As long as Abele had full control over the elf tree, others would have no choice but to believe her identity no matter how ugly or deformed she looked. Now that the elf tree was missing, however, they could not find the elves’ treasure even if they turned the place upside down. “It seems that we can’t spare those people no matter what. You have to do me a favor. We have to find Akash and get the elf tree or all our efforts will be in vain.” Abele gritted her teeth and finally decided to kill Akash.… Meanwhile, Akash had escaped and knew that a great calamity had befallen his family. It was a total disaster. “Luckily, I have the pills from Philip, or I wouldn’t have been able to escape that woman’s clutches.” Akash felt a lingering fear. Although a pill had been taken from him, he felt better now. At least he still had many pills from Philip. “I have no choice but to find Philip next. If he’s unwilling to help me, I’ll have to beg someone else.” Thinking of this, Akash
“I have a natural aversion toward demons, so I felt very uncomfortable when I saw Abele, but everyone was in a hurry to leave at that time, so I didn't say anything. Abele probably colluded with the demons to get rid of Akash and his people, so Akash wants to seek help from us.” Everyone nodded at Katie’s analysis and thought she had a point. “Anyway, we’ll find out after a short wait. I’m sure he’ll get here very soon. We can figure out the details if he needs our help.” Philip distributed the precious elf water while calmly waiting for Akash’s arrival. He knew that he owed the elves a favor. Philip was not guilty about taking Akash’s elf water, but he felt embarrassed about Rabbit tricking the elf tree away from the elves. With the elf tree, Philip was not short of elf water. With the help of his pills, the elf tree would recover soon, so the yield would be much higher. Philip felt conflicted at the thought of Akash’s earnest behavior and decided to help if he could after
“That’s great. I knew that our sacred tree would never lie to me. Only you’d dare to help me in this situation.” Akash was moved to tears by Philip’s words. He never dreamed that Philip was willing to help him. “I’ll try to contact the other elf warriors and see if I can summon them. Our combat effectiveness will improve significantly with their help.” Akash went to a corner to contact the elf warriors using a special method. They would sense it if they were still alive. However, he forgot an important thing. Abele was once a member of the family and knew about it too. She could feel the call the same as other warriors. As Akash summoned the warriors, Abele smiled wickedly. She did not expect Akash to summon his people so soon. “This took no effort at all. I was thinking if I should use my bloodline to search for his trace, but he turned up right at my doorstep. How convenient.” Abele found Akash’s location but was puzzled by his choice. “Is he crazy? Why is he in the h
The captured elves would suffer various hardships and become the humans' pitiful plaything. To prevent it from happening again, Akash forbade his people from stepping into the outside world. Therefore, it was ironic for him to summon his people here. “Find a room and have a good rest while you wait for your people to arrive.” Philip pointed to one of the empty rooms. Akash was exhausted after a long journey. Even though he had drunk a pot of tea, his mental state was not very good. He would collapse very soon without a good rest. Akash nodded. He did not refuse Philip's kindness because he knew he could not hold on much longer. He felt very unhappy at the thought of the upcoming battle.… At this time, the place responsible for imprisoning humans was getting restless as if the barriers were weakening. “Comrades, keep it up. I can feel the barriers weakening. We can leave soon!” A man shouted, and his words motivated everyone. Everyone was excited and worked harder to bre
At this time, Akash ran over as if he were shocked to hear that sound. “Did you hear a deafening sound just now? I felt uncomfortable all over after that as if something was staring at me!” Akash said in a panic. He was now very jittery and afraid of everything. “Don’t worry, it’s probably an explosion somewhere,” Philip said. Akash was startled as if he could not understand Philip’s meaning. “Explosion? Is it a demon? That’d be very bad!” Akash looked around anxiously, feeling nothing else but panic. “Anyway, this is strange. No one knows what’s happening, so let’s just take it one step at a time. If a demon appears, we have no choice but to face it.” Philip waved his hand, not interested in this topic. They would have to face it, come hell or high water. Akash nodded and sat drinking his cup of tea with a bad premonition lingering in his heart. “Let’s hope you’re right.” Philip sat down and felt that something was wrong with Akash’s reaction. He probably knew something
Sure enough, the pill was nothing special. Apart from appearing quite tasty, the pill had no other effect. It was considered a useless item. “Humans are quite good at making pills. It’d be great if I had that ability too,” Akash said eagerly. He had studied this topic with others before, but they concluded that no other race had the talent to make pills apart from humans. Philip continued chatting with Akash, all the time wondering who he was. He could easily tell whether the other person's face was real or fake. This person did not disguise himself. His face was real. “Philip, I sense something wrong,” Lyle muttered under his breath. He sensed a strange vibe. A strong fishy smell was coming from a distance. Philip immediately recognized the source of the fishy smell. Who else could it be but the ugly elves? Abele was heading to the city with her troops. They knew that attacking these people was a matter of life and death. “We need to watch out. Don’t give them a chance
Meanwhile, Philip sensed that someone was fast approaching them. “Everyone, watch out. I sense something coming for us,” Philip said warily. There was a loud knock on the door. Lyle walked over curiously and opened the door. He saw a disheveled man standing at the door and staring at him. It was a scary sight, indeed. “What the hell? Dude, don’t scare me in broad daylight! What are you doing?” Lyle cursed in fright. He never dreamed that he would see such a horrible scene. The man was covered in terrifying wounds, some so deep that the bones could be seen. He had clearly been injured for a while. His face also looked incomplete as if his flesh had been gnawed alive by something. He was just unpleasant to look at. Aslan and the others rushed over, curious to see what frightened Lyle so badly. Everyone frowned at the sight of the man, shocked by his terrifying appearance. “Whoa!” Even the talkative Aslan was at a loss for words. While he sympathized with the other party,
“What’s this vintage family?” Philip had never heard of this family in all the worlds he traveled, so he had no idea what the other party was talking about. “My family is proficient in voodoo and has always used it to embark on the path of practice. But our powerful practice makes us a prime target for those with ulterior motives too.” The people of this family were very powerful, so everyone envied them and tried to harm them. “The members of my family led a normal life back then, but later, many people were deceived into marrying people of other races. As a result, the offspring of such pairings became monsters without legs! “We'd only find one normal child among a dozen children, which is a great blow to our family. No one could accept it! “I’m the only normal child among my batch of children, so I have a distinguished status. Something happened to my family after I was born, so I’m probably the last descendant of my family.” Philip was very excited to hear the other p
Ten million years ago, the minotaurs received help from humans, so they always had a good impression of them. At least the humans were not hostile, which was enough to win them over. Philip and the others were surprised by the knock on the door. They curiously opened the door and found a minotaur. “Oh, are we going to see some bullheads and horseheads now?” Aslan had just received Philip’s sachet and had a plan to deal with Hercules, so he was in the mood to joke around again. He did not conceal his identity as a monster beast. He wiggled his ears as he spoke, which looked quite interesting. “Are you not a human?” the minotaur asked in confusion. He was looking for Philip, a human, but the person who opened the door was a lion. “Do you think my ears look like a human's? Are you here to look for my boss? He’s Philip Clarke,” Aslan said. The minotaur was relieved to hear that. Of course, he was here just for Philip. Since the lion called Philip his boss, Philip had to be ve
Everyone roared angrily as if Philip was the biggest villain they knew. The storyteller seemed very smug about this, which was the effect he wanted. “He did something to block our true god so that he couldn’t contact us even if he wanted to. Haven't you noticed that there has been no auction from the true god recently? His actions have affected our true god!” The audience went into an uproar upon hearing that. No one wanted to see this development. Everyone was so arrogant because they had the true god to protect them. Every race had their own true god to back them up in the face of danger. If Philip blocked their true god, it meant that no one would save them if they were in danger. Everyone was agitated and wanted to kill Philip. They trusted the storyteller very much because he had been around for many years, so they had a good relationship with each other. “Is your information trustworthy? Are humans really so arrogant? I somehow doubt it.” “I think humans are prett
“Calm down. We can definitely control Maven. After all, we have her lover as hostage, although she has no idea that we lost him.” Heath did not see Maven as his daughter at all but as a puppet working for him. “I’m afraid that something may happen! I have a tick in my eye, and I feel a bad premonition!” Heath shook his head helplessly at Brett’s reaction. “Stop worrying about things. All problems will stay away from you as long as you remain calm.” His words failed to comfort Brett but made him more upset instead.… Meanwhile, the demons sneaked into the city. Not only did they plan to deal with Philip, but they also wanted to make a huge commotion. “As far as I know, Philip has a strange bloodline. If I'm not mistaken, he must be the descendant of a powerful person. The information we received should be accurate. In that case, we have to catch hold of him!” The demons are very interested in Philip. They were not aware of the human puppets or that the Spade family was go
“Aslan, since Hercules has set his sights on you, I have to ask you to sacrifice yourself. When the time comes, just go with the flow and see what Hercules is up to.” Philip handed a sachet to Aslan. “Keep this with you at all times, and he won’t be able to influence your mind. With this, you can maintain a rational mind and put on an act with him!” Aslan nodded. He could not wait to give Hercules a good beating. Aslan felt helpless at the thought of his earlier embarrassment. As someone who paid great attention to his image, he could not deal with the fact that everyone saw him in his most miserable state. “Luckily, all my lovers aren't around or I’d be dead from first-hand embarrassment. I’ll never let him off for this!” Liram felt wistful. He knew that everything was over with the Spade family. He also knew that Hercules would not end well. It was almost impossible to find a way to bring him back to normal. They had lived for such a long time. Most of the valuable treasure
At first, the Spade family simply locked Liram up, but they began to purify his body later. However, they used a gentle method so that Liram would not feel any pain. Therefore, he did not notice anything wrong over the years. Later, the other party tried to speed up the process and adopted some tougher means, so Liram finally felt the pain. It was then he finally realized that something was wrong with him. “It’s such a coincidence for you to bump into each other again,” Aslan marveled. He was surprised to see such a coincidence. Philip randomly saved someone in the Spade family, and this person happened to be the lover of the Spade family’s daughter. “Back then, the Spade family felt that his identity wasn’t worthy of me, so they disapproved of our relationship. Later, he found some opportunities and improved his strength to become a strong contender. That was how we finally had the chance to be together openly! I didn't expect things to turn out this way.” Maven finally real
Maven not only exposed the Spade family’s secret but was also prepared to tell Philip everything. “Are you sure they won’t hunt you down for saying this?” Philip asked curiously. Maven seemed resigned to her fate. “I know you have long suspected Hercules' identity. As you guessed, he’s not normal. I can tell that your friend ended up this way because he fell into his trap, but you’re quite good at removing his deadly malefic energy. “The Spade family wanted me to trick you and turn you into a plaything for them.” Philip laughed upon hearing that. “In that case, why tell me the truth? Aren't you afraid that I’ll do something to you?” Maven shook her head. “I planned to trick you, but in hindsight, you're not an ordinary person. Besides, I’m only staying alive because of my lover. After I regained my freedom, I tried to track my lover’s whereabouts but found no traces of him at all. If he’s really dead, I have no more reason to live.” Seeing Maven’s sincerity, Philip had noth
“Philip, someone is looking for you. It's a beautiful woman.” Lyle was always ready for some fun. Philip walked out after hearing his yell. Someone who turned up at this time had to be up to no good. Philip had to treat it with caution. Seeing the visitor’s appearance, Philip thought she resembled Brett. “Hello, Philip. My name is Maven Spade. Can we have a chat in private?” Hearing that, everyone shook their heads violently. They still remembered what happened when the last woman requested to speak to Philip in private. That woman was a professional killer. Although the assassination attempt failed in the end, everyone was appalled by that incident. “Of course. I want to ask you something as well. If you can answer my question, we can be friends, not foes. We can have a good chat if you’re up to it.” Philip guessed Maven’s intention and invited her into a room for a good chat. Loony and Aslan were also in the room, and they stared at her fixedly. “Maven Spade?” Loony w
“Why don’t you return to your rooms and let him rest? I’ll let you know when he wakes up.” Philip chased everyone away. He knew that Aslan was awake but felt embarrassed, so he did not open his eyes. Of course, Philip would not make things difficult for him. After the others left, Aslan opened his eyes. He was full of resentment as if he hated Hercules to the core. “Philip, you’re finally back. You have no idea what I went through. That guy almost killed me.” Aslan hugged Philip's thigh and cried bitterly, feeling sorry for himself. He had been on guard against that guy, but he fell for his trick anyway. “Don’t blame yourself. That guy is a force to be reckoned with. His tricks are aimed at you. It’s difficult to avoid his attacks even if you’re prepared at all times,” Loony comforted him, feeling sorry for Aslan too. “We found something very important. Hercules is indeed more than meets the eye. If I’m not mistaken, he’s the legendary human puppet. He's nothing but a puppet
“I have a way to solve his problem, but I need some time. Keep an eye on him.” Loony bit his finger, took out a piece of paper, and started drawing on it. Philip did not pay attention to Loony’s actions. Saving Aslan was the priority. Philip could see that Aslan’s condition was not as simple as being affected by malefic energy. Even if Philip had a way to save him, it might harm him in the process. He could see some black energy around Aslan’s head as if it wanted to devour his mind. “You should be able to see that black energy. Aslan will turn into a puppet without thoughts once the black energy devours his mind,” Loony said vaguely. Loony subconsciously glanced at the door, displaying his resentment for the perpetrator. Philip never thought that the other party would dare to attack someone so openly, but he had no evidence. Moreover, Hercules was a member of the Spade family. He could not confront them now. “Anyway, let’s save him first. We’ll discuss the details later,