Child of Destiny

Chapter 1954: The ’Package’

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While everyone was preparing, Shin could not help but have his mind wander a little. He was thinking about the words that Joaquin had said, particularly about the abilities of the Voidwalkers that they were about to face.

He slightly furrowed his brows before directing his gaze to a few seniors he had from the Research Department, who were also members of the Sleeping Dragons Club. He particularly stared at Rock and Benedict for a while, thinking about something.

It took him a while before he organized his thoughts. He only took his gaze away from them after straightening up those thoughts.

He then cast his gaze back to the members of the Voidwalker Tribes before tuning toward the other group, which came from the Black Serpent Mafia.

Belladonna was standing at the forefront while four people, who seemed to be much stronger than the rest, stood behind her.

Given the unique aura that these four were emitting, Shin could tell that they had at least undergone a series of hellish training from the camp. If he was not mistaken, these four were aces from the Executioner’s Training Camp of the organization.

The rest were also quite strong on their own right. A few came from the executioner’s camp as well, but they were not as strong as the previous four. The others came from the other training camps as well, but they should not be as troublesome as those who had been trained by the organization as executioners.

Given his understanding of the power system of the organization, Shin could tell that those four behind Belladonna were the best, even among the executioners within the Black Serpent Mafia forces.

With such a strength, they should be as strong as ace agents or elite soldiers of the Springfield Family, the military forces, and other powerful organizations.

Looking around, Shin could also see the Artificial Mutants that the Black Serpent Mafia had on their side. These creatures still looked as hideous as before, looking more like an experimental abomination.

Fortunately, most of these Artificial Mutants were still at the Ethereal Opening Stage, similar to the ones that they had encountered before.

There were also a couple at the Void Manifestation Stage, but they were not as strong as they were supposed to be. They should only be on the level of the most regular experts in the same realm, making it easier for Shin and the others to face them later.

Having all this information at hand, Shin knew that the real threat to them was only those four Executioners and the two Voidwalkers from the other side.

So long as the seniors were able to handle those six, then Shin and the others should be able to deal with the rest.

There were also the two Voidwalker Elders and Belladonna, who were the strongest from the opposing side. But since Joaquin was confident of dealing with them alongside the Venerable Realm Mentalist that they had on their side, the situation should still be quite manageable.

Moreover, their main goal for this operation was to secure or destroy the so-called package. That job would most likely fall into Shin and the others’ hands, so they had to make sure to handle it well.

The key figures for this operation would most likely be them. So long as they were able to do their job well, it was all worth it.

Given the situation at hand, Shin could tell that this must be the real ’trade’ that the Black Serpent Mafia was supposed to conduct with the Voidwalker Tribes.

He might now only what exactly those guys were trying to do, but he could at least see how much importance the organization had put into this operation, especially after seeing the layers of tricks they had to prepare just to shake off all the forces eyeing it.

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In the meantime, the two Voidwalker Elders and Belladonna could not sense the gazes that were watching them from the dark due to the powerful technique that the Venerable Realm Mentalists had cast on everyone.

It was able to mask their presence and filter all kinds of detection abilities that could sweep through their location.

They were unaware that they were only being watched despite all the preparations that they had made for this so-called trade.

Watching the two elders reach a certain range, Belladonna released her aura, seemingly warning them that that was how far they could go.

The two elders of the Voidwalker Tribes seemed to understand her intention and did not cross the so-called line either.

They fully understood that both sides could not fully trust each other despite the multiple transactions that they had with one another. The Voidwalkers were still considered a universal enemy of humanity after all.

However, there were still those greedy people who were pursuing their respective agendas, such as everlasting longevity and absolute power. They would do anything just to achieve their respective goals.

Among these groups of people, the crazy ones from the Black Serpent Mafia were the greediest. They were willing to collude with the Voidwalkers just to get what they wanted.

”It has been a while, Belladonna,” greeted the Voidwalker Elder, who came from the Void Tribe.

It was quite clear that he had the highest authority among the group, given that the others were walking slightly behind him.

He was assigned to take the lead for this transaction to make sure that no accidents would happen.

Even the Voidwalker Elder from the Nightfall Tribe behind him seemed to show enough respect for this elder.

Belladonna squinted her eyes when she realized who the leading figure was from the Voidwalker Tribes.

Given the number of transactions that they had with the Voidwalkers, the Black Serpent Mafia had already familiarized itself with their system, particularly the leading figures of each tribe and their respective powers.

The elder before her was among the strongest experts from the Voidwalker Tribes, who was also among the leaders with the highest authority within their circle.

Based on their information, this old Voidwalker most likely had an authority equal to a Tribe Chieftain, signifying that his strength should be as strong as the old monsters from the Elder’s Council of the human realm.

With a slightly solemn expression, Belladonna greeted the other party. ”We don’t expect that Elder Zhi will be leading this transaction.”

The Voidwalker Elder of the Void Tribe, who was named Elder Zhi, smiled slightly when he heard the tone of her voice.

”Don’t be too tense, little girl. The Great Ancestor has issued strict instructions for us before we leave the tribe,” he said, trying to reassure Belladonna.

”The Great Ancestor and the leader of your organization have a certain agreement that cannot be broken, which is why this old soul is sent to lead this transaction,” he added after seeing that the other party seemed to be still too wary of them.

He waited for a moment, giving Belladonna enough time to calm her nerves a little, before proceeding to the main transaction. ”Have you prepared the packages yet?”

Hearing that, Belladonna slightly nodded her head before signaling the people behind her.

With a nod, the two Executioner Agents behind her quickly moved and took out something behind the rear.

One of them led two Artificial Mutants that were carrying a tightly sealed coffin, while the other took out a small box from his spatial inventory.

The two mutants proceeded to open the coffin right after placing it beside Belladonna.

Boom!

Right after lifting the lid of the coffin, an intense demonic aura swiftly erupted from it and spread in every direction.

Both the Voidwalker Elders furrowed their brows deeply after sensing such dense and powerful demonic powers, which were clearly at the Primal Form.

”Interesting,” commented Elder Zhi after seeing an intact body without a soul laid within the coffin.

Moreover, he could also sense that this ’body’ was not from any human nor had been formed through any form of research. It seemed to be naturally born from nature after gathering a huge amount of Demonic Energy and had been nurtured for at least hundreds of years or even thousands of years.

”A Spiritual Treasure that has been made by nature. It is a perfect nutrient for those who are training with the Demonic or Evil Arts,” commented the Voidwalker Elder, seemingly aware of the origin of this so-called demonic vessel.

”It seems like Elder Zhi is aware of the origin of this vessel,” said Belladonna, trying to probe something.

Hearing that, Elder Zhi raised his brows. ”A vessel, you say?”

He then started laughing out loud, seemingly finding her words amusing. ”You are treating such a treasure as a vessel? You people from the Black Serpent Mafia are truly interesting.”

”Using such a supreme spiritual treasure of nature as a vessel. Intriguing! Very intriguing,” he laughed with full amusement.

It took him quite a while before continuing. ”But then again, I must say that you are not that wrong either. This thing could truly become a vessel. If not for it being discovered a bit earlier and being harvested ahead of time, then it can give birth to its own consciousness and be transformed into an Origin Being of Nature.”

”In ancient terms, we call it an Immaculate Being. It is a naturally born lifeform that comes into existence without parents.”

”When it comes to ancient legends, we call them the Devas or Immortals and similar other existences. But since it possesses an evil nature, we can all call it an Asura or something along those lines.”

He then paused for a moment before chuckling. ”If not for the agreement of our Great Ancestor and your leader, then I will be tempted to rob such a thing from you.”

He then ignored the wary look from Belladonna and continued. ”I assume that your people are planning to use this thing for the ritual this time around?”

”But I must warn you. Once we have placed an Ancient Evil Spirit there, we will not know the outcome, especially when it is formed by such a dense Primal Demonic Power.”

”Once the two resonate with one another, a disaster will most likely strike this place. Even we will not be able to guarantee anything,” he added, warning Belladonna with full seriousness.

Belladonna understood it as well. But they were fully prepared for this ritual. She turned to the side, letting the other agent walk forward, and opened the small box that he was holding.

Swoosh!

Right after the box was opened, the surroundings seemed to be greatly illuminated by the light coming from it.

It even suppressed the demonic energy that was trying to dominate the entire place to a certain degree, pushing it back a little.

There seemed to be a strange scene due to the appearance of these two opposing auras. They had divided the area with their colliding powers, trying to suppress one another.

Elder Zhi seemed to be a bit surprised when he saw this scene before turning to the object from the small box. He was quite curious about this little object that was capable of suppressing the Primal Demonic Powers of an unborn Immaculate Being.

There, he found a white pill filled with golden patterns sitting within the small box. He then realized what it was.

”The Golden Nivana Pill of the Buddhist Temple from the Ancient Holy Land,” the elder then became quite interested once again, finding it surprising that the other party was able to snatch such a sacred object from those monks, who had secluded themselves away from the secular world.

He then started grinning while also nodding his head at the same time. ”Interesting! Truly facilitating! It seems like we have truly underestimated your people.”

He was now finding this organization more intriguing the more he learned about it.

He only thought that they were just a greedy bunch of crazy people who were pursuing their selfish goals and could do anything just to achieve them.

But it seemed like their ambition was far from what everyone had expected.

He then suddenly realized what the Great Ancestor had told them before they left the Tribe. – ”The ambition of this era was no less than the obsession that their kind had.” –

”Indeed,” he mumbled before turning his gaze to the sky. Or to be more precise, it was directed toward Heaven itself.

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