Reborn as God: The strongest system

Esdras licked his lips, "Oooh, what's this? This must be your personal storage. Hehe heh, it looks like you have been busy huh, thanks for the hard work."

"No! Bastard, it's mine! Stay away! It's not for you!"

"The fuck you mean it's not for me? Winner takes all, aren't you familiar with this rule? Tsk, tsk." Esdras didn't bother looking after he found the box immediately.

It seemed like Redthorn put it away hastily as he didn't have the time to stash it away carefully.

Esdras wanted to put It inside the ring, but couldn't. For some reason it was not going in. There was a repulsive invisible force that prevented the box from going into the ring.

Esdras took a moment to think and decided to just put it in his backpack, next was all the loot collected by the goblin.

At this sight, Redthorn's eyes turned red just like his skin, it seemed fitting somehow. His expression was a mixture of unbridled rage and disbelief.

Esdras then picked the goblin up and ran out of the chamber, he crossed the bridge and found the rest of the party struggling against a hoard of giant ants.

When they noticed him he motioned for them to jump through the opening in the wall, they did so and slid down the mudslide that was made by Celine and David previously.

Esdras killed a few ants and followed suit.

The mudslide was much more dangerous than a Disneyland ride, as the air whizzed past him, he realized that some of the ants were following them.

Esdras saw that the others had made it safely so he struck the mudslide and destroyed it in one strike, it was not exactly sturdy to begin with.

"What the—!" Redthorn squealed.

He and the goblin fell off in the middle of the ride, Esdras didn't react, he just kept a close look at his surroundings and before the impact, he used wind magic to cushion his fall.

He created a hot air current that acted as a buffer, it seemed like they were floating in the air freely for a bit.

Even then, if he were a normal human he would have had to suffer several broken bones and he might've died. Good thing he had an enhanced body.

"You're crazy! What kind of maniac are you? You could have killed the damn ants later!"

"True," Esdras agreed with the goblin and smacked him across the face several times, " do I need you to tell me that?"

Esdras just used it as a convenient opportunity to naturally separate himself from the party. He raised his hand and shot a Flare spell high into the air.

This was a signal telling them that he was fine and that he would meet them at the rendezvous point.

He didn't have to do this because they already planned to meet up there if anyone got separated from the party.

But seeing him fall from such a height, someone may have decided to look for him instead and this would defeat the purpose of separating himself from them for the time being.

With that being done and him being in a hurry, he took out a pen and started writing the contract on the infernal parchment. It did not take very long after all it was a pretty simple contract.

From now on the goblin Redthorn will take him as his master till the end of time, and he was not allowed to betray him in any shape or form. He was not allowed to deceive him or trick him. He was also not allowed to fail any task assigned to him by Esdras purposefully.

Every time the goblin disobeyed an order he would feel the pain of his bones breaking and his internal organs burning. If the goblin were to betray him, then he would lose his soul to hell. He did not need to specify this part, as it was already part of the conditions to use the infernal pact.

Esdras gave the contract to Redthorn, to sign.

Redthorn was skeptical. He did not understand what this human was trying to do, after all. If he really wanted to enslave him, signing a piece of paper was not enough. It was far from it.

He was a goblin, and he was not bound by the rules of humans and their society. Did this paper have a legal effect in areas that humans did not hold dominion like the forests, deep swamps and so on?

But if this human was going to let him live, thanks to his naivety, then he could use this to his advantage. Redthorn signed the paper without too much thought. It did not matter what kind of conditions he agreed to after all he thought that it was just a piece of paper.

And this part about hell and whatnot he did not believe in this bullshit at all.

Esdras didn't think that the goblin would really sign it without any resistance at all; he did not even bother, bargaining or negotiating. He was even ready to adjust to some of the conditions.

That's why he put such harsh conditions at first because he thought that he would have to lower the demand later on. Who knew that this so-called clever goblin would sell out his soul so easily?

"Okay, now then. As promised I will let you go." Esdras untied the goblin and took several steps back.

The goblin looked around and then at his own hands and feet. He was contemplating escaping, but worse he had to make sure that this human let down his guard.

He went down on his knees and slammed his head to the ground, " master I am your eternal slave. Please ask me what you wish."

Esdras nodded inwardly. He wanted to see how effective the infernal contract was, after all, he was going to use it to establish his relationship with the pharaoh. In a way, this could be called a test.

"First, tell me do you know Ilundar Sunspear?"

The goblin looked flustered for a moment, " who is that? I have no idea truly, I am not sure If I have even heard of the name before."

After Redthorn said this, his body convulsed, and he screamed like he never had in his entire life. He felt the bones in his entire body from the smallest toe bone to his own skull, breaking, and also his internal organs were on fire.