CHAPTER 485 GET THE KEY (PART TWO)

"Young master, I also heard a new piece of information when I was eavesdropping. I heard one of the

grand-elders saying that this box could only be opened in the presence of two other keys. Other than

that, even the sect leader was not powerful enough to open it. The two other keys were essential to

open this box." Now that he was certain that Carey was not able to open the box, Darren just made up

any lies that he wanted Carey to believe.

"Are you actually sure about that? This is the first time I hear of this." Carey stared at Darren, looking

very suspicious. He tried to hide the murderous intent in his eyes again.

"Yes, that is what I heard back then when I was stealing the key. They were conferring about how to kill

you before the sect leader finishes his closed-door cultivation, and that's when I heard it," Darren

responded with a sincere and genuine look on his face, hoping that Carey would buy his story.

"Those old pricks, I knew it! They want to overthrow me. When I have mastered the inferior true rule, I

shall have them killed instantly! A horrible death is what they will get! Plotting against me now? Oh I

shall have no mercy for them!" Carey shouted with a snort, as a strong murderous intent and fury burnt

at the bottom of his heart. He was enraged.

"Wait a minute. Something is off. Tell me now? They did not spot you when you listened in on them? I

despise them, but I also know them to be extremely powerful. How did they not sense your presence at

the time? That is highly irregular and unlike them." Carey's tone grew colder and deeper while staring

at Darren in a deadly manner.

Carey's suspicion was well-founded not just from Darren's response. He had done something with the

invisible cloak, which enabled him to sense the presence of Darren. However his aura disappeared

completely without a trace for some moments. And this made him more suspicious about Darren's

words. That was why he was testing Darren's story.

Carey was an extremely paranoid character, and he even suspected that Kaleb had been captured by

the three grand-elders and defected to their side. There was no end to Carey's paranoia.

Otherwise it would not make sense to him that Kaleb could eavesdrop on the three powerful grand-

elders and steal the key with relative ease without them ever noticing it. The way Carey saw it,

something must be off, and it was very likely that the Kaleb standing in front of him right now was a

traitor. How Carey hated traitors! This belongs to - ©.

This question also caught Darren completely off guard. Without any hesitation, he decided to ignore

this question by Carey and pretended to be anxious for him instead. "Young master, at this moment,

maybe we should just focus on getting the key so that you can get your training of the true rule

underway before we get to anything else. After we have those with the Primitive Feminine Bloodline

under our custody, I will explain everything that has taken place to you. I will explain everything in

detail.

The thing that I fear the most right now is those old pricks coming over here and launching their attack

against you without any warning. If they actually do that, we will be dead for certain, and in an instant.

They are extremely powerful. With the key in your hand, even if you decide not to fight them, you can

still go and hide in the dungeon, where they would not be able to enter without the keys. You will be

safe under all circumstances. Your safety is paramount."

Carey stared at Kaleb, personified by Darren and noticed the anxiousness in his look and voice. What

he had suggested was indeed reasonable and thoughtful, so Carey decided that he needed to set his

suspicion aside for now and focus on getting the key instead as his life depended on it. He realized he

was in danger. Another reason was that Kaleb had always been loyal to him, and it was highly

improbable that he would defect to anyone else. So Carey finally decided to trust him fully. Therefore

he relaxed towards Kaleb a little.

"Fine. Kaleb, you did well this time. You go now and get some rest. You have earned it. After I get the

key, we can go and kill those old pricks. The Red Inferno Sect will then be ours to rule forever, with no

one to challenge us! Ha-ha!" Carey patted Darren on the shoulder to convey his satisfaction with him,

and then headed towards his palatial inner chamber for the practice of his true rule.

Just when he was about to leave, he turned his head and looked towards a dark corner which Darren

did not notice. With that done, Carey left with a cold and cruel smile on his face.

Carey had just left the room and was out of sight, and immediately a man-shaped shadow instantly

appeared out of nowhere and approached Darren. The shadow, however, appeared benevolent.

"Master, please be careful! I sensed someone else in this room. He is quite a strong opponent and is

about to ambush you! You must prepare yourself for he is near!"

Horace, the grand-elder, immediately notified Darren telepathically of a stronger presence when Darren

had not been aware of this grim situation yet. Darren suddenly stiffened up and all his senses went on

immediate alert.

"Come on out now! It is high time for you to show yourself to me!" Darren instantly grew vigilant of his

surroundings and shouted the order as an attempt to flush his opponent out his hiding place.

"Ha-ha, Kaleb, you are not so bad after all. I must admit that you have exceeded my expectations. I

never expected that you would be able to sense my presence here! But you proved me wrong!"

A figure emerged from the dark corner that Carey had given a look at earlier. However his body

remained in the state of a pitch black shadow despite his movement. The figure looked menacing.

"You are not so bad yourself. I see that you have mastered the Shadow Rule! And now you are

showing off too!" Darren pointed out his method. Horace, who was also quite familiar with such a trick,

had told him this with his spiritual sense.

"I see that I have underestimated you. You really appear to know much, which is quite impressive. In

that case, I will kindly grant you a quick and painless death, and I hope you will appreciate my

kindness," the dark shadow said lightly as if he was talking about a small matter as opposed to a case

of life and death. His sadism was all too obvious.

"And why do you want to kill me? What do you suppose that would solve? And in which way have I

wronged you?" Darren asked calmly, not in the least bit intimidated by the shadow's murderous intent.

"I never intended to kill you as you have always been a loyal servant to us. However, you also know the

young master to be a skeptical and meticulous person, who does not like any loose ends. You know

too much about him, which represents a risk to him, so he must have you killed. Is this explanation

good enough for you? In any case, this is the only explanation I have." The black shadow smiled coldly,

with dead eyes, and continued, "Good enough or not, you are going to die here today and now. I hope

there are no hard feelings. After all this is nothing personal, but purely business I am ordered to take

care of. I am sure that you understand, right? You are smart enough." Darren snorted at this comment

and reverted back to his original appearance, which was completely unexpected to the shadow, whose

dead eyes grew wider at the surprise.

"What? What is going on here? Who are you? You are not Kaleb! Who the hell are you? What did you

do to Kaleb?" The dark shadow was clearly startled by such sudden turn of events.

"Master, it is good to go now. I have entirely sealed off this space, and Carey would not sense anything

if we kill him right now, but we must be swift!" Horace gave Darren the green light and Darren

acknowledged it.

The reason why Darren had been having this long conversation with him was simply to buy himself

some more time so that Horace could seal off this entire space. No one else would notice what was

happening here now.

"Good job. Then it's your turn now. Get on with it quickly as I figure that Carey may have got the key

already, go ahead now," Darren barked the order into the thin air, as the shadow looked surprised.

"Yes, master! Right away master!"

After a deferential response of acknowledgement, Horace, the grand-elder, appeared in front of the

shadow, startling him and his dead eyes.

"Damn! It's you! You! You! You traitor!" The shadow panicked as his voice shook with fear.

"Your little trick of Shadow Rule is nothing but child's play before me. Now it is time for you to die! Get

ready to breathe your last breath!"

Runes began to flash in Horace's hand, and without any hesitation Horace used his most powerful kill

shot, and blasted space cracks at the shadow. Despite the state of the shadow, he was still reduced to

pieces in an instant under the force of the space cracks.

Darren saw what was left of the shadow and he was very satisfied with the strength of his subordinate.

That grand-elder was truly powerful. The shadow was in tatters now. The strength of this shadow was

only slightly weaker than that of the Water Kylin. Darren would not have stood a chance against him,

but Horace managed to kill him within a split second, which was indeed quite impressive to Darren.

Darren was grateful to have Horace on his side now.

"Let's go and find Carey to get the key now that this is over, come on!" Darren ordered and then

headed towards the chamber in the depth of Carey's palace.