Ascension of the Dark Seraph - Chapter 183

Chapter 183: One Sided Negotiation Chapter 183: One Sided Negotiation Dullan stepped inside and was instantly dumbfounded at the sight that greeted him.

Something he didn’t expect at all.

It wasn’t a move that he expected a youngster would do.

On the chair where he usually sat, the power chair that would indicate his status, sat Lucivar.

As if invading Dullan’s workspace wasn’t disrespectful enough-a place where his face was practically everything, Lucivar took it a step further.

Seated on his lap with Lucivar’s arm wrapped around her waist, wearing an expression of shame-was the very secretary Dullan had entrusted to represent him in the meeting.

She was utterly embarrassed, fixing her gaze to the floor.

Considering the situation, she didn’t dare to meet Dullan’s eyes.

All she wanted to do was sink into the earth and be freed from this embarrassing situation.

“Yo!” Lucivar nudged his chin up in acknowledgment.

“I’ve been waiting for you, Mr.

CEO” Dullan’s eyes narrowed as his eyebrows dipped into a frown-the situation on top of the taunting face Lucivar was wearing right now clearly showed that this was a provocation.

It was safe to say the meeting between them had ended badly.

Swoosh!

Reacting almost instantly, one of the bodyguards moved like a ninja.

In the blink of an eye, the bodyguard was already standing behind Lucivar, pressing a blade to his neck.

“Give me the word, Sir,” He mumbled decisively.

Upon seeing this, Dullan raised a hand-signaling for him to not proceed with the killing blow.

But it was clear from his heavy breaths that he was boiling inside.

He had never been treated like this before.

Keeping intense eye contact with Lucivar, Dullan then said with a warning tone, “Do you realize the position you’re in?

This is not how the real world works.

I could put you down right now-and call it self-defense.

Or I could hand you over to the Hybrid Association and have you locked up for daring to make this kind of stunt” “Go ahead then,” Lucivar replied, extending both his arms forward.

“Kill me or lock me up” Dullan couldn’t hide his frown anymore, the confidence Lucivar exuded was worrying.

‘What makes him so confident?

I can tell from his aura alone that he was still in the Acolyte rank.

I do not even need to lift a finger if I want to kill him with two of my bodyguards-being a Chrysalis-rank Hybrid,’ He thought, trying to see through Lucivar’s façade but couldn’t.

‘So why is he not afraid?

Did he have a death wish?’ Snapping out his thoughts, he asked again, “Why are you doing this?

I’m a potential sponsor” “Sponsor?

I didn’t need a sponsor who couldn’t even show basic respect,” Lucivar sneered, his hand tapping on the secretary’s thigh as if it was his stress ball.

“I made talked with you and scheduled the meeting with you and yet you sent this lovely lady in your stead.

I just wanted to see -how you would react if you’re treated the same” “And from the looks of it…” Lucivar paused, studying Dullan’s face.

“You also didn’t take it well” Upon hearing this, Dullan took in a deep breath before he waved his hand.

From the moment he saw Lucivar that night, he already knew what he was getting into so he shouldn’t be angry about this as he was the one who made this mistake, ‘I thought sending Angel was the right move to increase his perception of me but that backfired’ “How long are you going to point this blade on my neck?” Lucivar suddenly asked.

He glanced over his shoulder at the bodyguard sharply.

Realizing this, Dullan quickly waved his hand, gesturing for the bodyguard to stand down.

Albeit reluctantly, the bodyguard pulled back his blade and sheathed it again.

But even as he did that, he was still looking at Lucivar intently-the tension between them was palpable.

Dullan took a seat across the long table with two of his bodyguards standing behind like a pair of statues.

He clasped his hands in front of his face, his gaze shifting from Lucivar to Angel back and forth.

“I think you’ve made your point, you can let her go now,” Dullan muttered.

Lucivar paused for a second before he lifted both of his hands, allowing Angel to stand up from his lap and scurry over to the other side of the room like a little kid before settling beside the bodyguard with long black hair, the one who was looking at Lucivar sharply.

“I assumed you didn’t like my offer either,” Dullan started.

“But fortunately, I have a better one ready” Upon hearing this, Lucivar waved his hand and instantly threw out his demands, “I want twenty times the amount of money you’re offering, which would be doubled again if I reached top three.

All resources of the Trading Union, mainly power crystals and spells would be available for me until the tournament started.

Lastly, I want a lifetime 20% discount whenever I make a purchase here” As soon as he threw out his demands, the room was completely silent.

In the next second, however, Dullan’s laughter echoed.

His golden rings clinked as he slapped the table repeatedly, treating Lucivar’s demands like a joke.

But even though he was laughing, Lucivar was dead serious.

Realizing that he wasn’t playing around, Dullan’s expression fell as a frown replaced his laughter, he was unable to grasp how Lucivar would think-that he would agree to these ridiculous demands, “What makes you think I’m going to accept that?” “You will because I know your position,” Lucivar answered with a meaningful tone.

Dullan couldn’t help but frown.

Due to the ambiguity of Lucivar’s answer, his mind spiraled like a vicious whirlwind.

Hours ago, Angel confessed everything she knew about Dullan’s reason for wanting to be a sponsor.

She said that due to the recent threat from the Blue Market, a rival company of the Trading Union, his recent mistake put him in a bad situation.

From what she had heard, he was going to be replaced as the CEO by another.

Lucivar could trust her words at face value but for some reason, he pressed further.

He forced Angel to cough out everything and that was when she told him the real truth.

Although she didn’t know the details clearly, she knew that Dullan was desperate to win the tournament and obtain a favor from the governor.

All Angel knew was that the mistake Dullan made was severe to the point that he needed the governor’s amnesty before the truth came out.

People knew that he wanted to retain his position as the CEO.

However, his personal secretary knew that he wanted to win the tournament for amnesty.

“Your real position,” Lucivar added, emphasizing further that he knew Dullan’s real reason.

Realizing the cues, Dullan leaned back on his chair and glanced at Angel to his side who was still afraid of making eye contact with him.

Sighing lightly, Dullan turned to Lucivar again, “Even so, I still have other candidates on my watchlist.

All of them are close or even on par with you” “Really?

Even after this?” Lucivar tilted his head before looking at Angel.

Angel understood the signal.

She could only bite her lower lip and placed her phone on the table, showing a website.

It was the Bloodhaven Academy’s website.

An article was opened there stating how Lucivar has led a group of first-year Academy Hunters to close a blue dungeon and saved five cities at the same time.

Closing a blue dungeon was already a fear enough but the fact that he cleared it in a day was even more impressive.

Showing the article was Lucivar’s way of saying that he was incomparable.

“If everything goes smoothly, I can reach the Chrysalis rank before the tournament even starts,” Lucivar pressured further, the air of confidence around him made him extremely believable.

Even if he said that he was going to reach the Savant rank, it was still believable.

“Once I reached that rank, victory will be a certainty for me and you” Upon hearing this, Dullan remained silent, contemplating this surprising offer.

He needed to think about this seriously since it would be a big investment.

“I could settle with half of what I demanded as long as you agree on one condition,” Lucivar said, the very timing itself was impeccable-as if he could read exactly what was in Dullan’s mind.

“If you agree with this condition, I’ll make you my sponsor right now…” Dullan’s eyes widened slightly.

Unlike what he expected, dealing with Lucivar felt like he wasn’t dealing with a youngster.

He was like an enigma, what he wanted was always elusive to the logical mind.

… Lucivar managed to secure the Trading Union as one of his sponsors.

Of course, as expected, Dullan accepted his condition.

But he did press down the monetary rewards that the Trading Union was willing to give Lucivar as his sponsor.

Lucivar didn’t mind that, he only gave those outrageous demands because he must have Dullan accept the condition he was set.

It was more of a preventive move and he now has secured it.

Lucivar came back to the Bastion of Blades with a triumphant smile, his plan was evolving soundly.

Because of the problem he had with Dullan, especially the Angel part, he was back late and it was now night again.

Surprisingly enough, when he went back to his room-he didn’t see Leandra waiting for him.

Earlier as he left for the meeting, he heard his name being called and it was obvious that it was Leandra.

She must’ve settled her mind and was now trying to do something.

Due to that, he expected Leandra to be waiting for him but that doesn’t seem to be the case.

Arriving back to his room, he wasted no time and went back to absorbing the remaining golden sphere once again.

He was on the verge of breaking through to the second star.

Now that the Attribute Stimulus was settled in his Supernatural Ego, his power surged fast and steady.

He still has several piles of golden spheres and he was planning to finish it in the next few days.

Nearing the breakthrough, Lucivar could feel his back tingling.

It seemed his other wing was about to grow and he couldn’t wait for it as then he could fly.

Soaring to the sky like a powerhouse, it wasn’t a pipe dream anymore.

However, the most surprising part was his Supernatural Ego statue-its material began to change into an element.

As an Angel Hybrid, he thought that the statue’s attribute would be light but it wasn’t entirely the case.

At this moment, only the right wing of the statue’s material was changing.

Its stone material shifted into brilliant light material.

Surely, this shows that his attribute was that of light attribute but there were black spots across the wind.

Lucivar wasn’t sure of what this meant but he should be having two attributes, dark and light.

Although it was odd, he couldn’t help but feel the anticipation.

“Light and dark, huh…” He mumbled.

“I don’t know how that could work but I’m excited about it”