The Epic Tale of Chaos vs Order

Chapter 397 Gluttony's Eye

"Hahaha, not bad. That was fast. Yes, I am the one in control right now. You can refer to me as the Scarlet King."

There was terror in the trio's eyes. They could think but could not act or do anything other than what the Scarlet King allowed.

Zarius saw with dread how his body moved without his control and took the bloody body in his hand, raising it from the ground. There was no skin on the body, as it seemed all was burned, and a red mask hindered their view of the man's face, but they could clearly see his eyes glowing with red light.

"Who among you is the one with the highest status?"

When the trio heard that question, a single thought crossed their minds. The Scarlet King might want to make a deal with the one with the highest background, so it was in their best interest to name themselves.

Unfortunately, the power invading their minds forced them to act based on instinct, erasing any form of deception, and the trio immediately pointed their fingers at the dying young man in the distance.

"Oh, interesting."

Zarius's body once again moved on its own, bringing the Scarlet King to the bloody young man. He was not alone since Orphin and the other Wave King also began to move, with the duo attacking the mountain with all their power, wrecking it to pieces.

While it was the way back, it was also a gate for the Blood King or Azure Family to come through. Right now, the Scarlet King was in no condition to fight powerful enemies, so it was best to destroy this end of the intercontinental teleportation formation.

Kain was still conscious and heard the duo approaching. His body was already shutting down, but he wanted to endure so he could see how that ominous entity killed the trio. He used all his strength to raise his eyes, looking straight into the eyes of the Scarlet King.

"Every organ in your body is shutting down, and you are about to die."

Kain attempted to speak, but only blood came out.

"Your trachea and esophagus are gone. Don't worry; we can speak through our thoughts."

Once again, the voice of the Scarlet King echoed inside his mind, and Kain felt the telepathic link.

"Will you save me?"

"The damage to your organs is too much, and I am using all my strength only to stop myself from dying. However, even if I could, I would not do it since all those who saw me would have to die."

The answer from the Scarlet King was instantaneous, making a weak smile appear on the dying boy.

"I see."

The Scarlet King's eyes narrowed as he saw the frustration in the young boy's eyes. It was one he had seen many times before in the mirror when he was young.

"Tell me, boy, have you ever heard of a Faustian Contract?"

A meaningful light appeared in Kain's eyes as he heard those words. He had read many tales, including those of other races, but he did not think he would listen to one of humankind on his deathbed.

"You want to buy my soul?"

"Kind of. I will eat it, gaining all your memories. It is a new technique, so I might fail if you put up resistance. Allow me to consume your soul, and I will kill everybody who has wronged you and also make sure those you care about are protected to the best of my abilities."

No matter your race, the soul was the most precious part of your existence, and as long as it remained, maybe you could reincarnate. While it might sound like a fairy tale, they lived in a world where the impossible could happen.

Before, Kain would have never accepted such a deal, but right now, the hatred for the people who plotted against him and the fear for his family brought a new sense of determination to his soul.

"I accept."

"Then it is a deal."

As soon as they finished their pact, the red helmet covering the Scarlet King's head split in the middle, revealing a third eye with sharp teeth instead of eyelids.

"Gluttony's Eye."

The Scarlet King's voice seemed to resonate in Kain's eyes as tendrils emerged from the third eye, piercing into his brain. A sense of immense agony assaulted Kain, but he clenched his teeth and did not fight back, allowing the tendrils to do their mission.

The red light in the Scarlet King's eyes glowed with more and more power as he pushed himself to the limit. Gluttony's Eye was a unique skill that the Scarlet King had learned during his travel through the teleportation formation.

How he learned it was similar to how he mastered The Flow; it emerged from his past life's memories.

It took all the Scarlet King's effort and concentration, but in the end, he extracted the sky-blue electromagnetic force field from Kain's brain, his soul.

The red tendrils brought Kain's soul into the third eye, where this one began to consume it ravenously, and immediately, a stream of information flooded the Scarlet King's mind as he learned everything from the young man.

'His name was Kain. Hahaha, what a small world.'

The Scarlet King silently laughed at the similarity between his and the young Inferno Daemon's name but did not overthink it as he assimilated all. Luckily for him, Kain was young, so there was not too much information, and he could incorporate all those memories in less than an hour.

After that was over, the Scarlet King turned to the mountain and, seeing the level of destruction in it and being sure that it could not work anymore, he silently nodded before sending another command to Orphin and the Wave King of the Abyssal Clan.

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"Collect as many King Beasts as possible in an hour and bring them to me. Prefer those with a high level of blood vitality."

After that command, the duo did not say a word and followed the command, vanishing into the forest. After that, Zarius stomped on the ground, forming a large basin and putting the bloody body of the Scarlet King in it.