I created the Bureau of Anomaly Control

Hearing this, Zasna didn't plan to agree to the Fifth King's request:

"I'm enough here."

But the Fifth King still insisted:

"Although I hate you, I can still trust you, but I'm still not at ease with this human. You know what I think of these humans nowadays, and that's where our hatred originated.

"How do I know that after you sign the Golden Oath, he won't do something behind my back?

"Of course, I won't make any particularly harsh demands on him. I just want him to guarantee that during my slumber, he and the organization behind him won't do anything to me, that's all.

"If you doubt me, he can make more preparations before coming over."

Hearing this, Zasna still didn't really want to agree to his suggestion, but the holographic projection of Mann suddenly spoke up at this moment:

"It's okay, I'll come over right away. Anyway, it's not far. Since the Fifth King is willing to temporarily put aside past hatred and truly help us deal with the gods, I'm willing to believe in his sincerity."

Of course, this wasn't his real thought. Mann just felt that even if the Fifth King really had ulterior motives, escaping like this wouldn't solve any problems. It would be better to expose his true intentions before he realized how difficult he was to deal with, and then he could use the other Titan Kings to deal with him.

Seeing Mann's firm gaze, Zasna hesitated for a moment and then decided to continue trusting Mann:

"It's your decision, but be careful."

Mann nodded, and then the holographic projection directly dissipated.

After he left, the atmosphere in the room instantly became even more deathly silent. Neither Zasna nor the Fifth King had any intention of speaking, and they remained silent. But if anyone else was in this room, they would hope that they could continue to remain silent, because at least that would prove that they were still restraining their hatred.

Before long, Mann pushed open the door. He didn't do any special protective preparations as Zasna had instructed, but only used the Tier 5 Overturning Sea Scepter in advance. Although this anomalous characteristic wasn't particularly strong in Tier 5, it was enough to deal with most dangers in a short period of time.

"Your Excellency Fifth King," Mann walked up to them, "What agreement do we need to sign?"

The Fifth King casually threw a few gold pieces on the table, then reached for the iron box, pressed the seemingly extremely simple mechanical lock on it, and then the box slowly opened:

"The agreement I want you to sign is to ensure my own safety, and to have you promise that you are not spies of the gods. Of course, I believe Zasna has already done these things, but I'm still not at ease.

"Then, you can get this thing."

Click, the box opened.

Inside was pure blackness.

The moment Mann saw the scene inside the box, his vision was completely engulfed by pure blackness. Only after seeing it did Mann realize how bright the "black" he had seen in the past was. After a few seconds, he truly saw what was in the box.

It was just a black cloth.

When she saw it appear, Zasna's eyes also revealed a hint of surprise:

"It seems your sincerity is real."

The Fifth King smiled and placed his hand on the black cloth, then said:

"Although this is just a fragment of the Midnight, it can't cover the entire world, and we no longer have a way to truly use it, but Serraen is not so invincible now.

"When the time comes, you only need to gently turn over this black cloth to completely envelop him."

As he said this, he gently turned the black cloth over.

The ultimate darkness instantly surged from below, frantically devouring all the light around it, dragging the room they were in, and the entire city outside, into the ultimate darkness.

At the same time, Mann also felt a moist sensation on his forehead.

After Zasna covered the black cloth again, the Fifth King was no longer in his original position, but was holding a dagger hidden under the black cloth, and stabbed it fiercely into Mann's head.

This was a short sword specifically used to deal with souls, and it seemed to have been provided by the Second King. Any soul wielder whose soul strength hadn't reached Tier 5 would rapidly lose their soul completely after being pierced by it.

Zasna looked at the Fifth King in disbelief, and angrily drew the long sword from her waist:

"How dare you..."

Plop.

A few drops of liquid dripped from Mann's head, but unlike what Zasna thought, what stained the ground wasn't bright red blood, but a few drops of truly deep blue "sea water."

The Fifth King feigned a shocked expression:

"No, what's going on?"

Mann raised his hand and pulled the dagger out of his head. His expression was calm, as if his spirit wasn't experiencing bursts of stinging pain as this weapon was withdrawn. Then, before the Fifth King could sow discord, he took the initiative to look at the Fifth King standing in front of them and said:

"I'm sorry, I'm actually a Tier 5 ability user."

The Fifth King didn't expect Mann to admit it so naturally, but then he immediately looked at Zasna, who also looked very shocked, and then asked knowingly:

"You joined forces to deceive us?"

But Zasna looked at Mann suspiciously:

"You lied to me."

Mann's expression was as if he hadn't realized his mistake at all:

"I didn't lie to you, I just didn't tell the whole truth."

At this time, the Fifth King seemed to suddenly realize something, and revealed an extremely natural look of surprise:

"So you didn't accidentally wander here at all. How could a Tier 5 ability user not find a way to leave, and be captured by them? You are a spy sent here by the Secret Alliance, this is all a conspiracy!"

Hearing this, the suspicion in Zasna's eyes towards Mann became even stronger, but she didn't express her anger and doubts very strongly, but stared at him expressionlessly, quietly waiting for his "explanation."

Mann calmly met Zasna's gaze:

"I said that I did pretend to be captured by them. As I said at the time, I was deliberately captured by them, because I needed to be captured by them, and this is not a bad thing for anyone.

"You see, I didn't lie to you, just didn't tell the truth, right?"

Zasna looked at him and said:

"Then why didn't you tell the truth from the beginning?"

Mann said sincerely:

"Because I didn't trust you. I needed to do what you did to me at the beginning, observe. I needed to see with my own eyes that you were someone I could trust before I could confess my purpose.

"You know how dangerous our common opponent is."

Mann didn't panic at all when he was exposed by the Fifth King, and this was the reason why he dared to meet.

He never intended to "deceive" anyone from the beginning.

Seeking monthly tickets for resurrection~