Holy Necromancer: Rebirth of the Strongest Mage

1066  Chapter 1066: For Revenge

"Oh? So he helped you?" The man from the Drike Family heard his nephew's explanation, appearing slightly surprised. Although he knew a little about the extinct species, this particular species wasn't known for their strength.

He was slightly curious how Karyk was able to hold back one of the Angels despite the weakness that he inherited with his species. There was one absolute rule in the universe. The extent of a person's talent and possible strength depended on their species as well as their own independent talent.

That's why a hierarchy had appeared in the universe, with a few top species and clans sitting at the absolute peak. No matter how much the weaker species tried, they couldn't surpass them. At least, that was common knowledge. The Drike Family was not free of this law either. As a top-tier clan, their talent threshold was high. It mainly depended on the individual from their clan as to how much talent they could inherit. Nôv(el)B\\jnn

Even if someone from the extinct fairy clan reached the absolute threshold of their talent by some miracle, they could not compare to the Angels. However, that notion had been proven wrong, which made him take even more interest in Karyk than he would have wanted.

'Is this also because of evolution? Did their threshold change?' he wondered, quite intrigued by Karyk. Fortunately, that was the extent of his interest. Karyk was just one of the remnants of an extinct clan who had gone through a mutation.

At his level, there wasn't much he could gain from Karyk. However, he grew even more intrigued by Karyk.

The evolution of a clan couldn't be copied, especially since the starting point of both the clans was different, akin to heaven and earth. In any case, it was impossible for a child to understand how his clan even evolved as it was probably a process that took thousands of years and competed before he was even born. More than taking anything from Karyk, he was interested to see just how much of a difference this evolution made for the clan that was known to be the lowest in the ancient era. The person whose clans had broken past the shackles that were placed on them by the laws of the universe... Just how much of a difference could it make for him? Just how far could he go in his life? As a warrior who wasn't interested in the politics of the clans, the man was looking forward to seeing just how far this man could reach. "Are you in a hurry to return to your clan?" he asked Karyk, wanting to give him some gifts to take back to his clan as gratitude. Karyk shook his head. "Everyone else in my family is dead. I am the only one who managed to survive..."

It was one thing he couldn't lie about. He couldn't just make up a family. Instead, he wanted to rely on the Drike Family that had the same goal as him. The Angels needed a key. Karyk wanted to know why they wanted a key. On the other hand, the Drike Family wanted revenge on the Angels. What could be better than to side with them? That way he could truly learn more about them. "Hmm? You can hold back an angel. Your family should be even stronger than you. So who could have killed them?"  The man was slightly intrigued. An extinct clan had made an appearance and someone killed them? Who could do something like that for no reason? "I believe you already know the answer," Karyk said while pointing towards the corpse of the Angel. "There is a reason I hate them with all my heart."

"One of my family members accidentally offended an angel. The result was complete annihilation. Only I survived..." Karyk had already thought of a story. There was no point in hiding his enmity with the Angels but he needed a justified reason. Moreover, now that the Drike Family knew that the Angels probably wanted him dead as well, could they truly abandon someone who helped their heir despite being at risk himself?

The man from the Drike Family wasn't completely surprised by Karyk's story. He had already heard about the overwhelming oppression caused by the Angles. Many families had been killed by them for even worse reasons. "Since they are your enemies, no matter where you go, you will be in danger. In that case, why don't you come with us?"

Just as Karyk wanted, a suggestion came from Aelric whose words held quite a lot of value. He even managed to convince his uncle. As the middle aged man from the Drike Family was already interested in Karyk's growth potential, he also didn't deny his nephew's suggestion. If his nephew wouldn't have suggested it, he would have been the one to do it. "Aelric is right. You helped my nephew. You have done us a favor. How can we let you leave? Come with us."

Karyk was inwardly pleased that his act had worked. However, he couldn't agree too fast. "How can I do that? If you shelter the enemy of the Angelic Clan..." He didn't finish his sentence but his meaning was clear. He was striking at the pride of the Drike Family. If they didn't take him now, it could only mean that they were scared of the Angels. At this point, it became less about him wanting to come with them and more about them wanting him to come. "Hmph, let's see what they can do. I will take no excuses. You are coming with us. Aelric, him with you."

The man turned around, his eyes truly flashing with arrogance that only came with strength to not be scared of anyone else. "Don't worry about the Angels. They have already burned all the bridges with my Drike Clan. Moreover, if you come with us, you might also have an opportunity to take revenge with your own hands."

Aelric tapped the soldiers of Karyk. "The opportunity is in front of you. Are you not going to take it?"

"Revenge..." Karyk mumbled in a low voice, still making sure that Aelric could hear him. His fist clenched as he finally added. "I will come with you!"