Edward smiled. "That's a secret."
Chapter 301: The Plan to Help Leonard Grow Better
"Hmph."
Pallez's eyes flickered, and he snorted softly. "Go on. You didn't come here today just to clear up a misunderstanding with Leonard, did you?"
Edward chuckled. "That's only part of it. Mainly, there's something else I'd like to work with you on."
"Work with me?" Pallez couldn't help looking surprised. "What could you possibly work with me on?"
"You're injured, aren't you?"
"That's right."
"Then would devouring a Sequence 4 Marauder Half-God help you recover from your injuries?"
Pallez's tone remained flat. "Go on."
"There's an injured Jacob Family Marauder Half-God hiding in Backlund. A few days ago, she nearly parasitized a member of my family. So I want to kill her for revenge!"
"What do you intend to do?"
"I'll help you find her, and you'll kill her! Although you're injured, dealing with someone of a lower Sequence on the same Pathway, with even worse injuries, shouldn't be a problem, right?"
Pallez frowned. "No."
"Why?"
He asked in return, "Has that secretive being told you about Amon?"
"Yes."
Pallez said calmly, "Once I act, I might draw Amon's attention. In my current state, I'd be dead for certain if he set his sights on me."
"I see."
Edward genuinely hadn't considered that. Thinking back, though, Amon seemed to have at least one Sequence 4 avatar near Backlund at the moment.
"Then what if you restrain that Jacob Family Half-God, and I find a way to kill her?"
"Oh? You're actually confident you can kill a Half-God?"
Pallez was somewhat surprised, but he didn't question Edward because of his low Sequence. Instead, he said, "All I can do is use the suppression of my Level of Existence to devour her when she turns into a