Protagonist? Antagonist? I Reject Both

Chapter 77: Interrogation[III]

Chapter 77: Interrogation[III]

Even though Leon managed to walk out safely, things weren't over as he was annoyed by the mercenaries pestering him about what he encountered inside.

Leon massaged his forehead while looking at the brute who sat there unmoved by his words.

Leon gave him a small sneak peek into the insider thing about the traps, dungeon, and beast.

However, all of them knew there was something amiss as according to the reports, Rose and an unknown man who turned out to be Prince of Jeffson were the first to enter inside through the fog.

Due to this, a question arose.

How did Leon encounter Rose and where did he find her, where did they fight, and where this kid of unknown origin popped from?

While other mercenaries still fixated and waited for the personnel from the big families to explore the Lost Jewel, Marcus decided to meet Leon and have a man-to-man talk.

"I don't believe you. I want to know the truth...The real truth."

"Listen, pal, I understand.."

BOOM!

The coffee table before Leon was smashed into tatters by Marcus who slammed his fist and shouted.

"You understand shit."

Leon flinched back feeling that this man seemed to be copying him.

Marcus raised his hands and showed four fingers.

"I have been forced to coop in here for four years. For fucking four years I have to stay in this wilderness, away from my family, and keep an eye waiting for the fated day. Do you even know how difficult it is to stay awake with minimum sleep and watch my team members die for various reasons and in the end we got nothing...We have nothing..After four years of struggle, what was caught in our hands was nothing but hopelessness and the graves of my members.$

"Then why are you here? Just go somewhere else. As per the riches, the beginning of that land is a risk-free zone and you can fetch the rings that are being laden with treasure."Leon replied with a flustered expression seeing Marcus angry.

"And stop looking at me as if I have stolen your wife. Come on man, I don't have any personal enmity."

Marcus's voice became louder carrying a tint of sadness.

"First thing, I am not interested in these gold and riches. Secondly, I am forced to stay here. I was a poor kid who had to rely on pickpocketing to earn food as no one took small kids to work or pitied us. In a way or another, I found my way in this line and after many shits, I finally found a backing who supplied resources and money."Marcus then slammed his thigh.

Sadness, grief, and regret were etched deep on his face. In an instant, his face brimming with anger seemed to age up a lot.

"We thought that with backing our lives wouldn't be as risky as before and we are quite free but contrary to our thoughts, we just shackled ourselves. If I didn't follow their orders and offend them, every one of my team members would die."

Leon sighed, hearing the man's sad tale.

That's why he didn't like backing unless it's from your own family as in this world, people sell their own kids for the benefit, for example, his own parents who throw him away for their benefit.

Leon sighed heavily and rubbed his forehead.

"Listen here Marcus, I don't know about Reno as who knows where he is but you surely know how these rich second-generation behave. He might be lusting for Rose but didn't hesitate to discard her as bait."

"I have a strong mind and a certain resistance to fog. I found Rose battling the beast and a sneak attack on her. As for the boy, I found him before the fog and as you can see his condition is very bad. I had thought of venturing deeper but I heard a loud shattering voice so in fear for my life, I ran away."

"Is this it?"Marcus asked, staring deep into Leon's eyes looking for any falsity.

"Yes, this is what it is," Leon answered coldly, intertwining his finger.

"I don't know if there is anything called Lost Jewel or not but I think if one managed to get it, that entire place would collapse right after."

Marcus shook his head with a desolate look and then smiled melancholy "Years of hard work and all gone to waste."

"At least you can go back and perhaps retire once your backing appears. It is better to leave this to them as there must be a big picture behind this."

Marcus narrowed his eyes at Leon and then with a sigh got up and walked back.

Marcus was quite sad but Leon just couldn't bring himself to sympathize with me cause if he was a little bit weaker or wouldn't have come out on top from the Anthony face-off, he wouldn't be talking to Marcus in this place rather than in some underground prison with his hands and feet sealed.

If you see their perspective some people weren't wrong. In most cases, each side had their tales for their decision, and one can't just condemn them without a proper outlook of the whole scenario.

That's how complex this world is but that doesn't mean you can sympathize with them.

Just like him who killed many in the name of justice but he had never said he was good. The moment he took any lives, he knew that he was the same as them.

A sinner who should be punished in hell.

Leon smiled and then entered the room where Lucien was in deep slumber with a peaceful expression.

"Sleep well, kid. This might be the last time you might be sleeping well."Leon chuckled, taking a seat near the window.

The Demonic Spear similar to his weapon had been stored inside Lucien's sea of consciousness and with no more thing of substantial importance, all they would find inside would be a dried rotten corpse that might be of little value to some as it was the body of a higher realm cultivator.

Meanwhile, Lucien after passing out, was asleep for the past two days. His body has changed a bit. He had grown a bit taller, and his face had matured a bit carrying a newfound charisma.

As for his cultivation, it was fluctuating but Leon knew that this boy would get a power-up boost.

However it seems, Lucien isn't the only one who got something out of it.

Leon unfolded his sleeves and raised his arms.

"Resisting the influence of Destructive Demonic qi might be one thing but touching it is another."

Lucien touched it because of that crystal or something and he was sure that Reno needed that crystal to get this spear because of which he waited to kill Lucien.

Yeah, Seph might not need it cause he is a different breed from his omnipotent system.

So in that case how did he manage to stay alive even after touching it?

The Demonic Qi of Destruction had the property of erasing this. Or in simpler terms, it reduced every complex thing into a simple molecule by atomic disintegration.

"The only thing I can think of is the Law of Destruction but I don't think I have any enlightenment in that law so what is it?"

Leon clenched his fist and circulated his qi. He started refining it to form a layer of aura over his hand, but unlike previously a darkish gaze emerged from his hands.

"When I touched the spear, some of the qi of destruction seemed to have infected me, and after the confrontation with the God of Destruction, my Qi had gained property of destruction."

Fascinated by this, Leon raised his finger and pressed on the side table.

SWOOSH!

The moment the dark aura from his finger touched the wood of the table, a small crack formed over the surface.

The aura slowly corrodes wood to nothingness invisible to the naked eye.

Leon pressed his chin with his thumb and curled his lips with a smile.

"I was worried about which Law to master but with this, I should go to Law of Destruction. But it would be good if I could master laws relating to Death or kill, or perhaps both as I specialize in this field."

Mastering the Law of Death would give one the power of Necromancy but it's the hardest one to master.

As explained by Sophia, only those who have faced death or are on the verge of death can awaken it. For now, there hadn't been a necromancer on this planet on the surface.

As for those hiding in the dark, no one knows about it.

"Let's leave this later. Instead of wasting time, I should do something meaningful.