Sheryl was quick to bring up dozens of tree branches from the ground, but all those branches were easily cut apart, and Denver had to step in.He leaped forth and punched the slash with a roar and sent it scattering in eight different directions.Even though he covered his arm with aura, his hand still bled very much and also burned and turned purple in color.“Are you alright, Boss?” Sheryl worried asked.“This is nothing,” Denver bore the pain, even though he could feel a bone-burning pain that hardened his jaw.“Heh,” a corner of Lily’s lips curled up. “Using octagonal arts not on your own attack but on an opponent’s attack… you fight as unconventionally as ever, Denver. But…”The ship soon came closer to the ground, but it didn’t land.It stayed floating a few feet above the ground without making any sound.The tiny ants on the ground felt the energy of the ship and ran back into the cracks deep in the earth.Lily jumped and landed on the ground in a loud noise, forming a small cr

Denver kept pressing Catherine’s chest, pouring his aura and lightning energy into her, hoping it’d do something.Seconds added to minutes.“Boss…” Sheryl’s expression turned sad. She put her hand on Denver’s shoulder. “She’s gone.”Alex, who was in the distance, just stood still and watched. He lost only his arm, but the man he decided to follow has lost the woman he loved.Just how much more pain Denver must be feeling?As if sharing his sadness, the clouds began to shed tears bit by bit.Even as it started to rain, Denver didn’t stop what he was doing.“Boss, she’s gone,” Sheryl stressed her words. “All of her heart cells would have been destroyed by Death Engraver. There’s no way she can come back to live after receiving that black laser bolt.”However, Denver didn’t pay any attention to what Sheryl was saying right now.He kept pressing Catherine’s chest with his bloody, broken hand.More than ten minutes passed, but there was no change.Tears continued to come down Denver’s eyes

A few hours later.Sheryl came to the Lost Garden.Though most of the region was cleaned up, with the corpses either buried or burnt, the stench of death was still in the air.She stopped by a fountain, which used to be a source of clean, refreshing water in her childhood where she and Denver used to sit together, was now choked with debris and stained a sickening red.She used her ability to remove the poison from all the trees and plants. She also used edible seeds and made new trees grow.The trees she made by herself would bear flowers but not any fruits, so she had to use natural seeds to create trees and plants so they could be fruitful.Thanks to her growing the roots deep enough to suck water from the earth, the trees wouldn’t require anyone watering enough throughout their lifespan.Sheryl then raised wooden homes using her skill. It wasn’t easy, and she had to try a few times to get it right.After giving last touches to the Lost Garden, Lark joined her. “Are you guys really

In the Nameless Zone.A group of men with the hawk’s skull symbols on their foreheads arrived there, riding big-tusked boars.The one leading the group was Colton, the 22nd ranker, who worked directly under the Fifth Son Rob.Though many buildings were destroyed due to the monster raid, new houses were built with wood, so more than one fourth of the region looked different than usual.Seeing Colton and his group, a couple of commanders rushed over.“Bring this week’s quota,” Colton said, tossing a bag over.“S-Sir, there’s a new ruler, and she told us to stop all ongoing deals with any outsiders,” the commanders hesitantly replied.“A new ruler? Who?” Colton asked angrily. “Don’t you know who I am?”“Y-Yes, sir, but the new ruler is Green Fang,” the commander quickly said. “And Don Denver is behind her.”Colton frowned. “Green Fang and Don Denver? Is Don Denver here right now?”“No, we haven’t seen him, but Green Fang is here.”“Is that so?” Colton smiled. “Lead me to her. I’ll direct

Colton lived more than a decade longer than Sheryl did, and he was more experienced in terms of martial arts, so he was confident that he could overcome Sheryl, especially when it came to exchanging martial attacks.Even so, he didn’t want to risk it because the opponent wasn’t a newbie.So, he didn’t outright go for strong moves but used swift yet delicate moves to check the opponent’s level and then figure out her weaknesses.While their toes barely touched the ground, Sheryl and Colton danced through the hall, exchanging fists and clawing attacks, appearing as if they were two hawks dancing through the air and clashing for supremacy.Colton waved his arms at times, releasing sharp aura needles that flew like feathers of a hawk.Sheryl dodged most of them and deflected the others.These aura needles were powerful enough to pierce through wooden walls and leave fine holes in them.“You’re not the only one who can use feather aura,” Sheryl swirled and created a storm of energy bolts t