Chapter 1529: Spirit Advancement 1
Novoa Valentine made it far away and no one pursued her. The Holsman brothers just left her alone at the cost of a stranger she just met. As she got further, the guilt kept haunting her. Until at one moment, she stopped running and turned around.
Even though she knew what she did was stupid, she made up her mind to fight the Holsman brothers with the stranger. Not just because of the guilt, but because she did not like to be indebted to someone. She had run for almost ten minutes, making it far away, halfway to the city. But she ran faster to go back at the Holsman brothers.
She hoped Tang Shaoyang was still alive, deep inside, she was being hopeful. At the same time, she made a plan in her head. If Tang Shaoyang was still alive, but not in the state to fight anymore, she made an escape plan. With several scenarios and escape plans in her head, she returned to the area.
Novoa Valentine's heart dropped as she did not hear the fighting sound. A God Rank fighting would cause a big scene, but she did not hear anything or even feel the ripple of energy clashed between the God Rank. She picked up her pace and arrived at the area right where she met the stranger.
Her mouth opened and her eyes widened in surprise, at seeing the man standing alone. That was right, she did not see the Holsman brothers around. However, she saw a few traces of a fight. A broke out right after she left, but there was not that much for a fight between the God Rank.
She was curious, there was no way she was not curious about how Tang Shaoyang defeated the Holsman brothers this fast. But the question stuck in her throat after noticing the stranger's face, irritated at her presence. Sure enough, she was right after hearing the words come out from the man.
"Why are you here!? Didn't I tell you to leave!?"
Novoa was convinced from his tone that the man did not like her. That irritated her a little bit, but she did not have the right to get mad at this man. He saved her from the Holsman brothers. She could not get mad at her savior.
"I wanted to help you, but it looks like you don't need me." She smiled wryly.
"Now you know! Can you leave now or do you want to fight me for the point?" Tang Shaoyang squinted his eyes suspiciously at Novoa.
That was a possibility that this woman returned to claim the point. The first rank and the Holsman brothers' points. That would ensure her to stay in the first rank until the end of the stage.
"No! I don't want your useless points. I came to help, why are you so suspicious of me?" Novoa Valentine tried to explain, but then she gave up, "Alright, I will leave."
She was so curious how this man defeated the Holsman brothers. But she knew the man would not give the answer she wanted even if she asked. What made her curious was how fast the man defeated the three brothers. She had the confidence to beat the Holsman brothers but with a price. She might die with them altogether, but it would take time, not just a few minutes.
Novoa was about to leave until she sensed something. She looked in that direction. Two women were holding a body, a dead body. She did not recognize the two women, but she recognized the dead body. It was Willem van Holsman's lifeless body.
She immediately observed the two women. One to the left looked like a normal human but with an exceptionally beautiful look. The woman on the right was an angel with three pairs of wings, a fallen angel. She recognized the race, but this was her first time meeting one.
She immediately turned toward Tang Shaoyang with the look of asking for an explanation. But she knew the man would not say a single thing. Then she heard a sigh from Tang Shaoyang.
"Hahh.... I told you to leave, and now you see them. I have to kill you as well!"
Her eyes widened in shock upon hearing that. She finally knew the reason why he asked her to leave. He told her to leave not out of good will, but to keep his secret from her. Now she found his secret, and she would be silenced.
Novoa was about to say that she would not tell anyone, but then she sensed a sharp glare from the two women. Not just the two women, she also sensed a few were eyeing from behind. She could feel she was being watched.
"I will not tell anyone about them! I will make an oath with my life that I will tell no souls about what I see here!" Right after saying that, she made an oath. Even without a priest, she could make the oath, and it was recognized by the System.
"Leave now!"
Novoa Valentine did not waste her time as she turned around and ran. The man was the first to give her a genuine fear in this trial. That is because she could not sense the aura from the two women as well as the people behind him. There was not a slightest aura from them. That reminded him of a tale her grandfather told her.
"If you ever met someone with a Spirit Contractor class in the same rank. Don't ever think about fighting them. Spirit Contractor is two or three or even maybe ten times stronger than their current rank."
Then she asked her grandfather how to tell how to identify a Spirit Contractor.
"It's hard to identify them, but there's a way. If you can't feel the aura from the people around him, that person might be a Spirit Contractor. Not reliable, but you can "
She consumed energy to replenish her and evolve further as a vampire. No matter how smart or good someone is at suppressing their aura. She could still feel their aura even if someone tried to hide it. And she felt nothing from the two women as well as the people behind him.
She might be wrong, but she would not take the chance. Because she remembered what her grandfather told her. If she ever met one or a Spirit Contractor came to kill her for unknown reasons. Never tried to fight them, but tried her best to run from the Spirit Contractor. That was her grandfather's advice.
Even though it was just a suspicion, she did not hesitate to make an oath and escape the moment Tang Shaoyang told her to.
If the Spirit Contractor was several times stronger than those in the same rank, then how to defeat a God Rank Spirit Contractor?
Novoa could not get rid of the thoughts as she made her escape. She could not imagine how strong Tang Shaoyang was. Did that mean Tang Shaoyang was the strongest person in this trial? When she questioned that, she included the Administrator. That was because she felt the dragon aura, in fact, the dragon aura was dominant which made her think that Tang Shaoyang inherited his bloodline directly from a living dragon.
The combination of dragon bloodline and Spirit Contractor. He could not imagine how strong Tang Shaoyang was.
"He killed two Admin Helpers, and he might be really stronger than the Administrator...." She muttered in a low voice.
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"Are you sure about letting her go?" Avyn watched in the direction where Novoa left, "If you got her, Ian can never catch up to you."
"Fighting her might be fun and exciting. Killing her might be an easy task. But I don't want to face the consequences after killing her. My hands are full with this Amos and The Nirvana Alliance. I don't think I should add another one." Tang Shaoyang shook his head.
Novoa Valentine was the third rank, and someone as strong as her should come from a big background. If he killed her, then the people behind her might come after him. He did not want that. That was the reason, not because he trusted the oath.
Avyn just shrugged and threw the body in front of Tang Shaoyang, "Haven't Baccara and Afi come out yet?"
Right after Avyn asked that Baccara and Afi return. The Black Phoenix immediately flew to the sky, letting out a satisfied screech. Afi was laughing satisfyingly and kicked the dead body toward Tang Shaoyang. It seemed like Quinten gave the two a good time.
However, there were two who were dissatisfied with the seven spirits. The first one was Doombringer. The Holsman brothers completely ignored him. Willem chose Avyn and Zara. Zellen chose two Tang Shaoyang. Quinten brought Afi and Baccara. The Behemoth did not get a chance to fight.
The second one was of course Vandir. That was because Tang Shaoyang ruined undead Tang Shaoyang's debut against the God Rank.
"There's no need to be sulking you two. We have a whole city worth of Calamity. There are several Rank 7 Calamities as well as one Rank 8 Calamity. You guys can fight it!"