Just call me Thor

Existences like Shadow Ten, and even Shadow Nine, likely have some soul damage, relying on some method to extend their lives and maintain their combat power.

Because of this, they face many restrictions.

Clearing his mind, Mike decided not to dwell on this issue for now.

Daydreaming wouldn't solve anything.

Right now, he was focused on making money!

Only by becoming stronger could Mike solve the problems plaguing Shadow Nine and the others.

Currently, Mike was too weak and lacked sufficient power!

Mike's eyes sparkled with excitement. "I need to find a way to kill two nine-tier Lords first."

This battlefield was a natural slaughterhouse.

Having made up his mind, Amari could only agree for now.

He wasn't worried that Thor would be blinded by greed and take risks to hunt nine-tier Lords.

From what Amari knew of Thor, he wouldn't act without 100% certainty!

Since that was the case, Amari had no reason to worry.

If Amari could level up, it would be a good thing for him too!

"Shadow Ten upgrade plan, initiated!"

Mike was full of enthusiasm and began searching for targets.

Half a day later, they found a newly born nine-tier demon race Lord on the battlefield's outskirts, specializing in Space Element.

Due to the Suture Abyss's suppression of Space Element, this demon lord could only exert less than 30% of its power.

With Thor and Amari working together, they easily ambushed and killed it!

Of course, a nine-tier demon race Lord wasn't to be underestimated. In its desperate counterattack, it inflicted 'significant damage' on both of them.

Cerberus, dead!

This was the first casualty since Mike began exploring the Suture Abyssal Plane!

Fortunately, Cerberus would revive in 25 minutes, so Mike wasn't too upset.

Collecting the Space Element Abyssal Pearl shards, Mike and Amari returned to the fortress once more.

"Joseph, do you want Space Element Abyssal Pearl shards?"

This time, it was a genuine need.

Even for Joseph, opportunities to kill nine-tier Lords were rare, let alone obtaining Abyssal Pearl shards!

He wasn't Maxen; nine-tier Lords weren't that easy to kill!

Joseph usually fought with the corps, and the spoils had to be handed over to the corps, leaving him with little.

Moreover, Space Element Abyssal Pearl shards were incredibly precious and hard to come by!

Joseph instantly appeared in Professor Gregory's room, his eyes gleaming with excitement,

"Yes! I want them!"

This kill yielded 13 Abyssal Pearl shards!

Nine of them were sold to Joseph for a total of 9,800 Lord merits.

Shadow Eleven also bought one Abyssal Pearl shard for 1,300 Lord merits.

Mike kept one large shard for himself and gave a smaller one to Amari.

Mike nodded in satisfaction, "A tidy profit of 32,970 Lord merits."

After a brief rest, Mike took Amari back to the battlefield.

Kill one more nine-tier Lord, and Amari would reach level 981!

200,000 Lord merits, with their agreed 30-70 split, Mike would get a whopping 140,000!

Joseph looked at the Abyssal Pearl shards in his hand, extremely excited.

With these, he could forge an SS-tier weapon!

With this SS-tier weapon, he could withstand three attacks from Master Shadow Nine!

Thinking of this, Joseph suddenly realized his wallet seemed a bit thin...

"Seems like I've been spending a bit too much lately."

Joseph had only known Thor for a few days and had already spent over 10,000 Lord merits on him.

The speed at which his wealth was depleting was actually quite terrifying!

But Joseph didn't mind.

Money was meant to be spent, and it was worth it!

Joseph felt it was no big deal.

...

Outside the Suture Abyss.

Shadow Nine and Shadow One were stationed in a certain direction, closely monitoring the situation inside.

It had been four days since Thor and the others entered the Suture Abyss to rescue Professor Gregory.

Previous messages indicated that things were going well.

According to the plan, they should be able to open a spatial passage and escape the Suture Abyss within 36 hours.

"Wait!"

The black mist, staring at the Suture Abyssal Plane through the screen, suddenly began to churn.

Shadow One, standing nearby, was startled.

What was going on with Shadow Nine?

His emotions were so intense; this had to be something big!

Shadow One quickly asked,

"Shadow Nine, is the human race about to be wiped out? Should we pack up and run with the Tower of Truth?"

Shadow Nine snapped,

"Shut up, it's Shadow Ten!"

Shadow One was shocked, her voice breaking, "What? Is your 'grandson' okay?"

She wasn't worried about Amari.

As long as Shadow Nine was alive, Amari wouldn't die.

Shadow Nine had once said he treated Thor like his own grandson.

If something happened to Thor, Shadow One believed Shadow Nine would lead everyone to fight the demon gods to the death.

"It's about Amari."

The black mist churned, and the old man's voice was hoarse and displeased, coldly saying,

"I don't know what Thor is up to, but Amari leveled up. He's now level 981!"

Shadow One didn't say anything, but she thought to herself: Amari leveled up, and Shadow Nine seems way too happy about it. That old face in the black mist is almost grinning from ear to ear. Yet he pretends to be angry—how pathetic!

Shadow One quietly turned her head, unable to bear looking.

Shadow Nine didn't know that with Shadow One's current strength, she could see through the black mist.

If Shadow Nine found out, Shadow One feared her fate would be grim.

She was still young, hadn't experienced sweet love, and wanted to live for a few more thousand years, so she wouldn't let Shadow Nine know about this.

From within the black mist came the old man's muttering, so excited that he even spoke his thoughts aloud,

"Amari leveled up, and I have to give out 200,000 Lord merits. If this money were really for Amari, it would be fine, but most of it will probably be taken by Thor. No, I need to find a way to avoid paying..."

Just one minute after Amari reached level 981.

On the Guardian Shadow's internal server:

Admin (Shadow Nine): Congratulations to Amari for reaching level 981, rewarded with 200,000 Lord merits.

[Admin has issued (Amari's exclusive password supply pack, containing 200,000 Lord merits)]

Shadow One: I'm already level 989, why don't I get such a reward?

Shadow Two: Isn't this a bit unfair?

Shadow Seven: Just wait, one day I'll reach level 999!

...

Admin (Shadow Nine): Where's Amari? Why hasn't he come to claim his supply pack? To prevent demon gods from cracking it, this pack is encrypted. Just enter the correct password to claim it.

...

After the 200,000 supply pack was issued, the entire Guardian Shadow internal communication server was buzzing, and Amari naturally noticed the commotion.

"Amari's exclusive password supply pack!"

"Enter the correct password to claim the supply pack!"

This was 200,000 Lord merits!

With a 30-70 split, that was 60,000!

Amari's hands trembled slightly as he entered the exclusive password.

"You have been muted by the admin for 24 hours!"

"Enter the correct password to claim the supply pack!"

Amari stared at the screen, stunned.

The password supply pack would only exist for 24 hours, but he had been muted by Admin Shadow Nine for 24 hours.

Without entering the password, he couldn't claim the supply pack.

Being muted, he couldn't enter the password.

Wasn't this a deadlock?

Amari fell into deep thought.