Strongest Hammer God

Chapter 1242: Still Human

In the Excursion Lobby, almost everyone noticed that an entire team had been wiped out. This was rare, but it happened occasionally. Usually, when an Avatar in the Excursion Lobby died, all of their belongings would go to their team. Yet, when an entire team was eliminated, the rules were different. After all, there was no one left to claim the belongings.

In this case, all of the loot would go to the killer. They just needed to swear a Confirmation Oath that they had been the ones who had killed the team.

Seconds later, all the other Avatars of the team also died, their belongings scattering across the Excursion Lobby as well. While attacks with the Law of Karmic Causality killed the other Avatars immediately, Soul Attacks needed a little bit of time. The Soul Space usually stayed in one piece for a while longer.

Then, all of the belongings vanished. The Excursion Lobby had a supervisor who directly worked for the Protector. If no one swore a confirmation oath, they would store the valuables for a thousand years. After all, not all of the teams had representatives in the Excursion Lobby.

At the same time, the others in the alliance looked at Kyle in silence.

There was no doubt about it. Kyle knew the Law of Karmic Causality.

Abyssal Depths and Sebastian just looked at Kyle with worry, while Spring of Joy looked at the Leader of Team Wooly Sheep with a serious expression.

"Make your choice," she transmitted. "Your future is still unclear."

"What do you mean?" the Leader asked. "You keep talking about the future, but I don't know what you're talking about! Why are you suddenly talking like this?!"

"Feel reality," Spring of Joy transmitted. "Look deep inside of you. The physical circumstances are not important. Listen to your heart and commit. What is your heart telling you? What do you want your life to be? What will your future look like?"

Kyle had already collected all of the belongings the Composting Team had dropped. He wasn't sure if he should also claim the belongings the supervisor in the Excursion Lobby had confiscated. If they confirmed that they had killed them, he might be confronted with questions they couldn't answer.

By now, everyone had already recovered all of their Energy, but Kyle was barely paying any attention to anyone else. Right now, he was busy sending the Abyss Hammer Team to several different people in the FAD.

He needed to prepare.

"Are you sure this was a good idea?" Abyssal Depths transmitted to Kyle. "You've unveiled your power. The other teams will know about your true power soon."

"Will you tell them?" Kyle asked. His voice transmission sounded strange. It had a tone that sounded like a mix of acceptance, disinterest, and, strangely, conviction.

"I have committed to Team Ankylosaurus," Abyssal Depths answered calmly. "I will stay in this team. I can see when someone is destined for great things, and I will not abandon such a person in a dangerous situation unless they are untrustworthy."

"I have been in the Immortal Dimension for millions of years, and I have stopped progressing. My power, Karmic Luck, and even Momentum have stagnated, maybe even deteriorated. I do not want a life of greyness and stagnation. During this Excursion, we've been in immense danger, but we've also earned significant wealth. For the first time in forever, I can feel that my Momentum is finally progressing again."

"Some people might consider you insane and reckless. Maybe I do too. Yet, aren't these attributes exactly those that made us Immortals this powerful? The loss of a longevity cap has turned many of us complacent, and I fell victim to this complacency as well."

"I do not want to fall into complacency again," she transmitted with narrowed eyes. "I will follow you into the future, and if I die, so it may be."

"That's good to hear," Kyle transmitted. "You've earned my trust. While I still can't tell you about all of my secrets, I can tell you that I will fight for you with all of my power, even if there's a high chance that I might lose my life."

In the next moment, Kyle glanced at Sebastian, who just grinned at him. "You thinkin' what I'm thinkin'?" Sebastian transmitted.

"Yep," Kyle transmitted. "If I didn't, I wouldn't have used my Law of Karmic Causality."

"Can you handle it?" Sebastian asked.

"Depends on how you define it," Kyle answered. "We'll definitely survive, but I might not have the power to keep everything secret. At least, I can't do it by myself."

That was when Kyle looked at Spring of Joy. He had taken note of her reactions during the fight, and her reactions had basically confirmed one of his guesses.

Spring of Joy reminded him of someone, but he was also certain that he had never met her before.

"Why didn't you keep your identity hidden?" Kyle asked. "I wouldn't have found out if you had put on an act."

"You know about the plan," Spring of Joy answered calmly. "Would you have wanted me to keep my identity secret from you?"

"No," Kyle transmitted with a sigh. "How much of this did you plan?"

"Not a lot, but I planned parts of it," she replied. "I didn't follow you, for example. Our team simply happened to be on the same Planet as your team. I was sure that we would gather a lot of valuables by working with you, which was why I suggested an alliance. Originally, I just wanted to work with you for the duration of the alliance and then split paths, but then, the Composting Team started following us. You wanted to deal with them, and I simply looked for a good spot to fight them."

"Everything that happened afterward was your doing. You didn't need to launch Soul Attacks on the Composting Team. If you hadn't committed, we wouldn't be in this situation. You're lucky nobody from Extended Family is watching, but you already knew that, right?"

"I tested some things," Kyle answered. "I only decided to get serious when I didn't notice any unusual changes in the Karmic Lines."

"But why did you get serious? You should've known what this would lead to," Spring of Joy asked. Her voice didn't sound worried but interested.

Kyle furrowed his brows. "I had to remain hidden in Ayuvar for too long. I know that I still have to keep my true capabilities secret, but I seriously don't want to anymore. I also don't want to keep lying to everyone around me. I know revealing my capabilities is insanely stupid and risky, but I still want to."

Kyle glanced for a moment at the Leader of Team Wooly Sheep. "I want to give her a chance as well, but if things don't work out..."

"I know," Spring of Joy answered. "I've been talking to her. The best help I can give you is to convince her to join you... or us."

"You want to join as well?" Kyle asked.

"Why not?" Spring of Joy asked with a playful smile. "There are no orders forbidding any of us from joining or helping you. After all, Psychosis Manifestation and Swamp Dragon were part of your team."

"Do all of you know everything about my life?" Kyle asked.

"Sorry, that's a secret," she answered. "Does your other Avatar need help?"

"No, I got it," Kyle answered. "I know you guys just want to help me, but I don't want to feel like I'm depending on you."

Spring of Joy just smiled. "They're coming, and as predicted, they didn't tell anybody."

Kyle sighed in relief.

A short moment later, the members of the alliance looked towards the Planet. At this moment, five people were flying towards them.

They were the team that had claimed the Planet.

Three Minor Immortal Avatars and two Adept Immortal Avatars.

Spring of Joy just shook her head. 'Greed is the source of so many problems. They saw how dangerous Kyle is, but they've also seen the wealth we now possess.'

'Instead of simply letting us go, they will break the agreement and demand an exorbitant amount of resources.'

Spring of Joy remembered a memory from a life she hadn't lived as she looked at the approaching team. Several people were leading a group of other people into a building, and moments later, only a couple of them walked out again. Instead of leading another group of people, they transported a couple of black cubes.

'Immortals are still so very human.'

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