Chapter 498

Sui Xiong did as he said. He even set aside the matter of tracking down his physical body for the time being and threw himself wholeheartedly into arranging "bodyguards."

He first contacted his eldest brother, Jormungandr. Jormungandr said he was willing to help, but warned him that Veye was weak. Once his period of weakness arrived, he would be like a paper doll that died at the slightest touch. They absolutely needed to find more helpers.

"Will someone really dare cause trouble?" Sui Xiong caught a hint of ill omen in his words and asked in surprise.

"By all rights, nobody should be suicidal enough to do that, but the rewards are simply too great." Jormungandr sighed. "As long as the benefits are big enough, there will always be people willing to do business that costs them their heads. Take this time, for instance. If they spot an opportunity, strike once, and run, then with enough preparation beforehand, they might just get away before we can react. Then they can hide in the Abyss. Who would go there to hunt them down?"

"I would!" Sui Xiong said viciously.

"Even if you can, you're only one person. It would still be far safer than being hunted by two powerful divine powers."

"Those hunted by me have no such word as 'safe'!" Sui Xiong huffed in anger. If he had had a beard, he would surely have been blowing it and glaring by now. "And it isn't just two powerful divine powers!"

"You mean Manis, the Goddess of Wealth? Forget it. Her status as a powerful divine power is just for show." Jormungandr shook his head with a laugh. "Let me tell you, don't be fooled by the fact that she's a powerful divine power. Bring over any decently capable medium divine