Asura Conqueror

Chapter 26: Recruiting? Enslaving?

Harv paced around his room trying to contact Owen, the Humanity Bank manager of all 2nd rate countries.

Owen answered and Harv began chattering "Sir, sir you were right. He surely is someone from any of the 1st rate countries. When he gave me an order it felt like I was standing in front of a prince as his loyal subject."

"Wait, wait, slow down." Owen who was eating didn't know what to do with the random information.

Harv breathed and slowly said. " Sir, the person named Marcus came. I think you were right about him being from a 1st rate country. He had the air of a prince not only when he talks but also when he moves."

Owen chuckled "Keep up the good work. Make sure to do what he told you."

"Yes sir," Harv said before Owen cut off the call.

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Both Marcus and Eva were in a hurry to train. Eva is still far behind which is why she is determined to work hard.

They decided not to check out and just stay in the hotel until they leave for Kellar City.

Eva wasn't embarrassed going back. She was no longer an employee but a customer. A customer at their most expensive suite at that.

They went into the lobby and soon the employees saw Eva. Some of them had a few weird looks on their faces, wondering what she was doing here. The others thought that her senses finally came back and wanted to work here again.

But there is one thought that is common in all the male workers. They felt like flirting with her.

Eva paid them no heed and just walked beside Marcus, while Nexus who was to the right of Marcus had a proud look on his face.

If you read his shameless face correctly you could see a few clear writings on it that says 'That's right she's with us. She'll be my woman soon.'

The gang arrived at Marcus' room. The cleaning lady who saw them go in shook her head. A woman going in a room with two men, most people with half a brain could already guess what was happening.

Eva went directly to the alchemy room, followed by Nexus. Marcus had to go and cultivate. He has to advance his spells and see if he could use 'Army Manipulation'.

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In the alchemy room.

Eva immediately trained, leaving Nexus at the side spectating.

Nexus would never get tired of this scene. Seeing her so close in front of him.

Nexus shook his head and sat cross-legged. He too had to cultivate. Even if he doesn't really need to, he still loves the feeling.

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9 Pm

Marcus already made plans for tonight. He had improved his mastery over 'Lightning Form' and is now at the Advance stage.

He got up. He went out of the stone of destruction and headed towards the streets.

The Dwindler Gang hosted fights every night somewhere in the Eastside where they own 100% of the earnings.

He was already told where it was held.

His agenda for tonight is to use 'Army Manipulation' to use as guards.

Because of the 'Desctrucstone', he could already use 'Army Manipulation' to some extent. Something that people in the heavenly realm dread. He practiced it on both the patients in the chamber. Though It didn't work on Krieg, it worked on Nikolo.

This means that he could only use 'Army Manipulation' on people who are weaker than him.

He also needs to test how many people he can control with his current 'Army Manipulation.'

He arrived at the building where the fight would happen. Marcus went to the side where no one would see him and donned a mask and a black robe.

He walked straight to the entrance where a huge muscular man was standing.

As Marcus drew closer the man looked at him and asked. "What's the password?"

Under the robe, Marcus's hand turned red. Then on the tip of his index finger appeared a short intangible vermillion colored string. It started to grow longer as it went straight towards the muscular man.

The bouncer of course had no idea. He was not strong enough to see the vermillion-colored string. It disappeared as it went in the center of his chest. His eyes shone vermillion for a second but turned back to normal afterward. He didn't look lifeless. He just stood there, waiting for his master's command.

"Stand here and do your normal bouncer routine. But If I call, you have to come right away." Marcus commanded. This was his first time using 'Army Manipulation' out in the open. The feeling was exhilarating. Right now he only has one person in his command but in the future, he could have thousands, and then millions.

Once the string latches into the person's soul, both the master and the thrall can communicate with each other at a pretty long range. This kind of magic on the battlefield is dreaded by the enemies of the Asuras.

Marcus went through the door. On the surface, it looked like a normal party that usually happens in clubs. The one thing that's noteworthy is that the music seems to be a little louder than normal.

As he walked around, he asked the bouncer where the true entrance was via soul link. The bouncer gave Marcus the answer without hesitating.

Marcus went through another door. On the other side of it had luxurious-looking stairs that had a few dozen steps.

He could already hear loud shouts coming from below.

At the bottom of the stairs was a booth where tickets are sold and a few meters away from that is another booth where you place your bets.

"I would like to get a VIP room if you have one available," Marcus said to the man who sells tickets. He hated crowds and wanted to avoid them as much as possible.

The man nodded and used his watch to contact someone.

Soon a man dressed in a suit approached. He greeted Marcus with a smile.

"Come with me sir." Said the man.

Marcus followed him. He looked towards the ring where a fight was happening. It wasn't a 1 vs 1 fight but a battle royal.

"Have you made your bets for the next match sir?" The man in a suit asked.

"I'm new here," Marcus said.

He already altered his voice to sound a bit more mature.

"I see. The next fight will feature a 10 man royal rumble and aside from the rule that we always have which is 'No magic weapons allowed', it is 100% no hold barred. These are the participants in the next match." The man handed a paper to Marcus as they arrived in front of the door.

Marcus received the paper with one of his hands and paid for the room with the other. He just randomly chose a contestant and casually placed a bet on him. He gave the money to the man wearing a suit before going into a room.

The VIP room didn't look that luxurious. It has a gray mat covering the floor. 4 small lights on each corner and a bigger light in the middle. The couch was close to the window where you could see the fights clearly. Beside the couch was a lamp and device with a few buttons which you would use for services like calling to place bets.

Marcus sat in the middle and watched the show.

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Eva's practice finally bore fruit. She could cast 'Holy Flames' easily with both hands. Her control over it is still pretty rough though.

Eva smiled. Her white Hanfu clothing was drenched in sweat. You could see from her pale face that she worked really hard in these past few hours.

She had been casting the spell time and time and again. Eva tried her best to improve her control after she could cast 'Holy Flames' without fail but there were only slight improvements. She could already use it for alchemy but who would have guessed that she was hard-headed and wanted to greatly improve her mastery of the spell's control.

"You should rest for now. Use these mana stones and start cultivating." Nexus said as he handed her a few mana stones.

Eva's stopped her actions and looked at Nexus. Her pale face could be easily discerned. "I'll do it in a few minutes. I can already feel the improvement. I don't want to stop now."

Nexus shook his head and walked towards her. "A few minutes was an hour ago. Pushing yourself over your limits is good but you should also know when to stop. Oh, and who said you would stop training. I just asked you to rest from practicing that spell and do something else. You're now ready for a breakthrough."

Eva breathed heavily and stared at Nexus before nodding her head and taking the mana stones. "Thank you for the advice."

Eva walked out of the room but as she reached the door, she turned her head and said "Thank you for everything. I wouldn't know where I would be if it wasn't for you guys. I'll also thank Marcus later on when he gets back."

Nexus chuckled and had a silly smile on his face. "Between us, there is no need for thanks. As I said before, you are one of us."

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Marcus was sitting on the couch while looking at fighters who were entering the stage. The last match already ended a few minutes ago.

'I wish I could at least recruit 10. Hmm, enslave is probably the word I'm looking for. I also need to fashion uniforms for them like mom's elite hidden guards.'

Marcus used the device that allows him to contact the management.

"Once the match is over, bring the winner to me."