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Chapter 35

"Sir Negri?" Noah stood not too far away from Negri and asked doubtfully.

"Are you confused?" Under the shadow of the tree, the ground around them was littered with the bones of various creatures, these were the food they had provided for himself and the crows over the past few years. There were quite a few humans among them, and Negri was sitting on a throne made from a large pile of bones.

"Yes, this subordinate is confused about your actions" Noah spoke very seriously. This was something that would have never happened to Noah in the past. Before, he would only listen to Negri's every order, but now he asked in confusion: "You don't have any dormant period, although your soul is temporarily broken, with my support, you will quickly recover"

"It seems that after becoming one with me, you have gained even more freedom" Negri sat on the throne of bones, his right index finger pressed against his Great Yang point. Several dozen crows flew over from afar and threw a corpse in front of Negri.

"Nozades" Calling out the corpse's name, Negri curled his left hand, causing the [Black Crow] germs inside the corpse to burst out and slowly merge with Negri's body.

The tree behind him went from being completely silent to suddenly moving. Hundreds of crows flew out from the tree and covered Nozades's body, in just a few seconds, a fresh set of bones was created.

The black flood returned to the tree, everything became silent again. Negri curled his finger again, causing the skull of the skeleton to fall into Negri's hand under the effect of interference force. He looked around the throne for a bit before finally choosing a spot on the stairs and placed the skull there.

Negary once again sat down and leaned his head against the index finger of his right hand. However, due to using too much strength, the index finger directly pierced through his head. A strand of Vitality slowly drifted away as Negary pulled his finger out of his head. Several small pitch-black tentacles connected to the wound on his head and quickly mended the wound. Following that, a bit of white mucus seeped out, which dried up and turned into pale white skin.

"Looks like this body still has quite a big flaw." Negri did not feel any regret. It was normal for him to have flaws. What he needed to think about was how to fix these flaws bit by bit.

This body was also one of the results of Negri's research. By combining dozens of germs and Life Force to form a germ body, its physique was extremely powerful, even the Crowmen couldn't compare to it.

In addition, he also had various other abilities. For example, his fingernails were formed from a special kind of germs. These germs loved to devour metals, and when combined together, they became as sharp and sturdy as swords.

There was also the layer of white mucus-like germs that formed his skin, it formed a kind of interference layer. After Noah's tests, his spiritual sense was unable to sense Negri who was covered by the interference layer.

Furthermore, while Negri's soul was inside this layer, his interference force and field of perception weren't restricted, and his control over the crows wouldn't be affected either. Most importantly, this layer of skin reduced the consumption of Life Force to an extremely low level, even being exposed to sunlight wouldn't increase the consumption of Life Force. This was the layer of protection that Negri had created for his soul.

Unfortunately, it wasn't too successful right now. His control over his power wasn't very stable, so he would occasionally accidentally injure himself. Perhaps obtaining the [Respiratory Art] would solve this problem.

"Nozades managed to find out quite a few of Chris's trump cards" Negri slowly commented after absorbing Nozades' [Black Crow] germs. In the past, he could only absorb the Life Force and Soul Essence of a living being right after they died.

And the [Black Crow] germs made up for this. After a Crowmen died, their Life Essence and Soul Essence would be absorbed and preserved by the [Black Crow] germs that were implanted in their bodies, allowing Negary to slowly absorb their Life Essence and Soul Essence.

"Noah, what do you think Chris will do if he finds out that I'm currently in a so-called dormant state?" Negri asked Noah who was standing next to him.

"Their mission won't be as simple as saving Isabella and her daughter, he will want to defeat me, and when he finds out that he's lacking, he will ask for help" Negri didn't wait for Noah to answer and answered himself: "These help could be the incoming Bishops and knights of the Church of Divine Grace, or the Interkam Kingdom's response force, or even the secret agents of the Kingdom of Royas, as well as many other forces"

"For the sake of developing Reystromia, we have accepted too many external forces, causing many things in Reya to slowly slip out of our control. Even if we have the [Diffuse] germs, they are still forces that cannot see the light of day"

"This is a chance, a chance to clean up the forces within Reya, as well as a chance to extend our reach further. At the same time, these chaotic forces also need a chance, and I'm giving them this chance, giving them the illusion that only by working together can they eliminate me"

"Chris is a talented person, isn't it perfect for him to be the leader of this joint operation?" Negri slowly said.

"So you gave the Bizarre Scales to Yadley in order to put pressure on those forces? Aren't you afraid that Chris will be killed by the Bizarre Scales?" Noah understood Negri's intentions and expressed his worry for Chris.

"If he can't even do that, then he wouldn't be able to become the leader of those forces, so if he dies, he dies" Negri said without a care.

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Tesa and Chris were now fighting in a completely different place, Chris couldn't help but admit that this woman was quite difficult to deal with.

Her rapier was extremely accurate, combined with her inhuman speed, Chris had no choice but to defend against her attacks with everything he had. Even so, his body was already covered in wounds that bled non-stop.

"Huff huff huff …" Tesa was breathing heavily. As expected of a legendary adventurer, with [Respiratory Art] as his foundation, his strength was extremely well-rounded. She used her advantage in both physical fitness and weapon to continuously attack, but all she managed to do was inflict a few insignificant wounds on her opponent. If this continued, she would most likely lose.

"That is something that cannot be allowed to happen!" Tesa stopped her attacks and bit down on the back of her right hand. Blood and black [Black Crow] germs flowed out at the same time, staining her rapier.

"Every single one of them is the same, what a terrifying charm you have, Negri" Chris sighed. Not too long ago, Negri's ominous rhythm had completely disappeared, as if it had gone into hiding. This made Chris understand that he couldn't let this drag on any longer, otherwise he would lose his best chance to defeat Negri.

"But is it really enough for me alone?" As Chris looked at Tesa, he couldn't help but have such a thought. These subordinates who were loyal to Negri were all extremely powerful, it was hard to predict just how strong Negri was.