“Did you manage to find anything?!” exclaimed Darkwind. Looking rather panicked, Professor Boyle then shook his head before saying, “Not yet, but…” “Though we haven’t found anything yet, we received an invitation letter addressed to Mr. Crawford! I was worried that they’d come for you next, so I quickly came over with the professor!” explained Lyndon as he took the invitation letter out… Raising a slight brow, Gerald then took the letter and began reading through it… By the end of it, he realized that they were all being invited to the Zandt family’s banquet that was to be held tonight… Upon being relayed the message, Darkwind instantly said, “It’s clearly a trap, Mr. Crawford! The big demons are probably taking over this time, so we must be really careful if we’re attending! They won’t be small fries like Filipe…!” “I agree. It’s stated here that Master Greendrake, Mr. Sevenom, and a few others will also be attending… They must be Master Trilight’s accomplices!” added Lyndon
Meanwhile, in the Zandt family’s residence, Freyr found himself getting better and better. Just in time, too. After all, not only had Master Trilight given him a mission, but she also told him that Master Greendrake—a big boss—was coming over as well! With all that in mind, the Zandts really didn’t dare to take things lightly, and Freyr made sure to thoroughly supervise all the preparatory work… However, there was one Zandt who was disallowed from helping… And that was Fae! After being told to stand at the manor’s entrance, the infuriated Fae—who had just slapped her men over a dozen times earlier to cool herself off—grumbled, “Aren’t I a Zandt too?! Why is Sister allowed to stay while I’m kicked out?! How annoying!” “S-Second Young Mistress, the people coming over this time are big shots… We really can’t afford to offend any of them, so we should just listen to Master and quickly leave…” muttered one of the bodyguards while covering his cheek. “How dare you speak to me like that
“Sister, don’t…!” yelled Elain who attempted to stop Fae, but it was already too late. The sound of the gunshot firing was heard… However, an odd sound of cracking metal followed…? There were two large willow trees standing on opposite ends next to Gerald, and on both trees, were bullet marks… Had… Had Gerald split that bullet in half…?! Though Freyr was stunned by that, he was even more shocked when he realized that hovering millimeters away from Fae’s forehead… was the willow leaf from before! The leaf held immense power, and if it had hit Fae’s forehead, she would’ve died there and then…! Naturally, when she realized its presence as well, Fae got so terrified that she immediately dropped her revolver! Before anyone else could say a thing, a voice suddenly stated, “Truly skillful, Mr. Crawofrd, but as a Domiensch Master, don’t you think bullying a regular girl is a little too much?” The voice belonged to Master Greendrake—who was smiling frigidly—who was now walking toward
Simply chuckling in response, Gerald then smiled as he said, “Now, now, since Saint Darkwind is now under me, I should be the one responsible for what happened between you and the Darkwind Sect. With that said, I should be taking that toast!” “…Oh? I see! Then be my guest!” replied Mr. Sevenom as he and his men exchanged glances while sneering. “B-but Mr. Crawford…!” exclaimed Darkwind in a panicked tone. However, he recalled all the tricks that Gerald was capable of, he realized that there was really no reason for Gerald to be afraid of that tiny glass of wine. Gerald himself simply drank the wine in a single gulp, instantly stunning Mr. Greendrake. After all, with Gerald’s cultivation level, it was impossible that the boy wouldn’t know that the wine had been poisoned. In the end, though everyone had friendly facades on, it was still a battle between the two parties to test their abilities…! Just as everyone was wondering whether Gerald truly drank the wine, Gerald was prompte
Gerald, for one, already knew that today’s banquet was never going to be a peaceful one. He also knew that the information he wanted wouldn’t be gathered that easily. Regardless, with Gerald’s agreement, Master Coldwater then declared, “I like your straightforwardness, Mr. Crawford! Well then, allow me to make my move!” The second her sentence ended, she fired an emerald-green stream of translucent essential qi toward Gerald! Anything that stream passed—including the dishes on the table—instantly had a layer of frost formed on top! What more, the temperature in the room instantly plummeted as well, causing a few of the servants to die on the spot! “What freezing essential qi!” replied Gerald as his eyes sharpened. Just as Gerald was about to counterattack the essential qi, he heard Master Greendrake yell, “Pardon me, Mr. Crawford!” Following that, Master Greedrake struck his palm onto Master Coldwater’s back and began channeling a stream of essential qi into her body! Mr. Sev
“It’s no good! Your masculine aura is affecting our essential qi now…!” wailed the helpless Mr. Sevenom. “Stop this, Coldwater…! Even if you continue, we’ll never be able to win this matchup…! That aside, we’ll get seriously injured as well…!” grumbled Master Greendrake through his voice transmission technique. Though he was unwilling to admit defeat, the damage dealt was getting a bit too unbearable for comfort…! Upon hearing that, Master Coldwater quickly yelled, “Your skills are truly remarkable, Mr. Crawford! With that said, let’s end this now!” “Why thank you! I feel lucky to have won!” replied Gerald, prompting both parties to withdraw their essential qi. Finally freed from the alternating temperatures, Sevenom and Greendrake both ended up stumbling a few steps back. All three of them were utterly appalled. Looking at how beaten up Mr. Sevenom looked, Darkwind couldn’t help but smile as he said, “Your feminine and masculine essential qi is really something else! Had you
Following that, Gerald gave a nod and left with the others… Once they had walked quite a distance away, Lyndon couldn’t help but ask in surprise, “…Why did you agree so easily, Mr. Crawford? Have you forgotten that those four are demons…?” “Lyndon, has Mr. Crawford ever made a decision without a plan? That aside, I don’t think we’ll be able to enter far into the tomb if it’s only the three of us. After all, despite being so strong, those demons have yet to enter the tomb after all this time, making it clear that that place is just that dangerous! With all that said, just as Mr. Crawford earlier stated, nothing ventured, nothing gained,” replied Darkwind. “…I guess you’re right. My bad for not looking further ahead!” said Lyndon with a nod. “Now that things have come to this, we need to remain calm and avoid taking risks. Though we’ll need to wait a bit, it’s fine since we now have better odds of locating the Yinblood pellets! Still, to think that the mastermind has yet to make
“How dare a small church like yours look down on me? I, Ryder Weir, shall demolish this place to vent my anger today…!” roared an elderly voice! Following that, several explosive sounds could be heard! Shortly after, the door was smashed to pieces and a few priests were flung into the room! After witnessing all this, the old man couldn’t help but smile as he said, “To think that so many new talents have emerged while I was on that mountain in the past thousand years… Here comes another Domiensch Master…!” Mere seconds after he said that, a hurricane blew into the room… and standing on it, was Ryder. Once Ryder was close enough to the old man, he quickly dematerialized it. “So, you call yourself the Thunder Swordlord? How dare you barge into my church!” growled the infuriated Master Trilight. Just as she was about to activate her angelic artifact, however, the old man extended his hand before her while yelling, “Hold it!” After that, the old man chuckled while shaking his he