Chapter 85

"Save my life?"

"It's truly fascinating."

After hearing Konan's words, Jelal's face twisted into an expression of extreme amusement and said: "You invite me to join your organization? What is your organization's name?"

"And what gave you the illusion that I might be in danger?"

As he spoke, Jelal's eyes glinted with danger.

Jelal admitted that Ace's displayed power had indeed been unexpectedly strong, but that did not mean he himself lacked confidence to fight Ace to the death.

Zikurein was merely fifty percent of Jelal's power—and even that was held back.

Even so, after evaluation by the Fapingyi Society, Zikurein still ranked ninth among the Ten Saint Mage Masters.

Once Jelal reclaimed the power he had allocated to Zikurein, his strength would fully surpass the conventional level of the Ten Saint Mage Masters.

Jelal believed that at that time, even fighting the Four Heavenly Kings of Ishgaria would pose no problem for him.

"Our organization's name is 'Akatsuki.'"

"As for whether you, Mr. Jelal, are in danger, you will soon find out."

"Though from beginning to end, what you have pursued has been a joke, we still have high hopes for you, Mr. Jelal."

"We chose to offer you a choice at the moment of your failure."

Unmoved by Jelal's increasingly dangerous gaze, Konan spoke calmly.

This arrogance, oozing from within, made Jelal deeply displeased.

Only Jelal had ever been arrogant toward others—when had others ever dared to be so toward him?

As Konan finished speaking, Jelal's expression darkened.

"Interesting."

"It seems that before my plan succeeds, I might still have some other activities to enjoy."

Jelal, watching Konan's perpetually calm expression, said grimly: "Then, I will make an exception and allow you to kneel here, waiting for the moment of my success."

"Six-Star Link!"

Jelal raised his right arm, pressing his middle and index fingers tightly together.

A massive golden magical array appeared beneath Jelal's feet, and six celestial bodies of terrifying power materialized in midair, hurtling toward Konan's position.

Though Jelal's power at this moment was only fifty percent of his peak period, it was still not to be underestimated.

Each of the six celestial bodies carried the destructive force of a full-power A-rank mage's attack.

Combined, their assault reached the standard of a Saint Mage Master.

A conventional Saint Mage Master struck by this would be left somewhat disheveled.

"Paper Dance."

Watching the six celestial bodies hurtling toward her, Konan's body began releasing countless sheets of paper, endlessly wrapping around the stars.

Under Konan's unique ninjutsu, these papers could transform into talismans inscribed with defensive spells or talismans inscribed with offensive spells.

They could perform attack, defense, and reconnaissance.

Now Konan used these papers not only to defend against the stars' assault but also to embed numerous explosive tags.

Though Konan's puppet rank was merely B-rank one-star, Lin Cheng had already spent one hundred thousand emotional points to upgrade her puppet rank from B-rank one-star to B-rank two-star, granting her power approaching A-rank one-star puppet strength.

All her attributes received considerable enhancement.

She might still not be able to defeat Jelal at fifty percent power, but merely delaying him posed no problem.

Each explosive tag was equal in power to a high-level fire-ninjutsu unleashed by a jonin at full strength.

Amid a series of explosions, the entire Tower of Paradise trembled slightly.

In fact, had Konan not placed talismans inscribed with defensive spells at key corners atop the Tower of Paradise, the previous chain of explosions would have done far more than merely shake the tower.

Now, as a B-rank two-star puppet, Konan's power had fully reached the level of an S-rank mage.

Ultimately, before the barrage of explosive tags, Jelal's Six-Star Link shattered into fragments—upgraded Konan successfully blocked Jelal's Six-Star Link.

"The Six-Star Link was blocked. Not bad."

"If that's the case, then you earn the right to stand and watch."