Grim Reaper in the Apocalypse: Reaping Immortals

[You have witnessed the death of a complex creature: The Beast]

[Due to your trait, your rewards have been multiplied by 10]

[You have gained 300,000 experience]

[You have gained 90x (6-star) Beast Genus]

[You have gained the 6-star mutation: Thick Fur]

— (6-star) Thick Fur

—— Upon activation, the user gains strong, thick fur that can be shed multiple times.

[You have gained the B-class LifeSkill Beastly Thrash]

—Pet Master: (B) Beastly Thrash

——— 1st stage Pre-Intern realm

———— 90x F class fragment

———— This LifeSkill allows the user to give his contracted pet, humanoid, or summon a 200% boost in physical prowess for 3 minutes.

[You have assisted in the death of a complex creature: Human]

[Due to your trait, your rewards have been multiplied by 10]

[You have gained 600,000 experience]

[You have gained the A-class LifeSkill: Book of Contracts]

—Summoner: (A) Book of Contracts

——— 1st stage Intern realm

———— 140x F class fragment

———— This LifeSkill allows the user to create a binding contract with another party. Once the contract is broken by the other party, the user will have complete control over them.

Atlan looked over all the rewards he gained from this fight and couldn't help but break out with a smile. It was another fruitful harvest in the Remedium, adding two great LifeSkills to his repertoire.

The one he got from Belle, the Book of Contracts, was very interesting indeed. The description was very vague. It said that he would have 'complete control' over those who break a binding contract with him.

It sounded scary, at least for those who would want to be in a contract with him.

'Got something good?'

The Queen's voice echoed behind him. And when he turned around, he didn't see a giant scary dragon. Instead, he saw a thin chitinous body that greatly resembled the White Canzer's physiology. The only difference between them was the obvious maturity on her face as well as the dark complexion on her chitin.

Despite that, he could guess that most Canzers would consider her as beautiful.

'Your face is very obvious. You must have gotten something good from the death of that Beast.'

She already witnessed him making humanoid puppets like the White Canzer, so he knew that there would be no use in lying to her. She was smart enough to figure out that he obtained the powers of the Beast because he witnessed its death.

'Yes. I got something useful.'

The Queen nodded her head, satisfied with his answer. One of the reasons why she was doing this in the first place was to help him get stronger. The faster he became a strong Savior, the faster he would help her with her problems.

Atlan looked at the Queen in her white eyes.

'Do you mind if we make a contract?'

The Queen was silent for a moment and then let out a chuckle.

'It seems that you don't only get powers from the deaths of Canzers, but also humans.'

Atlan didn't deny it. The Queen was not someone that he could fool. She already saw Belle with her book of contracts, so it was not a coincidence that Atlan suddenly wanted to form a contract with her.

'I'll assume that if we do make our agreement into a contract, something incredibly bad will happen to me if I break it, am I right?'

Atlan nodded his head.

'Yes.'

The Queen, instead of getting angry, only gave out a smile.

'I appreciate your candor. If you had lied, I would have killed you right then and there. I don't need a liar as my ally.'

Once Atlan saw how easily the Queen dismantled the Beast, there was no way he was going to get on her bad side. He couldn't even imagine how strong she was to simply just kill a Specialist-level Canzer with barely a scratch on her body.

'Yes. I will make a contract with you.'

Atlan was surprised. It was only logical for the Queen to reject his request. After all, he already told her that something incredibly bad would happen to her if she broke the contract. It would be an incredibly foolish move for someone like her to simply give away her freedom to someone like Atlan—a human.

'Surprised? You shouldn't be. Nothing bad will happen to me if I don't break the contract, right? I have no intention of doing so anyway.'

A verbal agreement between the two of them might be good in the short run, but it wouldn't be sustainable in the long run.

Just like now, Atlan and the Queen were still keeping secrets from each other. They weren't telling the truth because their agreement only hinged on the fact that they had a verbal promise to each other. That simply wasn't secure enough.

But if they were to go through with their agreement with a contract, then their allyship would become a lot more secure.

Atlan could be sure that the Queen wouldn't betray him, and the Queen would be sure that Atlan would keep his word and help her in the future.

He could also make sure that she wouldn't spill his secrets to any other party. It was the best-case scenario for both of them.

'I won't betray you too,'

Atlan promised.

Then, he reached down deep into his Soul System and activated his newly formed planet.

As he did, a brown leather book suddenly materialized right in front of him.

Compared to Belle whose book of contracts was full of writing, Atlan's book was full of empty pages.

The words in his mind started to imprint onto the very first page.

The Queen witnessed all this and couldn't help but be amazed at Atlan's strange powers. His ability to take the powers of the dead was something that even she envied. It was an overpowered ability that could someday topple the whole world order.
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And it was exactly this reason why she allied herself with Atlan. She hoped to topple the current world.

As the contract finished writing, the two parties looked over the fine details one last time.

Then, they signed it by letting their fingers bleed onto the page.