Single Wish: Rise Of The Omniscient Paragon

Time went by, and unlike the last time, when it took ten hours before Calista returned, it only took Calista thirty minutes this time around to return. She informed both Divine and Corey that the loophole was fixed and that Divine was free to go.

She did not satiate their curiosity about whether the Lord of the Central Area planned on taking advantage of the loophole in the rule he proposed. But, if one could delve deeper into her eyes, one would notice a calculating glint hidden deep in her eyes.

Although Divine should have been pleased with his freedom, he was extremely annoyed with the rule that stated he could not fight back if he was attacked.

That meant he could only run, defend himself as his life depended on it- which it did, or rely on his group members to protect him.

Divine did not like any of the options given to him, and though he knew how powerful and special his group was, he knew that the only person he could truly depend on was himself.

Although Divine did not like the options he had, since he had no other choice, he had to deal with it somehow.

They both left the central prison and on their way out, they encountered a surprised Vice-Lord.

The Vice-Lord had so many things he wanted to say, but knowing that his relationship with Divine was not known to the public and even to certain high-ranking Underworld officials, he kept quiet and only escorted them out of the central hub.

On their way out of the central hub, both Corey and Divine thought they would encounter the members of the House of Hellfire.

One of the goals of the House of Hellfire was to kill Divine, who was an heir to the House of Divine. And, knowing Divine's current situation, they both expected the House of Hellfire to take full advantage of it.

Divine and Corey were one hundred percent sure that the rule limiting Divine from fighting back was now known to every important group, individual, and organization.

It's not like Divine was liked enough to the point that the high-ranking Underworld Officials would decide to hide such information.

What most people did not know was that most of the high-ranking Underworld Officials were sickos who desired entertainment.

Entertainment in the form of the sufferings of other people.

Divine knew this, and he knew that most high-ranking Underworld officials would take pleasure in seeing him run away from the vultures who would come attacking him because of the rule imposed on him.

Due to all of these, Divine was sure that a lot of people knew about his situation, and he expected the days before his battle to be filled with tension, blood, and sweat.

"Why do you think nobody has tried attacking you?"

As the duo walked to a taxi rank, Corey questioned calmly as he glanced at their surroundings.

Although some people tried to hide it, Corey could sense that there were more gazes on them, and some of those gazes contained malicious intents.

To be honest, Corey was a little bit worried.

If every single individual with malicious thoughts towards them attacked, Corey did not know how he was going to protect Divine and himself.

Though most of the people with malicious thoughts were tier 3s, some were tier 4s, and they were not weak.

Corey could decide to abandon Divine and leave the Central Area, a place that was crawling with powerful enemies.

But would Corey do such?

Absolutely not!

Divine was his main hope of leaving the Underworld quickly, and if he abandoned him, that meant he'd have to spend a longer time in the Underworld. And he definitely did not want that.

"They probably plan on attacking me the moment I leave the Central Area," Divine replied while rubbing the middle of his brows with an annoyed expression.

He glanced at Corey, and a light smile formed on his lips. "You can leave me if you want. I can find my way out of this messy situation."

Corey gazed at Divine, and although Divine had a light smile, Corey could perceive that Divine's words were not spoken lightly.

There were complex emotions mixed into his words. Emotions which he tried to hide, but Corey could sense them.

The emotions he perceived were not clear, and he did not know what those emotions were, but he was able to perceive two emotions.

Sorrow and Pain.

'Don't tell me he has trust issues, and he doesn't believe that anybody would truly stand by his side again?'

'Did the fact that somebody from the group betrayed him hit him harder than I expected?'

Corey frowned deeply, and when Divine caught a glimpse of his frown, he released a soft internal sigh.

'Can one not have true friends in this life filled with endless battles, blood, sweat, and death?'

"Why are you suggesting such a stupid thing to me?"

Just as Divine was about to release a deep sigh, Corey's voice flowed into his ears, and he looked at him.

"If I go back to the group and they find out I left you behind in such a precarious situation, what do you think they'd do to me?"

Corey said, and Divine blinked repeatedly with a blank expression.

"They'll eat me alive." Corey paused, and with a soft voice, he continued speaking: "Although there's a traitor in the group, that does not mean that all of them would betray you."

Divine's eyes widened. " How- How did you-?"

"It's written all over your face, fool." Corey gazed at him with mocking eyes, and then he shook his head disappointedly. "I don't understand why you're so down because somebody betrayed you… It's part of life."

Divine looked down for a few seconds, and then he looked up.

"You'll probably not understand since you don't have friends or people you trust."

Corey's lips twitched. "Now that hurts, you know. I have friends, you know."

Divine's eyes widened in shock. "Who?"

Corey's lips twitched when he saw Divine's shocked expression.

Was it so surprising that he had friends?

Corey glanced at Divine once again, and when he saw Divine's expression, which was literally saying: 'Tell me who your friends are!'.

Corey felt annoyed.

"Me, myself, and I."

Corey replied emotionlessly, and Divine blinked repeatedly before he erupted into a full-blown laugh.

Corey felt irritated and annoyed as he heard Divine's loud laughter. He also felt the weird gazes thrown at them due to Divine's loud laugh, and his irritation and annoyance increased.

He pushed down the urge to punch Divine, and with an emotionless face, he continued walking in the direction of a taxi rank, leaving the laughing Divine behind.