Chapter 464: Little Thieving Cat!
âHey, what was that thing you gave to me when I was sleeping?â Void suddenly asked.
âThat liquid? If I recall correctly, old man Gerald called it a Resurgence Liquid,â Grey replied after a while.
âGood, I want that,â Void said.
Grey tripped when he heard this, not expecting Void to demand for the liquid he had been searching for all this while.
âI donât have any, besides, I gave you some not too long ago,â Grey replied.
âItâs not enough, donât you want me to recover completely?â Void asked while staring at Grey with his big black eyes.
âIâm not falling for that,â Grey said emotionlessly, looking at Void straight in the eyes.
âYouâre heartless, who can say no to me? Iâm such a cute little guy,â Void snorted coldly.
âI almost died, venturing into the Magical Beastsâ forest to search for that liquid, and I still couldnât find it. I was only fortunate to see it when I was leaving the forest,â Grey said with both hands folded in front of him.
âThe Magical Beastsâ forest? You went there without me?â Void asked.
âYou were sleeping, and besides, technically, I did take you along since you were in my ring all this while,â Grey replied.
Voidâs expression suddenly changed when Grey spoke of his storage ring, but he quickly hid it. Unfortunately, Grey sensed that something was wrong when he noticed the slight change in his expression.
âVoid, what did you do?â Grey asked slowly.
âNothing, so⦠where are we?â Void quickly changed the topic.
Greyâs expression fell when he saw this, without even waiting for anything, he quickly sent his spiritual senses into his storage ring. His eyes widened when he saw the state of the ring.
âYou thieving cat! Where are they?â Grey asked while pointing at Void.
âI have no idea what youâre speaking about,â Void said while looking around, clearly avoiding Greyâs eyes.
âAll the herbs and essence stones are gone. Youâre the only one who can enter this place, spit them out!â Grey said.
All the herbs he gathered while he was in the Magical Beastsâ forest was nowhere to be seen. Even what was left of the essence stones in his storage ring was gone. Void was obviously the only culprit.
âI just woke up, I needed a lot of energy. If I didnât absorb them then you wouldâve been dead,â Void hurriedly explained.
Grey stared at Voidâs small protruding stomach, he suddenly remembered the first time he saw Void. Almost all the fruits he acquired were eaten by the small guy. Now once again, Void had done it again, this time, eating even more than the first time.
âYou⦠*Sigh* forget it. Come letâs go back,â Grey shook his head.
He couldnât scold Void since he knew he needed the energy, but he only felt upset at how Void didnât even ask for his permission.
âGo back to where? I can sense a treasure here,â Void said with glittering eyes before looking around in confusion, âWait, where are we?â
âThe Magical Beastsâ forest,â Grey replied.
âThis is the Magical Beastsâ forest? No wonder I can sense treasures around,â Void exclaimed.
âWait, how powerful are you now?â Grey asked.
He recalled the Jaguar Void killed was at the peak of the Early stages of the Overlord Plane. Since Void could kill it easily, it meant he was at least in the Early stages of the Overlord Plane.
âIâm a Rank Five magical beast now. Wait, how come youâre still so weak?â Void declared proudly, before staring at Grey in confusion.
Grey threw a glance at Void, not even bothering to answer him. He had been so focused on getting a cure for Void that he completely left cultivation by the side. If not for the red lightning orb he absorbed, then he wouldâve still been in the Seventh stage of the Origin Plane.
âThe Early stages or the Mid stages?â He asked.
âI just broke through, so Iâm still in the Early stages,â Void answered.
âHow come that Jaguar couldnât fight back?â Grey asked.
Although he didnât see the fight, he knew Void was the only one who attacked. And he clearly heard Void bragging while he was attacking.
âItâs a low leveled beast, of course it would freeze in awe when in the presence of his daddy,â Void said proudly, puffing out his chest.
Grey rolled his eyes when he saw how Void was acting, even after being asleep for so long, he was still the same.
âWait, you still havenât answered why you are able to talk,â He said.
âHigh leveled magical beasts gain the ability to speak once they get to Rank Five, this is common knowledge, how come you donât know about it?â Void replied, not forgetting to mock Grey at the end of his statement.
Grey almost wanted to punch Void, but he knew he wouldnât be able to catch him. He had problems catching Void while he was still more powerful than he was, much less now that he was weaker. Itâs already a good thing that Void didnât decide to find problems with him.
âCome on, letâs go for the treasure,â Void said excitedly.
âNo, thereâs no telling what we will encounter in the deeper parts of the forest. There was a disturbance in the forest a few weeks back, itâs still starting to go back to normal, but we canât be too sure what the current situation is like,â Grey rejected the idea immediately.
Since Void was fine now, he wanted to head back to Lapis City. The reason heâs going back is not because he didnât want to go to the other continent, but because he couldnât without the essence stones.
The only way he can acquire a large amount of essence stones is either he stole it, sold some things, or borrowed from old man Gerald.
Old man Gerald was still in the city, he was sure of that.
âCome on, stop being a scaredy cat. Letâs go get that treasure! I can sense it, itâs shinyâ¦â Void tried convincing Grey fervently.
On hearing that it was shiny, Grey was more certain that they werenât going to go search for whatever the treasure was. Something must definitely be guarding it, something powerful.
The only thing that likes shiny things as much as Void are Dragons. Although the chances of seeing Dragons this far out in the Magical Beastsâ forest wasnât high, it wasnât zero. Grey couldnât even start to imagine what the situation would be like if they were surrounded by a pair of Dragons.
âStop being a wussy,â Void said.
Grey immediately turned around, not bothering to answer him. Now that Void could speak out, there was no end to the troubles he would cause.
âHey, stop there,â Void called out.
Grey continued walking away.
Void turned to look in the direction of where he could sense the treasure, and the direction that Grey was headed.
Just as he was about to complain, he sensed something from another direction. Two things, in particular.
One was a powerful aura he didnât want to see, the other was a strong spatial undulations.
âHey, thereâs a spatial undulation coming from that side,â Void suddenly appeared on Greyâs shoulder, using his small paws to show Grey the direction the spatial undulation was coming from.
âYeah, Iâm aware of that. Actually, that was where I was headed, but youâve unfortunately used up the essence stones,â Grey explained.
âOh, where does it lead?â Void asked, curiously.
âYou wouldnât believe it,â Grey said, refusing to tell Void where it led.
âI would, come on, tell me,â Void started pestering.
âIf you behave properly, I might just tell you before we get back to the city,â Grey said with a smile.
âBut⦠Iâm always well behaved. When have I ever behaved improperly?â Void asked.
âThat time you stole that shiny thing from that Dragon, when youâ¦â Grey started to count the problems Void had caused since they knew each other.
âThose canât even be counted as me causing any problems. Did you die?â Void asked.
âNo, but I nearly died,â Grey replied.
âSo did I, so weâre even,â Void said.
âYou canât use just one event to write off all the things youâve done before,â Grey said.
âOf course I can, I just did. Since Iâm the latest victim, I have the upper hand,â Void said.
âYouâre crazy. Weâll be going to a city filled with treasures people suffered to get from the Magical Beastsâ forest, please, try to leave them in peace,â Grey warned beforehand.
If Void were to head to the city, the chances of him stealing from the entire city is very high. Given his current strength, no one would be able to even sense when he stole their treasure, much less being able to apprehend him.
âCome on, I wouldnât take a thing,â Void said.
Eight hours later.
The duo appeared in Lapis City after casually strolling through the Magical Beastsâ forest. With Voidâs current strength, Grey didnât need to fear anything as they walked back.