Translator: Silavin
Li Qingfeng observed the situation and felt a moment of hesitation in his heart.
In truth, he would be more than happy for the Black Mage to release his second Level 100 Divine Skill, as it would both resolve the issue with Lu Fan and force him to withdraw from peting for the Treasure Chest. When that time came, he would certainly share the Rewards from the Treasure Chest with Yuan Jingang, and they would work together to eliminate the Black Mage.
However, the Black Mage knew of his intentions. So, betraying him would essentially be impossible if the Black Mage withdrew now.
In that case, the Secret Potions he had prepared would be wasted, which he was unwilling to accept as well.
Now, with Yuan Jingang making such an oath, it appeared he had considered the matter thoroughly and truly wanted to cooperate with the Black Mage, first dealing with the Dragon Tamer before going to kill the Boss and splitting the Rewards between them.
When one thought about it, this made sense. Rather than engaging in schemes that would result in everyone losing Secret Potions worth billions, it would be better for everyone to be honest, eliminate the Dragon Tamer and Wang Tianlang, then kill the Boss. That was the only way they could even receive the Reward.
Therefore, Li Qingfeng and Yuan Jingang knew what to choose.
To make the Black Mage trust them, mere words would be useless. The Black Mage would not believe them.
Yuan Jingang’s vicious oath would convince the Black Mage while also providing some constraints to the both of them.
After all, every Ancient Noble Family regarded their Ancestors extremely highly. To swear an oath using one’s own Ancestor was vicious to themselves and to their Family. It was no different from signing a contract.
If their Ancestors were to learn that a Family member had sworn an oath in their name and failed to honour their promise, even if that person was an outstanding member of the Family, they would certainly get executed to maintain Family discipline.
Li Qingfeng was no fool. After only a moment’s consideration, he made his choice.
“Black Mage, I also swear here that if you release your second Level 100 Divine Skill and deal with that Dragon Tamer, that if Yuan Jingang and I betray you and don’t give you a share of the Rewards, may our Li Family’s entire household perish and our Ancestral Graves get trampled upon by Monster!”
“If we retreat now, we would have used up our Secret Potions for nothing. Only by killing those two and the Boss, can we avoid such losses. Yuan Jingang and I have already sworn an oath. You surely cannot be willing to watch your Secret Potion go to waste!”
Yuan Jingang did not forget to add. “Exactly. Whether to claim the Boss Rewards or waste the Secret Potions for nothing depends on you. Li Qingfeng and I have already made such a vicious oath. If you still don’t trust us, then there’s nothing we can do!”
The Black Mage listened to both their words. The ghostly flames flickered in his eye sockets, as if he were considering whether their words were credible.
At this moment, the Divine Lake Crocodile Ancestor’s injuries had healed up somewhat under its extremely strong Self-Healing, and it had regained its vitality.
It writhed in the lake, letting out continuous roars.
This time, its target of attack was clearly the Black Mage.
The Black Mage finally made up his mind. Black Qi emanated from his body, forming above his head the phantom manifestation of the Death God, wearing a hooded cloak and wielding a scythe.
“Since that’s the case, I shall trust you this once! If you dare deceive me, I naturally have the means to drag you two down with me. This is not a threat, but a fact!”
After the Black Mage finished speaking, the Black Qi emanating from his body became more intense, and the manifested Death God became more solid.
Subsequently, this Death God let out a piercing ghostly cry, and charged towards the Divine Lake Crocodile Ancestor with its scythe raised.
Lu Fan stood to one side, watching with interest how the three would decide.
Seeing the Black Mage release another Skill, and directed it at the Divine Lake Crocodile Ancestor no less, he became curious and wanted to see what Effect his second Level 100 Divine Skill would have.
The Ye Family ultimately only possessed the foundation of a Third Tier Ancient Noble Family. Although Ye Wuxian could help Lu Fan investigate and determine who from the Second Tier Ancient Noble Families was participating in the God’s Tomb Secret Realm, what Profession they had, and what Profession Characteristics they possessed, she had no way of knowing what their Level 100 Divine Skills were.
Lu Fan was quite curious about these people’s Level 100 Divine Skills, so he wanted to watch. He also treated them as whetstones to train his Little Blade Armour Dragon King.
Lu Fan had originally thought that the Black Mage’s skill would launch a tremendously powerful attack against the Divine Lake Crocodile Ancestor.
However, after the manifested Death God’s scythe struck the Divine Lake Crocodile Ancestor, it did not cause any injury whatsoever.
On the contrary, the Death God shattered the instant it made contact, reforming into black mist.
However, this black mist did not dissipate but instead surged to thoroughly cover the Divine Lake Crocodile Ancestor, entering into its nostrils and eyes, into its body.
The Divine Lake Crocodile Ancestor seemed to have been injured by some attack. It suddenly began to frantically roll in the lake, roaring continuously.
After a moment, it stopped rolling and rose from the lake water. Its eyes had turned pletely black, and Black Qi was flowing steadily from its seven orifices.
At the same time, a palm-sized phantom Death God stood atop its head, much like when Xiao Cui transformed into her Soul Light Form and stood atop a possessed unit’s head.
Lu Fan speculated that this was very likely also a type of Possession Skill. However, the Skill the Black Mage released could not possibly be providing Buffs to the Divine Lake Crocodile Ancestor.
Because after being struck by this Skill, the Divine Lake Crocodile Ancestor no longer appeared as violent as before but had calmed down, as though it had gained intelligence.
Looking at the Black Mage, he had now recovered from his Transformation, and returned back to his original body, being an elderly man once again.
After returning to his original form, he collapsed directly onto a white bone above the lake, where he stood and lost consciousness, without the slightest sign of life.
It seemed that now, even an ordinary Second Profession Player could easily kill him.
Just as Lu Fan was speculating about the Effects of the Black Mage’s second Level 100 Divine Skill, the Divine Lake Crocodile Ancestor suddenly erupted into action and charged towards Lu Fan.
Lu Fan was somewhat puzzled by this sight. Clearly, he was furthest from the Divine Lake Crocodile Ancestor. From beginning to end, he had not attacked it. By all reason and logic, the Divine Lake Crocodile Ancestor should attack Yuan Jingang, Li Qingfeng, or the Black Mage instead. So, how could it choose him as its primary target?
However, when Lu Fan looked again at the Divine Lake Crocodile Ancestor’s eyes, he immediately understood.
The Divine Lake Crocodile Ancestor was no longer conscious. The intelligence in its eyes was clearly what only Humans could possess. It was definitely not something an ordinary Monster could have.
Thinking again of the Black Mage’s current state, Lu Fan speculated that his second Level 100 Divine Skill most likely had the effect of possessing a Monster and controlling it for a period of time.
This way, the Black Mage could possess the Divine Lake Crocodile Ancestor’s body and deal with him, breaking free from the predicament of being caught between attacks from both sides.
[Oh. This Level 100 Divine Skill is rather interesting.]
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