I’m Really Not The Demon God’s Lackey

e truly were a Destructive-rank before me now, I wouldn’t even be able to last a single round.
Largely because I won’t even have the chance to pressure a Destructive-rank into playing defense.
Rather, it would be the exact opposite.
After all, I can only see through their skills, not defend against it.

But, what if I could manipulate them, or even deconstruct their aether? Even Destructive-rank attacks would just fall apart like a house of cards!

So… this is what true power is.

Melissa’s eyes shone and sparkled with excitement as these thoughts ran through her mind and she was barely able to contain her joy.

She appeared very haggard with dark patches under her eyes.
Her face was pale white, yet elation was written all over it.

She had obtained the book Door Key: Origin from the bookstore for three whole months already, but it was only now that she truly caught a glimpse of that door.

Before today, she would fall into a state of involuntary fainting every time she read this book.

Though she was undoubtedly making progress, it was as if she were a primary school student that had received high marks and was now drowning herself in studies—extreme inefficiency.

If based on her previous level, she wouldn’t even be able to decipher a thousandth of the book’s contents.

She was not gathering knowledge but being swallowed by knowledge instead.

The more she couldn’t understand, the more she craved it.

And thus, she could only continuously flip page after page, all till her body could no longer physically withstand her spirit.
Consequently, she had to rely on outside forces to snap her out of this trance each time she read the book; otherwise, she would have already collapsed and died.

Through this painful learning process, Melissa’s mind and body were repeatedly tempered instead.

She also saw a spike in her power, ascending to Destructive-rank.

Just that considering how Secret Rite Tower’s stance was unclear, she had chosen to hide her power and only a select few knew about it.

In time, I’ll no longer need to continue hiding it anymore.
According to Father, Secret Rite Tower will soon be wholeheartedly putting all resources on trying to get on Boss Lin’s good side.

While the Council of Elders’ intention to ‘get on Boss Lin’s good side’ wasn’t all that simple, there was nothing stopping Melissa from assuming this.

Hehe, Melissa chuckled to herself.

Personnel that had initial contact with the bookstore, including Joseph, Melissa, and Carolyn would naturally become the core of Secret Rite Tower’s upcoming operations.

In other words, those who still held a grudge against Joseph were practically going against the Council of Elders.

They brought this onto themselves! Melissa stood up with the book in hand as she contemplated.

She was within a tiny confinement chamber in Secret Rite Tower.
The only furnishings in this cramped space were a table and a bench.

Melissa was allowed three hours for socialization each day during her confinement period.
These three hours were separated and implemented during meal times.

And to prevent psychological problems, Melissa was allowed to bring books, magical items, or other stuff to keep her occupied.
After all, confinement was not supposed to be torture but a means for reflection.

Melissa had also been confined occasionally in the past.
Secret Rite Tower was comprised of transcendent beings and not mere mortals, so being put in confinement for three days to a week wouldn’t really cause them any psychological trauma.

Today was her last day of confinement.

A door materialized on the wall behind Melissa the moment she stood up, and it opened slowly.

An instructor from the combat division was standing at the door and handed Melissa a stack of documents without showing any hint of emotion.

“Melissa, your confinement has ended.
You have been assigned a new mission.”

Melissa took the documents and examined them before immediately breaking into a frown.

Something isn’t right with this raid on the Corpse Devouring Sect’s hideout on 67th Avenue!

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