Darren and the others finally arrived at Wilson's territory.
Unable to wait any longer, Jefferson turned to Darren and said, "Make a battle axe for me. Here are the materials. If you fail me, I'll make sure you'll suffer. So, you better be careful."
Once Jefferson obtained the level-seven divine weapon, he would become the strongest among the four major forces. This would give him the chance to rule the entire forest.
"Yes." Darren nodded his head respectfully. Then, he turned to Wilson and asked where the forging room was.
"Does this mean you're going to start making the weapon now, Darren?"
"Of course I will. I'm working for Jefferson so I have to act fast."
"Of course! Come with me!" With that, Wilson led the way ahead.
He brought Darren to an underground weapons room. Inside, there were many furnaces. However, they were cold and old. It seemed like they were abandoned for a long time.
"Sir, are you really going to make a weapon for Jefferson?"
"Of course not. I don't even know how to forge weapons," Darren admitted. He then paused before saying, "Didn't I tell you just now that I'm going to kill him instead?"
"What?" A look of nervousness dawned on Wilson's face. He broke out in cold sweat as fear took a hold on him. "Sir, please consider your choice carefully. His strength is far out of our league. He is in the middle-level of the Star God Realm. If we act too rashly, we will surely die."
"Don't worry. I have a plan." Determination flowed through Darren's veins. His voice was firm and held so much confidence. With that said, he sent Lindsay a message with his spiritual sense. The message urged her to come to him immediately.
It didn't take long for her to arrive at the weapons room.
"What else do you want, Darren? I don't have time for your antics," Lindsay said.
"Where's the arrogant person I first met? Why are you being so timid now?" Darren smiled playfully at her.
"Fuck off! Whatever it is you're implying, I'm not afraid of Jefferson. I just don't want to watch you die. What do you think I will do if you die?" Lindsay looked away from him. There was a bitterness in her voice as she said this.
Darren was stunned by her words. It took him a while to answer. He said, "It sounds weird that you're worried about me. Let's just make this clear. We will never be together."
"What are you talking about? I already told you that I don't like you." She placed her hands on her hips and continued, "Just tell me what you're planning to do."
"Very well then. All you have to do is to let Jefferson into your space. Then Saxon will suppress his strength so that we can kill him." This was Darren's plan.
"You're such an idiot. I still have no control over my father's space. That means I can't just put people in it at will," Lindsay said.
"So? We'll trick him into getting in then. That should be easy."
"And how will we trick him?"
"Just keep the entrance to your space open. I will find a way to trick him into going in."
Lindsay looked at Darren with a skeptical look on her face. However, she did what he told her to do and opened the entrance to her space. She placed it in the forging room.
With the entrance ready, Darren took out the materials that Jefferson had given him.
Bang!
A great force smashed those fragments to the ground. Then, he released True Fire to burn some pieces to ashes.
"Go tell Jefferson that I failed," Darren said to Wilson. Wilson flew out of the room at once.
Shortly after his departure, Jefferson rushed into the room. There was a furious scowl on his face as he grabbed Darren's collar. He lifted him up from the ground.
"How dare you lie to me? You told me that you know how to make weapons!" Jefferson's eyes flashed murderously.
"Please don't be so angry, sir. There was only a minor issue, but we got lucky in the end," Darren said, reassuringly.
Jefferson then threw Darren down. "What do you mean?" he asked. "All my materials are destroyed. What's lucky about that?"
"Sir, let me explain to you what happened. One of the fragments exploded during the casting process because it was too powerful. It's the reason why I failed.
Upon closer inspection, the fragment is indeed a rare treasure. The energy that burst out of it was absorbed by the other fragments. So now, we have the chance to cast the level-eight divine weapon with them!" Darren spun his lies seamlessly.
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