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Chapter 119 - Arius apologizes

After Rhynos removes the restraints, Arius tries to stand up and suddenly hears an incoming sound, so he covers himself with the blanket. Nahira enters, and he feels panicked. She smiles and says, "Welcome, Black Eye, target number 6, yourself." Arius asks her, "How did you know? Did Clarice tell you that?" She replies, "Calm down, no one told me. I discovered it myself, as you know the extent of my sharp intelligence. However, that is not our subject. I would like to talk to you about something." Arius says, "What is it? Do you want me to betray? I will do that right now, just make my escape route easy and you will never see my face in your life." She says, "Calm down, not that, but something else. As you know, you know the bad relationship between Karma and Dazai, your boss." Arius says, "I know that, and what next?" Nahira says, "Do you know that over the days you were sleeping here, the war was raging between the worlds, between the mask criminals and the scum rulers?" Arius was shocked by what he heard. Then Nahira said, "Don't worry, things are fine. Despite the loss for both parties, Dazai managed, thanks to me, to escape with the elders of World Zero from there, returning to their world. As for Karma, he has reached the peak of his anger, so he did terrible things during your absence." Nahira moves from the chair towards Arius, hugs him tightly, places her head on his chest, and says, "You know he did terrible things, my dear poor Arius. While you were fighting Baryon, doing your best to end his era, Karma launched a comprehensive war aimed at wiping out World Zero with everyone in it, and your friend Rymus and all the rulers of destruction were with him. Do you want to know what the worst part is?" She pulls Arius's hand out from under the blanket and touches the ring on his hand, saying, "Karma tortured your beloved wife." Arius's expression changed after hearing these words. Then Nahira wanted to pour more oil on the fire, so she said, "He tortured her physically, psychologically, and mentally, and he probably wanted to get close to her physically, but she refused him." Arius explodes from his place, and despite his injury, he stands up and says, "Where is she?" Nahira says, "Don't worry, she is fine. I saved her myself for your sake. While the fool Karma was at war, I sneaked into his palace and by coincidence found your wife tied up in one of the rooms and moved her to here. The worst part is that she was in a bad condition, and you can really ask her how much I was afraid for her. I swear to you that I had nothing to do with anything that happened to her, and you can even ask her about who was torturing her all the time. Come with me as long as Clarice is not in the palace."

Arius walked with Nahira, and as they walked through the corridors, Arius wondered, "It is impossible for Nahira to do something like this for free. It seems she got something, a deal with Dazai. What is it, I wonder? And also why did Karma kidnap Isola? And what doesn't enter my head is that Nahira wants to help us. This thing doesn't enter my head at all." After a while of walking, they reach one of the rooms. After entering, Arius shouts, "Isola, where are you, Isola?" Isola hears that voice and is shocked to see Arius in a difficult condition, but he is in front of her. She gets up from the bed, hugs him tightly while scared, and says, "Arius, are you okay? Did that evil man do any serious harm to you? Show me your injuries, show me where he hit you, don't hide anything from me." Arius says, "Don't worry about me. Tell me, are you okay?" Isola says, "Yes, I am fine." Then she gives a big smile and says, "Why were you so late for me?" Arius says, "I'm really sorry, I was angry, and also I apologize for what happened to the thing I did back then." Isola says, "It doesn't matter, I also deceived you, so I also bear part of the blame." Nahira says, "Well, I will leave you two alone now, I hope you enjoy yourselves together," and then she leaves while glancing at Isola.

Isola hugs Arius and puts her head on his chest, and he says to her, "Did that scoundrel do it? I mean Karma, did he try to get close to you and also torture you?" Isola said, "Yes, he tried to do it, he tortured me, even shocked me and hit me, and he was going to try to get close to me, but I prevented him. All of that so he would know who you are. He wants to know who the Black Eye is at any cost." Arius says, "Damn him, I wasn't going to let him go as Arius, he wants the Black Eye too, I will make him regret it." At this moment, Isola begins to say, "I'm sorry, my dear, I am only doing this so you can stay with me." Then she remembers Nahira, who told her, "If you want Arius to stay with you, there are things you must do: first, never tell him that I am the one who tortured you, instead you will put all the blame on Karma, and indeed he is an accomplice to this sort of; second, try to praise me a lot and commend me in front of Arius; and third, never try to be clever, because at any moment I will tell my sister the truth about your relationship, and she will do three things if she finds out: first, she will definitely kill you; second, she will take Arius from you; and third, she might kill him if necessary, and you will live alone again. So be a good girl and never act stupidly." Isola says, "Sorry, sorry, Arius," saying it inside her heart.

Arius says, "Listen, my dear, regarding Dazai, I now don't think he will forgive me for what I did, so after getting out of here, I will talk to you about something." Isola says, "What are you going to do now?" He says, "I am heading to kill Karma." Isola is shocked by Arius's terrifying look because his eyes changed color to lavender, and Arius began to say, "I must restore my honor. How dare a piece of scum touch my wife? Does he think she is like his whore concubines? I will punish him and take revenge for you and for me, my dear." Isola says, "Arius, don't you think you have become very strange?" He says, "How so?" She says, "You are acting with extreme haste and strangeness. Was the last battle the cause?" Arius says, "No, the matter is old, but I was hiding it, but I like it, and this is what is important, just be careful, because Arius shows no mercy to anyone except those who deserve mercy." Isola says, "And who deserves it?" Arius laughs and whispers in her ear, saying, "No one deserves it at all." Isola is a little scared and says, "Arius, what is wrong with you?" shouting a little. Arius's eyes return to their normal dark blue color and he says, "What, did I scare you? I was just joking," and begins to laugh a little, making her look a little scared, but she holds on to him because he is her only source of safety here. Arius says, "Well, we are not staying here, we are leaving now and immediately, let's go." Isola says, "Where to?" Arius says, "Towards the places, I mean a place I rented previously to spend time isolated." He goes out of the room and doesn't see anyone, so he uses teleportation and they disappear from the place.

After a while, Clarice returns and does not find Arius in his room, so she screams in a loud voice, and Nahira tells her that Arius escaped through the window a long time ago. Clarice gets angrier, screams, and searches for him, but Arius has left the entire First World anyway.

In that place, Isola is amazed by what she sees around her, as the place is wonderful despite its simplicity. Arius says, "All of this is for you to stay here, I will go get us drinks and come back," and leaves. While she explores the place, Arius teleports to Nahira, who was standing waiting for his return. Arius says, "I have secured my wife now, tell me what you want." Nahira says, "Never mind, I am just going to help you, and I am truly amazed by what you did, because in truth I did not expect you to reach this level of terrifying strength in a short period." Arius says, "This is not our subject now, tell me where Karma is currently." Nahira says, "Come with me first," opening a tunnel from the wall and saying, "Follow me." He descends behind her, being cautious, and when they go down, the lights turn on everywhere to reveal two couches and a table in the middle. Nahira says, "Come and sit there, I will tell you everything that happened during your absence." Arius sits, and she sits opposite him and says, "In fact, during the past days, while you were wrestling with that thing, your gang was fighting a war. Unfortunately, Karma has now succeeded in invading World Zero despite losing much of his army, and he is now in World Zero after eliminating most of the soldiers of your criminal gang, and Dazai and Celis managed to escape from the place towards the lands of Isoria. But Karma plans to catch up with them there and annihilate them completely since he now has a chance to end the matter due to the weakness of your gang. However, you should know that I am the reason for the survival of Dazai and his remaining aides." Arius says, "And what is your interest in all of this?" Nahira laughs and says, "How smart you are, Arius, as I always knew you. My goal is very simple, and it is to eliminate Karma and have all the ten worlds under my authority. As you know, Karma is the highest authority, and beneath him are the rest of the rulers. If I decide to secede from them and declare my world independent, they will wage a war against me. Therefore, to ensure the expansion of my influence and get rid of my problem, I agreed with that thief leader that in exchange for three things I will do, he will make me the ruler of the 10 worlds: first, to open the borders between all worlds, including World Zero; second, to remove all charges directed against every creature in World Zero without any exception; and third, to grant Dazai the treasury of sacred knowledge that Karma possesses in his palace."

Arius's eyes narrow and he says, "The Treasury of Knowledge?" Nahira says, "Yes, Dazai's goal fundamentally is to reach that treasury, didn't he tell you?" Arius says, "No, and tell me what its story is." Nahira says, "It is said to be the place where everything possible in the ten worlds is known, and it is also said to contain secret information that no one knows anyway except Karma alone. But to be honest, I don't care about information and nonsense, my supreme goal is absolute authority only, the rest is forgotten." Arius says, "Tell me, can you agree with me on something?" Nahira says, "And what is it?" Arius says, "Take me to that treasury, and I will do whatever you want." Nahira smiles and says, "A strong offer indeed, anything?" Arius says to her with sharp eyes, "Anything." She says, "Well, agreed, but what I want is not just one thing, but several matters, but the most prominent and primary of them is that I want you, Arius, to kill Karma for me." Arius says, "Will I not face difficulty in front of him?" Nahira laughs and says, "You are really funny, didn't you defeat a creature that terrified Karma himself? What is going to stop you, tell me?" Arius smiles slyly and says, "Damn, you really know me well." She tells him, "Yes, I know you because I am the one who raised you in the past." Arius says, "Anyway, after I reach that treasury, I have other plans that I will do, so be very well prepared, and if I see any manipulation or betrayal moves, then I will kill you instead of him." Nahira looks at him with a cold smile and says, "I see you have truly become arrogant with yourself, boy. Have you forgotten who I am?" He looks at her and says, "Of course I haven't forgotten, but remember that what is in front of you is not the scum Arius whose bones were crushed every morning, and not the Arius who used to try to avoid your anger every day. What stands before you is something you must calculate a thousand accounts for from now on." Then Arius disappears from the room, and Nahira still smiles and says, "Yes, soon we will see, Arius."

In World Zero, Dazai was wounded and lying on a bed in a medical room. Celis stands outside behind glass, and Arlin stands beside her. Arlin says, "Was he able to overthrow you guys so easily?" Celis says, "Yes, unfortunately, despite our large numbers, he alone managed to crush most of our soldiers despite us holding out against him for long hours, but he succeeded in the end." Arlin says, "Yes, Karma is very strong, even I at the peak of my power was nothing in front of him, sister. But tell me, how did he overthrow Dazai like that?" Celis says, "That scoundrel took advantage of the presence of his strongest fighters, so he ordered them all to put pressure on me and Dazai alone while he took care of our army, which allowed him to crush them and put pressure on us. But what really annoyed me were three people: a person named Rymus, another named Balak, and the Master of the Eye. They stopped me in a stupid way." Arlin says, "Rymus was there? It seems he really has become a strong ruler." Celis says, "Do you know him?" Arlin says, "Yes, he was my student in the past and the candidate who succeeded my rule in the sixth world." Celis says, "Damn that scoundrel, he never made me think of anything except crushing him, but he betrayed me. I would like to say that if I had the opportunity to use my true form, the result would not have been that." Arlin says, "Be careful, that form drains your life energy, don't do that." Celis says, "I almost lost my life indeed, and now I don't know what I will do. That scoundrel entered our world, and perhaps within hours he will reach here." Regarding Dazai, at the beginning of the battle, he was unable to use his power because it does not work at night, but he was able to fight against fighters with courage, never fearing anyone for a moment, and he was defending his men. "You know, I think I was wrong about him, my view of him was that he was just a fool and simple-minded, but at times of real situations, his true metal shows." Arlin says, "Yes, and I bear witness to this."

Suddenly, the Blue Eye comes and says, "Excuse me, my lady, but I came to check on Boss Dazai, how is his condition?" The Blue Eye's hand was cut off and wrapped in a bandage. Arlin says, "Don't worry, despite his wounds, he is somewhat fine, why didn't you rest?" He says, "I'm sorry, but my boss was hurt because of me, because when I was in the middle of the battle, a person named Methus appeared in front of me and confronted me, we were tied until he suddenly raged and caused me great damage and cut off my hand because of that. And when I thought it was the end, I found Leader Dazai blocking him and taking a blow for me and passing out. I am really sorry." Celis steps forward and, with a leadership spirit, puts her hand on the Blue Eye's shoulder and says, "Never mind, you were trying to do your best in a battle, and your boss defending you is proof that he fears you getting hurt. So be in good health so your boss can be well too, don't be the reason for Dazai's sacrifice to go in vain. So go and don't carry yourself any blame ever, understood?" The Blue Eye says, "Thank you, my lady," then gives a military salute and leaves the place. Arlin says, "You have always been a successful leader." Celis says, "I always feel what the soldiers feel in battle, and I know that they always make efforts to please their leaders. Therefore, a leader must understand his soldiers just as the soldiers do with their leader. Just as a soldier must protect his leader, the leader must protect his soldier, for he is under his responsibility. And I know that the surviving soldiers now carry the loss on their shoulders even though it is not their fault, because they are ultimately humans facing entities and minds beyond description. Therefore, we must have faith and patience until relief comes to us." Then she looks at the room and watches the unconscious Dazai being treated by doctors.

In the southern part of World Zero, Karma camps with his remaining soldiers and the rulers of destruction on one of the lands there. Karma says, "Listen everyone, our mission is not over yet, we must wipe them off the map wherever they are hiding, understood?" The soldiers shout in one voice, "Yeeeeeeees!" Karma sits on a rock and the rest of the rulers bow before him. Karma says, "You truly impressed me, men, you wiped out Dazai's and his aides' dignity, but I didn't like your performance in front of Celis, because despite your gathering against her, none of you were able to overthrow her." Rymus stands up and says, "Master, I promise you that next time I will cut off her head myself, that whore was fighting us as if we were just a warm-up while her focus was on you, my lord." Karma says, "You," pointing at Rymus, "I want your target to be Celis only, I want to see the blood of the Celestins inside you burn her, and to keep her away from me as much as possible so I can deal with Dazai the Eye. As for all of you, your goal is clear this time, I will allow you to kill whoever you want since we are now in enemy territory." Methus says, "Master, forgive my intrusion, but why don't we destroy their world once and for all and leave here victorious?" Karma laughs and says, "Young boy, it seems you still don't know our goal. Our goal is to cleanse this land of criminals so it becomes ours, and not destroy it. What is the use of this war from the beginning if we are going to leave it destroying it?" Methus apologizes and says, "Sorry for my empty talk." Karma says, "I saw your fight and I liked it, you are the one who brought down Dazai, so I will reward you, Methus, that you will one day become my next advisor, and also if you bring me Dazai dragged on the ground, I will grant you whatever you ask." Methus says, "We want nothing but your satisfaction, my lord."

Shortly after, the Master arrives and says, "Master, I have news that will shock you." Karma says, "What happened? Did you find the place where they are hiding?" The Master says, "No, my lord, but something worse." The Master begins to tremble despite his dignity that used to terrify rulers, and Karma says in surprise, "What happened?" The Master says, "Baryon, my lord, Baryon has been eliminated by the Black Eye." Silence blankets the place, Karma swallows hard and stands up, saying coldly, "What is this nonsense my ears are hearing, repeat what you said." The Master says, "Baryon is dead, my lord, and the one who killed him is the Black Eye." Every ruler freezes in place, Rymus grits his teeth and screams loudly, "Ughhhhhhhhh," and punches the ground, causing a huge tremor that terrified everyone. Then he says, "What is this nonsense you are saying?" then moves a little and sits down, saying, "Yes, I am dreaming for sure."

The Master continues, saying, "Regarding World Zero, my lord, its northern half has been completely wiped out as a result of the battle, equivalent to 500 trillion complete universes, and if we calculate it based on the scale of our worlds, that number is equivalent to 5 worlds of what we have, my lord, wiped out as a result of the fight of those monsters." Karma remains silent as he listens to the Master's explanation, and the Master continues, saying, "Also, my lord, the last signal for the location of Baryon's death was in our worlds." Rymus and the rest of the rulers feel shocked. After that, Karma says with total coldness, "And what happened to that Black Eye?" The Master says, "He won and is alive, but no one knows where he went now or where his place is. But, my lord, our database has just spoken, and I am sorry to tell you that the bounty of that little scum, the Black Eye, has surpassed Baryon's bounty, which no one could reach, for the Black Eye's bounty to go from 200 octillion world currency to 11 nonillion world currency, and he is now classified as an existential threat just like Baryon was previously, and perhaps worse." The Master steps forward and places the holographic screen in front of his master so Karma can see the new number for the Black Eye that the database spoke of. Karma begins to laugh coldly, saying, "Even we don't know his identity or his true form, what a farce, haha."

One of the rulers stood up and said, "Master, does this meaning that the Black Eye has now become the most dangerous creature in existence, and by being on Dazai's side, doesn't this mean he will be against us fiercely? How are we going to act now?" Rymus says, "We will simply eliminate him like the others, where is the problem?" The Master says, "Didn't you hear what I said? He eliminated one of the five most powerful creatures in existence, and he is loose now and we don't know anything else about him, and you say we defeat him? Defeating him is difficult except only for Lord Karma himself."

Karma stands up and says, "Go now, go search for Dazai and kill him immediately." All the rulers fly and scatter everywhere. Karma stands and begins to wipe the sweat from his forehead, saying, "What is this sweat? Is the weather hot here or what?" Suddenly the Master's staff shakes to open the connection, and he finds that it is Nahira. He asks her, "What is the matter?" She tells them, "There is a message for Karma that he must review." Karma says, "What is the matter?" Suddenly, the image of the Black Eye appears on the screen, and he says, "In short, listen to me well, Karma. I know that you have now occupied World Zero, and to disappoint you, the news of what I did to the scum Baryon must have reached you, and perhaps you also know what happened to the other half of the world because of me. Listen to me well, you bum, I will never forgive you. You kidnapped my wife and dared to try to torture her and touch her. I might forgive anyone for anything they commit against me except one thing, and that is for someone to touch my honor with any filth. Therefore, prepare yourself, you, me, and the grave are awaiting us, and believe me, I will make you writhe in pain for every tear that fell from my wife's eye, and from every pain or fear she felt from your filthy act."

Karma feels shocked because he never saw Isola in the first place, and says, "What is happening? What is this person talking about?" The Master says, "It seems he found out, my lord, that we planned to kidnap his wife, but... but how did he know?" Nahira says, "Unfortunately, he came to me and attacked me and managed to save his wife, and I told him that Karma was the one who did all of that to her, and I also told him that he tried to assault her." Karma says, shouting crazily, "I didn't do that! I didn't even go near her! How can you say something like that? This is a conspiracy!" Nahira says, "I don't know. It's a good thing I survived what happened and didn't get killed by that black one. But from what I saw, he had the face of evil and anger, and it seems his battle with Baryon helped boil his blood which is surging, and his wife boosted this anger so he rages at Karma despite his hatred for him anyway." Karma says, "I have nothing to do with it, you are the one who suggested kidnapping her!" Nahira says, "Oh, wonder! Are you now putting all the blame on me to escape? Anyway, he is on his way to you, be prepared for the worst soon, I warned you, goodbye," and then she hangs up the call.

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