Cain's face was pale from the ntal exhaustion, but he had no ti to rest, as there was still much to do. However, before continuing with Ocius, he turned to the side.
"How is the woman?"
Cain asked as he focused on the wooden cocoon holding the young mber of the Azure Royal Family.
"She is unconscious. My branches are releasing a powerful drug that will erase her short-term mory, ensuring our presence and this event are forgotten."
Krane had protected the woman not out of kindness but because it would have been difficult to explain how Samira perished fighting Wave Beasts while under the surveillance of a Wave King.
"Good, bring her to ."
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Cain walked over as the cocoon opened, revealing the unconscious Samira. His Ego Wave acted again, invading the young woman's mind and putting her into a state of compulsion as he altered her mories.
Having beco a Saint Hypnosis Master, Cain did not need to use verbal commands to affect soone, and it was not difficult to manipulate mories in people whose willpower had yet to reach the Wave Champion level.
"She will not cause us problems. Now, let's finish with the old man."
Cain was tired but did not let that stop him as he took one of the Blood Nails and made a deep cut in Ocius' head.
Krane looked on, his eyes widening as he witnessed Cain's actions, and he could not help but regard the young man as a true monster. He had lived in the underworld for a very long ti, but Cain's behavior truly shocked him at tis.
Although Cain had a strong sense of justice, when it ca to evil people, he showed no moral or ethical restraint whatsoever.
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A few hours later, as the sun was setting, Ocius and Samira calmly made their way back to the Azure Estate.
"It's not fair. I was having such a good ti, yet we already need to return ho."
The young girl exclaid as she pouted, her cheeks puffing.
"Hahaha, Samira, it is safer this way, or your parents might grow worried."
"But Master, with you by my side, nothing can harm , so I don't understand why we can't spend the night in the forest training."
Ocius smiled, but a devious light appeared in his eyes at the young woman's words.
"If it's fine with you, next ti, we could spend the entire night training. Of course, we must ask your parents, but I am sure they will accept."
"Really!? Yes, Master, that would make very happy!"
Samira nearly jumped with excitent at those words. Clearly, the young woman did not truly understand what was going on or the kind of man her Master was.
The duo entered the Azure Estate without issue and made their way to a large mountain at the city's core, where a massive castle lay. Not all mbers of the Azure Royal Family lived in the Azure Castle, with many having residences around it, such as Samira's family.
"I will be going. We'll see each other soon."
Ocius spoke to the young girl with a smile as he walked toward the castle.
"Ehh, already? See you soon, Master."
Samira was a little surprised since her Master would always chat with her for a while once they returned to the Azure Estate, but she did not overthink it and went back to her house.
Not everyone could enter the Azure Castle, but as a Wave King, Ocius had no trouble. He imdiately went to a remote corner before knocking on a door.
"Alderman Timothy."
"Co in."
A voice ca from the other side, and Ocius entered the small room where a man stood among a set of thick books.
The presence of books was an anomaly in the Godslayer Humankind Empire since every child had an A.I. Chip implanted from birth, capable of storing a near-endless amount of information. However, books could not be hacked, an important quality if the information they contained was sensitive.
"What brings you here, Ocius?"
Alderman Timothy looked much older than Ocius but was actually hundreds of years younger. The reason for his appearance was that he was just a Peak Wave Champion and had failed to reach the Wave King Rank.
There was a bored expression on the alderman as he looked at Ocius. There was a lot of work to be done, but while his job granted him a certain status, it was not wise to ignore a Wave King, so he paid the man attention.
Ocius could see the disinterest in Timothy, but while he might have made a fuss any other ti, now he adopted a solemn expression.
"I need your assistance in a matter that requires a certain finesse."
Timothy's eyes narrowed as he heard those words, and he waved his hand, activating a formation in the room that sealed sound and ensured that no Ego Waves could eavesdrop. He was accustod to this type of conversation, so after making sure they were alone, he nodded to Ocius, signaling he could continue.
"It has co to my possession certain items that I cannot use right now, but it would be unwise to keep them on since they could be tracked. I need a place where I can stash them for now."
Ocius' face was calm, but there was no hiding the sense of trepidation in his eyes.
Timothy focused on the Wave King for a mont, analyzing his words. If it were a simple treasure gained by luck, there was no problem keeping it in your space ring, but if it was stolen, the rightful owner could be searching for it through all sorts of supernatural ans.
"Even if you took it from other noble families, you could hide it in the main vault. It doesn't matter if they track it to this place since they would not dare to fight with us for it."
Although Timothy's answer was arrogant, it was also correct, as the number of noble families that could offend the Azure Royal Family was very few.
Ocius looked at Timothy briefly before clenching his teeth and waving his hand, revealing a small crystal glowing with sky-blue energy.
"A Goldsoul Crystal!"
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