Chapter 99
Dividing the Spoils
Chapter 99 Dividing the Spoils
Utravsky possessed a magical item resembling a syringe that allowed him to quickly regain his full strength.
Because this magical item has significant negative effects, he rarely uses it.
The attack from the sealed artifact just now greatly injured and shocked Utravsky, leaving him no chance to use it.
But since the "judge" did not run away, but chose to come back to save his companion, how could Utravsky let him go?
Under the judge's horrified gaze, Utravsky conjured a solid greatsword once more, and the light of dawn emanating from his body shone brightly again.
Hobert moved "The Judge" to the foot of Utravsky's greatsword. Although Daly's power had not yet recovered, she still summoned two ghostly hands that grabbed "The Judge's" ankles.
Utravsky struck down, splitting the "judge" in two.
Hopper collapsed to the ground, panting and laughing. The victory was far greater than planned. A Sequence 6 Extraordinary trait was worth around 6500 pounds, and with a premium, a final price of 8000 to 8500 pounds would be quite normal.
Daili also leaned against the tree, resting with her arms crossed. The damage to her spirit caused by today's battle was difficult to recover with ritual magic; she could only leave it to time to heal on its own in three or four days.
Hobert looked up at Utravsky and said, "Father, your last blow was crucial; you've paid off all your debts."
In fact, Hobert had this plan from the beginning: regardless of the outcome of this battle, as long as Utravsky did his best, he would forgive all of Utravsky's debts.
After all, Hobert spent 1010 pounds on the Nightmare Candle, plus the 150 pounds owed for the method of "overcoming the past self," and minus the 250 pounds paid off with the "Apothecary" potion, Utravsky's debt was actually only 910 pounds.
Of course, Hobart didn't exaggerate, because the Nightmare Candle was indeed worth that much money.
Hobert had planned this all along, partly because he felt that if Utravsky fought for him, he would have truly paid off his debts.
Secondly, there was a fear that Utravsky might turn against Hobert after the war because he was envious of the spoils. After all, Utravsky's negative personality was still intact at this time, and if the battle triggered his ferocity, and Daly was unwilling to help Hobert, he would have to make more concessions to settle the matter.
In reality, Utravsky was still in his prime, while Daly was already very weak. So Hobert simply tested Utravsky by forgiving his debts, which was also a way to keep him calm.
"No, according to the previous agreement, I have only paid off half of the debt." With that, Utravsky walked back to the Harvest Church step by step.
Hobart smiled. "What a faithful priest."
He also had no intention of pursuing the other half of the debt.
At that moment, Upton's scream broke Hobart's train of thought.
It turns out that the spirit that Upton summoned, after killing the "astrologer," went to capture Upton, intending to strangle him as well.
Hobert muttered, "I told you, this is a suicide sealing artifact!"
He looked at the spirit, then, holding 2-355, moved a notebook from house number 103, tore off a few blank sheets of paper, crumpled them up, and threw them at the spirit.
The spirit seemed to have seen the most terrifying thing in the world; with a piercing scream, it returned to the spirit world.
At this moment, the leaves of the "Tree of Order" began to fall, and before they even hit the ground, they turned into a wisp of black mist and disappeared without a trace.
The tree disappeared very quickly. In just over ten seconds, the towering tree on the street was gone, leaving only an ebony-like wooden stick and a metal staff head lying on the ground.
Hobart began cleaning up the battlefield using 2-355. He "moved" the enemy corpses to Room 103, which Upton had rented. The "Corrupted Baron," who had been "buried" underground, had suffocated.
Then Hobart "buried" the bloodstains on the ground, filled in the pit created by the "judge," and finally picked up the wooden stick and the metal staff.
Looking around, there was no indication that a fierce and extraordinary battle had just taken place here.
However, a newly filled pothole is certainly not as solid as other roads that have been compacted; it might reappear after a heavy rain. Hobart couldn't worry about that long-term.
The extraordinary traits of the first two Sequence 8s killed have begun to emerge; one was a "Barbarian" and the other a "Sheriff".
Daisy, who entered last, said, "I'll speed up the precipitation process."
Taking advantage of this break, Hobart said to Hugh and Fors, "Your contributions are enough for you to obtain the potion recipe for 'Master of Tricks,' but I'll have to wait until I perform a psychic ritual to get the recipe."
"I suggest you go back first, and come find me tomorrow. I will give you the potion recipe."
Hugh and Fors still had a vague understanding of the concept of extraordinary properties, and in their eyes, the sealed artifact should be the biggest gain of the night.
They were self-aware enough to know that, given their contributions, they were not entitled to share in the sealed artifact. They were already quite satisfied with obtaining the "Master of Tricks'" potion recipe.
Hearing Hobart's words, Hugh nodded and said goodbye to Fors.
Hobart added, "Going to church two or three times a week will effectively help you avoid divination."
Fors agreed. They certainly remembered what Hobart had said that afternoon: the church could effectively influence the results of divination, which was invaluable knowledge to them.
After watching Hugh and Fors leave, Hobert planned to summon himself later and cast the "Power of Chaos" on the street outside to isolate himself from all divination.
Soon, Daly extracted the extraordinary traits of "Judge", "Corrupted Baron", and "Astrologer" ahead of schedule, and all the spoils were gathered together: one sealed artifact and five extraordinary traits.
In addition, Upton found a total of 63 pounds 6 sous in cash and a crystal ball for divination in their pockets.
Upton also wanted to remove their rings and other jewelry, but Hobart stopped him, saying that these things were of little value and their whereabouts could easily be predicted by the other party's "astrologer".
Since the other party has a companion skilled in divination, one should be fully aware of the need for counter-divination.
As agreed beforehand, Hobart was the first to choose a loot, and he naturally chose the sealed object that looked like a black glove.
Daly chose the extraordinary characteristic of "Judge".
In the second round, Hobert took the extraordinary ability of "Corrupted Baron," while Daly chose the extraordinary ability of "Astrologer."
In the third round, Hobert chose the extraordinary ability of "Sheriff," while Daly took the extraordinary ability of "Barbarian."
In the final round of selection, Hobart took the cash, leaving Daly with only the crystal ball.
(End of this chapter)