"Um......"

After being nourished by the Valhalla, Erica quickly woke up. After she woke up, she was still a little confused about what was going on, so she just looked at both sides in confusion.

"Are you awake?"

Suddenly a head appeared above scared Elika, but soon she found out that it was Wu Jian, and she herself rested her head on Wu Jian's thigh.

Erica first looked at Wu Jian, as if confirming something, and then smiled and said, "...Oh, I can actually lie on the thigh of the 'king', which really made Erica frightened."

"Stop, I can't let you lie on the floor. Once I slept on the floor, but I woke up so uncomfortable that I felt so bad. Not to mention being in such a place."

"Ha...I didn't expect you to be so polite."

Erica sat up and looked around. Of course, it was a scene after a disaster.

"Have you defeated Mercato?" Erica said, looking at the white clouds in the sky.

"That's right."

Wu Jian stood up and patted his butt and trouser legs.

"That's true?"

Erica suddenly discovered a blind spot.

"Anyway, it's right that he won't come out again. How do you feel?"

Hearing Wu Jian’s question, Erica was stunned for a moment, and then tried to recall the battle that had happened before.

......

"...what the hell is going on? You gave me that power?"

Seeing Erica say this, Wu Jian shook his head and said mysteriously: "Ha, that's the power you awaken yourself!"

......

Erica looked at Wu Jian with a crooked look on her face, then said with a look of "Do you think I don't know?", "I don't know who was chirping in my ear when I was in a semi-coma."

"Aren't I motivating you?" Wu Jian spread his hands, but then he looked disapproving of Erica, so he pressed Erica's shoulder and said seriously: "Listen, Erica. Although I am indeed guiding you, I don't know until the result comes out. The ability to achieve that power is indeed the result of your own will. If you cannot believe this, your achievements will be limited by me in the future. Do you understand?"

"......I see."

When I saw Wu Jian so serious for the first time, Erica was not able to adapt to it at once, but she quickly realized: "But... is that power... called the small universe? The power that can be compared with God is too powerful, and it is not easy for me to master it."

"You're wrong."

"Um?"

"Your power is actually your weapon stained my blood, and my blood flowed into your body, and then it reacted with your power and mutated. In fact, not only the small universe, but also the power I have integrated into."

Wu Jian caressed Erica's previous wound. I don't know if it was because of Wu Jian's touch or the power in his body responding to Wu Jian, Erica's body became restless.

Erica twisted uncomfortable, pushing Wu Jian away with a blush on her face, and then she thought she wanted to leave this feeling behind and recalled the feeling she had had when she fought before.

"...But, that seems to be the kind of power you had when you fought with Vereslana before?" Erica said in confusion at Wu Jian.

“As you thought, it failed.”

Although Wu Jian's tone showed a little disappointment, Erica couldn't understand. The power was already very powerful, so what was wrong with Erica could not imagine.

Although he was a little disappointed, Wu Jian quickly got rid of that feeling and explained: "Although the small universe is indeed very powerful, it seems that it is a tough guy that is not suitable for you at all. Moreover, when I guide you to awaken, I spent a lot of effort to integrate power into it, just to enable you to awaken the most suitable power. I originally thought that the combination of these powers could give birth to power that could surpass me."

"Strength beyond yours?...Is that a power greater than your power potential?"

"That's right, if it's just a small universe, unless you practice earlier than me, you or others will never be able to surpass me."

Wu Jian's confident expression made Erica stunned for a moment, then coughed in a concealment and said, "Better than you... You really dare to say that although I will not betray you, how can you be sure that no one will betray you?"

"It's worthy of being Erica, and I suddenly discovered a blind spot." Wu Jian clapped his hands and explained: "Indeed, I can't limit you too much to maintain your growth. Judging from the current situation, I can't betray me if I betray you (except heroes). But, being afraid that others are stronger than yourself is the mentality that only the weak can have. A true strong person should be happy about it."

Erica really didn't know what to say. Wu Jian's confidence spread to her. Although she was not even stronger than Wu Jian, she also made her determined to be stronger than all of Wu Jian's subordinates.

"And I am not a fool. I don't like ungrateful wolves, let alone give them this power. The stronger my strength, the stronger the means I have (the Temple of Valhalla), and there is no need to worry about those things at all. More importantly, you can't feel the connection between you and me."

After saying that, Wu Jian hugged Erica.

At first, Erica thought that her physical changes were just a shy expression because she was hugged by Wu Jian, but she soon discovered that it was her power resonating with Wu Jian's power.

"This is......"

"This is the connection between you and me, far beyond the connection between ordinary masters and slaves. The power of your and me is formed by each other, although it is still just a prototype now."

"The prototype? That is to say, it can grow again... no, or..."

Erica couldn't find a suitable adjective for a while, and then Wu Jian continued: "The previous form was only temporary, and it had greater variability. What it would become next time is, in addition to my factor, it depends more on your will."

"Will...I will work hard, but should you let me go?"

"Don't be shy...but you really can't let others wait too long."

Although Wu Jian wanted to tease Erica again, he couldn't get interested when he sensed someone was waiting outside the battlefield.

......

Outside the battlefield, a total of five vehicles were parked, and a group of men in black gathered next to a car surrounded an old man with silver hair. Although they were always watching the battlefield, they could not see the specific situation except for some sound and light effects, but they kept watching - even if there was no movement.

"General Manager, should we go in and take a look?" asked a man in black.

"No, wait a little longer."

The old man with silver hair didn't move his head, but just kept looking ahead. The man in black didn't dare to ask anymore. However, a ringtone suddenly rang out at this moment.

The man in black took out his cell phone and looked at it, and quickly handed it to the old man and said, "The general coach is Paul Brandy, the general coach of the 'Red Copper and Black Cross'."

The silver-haired old man moved his eyes and signaled to connect the phone.

"Long time no see, Paul."

......

"Although I really want to reminisce about the past with you, there is still a 'king' here waiting for me to entertain you."

......

"Haha, I'll tell you a long story short. To be honest, it's really not convenient for your niece to be here. No matter what, Sicily is also the territory of Paromos. If Erica Brandy and a 'king' run around here, it will have a bad impact on our Paromos."

......

"Yes, whether it is before and after the attack on Mercato, let's leave the "king" to us Paromos."

The silver-haired old man did not say that Wu Jian had actually faced Mercato, but it was hard to say whether things would develop like this.

......

"Okay, I'll inform this order on my behalf."

......

"You're welcome there."

After the call was finished, the man in black who took back the call respectfully asked: "Master, is this really good? If Erica Brandy had already..."

"If you don't even dare to do something of this level, how can 'Paromos' talk to 'Red Copper Black Cross' head-on? How can you be so timid, how can you be a 'Paromos' person? "

Faced with the old man's reprimand, the man in black could only Vivieno and dared not reply.

"But this is for the reminder of the magic association in Sardinia, otherwise we will be passive. We must thank them carefully, so let's leave it to you."

"yes!"

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I originally thought it was a cold, but it turned out to be a migraine. When I thought I might relapse in the future, I... had a more and more headache. I originally thought I could take a day off and have a double update, but it was also a pain for a day. Today, I can only do this in this chapter, and then see if there is time for a double update or something in July.
Chapter completed!