Set's words left the King of Negativity somewhat speechless. Chthon and Black Dragon had performed far too poorly—so poorly that Set had completely lost confidence in continuing the fight.
Of course, that was understandable. Chthon and the others' enemies this time were merely two women who had come to this world to pursue the Mechanical Demon King. They could be considered mere nobodies, yet Chthon and the others were about to lose—and lose terribly.
Under such circumstances, Set choosing to give up was not incomprehensible. But understanding was one thing; the King of Negativity could not accept it.
"Set, I said before that if we fail this time, the King of Abilities will become the true King of Abilities. When that happens, we will never be able to defeat him again."
The King of Negativity did everything in his power to persuade Set. Though he did not know what Set wanted, it certainly would not be something simple, and he was unwilling to accept such extortion.
"Not necessarily, King of Negativity. I understand everything you said. The reason I chose to make a deal is because of the next Scripted World."
Set said, "You were the one who brought back this information. You told us that The Intermediary had also prepared a Scripted World and was willing to give us the Script.
"This means that in the next world, we will be the protagonists. For the King of Abilities to become the King of Abilities, he still needs time to complete his transformation, aside from you Nine Compound V Great Trees.
"After all, Ability Rules are the Universe's overarching rules. How could they all be comprehended so quickly? Even with your Destiny Divine Ability, it would still take some time.
"And the new Scripted World happens to fall within that