Haierbo's life was indeed long enough, so long that no matter how much he squandered it, it wouldn't be a pity.
But for a true wizard, every minute and every second is precious. He has wasted thousands of years underground, and this alone is enough to make him no longer want to watch time pass meaninglessly.
Therefore, the few words he said to Asaph just now were not just for fun, but he really wanted to take advantage of him.
Yes, even if what he could gain from Asaph was that he could find Milia faster.
"I hate waiting."
In the warehouse where Miriam and others entered before, Haierbo was sitting on a wooden crate with his eyes slightly closed. His expression looked quite unhappy.
And just beside a pillar not far from him, Asaph just stood there silently, lowering his head and burying his face in the shadows.
He had already told Haierbo just now that this was the place where he and Miriam had an urgent meeting. Whoever comes out of the Witte family's mansion first and doesn't meet the other party has to come here to wait for the rendezvous.
but…
Miriam and Marius should obviously go to the Witte family earlier than him, but why haven't they come back yet? Asaph thought that they would be able to see each other as soon as they arrived here.
In fact, he had already thought about "what he should do after Halbo meets Miriam."
Could it be...what happened to Miriam on her way back? Is it the massive explosion outside that hasn't stopped yet
"I hate waiting!"
Haierbo spoke again. Although the words he said were still the same, the dissatisfaction contained in his tone was much stronger than before.
"Maybe... it was those explosions..."
Asa tried to give Miriam a reasonable explanation, but the effect was basically the same as saying nothing.
"It seems that I still have to find it myself."
"No, wait!"
To be honest, Asaph didn't even know what to do. Now he was very conflicted in his heart, and his thoughts were wavering back and forth between "Millian should come" and "Millian shouldn't come", but there was another voice telling him that it was probably the same no matter which one.
To put it bluntly, his "betrayal" was actually meaningless.
The moment he watched Haierbo open his eyes and suddenly stand up from the wooden crate, the door of the warehouse opened with a "squeak" from the outside.
"you-"
"Milly, don't come here!"
Asa rarely calls Miriam by nicknames, and this is obviously a reminder that he needs to pay attention to his distance. For people like them, talking about relationships or anything else is superfluous.
Yes, that's what he had always thought... In other words, this was simply a choice he forced himself to make.
When Grandpa Raven was soliciting everyone's opinions and asking if they were willing to accept bloodline transformation, Miriam was the first to step forward.
And Asaph, relying solely on his own will, would probably never be able to achieve such an enlightenment in this life.
Yes, although the current situation is completely different from that of the past. But when he found out that he was on Haierbo's side, when he raised his eyes to look at Miriam at the door... the sense of personal frustration was almost the same as back then!
"Milly, get out of here—"
While shouting these words, Asaph suddenly felt that there was something else he could do.
Yes, why on earth did he have to beg Haierbo to let him help? Is it really just to betray Grandpa Raven
No, he wanted to find a stronger reason, even if it was somewhat hypocritical!
"Walk!"
Asa gave a bear hug and hugged Haierbo tightly. The muscles all over his body were bulging, bursting out of his robe, and his body began to surge and swell violently.
The giant's blood gives him great strength. I believe that even the strongest wizard may not be able to break free from such an unexpected hug.
"Escape... go find... yes, go find Maka McClain! Forget about the mission! Go find that McClain, only he can-"
Miriam stood at the door, not knowing what to do for Asaph. She only knew that she would definitely not be able to escape from here without him, but... What nonsense was Asaph talking about
And in the next second, Asa suddenly felt his body stiffen - he couldn't move!
"Giant blood transformation? This is a bit interesting... It seems that wizards in this era may not be all trash..."
Haierbo, who was hugged tightly by Asaph, even though all the bones and joints in his body were creaking, he raised the corners of his mouth and smiled as if nothing was wrong.
"Unfortunately, this research is obviously not perfect enough. If the deformation time can be shortened several times, the effect will be very different..."
Just as he was talking, he saw that Haierbo just raised his hand, and Asa, who was already much stronger than before, irresistibly let go of him, and then fell backwards with a dull look on his face.
"As for what you said about 'finding McLean'..." Haierbo's eyes swept across the door, his sharp gaze pointed directly behind Miriam, "I don't think there is any need to look for it, don't you think so?"
Miriam thought the other party was talking to her, and her expression seemed to be stagnant. But soon, when a hand gently touched her shoulder, she immediately realized something.
"You should say - he made the right choice."
A familiar voice sounded from behind Miriam. She turned around in a hurry and saw a young face.
"Oh, please give way."
Miriam then staggered a few steps to the side, revealing Maka's figure.
"Young man, why are you looking for me again and again?" Haierbo patted his clothes nonchalantly and slowly smoothed out some of the wrinkles on his clothes, "In addition to meeting me, you also Is there any other meaning?"
But Maka obviously disagreed with Haierbo's statement.
"significance?"
He took two more steps forward, blocked the door and shrugged:
"If you think that you have to find a 'meaning' for everything... I think you probably can't adapt to today's era."
"Since you can't adapt to it, then change it." Haierbo turned his head and glanced at Maka and said, "Why do I have to actively adapt to this world? Instead of letting the world adapt to me?"
At this point, he seemed to want to stop talking about these things, and ended the topic with a wave of his hand.
Then, he casually raised his foot and touched Asaph's face.
"Sorry, young man! I don't have much time to chat with you right now... When I finish what I should do, we can find a time to discuss it."
After Haierbo finished speaking, he suddenly looked over Maka's shoulder and looked directly at Miriam behind him.
"Tell me, where is your 'boss' now?"
However, with his casual question, how could Miriam tell him
Seeing that Miriam first glanced at Asaph on the ground, and then glared at him fiercely, Haierbo immediately met the two gazes without hesitation.
But at the next moment, Maka's face suddenly moved sideways, accurately separating the two sides from looking at each other.
"Helpo, don't do such boring things in front of me! Do you really think that I don't exist?" Maka said with a half-smile, "Or... that 'boss' position, what's wrong with you?" Is it actually important?"
Before he finished speaking, before Haierbo could speak, he stretched out his hand and made a 'please' gesture.
"If you want me to see it, you'd better leave quickly! Didn't you also say that? I'm afraid you are no match for me now... "
This level of provocation is commonplace for Haierbo. Seeing that he really couldn't get anything good, he immediately spread his hands happily.
This time it was obvious that he could not repeat his old tricks. Even if he could use Asaph to threaten Miriam, as long as Maka was still present, this coercion would never be effective.
Just like how he controlled Asa just now, if Maka wanted to stun Miriam, she would probably only have to raise her hand.
"Hmph," Haierbo said with a faint smile, "Then I'll leave this little girl with you first... remember to keep an eye on her closely."
After saying that, he suddenly waved his hand to his side, and a piece of ground not far away suddenly collapsed. The passage that Miriam and others came in at first was destroyed by him casually.
After doing this, Haierbo walked towards the door.
When Maka saw this, she didn't stop her. Instead, she took Miriam's hand and dragged her aside, allowing Halbo to leave the dark warehouse.
"Go and see your companion! After a while, his reason will be completely suppressed by instinct."
Old Eun's bloodline transformation research has obvious weaknesses, at least in the direction of giant bloodline. At this moment, Miriam has not recovered from the chaos just now, but Maka recalled the incident first.
After hearing this, Miriam had no time to sort out the previous situation, so she subconsciously walked out from behind him and hurriedly ran towards Asaph who was lying on the ground.
"Now... after all the residents in the black market are cleaned up, the matter will be over for the time being, right?"
Maka turned around, looked at the fire and smoke outside the door, and couldn't help but shake her head.
Of course, this matter is far from over. The troubles between the Witte family and the Augustine family will definitely continue to ferment with time and turmoil.
By then, even whether other ancient wizard families will also appear... This is still unknown!
For Maka, having somewhat understood Old Yoon's thoughts, this was actually the "end" that he was secretly whispering to himself.
"… Asaph."
Hearing a faint murmur from behind, Maka's eyes glanced back, and she began to think about "Abatael" and the devil summoning technique again.
Outside the warehouse, explosions were still happening one after another, and no one in the underground black market could sleep tonight.