Chapter 207
That was when Jonathan had a sudden realization.
What does she mean by that? She makes it sound like I''ll peek at her if I don''t step outside when she''s
showering! This is an insult to my integrity! Oh, who am I kidding? Jonathan, you know you''d peek at
her for sure if you didn''t step outside!
Of course, Jonathan kept those thoughts to himself. As he had already prepared his change of clothes
yesterday, he grabbed them and went straight into the bathroom.
Although he didn''t get to peek at Lah in the shower, he still felt weird knowing she was just outside
the bathroom while he showered.
After taking a shower, Jonathan looked rather fresh as he stepped out of the bathroom in a ck T-shirt
and jeans.
“I''ve already epted the mission. You should ept it for yourself as well,” Lah said without even
looking up at him.
Since this was work-rted, Jonathan had no reason to reject. He then made his way over to her and
sat down on the corner of the bed. Lah handed him theptop, and he clicked on the button to ept
his mission.
Jonathan then received a text message on his phone secondster.
The unique logo of Divine Realm appeared on the screen when he tapped on the message, and it
prompted him to input his mark in order to ess its content.
Jonathan then scanned the mark on his arm and tapped on the button to disy his mission.
It was a dual-level mission that required Jonathan and Lah to search for the Sinai Bible.
As they only had one month toplete it, time was most certainly of the essence.
“Did you see the note for this mission?” Lah said.
“No. What does it say?” Jonathan asked.
“Third Sacred Temple,” Lah replied.
Jonathan frowned in confusion. “Third Sacred Temple? What does that mean?”
“King Sergiu''s temple was known as the First Sacred Temple. That has been confirmed by the
Irethielian Cultural Heritage Administration. ording to them, the First Sacred Temple did indeed
exist. I''m not too sure what ''Third Sacred Temple'' means, though.”
“Could it be that the Sinai Bible isn''t in the First Sacred Temple? Could there be a third one that we
don''t know of?” Jonathan asked.
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“There hasn''t been any rumors about a Third Sacred Temple.”
“Even so, this is a clue. We should start by looking for the Third Sacred Temple.”
Lah turned to look at Jonathan as she asked, “How do you n on doing that?”
“We don''t know anything about King Sergiu''s Sacred Temples, so I''m nning on checking out the
ruins of the shrine tomorrow. We''ll see if we can find any clues on the Sacred Temples. After that, we''ll
go ask around and hopefully get more information,” Jonathan replied.
“All right, we''ll do it your way.” Lah then paused for a few seconds before continuing, “From what I
know, countless people havee to Yeringham looking for King Sergiu''s treasures over the past
hundreds of years, but none of them managed to find anything. I''m afraid it might be difficult for us to
get any information by asking around.”
Jonathan let out a chuckle. “Oh, it''s definitely going to be difficult. The three Ninth Immortality Pills are
priceless treasures, after all. They wouldn''t be priceless if it was that easy to obtain them.”
Lah nodded. “That''s a good mindset to have. Just don''t me me if we fail and get sealed off for ten
years!”
“I''m an adult, and this is my decision. It''s only natural that I take responsibility for what will happen!”
Jonathan said with a smile.
Lah returned his smile before changing the topic. “How do you think Lucio would react?”
“He wouldn''t dare make a move on his own now that I''m with you. He''d onlye after us if he is very
confident in taking us on, which means he must''ve found someone to help him out.”
“You would be right to say that.”
“He probably knew we wereing for the Sinai Bible the moment we boarded that ne. I bet he has
alreadye up with a n and is making his move as we speak.”
Those words had barely left Jonathan''s mouth when a notification tone came from his phone.
“See? What did I tell you? He''s here now!” Jonathan said.
As Jonathan and Lah were on the same mission, they both received the notification.
The two of them pulled out their phones simultaneously and scanned the marks on their arms to
disy the content.
Jonathan was a little surprised to see that Lucio had been added to the mission, but Jeremy wasn''t.
He had assumed both Lucio and Jeremy would join together.
The look on Jonathan''s face soon changed as yet another person was added to the mission.
That person was none other than Gabriel himself.
“What the... So, this b*stard really is alive!” Jonathan mumbled to himself. This has got to be him!
There''s no way this is another person who just happens to share the same name.
“What''s the matter? Is there something wrong with Gabriel?” Lah asked when she noticed his
strange expression.
Jonathan nodded. “Gabriel is a really weird guy. I have some history with him.”
Lah felt a little speechless when she heard that. “You sure have a lot of enemies for a nobody.”
“Hey, this really isn''t my fault! Let''s just say Gabriel isn''t exactly a very nice guy, okay? Still, I am
curious, how did someone like him even qualify to be a member of Divine Realm?” Jonathan
protested.
“I''m not sure about that, but I can try to look into his files,” Lah replied.
After a few minutes of typing on theptop, she was able to find some information on Gabriel. “It looks
like Gabriel was epted into Divine Realm on an exceptional basis by Master Oswald. He is now a
disciple of Master Oswald and in the inner circle like me.”
Jonathan let out a sigh. “I passed all those tests and went through life-and-death situations, and yet,
I''m only a Bronze member of Divine Realm''s outer circle. That''s the lowest level, for goodness'' sake!
How is Gabriel able to be an inner disciple...”
Lah was really curious about Jonathan''s identity. “What happened between you two? There must be
something special about Gabriel if Master Oswald made an exception and took him in as his disciple.
I''m guessing he''s the one backing Lucio up. Otherwise, he wouldn''t have joined the mission, knowing
full well that I''m in it.”
“So, what happened was...”
Instead of trying to hide the truth from her, Jonathan told her everything about him helping Felicia and
his grudge against Gabriel.
“In other words, luck was what saved you from dying at Gabriel''s hands?” Lah asked.
“That''s right. But I broke both of his legs and threw him off a cliff, so I''m not sure how he survived that
fall and got out of there,” Jonathan replied.
“I''m not too concerned about Lucio, but I have a very bad feeling about Gabriel. We have to kill him if
we get the chance to,” Lah said.
Jonathan nodded. “We are inplete agreement on that matter.”
“Be on your guard when you sleep tonight. Logically speaking, they should still be in Lostaria right now.
However, it is also possible that they may have followed us here. For all we know, they could be waiting
to kill us the moment we ept our mission,” Lah reminded him.
Jonathan felt a shiver down his spine when he heard that. “Got it!”
“I''m going to bed now.” Lah then pulled the nket over her shoulder and went to sleep.
As the air-conditioning in the room was switched on, it felt reallyfortable sleeping with a nket on.
“What should I do?” Jonathan muttered under his breath as he felt ufortable sleeping on the bed
with her.
Oh, screw it! My body is really fit and tough, so I should be fine!
Eventually, he decided to just lie down on the floor beside the bed.
Unbeknownst to Jonathan and Lah, Lucio and Gabriel were already staying in the Grand Yeringham
Hotel. In fact, they had arrived in Yeringham and checked themselves into the hotel a day before.
Jonathan got careless as he forgot about Gabriel''s ability to see the future with uncanny uracy.
Meanwhile, Gabriel was sitting in a wheelchair in the presidential suite.
Despite Lucio''s old age, he was still Gabriel''s subordinate and had to serve him at all times.
The lighting in the living room was gentle and warm. Gabriel casually sipped on a ss of red wine with
ice cubes and a slice of lemon added to it.
“Gabriel, how do you n on defeating Jonathan and Lah?” Lucio asked while standing next to him
like a servant.
Gabriel made a shushing motion at him as he replied, “It won''t work if I tell you.”
I''m not even sure if we can take those two on, and Gabriel still insists on being all mysterious about his
n? Urgh, this suspense is killing me!
Despite feeling incredibly anxious, Lucio could only keep his mouth shut and his thoughts to himself.
“Rx, Lucio. Your hatred toward Jonathan is nothingpared to mine. He was the one who broke
my legs and put me through the ultimate humiliation of my life. He even destroyed everything I had in
Crimson Onyx Sect,” Gabriel said, looking as charming as always.
Lucio gasped in shock when he heard that. “What? He''s the one who broke your legs?” And here I
thought Gabriel was a really powerful and capable man! I''m not sure how I feel about our chances now
that I know he lost to Jonathan...
“I know what you''re thinking, Lucio. You think we can''t defeat Jonathan because he beat me in the
past, right?” Gabriel asked with a faint smile.
“O-Of course not!” Lucio replied with an awkward chuckle as he didn''t dare admit to it.
A terrifying, cold glint appeared in Gabriel''s eyes as he said, “It''s perfectly normal for you to have such
thoughts. Just know that I didn''t lose to Jonathan because of his capabilities or his wits. I only lost
because my master set me up, that''s all. Now that my master is gone, taking Jonathan out will be a
piece of cake. No miracle will be able to save him this time!”
Noticing his extreme hatred for Jonathan, Lucio asked, “When will we make our move, Gabriel?”
“Not now. Don''t forget, we need Jonathan to locate the Sinai Bible. If we''re lucky, he''ll lead us to the
Holy Chest too. Master Oswald might just let you into the inner circle as well if he is pleased with the
results!” Gabriel reminded him.
His words were so persuasive that Lucio got all excited and started looking forward to it.