The Tale of the Void Emperor-Novel

Chapter 496: Change of Plan, Athan's decision.

Head Zangrel opened a bridge portal that directly led them onto the place piece of land where Athan and Dean Lenix were standing.

Seeing the bridge portal conjuring, Athan and Dean Lenix looked at it.

Athan let out his orderic catastrophe aura as two men walked over to this floating piece of land through the bridge portal.

Athan saw a man with bloodshot eyes and understood that he was Ruzald.

Ruzald rushed forward out of the bridge portal but was confusing upon seeing Head Zangrel and a brat at the orderic catastrophe stage, 'Where is the killer?'

He didn't feel strange that Dean Lenix was here because, as Head Zangrel said, Dean Lenix was the one who captured the killer of his son.

Dean Lenix smiled at Ruzald and said, "No need to be confused, Ruzald. First, let me introduce you to this young man."

Athan smiled as he walked towards Ruzald and stretched out his hand for a handshake, "Hello, elder."

But Ruzald had a grimace as he turned around and looked at Head Zangrel, "Head Zangrel, where is the killer?"

Head Zangrel appeared genuinely confused as he looked at Dean Lenix, "Hey Lenix, where is the killer?"

But he was also looking at Athan with interest in his eyes, 'Is he the person that Lenix told me about? He is really at Orderic Catastrophe. I wonder how he will kill Ruzald?'

Athan's eyes were on Ruzald as he turned around and looked at Dean Lenix after Head Zangrel asked the question.

He completely ignored Athan. According to Ruzald, He had no time to waste on an Orderic Catastrophe brat.

'Move away.' Lenix said telepathically to Zangrel as Zangrel teleported away.

And right at that moment...

"Boring..." Athan muttered as he released half of the stored Netherly frost from his hand.

*Shuaaaaa..*

A gust of dark blue nova hit Ruzald that instantly froze him and killed his soul.

"Wha...what the hell?" Zangrel's eyes almost popped out seeing this scene as he stood beside Lenix.

Next, he saw Athan touching the dark blue frozen body of Ruzald as a mystical black flame-like aura covered Ruzald and, in ten seconds, devoured him completely.

"Wielding such power at Orderic catastrophe stage..." Zangrel was shocked beyond belief before he turned to look at Lenix.

Lenix faintly smiled and nodded, 'You should know what this entails.'

" Let's go, Dean Lenix. " Athan said as he turned around and grinned at both of them, "No need to be awe at this. This world...and the world beyond this is way vaster than you can imagine. "

"Hahaha. After seeing you, I indeed believe in that." Head Zangrel laughed out loud before he waved his hand closed the bridge portal before opening another one.

' So there is hope for Lenix and me after all.'? Thought Zangrel.

...

The three of them walked into the bridge portal before arriving in front of a floating palace.

The palace was hectic as members of Gardues family knew that Munvald died, but just a few moments ago, the soul slip of the family head, Ruzald, also turned into ash.

Everyone was panicking, and the two brothers of Ruzald and other senior members were sitting inside a hall with dire expressions with dark grimaces on their faces.

"Did you two find anything?" Juzald, the younger brother of Ruzald, asked one of the people sitting at the round table.

"Nothing. I tried to contact Head Zangrel, but he is not picking it up."

"I think...we are facing a disaster. The first thing we should do is to rush to Great Bridgade Palace and contact the head family at Upper-Chaosverse." Luzard spoke with a grimace; he was the youngest of the three brothers.

"The little use we had for the head family is also gone now because Munvald died...sigh."

...

Outside...

Athan looked at the palace and didn't move forward.

"I've changed my mind," Athan said with a grin.

"How much wealth do they have? They must be quite rich, right?"

Hearing the quest of Athan, Head Zangrel laughed and said, "Of course. Although they don't possess as much wealth as the organizations here do, The Gardues should have a huge amount of health nonetheless. After all, they are one of the more powerful families here with a connection to Upper-Chaosverse."

Athan turned around looked at Dean Lenix and Head Zangrel before saying, "Then I am not going to wipe them out. At least, not today, and I would need their wealth for the things I have thought to do at Upper-Chaosverse."

Athan started walking back while saying, "I want to kill them myself in a normal way. That way, I can completely exploit them."

"So when are you planning to do the deed in the future?" Dean Lenix asked as he and Head Zangrel also started walking back into the bridge portal.

" You said there are two more powerhouses at Evagon-stage there, right? Then I will go there once I reach Zen order master or grandmaster. " After saying that, Athan paused and at Head Zangrel before saying with a smile, "Head Zangrel, I think you won't let them contact the head family at Upper-Chaosverse, right?"

"Hahaha, naturally. Lenix and I have decided to tie our fate with yours." Head Zangrel laughed out loud before he continued, "We would have been happy to help you directly, but we can't do that because our actions will be easily discovered by the traces of our powers if we were to make any attack on them."

Athan waved his hand and said with a carefree attitude, "It's okay. I will do that myself. But I need to bid time, so I hope you keep an eye on them and don't let them contact Upper-Chaosverse."

" As for Dean Lenix, I have a straightforward request for you. My speed of progress is even slower than a snail's pace after entering Orderic Catastrophe so, I need a lot of Kuriazak fruits to advance in this stage." Athan spoke with a wry smile.

"How slow it is?" Head Zangrel asked with a curious expression. He knew that the more talented and powerful the individual was, the slower he would advance in Orderic Catastrophe phases.

"Sigh...I had to eat eight Kuriazak fruits just to call out my 2nd catastrophe of body order phase." Athan said with a sigh.

Dean Lenix and Head Zangrel were shocked. Eight of them just to call a single catastrophe? What the hell!

"Ahem...With this speed, I think you can only advance by using Kuriazak fruits. Otherwise, It will take too long for you to pass all phases of the Orderic Catastrophe stage." Dean Lenix said with a weak smile, " I will arrange for a large number of fruits every month and deliver them to you."