Landlord World - Start with SSS talent

Hearing that, Austin suddenly realized the logic in Caleb's words. "Ah! You're right, but how are we supposed to report this news to Master?"

"And what if Master arrives too late and the Evil God escapes?"

"Of course, we need a plan." Caleb smirked. "Alex, you go and block the Evil God."

"What?!" Alex was startled, looking at Caleb in confusion. "What the hell did you just say? Why do I have to do that?"

Caleb shrugged, "Because you once defeated the Evil God. That means you know exactly how strong he is. So for you, stopping him should be easy, right?"

Alex frowned, feeling a pang of regret for boasting about having defeated the Evil God before.

He had intended to let the Evil God escape, then look for a chance to finish him off when he was severely wounded.

His vision was excellent; after absorbing and boosting his power, his eyesight was many times better than before.

He could clearly see the Evil God was gravely injured, missing both arms, and covered in blood.

If he could kill the Evil God and claim the reward, he wouldn't have to worry about lacking energy crystals to level up.

Besides, the reward for defeating the Evil God would surely be considerable; maybe he'd even find some opportunity or magical item.

But Caleb's words immediately crushed his intentions.

Now, he had to go block the Evil God—which meant, if the Evil God died, he'd definitely be the first one suspected.

"Damn it!" Alex cursed inwardly, but in the end, he still obeyed Caleb's orders.

After all, he understood just how terrifying Noan was—he definitely didn't want to cross that young man right now.

"Fine! I'll go stop him." Alex grumbled, then shot off toward the direction the Evil God had fled.

"You handle that Lord," Caleb said to Austin. "Don't let him die. I want to keep him alive to provide more information for Master."

"I'll contact Master myself."

Austin nodded, flashing a confident grin. "Okay! That's simple. I guarantee he'll stay alive—as long as he's alive, that's all that matters, right?"

Caleb nodded, then pulled a small device from his pocket, squeezing it in his hand.

A strange purple magic symbol appeared, then slowly faded away.

…

Within Noan's territory at that moment, he was checking the remaining resources needed to upgrade his domain.

In his arms, Zhisse was lying there, enjoying his caresses like a little kitten.

Noan didn't feel bothered at all; on the contrary, he thought the fur on Zhisse was very soft—just like a cat's fur.

"What the hell? Is he petting me?" The second Zhisse shouted angrily—of course, no one could hear what she was saying.

After all, she was currently just a soul residing inside Zhisse's body.

However, recently she had realized that she could control Zhisse's body a little.

Of course, only a little—the time she could control Zhisse's body was brief, just a few minutes and only basic movements.

Even so, that alone made the second Zhisse very happy, for it meant she had a chance to be resurrected once more.

"Huh! Even though this doesn't feel bad, I'm not your pet, you know."

"All right, once I regain my strength, I'll allow you to stay by my side."

"Wait! This energy is—"

Suddenly, the second Zhisse sensed something as a strange magical symbol appeared in front of Noan.

Noan saw the magic symbol and wasn't surprised at all.

He had asked Thalira to help him create a magical item that would allow others to contact him.

After all, he couldn't always keep track of everything happening around him or with everyone else.

However, when the second Zhisse saw the magical sigil, she was startled.

"Spatial magic? That brat possesses spatial magic? And at such an incredibly high rank."

"What the hell? He's just a Lord—how can he possibly possess a talent of this level?"

But when Zhisse recalled all the feats Noan had accomplished, she immediately fell silent, feeling as if everything made sense.

Even monsters and heroes—Noan could fuse and evolve them. So, for him to have a spatial affinity as well wasn't so surprising.

"Damn it! If that's the case, how will I ever capture him in the future?"

That's right—spatial affinity was one of the most terrifying talents. Not only was its offensive power incredibly high, but its defensive power was also nearly unbeatable.

At higher levels, spatial affinity would only become more and more superior compared to other talents of the same rank.

Some even said that the Space Affinity might not be limited to the realm of rank SS—its true rank could be far beyond SS.

The second Zhisse felt a sense of unease. If Noan became too powerful, then in the future, when she seized control of this body, he would surely have enough power to detect her existence.

"AAA!!! My plan… huhuhuhu…"

Noan, of course, had no idea what the second Zhisse was thinking. He only paid attention to the magical sigil appearing before him.

Noan frowned, then sighed and said, "Zhisse, keep working."

Zhisse jumped down from Noan's lap, giving him a sulky look as if she didn't want to leave his side.

"All right, when I have more time, I'll play with you, okay?"

Krit! Krit! Krit!

Zhisse chirped happily and immediately ran off. However, right after, Noan's expression changed—he looked a little tired and worried.

"Hopefully, that girl won't cause any trouble for Zhisse."

After saying that, he immediately activated his Space Affinity, teleporting to Caleb's location.

…

"Master!" Caleb saw Noan appear and immediately bowed his head respectfully.

"You called for me?" Noan asked gently.

Seeing Noan floating in the air, Caleb was filled with both awe and fear.

He couldn't believe Noan had become so powerful—like a god—able to fly through the sky and teleport at will.

Caleb had seen B-rank, even A-rank Lords before, but none of them had ever been able to do the things Noan was doing.

"Yes, I discovered that the Evil God is severely injured. Alex is currently blocking him, waiting for your arrival."

Hearing that, Noan was a little surprised. "The Evil God?"

"Yes, Master. It really is the Evil God—Alex once fought him and recognized him immediately." Caleb thought Noan doubted the accuracy of his report, so he confirmed it again.

However, what Noan was doubting wasn't whether Caleb had discovered the Evil God—but why the Evil God was so badly injured.

'Strange…' Noan thought to himself. 'Zeka possesses the ability to convert every buff he receives into a "permanent buff." How could he possibly be gravely wounded?'

That's right, Noan had witnessed Zeka's recovery ability before.

No matter how badly Zeka was injured, he could recover within a single day.

Noan knew very well that this was thanks to the permanent buffs Zeka possessed.

Perhaps those buffs weren't individually that powerful or overwhelming, but what if he had ten buffs, or a hundred?

That would be a completely different matter.

But… who could have wounded the Evil God so badly?

"Did you attack him?" Noan asked with a frown.

Caleb shook his head. "No, Master. He fought with a D-rank Lord, lost, and fled."

"What?!" Noan felt as if he'd misheard.

Zeka lost to a D-rank Lord? What the hell?

He knew that Zeka was a 'Fate Holder'—he was like the protagonist of some novel.

Zeka had once fought against many D-rank Lords and monsters and still emerged victorious with ease.

Yet now he'd been badly injured and forced to flee by a D-rank Lord.

Noan couldn't understand what was going on anymore. Could it be that D-rank Lord was also a 'Fate Holder'?

Caleb continued, "Master, that D-rank Lord is still in the distance—Austin is holding him so you can interrogate him and gather more information."

"Ah!" Noan nodded, his gaze shifting toward the distance. When he saw the D-rank Lord Caleb had mentioned, Noan couldn't help but chuckle: "Pfff! Hahahaha… It seems this world truly is bizarre."