Chapter 544 Part 36: Battle Tower Trial (Core House)
Taboo Hall:
Mike Curtis was staying low-key, especially after hearing about the demise of Henry Barlow. The news was blocked. Not many people know about this news.
But he was clear. He had instructed Henry to do something against people around Vincent Carey.
Sitting on the sofa, he couldn't help but furrow his eyebrows. His plan was flawless. But somehow Tony Burnett from the bloodline hall intervened in his plan.
Not only nothing happened to Carolina Slate. But Henry Barlow got killed by Tony Burnett instead.
Mike's mood was down. Tony also got away with that crime. The Bloodline Hall managed to save him in the end.
For a while, he remained silent. All of this planning was done against Vincent. But he is happily clearing the trials right now.
His master has asked him to do something to stop Vincent Carey from participating in the Trial. But both the Taboo Hall and the Bloodline Hall have failed to do so.
"I must come up with a plan," Mike said to himself. Vincent's performance is sending alarm bells. The higher-ups are already urging Vincent to stop.
Since he had lost one of the pawns. He has to make use of someone else. Taboo Hall has good relations with other halls. Though there is rivalry behind the scenes.
None of the halls dare to tear off the face with the Taboo Hall.
Suddenly, Mike was struck with the realization.
"What about Vincent Carey's parents?" Mike muttered. He has already collected information about Vincent.
His parents are working for a giant medic organization. And their current whereabouts are unknown.
What's more surprising is that their whereabouts were concealed even before Vincent joined the academy.
In curiosity, he began to access the communication watch. The files of Vincent were stored in the watch.
Soon he accessed the page of Vincent Carey. He started by going through family information. Apart from parents, there is an elder brother of his named Brian Carey.
Mike's eyes gleamed with a twinkle. He can't touch Vincent's parents. But he can make use of his brother.
Though Brian's current whereabouts are unknown. But there are activities recorded 2 months back.
Vincent's brother has been going on and off the grid. If Brian appears back, then he can use his people to catch him.
After gaining some clarity, he plans to send a team to the last recorded location of Brian Carey. With that, he closed his communication watch.
Meanwhile,
The Bloodline Hall people hatched their plan as well. This time it was different. Since Tony Burnett was taken to the dungeon. The plan must be carried out by someone.
The Black dressed women have to choose another candidate for their plan. The bloodline higher-ups didn't give up the plan of using the forbidden potion.
Once there is a suitable candidate selected. They can carry out their plan.
...
From MC's perspective:
Time passed,
It took me more than half a day to clear the next 4 floors. The weird soul-sucking black monster has a terrifying soul ability.
Apart from that the monster is easily killed like any other monster.
Late evening,
[Floor: 56]
When the break time was over. I found myself standing in a weird environment again. Then without wasting time, I started looking for the ground hole.
After a few minutes, I stopped searching and decided to look in other directions. But just as I turned around to move.
A sense of crisis hit me again.
[Ding! Warning]
[Detected: Host under attack]
The mechanical voice sounded again. This time instead of disappearing. I cast the magic spell instantly.
"Repulsive Force"
A repelling force is released from the body. The powerful magic hits the incoming tentacle attack.
Boom~
Right after, a terrible sound reverberated throughout the area.
When the dust settled. I saw the smoke splitting in different directions. Seeing the familiar situation.
I started following one of the areas. While chasing, I'm also keeping an eye on the surroundings. There are 6 soul-sucking monsters on this floor.
I have to find them all as soon as possible. Soon I reached the area and saw the hole in the ground.
Then I raised my hand and started casting magic spells.
One after another, the gravity blast spell attack hits the black hole.
Screech~
Not long after, the monster hiding in the hole made a noise. The black monster with tentacles starts to crawl out from the hole.
Right after leaving the hole, the monster starts to expand in size.
"Good opportunity," I muttered to myself.
Using this opportunity, I decided to suppress the monster.
"Gravity Field," I said.
Right after, a powerful gravitational force applied within the field. The soul-sucking monster was caught off guard by the attack.
The monster tried to move its tentacles but it wasn't able to move after an inch. As time passes, the gravitational power also increases.
Which made it further difficult for the monster.
Seeing that monster was being suppressed. I continued to pour the mana.
Time passed by,
The soul-sucking monster stopped struggling 10 minutes later. Seeing that a quick gleam flashes in my eyes. I'm not completely sure that the monster was weakened.
To verify, I decided to probe the monster.
"System, probe the monster in front of me," I said to the system.
[Ding! The Host's voice is recognized]
[Status Panel]
[Name: A soul-sucking monster]
[Level: 6th-Order- Early]
[Strength: 526(-112)]
[Vitality: 524(-116)]
[Speed: 526(-115)]
[Stamina: 528(-116)]
[Skill: Invisible hands, Body Expansion, Soul eater, Strangulation, Soul Pain]
The status panel appeared. Seeing the reduction in monster strength. I realized that the monster was not completely weakened.
On the other hand, the soul-sucking monster is withstanding the gravitational force. Not only the gravitational force making it harder to stabilize.
The Power of gravity is slowly breaking the body. If this goes on the monster will die soon.
10 minutes later,
The soul-sucking monster became even more weak. It retracts its tentacles and starts to shrink its body.
[Ding! Warning]
[Detected: Soul attack]
When the mechanical voice sounded. I appeared in the Gregor Mansion. This time the system quickly spotted the coming soul attack.