Mythology: Ragnarok

After Agreed drew his staff, he immediately used the blood magic 'Blood Control'. Emma, ​​who was still in the air, suddenly collapsed to the ground in excruciating pain. Agreed patted his chest in relief. Fortunately, since blood magic is activated by one's own blood energy, it is all instantaneous. Otherwise, he would have been done for today.

Agreed waved his staff, and countless streams of blood energy flew out from Emma's body. Then, Agreed used blood magic to draw out the impurities of the magical beasts' blood from Emma's veins. Ten minutes later, a huge blood sphere appeared in front of Agreed, and then the blood sphere was completely absorbed by the crystal ball on the staff.

Emma collapsed weakly to the ground. Agreed, drenched in sweat, struggled to stand with his staff. Looking at Emma lying on the ground, Agreed explained, "I extracted all the magical beast blood from your body that you couldn't absorb. As long as you stop practicing that evil technique, you won't suffer from rejection reactions anymore. Stop practicing that technique and switch to a proper cultivation method. That way, you still have a chance to reach the legendary level. Our fierce battle just now made you unconsciously start absorbing and utilizing the blood of those magical beasts, so I only removed what you couldn't absorb. But your already strengthened body won't be changed. In other words, your current level won't regress, and I've also removed the hidden dangers for you."

Emma, ​​you saved my life, and I also harmed you once. I owe you a debt of gratitude, and I owe you even more in terms of morality. Today, I'm helping you with your treatment and sparing your life as repayment for your life-saving grace. If you need anything in the future, you can come to me. I swear on my integrity that I will do something for you within my capabilities, as long as it's not something that would make me commit suicide or harm my relatives and friends—things that cross my bottom line. I will never refuse, even if it's to make up for the guilt I felt for stabbing you back then.

I'm not that despicable, and I don't beg for your forgiveness. Just as you had no choice, so did I. But I still want to remind you: leave that manor. The one who enslaved you wasn't Kingpin, but… yourself!

After saying that, Agreed staggered toward the goods he was escorting, leaning on his staff. Heya quickly went over to support him. Agreed simply instructed the others, "Quick! While it's still relatively safe, get out of here. Otherwise, things might change."

Two days later

Argreed, clad in a black robe, arrived at the gates of the kingdom's capital in a carriage loaded with white deer. After arriving at the royal city, Argreed, for safety reasons, told the rest of his team to leave and head back.

Argreed used the royal pass given to him by Harvey to enter the royal city without any hindrance and brought the white deer to the palace. After completing his mission, Argreed was summoned by the king to the palace.

The morning court session had not yet ended, and all the ministers were watching this scene in the main hall. Agreed knelt down before the king and shouted, "This humble subject, Agreed, is here by order of the frontier official Harvey to present Your Highness with this auspicious beast."

Upon seeing this, the elderly king, who was over fifty years old and seated on his throne, waved his hand and said, "No need for formalities. You have worked hard to bring the auspicious beast here, please rise."

“Thank you, Your Majesty.” Agreed then rose.

The king continued, "The journey must have been fraught with peril, so I should reward you. Guards, bestow five thousand gold coins upon you."

As he spoke, four servants came out carrying a treasure chest full of gold coins and placed it at Agreed's feet. Upon seeing this, Agreed immediately accepted the treasure chest with profuse thanks.

But then the king asked, "Speaking of which, why are you the only one left in the guard?"

Argreed quickly explained, "We were attacked by Shadow Pavilion assassins during the transport, and all the other members of the guard team except me... all of them were killed."

Upon hearing this news, the king couldn't help but sigh, "They are all brave warriors who sacrificed their lives for our country. I will have the Ministry of the Interior allocate funds to provide compensation for their families." But then the king suddenly changed his tone and ordered, "I have one more thing I would like you to do for me."

Agreed immediately replied, "I am willing to obey Your Majesty's orders, even at the cost of my life."

The king shouted, “The Black Hawk Gang has always been a major threat to our country. They have committed all sorts of evil deeds, such as selling opium and trafficking people. I have heard that you are resourceful and capable, so I hereby appoint you to secretly infiltrate and eliminate this major threat. You must eliminate them within a year. I will reward you for your success.”

Agreed bowed and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty."

After the morning court session ended, Agreed walked out of the hall with a livid face and continued walking outside.

At this moment, King Avalon watched his departing figure and chuckled evilly, muttering, "I originally wanted to kill you directly, but I didn't expect you to come during the morning court session. Killing you in front of everyone on trumped-up charges would be difficult to convince the public. This is fine too. If things are done well, it won't hurt to release you. If things are not done well, then I'll have a reason to kill you. Don't blame me. Who told you to escort something of extraordinary significance? After all, the fewer people who know about it, the better."

(Addendum: The auspicious beast being escorted was not shown to the ministers, and all the ministers assumed that what was being sent was just a rare animal, not an important war beast.)

Argreed sighed as he left the palace. He hadn't expected that the old king still wasn't going to let him go. He had deliberately chosen this time to enter the palace, yet he had still been tricked.

The Black Hawk Gang is the largest criminal organization in Avalon and has intricate connections with numerous officials in the court. Appointing me to infiltrate and destroy the Black Hawk Gang in front of them is tantamount to sending me to my death. Infiltrate? How can I infiltrate when you're so blatant? Just send the Black Hawk Gang to kill me directly! This is a doomed situation. Destroying the Black Hawk Gang is a near-certain death sentence; escaping is treason and execution of my entire family; failing to succeed by the deadline is also a capital offense.

"Fine, you want me dead? Then don't blame me." With that thought, Agreed used magic to turn into a shadow and disappeared from the spot.

Inside a magnificent mansion, a prince was enjoying the pleasures of beautiful women with one on each side when he suddenly saw green flames begin to burn on the lampstand beside him. He immediately ordered everyone to leave, and he himself rushed to his study.

At that moment, a person dressed in black robes suddenly appeared inside. Upon seeing the person in black robes, the prince immediately knelt down and said, "Greetings, Master."

"Very good, it wasn't for nothing that I nurtured you back then, you haven't forgotten your roots." The man in black robes whispered.

The prince said with trepidation, "It was you who made me rise from an illegitimate child to the current crown prince. I will never forget your immense kindness. Master, is there anything you need from me?"

The man in black robes continued, "I want you to become the king of this country!"

The prince, trembling with fear, replied, "My father is currently in good health, I'm afraid..."

The man in black robes said, "It's alright, I'll help you, and I'll make sure he only has you as his choice!" After saying that, the man in black robes suddenly disappeared, leaving behind the words, "Be prepared, I might come looking for you at any time."

The study then fell silent again. The prince stood up, let out a long sigh, and then resumed his enjoyment.