NOVEL NEXT Chapter 214 You're Not Olivia, At Least Not Entirely
"I can give you my power... Please bring her back, only you can help her, Grace is not enough right now."
Louis really wanted to curse at this moment.
If you truly think this, was it necessary to say it now?
But Louis sighed.
"Can another's power be lent to someone else?"
"Normally it can't, but you can."
The Black Swan's voice was somewhat heavy.
But Louis shook his head and said, "After such a thing has happened, how can you expect me to trust you?"
If it was earlier, Louis could still find a reason for the Black Swan, perhaps she didn't know the little swan might encounter such a thing.
But the Black Swan's words made it clear.
That she at least guessed the little swan could be attacked in this area.
A legendary-level attack, rare across the entire continent.
Even the royal family, at great cost, selectively cultivates new legends, generally without imposing many restrictions on them.
Because by the time one reaches the legendary stage, nearly anywhere on the continent is accessible.
Otherwise, there wouldn't be just a handful of legends openly active.
Most often, the strongest people seen are merely at LV20.
One could say, encountering such a monster, even with the head maid's protection, the little swan is bound to face great risk.
"A person who has betrayed once finds it very difficult to gain trust again." Louis said solemnly.
The Black Swan did not speak.
Moments later, Louis lifted his head in shock.
Because he realized that the scene around him had undergone some astonishing change.
Falling yellow leaves froze in mid-air.
Panicked adventurers stopped moving.
The dust constantly spreading around seemed solidified.
...
As if the entire world had been frozen at this moment.
No!
That's not right!
It's not "as if"!
This is time stoppage!
A Magic similar to Nine Sword Technique [Time Stop].
He saw a mass of dark shadows writhing.
As if a tide of black emerged from the ground.
The tide dragged the Black Swan's body, traversing the frozen crowd, arriving beside Louis.
She looked complexly at Louis.
"Can I trust you?"
The Black Swan said softly.
Louis almost directly showed a confused expression.
What does "Can I trust you" mean?
Shouldn't this be said by him?
The Black Swan looked at Louis with a complex expression.
"Never mind, no time, if you truly want to help her... then devour me."
Louis directly placed the Celestial Heart Sword across the Black Swan's neck:
"What are you thinking again?"
He squinted as he scrutinized this woman.
The Black Swan raised her head and said:
"If I wanted to stop you, I could easily restrict your actions, instead of allowing you to move within the time-stopped area."
"Tsk." Louis unhappily withdrew the sword:
"I hope you can give me a proper reason."
"Alright." The Black Swan slowly squatted down, kissing the back of Louis' hand, "Greed, please awaken."
Louis froze for a moment.
The next moment, a faint pattern appeared where the Black Swan kissed.
Instantly, he felt the dormant forces of the great sins within the depths of his body boiling over.
Dark storms spread from his palm, instantly wrapping around the Black Swan.
The Black Swan's face showed an uncomfortable expression, her aura wildly fluctuating.
Louis initially didn't realize anything.
But the next moment, he was stunned to find he could actually sense the Black Swan's aura.
To be specific, the Black Swan's professional level was slipping at an alarming rate.
LV20, LV19, LV18...
As if an avalanche, it rapidly dropped to LV9 in a short period.
To correspond with this,
was the terrifying power spreading within Louis' body.
His professional level started rising at an alarming rate.
LV9, LV10, LV11...
Then quietly, his strength ascended to legendary rank.
As strength increased, he felt as though his body held a seething volcano.
Always wanting to find a place to unleash something.
"What is this?" Louis cluelessly felt his professional level rising, finally unable to resist showing shock.
"Covetous Sharing, a special method limited to the Seven Sins." The Black Swan calmly said.
"...Abyssal Blood Battle?"
Louis instinctively uttered that ritual in which ordinary people would never wish to partake.
That ritual can be said to be the foundation upon which the bottomless abyss was built.
In countless Abyssal Blood Battles, the victor will devour the loser's strength, then grow rapidly with far exceeding speed.
Among the current Abyssal Lords, it's not uncommon for those who continuously kill one opponent after another of the same or higher level in battle, quickly rising in rank to become Abyssal Lords in short order.
The reason lies in the Abyssal Blood Battle leading to the devourment of the power of great sins within the demon, then concentrating inside them.
It can even be said that most strong individuals in the bottomless abyss have ascended through this means.
"Similar to Abyssal Blood Battle, I..."
The Black Swan was about to say something but suddenly sensed something amiss and shook her head to say:
"I'll leave here first, afterward I'll talk directly with you through telepathy."
"Though you might still have doubts regarding my actions, I will choose to accept it."
"Also, your current legendary-level strength is only an illusion, a result of my compromise, it won't last long."