Journey Of A Legend

Chapter 224: A Favour To Do

"I want that fruit."

"..."

When the others heard Greg say that, silence fell onto the place instantly. No one wanted to believe that Greg dared to say something like that to one of the strongest experts in the world.

It was like a kid going up to an adult and saying he wanted his money. It was simply ridiculous yet shocking at the same time.

Zane hearing Greg frowned slightly and said calmly, "Look, I know you want the fruit just like everyone else here, but this is mine. It was a deal and I deserved it. But if you want it so much, come and get it yourself."

As Zane said that his body started to leak its suffocating presence, making everyone surprised instantly.

Will Zane truly fight against a kid who is not only several years younger than him but also below him in rank? This was simply outrageous!

Greg seeing that Zane, who was referred to as the strongest expert, took him seriously smiled slightly.

"I am honored that someone like you thinks so high about me, but unfortunately, I need to let you down. I won't get that fruit through combat, but you will simply hand it over."

"!?"

What the hell? Did they hear it right? Did Greg just tell Zane he will hand the fruit over without complaint? What was he thinking? 

There were times when things can go a bit through the boundary, but this time Greg overdid it by a huge margin.

Not only did he act arrogantly for unknown why, but he showed an insane amount of disrespect toward Zane. It was still a surprise that someone like Zane didn't kill Greg.

Everyone around the two looked nervous, waiting for the outcome to play.

Even Joe who was confident in his power looked now anxious because he knew that if it came to a battle, there was nothing to could do to save Greg.

Fighting against Zane with their current strength was like doing bungee jumping without a rope. It was a complete suicide.

"I can't believe him. Nowadays he came to be a bit out of control. He even challenged someone like Zane!", said Mila quietly as huge sweat drops flowed down his face slowly.

Emma and Joe on the side nodded and waited in silence for the outcome to happen.

Zane hearing Greg's statement frowned slightly and wanted to say something when suddenly a scroll appeared out of thin air.

"A Taboo Contract? How?"

The moment Hogan recognized the scroll his eyes widened.

"Taboo Scroll? What is that?", asked Emma on the side, never hearing about something like that.

"Taboo Contract is for the purpose of making deals without breaking the conditions. However, if one side decides to undo the deal with breaking the condition, that side will die. That is what a Taboo Contract."

Now that Joe saw the scroll, he realized why Greg acted as he did.

Back in the Forbidden Lands where they killed the Dark and Light Creatures, Zane and Eliana came to find Greg.

They looked for him to help them obtain the six keys to the unknown place and as a result, they made a deal. Using the Taboo Contract, Greg agreed to help the two, but in exchange, he could make a wish whenever he wanted.

And it seems he made use of that wish right now.

"This guy...", smiled Joe, now looking much calmer than before.

When Zane saw the Taboo Contract in the air, his expression stiffened instantly, and looked at Greg.

"You won't use it now, do you?"

Greg hearing this just smiled and asked, "Can you give me the fruit, or need I to ask for it in a bit rider way?"

"..."

Everyone hearing Greg turned speechless. Especially Hogan and the two girls looked stupified by the happening.

What was happening? Are they watching reality now or was it just a ridiculous dream? Right before them, a Taboo Contract was floating, visibly made between Zane and Greg. Was this really happening?

But the biggest question wasn't that, but instead, for what reason did someone like Zane made a contract with Greg?

"Just who is he?", asked quietly Hogan as he glanced at Greg on the side.

He was still surprised by Greg's showcase of power from the ruins, but he simply thought he had a powerful Guardian and that was all.

But now, it seemed things didn't look as simple as he beloved to.

While Hogan was examining Greg from the distance, until then Zane looked at Elian on his side, waiting for her to tell something.

However, Eliana just simply averted her gaze, visibly showing that she couldn't help no matter what.

But naturally, deep down she was happy that the one obtaining the fruit and going through all of this was not her but instead Zane.

To tell the truth, she was surprised by this too. If it was bit because of this, she would have totally forgotten the contract they made with Greg.

Zane knowing what Eliana thought about looked angry but still didn't say a word.

He simply looked at the huge fruit in his hand then at the scroll in the air and after a deep sigh, he looked at Greg.

"Here. The deal is a deal. I can't do anything about that."

With that said, Zane three the fruit at Greg, while making his body to change back to normal once again.

Greg's eyes after grabbing the fruit brightened instantly and said, "Thank you very much!"

The reason why he used their deal's wish right now was that Alice told him to.

For days, Greg was struggling to form connections between his Flows, but no matter what did he couldn't do it.

He tried several attempts with different experiments, but nine of them help him make the Flows' layer to move.

However, Alice told him maybe if he eats the Blessed fruit from God's tree, he will be able to make the connections.

Naturally, he didn't need to fear if the fruit somehow was the Cursed one, because the instant he felt something was amiss, he would use his mask's power to help him.

But if somehow that wouldn't work, well... He would pray for the best.

As he thought about that, he put the fruit into his shadow, however, the moment he did, he felt like 100 of mountains fell right on his body.

"!"

Without any hesitation, he took the fruit out from his shadow and looked at it.

"This thing is truly the real deal!"

As he thought about this, he started to think and asked Alice.

"What do you think? Should I eat it right now?"

"Well, there should be no danger at all as the changes will take place inside you and not in your proximity, so I think you are free to try."

Hearing this, Greg looked at his friends and the experts around him, and seeing that they were curious about the outcome he smiled and thought, "Sure."

Instantly, he opened his mouth and took a big bite from the fruit.

However, the moment he did, his eyes widened with shock, because suddenly an unexpected sight happened to him.

The moment he took a small portion of the huge fruit into his mouth, the whole fruit melted and flowed on its own into his mouth.

The amount was so much, that Greg's eyes widened with the mixture of shock and pain, while the muscles around his body started to twitch visibly.

When the experts and his friends saw this, they looked surprised, but only for a second, because of the next moment, a terrifying presence broke out from Greg's body.

*BOOM!*

"!"

As this happened everyone needed to cover themselves, not to be blown away accidentally by the shockwave.

"Amazing! So it was truly the Blessed Fruit!", said Joe with amazement as he watched Greg's figure before him.

However, Greg wasn't as surprised as the others around him. No, instead he was sweating so much that if someone looked at him closely it would appear that he just walked out of the shower.

"This... This just way too much!", said Greg instantly as he felt the pressure inside his body to reach almost unbearable heights.

It seemed that if he didn't do something, it was 100% that his body would explode from the inside.

So without any hesitation, he sat down with crossed leg and closed his eyes. Concentrating on the insane amount of pure energy inside his body, Greg activated his First Flow.

Like a crazy train that went out of control, Greg's First Flow streamed through his whole body, making him feel like someone just started to torture himself from the inside.

"Damn! No one told me this would happen!", thought Greg as he started to concentrate on the layer around his Flow.

Alice, who felt and saw everything from his consciousness, chuckled slightly and said calmly, "Well, without pain there is no progress. So just bear with it and use this chance to form as much connection as you can."