"Pant. Pant. Pant. I finally made it."Grover arrives at the ark, carrying an unconscious Justin. He lays the archer on the bed and takes a moment to catch his breath."Now for the big finale."Vladimir is nowhere to be seen, despite Grover's arrival with Justin. Where could he possibly be?"Release Shadow Realm Prison!"The shadow swirling around Grover expands as the towering warrior emerges from it.Grover has once again utilized Snatch Steal, copying Krystal's artifact. He then activates the shadow technique Krystal used to transport Grover to the shadow realm when he was in critical condition.It was all to ensure he could bring both of them to safety while Krystal concluded the battle."Now, where did we stash old man Shambala's medicine?"Yuri kneels with his arms spread apart, awaiting his fate.Jacob tightens his grip on his sword's handle as he charges at the other swordsman.Yuri shut his eyes, enveloping the room in profound silence. When he reopened them, a blade was pois
"Oh my goodness! What is your intention? exclaimed Krystal, who arrived with Sasha just in time. He swiftly intervened and prevented the blade from piercing through the chest of the captured general.Without giving anyone a chance to react to his sudden arrival, Krystal delivered a powerful punch that sent Yuri flying across the room."What on earth do you believe you are engaging in?scolded Krystal sternly."What in the world do you think you're doing!?""Tsk, it's none of your business," scoffed Yuri, avoiding eye contact with Krystal. "This is the only way for justice to prevail."He got back up and wiped Krystal's blood splattered all over his face from when he stopped the sword with his bare hands."Justice? You think killing him is justice?" Krystal took a few steps forward until he was standing face-to-face with Yuri."Sasha, what are you doing here? Did you bring the enemy here?""Jacob, I know this may sound selfish, and I know how far you all went for me, and I'm very grate
"There are so many people here!""And they're all brave like us."The gang had made their way to the top of Mount Lily for their first crypt raid as a guild."Woah, I can see Lily Town all the way from here."The mountain top was also a famous tourist attraction on the western continent.Braves travel far and wide from different corners of the world so they can participate in the Aquarius crypt trial."There's the portal." Vladimir points in the direction of the crypt's portal."Come on, let's go!" Krystal dashes in the direction of the portal. He turns around and calls out to his clanmates to follow suit.Thud!"He crashed into a woman, and her glasses fell to the ground."My glasses! Hey, watch where you're going, punk!" She gets down and begins to pat the ground helplessly, trying to feel her glasses. Krystal picks up the glasses and hands them over to the woman with both hands as he bows apologetically. "My apologies; I wasn't looking where I was going." She snatches the glass
Along the route leading to the capital of Harijoh, a carriage was passing through."You truly plan on going against your own family, brother?""I lost my brother the day you let your hatred for artifacts turn into an obsession."Yuri was driving the carriage with his brother tied and seated behind him."I plan on conveying the truth to the king: that it was you who shared letters with the enemy and framed Sasha." He carefully maneuvers through the bumpy road."I will bring you to justice; that shall be my repentance."Just as he was about to finish, an arrow flew in their direction.'Tsk. Ambush!?'He avoided most of the arrows that aimed for them. Eventually, he couldn't dodge an exploding arrow that sent them crashing into a tree.Yuri burst into tears as his vision got blurry. He could see the silhouette of a woman standing in front of them, with a dozen archers behind her.He sneered at the sight of the woman untying his brother as they all looked down at him. "What do we do wi
Inside a shaggy tent in the middle of a forest, a bandaged Yuri was starting to regain consciousness. "Argh, where am I?" He sits up and holds his head, wincing in pain as he recalls the incident that transpired, which led to his current condition. Yuri clenched his trembling fists, releasing his aura in a fit of rage. He planned on having his brother return to Harijoh with him so he could face his crimes. "That mad man is loose out there, and it's all my fault." Yuri managed to eventually calm down a bit as his aura disappeared. "Caww!!" He hears the cawing of a bird outside the tent and decides to check it out. As he steps outside the tent, he sees a rainbow-colored bird flying towards him and spots an old man trailing not too far behind. "Huhuhu. It seems the youngin has finally awakened, Ada." "Woah!" Krystal and co. have completed their first trial in the Aquarius crypt and await the final test. They were currently walking in a vast hall that depicted numerous hierog
"Thank you for taking care of me, old man." Yuri bowed his head to Shambala in gratitude for saving his life and nurturing him back to health.The two stood in the middle of a junction that connects to three paths, with a sign sitting in the middle that depicts pictures of two arrows pointing in different directions with words in them."Huhuhu, take care of yourself; the path you choose to take will not be an easy one."Cawww! Ada cries as it lands on Yuri's shoulders, with Yuri petting the bird."Haha, I'm going to miss you too, Ada."Yuri waves at the duo as they take off on the path that reads "Black Seed," while he sets off towards the path leading to Harijoh."Ahh! This wine is divine," Justin comments as he chugs down his cup of wine.They all drank and enjoyed the wine that was served to them by Hydrax's attendant."I have traveled far and wide and have tasted different wines. But this tastes like heaven!" Vladimir declares as he receives another serving and chugs it down as we
In a hidden base just outside of Harijoh... "Those accursed Artifact users, Krystal, Sasha... I will make them all pay for the humiliation I went through." He slammed his fist on a desk shattering it in the process. "Commander, please calm down, if you leak your aura, the Region's sensory team might lock on to us." He took three deep breaths and walked towards the screen depicting surveillance video of their surroundings. He smirked as he noticed Yuri making his way into the Region. "Guess the little traitor managed to survive. Doesn't matter anymore with what I have in store." His phoned beeped and he pulled it out of his pocket answering the call in the process. A faint muttering voice could be heard over the phone. "Everything is ready for your arrival. You shall have what you are looking for and I shall become King." The base at that time was filled with the maniacal laughter of the former general. Inside the throne room of the Capital of Harijoh, Yuri had just arrived a
Inside the Aquarius zodiac crypt, Krystal and Hydrax have begun their battle.With a sharp thrust, Krystal swings his blade forward, only for Hydrax to sidestep him and strike his neck from behind.Hydrax jumped back a few meters to create space between them."To make it a little fair, I won't be using my abilities."Krystal clicked his tongue and charged at Hydrax once again.The crew all watched as Hydrax countered and dodged all of Krystal's attacks with zero effort.Overhead kick, countered with a sidestepped punch to the face.Leg sweep, dodged with a jump, and retaliated with a kick of his own."Damn, I can't believe I'm saying this, but the demon spawn is outmatched.""And his time is almost over; Sir Krystal hasn't gotten a single hit!""He has less than two minutes to land three hits, or it's over.""He'll win."Vladimir said this with his arms folded, concentrating deeply as the battle progressed."Ack! It doesn't look like it, Vlad. This is not a "believe in our captain" ty