Endless Debt-Chapter 890 - 32: The Gathering

After changing into a new set of clothes in the activity room, Bologue lay down on the sofa, finally having time to ponder these complex matters.

The things that needed attention were simply too many, Bologue felt his level of anxiety was deepening, he tried not to think about Aimou, focusing his main energy on these extremely important events in front of him.

This negotiation attack wasn’t that simple.

Bologue proposed this idea, then became more certain of this thought.

In his mind, he recalled that pitch-black figure again, Bologue felt there was a vague resonance between them, continuously stirring his inner heart.

Bologue found it hard to describe this feeling with words, just like... just like looking at his blood brother, even though Bologue had no siblings.

"Really strange..."

Bologue murmured to himself, pressing his hand onto where his heart was.

Vaguely, Bologue felt he had experienced such resonance with someone before, but when he tried to recall carefully, he couldn’t remember who that person was.

Bologue’s memory was good, but after repeatedly reviewing his past life, he couldn’t find the slightest trace, even beginning to suspect whether this eerie resonance was some twisted illusion created in certain circumstances, or whether that pitch-black figure inherently possessed some twisted observer’s will.

Another puzzling matter arose, but compared to this, there was another thing that deserved Bologue’s attention.

Bologue sat up from the sofa, lowered his head, and stared at his palm, where the lines were clearly visible.

"Soul Sucker..."

Bologue remembered the vague melody of the Silent Ones, using a term to refer to the power he absorbed.

During his long life, Bologue had many secrets, most of which he had shared with Nesanel, except two parts he never mentioned.

One was the bizarre memory from his "past life," the other was the siphoning ability he obtained far back when he became a Condenser.

This ability allowed Bologue to siphon those Soul Shards from the Demon’s bodies, thus filling the void created by his soul’s deficiency, soothing Bulimia Nervosa.

The soothing effect was quite noticeable, you could tell from comparing with Palmer—Palmer often needed inputs of Mang Silver Soul to alleviate his Bulimia Nervosa, while Bologue could go without it for a month, sometimes wasting these souls to dispel doubts from others, injecting them into his body that didn’t need them at all.

The other ability of Soul Shards was to, when necessary, act like a backup energy source, enabling Bologue to burn it, and release a large amount of Ether to collaborate in battle.

With Bologue’s Tier advancement and Aimou’s help, Bologue didn’t really need this ability for a long time, apart from providing a desperate life-and-death capability in extreme situations, its existence was not very pronounced. 𝕗𝗿𝕖𝐞𝐰𝗲𝕓𝐧𝕠𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝐨𝚖

But this time it became different.

After rigorously analyzing, Bologue found that the prior absorption of Demon’s Soul Shards could actually be regarded as a passive act, where he passively collected them, while this time Bologue actively unleashed this power, forcefully usurping the Ether of the Silent Ones.

While excited about this power, Bologue was also questioning one thing.

Where does this power come from?

It followed Bologue right from the beginning, after years, Bologue had grown accustomed to its ability, and only now did he start contemplating the origin of this power.

Bologue quickly came to realization.

The Astronaut’s Protection.

Aside from the Devil’s bestowed protection, Bologue couldn’t think of another source for this power, let alone during his days as a Debtor, each new ability he acquired had a clear origin, and his memory about external interference was clear.

Unless this was a power granted by the Astronaut, delivered along with the undying power during Scorched Earth Fury.

Having cleared his thoughts, Bologue felt he should find an opportunity to test this ability well, only by turning the unknown into known could he find peace of mind.

Another issue emerged.

If this power stems from the Devil’s Protection, then what is its cost?

The Devil’s Protection was not free, it often came with a substantial cost, which usually related to the Original Sin the Devil represented.

The Gourmand is never sated, the Slothful never rests, the Lustful becomes numb in the end.

Bologue personally witnessed those curses potent enough to drive people insane, he began worrying whether he too bore such a curse, but soon, Bologue’s heart relaxed.

He had already sold his soul, becoming a Debtor, having several layers of curses on him wouldn’t matter much.

After sorting out his thoughts, Bologue felt his mood improved quite a bit, solitary pondering helped alleviate stress and resolve issues.

Palmer, accustomed to laziness, had already returned home after the meeting concluded, while Geoffrey was still next door handling related documents, as the Silent Ones’ raid caused the negotiation with the King’s Secret Sword to slow down again.

No one knew when this oppressive situation would end.

In the meeting, Gold declared the attack was likely related to the King’s Shield Guard, for this reason, the Seventh Group and the Invisible Infiltrators also joined in the chaos, secretly investigating relevant information.