"Say, why do you even want to beco a holy warrior?" Rylak asked, his voice curious as they sat on a rooftop, watching one of their sches unfold.
For four months now, they had continued killing the lackeys of the underground lords, leaving ssages at every scene.
"Well, my real body will be under attack the mont I return. I might not survive without the additional strength of the spirit," Thalion replied, his tone thoughtful.
"Wait, then why did you choose to co here? Aren’t there easier dinsions to acquire a spirit?" Rylak inquired, intrigued.
"Easier, yes, but not stronger. The information I gathered suggested that the spirits Holy Warriors bind with are among the most powerful," Thalion explained.
"But still, isn’t it a massive gamble to try and beco a holy warrior?" Rylak asked skeptically.
"If I do sothing, I do it right. How can I expect to beco a god in the future if I don’t take risks?" Thalion responded with determination in his eyes.
He was serious. He would either beco a holy warrior and bind with a spirit or perish trying. So far, he hadn’t achieved much in the last few months, but recently, things had shifted. The people of the city were actively searching for him, and guards now patrolled everywhere. Additionally, super-strong cultivators with auras beyond E grade were teleporting across the city. Thankfully, no one had any idea who he was, so they remained relatively safe.
Thalion had, however, made significant progress in enhancing the boy’s body. Using power drawn from the blood of his victims. He hadn’t just killed the lackeys of the lords but also the beasts they owned and raised on their farms.
His skill in blood manipulation had improved dramatically, and his combat speed was now impressive. Still, he lacked raw power. His best weapons were two daggers stolen from a corpse, aside from his blood, of course.
"Oh, look, he’s starting," Rylak remarked in Thalion’s mind.
Because of the increased scrutiny, they had been lying low for the past few days, devising a new plan. The idea was to pay so desperate man to proclaim himself the holy warrior in the middle of a marketplace. The man, desperate for coins, had agreed without hesitation, seemingly unconcerned about the risks.
Now, he was stepping onto a podium where a woman had been giving a speech about healing gems—a topic Thalion found mildly interesting.
The man abruptly shoved the woman off the stage, cutting her speech short.
"Even if this doesn’t work, it’ll be entertaining," Rylak chuckled in his mind.
Thalion had to agree. Hopefully, the man would proclaim himself the holy warrior before the woman retaliated.
From a few rooftops away, Thalion and Rylak watched with anticipation as the man began to speak.
"Fear not, people of Vorlithas! I am the Holy Warrior, and I will bring you glory... glory and gold!" the man announced, stumbling over his words. The guy was at least on one of the local drugs.
"Haha, this is even better than I thought," Rylak laughed in his mind.
"Don’t worry that soone might catch , because I am... I am fast... faster than anyone else!" the man rambled.
"This guy has so talent," Rylak remarked, laughing.
Before they could enjoy the spectacle further, a figure appeared, grabbed the man, and disappeared with him in an instant. The crowd stood frozen, stunned by what they had just witnessed.
"Holy shit, what just happened?" Rylak muttered in disbelief.
"It didn’t even take a mont before soone from the city’s powerhouses took him," Thalion replied, worried.
"Do you think they’ll believe he’s the holy warrior?" Rylak asked in amusent.
Before sending the man out, they had drilled him repeatedly to refer to himself only as the holy warrior. He might have even started believing it himself.
"Probably not, but one can always hope," Thalion said with a grin.
They both had quiet fun in the past, and Rylak also didn't mind that he was in his body. In the beginning he tried to argue, but now he was more than happy after seeing how powerful his body had beco.
"What an idiot," soone on a neighboring rooftop remarked.
The rooftops in this world were often crowded, as they were easy to access and offered good views.
"Yep, I can’t believe they caught the guy," Thalion laughed.
"Who knows? Maybe they’ll actually believe him to be the Holy Warrior," the man added before jumping down to the street.
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