The Conquerors Path

Chapter 1000: Chapter 998-Corrupted.

"Nia, are you okay!?"

Leonardo shouted as he held onto Nia, who looked completely knocked out, the rest of the five dudes slowly coming out of it as they groaned where they lay. I saw it all, the simple chaotic plan in my mind bursting forth as my footsteps started to sound out in the cave, which quickly brought everyone’s focus back to me.

And soon I revealed myself having come to the place, me fully dressed in black, looking like the very day assassin you see sent out to send you to somewhere darker.

"My... my... I didn’t expect such a reaction when I broke the tablet. Guess I got lucky."

My words whispered out, which quickly made the expression of the ones gathered around turn ugly.

"Who are you?"

Leonardo asked with a heavy gaze. Right now, he looked really tired, panting, and suffering a bit of backlash, making him look like he was struggling. I smiled at the detail, simply shifting around and playing with the daggers in my hand as I replied.

"Oh... just a passing by person, coming to take a look when I got the job to take some people out. Never expected to get lucky to find a historic world hidden somewhere like this~"

The teasing whisper of my words only made their expressions even more ugly. A beautiful, gentle light flashed within Leonardo’s body as Durandal appeared in his hands, his expression as bad as the power around him began to twist and turn and grow heavier.

’Getting to the peak of Origin level 3, not bad...’

Musing on that thought, I just flickered my hands, and in that moment itself, Leonardo was flickered away, crashing into the cave walls, his body groaning and moaning as he lay there, the sword disappearing as he took a heavy hit, smiling at it as I twirled the dagger in my hand again.

"Not bad, that’s quite some power."

I said as I started to walk forward, my killing intent filling up the place in a huge manner, though, while I was trying to, words of a whisper fell from my lips, directly hitting Leonardo.

"Looks like Sir Austin’s payment was quite good. I am having fun."

My words stunned Leonardo, his expression falling with deep hate and shock as he screamed.

"Austin sent you!?"

He shouted with deep anger and betrayal, to which I smirked. The rest of the guys gathered, trembling as well, to which I replied.

"Yup, and none of you are going to escape from here to tell anyone a thing."

As I said, I waved my dagger around in a simple manner, far faster than anyone could see, and within that simple action itself, the heads of the five men gathered around fell. Friends of Leonardo in a way. The scene itself made Leonardo’s eyes turn red, filled with deep hatred and anger.

"I WILL KILL YOU!!"

He raged, his eyes burning with a lot of hate, I tell ya. And the moment I was going to attack him, a white, silver, gentle light spread about, the broken parts of the tablet seemingly coming into life. Within the blink of an eye, it covered over Leonardo, protecting him, his shouts coming out.

"NO!... not just me, take her too!"

Leonardo screamed, and I panicked, and I acted fast.

"You are not going anywhere!"

I screamed as I attacked, though my attack was bounced off, and before I could even do my next attack, Leonardo was whisked away to God knows where. Well, I knew, though I kept the act as if I didn’t. Soon, his form faded away from me, and my eyes saw it all as he disappeared. Soon it was just me and the silence of the cave, some dead bodies, and a male dressed as a female acting like he’s knocked out.

So I smiled as I walked to one of the seat-like rocks and took a seat. The body of "Nia" was still on the ground as I, smiling, let my disguise fade away, my real look coming into view as I spoke.

"Come on, 007, you are better than this."

At my normal voice, the body of 007 trembled, his expression going from the worst as it turned more calm and controlled as he suddenly sat up straight, his expression being completely chill as he opened his mouth to bite his tooth off that contained a poison that would instantly kill him.

"Ah!... nah... nah... You ain’t going down that fast."

I spoke with a smile as I controlled his entire body, which turned stiff. So he sat there on the ground fully stiff, unable to move, his eyes filled with deep despair as he looked at me. Seeing firsthand the power I hold, he understood. I had absolute command over his life and his future.

"It’s a mystery indeed. You were on the path to a great future, came to work for me, working for me, a great life was ahead of you, yet you suddenly threw it all away by betraying me. I wonder why."

I spoke, though I did understand the reason. I just wanted to know it from him. So, I gave him the floor, actually.

"Do anything stupid and let’s say, death will be better, all right?"

I said with a smile, to which, trembling and in fear, 007 nodded his head. The moment I arrived, I could see the shift that had taken place. The desires in him had changed, and that was no small matter.

"Leonardo... he saved me... he doesn’t deserve what you are going to give him."

007 said in a stressed tone, seemingly having been fully won over by Leonardo, something I expected but not something I expected to happen so soon. My mind was racing as I understood that this historic world itself had a reason.

’A world of truth, growth, and becoming a true leader.’

A historic world like that, one where you had to choose a path to walk by following something you believed in, and I understood the reason all too well. There were a lot of people around Leonardo, who kept him under control, not just from my side, and all of them, in one fell sweep, had fallen for his charm and amazing quality so different from this dark, hateful world. Truly, as I said, luck is indeed helpful in such cases.

I smirked at 007, still on the ground, looking at me.

"So how much did you tell him?"

My words made 007 stiff as he suddenly had the desire to keep his mouth closed. I chuckled at the sudden loyalty filling his body, to which I mused for a moment. Thinking of my next steps, it would be easy to kill him, but that would be such a waste. Right now, he had fully won over the true friendship and loyalty of Leonardo in a way, and killing him and sending his head would break Leonardo in a way. It’s much more useful to use him.

Thus, I stood up from my seat, the chaotic energy around me swirling at naked speed, and for the first time, I didn’t hide the corruption birthing around him. Thick red energy twisting and desire forming around it, with a hint of purple movement. The moment 007 saw it, he lost all rationality, and I could see the bone-chilling fear in him at the chosen one, who was to lead against corruption, ruffling around in so much corruption that it was beyond logic.

Soon, I was standing over 007, my eyes gleaming with the red of corruption as I placed my hands over his face, his eyes still fixed on me in deep despair as I smirked.

"Don’t worry, 007, you will only become more useful for me."

Saying so, the red light burst apart from me, surging and twisting as it soon started to enter the body of 007 through all his orifices, his nose, eyes, ears and mouth. And 007’s body was trembling as it started to ingest into his body, drilling deep into not just his body but also his soul and changing him on a fundamental level.

And I took a step back as I watched it happen. Just because I don’t like to use it doesn’t mean, as I said, I won’t use it against my enemies. It’s a method of normal change, and it won’t increase my power much, but when it’s useful, it’s useful.

I could see the special, gentle silver light trying to fight back, but that didn’t even last a second, after which even that connection of loyalty formed was corrupted and twisted away, leaving just the crimson darkness.

And soon it was over as 007’s body fell to the ground, his eyes shining with a certain redness for a moment, after which they turned back to normal. He looked the same as always. I mean, dressed like a girl, but you get what I am saying.

So I smirked at the change as 007 knelt at once in response.

"Master."

His voice is fully worshipful because to him, now I am his god, the beginning of his corruption. And I could feel through the corrupted desires that wanted to rampage from within 007.

’Oh my... aren’t you a twisted one.’

I smirked as I said.

"So, what and all did you tell our dear pure-hearted hero?"

To which 007, without any hesitation, started to speak.