Chapter 665 Crisis Looms
Several months later...
One of the men from the Fuller family, along with several other men from the family, was stationed on the border between Scott Province and Snow Province.
From the metal tower on which they stood, they could see several square miles in the distance on both sides of the border.
But at that moment, the man standing guard in that area had a strange look in his eyes, while a green pentagram glowed in both of his eyes.
Meanwhile, he watched a large group of monsters pass through the area toward the interior of Scott Province.
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At the same time, in Saltstar City...
Vicente stood in his training room, his third pentagram glowing around him and a white glow coming from his eyes.
Seeing and feeling the strength of the monsters in front of the body of the man he had sent to the border, he couldn't help but make an ugly expression.
"Shit!" He commented as he returned to normal and stopped using his third ability to see through this man.
Looking at Eve and Casey, who were with him now, he couldn't help but report what he had just seen. "A large number of monsters are crossing our border right now."
"A large number?" Casey wondered.
"More than a thousand monsters."
Gulp!
"All that?" The blonde woman asked, finding it a bit much.
Vicente looked at her silently while she tried to convince him.
"I will only be a 3rd stage lamia because of the bodies you have. That will be enough for you and me to have a master-slave relationship. There will be no way for me to betray you.
On the other hand, with me by your side, I will be able to guide your people according to my knowledge of monsters.
Although you have studied and dealt with many monsters, you don't think like one, and you don't have the experience of living among them. If I have a body, Vicente, I can help you better than anyone.
Trust me, and I will facilitate your dominion over the province, even in the midst of The Purification's consequences."
Vicente and Torne looked at the necklace containing this lamia's soul, both silent as they considered what she had to say.
'You will have to decide whether to take her with you on the hunt or leave her in the province, master. Though she's valuable either way, I can't help but admit that she'd be more useful in the province.
As much as she can help us on the journey north, she can do little to facilitate our victories in battle. She's powerful, but her powers are better against magicians. She won't be as strong against other monsters.
But in the province, she could really help the family groups fight monsters better, and the magical creatures that will come here aren't exactly the strongest. Even though she's not as powerful in the monster world, she'll be able to handle the ones that come here.
The only problem is whether she can deal with your men. A contract between you will oblige her to follow your rules, but it won't take away her personality. That could be a problem.'
'I know. There are pros and cons to leaving her here or taking her with us,' Vicente pondered while holding the necklace in his hands.
He closed his eyes and said to Prisiche. "All right, I'll give you what you want. But if you cause me trouble, you'll be in for more terror than you can imagine."
The lamia felt her soul tremble at Vicente's words, not understanding how this man could still frighten her after she had accompanied him for so long.
"You won't regret it. Even though we're different races, Vicente, you and I want the same thing—our survival. The safer Scott Province is, the better for me. I don't want monsters unrelated to me to get in my way.
As long as I had no prospects, I would ally myself with any monster to improve my chances. But since I am on your side, I have resources, people, infrastructure, and more, I don't need them. So betraying or harming you would be bad for me!"
