Chapter 15 Crooked Blades

Chen Fei couldn't help but showed a expression expressing his disbelief. The woman in front of him did have her hands up, trying to emphasise her point, but Chen Fei didn't let up his guard.

"Who are you? And why are you looking for me?".

The woman had already called Chen Fei by his name, so he didn't feel the need to pretend that he wasn't who she said he was. However the one thing that Chen Fei didn't want anybody to see, had now been seen by this complete stranger.

His brows furrowed as his eyes become slitted once more.

"What do you want with me? And how did you know where I lived?".

That kind of information was only available on paper file, beneath the faculty office. Other than the principal or vice-principal of Water Moon College, those who could access said files were extremely limited in number.

Even the police needed a warrant to take a look at the personal details of Water Moon College's students. As some students possessed backgrounds that were even a little bit out of a normal police officers authority.

The woman just smiled and shrugged her shoulders.

"There were rumours about a brand new Fossil Knight in Water Moon City, and since I was in the area I just had to see if the rumours were true. Now that I can see you for myself, it makes me wonder.....".

There was a slight pause in her words that sent shivers up Chen Fei's spine.

"..... I wonder what kind of Cultivation Method can produce such drastic transformations to your body Chen Fei. Those claws and talons are characteristic of a Theropoda, not a human. And I'd bet my bottom dollar that you can't even perform a Merge with your revived fossil..... So, what happened?".

"That's none of your business", Chen Fei replied.

Since Boundless was just Endless while using mutated monster and demonic beast blood, it would be more proper to call his Cultivation Method "Endless" considering that it was technically more correct. But since Chen Fei didn't want anyone to know that he managed to cultivate a supposedly un-cultivatable Cultivation Method, he was stuck unless he lied.

The woman just smiled further before showing a pouting expression.

"Don't be so mean Little Fei. Big sister here only wants to help you in your current predicament. I might be able to even teach you how to hide your transformation, perhaps even control it?".

There was a slight seductiveness behind her tone that would've caused most men to go weak at the knees. Her physical traits were excellent and her body was curvy in all the right places. The woman in front of Chen Fei would definitely be able to become a celebrity just based on her looks alone, and her ability to stir emotions in others would exceed most other actors and actresses.

Even Chen Fei wasn't immune to her charm. Seeing such a beautiful woman in front of him, his arm dropped a few centimetres before he shook his head violently feeling a slight disturbance with the spiritual power flow within his body.

An foreign spiritual power had interfered with his senses and his expression turned angry as the woman's changed into one of surprise.

"Oh? You actually managed to break out of my illusion? Your spiritual power must be quite vigorous and dense for someone whose only been a Copper Knight for not even a full day..... Is this an affect of your Cultivation Method as well?".

Chen Fei waved his arms angrily at the woman in front of him.

"What the hell do you want from me?! You keep saying all this stuff about helping me and my Cultivation Method, but you haven't actually explained anything!? So if you don't plan on speaking up, I will be on my way thanks".

Turning around and letting his back face the woman, Chen Fei gathered some of his spiritual power in his legs, strengthening and building up for a massive jump. With his current strength, he estimated that he could probably jump roughly ten metres into the air, which was only about the second or third floor in his dormitory.

Since he lived in Room 609, Chen Fei's room was on the sixth floor, and was the ninth room from the entrance.

Jumping up and climbing into his window would be the easy bit. Thinking about what would happen next would be the hard part.

Jumping so hard that it left a massive dinosaur-like imprint in the dirt below him, Chen Fei swiped at the thick concrete in front of him, letting his massive talons and claws, pierce the material in front of him, giving him a makeshift ledge to hang on to.

He looked down, noticing that the woman was gone and he was actually between the third and fourth floor, a little bit higher than he estimated.

What he didn't expect was-.

"Wow that was a pretty big jump. When I was still a Copper Knight, I reckon my physical abilities were probably about one-tenth your own. Oh, and my name is 'Crooked Jack' by the way. Its just a code name, but when I gave it to your before, I initially thought that was myself introducing who I was. And I was serious about being able to help you".

Chen Fei turned his head sideways and looked back to see Crooked Jack standing on the side of the male dormitory as if it was a completely flat surface. Her hair still obeyed the rules of gravity and fell to her right, but everything else just upright.

It was like magic or something.

The woman extended her hand towards Chen Fei, giving him a small smile as she did so.

"Since you seem to be someone who likes straightforwardness, I represent a small Knight organization that exists beyond the boundaries of the Three Big Ones. When we find potentials like yourself, usually Fossil Knights or Human Knights with huge talents, we try to recruit them and get them to join our organization. Anyone can be recruited, regardless of sponsorship, contracts, age, gender, religion and all that other stuff. The existence of our organization is even promoted by the Three Big Ones. Since we handle some odd jobs for them now and again.....".

Chen Fei just frowned, noting that he had no way to shake the woman's hand since he was using both of his to hold onto the thing that was keeping him alive. He just nodded and asked,

"You said you could help me with my transformation. What did you mean by that?"

Crooked Jack nodded before crossing her arms, getting into a teacher-like pose.

"Well, if you can tell me your Cultivation Method and how to practice it, I may be able to figure out, or discreetly ask around the organization for anyone who has the answer. Of course, the possibility of me backstabbing you and taking your Cultivation Method does exist, however, within the Crooked Blades betraying your client or fellow Crooked Souls would probably get you kicked out. Killed if they're unlucky".

Chen Fei raised an eyebrow.

"But what if I were to tell you and then you killed me? What would happen then?".

Crooked Jack showed a thoughtful expression as she rubbed her chin. Turning back to Chen Fei's arms and legs she spoke.

"Considering that the number of Fossil Knights within Water Moon City can be counted on one hand, someone like you, who is considered a high-profile Knight would definitely be valuable to the Holy Fossil Consortium if you managed to become a Fossil Knight. They would definitely place guards around you, or even secretly protect you if they found out you became a Knight. If you didn't and suddenly went missing, that would undoubtably raise some red flags in the higher ups. Things might lead back to me. And that kind of heat, isn't good for anybody".

Chen Fei showed an understanding expression.

"Sounds like this organization is pretty strict. Any rules against killing people, mortals or Knights otherwise?".

The woman shook her hand, indicating there were some exceptions to every rule.

"Killing mortals is out of the question. Capturing them is always how the Crooked Blades have dealt with mortals. Knights on the other hand, have several conditions before they can be killed. Usually, proof of them killing mortals would be enough. Other crimes, like kidnapping, sexual assault, experimentation and other stuff would be enough as well. But if its something personal, like they killed your brother or sister or lover or something, then you'd have to be careful. If they have connections in the Three Big Ones, then you will have to deal with the consequences of your actions, even if you yourself are in the right".

The woman pulled out a small business card, completely red with the image of two crossed crooked daggers in the centre. A telephone number, that had almost double the normal amount of numbers in it, could be seen on the back.

"So, if I think about joining, I just have to call you and-".

Chen Fei glanced up, noting that the woman who defied gravity had vanished, and he was now alone on the side of the building.

He held the business card in his hand with the utmost delicacy considering that he didn't want to cut it or drop it with his massive talons. Holding it in between his teeth Chen Fei climbed higher and higher until he reached his bedroom window. It was slightly open, considering he left it that way during summer and climbed in silently, leaving almost no trace that he was even in the room.

From a distance, the beautiful woman smiled, looking at Chen Fei as if he was some sort of diamond or precious jewel.

"If I can recruit someone like him, then no doubt my reward for this mission will be doubled".

She glanced down, looking at a photograph of Kim Baek Hyeon in her hands.

"To think that Baek Hyeon would actually manage to create Adam even without the help of the Three Big Ones. If I can just train this kid to be even half as good as even the worst member of the Crooked Blades, then maybe, just maybe....".