Chapter 116 Whispering Monarch: Ulthera
Chapter 116 Whispering Monarch: Ulthera
"Really? Thank you so much."
Aurora was overjoyed after Ian agreed to her request, making her smile from the heart as if something had finally been let go, leaving her refreshed.
For the first time, she smiled, showing her beautiful dimples, enchanting everyone around her.
"Yeah, you can come, but there is a condition."
Ian looked at the joyful girl in front of him and spoke again.
"Condition?"
Hearing another word, Aurora abruptly stopped her joy, her expression turning stiff.
"Yeah, I can help you, but in return, you have to agree to one of my requests, no matter what. What do you think?"
Ian smirked while stating his not-so-harmful request. After all, it wouldn't suit his status as a villain if there were no conditions, would it?
Ian looked at the graceful and serene figure of Aurora and thought. No matter what, she was a female lead, and having her by his side might bring him additional benefits in the future. He could also annoy Carl at the same time.
Moreover, he had to admit that Aurora had a charm different from Sylvia and Lyra. He didn't mind accepting another one if the opportunity arose.
"Yeah, it is just one condition anyway. Ian has to take so much risk to bring you to another continent. Furthermore, he also has to beg Sir Wizard for you. Do you think you can't even agree to this one condition?"
Lyra chimed in while nestling in Ian's arm, clearly backing him up. She didn't seem a bit jealous about Ian flirting with another girl right in front of her.
After bonding with Ian last time, she was now truly his. So, she didn't care if there were more sisters.
Hearing her words, Ron, on the other hand, twitched his mouth. Ian was going to beg him to bring Aurora? What a joke.
'I'd be happy if he didn't disturb me,' he thought, feeling aggrieved.
Really, Ian didn't care what he thought. Even when promising to bring Aurora, Ian hadn't discussed it with him. But since the pact had been signed, Ron had to follow Ian's lead, even if he didn't want to.
After all, it was the Sigil of Subjugation pact. Except for a clause that Ian couldn't harm him without reason, Ron was basically a subordinate.
"Oh... you are... right."
Aurora looked confused after Lyra's persuasion and answered hesitantly. When Ian mentioned a condition, she thought he had something bad in mind.
But even Lyra, who was clearly with Ian, said it was nothing.
'She wouldn't want her man to flirt with another girl, right?' she thought innocently.
"So, what do you think? Do you agree?"
Ian asked again after giving Lyra an appreciative look. This succubus was becoming more and more to his liking every day.
Now, he wondered if he had saved a world in his previous life.
'Ah, never mind.'
Ian shook off the strange thought since he really knew what his previous life was like. He couldn't even save himself let alone the world. What was he thinking?
"Um, okay. But can you please not ask me weird things?"
Aurora contemplated for a while, gritted her teeth, and finally agreed to Ian. She really had no choice. If she didn't leave with Ian, there was no other way for her to leave the continent.
"Good!"
Ian was just about to smile when a crisp prompt from the system sounded in his mind.
[Ding!]
[You decided to bring Aurora with you to the Calvora Continent.]
[Your guts to involve yourself in the affair of a Whispering monarch: Ulthera has slightly changed the plot.]
[Congratulations! A new quest has been activated.]
[Intermediate Chain Quest 2: Capture Aurora]
[Content Target: Increase the favorability of Aurora and capture her.]
[Reward: ??]
[Note: The quest will be completed after you completely capture Aurora. A new quest will be generated immediately after the completion of this quest.]
[Aurora's Current Favorability: 30 (acquaintance)]
"Hehe, you are interesting! You know my name and even dare to think about me."
Just as Ian was digesting the information from the new quest, he suddenly heard a strange whisper directly in his mind, making him dizzy.
The whisper was silent, resonating directly in his mind with no distinct tone of male or female, yet it had a weird charm, drawing him in.
This experience was inexplicable and it was 1000 times more addictive than when Ian felt the unconscious charm from Lyra. So, Ian, who was unprepared, was caught off guard and directly affected by the strange whisper.
It was affecting his mind and soul at the same time making him dull and slow to react.
As Ian was about to lose his mind to this strange, unheard-of power, suddenly, his Life Seed in his dantian rotated rapidly.
"Swish!"
With a sound, it directly disappeared from his dantian and appeared in his consciousness in its incorporeal form pumping continuously just like before. Find your next adventure on empire
Sensing the danger, his mind directly activated the Ethereal form, while a strange rhythmic beating echoed inside his mind, emanating from the cocoon.
As soon as Ian entered this state, almost instantly his mind became clear. It was as if all the weird spells on him had been cancelled from the root making him free.
Just after Ian came out of his stupor, he breathed a sigh of relief and scolded the invading presence angrily in his mind:
"Get out!"
His strong mental power expelled the strange object invading his mind with thunder.
"Hehe, interesting. So interesting. But how many times can you save yourself from my whispers?"
With a final chuckle, the whisper grew fainter and fainter until it completely disappeared from his mind, leaving Ian finally at ease.
"Ian, what's wrong?"
Although everything had happened in a split second, Lyra still noticed that Ian wasn't feeling well.
"Don't worry... it's nothing."
Ian waved his hand while canceling the ethereal form since he had already consumed a lot of energy just now.
'That was too dangerous!'
Ian was truly scared this time as this was a really undeserved calamity.