"I'm going to kill you!"
Zeta ignored her frozen body and charged at Petos.
Petos swung the chains in his hand and bound Zeta.
"Oh, and all the members of the Golden Leopard Clan are dead too. I gave The Order. They knew things they shouldn't have known!"
Zeta was locked in a cage by Petos.
Zeta kept repeating,
"I'm going to kill you!"
until her voice was hoarse and she couldn't speak.
Petos ordered his subordinates to escort Zeta to the Variola Research Institute.
He, meanwhile, was going to report the intelligence to his superiors... When Zeta woke up again, a faint light had already appeared on the horizon.
The Order's people were all around her, and she was trapped in a cage.
"I need strength. Knowledge is useless. I need strength, the strength to destroy this cage, the strength to kill that man!" Zeta thought to herself.
"Do you crave strength?"
At this moment, a voice sounded.
"I crave it, I crave it! I need strength, no matter the cost, no matter the cost!"
Xi De was observing Zeta from the shadows.
"Last time I showed off and took money. This time, maybe I should let Xi Nuo show off!"
Xi De, who both took money and showed off, felt a little embarrassed.
"Then I shall grant you strength!"
Xi Nuo descended from the sky and appeared beside Zeta.
He extended his hand to Zeta.
Zeta grasped Xi Nuo's hand.
"Who's there? Grab him!" The Order's people shouted.
A powerful blue-purple magic power erupted from Zeta's body!
The cage was shattered.
"I have lent you strength. Now you can use it as you wish!"
Zeta felt the immense magic power flowing through her body.
She attacked the nearest enemy.
The opponent was directly torn to shreds by her claw.
Zeta killed all of The Order's members within a few breaths.
After killing everyone, Zeta fainted.
What Xi Nuo granted Zeta was just a magic power trial card. Zeta's current body couldn't withstand the immense magic power.
Therefore, Zeta fainted.
Xi Nuo healed Zeta's Demon Possession.
"Shadow, please wait here for a moment. If anyone comes, hold them first! I'll take Zeta and Alpha back, then come back!"
"No problem!"
Xi Nuo took Zeta and found Alpha.
Alpha had already finished questioning for information.
Xi Nuo waved his hand, killing all of The Order's remaining living people.
He flew back to their residence, carrying Alpha and Zeta, and after Alpha took care of Zeta,
Xi Nuo returned to Shadow's location again.
He threw twenty million Zeny to Xi De.
"This is what we agreed upon!"
Xi De caught the money and put it in his pocket.
"What do you want to do here?"
"Wait for the rabbit!"
"Interesting. Can I join?"
"Of course!"
Xi Nuo and Xi De waited for three days. Only on the first day did five cannon fodders from The Order arrive. After that, no one else came.
As for following the cannon fodders to The Order's base, Xi Nuo had considered it, but he wasn't too confident in his current strength.
"It's a pity we didn't catch Petos!"
"Never mind, let's go!"
Xi Nuo and Xi De left.
Petos, of course, knew about Zeta. He sent people five times, but none returned, clearly indicating a trap. He was timid and dared not take risks.
Over the past few days, with Alpha's explanation and care, Zeta's body recovered, and she understood everything.
"Father, you were right. The Midgar Kingdom indeed has people who can cure Demon Possession. Is Shadow Garden my mission?"
Xi De did not come to the Shadow Garden base with Xi Nuo but went to another place.
Only Xi Nuo returned alone.
"Phantom, you're finally back. What did you do?"
"I went to stake out Petos. Unfortunately, I didn't catch him! That guy didn't dare to show up!"
"That's a shame. Catching that guy should yield a lot of information!"
Alpha knew who Petos was; after all, she had interrogated many members of The Order.
Zeta looked at Xi Nuo.
"Welcome to Shadow Garden. I am Phantom. From today on, your name shall be Zeta!"
Zeta immediately knelt down.
"Thank you!"
"Father, Mother, do you see? I have found my mission. I will avenge you, I will!" Zeta thought to herself.
Xi Nuo extended his hand to Zeta.
Zeta grasped Xi Nuo's hand.
The slime cloak fell onto Zeta's body.
"Your body couldn't handle the magic power I granted you before. I will train you and make you a strong person, so you can complete your own revenge!"
"Zeta will die ten thousand deaths for you!"
"That's not necessary. Just do what needs to be done. I don't want to see a dead Zeta, but a living and well Zeta!"
"As you command!"