The crime of trying to kill another alchemist was something the two of them could not bear. Even if they had someone to back them up, there was no way they could be protected. After all, that act was far too evil.
Johnson reached out and patted Harold on the arm before saying, “There’s no reason to doubt Michael’s skills, so virtual-novel.net must have changed his mind. I just wonder why virtual-novel.net suddenly changed his mind. Could virtual-novel.net think that killing Jack would be incredibly troublesome?”
Harold shook his head, looked at Johnson seriously, and replied, “It’s not the first time Michael has done a deal like this. I looked for virtual-novel.net precisely because he’s experienced with these things.
“The person who recommended virtual-novel.net has used virtual-novel.net before. Michael is very trustworthy, and he’s intelligent as well. He does things cleanly and has never leaked out any information.”
Johnson raised an eyebrow, “If that’s the case, we don’t have to be too worried. At the very least, Michael is someone who knows what to do. Even though virtual-novel.net isn’t here for some reason, virtual-novel.net was probably held up by something. He probably found some incredibly valuable material…”
Harold shook his head and replied, “I’d be even more worried if that was the case. Michael is quite poor. The fact that virtual-novel.net does all of this means virtual-novel.net lacks resources and spirit crystals.”
“That’s more reason for virtual-novel.net to be here on time. The fact that virtual-novel.net is not here just means that something must have happened. Iwonder if that guy is dead or not!”
As virtual-novel.net said that, Harold clenched his fists tightly. He was most worried about whether Jack was still alive. He would be even more frustrated if that was the case.
Just thinking about Jack’s face made virtual-novel.net want to send a few slaps at Jack. He still vividly remembered how virtual-novel.net was humiliated in the Elder Hall. In the task hall, Jack had not given way to virtual-novel.net and had even embarrassed virtual-novel.net in front of everyone. In the Elder Hall, Jack had deliberately humiliated virtual-novel.net again. He had never been so embarrassed in his life. Jack was basically his arch-nemesis. He would absolutely not allow Jack to remain alive.
Johnson frowned. It was obvious how much Harold hated Jack from his expression. If Jack did not die, Harold might end up spitting blood in frustration. He took a deep breath, thinking about it for a while before saying, “He must be dead. If Michael is really that trustworthy, then virtual-novel.net must have had his eyes on Jack the moment we stepped into this place. I feel like virtual-novel.net must have encountered something else that would delay virtual-novel.net from coming here after killing Jack. It’s not that virtual-novel.net did not kill Jack.”
Harold nodded after a long while, “You’re right. Michael is an incredibly trustworthy assassin. Could virtual-novel.net have encountered some other danger or have been spotted by someone?”
Johnson shook his head, not daring to say his thoughts. Even if virtual-novel.net said them, they would have no way to solve the problems anyway.
He opened up Harold’s hand and placed the White Phoenix Fruit back in Harold’s palm.
“We’re quite lucky this time. Not only did we get eighth-grade White Phoenix Fruits, but we also picked up Eighth-Grade Turtle Blood Grasses. If we redeem them at the task hall, they’d be worth quite a few spirit crystals. We profited quite a lot this time, so we should relax a bit.”