach was still not filled with anything. But miraculously, he did not feel hungry.

Then, the problem is blurred. When he remembered the food, his stomach suddenly let out a signal. "Ah, I'm hungry. Is that Vord going to give me food out of pity?"

Leon immediately got out of bed, walking a few steps until he reached the exit. His eyes were already accustomed to the dark, so finding a way out was not a big deal.

When he opened the door, his eyes were instantly blinded by a blinding light. "What's that?"

Slowly but surely, Leon began to familiarize his eyes with the light. Finally he breathed a sigh of relief. "Thankfully it was just the lights."

Although his memory was still not fully recovered, this luminous object could still be remembered by him. A smile bloomed on his lips, his face looking satisfied for a moment enjoying his present state.

Before long, Sun came closer to Leon. "Just up?"

Being indifferent, Leon only responded by nodding. Sun did not bother about it, he then invited Leon to go somewhere.

"You must be hungry, I'll take you to a place where you can get food. Come along!" Sun immediately turned around, followed by Leon.

Passing through the hallway with a few people passing by, Sun and Leon finally arrived at a spacious place. Here full of tables, there are some waiters also behind the table containing food.

The two of them sat on one empty table, this place was much quieter than before, as most of the soldiers had already returned to their respective rooms.

Sun called the waiter, then ordered food. Since Leon is still not familiar in this situation, he only complies with Sun.

"It's pretty good here, too" said Leon, slowly.

"You see, this place is not a palace, but our headquarters of the soldiers" Sun replied.

"You're right, I almost forgot about that." Suddenly Leon remembered something. "If it's not wrong, you're saying this place is protected because of the power of the Vord, right?"

"Call him Mr. Vord!" Sun was about to snap, but in the end just huffed and sighed. "I never said it that way."

"You mean?"

"Master Vord did create this place to protect the people, but his strength was only for that. As for the protectors, it's our duty to keep the soldiers safe."

"I don't understand."

"In short this. We devour the energy of the Fantasy Beings and then channel it to the protector of Mr. Vord's creation."

"So that time you devoured the energy of the creatures to strengthen the protector, not for yourself?"

"As you might expect. I'm not greedy, as long as they stay safe, I'll keep fighting."

"May I join the fight with you to observe further?"

Sun immediately flinched. "Huh? You want to join? It doesn't matter, but you have to give Mr. Vord permission."

"As for permission, I can get it tomorrow."