Chapter 345 344: Loophole
345 344: Loophole
Divine and Corey did not show any signs of surprise, disbelief, or relief when they heard the words spoken by Calista.
Divine knew that the chances of his proposal being accepted were disgustingly high. From his calculations, he knew that he had a 98% chance of his proposal getting accepted.
Although some high-ranking Underworld Officials 'liked' him, he was not really liked by the majority of the high-ranking Underworld Officials.
He knew that most would accept his proposition since the benefits and entertainment they could gain from it were not little by any means.
He had also explained a few things to Corey, so Corey was also not surprised when Calista told them of the result of the meeting.
"Why did you guys take so long? I thought you guys would have used an hour at most."
Divine questioned with his voice containing a tinge of annoyance. A second later, his expression changed to one of mild amusement and mockery.
"Let me guess. You guys were enjoying our conversation, right?" Divine mockingly spoke, and then his gaze shifted to Corey. "Don't you guys also agree that Smile Reaper should lose his virginity very soon?"
"I swear down I'll beat you to a pulp in the future." Corey viciously said while looking at Divine with unveiled anger, annoyance, and frustration.
Divine chuckled, then he dismissively waved at Corey, and Corey's left eye twitched.
Calista raised her brows slightly, and then she glanced at Corey before shifting her gaze back to Divine.
[You'll be on the special watchlist of the Underworld. If you break any rules, fight anybody, or cause a fight, you'll be sent back to the Central Prison.]
Calista ignored Divine's words and explained the terms of Divine's probation. At first, Divine had a nonchalant expression, but his eyes widened when he realized the gravity of her words.
"Wait! Are you saying I can't defend myself if somebody attempts to kill me?!"
Divine had an extremely pissed-off expression, and despite the gravity of the situation and his words, Corey took delight in his current emotions.
[Yes. You can defend yourself in a fight, but you can't fight back. That was the decision we ended up with.] Calista nonchalantly replied, and Divine's eyes widened to the extreme.
"What the actual fuck?! Why would you fucking put such a rule for me?! What if I die before the fight?!"
Divine could not believe what he was hearing. Although he knew that the majority of the high-ranking Underworld Officials did not like him, he did not think they would play such a card on him.
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Him not having the authorization to fight back irked him to no end, and he hated it. How was he going to fight for his life if a tier 4 or tier 5 tried to attack him?
Divine gritted his teeth, and with a tone filled with restrained anger, he shouted:
"Who the fuck even came up with such a rule.?!"
Calista raised her brows in amusement, and with a soft chuckle, she replied:
[I think you know who.]
Divine clicked his tongue, then he released a sigh and reclined unto the wall behind him.
The Lord of the Central Area.
Only the Lord of the Central Area had so much hate for him. And he was also the only one that would set up a rule that would put his life in danger.
[Besides, if you can't survive till the day of your battle. There's no point in you fighting a tier 5.] Calista said, and Divine furrowed his brows.
"What bullshit are you spouting now? What if a tier 5 or an extremely powerful tier 4 is sent to attack me?"
Divine, for once, did not think that the Lord of the Central Area would not take advantage of such a rule and send multiple tier 4s or tier 5s to attack him.
Although they might not kill him, they would definitely injure him and tire him out before his match with the tier 5.
'The Lord of the Central Area might not be the only one to send tier 4s and tier 5s against me.' Divine thought with calm and cold eyes as he looked at the holographic image of Calista. 'She might even send people to kill me.'
Calista's lips curled up to form an amused smile when she noticed Divine's cold gaze.
[No tier 5 would be allowed to attack you. Though tier 4s can… And their strength does not matter.]
Calista smiled as she spoke, while Divine frowned as numerous thoughts appeared in his mind.
"What of tier 6s and above?"
A voice that none of them expected resounded in the ears of Calista and Divine, and they both looked at Corey, who had an indifferent expression.
"You said that tier 5s would not be allowed to attack him. What of tier 6s and above? Are they also banned from attacking him?"
Corey asked once again when he realized that neither Divine nor Calista responded to his first question even after five seconds had gone by.
What Corey did not know was that both Divine and Calista were surprised at his question.
Divine never thought to ask such a question since he didn't expect a tier 6 or above to go out of their way and attack him.
Tier 6s were usually arrogant, and to act against those below them, especially a tier 3 like him, was beneath them. They usually sent their underlings or people below tier 6 to attack anybody who was below tier 6.
This was the thought that appeared in the minds of Divine and even Calista.
Even Calista did not think a tier 6 would go out of their way to attack a tier 3, no matter how special the tier 3 was.
It was just beneath them.
But with Corey's question, they both had a frightening thought.
What if the Lord of the Central Area decided to be shameless and attacked Divine?
When this thought went through Calista's mind, she remembered that the Lord of the Central Area, who proposed such a rule, precisely said that tier 5s would not be allowed to attack Divine.
He didn't say anything about tier 6s and above.
The Lord of the Central Area might not have meant anything when he made such a rule, and she might actually be overthinking it.
But, the truth of the matter was that there was a loophole in the rule the Lord of the Central Area proposed, and the chances of the Lord of the Central Area using it were not low.
It's either I'm overreacting, or there's a deeper plot to this.'
The gears in the mind of Calista turned, and then she glanced at Corey before facing Divine.
[We'll have another meeting. So wait.]
Without waiting for a response from either Divine or Corey, she disconnected the call.
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