Chapter 496: Chapter 496

Su-hyeun wasnt surprised or fl.u.s.tered by Osiriss entrance. He already knew that the Predator was watching the three of them some time ago.

Hmm Osiris rubbed his waist without saying anything else. That was where the wound inflicted by Odin was. Not bad.

The sacrifices from a second ago helped heal the wound just a little more. Osiris smiled in satisfaction and grabbed the other floating eyeball.

He then began slotting this eyeball into his eye socket previously covered by his eyelid. Su-hyeun frowned at this rather unpleasant sight and generated a Thunderbolt in his hand.

Flash!

Rumble!

He threw the lightning spear, and it flew instantly toward Osiris.

For a greeting, it certainly was a bit on the nasty side. Su-hyeun fired this attack, thinking he needed to gauge how tough Osiris was as an opponent.

Sure enough

Bzzzzz

Osiris easily defended against the Thunderbolt with his bare hand, then grabbed it casually, Isnt this a little over the top for a welcome?

Thats because Im just so glad to see you.

Pazzzik

Su-hyeun retorted and generated yet another Thunderbolt. This new one was noticeably bigger than the previous lightning spear. He planned to wage reconnaissance warfare by gradually amping up the firepower.

Ill use Gungnir later, he thought.

If it was at all possible, he didnt want to use Gungnir, which was currently mounted on his back.

Su-hyeun spotted the wound on Osiriss waist as soon as the Predator made his appearance.

That was the kind of injury youd get after getting stabbed by something. If that wound resulted from fighting Odin, it mustve been inflicted by Gungnir.

An existence on the level of Osiris should possess a powerful healing ability, yet the wound was still there. It could only mean that Gungnir was definitely capable of fatally wounding this creature.

At the very last second, Ill use it to bring him down for sure.

Su-hyeun had already strategized on how to fight Osiris for quite some time. Now was the time to put it to good use.

But then

Expand! Sun Wukong suddenly appeared right behind Osiris and swung his staff down. Ruyi!

KA-BOOOOOM!

Ruyi Jingu Bang grew as big as a mansion and slammed down on Osiriss head. Sun Wukong tutted in irritation and muttered lowly, He dodged?

Third Brother! Su-hyeun hurriedly called out to Sun Wukong. The latter looked like he had lost his mind during that sudden attack.

Sun Wukong shrunk Ruyi Jingu Bang, slung it around his shoulder, and then looked back at Su-hyeun. His eyes began burning in murderous intent as soon he spotted Osiris, probably because of Master Subhutis matter.

His eyes glowed in a crimson color; the Fiery Golden Eyes had been activated. Also, the golden fillet had revealed itself on his forehead.

After awakening the two supernatural powers signifying the Great Sage Heavens Equal, Sun Wukong yelled back at Su-hyeun in a booming voice, What?! Whats wrong now?

Id like to deal with him by myself.

No, hang on. First of all, I should

Grab!

Sun Wukong couldnt finish his sentence courtesy of a hand gripping his throat from behind.

Is this punk the so-called Great Sage Heavens Equal? Now that Ive taken a good look at you, it seems youre much more like a vicious little monkey, arent you?

Cough, kek!

Sun Wukong struggled mightily to break free from Osiriss hand.

Su-hyeun couldnt make a move. Even though he wanted to, Osiriss other hand pointed at where Sun Wukongs heart was.

I didnt come here to fight. I only came to talk.

In that case, why dont you let him go first?

Id love to do that, but this one seems not very keen on that idea. It seems youre the same, too, Osiris replied while maintaining that permanent smile of his.

The current situation was indeed advantageous for Osiris.

Even if hes an immortal, Im quite sure he wouldnt be able to move around for a long while after his heart is pierced. I wonder, what will happen if I rip him into thousands of pieces and send them to different h.e.l.ls under my care? Now Im getting rather curious.

You said you wanted to talk, isnt that right?

Thats right, talk. It looks like youve finally calmed down enough for a

Hey.

Squeeeeze

Osiriss grip was gradually coming loose. Still caught in the Predators hand, Sun Wukong had begun prying off the fingers from his neck.

How dare you look down on me?!

Crunch!

Osiriss fingers were bent in the opposite directions. Sun Wukong finally freed himself, but then, he spun around right there and punched powerfully behind him.

Smaaaack!

Osiris, struck firmly on the chest, was flung far away. At the same time, Sun Wukong aimed with Ruyi Jingu Bang, Expand, Ruyi!

KA-BOOM!

Ruyi Jingu Bang slammed Osiris straight into the ground. Sun Wukong held the staff in one hand while bending over. He then began coughing explosively.

Su-hyeun was concerned about Sun Wukongs condition, so he hurriedly approached his Third Brother, Are you alright?

Seriously now. That guy is super strong, Sun Wukong managed to answer before coughing some more.

Su-hyeun agreed with Sun Wukongs a.s.sessment and nodded.

Up until now, he had never seen Sun Wukong lose to someone in terms of pure physical strength. Sure, he might lack a bit in the techniques department, but Sun Wukong never lost to anyone in strength or hand grip. This fact remained true from the very first moment they met until now.

One only had to look at how he easily wielded that heavy Ruyi Jingu Bang as if it didnt weigh anything. The staff was so heavy that one wouldnt even need separate strength training since lugging it around would do the job for you anyway.

The Third Brother did lower his guard just now. Still, someone like him got suppressed by only one hand, Su-hyeun thought.

It could only mean that Osiriss grip strength was truly extraordinary. To make matters worse, he wasnt even specialized in physical combat like Sun Wukong.

According to the illusory recreation performed by Buddha, Osiris was more like a magician.

Whether its the physical or magical combat, I mustnt let my guard down.

Although everything happened very quickly, Su-hyeun still learned a few things just now. Besides, Sun Wukong also managed to land an attack on Osiris.

Maybe itll be better to leave it to Third Brother, Su-hyeun thought.

I cant do it, Sun Wukong suddenly held up both of his hands.

Now that was an unexpected response.

Until only a second ago, he had been baring his murderous intent at Osiris, the culprit responsible for tormenting Master Subhuti for such a long time. That was why Su-hyeun couldnt help but feel puzzled by Sun Wukongs declaration of surrender.

Just look at the b.a.s.t.a.r.d. Hes totally fine, isnt he?

Only after hearing Sun Wukong out did Su-hyeun s.h.i.+ft his gaze over to where Ruyi Jingu Bangs tip was.

That was when he finally noticed.

Creeeeak

He saw the figure of Osiris deftly lifting the stupendously heavy Ruyi Jingu Bang with his hands.

He didnt seem hurt at all.

To Su-hyeuns eyes, it looked like Sun Wukong managed to hurt Osiris somehow. However, the one responsible for punching and swinging the staff, Sun Wukong, didnt feel any of his attacks connecting.

Even so

But only for that reason? Su-hyeun still couldnt believe that Sun Wukong was ready to give up because of such a reason.

There had to be another reason.

Is it because of me?

Well, I thought you two have something to discuss.

You thought I did?

No, not like that. Sun Wukong shrunk Ruyi Jingu Bang, then stared at Osiris, That guy has something to say to you, I think.

Hmm Su-hyeun quietly looked around.

The ocean of Predators had stopped moving altogether.

No matter how many were chopped apart and burned to ashes, they still madly rushed at the trio. Only one existence present today could be capable of stopping all these Predators.

Does he really want to talk? Su-hyeun pondered.

Initially, Su-hyeun thought that Osiris was simply enjoying the current situation. Also, maybe he was trying to waste time for some reason.

But for the time being, at least, Osiris did not emit any hostility. When he grabbed Sun Wukongs throat from behind, he couldve easily landed a grievous wound, yet he chose not to.

All this, just to talk with Su-hyeun?

So, do you finally feel the urge to have a chat? Osiris asked while lightly dusting his clothes.

He then gently floated in the air and hovered closer to Su-hyeuns position.

They maintained a suitable distance. The ocean of Predators coming to a complete stop forced Thor to stop ungainly as well. He walked up to Su-hyeun and muttered, I dont understand what is going on here.

The battle had entered a temporary lull.

Sun Wukong sat cross-legged on a cloud. While Thor was panting heavily to recover from his fatigue, Miru continued to let out a threatening growl in Osiriss direction.

Clack

Su-hyeun sheathed his sword, then crossed his arms in front of his chest while staring silently at Osiris. As if he was trying to say, Start talking, then.

When he did

Its kind of awkward in the current situation, so

Shu-aaaah

Black smoke rose in the surroundings.

Looks like we require a suitable stage.

The black smoke spread around with Osiris and Su-hyeun as its center. Sun Wukong was about to shoot up from his spot at Osiriss sudden suspicious behavior, but Su-hyeun simply glanced back to him, Itll be alright, Third Brother.

Sun Wukong hesitated slightly. For a brief moment there, all sorts of dilemmas could be spied on his face. Soon afterward, he settled back down and muttered softly, I believe in you, little bro.

Shu-wuwu

The surrounding scenery changed. Now they were inside a s.p.a.ce so dark that the walls here mustve been painted in black ink.

The only objects with any color in this s.p.a.ce were Su-hyeun, who was standing in front of the green-haired Osiris, and Osiris himself in his smart black business suit.

Su-hyeun wordlessly scanned this s.p.a.ce. He found it somewhat familiar.

Its the Dark World.

From a long time ago, he learned a lot about this s.p.a.ce. In here, the thoughts of the user would become reality.

Thomas was well known for using this skill. It had no limitation on how it could be used. Out of all the skills Su-hyeun knew, it was excellent enough to be ranked within the top 10.

However, Osiris activated such a skill as if it was nothing to him and with the level of proficiency that Thomas could never even hope to compare.

Master Subhuti and the other G.o.ds probably created skills. Does that mean the Dark World is a copy of Osiriss technique?

Still, what a relief this was.

Since he knew about the Dark World, he knew how to break through this s.p.a.ce if the need arose.

Without that knowledge, he would have found relaxedly chatting like this pretty much impossible.

In here should be perfect for us two to chat for a while. Dont you agree? Osiris approached much closer to Su-hyeun. In fact, he was close enough to touch the other party by reaching out.

However, Su-hyeun still did not raise his guard. Both of them were unarmed, and they were not displaying any hostility, at least for the time being.

Giii-iiing

A flashy, gorgeous chair with dragon engravings materialized where Osiris stood.

He settled down on the golden chair. Another copy of the same chair appeared behind Su-hyeun, so he sat down, too.

And so, the two of them sat close enough to be in a touching distance and began their discussion.

Okay, so? What do you want to talk about? Su-hyeun leaned back and crossed his legs.

Osiris pondered something for a while. He was the one asking for a chat, but now that the stage had been set, it looked like he didnt have anything to say in particular.

After a bit of waiting, no reply came his way, causing Su-hyeun to furrow his brow.

Osiris watched the frown appear on Su-hyeuns face before finally opening his mouth, Im not sure where to even begin

If you have nothing to say, then Ill take it that you are merely trying to waste my time, Su-hyeun curtly retorted and was about to get up, but then

The current you, which side are you?

Su-hyeuns movement came to a halt at Osiriss question. He stared silently at the Predator.

Which side was he?

It wasnt easy to decipher the true meaning of that question, but what really messed up Su-hyeuns thoughts were the words that came before it.

The current me? he thought.

If Osiris knew about Su-hyeuns Six Paths of Past Lives, then it made some sense he would ask a question like that. If that was indeed the case here, putting aside the question of how Osiris had figured out Su-hyeuns innate ability, the way he uttered the current you sounded too natural. It was as if he had said it before.

And the moment he heard those words, a certain scene flitted in and out of Su-hyeuns mind.

Which side are you on?

It was a similar question, with slightly different wording.

Without a doubt, that voice belonged to Osiris..