BXBX NOVEL Chapter 77 77: Blackmail
Blackmailing the bird of oblivion could go wrong in so many ways and in a way, it could be regarded as doing something extremely stupid.
The main problem with his plan was the bird understanding his words and intent.
Corey had no sure way to make the bird understand his words, so the only thing he could do was make the bird look at the egg while speaking with a cold tone, he just hoped the bird would understand his intent.
And if it didn't?
Then he would kill it and then find a way to kill the tier 2 Smiley.
Meanwhile the bird of oblivion which was at first angry at Corey for calling it a three-headed chicken became stunned when Corey threatened to kill the egg if it doesn't kill the tier 2 Revenant.
Surprisingly, it could understand Corey.
"Kree."
It released a sound, trying to say something and Corey frowned, how did the bird expect him to understand.
He was about to tell the bird to just kill the tier 2 Smiley but just as his lips parted open, a surprised expression appeared on his face when he realized he could understand what the bird was trying to say.
It was not clear but it was like he understood the intent of the bird.
'Is it because of my talent?'
Corey thought and his mind went to the wish he made which was 'Unlimited Wisdom, Knowledge and Understanding'.
'Is this part of the understanding aspect of Omniscience?'
Corey thought and felt he was probably right.
A second later, he shook his head and looked at the bird.
"You don't believe that I'll allow you to live after you kill the tier 2 Smiley and after I kill you, I'll kill the egg?" He asked.
"Kree."
The bird replied while nodding it's right head.
Corey frowned as he looked at the right head of the bird which had recovered from it's stunned state.
He didn't say anything but the coldness and warning in his eyes showed that if the head tried anything funny, it would become a normal one-headed chicken.
"It seems you don't understand, you don't have any choice other than to kill the tier 2 Smiley. If you don't, the egg to dies. If you kill the tier 2 Smiley, I won't kill you and the egg.
It's either you believe me or you don't.
You have three seconds to choose, I don't have all day."
Corey spoke in a cold tone while giving an extremely tight deadline.
His goal was to pressure the three-headed chicken by not giving it much time to think.
If possible, he would prefer it if the three-headed chicken killed or did something about the tier 2 Smiley because Becca's words could not be taken for granted.
Assuming he killed the three-headed chicken and the tier 2 Smiley did not disappear and could still stay here and fight them, that would be disastrous for him and the group because they would have no choice but to escape and that was even if they could escape from the tier 2 Smiley.
He looked at the group which was battling the tier 2 Smiley and he saw that their situation was getting worse.
The Founder was the main person attracting aggro from the Tier 2 Smiley while the others and Mrs. Ashley were supporting The Founder.
Although there were no deaths and it looked like they would be able to last for a long period of time, Corey knew they had at most ten seconds before there would be casualties, especially with the rising dust he could see in the distance behind the gates which signified the massive horde of monsters coming for them.
Knowing he could not waste anymore time, he spoke or to be more accurate, he counted, increasing the pressure on the three-headed chicken.
"One."
"Kree!" The bird pleaded for more time but with cold eyes, Corey continued.
"Two."
"Kree!" The bird pleaded once again and it's eyes moved towards the egg.
Meanwhile Corey seeing the bird not acting, made sure his incorporeal hands were around the brain and he continued:
"Thr-"
Kreeee!
Woosh!
The bird screamed in frustration just as Corey was about to finish saying the word, 'Three'.
The green eyes of the right head glowed and the bird swung it's right wing at the tier 2 Smiley sending it flying away from the group.
Kree!
With a frustrated expression, the left head spat out a fire breath at the tier 2 Smiley which was extremely stunned by the attack from the bird of oblivion which summoned it.
A few seconds later, the tier 2 Smiley died and Corey exhaled softly seeing the burnt corpse of the tier 2 Smiley but then his eyes looked behind the gates and he could see that the monsters were still coming towards them even after the death of the tier 2 Smiley.
"Do something about the monsters that are coming."
He ordered with a cold tone and expression. The bird wanted to argue but when he saw Corey's expression, it reluctantly acquiesced.
"KREEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!"
A loud scream erupted from the three heads causing Corey to instinctively want to remove his hands from the heads of the bird and cover his ears, but him knowing that it would lead to undesirable consequences at the end of the day, he groaned as he tried his best to ignore the pain he was feeling in his ears.
Five seconds later, the sound stopped and Corey with bleeding and ringing ears exhaled softly. He actively used the regeneration skill and the injury his ear received was gone in three seconds.
He looked behind the gates wanting to see the effects of the bird's scream and a surprised expression appeared on his face when he saw that the dust which was previously coming towards the survivor group was rapidly retreating into the distance.
"Kree!"
Hearing the sound made by the bird of oblivion, he looked at the right head and saw it looking at him with wary and cold eyes.
"Don't worry. I'm a man of my word. I keep my promises."
He said but didn't remove his hands from the two heads.
He turned towards the survivor group which had relieved expressions seeing that their lives were no longer in danger.
"Mrs. Ashley!"
Corey called out and everybody including Mrs. Ashley and the bird were stunned and confused.
"What?!"
Mrs. Ashley asked in a loud voice due to the distance between her and Corey.
"Please come!"
Corey said and Mrs. Ashley had a confused expression. Although she was confused and curious as to why Corey was calling her, she walked towards Corey.
Corey seeing Mrs. Ashley walking towards him looked at the bird with cold eyes.
"Don't you dare harm her and you better allow her to climb you."
"Kree."
His words made the bird frustrated and angry. It wanted to disagree but when it saw the coldness in Corey's eyes, it knew it would die if it did not agree so it reluctantly kept quiet and acquiesced.
Meanwhile Mrs. Ashley who was now standing in front of the bird of oblivion was slightly worried and nervous since there was no way she would be able to survive an attack from this distance even with the object in her palm.
"Let her up."
She heard a cold voice from Corey and when she looked up, she saw the bird drop it's right wing in front of her.
"Climb up Mrs. Ashley."
Hearing the words of Corey, she exhaled softly then climbed the wing and she eventually reached Corey, though when she saw Corey's hands inside the heads of the bird of oblivion, a baffled expression appeared on her face.
"How is it not dead?"
She questioned with a curious tone.
"It's a skill of mine."
Corey replied but did not bother to give a detailed explanation and Mrs. Ashley did not mind.
"Mrs. Ashley, I called you to ask how to make this three-headed chicken my pet?"
Corey asked with a serious expression and tone causing Mrs. Ashley and the bird of oblivion to be stunned.
Since he could definitely not just let the bird of oblivion go scot-free, he had to make it that it could never act against him and the best way to do that, would be to make the bird of oblivion his pet.
Besides, having a tier 2 pet for his level was something that would help him a lot now and in the future.
"Three-headed chicken?"
"Kree?"
Ashley and the bird of oblivion spoke at the same time and Corey nodded with a serious expression.
"Hmm."
"Kree!"
Mrs. Ashley chuckled softly, meanwhile the bird of oblivion screamed in anger and a murderous expression appeared in it's eyes, but when Corey looked at it with a cold expression, the murderous expression receded but the anger in it's eyes was all too clear for anybody too see.
"If you want it to be your pet, you just have to tell the Universal System that you want it to be your pet but the bird would have to agree."
After she spoke, she looked at the right head of the bird which had anger in it's eyes, then she looked at Corey with a strange expression.
Corey seeing her expression was not worried and spoke:
"Don't worry, there's no way it won't accept, unless it wants to deal with the consequences."
As he spoke, he made sure he glanced in the direction of the egg and the bird seeing that felt it's anger rise.
Meanwhile the strange expression Mrs. Ashley had, increased seeing the 'conversation' between the Corey and the bird of oblivion, but a second later, she shrugged then spoke:
"Well, if you want it to be your pet, just know you can only have one pet unless you're a beast tamer."
"What? Only one pet?"
Corey exclaimed hearing the words of Mrs. Ashley.
"Yes, only one pet." She said and Corey frowned.
'If what she said is true, then…'
The frown on his face increased, then he glanced at Mrs. Ashley, then the egg in the distance.
"What of that egg? Is it possible to make the thing inside my pet?"
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[A/N: 2 more chapters to go!]