Sam is not one bit surprised by the results.
He had a straight face as he looked at Osiris. The number nine is somewhat unexpected, but it clearly indicated how much he outclassed everyone. Osiris started taking them one by one away. After around twenty minutes, Sam's turn has come.
"So, how are you feeling now? I hope this round is to your satisfaction?"
Osiris asked as both of them sat down in an empty room.
Sam looked around curiously, he didn't even notice what has happened, he was just taken away directly and even before he could make sense of it, he is already sitting in the chair with Osiris asking this question.
"I am fine. It's a great competition. I like that formation a lot."
"Yeah, I heard that you are very fond of creating this stuff. Would you like the blueprint of that formation?"
"What is it gonna cost?"
"Around five wishes."
Sam smiled and shook his head.
"No need. I can build that on my own in a couple of years. There is no need to waste this amazing opportunity on something that I will eventually gain."
"A couple of years is way too far away. You will be able to spend your time on something much more productive. What are you going to do with nine wishes anyway, it is not like you are lacking anything. You have the resources you need, people that are handling all your worldly affairs, the only thing you might not earn right now is time."
"Well, I got my divine dimension, that will speed up my research process a bit. Even then, the process of exploring it and reiterating by myself is going to be very unique learning experience. I wouldn't miss that.
The benefits that I gain and the things that I will be able to invent as by products while I unravel each and every mystery behind that. That would be fascinating experience that I don't want to spoil."
"You sure are pretty confident, when you don't even know how to make the formation. Do you even know what level of cultivation you should have to do that?"
"I don't. But that is all part of the fun. As for if I could possibly do it, yes I can. You can carve that word in stone if you want to."
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt"Interesting. Anyway, let's go on with your nine wishes. You can wish for anything and everything, but if it is something that shouldn't be given to you according to your competition rules, or something that will be beyond your current state of cultivation and everything I deemed outrageous and overboard will not be awarde.
So, think carefully and tell me what is it that you want."
"I don't want to use four of them now. Is it possible for me to ask of it when we meet in the future?"
"Do you think we will meet again?"
"Yes."
"Why would you want to store the wishes? Your life at the bottom most point right now. Suffering in hell, day after day confronting all your sins big and small, which are going stronger every second that you are spending here.
I am the god of life and god of death. There are many things you could ask me, that would make your life easier in hell.
Your friends all asked me some way to deal with the corruption. Even the people with one wish. And there are many more things that you could ask of me. To make your life easier, efficient."
"I don't need that. But I am curious why you are trying to so hard to make me spend all of those wishes. Why are you in such a hurry?"
Osiris didn't speak.
Sam continued.
"I will make things easier for you. One of the wishes is for you to give me a chance to make the other four wishes at a different point of time in the future."
"Granted. But the wishes shouldn't exceed in value compared to now."
"Don't worry. It won't.
Now that five wishes are out of the way, let's see how we can use the remaining four. I want you to take me to different places.
First one, to Desolate."
Osiris raised an eyebrow in intrigue.
"To Desolate? Why? Are you craving to go back home after suffering so much?"
"No. I need to talk to my friends and see how they are doing. My force is in war against Olympus. I need to see how they are progressing. Why? Is it against the rules?"
"No, they only said that I can't let you guys escape, they didn't say anything about letting you speak with your friends for a while. Let's go. I am curious about what you want to talk as well."
Osiris waved his hands and Sam reappeared in Desolate. Particularly in the Tempest Valley. He looked at the Old Beast with a smile.
Old Beast suddenly stood up in that lightning storm.
*HOWL*
He looked towards the sky and howled in full vigor. The silver lightning disappeared in a flash. This is the first time Sam saw the Old Beast in his full form. Without any lightning obstructing him.
Old Beast looked at Sam and then at Osiris with a vigilant gaze.
"What are you doing here Osiris? Why are you here with the kid?"
Osiris chuckled at the sheer hostility and said.
"I am not here to trouble. I never knew that a Divine creature like yourself will voluntarily stay in this planet even after you managed to get out of the shackles. And to think that you would be friend of a mere human? Things have changed. Did you soften up on your imprisonment?"
Old Beast growled at those words as its aura changed.
Sam suddenly felt suffocated. The surrounding space seemed to have been twisted as some silver sparks appeared in the air.
"Come on now, the planet will be destroyed if you growl anymore. I am sure you like this place and I mean no hostility here. I am here to bring Sam here since he wanted to talk to you."
Sam finally managed to get a breath. He looked at the Old Beast and said.
"You are holding a lot of your strength back."
"It doesn't matter. What are you doing here? I thought you are going to be in hell for a while."
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏm"I will be. I found a loophole and came back. I don't have a lot of time."
"Go ahead, what do you want?"
"You must have known about the war, right? I just got an upper position in the competition once again, I destroyed Dayus so badly that our score disparity is almost 10 times. I will talk to those three also, but I just wanted to give you some heads up."
"About what?"
"I don't know what it is. But I am sure Zeus would do something. Even if it is not Zeus the other Olympians are going to attack. I don't know what those mad fuckers will do. Just take care of things here.
Desolate is the core of all the operations and most people are being reliant on us. They are weak. You will be the last line of defense here. Whatever happens on this planet, make sure that people won't die.
I am counting on your wisdom. Guide those three when things go sideways. From my experience, in a way war no matter how much you prepare, things always go sideways."
"You don't need to say that all to me. I will handle everything. You can go ahead and finish your little competition."
"Thank you."
Old Beast looked at Osiris and said.
"That kid is my kin. If you don't mind, let those gods know about that. He is my kin."
The old beast turned around and the lightning in the valley resumed as Osiris and Sam disappeared.
In a realm far away in a conference room.
Currently, the trio is holding a meeting as they are discussing something.
"I suggest we use the dark element this time. We haven't used that since the start of the war. That is the best way to showcase the true terror of what we can do." Watt suggested
"But that will be too torturous to them. The dark element setup is hard for us to control besides the space element. We won't be able to easily adjust it to the city level. I don't mind people dying, but it doesn't have to be so violent. And the problem with the surroundings is also too big.
The whole city is covered with fertile lands. We cannot just let go of that treasure trove. We can actually open a sub-branch of our pharmaceutical wing here. It is that good for herbs."
Philip said as he looked at the chart. They have been discussing this for a while now.
"Idiots, all you have to do is reduce the liquid in the dark energy capsules that are inside the device. Just do some basic calculations and you can figure that out in five minutes. What the hell are you all fussing so much about."
The trio froze as they heard Sam's voice.