Chapter 232: Reply, Arrow, Sin Mark

After Kane left, Sizar picked up the contract and started reading. Line by line, though the wording was flowery, it couldn’t hide the fact that it was essentially a slavery contract. And it was for ten whole years! Who knew if he would be sent on a suicide mission as cannon fodder before gaining his freedom, ending up dead and gone? Considering her relationship with Em, this possibility seemed more and more likely.

Over the next two hours, Sizar repeatedly thought about what advantages he had. What were the chances of rising up if he followed this big sister? If he joined the group, what position should he aim for? Would he be a thug? A bad advisor? A technical expert, or perhaps a reserve cadre?

After much deliberation, the teenager finally made up his mind: leave the Divine Prison and join Kane’s team. The reasons were simple. First, with two old men looking out for him, she should give him some preferential treatment. Second, this type of mature woman probably enjoyed the process of subduing Em’s little followers, right? Lastly, if given some time to adapt, once he established himself, he was sure to gain recognition through his own abilities.

An extra point: if he stayed in the Central Territory, maybe he could see his sister soon?! It had only been a few months, but he already missed Dorothy a bit. That brat didn’t call him, and she didn’t even write a letter to her own brother—truly heartless!

After making his decision, Sizar waited for another half hour, and finally, Kane returned, looking triumphant. Judging by her proud expression, she had probably recruited four satisfactory subordinates.

“Kid, have you thought it over?” Arriving in front of Sizar’s cell, the mature woman asked, “If there are no problems, sign your name, pack up, and come with me.”

“I’ve thought it over. My answer is…” Sizar’s lips curled slightly, showing a well-behaved smile. Then, his expression suddenly changed, and he answered with a strange look on his face, “I won’t sign.”

“Huh? Are you messing with me?” Seeing Sizar’s expression that seemed both like a smile and a cry, Kane’s face immediately turned cold as she asked displeased.

“Ahem, how could I mess with you? This contract needs both parties to agree to be valid. Didn’t you ask for my opinion? Although your offer is very good, I’m really sorry.” Sizar replied with a face full of regret.

“You’re not satisfied with my terms? Which one? Tell me, and if it makes sense, I’ll consider changing it.”

“Uh, I already said I’m very sorry.” Sizar forced himself to refuse.

“Kid, are you serious? You know, you’re rejecting my friendship.” The mature woman gave a cold smile and spoke in a threatening tone.

“Serious!” At this moment, Sizar looked bitter, his expression as wronged as could be.

“Did Em put you up to this? He can’t catch me, so he uses this method to disgust me? Fine, I admit you two succeeded. I feel as disgusted as if I swallowed a fly. You win this round, but it’s not over yet! After you get out, we’ll play the second game.”

Kane coldly spoke to Sizar, then turned to glance at Em. At that moment, the major, with his ears plugged, was still fast asleep, completely unaware that Sizar had done something disgusting and pinned the blame on him. This was truly like yellow mud falling into his pants—even if it wasn’t poop, it looked like poop.

Feeling the murderous intent emanating from the mature woman, Sizar smiled innocently: “This beautiful big sister, Boss Em said that since he dared to challenge you, he isn’t afraid of your vicious moves. The so-called ‘planning in dreams, winning outside reality’—that’s the gap between you and him. Also, I’m just a messenger, I’m innocent! Boss Em forced me! He said if I didn’t cooperate, he would…”

“Sizar, I remember you!” After glaring fiercely at the teenager, the mature woman took back the contract, lightly flicked her fingers, then quickly walked out of the South Third Zone. She ignored the boy and instead thought about how to deal with the major, to make him taste what it’s like to wish he were dead!

“Thank goodness, she’s finally gone. Uncle Em, thank you for taking the blame for me!” After seeing Kane off, Sizar glanced back at the still sleeping Em, then shook his head and closed the curtain, not daring to look directly at this tragic uncle.

However, the moment he turned around, Sizar didn’t notice that an inconspicuous arrow had appeared behind his foot. The arrow pointed directly at the iron wall inside the cell.

After closing the curtain, Sizar took half a step back, and his right foot happened to step on the arrow. Then, with a “whoosh,” the teenager felt his body become like a high-speed train, uncontrollably speeding along a track in a certain direction.

With a “boom,” the standing teenager suddenly turned into a blur and smashed into the iron wall at a terrifying speed.

His speed instantly jumped from zero to a terrifying value. Unprepared, Sizar felt a sharp pain in his internal organs, as if all his blood was about to burst out of his pores. Then, his body felt light, and he moved sideways, powerless, shooting toward the wall like a bullet, crashing so hard that his bones felt shattered.

“Ooh, ooh, ooh…” The teenager, having fallen from the wall, curled up, trembling, and moaned in pain. Looking at the spot where the accident happened, an inconspicuous black arrow was slowly fading from the ground, as if being erased by an eraser.

“Petty woman! Cough, cough, it must be her curse!” Coughing up blood, Sizar shouted with a dark face, “Wait! You just wait! One day, I’ll pay you back double! Ouch, my head hurts! The skin’s broken…”

…One hour later…

“Elsa, why did you want me to refuse? Should my great youth really be spent in this tiny hundred-square-meter prison cell?” After his body recovered, Sizar, now alone, no longer hid anything. He pulled open his clothes and questioned the Sin Mark on his chest.

At this time, the twisted, ferocious mouth full of fangs had disappeared, replaced by a beautiful red lip with pearly white teeth slightly showing. Sizar’s current Sin Mark was no different from Elsa’s original mouth.

“In short, you cannot return to the Central Territory. No! Don’t even go back to the Central Continent.” The changed Sin Mark suddenly spoke, and Elsa’s beautiful and seductive voice came from it.

“Why? And, weren’t you in the Death Energy Pool? How did you become a Sin Mark?” Sizar asked, completely confused.

Just earlier, he was about to agree to Kane, but then Elsa’s voice sounded in his head, telling him to refuse. Although he didn’t know the reason, Sizar firmly believed that Elsa wouldn’t deceive him, so the teenager refused. As a result, Em got tricked and ended up with a huge blame—what a joyous occasion! Sadly, he also got revenge from her.

“I’m so sleepy. I don’t have much time. Your questions are too troublesome to answer. I’ll explain later. As for staying in the Death Energy Pool, you brat, you really screwed me over this time! When I wake up next time, I’ll definitely turn you into a girl! How annoying, my lifetime of fame was ruined by a brat like you. Remember, don’t go back to the Central Continent. Go to the Eastern Continent! Find the Mother-Drowning Spring!” The Sin Mark opened and closed a few times, then finally stopped moving, as if it had fallen asleep.

At this moment, Sizar felt a mix of emotions—both happy and sad. Elsa was indeed fine, but he missed a chance to leave. He had offended a female big boss, got hurt badly, and now had to leave his hometown and be far from his sister. But the thing that made him happiest was that Elsa’s blood remaining in his body had finally stopped some kind of transformation?

Ever since he effortlessly advanced to the Affliction Level, the serpent demon bloodline inside him had continuously transformed his body, rejecting the Gluttony Clan bloodline and changing his body toward that of a snake. This process only stopped after he left Aken City and entered the Central Territory. His power stabilized at Mid-stage Calamity. But a more subtle, slower, and imperceptible deep-level transformation never stopped. He only noticed this on the day he was imprisoned, after clashing with Huasheng and then Elsa appearing.

Initially, Sizar thought this was normal. After all, after changing bloodlines, the body would have various reactions—it was an adaptation process. But over the past few months, the teenager noticed his skin was getting better and better. Then, he thought of some unpleasant things, recalling that day when he turned into a girl version of Elsa…

Ever since he learned that Elsa’s soul resided in his body, that he had her blood flowing in him, and that the serpent demon had possessed a corpse once, Sizar immediately remembered the serpent demon’s lifelong wish: to turn him into a cute girl.

So, a conspiracy came to his mind: Elsa was hiding in the Death Energy Pool, slowly manipulating the serpent demon blood, modifying this body bit by bit without him noticing, ultimately achieving the “Cute Girl Completion Plan”?

Fortunately, before any major mistake happened, Elsa finally stopped in time, turned back, chose to stop, and then became a Sin Mark. Although he didn’t understand what exactly happened, his innocence was finally preserved, and Elsa’s condition was getting better. He had a feeling that in a few days, Elsa would wake up, and all doubts would be answered.

“Sizar, what happened? The laboratory lost power for a moment just now?” Camilla, in wraith form, floated out and hovered in front of Sizar, tilting her head curiously. “Huh? Why aren’t you wearing clothes? Oh? Your Sin Mark changed style? So pretty! Hmm? This mouth looks familiar. I think I was kissed by her! Am I getting old? Memory failing? Seeing things?”

“Don’t worry, I’ll explain it to you slowly.”

…

At dinner, Sizar was too embarrassed to come out. It wasn’t until the next morning that he walked out of his room with an awkward smile.

“If you don’t want to, that’s fine. That girl is too domineering; you’d suffer if you followed her.” Geezer didn’t blame him at all, instead comforting him.

“Hey, kid! Why didn’t you go with that woman? She’s from a powerful and wealthy family; it’s a good choice. Or do you dislike her background? Although she’s from the underground, she’s funded by the Federation—she has a dual identity.” Em, still unaware that he had been tricked, looked at Sizar in confusion.

“What’s her background? So cruel! I just refused, and she cursed me, making me suddenly crash into the wall, causing internal bleeding and a mild concussion!” Sizar said with a dark face. Even after a night’s sleep, his internal organs still ached slightly. That hit came too suddenly; he was completely unprepared, hit hard, and got badly injured.

“Same as you, Silver Bloodline. Her family’s ability is the rare space type, capable of guiding spatial direction and controlling speed changes with coordinate arrows. That woman’s nickname is ‘Arrow Witch.’ It has nothing to do with the witch possessed by the Evil King’s Egg. Alright, kid, don’t be angry. You only hit a wall. Back in my day, I hit a high-speed train!” Em said with a look of not wanting to recall the past.