THE GOD EATER

Chapter 1403: Undermining Ragnarok.

He was also sure that Wandering Thief and Heavenly Eye were cleaning up the lower realms too. He was convinced because Wandering Thief’s avatar hadn’t returned earlier after disappearing.

Now that Heavenly Eye’s avatar appeared only to disappear soon after, and stashes were no longer where they should be, he was sure they were responsible for his earlier doubt about his memory. Even now, thinking about it, he could see them in his mind sneaking around where they didn’t belong.

On the one hand, he was rightfully angry. Anyone in his shoes whose life savings were ripped away from their hands would only be nearly as angry as he was.

He was also angry that he wanted to find them right then. But he was also worried there was a deeper scheme than what he could see on the surface and a trap waiting for him at the end of his search for retribution.

’Maybe I’m just being paranoid,’ he thought, massaging his forehead.

’These Dao Lords are surely giving me a headache, trying to keep track of what they’re up to. I can’t wait to advance to two-star celestial and have more breathing room.’

Behind him, something was watching him. It was an invisible eye in the sky. It had been following him and tracking his location. It could have been doing this for days, and Loki wouldn’t know.

As a direct result of this surveillance, he didn’t encounter any of the thieves. He also didn’t find any more stashes. His enemies were always a step ahead of him.

Unfortunately for him, this wasn’t the only thing they were doing. The alliance of losers, as he called them, was indeed very busy, working themselves to the bone.

Down below in the lower realm, Wandering Thief wasn’t just doing his job as a thief, but he was also working to undermine Loki’s arrangements.

His figure shuttled through the third dimension, hidden from the world by the first dimension, the second dimension, and his Supreme Metac’s ability. With these three layers of protection, he was confident no one would find him.

He approached a world in this stealth mode. It was a super world, and a very strong one too, so it would be hard to enter without being noticed.

But instead of doing more to make it harder to find him, he knocked openly on the world barrier. He also exposed himself slightly by rippling the space around him. It was an illusion, but it was good enough and successfully drew the will’s attention.

The white ghostly figure appeared and asked, "What do you want?"

"I want to liberate you from Ragnarok’s control," Wandering Thief said, without appearing.

He hid again and shifted his position, making it hard to tell where he was. Even the Will found it difficult to tell who it was speaking with.

But the lack of an identity didn’t stop the will from asking skeptically, "Liberate me how?"

"I am not under his control, and he has not forced me to do anything. So what exactly do you want to free me from?"

"Didn’t you say that he forced you to accept his offer?" Wandering Thief asked, surprised by the reception he’d just received.

He expected the Will to welcome him with open arms, but it was telling him it didn’t need saving.

The Will replied, "I lied earlier to avoid admitting that I was intimidated by Ragnarok."

That was only the partial truth. There was more to why it lied, but the Will of the World quickly glossed over it and said, "Anyway, he didn’t force me. I accepted the offer because it was good for me and because I didn’t want to cross him."

"Don’t you know he is a Gemini? By helping him, you’re digging a pit for yourself," Wandering Thief insisted.

Hearing this, the Will nodded and said, "That may be true. But I still don’t know how you want to help me."

"Most importantly, I don’t know what you will ask for in exchange for your help. Who knows if what you ask for will be worse?"

Wandering Thief sighed in relief and said, "I don’t want anything from you. In fact, this is more of a favor than a transaction."

"I will free you from the oath you swore, so you will be free to accept Domains once more. Then we will help you ascend to the upper realm."

"Ah," the Will of the World exclaimed. "I see. You must be Wandering Thief, then."

"So it is true that you can break oaths. When Ragnarok told me, I didn’t believe him."

’Fucking Ragnarok,’ Wandering Thief thought, swearing inwardly.

’He literally told everyone. He wants to turn the whole world against me.’

’Unfortunately, he fell short. No one can pass off a free benefit.’

Then he said, "I know you don’t trust me, which is why I won’t make any promises or oaths."

"I only want to help you so that I can inconvenience Ragnarok. You don’t need to do anything or give me anything else in exchange."

The Will stayed silent for a while, considering his offer. A few seconds later, it spoke, asking, "Did Ragnarok really destroy four super worlds?"

Wandering Thief answered, "Technically, they were two super worlds. The other two were only in the process of advancing."

"Even if they were all super worlds, they were less than a day old. They can’t compare to your size and power, so you don’t have anything to worry about."

"Is that so?" it asked skeptically.

Before Wandering Thief could reply, he said, "Never mind. But I have bad news for you. I can’t advance any time soon."

"I am still working on assimilating the Grand Dao I exchanged from Ragnarok. So if you plan to have me ascend, it won’t work for five years or more."

Wandering Thief’s heart fell when he heard this. He didn’t like what he heard, but he still shook his head and said, "No need to worry about that."