NOVEL NEXT Chapter 365 Valkyrie, I've Come to Collect My Debt
His face hurt a bit. He had just sworn up and down that there was no way the Book of Wisdom in his possession could be lost or stolen, and before he could even finish his sentence, that little rascal, Black Dragon Lance, had stealthily taken the Book of Wisdom from him.
As a deity, he naturally had heard of the Book of Wisdom and knew how to manipulate and use it.
With the Book of Wisdom in hand, he was confident he could beat Black Dragon Lance and recover the lost face.
Now things had turned out great, he hadn't just failed to regain his lost face, but had lost face again.
That damned Black Dragon, really left him no dignity, clearly before, the Valkyrie had been called down just once by Sophia, that little wench. The Valkyrie could safely return to the Divine Realm, so why did things change when it came to him...
Hold back, he told himself. First, trick the Book of Wisdom back from the little Black Dragon, then when he got his hands on the Book of Wisdom, he would deal harshly with the little rascal.
Hammond saw the Book of Wisdom being snatched by Black Dragon and panicked; the reliable and composed image of the God of Judgement completely shattered in his heart.
The Book of Wisdom hadn't even warmed up in the hands of the God of Judgement before being taken by Black Dragon.
What to do?
With the Book of Wisdom in hand, and without activating its true divine powers, he didn't have the confidence to suppress Black Dragon, and now without the Book of Wisdom, he was even less confident about taking it back.
"Black Dragon, would you please return the Book of Wisdom to me? It is an artifact of our Mountain of the Goddess of Wisdom, and we absolutely cannot allow it to be controlled by beings outside the Mountain of the Goddess of Wisdom."
Hammond took a deep breath, suppressing the urge to use force to take back the Book of Wisdom, and spoke to Black Dragon Lance in a good-natured manner.
It would be best to retrieve the Book of Wisdom through gentle means, this Black Dragon before him was obviously different from other Pureblood Dragons.
Although he wasn't a Dragon Island Giant Dragon, his connections... far exceeded his expectations.
Before, Sophia Your Highness said that the Valkyrie might know Black Dragon and have an unusual relationship with him.
Now... it seemed the God of Judgement also knew Black Dragon, and their relationship... was both antagonistic and friendly.
Both of these deities from the Divine Realm might be friends of Black Dragon.
Such a thing... was unheard of...
"This... you should say to the God of Judgement, what's the use of telling me? I got the Book of Wisdom from the God of Judgement's hands, your Book of Wisdom was borrowed by the God of Judgement. Now that the Book of Wisdom is gone, you don't go and ask the God of Judgement but ask me, what are you implying?
Oh, I get it, do you think I'm a background-less Black Dragon that's easy to bully? Planning to suppress me with your stature? If that's what you think, then you can give it a try and see if I'm as easily bullied as you imagine.
I don't seek trouble, it doesn't mean I'm afraid of trouble. Similarly, I don't provoke your Mountain of the Goddess of Wisdom, it doesn't mean I'm afraid of your Mountain of the Goddess of Wisdom, if you think that bringing up the Mountain of the Goddess of Wisdom can intimidate me, then you can give it a try.
See if I fear your Mountain of the Goddess of Wisdom."
Not having taken the Book of Wisdom from Hammond earlier, had already given enough face to the Mountain of the Goddess of Wisdom. If Hammond thought he could just evoke the Mountain of the Goddess of Wisdom and expect him to obediently hand over the Book of Wisdom, that would be too naive.
The Book of Wisdom was taken from the hands of the God of Judgement, Donnash, why would the Mountain of the Goddess of Wisdom have any reason to demand the book back from him.
"I didn't mean that, what I meant is..."
"I don't care what your intention is, you just need to know you have no right to demand the Book of Wisdom from me. Whoever you lent the Book of Wisdom to, you go ask them. If you can get it back, that's your skill. If you can't... you go back and ask your Pope how to handle it."
"!!!"
Hammond was livid; Black Dragon was just too domineering, too overbearing.
But... seeking the Book of Wisdom from Black Dragon did indeed entail the notion of bullying him, even if he didn't mean it that way.
Being a divine personnel of the Wisdom Holy Mountain, he was not someone unreasonable, just as Black Dragon had said, Black Dragon had already saved their Mountain of the Goddess of Wisdom enough face.
If he continued to force Black Dragon to return the Book of Wisdom, he was indeed being unreasonable.
God of Judgement, Donnash, heard Lance's words and silently clicked his tongue; the young adult Black Dragon was too domineering.
In his confrontation with the Radiant Divine Court, he had only used the doctrine of the Martial God and dared not to truly be disrespectful towards the Martial God or the Light God King.
That Black Dragon just now... had that same vibe he had when he had faced the Radiant Divine Court.
There was a reason why he had liked the young Black Dragon in the past.
"Don't panic; the Book of Wisdom, I shall help you retrieve it."
God of Judgement, Donnash, reassured Hammond, then his gaze fell back on Lance.
[The Book of Wisdom is useless to you if you have it, give it back, and I promise you, once I get it, I will absolutely not use the Book of Wisdom to harm you.]
"It's useless, your true form can't descend into the Human World, you can't do anything to me, whereas I... can easily deal with you."
[You won't give face to a deity like me?]
"Nope."
Donnash was amused to the point of laughter by Lance's attitude; it seemed the little Black Dragon had forgotten his other identity.
Apart from being the God of Judgement, he was also the Heroic Spirit God-King of the Heroic Spirit Temple and, coincidentally, a former friend of the little Black Dragon was now in the Heroic Spirit Temple, along with a Fantasy Heroic Spirit willing to respond to the call of the Black Dragon.
Managing to deal with the God of Judgement, he'd see if he could also handle the Heroic Spirit God-King.
Donnash stepped forward, walking on air until he was not far from Lance, crossed his legs, and sat in the void, ready to negotiate properly with the little Black Dragon.