"What if they won't give it to me?" Xu Le asked timidly.
Against ordinary Oddities, even ones at his level or a level higher, he would probably have already gone in swinging.
But these were Children of Guyinduo!
These monsters were not things he could afford to provoke.
"They won't? Then steal it or rob them. Is that so hard to understand?"
Looking at Night Fiend's baffled expression, Xu Le felt the corners of his mouth twitch.
What kind of logic was that?
"No, Lord Night Fiend, won't they hold a grudge if I do that?"
"No. You're my companion. They never intended to let you off anyway."
Xu Le: ...
He was innocent!
"I'm just a nobody. Surely it hasn't come to that?"
"You were indeed just a nobody before, but things are different now. You have obtained light. Whether with them or with me, our relationship is no longer one of subordination, but one of equality."
"Really?"
"Yes. Once you're equals, they will properly regard you as an opponent, so that they can oppose and fight you as an equal in the future."
"..." Xu Le's head buzzed.
Night Fiend's words struck like thunder. They would regard him as an equal opponent?
How was that any different from telling him to go die?
"I can't beat them!" Xu Le said honestly.
"Yes. As you are now, you can hardly contend with them, so you need to grow stronger as quickly as possible. Absorbing the power of their projections is the fastest way to do that. It will also let you familiarize yourself with their energy rules ahead of time and improve your own advantages."
Improve his advantages? With a gap this huge, improve what, exactly?
Still, it was not as though he had no options at all. He