I Can Read People's Comments

Chapter 102 Another Lesson

[Chapter 101 Comments]

[Aryan_Srivastav_3324: Try to answer my previous chapter comment in next chapter]

[Palladhia_Asmadhi: Yay a Scythe! My favourite weapon in my Chuuni Years~!]

[Vanadhi_Lucia: The Scythe should be Number 7, because number 7 shape is like a scythe just saying, though]

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Bam!

The people could only feel the shockwave emanating from the cube, but they didn't know why the people around it suddenly lost consciousness or even their lives.

"What is going on?" The people were panicking. Even the elites under Jeff's command actually stopped talking and just looked in disbelief.

"Hey. You guys!'

"Wake up!"

"What is happening?"

"Did someone take out fifteen of us in an instant?"

The bandits didn't anticipate facing a monster of this level. They thought that the moment Theo was sealed, everything would be fine. However, it was clear that the fight had just begun. Not only did Christina halt the ambush, but Theo also prepared for a counterattack.

"Teacher?" The students were shocked that even though he had taken down those people, the cube still managed to contain him inside.

All of a sudden, Theo's figure appeared outside the box, startling everyone.

"What? He is not trapped?" The cube user was the most shocked one, considering he still felt the person getting isolated inside his cube. "Illusion?"

When they thought the illusion wouldn't pose too much trouble, a scythe soon emerged from the cube.

"Did he..." The people didn't expect that the weapon would come out, but the cube user confirmed that the weapon he felt inside the box had disappeared.

"Impossible. Can something escape your cube?"

"This is a Soul Scythe," Theo smiled, gracefully explaining the reason as if he weren't wasn't bothered to give away that information.

"Soul?" Jeff finally understood why the scythe could come out. The cube was indestructible, so a physical body wouldn't be able to escape from this cube. However, the soul had no physical form, so it would have no problem passing through the cube.

All Theo needed was to create the form that could wield that spear, and he didn't need to get out to kill them.

Still, even with his illusion, Theo had to use a huge amount of essence constantly to locate his enemies. After all, his physical body remained inside the cube and had no way to see outside.

Theo pointed his scythe forward and said, not to the enemies, but to his students, "Jayden, watch this!"

With a smile on his face, Theo leaped forward, facing the normal bandits. With a wave of his scythe, a blue-colored essence formed and flew toward the bandits.

"Not good!" Jeff hurriedly raised his hands as multiple roots came out of the ground to block Theo's attack.

However, the blue light actually passed through the roots and reached the bandits. The wire user hurriedly jumped down and tried to catch it, but even his wires couldn't stop it.

As a result, the blue light passed through the people's bodies, causing them to suddenly lose consciousness. Their bodies then released a blue light that was getting absorbed by the scythe.

The panic completely spread through the enemy's rank, not knowing how to deal with Theo.

"You!" Jeff jumped down and released a black-colored essence.

On the other hand, Theo waved and shot out another wave of energy, as if he weren't wasn't bothered with this kind of attack.

Surprisingly, this time, Theo's attack and Jeff's energy collided, causing a massive energy fluctuation that pushed people back.

"It worked?" The wire user widened his eyes in shock. Theo's ability was so unusual that he didn't think it actually worked.

"So, that's how it is," Jeff gritted his teeth. "Physical objects can't contain your power!"

Theo paused for a moment, as if Jeff had hit upon the right answer. But the light in the scythe's eye soon shone, and Theo struck a few more people.

At that moment, their bodies were sliced in two, refuting Jeff's claim. Theo actually smirked and asked, "Are you sure?!"

"!!!" Jeff trembled for a moment, but he hastily jumped forward while sending another wave of black energy.

Theo struck this energy as if it had a physical body, splitting it apart.

Since it was impossible to understand Theo's power in an instant, Jeff shouted, "Surround him. Even if his weapon is unusual, we can still overwhelm him with numbers."

The bandits had no choice but to follow Jeff's orders. They surrounded Theo while worrying about his peculiar ability. But the real order was for the elites in the group. All of them immediately turned around, changing their targets.

Jeff was only trying to buy some time from Theo while the others took care of the kids.

But this was the moment when the scythe's eye shone brightly. It was so bright that many people covered their eyes.

"You're forgetting something!" Theo smirked while tossing the scythe into the air.

They thought Theo was discarding his weapon, but all of a sudden, a huge clown emerged from the ground.

The broken ground caused many people to stumble, startling Jeff and his elites.

The scythe expanded to match the clown's size as the latter swung it toward the elites, cutting through everything in its path.

The wire user hastily attached his wires to his teammates and pulled them back before using another wire to change their directions.

As a result, their advance was halted, and the wall that the bandits had erected was completely sliced through like butter.

"What?!" The elites were shocked to see that it could touch physical objects again. However, they didn't have time to react because the clown had disappeared, and the scythe had reverted to its original form.

However, after exhausting its power, the light in the scythe's eye had dimmed.

Theo anticipated that the elites would continue their attack, so he released the remaining energy into the air, raining the elites down.

"Move!" the wire user warned everyone while leaping to the side.

Meanwhile, Theo charged toward the bandits as they did the same. The first bandit swung his sword against Theo, but Theo waved his scythe. When he expected the sword to block the scythe, it passed through the sword and its wielder, causing him to lose consciousness.

Afterward, Theo launched the energy into the air again, preventing the elite enemies from having the opportunity to attack his students.

A few more bandits attempted to attack him, but it was futile. The scythe passed through their weapons and bodies. Even if their weapons reached Theo, they were ineffective since the figure in front of them was just an illusion.

As a result, Theo kept defeating the bandits one after another while shooting the energy to the elites, completely dominating the entire battlefield.

The one who was most shocked was not the enemy, but Jayden. Before intercepting the enemy elites, Jayden was staring at Theo's ability as if he had come to a realization.

'Soul Scythe... That weapon is formed with a soul, but it can also use the soul to create its physical form. That's the reason why it can pass through objects or cut them apart. And he is actually striking them down to gather the energy for another attack. That's...'

Jayden had the Strength Demon inside his body. The ability he had gained from the Strength Demon was quite straightforward—it allowed him to manipulate the strength he put into every movement.

In other words, if he used a hundred times his strength, it would be nearly impenetrable, and vice versa.

But Theo had shown him that there was another way to manipulate his strength, just as the scythe changed from a soul to a physical form and vice versa—his strength could also be adjusted.

In other words, instead of requesting a boost of strength, he actually asked the demon to absorb his strength.

'From negative to positive, from positive to zero, from zero to negative again...' Jayden took a deep breath, finally understanding Theo's lesson.

He adopted a stance as if he were about to strike something. Before releasing his power, Jayden requested, "Oi, Demon. Absorb all the strength in my entire body and leave just enough strength for me to stand; put the rest into my right hand."

The demon followed his request. Immediately, Jayden felt weak throughout his entire body, barely able to stand. All the power that had been contained in his body had been transferred into his right fist.

The energy was at least three times what he could usually muster. With that strength, he punched forward, causing the energy to burst.

The shockwave created a torrential burst of energy toward the elites.

"Not good!" The cube user hastily released the cube that had sealed Theo, sheltering everyone from that punch.

Bam!

The impact was so intense that it produced a deafening sound that shook the entire stronghold. The residual energy dispersed, crushing the ground and destroying the walls.

No one could believe that Jayden had released so much power. Even Aurora could only drop her jaw to the ground.

Due to the cube being used to protect his team, it meant that Theo was finally free.

"I'm finally back!" Theo smirked as the scythe suddenly flew into the sky and landed right in Theo's hand. Everything was going according to the plan.

Theo raised his scythe, alarming the elites. They instinctively jumped back to gain some distance from Theo, as they still didn't know Theo's true ability.

Unbeknownst to them, Theo used this opportunity to respond to the comments inwardly.

'I'm sorry I couldn't reply to your comments earlier, as I've been busy, but I found some time to read them inside the cube. I'll explain the details later, but the short answer is that I've confirmed that the original soul has been completely extinguished, unless the author is creating another realm to store his soul or something similar. And I have no power over it.'

'As a princess, Aurora chose to sacrifice the hostages to save all the people who might be captured in the future if we fail here. Yes, this ability is somewhat like a reaper. I can sense the soul I slash with this weapon, so it means that if I poke it, I will know if there is another trace of someone's soul inside of me or not.'

'Don't worry, guys. I'll definitely reply to your comments; just give me some time since I don't want people to think of me as a fool because I'm getting distracted in battle.'

After replying as briefly as possible, Theo leaped backward, regrouping with his students. "Hello there. Miss me?"

Jayden closed his eyes for a moment before saying, "Thank you for the lesson, Teacher. I know it's just one of the applications, so I'm going to be more flexible from now on."

"Will we also get a lesson like that, Teacher?" The twins asked. They never thought that even in this situation, Theo would have time to teach the students, so they might as well ask.

"Of course. Actually, what I'm going to tell you next is for the twins, so make sure you pay attention!" Theo smirked, while Aurora didn't dare to ask for more, considering she had requested him to come to this world only to deal with this messy situation.

"Aurora, you'll be the last, so wait for a bit, okay?"

"Aah!" Aurora was startled but soon nodded her head furiously. "Yes!"

"To think that you are using this opportunity to teach your students... It seems that we have been underestimated very much!" Jeff glared at Theo. The essence emanating from his body was completely black, as if it had been tainted by madness.

With a single wave of his hand, Jeff summoned numerous thick roots. They moved like snakes and spread to confuse Theo. Even if Theo had the upper hand earlier due to the strange ability of the scythe, Jeff was still a stronger individual in terms of essence.

Theo didn't believe he could stop them all, or so he thought. Contrary to his belief, Theo was getting excited, and he couldn't help but mutter, "Alright... Let's start lesson two, shall we?"