<h4>Chapter 484 Don’t Kill Him, Chief</h4>


    ?Returning to the 1st Empyrean Tusk, under Raaha''s guidance, Gann approached the house dangling from the rear of the Empyrean Tusk''s tusk.


    "Once he reached the 2-Life Stage, I sent a body of his to the Brimgan Empire for ns to acquire the Attribute," Raaha exined as he brought Gann to the house, acting as a subordinate trying to look good before his boss.


    The reason was extremely simple. Once Gann matures, she''ll be the 1st Empyrean Tusk. That would mean a transfer of ownership of the Mammoth Treasury. Once Raaha dies, someone part of Gann''s Settlement would be chosen as the next Chief and made to inherit the Gold Empyrean Tentacle''s power.


    It wasn''t just that. Gann was able to reach the 10-Life Stage. And when she reaches such a level, she''ll easily be stronger than Raaha, bing the strongest powerhouse produced by the Mammoth n.


    As the Supreme Tusk''s sessor, she was born different. Raahapared her with Harr, another Empyrean Tusk who had inherited a Mystic Path—from Yennda. To date, she hadn''t disyed anything different from an Empyrean Tusk, growing normally. That was more than enough to understand that Gann was built different.


    Though Gann wasn''t a Supreme Tusk, there was a possibility of her bing one as she matures through the Mystic Path that she had inherited from In.


    Or rather, Raaha had swiftly analysed the information at his disposal and figured out that since In managed to make Gann obtain such strength when he was batshit weak, the extent to which he would support her after bing a powerhouse would be on a whole other level.


    Under In''s constant nurturing, Gann will continue to grow without limits and be an overpowered existence. As long as In didn''t die prematurely, that much was assured. And as long as Bl was alive, it was impossible for In to be dead.


    Considering how the Mammoth Elder treated Gann no different from how he would treat the Mammoth Ancestor, Raaha understood her value to the Mammoth n and decided to show her unrivalled support.


    It was why he had made the choice to assist her in whatever she needed.


    "Shit…" As the door to the house opened, Bl stared at the quartet, his eyes widening upon seeing In as he realised that something had happened. His eyes automatically shot to the middle-aged woman who approached him, emanating a subtle presence.


    Protect!


    A mysterious impulse flooded his being as Bl was unable to retaliate, watching as the effect grew worse once the middle-aged woman touched him, "Gann?"


    "Yup," Gann smiled happily upon seeing Bl''s expression grow gloomy in response, thinking, ''Okay, now that I''ve put Bl under my influence, he''s no longer a threat in this race towards Attribute.''


    As sheprehended her Mystic Path, Gann knew that all seven Mystic Paths would somehow find themselves in the centre of a Major Disaster, whether consciously or unconsciously. And as they were all considered part of her immune system, as long as Gann manages to touch them, she''ll be able to influence them and increase In''s chances in the race.


    Roar!


    A loud, shrilled screech resounded from Bl''s mindspace as the Transcendent Eater targeted her, unwilling to be ced under her influence. The attack was too strong and destroyed her influence.


    Cough!


    Gann coughed out blood, hurriedly raising her hand to shout in rm, "I''m fine, Dad!"


    "Really?" In asked, his tone cold as he had grabbed Bl''s neck from the back, applying pressure.


    ''His response was unnaturally fast.'' Raaha frowned, having observed In''s actions, ''The moment Gann coughed out blood, he reacted spontaneously. This isn''t a speed of reaction possible for someone at the peak of the Body Stage, even if he possessed Internal Inertial Gravity.''


    ''He wasn''t thinking!'' Raaha thought in realisation, ''It''s like he has prepared for such a situation through experience, capable of taking action by instinct.''


    Raaha was right on the money. Using the plethora of data at his disposal, In refined them and made them his own, making preparations in such a way that a response to any situation would already be in his database, coded into his instincts.


    This way, no matter the situation, In would be able to react to it promptly, making a counter with the perfect Skill or Prime Skill without having to think. His path of strength was one of versatility. And he was bing as versatile as possible.


    Mystic Bone Art, Internal Inertial Gravity, Royalty, Spatial Immune System, and Minor Treasure of Tangible Psychokinesis; In used them inbinations to create responses for more than a thousand situations. The number continued to increase as the days spanned past.


    At his current speed of development, In would be versatile enough to face the Boar King at the Fourth Maor Disaster. The only problem was the influences, which would tear down his mind. It was why he was so desperate to evolve, so that the resultant Natures and abilities he obtained were those that had an affinity to his character and natural state of being.


    This way, the resultant influence would only strengthen his being, since both were simr. It was the primary reason for In going through such efforts. Otherwise, his current build was more than enough for the endgame. Add his female form''s power and he became stupidly powerful.


    "Yeah," Gann nodded in a hurry, exining upon seeing Bl cough once In let go of his hold, "The Transcendent Eater in him attacked me since my influence would reinforce Bl. Once that happens, he''ll have a greater advantage in their mental battle."


    "But anyway," Gann''s tone turned cold as she stared at Raaha, "We have a situation, Chief."


    She pointed at Vir''s Nature Weapon form in her hand, "If this gets destroyed, we''ll no longer be able to control Vir."


    "I can no longer sense his data in the Transcendent Eater." She spoke.


    "What?" Bl shouted in a fluster, "What do you mean you can''t sense him?"


    "Can you revive Vir?" Gann asked, noticing Bl''s expression turn strange in response, "It seems recent, so I don''t me you for not noticing it."


    "No, he already told me that he was unable to revive Vir for some reason," Raaha said, catching a Bone Slip that Gann threw to him. In it existed the scenes of Vir and Bl joining hands during the Fifth Minor Crisis, revealing everything they had plotted.


    As Raahaprehended the information, the region within the house gradually transformed intova as a result of his seething fury, causing everyone to defend themselves in a hurry.


    "Raaha! Control yourself!" The Mammoth Elder shouted in a fluster as Gann erected ayer of wall to protect him, since he was only at the Spirit Stage.


    "You''ve fooled me well, Bl." Theva in the surroundings vanished as Raaha regained hisposure. He stared at Bl to reveal a smile, "You guys have treated me as a retard all along, huh?"


    "Hahaha!" Heughed uncontrobly, "I failed to find any evidence even after having my suspicions. But it seems I was right all along. We…lost an Empyrean Tusk for absolutely no reason. That…had never happened after I became the Chief many centuries ago."


    "C-Chief, I can exin…" Bl spoke in a fluster when he felt his throat be parched, noticing his body shrivelling up in response as all moisture content began to evaporate.


    [Don''t kill him, Chief!]


    Gann said, her tone powerful, using the voice of an Empyrean Tusk. In response, all the Empyrean Tusks too heard her voice and bombarded Raaha with protests.


    [Don''t kill him, Chief! He''s a necessity for our recovery!]


    "Technically, all Bl did was send a body to escape." Gann sighed in relief once Raaha retracted his Prana, "He''s not capable enough to harm the Mammoth n''s interests. What we need to focus on is Vir."


    "He''s broken out of my control." Gann pointed at the orb in her possession, "If this ever gets destroyed, I''ll have no way to keep Vir in check."