“What's going on? The Purgatory Skeleton has turned into a living h.e.l.l Baron?”

Moriarty was unconcerned that he had been deprived of the Purgatory Skeleton and had succ.u.mbed to frailty. Instead, he focused his attention on the devilish woman kneeling in front of Watson.

“What's going on? The Purgatory Skeleton has turned into a living h.e.l.l Baron?”

Moriarty did not care that he had been stripped of the Purgatory Skeleton and fell into weakness. Instead, he stared at the devil woman kneeling in front of Watson.

The Purgatory Skeleton was discovered in a ruin in the center of the Dragonspine Snow Mountain, on the body of the h.e.l.l Baron. According to his theory, it was an ancient ruin from 10,000 years ago, with numerous runes inscribed on it.

Even though he could not comprehend the runes, he could tell that the story he penned was about the h.e.l.l Barons. There were a few murals adjacent to the runes, especially on the wall; there were a few angels in the murals with white wings on their bodies and halos on their heads. They were besieging a horde of demons with six arms and two horns on their heads. The angels were surrounded by heavenly flames, while the demons roared inaudibly. The scene was horrifying.

Moriarty had little knowledge about the murals. He only brought back the h.e.l.l Baron's bones. Even though the ruins were suppressed, the bones had survived for tens of thousands of years. It was clear that the bones held some secret.

He had dripped the Demon's Blood onto the h.e.l.l Baron's bone marrow while researching it. He discovered that the h.e.l.l Baron's bone marrow could self-evolve. He buried the goldbiter rats that had consumed the h.e.l.l Baron's bone marrow. He also brought many magical beasts for the goldbiter rats for their consumption, which resulted in the liquid for the magical beasts' evolution. He subsequently turned the remains into a breeding ground for the goldbiter rats, and that had emptied the Dragonspine Snow Mountain.

The h.e.l.l Baron's blood could record knowledge; that was what he had discovered in his studies. After all, the h.e.l.l Barons were smarter than humans; therefore, he did not find it unusual. However, he had never imagined that his capacity to record knowledge could be used to resurrect a corpse that had been dead for 10,000 years.

He really wanted to know how Watson did it.

Why could that little devil perform something that he had been researching for almost ten years but could not do? He realized, though, that it was not the time to get into that. The h.e.l.l Barons' strength was considerably beyond that of humans as they were an ancient species. The lovely demon had an aura that showed she was at the peak of the platinum tier.

Furthermore, Watson had three people on his side—he was in a vulnerable situation. If that went on for too long, he might not be able to escape. His studies at the border had been almost flawless, but there was a flaw at the end.

“That Watson is too monstrous. He might affect His Majesty's plans in the future. We can't leave him alive.”

He was terrified by the strength and talent that Watson had demonstrated. He resolved to inform His Majesty of all that had occurred after he left that location. He would urge the King to go to the border and rid the kingdom of that scourge. Half of his body had already vanished into the abyss; he accelerated his departure at that point. Only his arm remained on the outside.

“Why did two platinum-tier items produce a person instead of an item when fused?”

Moriarty's heart was filled with questions. At that moment, Watson had the same question as well.

[Platinum-tier h.e.l.l Baron Lord: Lilith]

As the Lord of the former h.e.l.l Barons, Lilith's strength was at the diamond tier. However, she had been dead for tens of thousands of years, so her energy had dissipated. At that moment, Lilith's strength was peak platinum-tier. She could only regain her strength gradually after collecting enough energy.

[Six Arm's Punishment, Super Self-Healing, Demon Blood Boiling, Super Physical Resistance, Super Magic Resistance, Demon King, Loss of Pain]

[Additional abilities: Super Berserk (ability is significantly increased in a short period, but rationality is slightly decreased), Instant Burst (all the energy in the body is instantly poured at the price of lowering one's level of strength), Seductive Body (body movements, including voice, will have a bewitching effect, with reduced the impact on those with a strong will).]

[Additional skills: Platinum-tier demonic-elemental spell, Creeping Hunger, the Million Disease Spread, and the Soul-sucking Voice from h.e.l.l.]

[Gold-tier demonic-elemental spell, Flesh Recombination, Strong Parasitism, and Imp Summoning.]

[Loyalty: the demon is completely loyal to its host, so feel free to use it.]

Watson was not pleased with the qualities that were shown to him. Although the revived h.e.l.l Baron was more powerful than a pure platinum-tier item and possessed numerous new skills, those talents were not his. His first plan was to combine two platinum-tier items to create a more powerful item to help him.

That sensation was similar to fusing a Phoenix egg. The egg shattered after the fusion, revealing a weapon. Although the outcome was satisfactory, it was not what he had wanted.

“Can I transform it back into something that has already been fused, System?”

[Reminder that the system is a fusion system and does not possess the ability to disa.s.semble.]

Watson sighed. “That's it then.”

It was not too bad to get a peak platinum-tier warrior for free. If others had known what he was thinking at the time, they would have a.s.sumed he was insane. He was dissatisfied with having a platinum-tier warrior. He was the only person in the world who could articulate such feelings.

He collected his thoughts and calculated in his heart.

The Demon's Blood and Purgatory Skeleton that he had obtained from Moriarty had been wasted. He was a little reluctant. He did not know if he could continue to get them again from Moriarty or perhaps Lilith. After he thought about it for a moment, a bright light suddenly flashed in his mind, and a bold idea emerged.

The system could only fuse and not dismantle. He did not want Lilith, so perhaps he could continue to fuse her?

With that thought in mind, Watson looked at Moriarty and found that half of Moriarty's body had entered the black hole. He narrowed his eyes and said, “System, I'm going to initiate the fusion. The fusion targets are Moriarty and Lilith.”

[Congratulations, Master, on a successful fusion. The h.e.l.l Baron Servant, Lilith's strength has increased.]

Moriarty, who had already entered the black hole, was forcefully yanked out by an invisible force as the system's voice sounded in Watson's consciousness. His body disintegrated swiftly and became a stream of light. His face was filled with horror before he could shout as the light merged into Lilith's body.

Lilith's body got a little taller after the fusion. Her five senses s.h.i.+fted from seductive to dignified and lovely. Her aura grew stronger, and her skin lightened significantly. The scarlet horns on top of her head and the tail on her back had shrunk. If one did not look closely, one would not notice that Lilith resembled a person rather than a demon.

After the fusion with Moriarty, Lilith's body shook, and there was something in her eyes. A world-shaking aura appeared in her eyes, and she respected Watson even more.

At the same time, a s.h.i.+ny quill floated in the air and flew toward Watson.

[Platinum-tier item: Pen of Truth]

[Effect: Anything said in front of the Pen of Truth must not be a lie and must not be omitted, or you will suffer the pain of having your blood sucked out.]

[Additional effect: Rewriting Reality (anything written in the Pen of Truth will come true. If it is something that has not happened, then it will definitely happen. However, no one knows what form it will take.]

“Not bad. Now the problem is completely solved.”

Watson took the Pen of Truth and nodded in satisfaction. He did not need to expend any effort to obtain benefits from Moriarty at all. He could just fuse Moriarty, and Lilith could inherit his ability as a mage. Then, Watson could extract any excess Demon's Blood and Purgatory Skeleton from Lilith. Moriarty could not escape either. It was like killing two birds with one stone.

There was, however, a disadvantage. The system would only inherit the fused person's talents, not their memories. Watson had planned to question Moriarty about why he went to the border, why he destroyed the Dragonspine Snow Mountain, why he nursed those magical beasts, and his relations.h.i.+p with the monarch.

Moriarty, on the other hand, was extremely powerful. Watson might not be able to stop him if he tried to flee. Therefore he had no choice but to do that. Watson will just have to investigate the truth gradually. As he considered that, Watson raised his head to find Sylvan and Antonio. They hid quite far from him, and they had a peculiar look on their faces as if they were looking at a scary monster.

“Master, Lord Sylvan, what happened to you? Why are you standing so far away?” Watson asked; he was somewhat puzzled.

“Watson, you still have the nerve to ask that? Do you know what you just did?”

Sylvan swallowed his saliva and spoke with difficulty.

Watson had just broken through Moriarty's defense, which they had been unable to breach, and transformed the h.e.l.l Baron's corpse into a living demonic beauty. That was nothing. They were merely astounded to discover that Watson had fused Moriarty. That was extremely frightening.

Moriarty was a peak platinum-tier elite, on par with them. Previously, they were aware that Watson possessed fusion magic, but they were unconcerned when he fused some low-quality items. They were terrified when they discovered Watson could fuse a platinum-tier elite. They were also platinum-tier elites. What if Watson fused them when he was unhappy?