Strongest Hammer God novel Chapter 976

Kyle was brought to the others, who were waiting in a different place.

"All done?" Sebastian asked.

"Yep," Kyle answered.

When the others saw Kyle appear, they felt relieved. The six Sages were the only ones excluded from the oath. If they wanted to, the six Sages could reveal everything without endangering any lives. However, revealing just the right amount was difficult. Because of that, five of the six Sages had been instructed to answer like everyone else.

Moments after Kyle was put with the others, Overlord Sandpike got Manny.

This was the last person they could ask for information.

"You want to know what happened today?" Manny asked before they could ask any questions.

This was the first time during this investigation that anyone had asked them a question. Almost immediately, the two of them felt like this last interrogation would be different.

"Yes, can you give us some answers?" Overlord Sandpike asked.

"I can," Manny answered. "For example, Black Sin Hammer 37 fought a Demon as his first challenge. He won against it by only attacking it with his fists. Then, he fought Lieutenant General Voidbolt. Black Sin Hammer 37 won by outlasting him. His third opponent was a New Spirit Lord Demon."

In just these few sentences, the two Overlords had gained more information than in all the other interrogations combined.

"And? What happened afterward?" Overlord Sunlight asked.

"I can say more, but I won't," Manny answered calmly. "You can ask the others again, but you won't gain any new answers."

"Do you believe you have the power to refuse?" Overlord Sunlight asked with narrowed eyes as she activated her Momentum.

"Yes, I do," Manny answered as if nothing had changed. "That's because I'm not alone. I can share information safely. The only answers you got today are refusals to answer and answers that essentially say that nothing happened. I'm the only one in our little gathering that will tell you more."

"What makes you so sure?" Overlord Sandpike asked.

"I could answer, but why should I?" Manny asked. "I do not need to answer."

"Yes, you do," Overlord Sunlight transmitted. "We have not executed anyone yet, but we also haven't made our judgment yet. If you refuse to cooperate, we will execute you."

"And get rid of your only source of information?" Manny asked. "Sure, you can do that, but what will that achieve? Four Demons, seven Spirit Lords, and two Ascendants died today. You have a way to gain information, and you want to execute the one person who's willing to give you that information? If I were to hear about that as a neutral party, it would sound like you were deliberately trying to hide information instead of gathering it."

The two Overlords conversed with each other for a while. Manny was just a Sage. They had the power and legal rights to execute him on the spot.

They were in a vastly more powerful position. Yet, it didn't feel like they were.

"Why do you keep saying you're the only one who can share information with us?" Overlord Sunlight asked.

"I'm not really the leader, but I'm the closest thing to our leader," Manny transmitted. "If that answers your question."

"Leader?" Overlord Sandpike asked with furrowed brows.

"Kind of," Manny answered.

The two Overlords talked with each other.

"Assuming we believe you, what would we have to do to gain more information?" Overlord Sandpike asked.

"Prove your loyalty," Manny answered. "Not to me, but to Ayuvar and all humans. You've seen the four Demon corpses. When they were still alive, they wore the red of Humanity. How can I tell anything to anyone who could be a traitor or spy?"

"You're doubting our loyalty?" Overlord Sunlight asked with narrowed eyes.

"Yes, I am," Manny answered. "Overlord Cloudhorn knew about the Demonic spy for a long time, and he also told me that it isn't that uncommon. Some Overlords act like they don't know when there's a spy. How am I supposed to know that you're not one of them?"

"Alternatively, you can also just forget this entire thing, execute me, and keep going. Nobody's stopping you. Nobody's forcing you. You can say that you couldn't gain any information and tell some other Overlords to investigate. They will experience the same thing that you have experienced today. Nobody will blame you after sufficient attempts have been made."

The Overlords talked to each other for a while.

"I am willing to swear an oath," Overlord Sandpike said.

"Great," Manny answered. "So, do we walk outside to swear the oath, or will we deactivate the Heaven Clouding Formation Array?"

The two Overlords looked at Manny with narrowed eyes.

The Heaven Clouding Formation Array was one of the most secret pieces of information in all of Humanity. Only Overlords were allowed to know about it. The Heaven Clouding Formation Array isolated Karmic Luck. Without Karmic Luck, new oaths couldn't be made. Well, they could be sworn, but there would be no consequences to breaking them.

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