《Heavenly Monarch》 Chapter 1 - Death "Master Ray you need to be at work early today for the appointment you booked with the representative of the Chinese robotic company," said Mr. Jarka. "OMG, I almost forgot about the appointment, and it took me months to gain their attention, and now am about to lose it" replied Ray before getting off the bed and went to the bathroom in a hurry to clean up. "Young master the maid has already prepared your breakfast," said Mr. Jarka to the hurry Ray before walking out of the room. Ray was 24 years old boy born and raised in Newcastle. Ray was the son of a well-known billionaire who died in a plane crash along with his wife leaving young Ray with their possession and a loyal Butler name Jarka who stayed by his side since he was a boy. Ray has always been an arrogant man and a lone man with no friends except for Mr. Jarka and his workers whom he interacts with, He''s also addicted to playing video games since it helps comfort and gives Him reasons of being free of noise from friends. He has always been in charge of his father''s company and intends to make the company well known around the globe and having the Chinese robotic company as a partner whereas the first step to make his dream come true. After taking his bath Ray left the room to the dining room for breakfast, while he was eating his assistant was also briefing him about news and update of the company activity him. Ray left the mansion with his assistant to meet up with the representative from the Chinese robotic company. Ray and his assistant drove to the company where they saw the representative waiting for him at the relaxing room where they met him and greeted him before leading him to the office to discussing how the two companies are going to provide availability for their company and in return, they will be providing them with the product and will be the only company selling their products in England. They agreed and signed the contract before the representative left. "At long last, we have finally completely sealed the deal with Chinese robotic company," said Ray while falling to his office chair in relief. "Director this is a new achievement for our company" replied assistant Jacob. "Hmm, since the whole world is going to acknowledge the new life mining company as the best of them all," said Ray with a smile on his face. "Your father will be very proud of how you are raising the prestige of the company" replied assistant Jacob. "I''m still far from achieving my goal," said Ray. Ray took some time to rest before going out of his office to inspect and give remarks on those that are doing well or not. It is a habit which he developed since the day he takes control of the company as a way of motivating his employees. It was already 7:00 pm when Ray finally close for the day and was on his way home when a BMW drove ahead of him and block the road from the front while another stay behind his car immobilizing him from going forward or backward, Ray has no choice but to stop his car and at the same time, he was also trembling from fear. Three men came out of the car wearing masks to conceal their identity, They were carrying guns of different sizes. The leader of the gang walk up to Ray''s car and instructed him to unlock the door which he did before being drag out of his car and was taken to the car ahead and drove away, the other two members got into Ray''s car and follow the car. Ray was brought to an abandoned warehouse where he was tied in a seat, the leader of the gang took a chair and sat facing him. "Who sent you to kidnap me, I don''t care how much they are paying you, I am willing to pay you to double if you are willing to let me go," said Ray while looking at the man sitting opposite him in fear. "You see Mr. Ray it''s not about how much you want to pay, my boss just wants you died" replied the man. When Ray heard that money can''t buy his life he began to cry and started begging the man to spare his life and whatever his requirement was, he is willing to pay but that was when the man got up from his seat and point his gun at Ray. "In your next life remember not to trouble others," said the man before shooting him on his chest. "Is this how I am going to die. After all my effort to fulfill my dream while ignoring my personal life. "Life is so short, how to wish I can be given another chance to live, I will live it to the fullest" these are ray thought while he was still conscious before dying. After his death, the killers left the warehouse, and about 5 minutes after they left Ray''s body started glowing before disintegrating into dust like his existence has been completely erased from the world meanwhile the blood that was flowing on the floor for some minutes ago started drying up until there was nothing left in the warehouse. Chapter 2 - System Ray''s soul went through different dimensions in search of a new body that will be compatible with his soul. The moment his soul left earth, a shining light followed behind him like a guide until he found a suitable dimension. This dimension was filled with something called spiritual energy. His soul continued flying and went through the first plane, then it entered the second plane, and headed to a deserted mountain where no life could be seen. A motionless body laid on the ground without any reactions, it was obvious the person was dead. His soul immediately dashed straight into the body and began the process of merging with it. Just before he could complete the merging process, the light which had been following him all this while went straight into the body also and began merging with it. The moment the light started merging with the body, the spiritual energy which was around where the body was immediately going chaotic. The energy got stronger and the body greedily absorbed the spiritual energy around The pale skin and face of the body slowly began to regain some color while it was absorbing the spiritual energy around the place. The spiritual energy was completely absorbed before the mountain regained its previous calm and lifeless state. But this time, faint sounds as if breathing could be heard coming from the motionless body. Although the merging process was almost complete, Ray had still not been able to take control of his new body, because the soul of the previous owner refused to leave the body. Yes, the dead guy simply didn''t want to go. Ray promised to help him get revenge on the one who killed him. The previous owner of the body died an unjust death, he caught the Seer making contact with the demons from the underworld and wanted to report this to the king. Unfortunately, the Seer was a step ahead of him and accused him of betraying the kingdom to gain power so he can usurp the throne. He was immediately sentenced to death by the king and his body was sent to this desolate mountain where he will never rest in peace. Ray finally heaved a sigh of relief after the soul agreed to leave, it would be a shame that after managing to find a suitable body, he would have been unable to occupy it. This was his second chance at life, and he didn''t want it to end so quickly, because if he was unable to gain control of the body, his soul will disintegrate since it had already started the merging process. Ray was about to rest so the process could complete before a sound suddenly rang out in his head. Ding! "Congratulations host for activating the system" Ding! "Calibrating the host''s soul to the new body" ''What the hell is going on here, who said that'' Ray thought fearfully, he still wasn''t able to talk, we''d he was certain the sound came from his head. Ding! "Hello host, I''m the system assigned to assist you on your journey in this new world" ''The hell, how the fuck is a system in my head? Wait! Does that mean I''m an android? For fucks sake, I remember acquiring the body of a human. I mean, I even had to convince him to leave the body for me!'' Ding! "Host is not an android" Ray was finally able to calm down after hearing that. He discovered that the system was able to read his thoughts. Ding! "For the host to perfectly merge with the new body without any side effects, the host will have to be in an unconscious state for approximately 34hours 18mins" ''That long?, won''t I be in danger if any wild beast or person passes?'' Ray couldn''t help but ask Ding! "System detects no signs of life in the area. Does the host want to start the procedure?" A screen suddenly appeared in Ray''s head which had a yes or no option. He didn''t think too long and choose the yes option Ding! "Merging process has begun" Ray soon fell unconscious... 34 hours 18 minutes later, Ray slowly started gaining consciousness. It was only after five minutes before he was able to open his eyes. He closed his eyes the moment he opened them as he had not seen the sunlight for a while now, and the sun here seems to be particularly hotter and brighter than where he came from. He was soon flooded by unfamiliar memories, he quickly came to know it was the memories of his predecessor. He found out the world he was currently on was called the 3 heavens, and the previous owner of the body was from the scarlet city, in the azure empire which was in the lower heaven. The place he was currently on was called death mountain as it was a place where no life could exist. ''Status'' Ray said. A series of information suddenly appeared in his head. ************* Name: Ray Race: Human/? Gender: Male Attributes: Strength ¡ª 5 Dexterity ¡ª 5 Constitution ¡ª 5 Intelligence ¡ª 4 Wisdom ¡ª 4 Charisma ¡ª 2 Cultivation stage: QI refining 1 Hp: 10/10 Mana: 5/5 Exp: 0/10 Ability:? Technique:? Free stats point: 0 Battle point: 5 Adventure class:? "Seems just like a video game" Ray mumbled underneath his voice. It would be cool if it was a video game though ''System, am I in a video game or what?'' Ding! "Host might be thinking too much, the world you''re currently in is not a video game, rather its another dimension separate from the one you used to live in" ''Can you explain how a system appeared in my head, it still doesn''t make sense'' Ray asked Ding! "I''m a gift bestowed upon you by the Mighty Creator" ''I still don''t understand. What are battle points all about?'' This was one of the things that he was curious about also. Ding! [ Battle point is the currency used in purchasing items or equipment from the system shop and can only be required by completing missions]. After hearing what the system said, he became confused as to why will the creator bless him with the system and another chance to live. He still didn''t even know who sent those people to kill him. "Hmm, since I''m given a second chance to live, I''ll have to live to the fullest. Although I don''t know much about this strange world, what I know is that I will not die again here" "But then, how can I leave this Gods forsaken mountain. Its creepy being in this place, and I think it will be a lot creepier when it gets dark" Chapter 3 - Demonic Bull with no other way out of the mountain, I decided to enlighten myself with the system but that''s when I became confused about the QI refining that was displayed in my stats. " hey, system what is this QI refining all about," I asked through my thought in the hope of getting a reply from the system, and it worked. *Ding* " What host just asked is the power ranking of the world" " What power ranking are you talking about" *Ding* " This is a cultivation world where the strong prey on the weak and are judged by their power level that also includes the host too" Shit so I was reincarnated into a world of fighters and not just any fighters but Immortals, this is not a blessing, and I am going to die if I ever offended any immortal. *Ding* " Host doesn''t need to be scared for the host is very special and different from the rest cultivators, while other meditate and encounter a phenomenal to breakthrough into a new realm host only need to kill to get the life force in the form of experience from the said being just like in a video game" "Huh, I don''t need to cultivate like others to level up, hahaha" I became happy after hearing what the system said but then again if I need to kill to level up won''t that makes me a murderer and not different from those that took my life. *Ding* "In this world, the only way for the host to get stronger is by killing and completing some mission" " That can work too, if it''s to do some quest then am good as long as I don''t get to stain my hands with human blood" *Ding* " Before thinking of doing some quest, the host will have to think of a way to leave this mountain or else host is going to die here" Hearing the system words was like getting sock in cold water. " Am no longer a mortal since am now a cultivator how can you say I will die if I don''t get out of this mountain" *Ding* "Host-only took the first step from the mortal world. You are yet to shed your mortal skin and the only difference between you and mortals is the abundant spiritual energy you can absorb". Just took the first step from the mortal world to become an immortal, if what the system is saying is true then I will need to get stronger to become an immortal. *Ding* " Affirmative, for every realm gain along the host journey get you close to being an immortal being. And the journey starts from here". " What do you mean by my journey start from this mountain," I asked the system? *Ding* "System detected sign of foul energy belong to the undead in this mountain and I advised host to prepare himself for battle" Shit now I have to battle with the undead too, why can''t I have a normal life as I used to on earth. After hearing the system warning I started searching where I used to rest to check if the previous owner of the body has anything to defend himself and to my surprise, there was a broadsword laying on the ground and I pick it up to prepare for the fight only to receive a notification. *Ding* [Item name: Fang blade (basic tier weapon) +2 STR Caused bleeding after 3 successful hits to the target. Do host want to equip the fang blade as a primary weapon] Oh, now I can equip any weapon as long I am holding it, and you are telling me am not inside a video game. But how can I not tell the system to go ahead and equip the blade when my life is on the line. After equipping the blade I started hearing the sound of footsteps coming towards my direction and after getting into the range my eyes could see what it was I was dumbfounded to see a bull-like beast that is made from bone looking at me while sending a cold aura towards me. *Ding* Demonic bull (undead) Level: QI refining 1 Hp:30/30 Mana: 20/20 Skill: charge It''s just like a wild bull all they knew is how to ram into their opponent. That was my thinking since it a bull I thought it will also have the same speed as a normal bull, killing it will be very easy, but I don''t think I will be able to kill it again when I saw it charging at me in an extraordinary speed only managed to duck out of the way before it could ram into me. I started sweating and panicking but managed to get my ass together and take a stance while holding my blade with both hands and watching the bull getting ready for another charge but this time I did not bulge but waited for the bull to charge at me, and it was close enough for me to attack, I took a step to the left while slashing my blade at the bull only to sever its lower limb. Seeing the bull struggling to walk I knew it now my chance to kill it since it is immobilized, running towards the bull while gathering all the strength in my body I let another slash at the bull''s head but with much power than the previous slash bring it to the ground while turning into dust. I finally have the time to catch my breath but that was when I received a notification from the system. *Ding* " Defeated the demonic bull" " Host received 10 exp" " First undead killed" " Host received 20 exp" *Ding* " Level up" Hearing that I have suddenly leveled up after killing the bull I became happy since I have taken another step to immortality, I became happy and call on my system to display my stats. *Ding* Name: Ray Race: Human/? Gender: Male Attributes: Strength ¡ª 6 (+2) Dexterity ¡ª 6 Constitution ¡ª 6 Intelligence ¡ª 5 Wisdom ¡ª 5 Charisma ¡ª 3 Cultivation stage: QI refining 2 Hp: 20/20 Mana: 10/10 Exp: 20/25 Ability:? Technique:? Free stats point: 2 Battle point: 15 Adventure class:? It seems like I will be given free stats point whenever I level up but where should I place all this point, I started stimulating about the fight with the bull since it is my first fight after coming to this world. " If I should contribute all this point into dexterity I will be able to increase my speed while battling my way out of this mountain. Having made up my mind, I distributed the whole into dexterity. *Ding* " Dexterity: 8" Chapter 4 - Level Up Hmm, since it''s not that different from a video game, leveling up will be easier. After adjusting my state of mind I decided to look for the steps leading out of the mountain, but before I could continue with my journey I felt the energy inside me surging. Not knowing what if I am going to self-destruct I asked the system for information. " System what is happening to my body". *Ding* " Host is gathering more energy from he''s surrounding due to the increase in his cultivation level" "So the more I level up the more I will experience this" *Ding* " The more the host experience a breakthrough the more he will be able to feel the energy flowing around him and with each breakthrough the host also experiences an increase in his strength. If you say so, then I won''t bother myself with it. After understanding the state of my body and know that it will bring me no harm I started searching for the path that will lead me down the mountain and truly my movement became swift the more I walked, and it seems like my senses became sharper to the extent that I could hear the sound of footsteps coming from the mountain, though I could not point out where they are coming from, I knew it from the undead creatures. With my grip on to my sword tightly, I made my way down the mountain only to come across another beast but the beast this time seems different from the bull I fought, having the body of a human, goat head, and the legs of a horse while holding a shield and a blade. *Ding* " Savage fighter (undead) Level: QI refining 2 Hp:60/60 Mana: 40/40 Skill: rage of a warrior (grant the user immunity to any attack for 10sec while active" Nice, time for me to have a little training here in the mountain while finding my way out. Seeing the beast getting prepared to charge I quickly ran towards it to initiate the first strike to gain the upper hand only to see the beast swinging its blade to meet my blade head-on without backing out. After exchanging three moves with the beast I knew this one is faster and stronger than the previous one and seem to have intelligence in combat, fighting its head-on will not give me the advantage over it unless I keep on attacking it from different angles and if his reaction is slow when defending itself from different angles. Taking a step back to create space between us before rushing to the beast but this time, I turn to its side to deliver a slash, and it connected leaving the beast with a big wound. It''s very slow in defending itself from its side, giving me the advantage. Taking another step forward, I sent out another slash only to later dusk and deliver a slash at its legs before rolling to the side to deliver a stab at its stomach leaving it open with rotten intestines coming out mixed with black blood. After delivering many attacks to the beast its aura became weaker, and its breathing became intense, and its eyes started glowing red which signifies the activation of its skill. Knowing my attack could no longer cause any damage to the beast, I started running around to create distance between us until it will run on cooldown but dodging its attack was not easy. After distancing myself from the beast, it keeps on chasing after me while unleashing attack upon attack, and I could barely dodge them all leading to my health running low but at long last its time on being in the rage state was up leaving it vulnerable to all attack, taking my time to attack and create a fatal blow to the beast I slayed it after wearing it down for 5mins. *Ding* " Defeated the savage fighter (Undead)" " Host received 20 exp *Ding* " Level up" *Ding* Name: Ray Race: Human/? Gender: Male Attributes: Strength ¡ª 7 (+2) Dexterity ¡ª 9 Constitution ¡ª 7 Intelligence ¡ª 7 Wisdom ¡ª 6 Charisma ¡ª 4 Cultivation stage: QI refining 3 Hp: 30/30 Mana: 15/15 Exp: 15/40 Ability:? Technique:? Free stats point: 2 Battle point: 50 Adventure class:? *Ding* The host has unlocked the ability: wind slash [an offensive long-range attack generated from the slash of a blade]. Hmm, nice move, with this move leaving the mountain will become easy for me. After observing my stats I place my free in dexterity granting me more speed. After closing my stats and was preparing to continue my journey I suddenly received a notification from the system. *Ding* Savage fighter beast core has been obtained Savage fighter torso has been obtained. What the hell is wrong with this system, obtaining beast core and torso what am I supposed to do"eat them or what". *Ding* "Eating the core and torso of the beast will lead to energy assault within the host body leading to self-destruct and beside it a waste to consume them for they can be used to make equipment or sold out". After searching for steps leading out of the mountain, I discovered the day is getting dark indicating it almost night. Making haste I made my way down the mountain so far so good I have not come across any undead creatures which is good since I don''t want to spend my night here in the mountain. Unfortunately, my wish never came through for the whole of the mountain became dark, and I started feeling an intense aura coming my way, bracing myself for incoming battle only to lose the will to fight after seeing what is heading my way. *Ding* [New quest updated: survive the attack of the undead army] [Quest reward: unlocking potion shop] How am I supposed to fight this army, only a psycho will be willing to go up against this undead skeleton. *Ding* Undead warriors(undead) Level: QI refining 2 Hp:60/60 Mana: 40/40 Active Skill: unity [grant the warriors with a boost in all stats when fighting together]. Chapter 5 - Potion Shop Fighting this many is beyond my limit and at the same time, there is no way I will be able to outrun them, after making up my mind I decided to charge at the army of undead before slashing at an undead that was in the way while activating the wind slash and attacking the warriors while also taking damage at the same time. After fighting for a while, I started receiving notification after notification from the undead army that I have slayed while leveling up, from slaying one warrior to another is quite tiring, and I started switching from wind slash to normal attack to get the fight over with and unlock the portion shop, but that was when I received another notification from the system that was different from the rest. *Ding* [Warning, the host is now at 30% of hp remaining] " Shit, am already getting low on health all thanks to my reckless fighting style, and it seems like there is no end to this fight" I believe from the three-level up I got from killing all these skeletons am supposed to get 6 free stats point. " Hey system, place all the free stats point onto the strength" Ray orders the system while still battling the army of undead. *Ding* [Strength: 16] "Nicely let''s see how you deal with this," said Ray while activating wind slash one last time before running out of Mana and slash his blade towards the army while killing them as the wind pass through the army. Seeing that he''s getting low on hp, Ray started distancing himself after delivering an attack to the skeletons before finally slaying them all. * Ding* [Congratulation for completing the quest: survive the attack of the undead army] [Potion shop has been unlocked] [Title has been obtained: the dead slayer] [Title effect] [When activated, the host gain an additional 10 percent from killing an undead creature] * Ding* [Congratulation for reaching level 7] *Ding* Name: Ray Race: Human/? Gender: Male Attributes: Strength ¡ª 17(+2) Dexterity ¡ª 13 Constitution ¡ª 11 Intelligence ¡ª 11 Wisdom ¡ª 10 Charisma ¡ª 8 Cultivation stage: QI refining 7 Hp: 20/70 Mana: 0/20 Exp: 0/100 Ability: wind slash [2mana] Technique:? Free stats point: 2 Battle point: 500 Adventure class:? " So I also gain a title for slaying the undead," said Ray to the system. * Ding* " It doesn''t have to be undead, the host can get the title as a reward for completing some certain mission" I don''t have any issue with that as long as it comes with benefits, that''s what I was thinking before opening the tab for portion shop. * Ding* [Potion shop] >Basic health potion: recover 10 percent of lost hp [cost 2 battle point] >Intermediate health potion: recover 20 percent of lost hp [cost 4 battle point] >Advanced health potion: recover 30 percent of lost hp [cost 6 battle point] >Superior health potion: [locked] >Basic Mana potion: recover 10 percent of lost Mana [cost 2 battle point] >Intermediate Mana potion: recover 20 percent of lost Mana [cost 4 battle point] >Advanced Mana potion: recover 30 percent of lost Mana [cost 6 battle point] >Superior Mana potion: [locked] " System why is the option to purchase the superior potion locked" that''s my thought to the system inside my mind. * Ding* [Host is not qualified to unlock those features with current strength]. I believe the only way I will be able to gain access to them is when am at a higher level. Not wasting my time with the system I decided to purchase 2 intermediate health potions and a Mana potion which cost me 16 battle points, consuming them in the process to regain my health, and Mana and that was when an idea pops up in my head. " System is it possible to purchase some potions for later use". *Ding* [Host can purchase whatever he wants from the system and other shops from the human world and store them in the system inventory] " What inventory are you talking about" left in confusion I had no choice but to ask the system. *Ding* [Host was not able to identify the inventory space since it was empty] " Hmm, that explains why I find it strange I guess. So how do I keep my items inside the inventory". * Ding * [Host can store items inside the inventory by thinking about storing such item in the system] " Wow so easy" after sorting out the issue of storage I decided to purchase 20 advance health potions and 60 advance Mana potions leaving me with 4 battle points. " Now that I have grown stronger, leaving this place will be a piece of cake unless there are more powerful creatures down the mountain. I continue with my journey to leave the mountain and for the first time since I tried walking out, I was not able to go into a fight with any creature which surprised me, was it because I have grown stronger or are there no creature in this side of the mountain. Anyways I kind of like the way am no longer battling with those undead scum, but I was already mentally tired from the infighting and need some rest but fear of being ambush by the undead in the middle of the night. Reaching QI refining my senses became heightened. Keeping up the pace I continue walking down the stairs while observing my surroundings in hope of seeing if being close to the entrance that will lead me out of the mountain but all I could see were withered trees and rock which could house some freaking undead. Haven QI refining 7 all day I became a tire and could no longer move my body and decided to take a little nap before continuing with my journey and told the system to be on an alert in case I am being attacked before closing my eyes. Chapter 6 - Deadly Bow Before I close my eyes I noticed some energy condensing around me, at first I wanted to fight against it only to discover it was coming out of me and form a force field the size of a hut. Knowing that it was the doings of the system I decided to lay down by a rock and doze off. After sleeping for some hours with no notification from the system about being attack I knew I will be self for a while but that was when I heard an explosion from my surrounding and decided to wake up only to see the force field created by the system on the verge of being destroyed. Looking around my surroundings and seeing that it was still late in the night and no sign of what just was attacking the force field I became on an alert and brought out my sword from ''it'' scabbard preparing to attack when the intruder is insight. But what was confusing to me is that after being attack by an unknown force everything became quiet as if there was never an attack except for the disturbance of the energy flowing and the cracks on the force field everything else seems normal. BOOM Am arrow was moving toward the back of my head in hope of killing me where I stood only to hit the force field and exploding while destroying what remains. The shockwave from the attack sent me flying and damaging my clothes in the process before crashing against a rock that was nearby. After getting up and checking on myself to see if I received any damage from the attack but was shocked to discover that I was okay with no sign of injuries or scratch in my body after crashing on the rock, I pick up my sword from the ground and dash at the location the attack came from only to discover that there was no one there, but before I could think of where the attacker might be, I caught the sense of energy coming from the west. I turn around to see what it was only to see an arrow flying towards me. Taking a little turn to get out of its range before locking at an undead warrior sitting on a horse while holding a bow and preparing to fire another arrow. *Ding* [Bajor (dead) Level: QI refining 4 Hp:100/100 Mana: 100/100 Skill: insta strike [unable to dodge attack] It, not even my opponent, this will be an easy fight. Getting ready to chase after the beast but later abandoned that thought when an arrow coming at me and when I tried to get out of the way I was shocked to discover that I could not move my body. And that was when the arrow hit me on my stomach. *Ding* [-10HP] What the hell is happening, how come is the attack so strong, another six hits, and am done for. After trying to move my body, and it works I started running in a zigzag to avoid being frozen in place for the move to work successfully, the target needs to be in place. After missing shot after shot the beast started running away, not letting the opportunity pass me by and being ambush again I chased after it, and when the beast is within the range of my "wind slash" I executed the move only to sever its left leg keeping it unbalanced and within 5 seconds I was already in front of it. Not giving it the chance to fight back I started attacking the beast, slashing at it from different angles until its breath is the last breath. *Ding* [Defeated Bajor (Dead)] [Host received 20 exp] *Ding* [Host has obtained deadly bow from slaying Bajor] *Ding* [Deadly bow (basic tier weapon) +2 DEX] [Active skill: insta strike [target will be frozen in place and will not be able to avoid the hit when the skill is activated] *Ding* Name: Ray Race: Human/? Gender: Male Attributes: Strength ¡ª 17(+2) Dexterity ¡ª 13(+2) Constitution ¡ª 11 Intelligence ¡ª 11 Wisdom ¡ª 10 Charisma ¡ª 8 Cultivation stage: QI refining 7 Hp: 60/70 Mana: 18/20 Exp: 20/100 Ability: wind slash [2mana] Technique:? Free stats point: 2 Battle point: 4 Adventure class:? *Ding* [Do host wish to equip deadly bow as the main weapon or secondary weapon] When I heard the system asking if I want to equip the bow on either of the two slots I gain another hint about the system, I could only equip two weapons and if I want to equip another I will have to unequip any of them. Wasting no time, I decided to equip it as a secondary weapon. " Why do all these creatures like to ambush me, can they just face me head-on instead of fighting cowardly," I said to myself before the one basic health potion to restore my health before continuing with my journey? After walking for a while I had a little battle with some beast along and were easily defeated, but sadly they did not bring me enough exp to level up dropping either 2exp or 3exp since they are way weaker than me. Walking for a long time and the day is becoming brighter but still, now exist from the damn mountain, I decided to take a break and that''s when I realized that since I came into this world I have not eaten. " System why am I not feeling hungry after overworking myself for some time" *Ding* " As a cultivator, host don''t easily feel hungry like mortals do due to the essence of energy nourishing the body" " Hmm, that explains it then" after clearing the doubt in my mind I rested for a while before finding my way out of the mountain, and just like the other day, I ran into few beasts but much lesser unlike my fight encounter with the undead army. Chapter 7 - Portal Subsequently wandering for an hour or so I started feeling the spiritual energy in the environment becoming dense. Still confused about the situation I decided to asked the system to see if he has a clue on the reason why the spiritual energy here is denser. " System do you know why the spiritual energy here is different from the other areas" *Ding* " It may because either there is an active portal here or a heavenly herb is nearby" If it is a portal out of this mountain then it will be a lot better. Hoping that it is the latter, I hurried my way down but only to be obstructed by so bunch of weak undead creatures who just loves getting slaughtered. With a new goal set in mind, I decided to not pay these weaklings attention and created a path with the swing of my blade and dash out of their encirclement and continue heading down the path and the more I continue going down the mountain, my encounter with the undead creatures was becoming something else. At first, they come in a group of four but the more I head down the mountain the more frequent they appear and they no longer in a group like I just bashed into their home. This is beyond my ability, left with no choice but to run for it, And it became tiring just being chased by undead horde but it all came to an end when I enter a new environment that brim with life force. The horde of undead just coward away like there is an existence in the surrounding they don''t want to offend and they turn around and just walk away in fear. After taking some time to catch my breath from the long chase, I started observing my area to see if there is any abnormal movement within the surrounding only to see a portal like a thing that keeps on absorbing energy in the surrounding. Having notified the cause of the intensity of spiritual energy was derived from my trip out of the mountain, without even taking another look around to see if there is another presence lingering and driven by the excitement I started running straight for the portal and only when I was 5miles from getting to my destination, that was when I received the notification of annoyance. *ding* [ warning host is been attacked] *Ding* [ mission updated: defeat the undead ruler] [ Reward:??] *ding* [The undead ruler ( earth Elementalist)] Level: qi fundation1 Hp:300/300 Mana: 500/500 Skill: Earth ability user ( blessed with the ability to control earth element) What the hell is this, an Elementalist how am I supposed to fight against that? Not only are you making it difficult for me, but you are also actually making it an obstacle that must be overcome. Now am beginning to wonder if you care about my survival in this world. *Ding* " Host is overthinking things, to flee from the mountain you will have to conquer the beast. You''ll also receive a reward for defeating a stronger being" " even though it in my advantage, where am I supposed to find the morale to face death when don''t even know what the reward is" saying this to the system kind of seen off. *Ding* " This I can not say, but I can assure you that whatever comes out of from the system is an excellent quality than this realm" Anyway, leaving this place was my motive, to begin with. Left with no choice I decided to fight it out with the damn Beast taking the blade from its scabbard, and with my increase in speed and strength I was a little confident in myself and if worst comes to worst I will just take some potion to let see who is going to get tired first. Taking another look at the beast to see its appearance clearly because when I got the notification from the system I have not seen the beast. But taking a closer look at it I realized it would have been better to battle it out with the undead warriors than even offending this beast that is standing not far from me and if it wants to launch an attack, it will only take just a step to get to me. Indeed, looking at the beast, it more direct to call it a human because it has a human figure but only has dead eyes and dresses in a gray robe and the aura that is emitting from its body also feels Nobel like that of a ruler. " uh, hello there mighty ruler. How is it going" seeing the worried look in its eyes like am going to steal something dear to him? "Urrrrrgh" " No your highness, am not here to steal your treasure. Am only pass by and if you don''t mind I will be taking my living now" I tried communicating with it when I saw the look in its face look ghastly like he can''t hold himself back from striding me into pieces the more am still standing in its domain. But who could have thought that walking in the direction of the portal will be my greatest mistake. The moment I started walking toward the portal the beast makes its move, knocking me out of the path, and yeah I just said its a beast and not a ruler because there is no way a ruler could knock others the way it did so savagely to the extent of leaving its opponent in a daze. Shaking myself from the daze, I was just preparing to dash at the beast but before I could even make my move, I heard the beast reciting some ancient incantation and while doing so I felt the ground beneath my feet shaking like it is going to give way and to my astonishment it did and what I saw made me feel a cold chill run down my spine. Hidden inside the parted ground were spike upon spike that could end my life a thousand times. Chapter 8 - The Gibson Clan A deep fear was imprinted into my heart when I saw the way I have been on the defensive end since the start of the battle, and it has not even been to a minute since the battle even began. " Hell no, there is no way I am fighting it out with this beast. You can keep your reward to yourself there is no way I am choosing a mere reward over my life". After making up my mind to flee instead of fighting the beast. I ran in the opposite direction to get out of it attack range only to see the beast pointing its finger in my direction and spiritual energy seem to be gathering at its fingertip to give it an odd feel to it, sensing the danger that is going to before if I don''t act on time. I decided to send a wind slash at the beast to disrupt its channeling only to see the beast stomping the ground which leads to a massive wall rising from the ground to nullify my wind blade before going back to normal but when the wall was going back to the ground I felt all the hairs in my hands standing on ends and I push myself out of the way due to intent. And what came after I left where I was standing was three massive fireballs which exploded leading to a shockwave that came crashing onto me sending me flying 10 km from the portal hence increasing the gap from it. After struggling to stand on my two, I decided to check my stats to see if the damage was that insane due to the pain being in only to see my health dropping to just 20. I decided to take some health potion to bring it back up and started running forward while releasing wind slash upon wind slash to try and gain some ground against the beast and the beast seem to persist even with So a good deal of wind slash heading its way shows how challenging it if it is to battle with someone who is 4 levels ahead of you. With no other choice of surviving any attack from the beast, I started running toward the portal again which angered the beast, and it sent ten miniature fireballs at me which sent me flying again but this time the attack actually connected and the damage it did was several times stronger which cause me to spit out a mouthful of blood and also leave my robe in ragged. The good news about the attack was that it sent me flying closer to the portal, not caring about the serious wound in my stomach and the pain I am going through since the portal is already in sight I released the whole energy that is inside me and run at an incredible speed toward the portal. Seeing that I was not ready to give up even after its mighty attack, the beast set out a devastating lightning attack at me only for me to return the favor with my double wind slash which clashes with the lightening that leads to an explosion that sent me flying directly into the portal. After falling into the portal, not long after that, the portal disappears and all that was left in the area was the undead ruler. Meanwhile, inside the portal, Ray was traveling at an insane speed, and where he was being teleported to remain a mystery. With the damage he received from the fight with the undead ruler, Ray was finding it difficult to keep his eyes open while traveling through a bridge made of fury flames that look harmful but do not harm the body. Having reached his limit and drained of energy, Ray vision became blurry before finally closing and his body continues to drift through the bridge at the same speed ************************* Meanwhile, somewhere each in Vukya Empire, in the Gibson clan courtyard lay a chubby man who seems to be enjoying himself with some foods and jar while some pretty ladies standing not too far from him. With the way they are dressed, they look not too far from being called maids. " Young master Ellis, the clan head won''t be happy to see you are skipping your training," said one of the maids. " What is the need of my training when am not the one who will be crowned as the next clan head. All I want is to enjoy myself" replied Ellis. " But young master it is very important for you to learn how to protect yourself in case trouble arises later in the future," said the other maid. " There is no need to worry about that, besides why do I have you two around me all the time for if not to protect me" replied Ellis while busy eating. '' No matter what we say to this lazy pig, it just seems like he enjoys watching the clan head publishing us for his misdeeds'' mutter one of the maid to the other in a voice that only the other party could hear. While Ellis was busy shoving food into his mouth, the spiritual energy in the surrounding became intense and started converging into turning into a vortex and a body was sent flying towards Ellis and falls on him. " Young master" seeing their young master being attacked, the maids forward to intercept the attacker only to hear their young master say. " Can you guys stop worrying and get this stinking snoring pig off me before I suffocate to death" Hearing their young master annoying voice, sigh in relief before quickly pulling the young man off him. After being freed, Ellis was about to hit the body only to discover that the body that fell on him a moment again was weak and out of energy and the young man seem to be around his age but look skinny like someone whose life force has being drained from him. Chapter 9 - Physician Kent Not knowing what wrong with the young man, Ellis decided to ask his maid. " What''s wrong with him," asked Ellis. " It seems like this fellow has managed to survive an intense battle leading to his current state" replied a maid who went forward to check on the condition the young man was in. " If you say he just want through an intense battle, then how was he able to appear right here and someone please tell me if he is still alive," said the anxious Ellis for seeing a body lying in front of him. The young man laying on the floor was Ray, when he fell unconscious the portal sent him through many dimensions and after a week the portal finally reached its destination, it sent him into the Gibson courtyard. " Fear not young master, he''s only unconscious due to almost exhausting the energy inside him" replied the maid. " Good to hear, now Maria go get the clan physician and you Kate go clean him up so that physician Kent can easily take care of his injuries and not suffocate to death," said Ellis to Maria who was standing next to him. Maria nodded to Ellis''s orders before leaving the courtyard to get physician Kent leaving Kate and Ellis to tend to the young. Meanwhile, after Maria left kate carried Ray''s body took off to clean him up. Not long after Maria came back with an elderly man who was seen to be at his 70, leading him into the Ellis room only to see a young man lying in the bed unconscious and a pale face like he''s out of the blood. After paying respect to Ellis physician Kent examine Ray''s condition but running his fingers over the body infusing energy into the body before he finally took his hands off and turn to Ellis. " How is his condition, is it beyond saving" asked Ellis after seeing the injuries the man suffered from were not a light one, he was getting worried. " He''s lucky the damages he incurred were not aimed at his acupoint else it would have been very difficult to treat him" replied physician Kent while taking out some herbs from his storage ring. " Good to hear. Since physician Kent is about to get to work, I will be taking my leave to avoid distracting you" said Ellis before getting up from his seat and headed for the door and left, but before he left, he instructed Maria to stand guard and tend to all physician Kent needs before eventually leaving the courtyard for his training. A few hours later Ellis was back from training and came to check on the young man. Thinking that physician Kent would be done with the treatment only to hear Kate saying that the young man''s condition is awful and would take a couple of days to finally complete the treatment. After hearing the report, Ellis then went inside only to see a physician Kent meditating at the corner of the room which indicates tndicate the loss of energy. Feeling another aura inside the room physician Kent stop meditating and rose to his feet. " Welcome back young master Ellis," said physician Kent while bowing. Ignoring physician Kent, Ellis, walk to the bedside and begins to observe the bandage young man lying still on the bed. " Is his condition that bad," asked Ellis still looking at the body. " If it were to be a case for a small clan, it would have been a serious problem" replied physician Kent. " What do you mean by if it were to be a case for a small clan," asked Ellis? " Sorry for not making things more detailed for young master Ellis to understand. What I meant was that the only way for the youngster to recover quickly is to gain consciousness and to do that he will need herbs that help in nourishing energy and soul. " That''s while I said it will be difficult for them to continue his treatment, for to acquire herbs that can nourish the body and soul is quite rare, and only a few sells them in the market," said physician Kent. " Well if you say so why don''t you write the names of the herbs that are acquired for his treatment, let Kate or Maria handle it," said Ellis. Physician Kent nodded before picking up a tile from the floor and used his energy to carve out the names of the herbs needed before handling it to Ellis. Going through the name Ellis will always nod his head in approval to any herb that he knew off. After observing the names of the herbs for some time, Ellis call on Maria and instructed her to head to the herb garden and get the herbs needed. Leaving the tiles with her Ellis walk back to his royal seat and sat down. 15 minutes later Maria was already back from the garden with a stake of herbs in her, haven taking the herbs from Maria Kent went back to work. " Do you mind creating a hot bath for me" requested physician Kent? Wasting no time, Ellis signal for Kate to go prepare the bath. After some time, Kate came back to inform Kent that the bath is ready, and he instructed her to take the body there while he prepares the herb. After putting Ray''s body in the hot bath Kent threw the herbs into the water and started infusing his energy on the hot bath to stimulate the properties of the herb. While using the herbs as nourishment to the body, it did not take long before the pale body began to gain color. 2 hours later the herbs were drained completely of their energy, and they turn to dust. Seeing that the young man''s condition has lighted a little, physician Kent instructed maria to take the body back while he meditates to gain back the energy he lost when treating him. Chapter 10 - Awaken The treatment continues for some days until eventually, Ray''s body was now in perfect order. Meanwhile, while all this was happening, the clan head has called all the elders and heirs for a family meeting. " I heard that the workers that are sent to mine in warberry cave are having difficulty proclaiming forging materials due to the continued assault by the gnurx goblins," said clan head Finn. After saying his piece an elder finally speaks out. " Clan head, I think we should deploy some of our warriors there to keep a close eye on the goblins". " I disagree with elder Luke''s suggestion, clan head sending warriors over to save guard the cave might lead to a war with the goblins" replied elder Garry who seems to disagree with elder Luke. Elder Luke''s face became stern and enraged since there was no one he could frost the anger at suddenly staring at elder Garry before saying. " Since you disagree with the approach tactics I suggested I believe you may have something better and if you don''t then shut the hell up and listen to what those who have the brain to think to make suggestions" " Elder Luke that will be enough for what elder Garry side was also right, for sending our warriors over there is a clear message to the goblins that we are prepared to chase them out of their territory" replied the clan head Finn. " So what those the clan head has in mind we should do" ask another elder who hasn''t contributed since the beginning of the meeting. Hearing what the elder just said, the clan head Finn wanted to say something but could not find a single word to say, and before he could think of something he heard someone calling out to him. " Father I think it is better to send junior brother Ellis to the warberry cave to get things done" suggested a young man sitting close to the clan head. He was no one other than the heir Simon. " Simon sending your younger brother to warberry cave is like sending him to his early grave which you also know" replied the clan head Finn with a frown on his face. ". Father I know you care a lot about that lazy thing that only knows how to eat and sleep. Sending him over will make have a better view on what is going on the outside the clan" said Simon. The clan head Finn fell silent and started contemplating on whether he should send Ellis over to help out the workers wield off the goblins or send an elder to lead a small group of fighter to the cave but if he should send an elder, then Ellis will not be able to take training seriously. After making up his mind clan head Finn said I think sending Ellis and his maids over would be sufficient" " But clan head what if young master Ellis was unable to get things in order," asked elder Gerry since Ellis will be going to the cave. " That''s won''t be a problem, I will be sending out Derick to keep watch over Ellis and also give a report on his activities" replied clan head Finn. " If that is the case then I think young master Ellis''s safety will b assured," said elder Garry. " Since the arrangement has already been made, you may now take your leave," said clan head Finn. The elders all stood up and pay respect to the clan head before leaving the hall. When Simon was about to leave also, clan head Finn called him. " Before you leave, tell Ellis to come and see me" " Yes, father" replied Simon before lowering his body to bow and left the hall. ************* Back in Ellis courtyard, the physician Kent was just completing Ray''s treatment and when he was done he turned to Ellis before saying " It''s done, all that is left now is for him to regain consciousness". " So how long do you think it will take for him to gain consciousness," asked Ellis getting up from the sit and going into the room to take a closer look at the young man. Seeing the way all the injuries are already healed put him in a shock, and he turns to the physician Kent for a reply. Seeing the look on Ellis''s face, the physician Kent chuckle before replying. " The reason why he is completely healed was due to the medicinal pills he took before falling unconscious which are not yet used up. While treating him previously, the pill kicked in and that is the result" " So you are saying that he was already healing when we brought him in? Asked Ellis. " You can say so, but it''s completely different from his unconscious state, it all depends on if he wants to wake up" replied physician Kent. Ellis asked the physician Kent a lot of questions, and after he was done answering, he bows and left the residence. After the physician Kent departure, Simon''s maid came to inform Ellis that the clan head is waiting for him, and he left to see his father leaving his maids to look after the young man and in case he should gain consciousness they should signal him. Later at night Ray''s heart begin to pond a little and at the same time the color of his skin is back to normal *Ding* [Hibernation mode turned off] [system restore complete] The moment the system started to sound out, Ray''s eyes suddenly opened. Sitting upright he began to assess his new environment. " Where are am I, is it still the azure empire" that''s what I said to myself while looking around the massive room that I was being held. And suddenly I started hearing some noise coming from the outside. " I heard something, I think that young man is already awake," said Kate. " Then go check it out if the noise was coming from him" replied maria who seen reluctant to take a look. Kate nodded in reply before heading in to check only to yell out Maria to go am inform their young master that the young have gained consciousness. Chapter 11 - Ellis Rage Looking at the surrounding, a stunning slim lady suddenly came into my view. She was just looking at me while standing still, and I thought she was bewitched by my handsome face only to hear her screen all of a sudden. " Maria go and inform the young master that he''s awake" " Young master, who are you, and where am I? I started throwing a series of questions without giving her time to reply. " Am Kate by name and this is the Gibson clan and the one who drew you back from death is our young master Ellis" replied Kate to Ray like a servant attending to her master''s guest. " When you said the Gibson clan are you saying am not in the azure empire," asked Ray. " What do you mean by azure empire, didn''t you know where you are heading to when you travel through the portal," said Kate who seems to be confused the more she hears the words that are coming from his mouth. '' Who in the world would be so foolish as to purchase a portal scroll without knowing where it leads to those where Kate thought why she was assessing Ray. Hearing what Kate is say it didn''t take long for him to realize that she thought he bought the portal game. "I did not purchase the scroll that brought me here, I only came across an active portal while I was looking for an exit in the mountain" replied Ray. " Hmm, no wonder you look so lost," said Kate while still standing in place. " Do you mind telling me what empire am in right now," asked Ray. " You are in the Vukya Empire controlled by the Gibson and the Bryan family" replied Kate. After confirming where the portal brought me to, I started thinking of how I could get to the azure empire, and besides I don''t feel comfortable seeing that young lady standing there like a statue. I can feel the hairs on my hands standing on ends like the feeling I had when facing the undead ruler. Left with no choice I had to call on the system for assistance. " Hey system, are you still there. Is there any way you can probe and bring out information about that last". *ding* Name: Kate Race: Human Cultivation stage: Golden core 1 Hp: ?/? Mana: ?/? Hoping to wait longer before the system could complete is probing only to receive feedback instantly. Looking at here details I was shocked to see that the stunning lady in front of me was even stronger than the undead ruler. If I could get serious injuries for fighting him than fighting this lady will just be suicide. But wait a minute why are the rest information blank. " System can you explain why the rest of the information is not displayed" *ding* "for the host to get permission to see her complete information, the host will have to be at least stronger or in the same level as her" Hmm, so I need to get stronger to get complete details about strong beings. Meanwhile, all this time while Ray was having a conversation with the system, Kate was busy staring at him wondering what the young man before him who has been showering her with questions to be thinking of. Not bothering to distract his train of thought Kate silently withdraw from the room and stood on guard outside. Clan head Finn courtyard, a young fatty was standing while facing the leader''s sit. The young fatty was Ellis who has rush hereafter to summon. " Ellis the clan mine in warberry cave is being attacked constantly by the gnurx goblins," said clan head Finn while looking at Ellis. " If the gnurx goblins are assaulting the worker there, we can always dispatch some of our fighters to get rid of them" replied Ellis. Hearing what Ellis said clan head Finn shook his head and sighed before replying if only it could be done that way I would not have bothered calling you here" " Then what are the reasons behind father''s summon" asked Ellis while gritting his teeth in anger. For you to have summoned here I hope you are not having any intention to send me there. But unfortunately, it was like he was fated to go there. " The reason why I summoned you, is to inform you that you will be leaving for warberry cave in a week with your maids" replied clan head, Finn while looking at Ellis coldly. " But father, why don''t you send our fighters over there to shut them up instead of a mere QI refining 7 stage fighters over there," asked Ellis while shaking in fear. " You have yourself to blame for being too weak. Just take a look at your two eldest brothers, they are already in a soul wandering realm given some years of training the nascent soul realm will be within their reach. But look at you, instead of training all you know how to do is living a luxury life ignoring your duty as a young clan master" scolded clan head, Finn while getting up from his seat. Ellis became enraged when he heard his father comparing himself to his brother and asked his father in a rage. " Oh so because am not in the same standard as brother Simon and Marvin, you have suddenly forgotten that am also your son" " You can put it that way, since your birth this will be the first time you are going outside the clan just think of it as a training ok" replied the clan head Finn with a sigh. Ellis turns around and walks out of his father without paying respect. The moment he left, clan head Finn muttered beneath his breath for how long am I going to keep protecting you Ellis" before sitting down. QI refining 7 Chapter 12 - First Meeting Walking out of the clan head mansion, Ellis was just about to step into the clan pub, he started hearing someone calling his name. Looking around to see who was calling his name only to see maria in front of him. Although he was still enraged by the discussion he had with his father and was yet to check himself off it, he ignored Maria and walk into the pub. Seeing that her young master is not in a good mood she could only follow behind him. After taking a seat and ordering the attendant to get him something to drink did finally speak up. " Why are you here" " Reporting to the young master, the young man has finally regained consciousness" replied Maria while standing guard behind Ellis. " What, he has regained consciousness, and you still refuse to say a thing. How to wish I did not ask why you came looking for me, you would have sealed your lips" said the furious Ellis. " Pardon me for not saying it earlier, I thought young master would not be interested in seeing how to enrage you look and decided to say it when you have cool a little" replied Maria while lowering her head. " Oh because I look angry so refuse to speak earlier, don''t you know how important he will be if he is to join my side," said Ellis who seems to be more enraged. Still lowing her head, Maria just stood still without saying anything. Seeing the state that Maria was in Ellis sigh before lower his voice. " Am sorry for yelling at you, but you should have informed me on time," said Ellis. " It''s okay young master, I know it was not intentional" replied Maria. "All alright then let''s go," said Ellis before getting up from the sit and paid for the drink he ordered and left the pub with Maria. After walking for some time his courtyard came into view, walking in they saw kate standing guard outside. Curious as to why she is standing outside instead of keeping watch over the young man inside Ellis walk up to her before saying. "Kate why are you standing here". Seeing that their young master has already, Kate bow before replying. " Young Master, the young man was meditating, so I decided to keep watch at here" "Okay, so is he done yet" asked Ellis. " He should be done by now" replied Kate. After hearing the confirmation from Kate, Ellis walks inside and that was when he saw a man sitting on the floor while contemplating on something, but it didn''t take too long before the young man before his look at him with a smile on his face before getting up and bow towards Ellis. " Thank you for saving my life young master Ellis," said Ray while still in the pose. While bowing, I was just wondering if the young master Kate was talking about is this meatball who seen to die of fat in a few days. " It''s nothing besides you don''t need to stress yourself over such since you just recovered" replied Ellis waving his hand as a sign for Ray to raise from his bow. Raising from my bow I was just about to ask if there is anything to eat but only to hear the meatball saying. " Since you already know my identity, I believe Kate must have explained how things work here to you," asked Ellis. "The moment I regain myself we didn''t talk for long before I started to meditate" I reply to the meatball while looking through him towards Kate''s location. " Since that''s the case, I will have to detail you but before that, I would love to know what brought you here," said Ellis while staring at Ray. " Would you believe me if I say I did not know that the portal will be here" replied Ray? " Them how did you sustain those injuries," asked Ellis yet again. " The truth is I was thrown into the death mountain and was looking for an exit out and that was when I came across the portal that brought me, but before I could get in, I was attacked by the ruler" replied Ray. " Wait you mean those injuries on your body were caused by the undead ruler," asked Maria this time around. " Yes, that was the freak that refused to let me use the portal" replied Ray while getting enraged at hearing the name of the ruler. " A mere QI refining was able to withstand the assault of a foundation realm expert, this is the first time I am hearing of it happening," said Maria with a shocking looking. Seeing that the young lady before me was shocked to hear of my fight with the undead ruler I became happy, but before I could continue to dance in my glory, that annoying meatball just had to ask what I hated the most. " For you to be thrown into the death Mountain, what were your offense," asked Ellis while looking at Ray seriously this time. Seeing that there is no way I could hide this from them, I started by telling them my name and how I was framed by the seer of the azure empire whom I caught making contact with the underworld demons. Hearing my tale the whole room became silent until Ellis finally broke the silence with a question. " Since you were able to get out of the mountain, what is your next move? Clinching my arms together I replied I am going to kill that witch after I make her tell the word that I was right" "To get to the azure empire you will have to be very strong and to get the seer to say she was communicating with the underworld demons won''t be easy," said Kate. "And what makes you say so," asked Ray turning to look at Kate. "For you to grow up in the azure empire and still don''t know a thing about the famous seer makes me wonder if you are truly a citizen of the empire. Chapter 13 - Placidia Background Seeing how Kate is being serious about the seer makes me wonder if she is really that an important figure in the empire. This time it was Ellis who walk forward to sit down on a chair before turning to Ray and asked. " Have you heard of the Chaos Tower? "I have not heard of it, why do you ask," Ray asked Ellis while looking at him confusing. Once again Ellis shake his head in pity and sigh, but before he could say a word, Ray fired at him " Enough with the shaking of head and pity, if you have anything to say please do and stop putting me in suspense. " Y-o-u" hearing the way Ray was speaking disrespectfully about their young master, Maria was just about to launch an attack at Ray when all of a sudden Ellis yelled for her to stop before replying to Ray. " Am sorry for keeping you in suspense, but it''s kinda fun. Which you could see the look on your face" " Anyways the Chaos tower is an organization created by sorcerers in the middle heavens and Placidia is a representative from the Chaos tower to establish a branch here in the lower heavens" replied Ellis. " So you are saying if I show lay a hand on her, it will be equivalent to challenging the Chaos tower," asked Ray. " Not just going against the chaos tower but those who are seeking favor from the tower. You are really lucky to be standing with the Gibson clan if it were to be another clan I won''t say it will be the same" replied Kate while giggling! " Are they that weak to be licking the shoes of the chaos tower?" asked Ray who feel disgusted by their actions. " Is not that they are weak but the Chaos tower is just too strong for an organization in the middle heaven only a few powers can rival them in the middle heaven" replied Maria. " Ah, all this discussion are making me hungry while don''t we heard to the pub to continue with the discussion while filling the stomach" this time Ellis said while stretching his body. Seeing how serious their young master could be sometimes they could only shake their head helplessly before they all walk out of the courtyard and went to the pub. On getting there, Ellis called the attendant happily because what he wanted the most was about to be ordered. When the attendant came over, Ellis orders the attendant to get them the best drink and food before sending her off. Sitting down on the seat Ellis told Ray, Kate, and Maria to sit down. Maria and Kate hesitate before finally sitting down, and it didn''t take long before the attendant came back with a tray of food before rushing out again only to come back with a jar of wine. Looking at the bunch of meat that are been presented all I could do was grew happy and could not wait to devour them all. Wasting no time, Ellis quickly put up a big piece of meat and started eating away. Seeing the way Ellis was eating like he did not care about his reputation I didn''t wait to be invited and joined him. Seeing that his maids were just watching Ellis couldn''t help and told them to start eating, and it was only then done they started eating and was more of playing with the food and not eating. Paying no heed to them, I continued with my meal. After we are done with the meals and started drinking the wine, Ellis who seem not to care about the discussion suddenly asked " now that you know the background of Placidia are you still going to continue with your revenge" " Even if she''s the daughter of God, nothing is going to stop me from ending her life" replied Ray while drinking a cup of wine. " I like your guts, but it''s such a shame you can''t back it up with your cultivation, how to wish you could defeat her with your mouth I believe by now you would have killed and buried her before leaving the mountain" laugh Ellis who seems to be getting drunk. " It won''t be long before I will be strong enough to take her down," said Ray. " Oh then you have to be strong enough to take down the clans that are seeking favor from the Chaos tower," said Ellis. " Anyone who stands in my way I won''t mind feeding my blade with their blood" replied Ray while clenching his fist. After hearing what Ray said Ellis place down his cup before focusing his gaze on the young man sitting opposite him before asking. " So when did you plan to embark on your journey" " Don''t know yet but after making preparation I will be leaving" replied Ray while drinking his wine. " Since you are not leaving and don''t have where to leave, while don''t you work for me," asked Ellis. " Work for you" replied Ray with a question of his own. " Yes, if you work for me, I will provide you with all your needs including shelter" replied Ellis. After hearing the offer that is placed before me, I could not help but think about it. Seeing Ray being quiet Ellis did not bother asking for a reply instantly. Taking another cup of wine Ellis couldn''t wait any longer and ask once again. " So what is it going to be" " I don''t have issues working for you, but I have my condition," said Ray. " And what could it be," asked, Ellis " It simple, just don''t treat me like your slave" replied Ray with a serious look. " No problem, in the first place I consider befriending you and not make you my slave," said Ellis while laughing merely. " Come on let''s fest, hey attendant get us more food and wine," said Ellis while gesturing for Ray and his maid who seem to be ignoring the jar of wine to drink up. Chapter 14 - Way To Level Up It didn''t take long for the attendant to return with my food and wine, and they continue with their fest. Later Ray suddenly recalled he has acquired a lot of beast parts that could be used to make equipment. Wasting no time he decided to ask. " While I was looking for my way out of the mountain, I made quite some fortune and I don''t know if it will be possible to sell them off," said Ray while pulling beast parts one after the other from his inventory. Seeing the number of beast parts Ray was bringing out Ellis and his maid were shocked, and it took a while before Ellis could finally say a word. " You were the one that hunts all this beast downright," said Ellis " Yes, I did all that while roaming the mountain. Is there anything wrong with it" asked Ray worrying that they might have been damaged? " No they are okay and besides, this is going to bring you a lot of fortune you know" replied Ellis with a smile on his face. " Thanks, but how am I supposed to sell them," asked Ray. " You don''t need to worry about it, Maria will help you out on that" replied Ellis while signaling Maria to take them away. She came forward and store the beast parts in her storage ring before walking back. While they were drinking their wine, Ellis starting to speak in a low voice that only their group be able to hear. " In a week we''ll be leaving the clan for warberry Cave," said Ellis. " What are we going to do in warberry cave," asked Ray. " You see, the warberry cave is one of the caves where the land derived minerals and rare ore from while mining, and recently the gnurx goblins are assaulting the workers there. My job there is to protect them from the assault" replied Ellis. " Where is there a realm at," asked Ray. " I heard the goblin king is in the golden core realm, but he hardly comes out of his hidden place only sending is warriors who range from QI refining to foundation realm to do his dirty work" replied " For how long are we staying there," asked Ray. " I don''t know for the now, it could be 2 weeks or even a month. Until they stop the assault, we are not coming back. Boy, your questions are becoming too much" replied Ellis while drinking his wine. " Up to a month, if we are staying to a month while defending the cave are we allowed to kill those goblins," asked Ray " As long as we stop them from hurting the working we are free from killing them" replied Maria. " Since we can do as we please with those goblins all I need right now is a new blade and equipment," said Ray while smiling. " A new blade and equipment, are you not scared of facing the gnurx goblins," asked Kate seeing how boastful Ray is acting. " What is there to be scared of" replied Ray feeling annoyed at how they are acting like it a big deal fighting those goblins. " What is there to be scared of your to say, do you even know how strong their defense is asked Ellis seeing the way Ray is looking down on the goblins. For they are both in the same realm, and he knows how frightened the defense is. " Is there a need for me to know how tough their skin is" replied Ray? " Still showing arrogance while you don''t know what you are up against. The gnurx goblins might be below you in terms of cultivation but when it comes to their defense it is not easy for a QI refining realm expert to penetrate their defense for their skin is as hard as that of a foundation realm cultivates" said Kate to the annoying Ray. " Well if you put it that way then I guess it won''t be easy to get rid of them easily" replied Ray while laughing awkwardly. " Hmm, now that''s how you are supposed to act" replied Kate who has a smug look on her face. " But your guy will be coming with us right," asked Ray while looking at Kate and Maria " Sure but we''ll only get involved with the goblin king shows himself" replied Maria. " Why can''t you two led us a hand, "asked Ray. " How to wish we can, but you see master Ray if we were to assist you guys when it is not needed the king will hear of it, and we''ll be severely punished for it" replied Maria. All this while when Ray, Kate, and Maria were discussing, Ellis was just drinking not even bothering with their recent discussion. Before Ellis and Maria went back to the courtyard, Ellis has already told Maria of his father''s arrangement to send him to the warberry cave. " Why are you being punished, I thought you said we are going together," asked the confused Ray. " You could say this mission was specially made for me by my father and if they were to be involved when not needed then their punishment won''t be light" replied Ellis. " Why is your father doing all this" asked Ray who seems to be getting angry to hear that a Father will be this heartless to send his son to a fight without any helper. " He is doing all this because am too weak of a son and want to teach me a lesson for neglecting my training" replied Ellis while continuing with his drink. " Since you''re looking down on, why don''t you just leave the clan and before an adventurer," asked Ray. " I can''t do that, for if the other clans were to learn of the matter with my weak cultivation taking me as a hostage to be used against the clan will be too easy" replied Ellis. " And if the young master was to run away, Maria and I will be punished if not executed" added Kate to let Ray know it won''t be easy to leave the clan without permission from the clan head. **************** am sorry for not publishing on time, I work late today so I couldn''t write on time ???? Chapter 15 - Preparation " For you to look down on you must be trash when compared to your brothers I guess," said Ray while looking at Ellis. " Is not like the young master is trash, but he doesn''t want to be in the clan struggle" replied Kate. "What struggle are you talking about," asked Ray. " I am talking about the next clan head" replied Kate. " You see if the young master were to be in the same realm with his brother the Battle for the sit will be filled with blood," said Maria. " Enough with all this nonsense, and drink more," said the drunk Ellis. Seeing how wasted Ellis is, I got this feeling that being born in an influential clan does not mean life will be an easy sail for you. Take Ellis for example even though he is a young master of the Gibson clan he is going through hardship. After we were done drinking, we left the pub for the courtyard and on the way would be mock by the clan members. Ignoring them we made our way to the courtyard and taking Ellis to his room, Maria took me to a room that is big enough for 2 people to stay as my temporary living quarters before walking out to take a rest. Then in the morning, Maria went to the clan auction house to auction out the beast parts that I gave to her, and it didn''t take long before she came back. Seeing how she came barehanded I thought she was not able to auction them out only to see her throwing a ring towards me. " That ring contains two hundred spirit stones. You check to confirm the figure" said Maria while waiting for my response. " There will be no need for that, oh before I forgot where can I purchased weapons," asked Ray while toying with the storage ring. " If you are looking to purchase weapons, you can find some good quality in the blacksmith shop, or you can just ask a blacksmith to make you one" replied Maria. " Will it be possible for a blacksmith to make me a blade before we move out," asked Ray. " Forging weapons take days or weeks to forage" replied Maria who seem to be getting tired of Ray''s questioning. Not waiting for me to ask more questions, Maria quickly shows me the direction to the blacksmith shop before storming out of the room. Since it''s my first time owning a storage ring I couldn''t operate it left with no choice I have to ask the system for help. Wasting no time I let the courtyard after refreshing and went to the market. Since it''s my first time going to the market I couldn''t help but feel amazed at how busy the place was. So this is how the market. Having taken the sight in I followed the map that leads to a building with the sign of a hammer hitting steel which signifies the blacksmith shop. Wasting no time, I head in only to see some bulky men forging different weapons while others are forging armor. Still looking at the forgers I almost forgot what I came for in the first place, if not for the receptionist calling out to me. " Welcome to our humble workshop, how may I be of service to you," asked the receptionist. " I would love to purchase a blade replied Ray. " Right this way sir," said the receptionist before leading me to a room filled with blades of different shapes and sizes before gesturing for me to make my pick. Since I don''t know which of the blades are more suited for me, I decided to ask the system for help, and it didn''t take long before a blade came to view. *ding* [Item name: sword of Justice (intermediate tier weapon) +4 STR] This will add a lot to my strength, with the additional four points to my strength fighting those goblins won''t be that difficult. " How much are you selling this blade, "asked Ray while pointing at the blade. " Sir have a sharp eye for the good stuff, sword of Justice is an intermediate tier weapon which cost one hundred and fifty spirit stone" replied the receptionist with a warm smile on her face. ^_^ What the heck, one hundred and fifty spirit stone for merely a sword isn''t this day-time robbery. But else can I do, since we are going to kill more beast, there will be more than enough to get my spirit stones back. After making up my mind I withdraw one hundred and fifty spirit stones from my storage ring and give it to her before equipping the sword as my primary weapon before leaving the shop and went back to the courtyard only to receive news from Kate that Ellis is looking for me. Since I have nothing doing I went with her to Ellis''s room. " Ah finally you are back," said Ellis! " Yeah am back, I heard you were looking for me, "asked Ray. " Yes, since we are going to the warbarry cave, and you are now working for me, I decided to gift you this chain mail for protection" replied Ellis while laughing. Assessing the chain mail I was shocked to see that the attribute was not bad at all. *ding* [item name: gradon mail (basic tier armor) +2 DEF]. " How was it, do you like it," asked Ellis while still laughing. Nodding to his word, I decided to put it on, and at first, it was kind of tight for my liking, but later it becomes too fit. " Now you look like a man to me," said Ellis while laughing and Kate and Maria also follow suit " Very funny, but you see I have always been a man since the day I was given birth to"replied Ray. " You are a man alright, but you will have to prove it tomorrow when we face off with the goblin," said Ellis in a serious tone this time around. Chapter 16 - Warberry Cave " Are we setting off tomorrow? "Asked Ray. " The early we leave the better" replied Ellis. " So when are we leaving, "asked, Ray. " We leave by sunrise" replied Ellis. Seeing that everyone has agreed to the time we are departing, I decided to go to sleep, but before I could take a step Ellis suddenly voices out. " I heard you went to the blacksmith this morning to purchase a weapon, so what is it that you acquire" asked, Ellis. Taking a step back I withdrew the blade from its scabbard and swung it a little before passing it to Ellis only to see the latter pass it to Maria who seen to be an expert with the blade. " Nice sword," said Maria while swinging the sword before passing it back to Ray. " Yeah it is a good one that drains me of my wealth," said the heartbroken Ray. " At least it is worth the price" replied Kate while laughing. Seeing that they have found the right moment to make fun of me I decided to leave but before leaving, I told them to come to get me when it is time to set off. And that''s how the day went with nothing much happening except for getting a good sleep before we set off to warberry cave since I don''t know when I will be able to get a good sleep like this. At dawn, we left the clan, and at the same time, we left a message that was also sent to the clan head. " Uhh, they have already left the clan. Guard go tell commander Derrick that Ellis and his maids have already left for warberry cave" said clan head Finn issuing the order to the guard. Meanwhile, in the second young Master courtyard, a young man was sitting on the floor meditating when the young man''s shadow began to wiggle and a young man jumped out of the shadow. " Reporting to young master Wyatt, young master Ellis and his maids have left the clan territory," said the being that emerged from the shadow. " Excellence, now I want you to follow them and don''t let them notice you, when you have the chance then kill my little brother," said young master Wyatt. " Consider it done young master" replied the man. " Here are six hundred spirit stones it should be enough for you to hire some bandits to assist you in completing the tax," said young master, Wyatt while tossing a storage ring to him. When the man was about to leave the room, young master Wyatt suddenly said. " And Brodie, if he comes back alive, then don''t bother coming back" Hearing what the young master said sent a chill down Brodie''s spine. " Yes, master" replied Brodie before walking out of the room. " With Ellis out of the picture, that will leave me to Simon whispered Wyatt before going back to cultivating. **************** After traveling for three days we eventually arrived at a cave. The interior was wide enough to fit hundreds of men while some strange stones are attached to the walls that are glowing. " What is all this stone," asked Ray while pointing at one of the stones. " That''s limestone, they are used as a light source in caves like this" replied Kate. We continued to walk until we came in contact with some of the workers who were digging in search of ore. Paying no attention to them, we continue to go deep into the cave and whenever we come across a working, they always bow to Ellis seeing to have known of his identity as one of the clan''s young masters. Arriving at a little shelter, Ellis instruct Kate to go and bring who so ever is in charge of the mining, and it didn''t take long before Kate came back with a middle-aged man whose cultivation was seen to be a level lower than Ellis and Ray. " Josh pays respect to young clan master," said josh while bowing to Ellis. " I need you to prepare information about gnurx goblins," said Ellis without paying any heed to josh''s bow. " Understood young master Ellis," said josh before leaving. " Is it really necessary to ask for information when we can just bash through them," asked Ray after josh''s departure? " How can you through them if they were to be a stronger one''s among them and besides according to the report sent to the clan, they were the ones that are assaulting the workers so why to go after them when we can just let them come to us" replied Ellis why shaking his head for how ray doesn''t use his brain. " That also works too," said Ray while laughing awkwardly. " Let''s just forget about the gnurx goblins for the now and get some rest before josh bring the report," said Ellis before heading to a room that was prepared for those that are sent by the clan to supervise their progress. 30minutes later, josh came back with information about the gnurx goblins and in the information, it states that the gnurx goblins only assault the worker twice a week, and they were being led by a foundation realm2 gnurx warrior. " Have they attacked this week," asked Ellis while looking at the information. " Yes they attack 4days back and tomorrow they will begin to attack when the sun goes down" replied josh. Ellis falls quiet for sometime before say Kate I will have to trouble you to look after the workers while Ray and I take care of the gnurx goblins and if the gnurx warrior gets involved then you will have to make your move Maria". Turning his gaze to josh, Ellis probes him before asking. " Kate will need your help in putting the workers in order when the gnurx goblins attack. Can you do that"? " Young master Ellis doesn''t need to worry himself with such matter" replied Josh. " That''s good to hear. You can go back to whatever you were doing if you don''t have anything else to report" said Ellis while yawning. Chapter 17 - The Gnurx Goblin Assault Josh bowed the last time before walking out of the room leaving Ellis, Ray, and his maids in the room. " Oh my God, I can''t believe I will be fighting a gnurx tomorrow," said Ellis while rubbing his cheek. " What is there to be afraid of, besides we''ll be fighting together replied Ray while cleaning his sword with a piece of cloth. " I know, but it''s too sudden, do you mind keeping that was of yours we are not going to be attacked today," said Ellis who seen to be pissed off by Ray who can''t wait to test his blade with the body of the gnurx. " What do you know, those gnurx can attack at any time especially when we are not on our guard" replied Ray while tossing his blade to the sky? " And who told you that," asked Ellis while looking at Ray. " Who else could it be other than me, you see when I was still in the mountain I fought those undead being days and night and decided to take a little nap when there was no beast around but who could have known that I would be attacked at that. So you see my friend am always prepared for the worst" replied Ray. " I see, no wonder you come to enjoy battling it has become a habit of yours," said Ellis who seen to have realized something. " You can say so, by the way, I didn''t see you with any weapon when we left the clan, or are you planning to sit this fight which is why you hire me to work for you," asked Ray. " Is it really important for someone to be equipped with weapons before they are qualified to be called fighters" replied Ellis with a question of his own. Ray was just looking at Ellis without replying to his question. " Let me ask you something, what would you have used to defend yourself in the mountain if you were to be thrown there without any weapon," asked Ellis seeing that Ray has fallen silent. " How to wish I was not in any possession of any weapon then I would have protected myself with my fist" replied Ray. " These are my weapon," said Ellis while raising his hands to Ray. '' So this meatball cultivated his body instead of turning them into a human weapon'' thought Ray while looking at Ellis''s hands. " Let just hope those hands of yours could be useful when the gnurx attack tomorrow," said Ray before keeping his sword on the scabbard before walking out to survey the surrounding and keep an eye for the gnurx. " Hey system is it possible to set a force field around the mining site," asked ray while talking to the system through his thought. *ding* " host will be able to set an energy force field, but it will be quite consumable and tasking for the host to manipulate the whole of energy here" " Since you say so, is there any option for me," asked ray still talking to the system. *ding* " according to my estimation, it will be possible to set a force field, but It will be able to last for two minutes". '' Well it better than having none, but I still need to talk to Ellis about this'' thought Ray before heading back to meet Ellis. " Hey I might have a way to slow the gnurx goblins from getting into the cave, but I will need to know how many entrances are in the cave," said Ray. " Kate go and get josh" ordered Ellis. Kate did as order and left then later came back with just, and it seems like Kate has already informed him of what was going on. " Young master there is no other entrance apart from the one you used in coming in," said Josh " Can you fill me in on what you are planning" asked Ellis while looking at Ray? " I was thinking of creating an energy force field to shield them from coming in too early" replied Ray. " Energy force field can only be drawn by soul wandering expert. So how are you going to do it" asked Maria who seen to be confused by what Ray is saying? " I can draw it out but only for two minutes" replied Ray. " But the only problem is I can only restrict those that are in the same realm as me within that two minutes, so you guys have to figure out a way to distract the leader from attacking the force field "added Ray before turning to look at Ellis only to see his mouth was wide open, and it was not only him, Both his maid and josh were in a similar state. Seeing how they are acting strange, Ray couldn''t help but ask. " What''s wrong with you guys," asked Ray. " Are you sure you can draw out the force field," said Ellis after regaining himself. " Of course I can remember when I said I was attacked when I drop my guard in the mountain, the reason why I was able to survive was due to the force field" replied Ray who seen to be getting annoyed at how they are treating the matter. '' Monster was the word that came out of Ellis''s mouth before saying. " If you can hold the force field like you said you could then maria will have to take care of their leader" " Since the force field will be set outside the cave, then we''ll have to camp outside to attack the suggest Kate. After the brief meeting, Ellis instructed josh to round up those that are good in combat to prepare for battle before leaving with Ray and Maria to camp outside. After all, the arrangement was made and josh being able to mobilize fifty men for the attack, they waited outside for the arrival of gnurx. The next day before dawn they started feeling the ground shaking like it is going to give way, and it didn''t take long before they started seeing an army of gnurx goblins matching not too far from the cave. They were about three hundred in numbers which were on sliver armor and their appearance was not encouraging. Being no different from a dwarf with greenish skin and teeth that pop out of their mouth like a boar. Chapter 18 - Mission Update " that should be their leader," Said Maria while pointing at a goblin that stands out from the rest. It was 7ft tall with a bulky body, and it wields a battle-ax. '' Since the energy force field won''t last long it better to wait for them to get close'' so I thought until I received a notification. *ding* [mission updated: survive the gnurx invasion] [completion rate: 0¨G] [Reward:??] "Well that''s more like it," said ray while pulling his sword from his blade. " Kate it''s time for you to head back and protect the defenseless," said Ellis to Kate before walking forward to Ray. " Hey, while don''t we attack now that they are still far from the cave," asked one of the workers who was brought out for battle. " Stop being impatient and wait for the order to attack" Ellis replied the young man before asking Ray. " Is the force field ready"? " Almost, I just need a little more time to gather the energy needed" replied Ray but what Ellis did not know was that Ray could activate the force field at any time, and he was simply waiting for them to get close before shielding the entrance to the cave. " No problem, Maria prepare to intercept the gnurx warrior," said Ellis to Maria going into a battle stance while awaiting the goblins. " System activates the energy force field now" mumbled to the system tightening his grip on the sword handle. *ding* [energy force field activated] After activating the force field Ray turned to look at the cave to see if it was protected and to his surprise, the force field covers the cave in a spiritual energy wall. Ellis also notice this too before turning to Ray and gave him a thumbs-up before facing the army of gnurx. " Men move out" yelled Ellis while dashing toward the gnurx at full speed and when he got close to a gnurx, Ellis gathered spiritual energy in his fist and smash the head of the said gnurx into pieces. Seeing how their young master is fearless before the Army of gnurx boosted the worker''s morale and they all charge at the gnurx. " Fight them in a group to kill them easily" yelled Ellis seeing the way the workers are having difficulty in damaging the gnurx. Doing according to Ellis''s instruction, they started fighting the gnurx in pairs, and they were able to cause the gnurx to bleed. Meanwhile, while the workers were fighting the gnurx, Ray was already ahead of them slashing one gnurx after another. With his newfound strength causing critical damage to the gnurx was not difficult. Seeing that fighting against a mere human seen to be difficult to accomplish, the five gnurx decided to attack Ray together. But before they could get into formation Ray send a wind slash at them killing two of the gnurx in the process while injuring the rest. " He''s a monster," said Ellis who was trying to give Ray a hand. Taking down one gnurx after another, the ray was able to raise the completion rate from 0¨G to 10¨G and at the same time, his cultivation also increases by one level. *ding* " Name: Ray Race: Human/? Gender: Male Attributes: Strength ¡ª 18(+4) Dexterity ¡ª 14(+2) Constitution ¡ª 12(+2) Intelligence ¡ª 12 Wisdom ¡ª 11 Charisma ¡ª 9 Cultivation stage: QI refining 8 Hp: 100/100 Mana: 30/30 Exp: 5/500 Ability: wind slash [2mana] Technique:? Free stats point: 4 Battle point: 20 Adventure class:? After going through my stats I discovered that I didn''t place my free stats point on any of the attributes during my previous breakthrough. Wasting no time, in place all of them into my strength making it [strength--22]. Feeling my newfound strength, I ran towards a larger group of gnurx and after getting in a close range, I slash my sword at them releasing three wind slash at them. Taking a look at the surrounding I discovered that Ellis who seem weak due to his size and laziness was smacking his fist at a gnurx though he has a few wounds on his body they were not that serious. After dealing with the group of gnurx, I dash toward Ellis to assist him, but before I could reach him a blade was sent in the direction of my neck but with a little twist and turning I was able to change its target to my shoulder, and before I could feel the pain surging through my body, another attack was also coming from my left heading to sever my left hand left with no choice with no way of avoiding the strike I have to use my blade as a shield to stop the attack from advancing before swiping my feet at the first gnurx knocking it off his feet than roll to its side and chop off his head but getting up to stab the other gnurx only to receive a kick from the side. Staggering backward I took the opportunity to check my wound only to discover that it was not fatal and it was due to the protection from the gradon mail that Ellis presented me with. *ding* [ completion rate: 30¨G] Drinking a bottle of intermediate health potion, I dealt with the two gnurx before running toward Ellis and helping him deal with the gnurx he was fighting before giving him five intermediate health potions. " What is this" asked Ellis after getting a brief break. " it a potion to heal wounds, so you better drink up" replied Ray while slashing at a gnurx that was trying to stab one of the workers. opening one of the mini glass, Ellis drank the potion inside and throw the mini glass at a gnurx that was heading his way before punching the gnurx to death. Chapter 19 - Commander Derrick Seeing how Ellis punched the gnurx to death, Ray couldn''t help but say. " Eh, what a barbarian this meatball is," said Ray while holding his ground against a gnurx. " Wow young master Ellis and that young man are really strong," said someone from the crowd. All of a sudden when they were busy fighting the gnurx, some bunch secretly went through the workers and started attacking the force field that was blocking the entrance to the cave. *ding* " warning, energy force field is being attacked" [69¨G of energy depleted]. [75¨G of energy depleted]. " Stop that gnurx from attacking the force field" scream Ray. The workers all charges back to the entrance of the cave including those that are seriously injured. Using the best of their ability, they were able to get rid of the gnurx that were attacking the force field and form a line of defense. " Listen up my fellow gnurx, the king orders are simple. We are taking over the war berry as our new territory even if it is the last thing we do" replied the gnurx warrior. HAIL! HAIL! HAIL! " No charge" yelled the gnurx warrior. Ignoring those they were fighting, the whole gnurx force started running towards the entrance of the cave. " This is bad, there is no way we will be able to fight them all," said Ellis who says fighting a gnurx. " Hey, young master Ellis what are you doing, we have to give them a hand," said Ray while running towards the entrance. " I know that, but I just can''t leave this gnurx and head there" replied Ellis before killing the gnurx. After slaying the gnurx, Ellis joins Ray and they both head to the entrance of the cave and on getting there Ray was shocked to see the crowd of gnurx they were going against, he felt the will to fight drain from him. Turning to face Ellis, Ray asked. " Since I have helped you in delaying the attack of the gnurx, I believe I must have repaid the favor for saving my life". " You coward, after all, I have done for you is this how you repay me" replied Ellis while staring at the crowd of gnurx. " I did my best and I would have done more but the situation we are in right now change all that," said Ray. " And you call yourself a real man, a real man will never run away from a battle," asked Ellis. " Only a fool will stand and fight against this crowd" replied Ray before pulling his Fang blade out of the inventory and equipped it as his secondary weapon boosting his strength with the two-point from the Fang blade. " Haha, well said then we die fighting like fools," said Ellis while laughing and taking a battle stance. Die, sorry to disappoint you my dear friend, but I don''t plan on dying here not while I have not to figure out a way out of this world" replied Ray before sending two wind slash from the blades. The wind slash went straight towards the crowd of gnurx while killing those on the front line. *ding* [energy force field will deactivate in ten seconds]. " Everyone heads into the cave, the force field will be going down in ten seconds" yelled Ray while sending another two wind slash forward before heading into the force field. Seeing that Ray has already head inside the cave without disturbing the force field, Ellis also follows suit and the workers did the same leaving only Maria outside. What they don''t know is while they were battling the Army of gnurx, three men were standing not too far from warberry cave. They were wearing a robe that was made for warriors. Stood in the middle was a young man who was seen to be in his forty, and has long gray hair with a bulky body. He was no other than commander Derrick of the Gibson clan. " Commander should we assist them or what, "asked one of Derrick''s men. " Not yet, the king only orders us to interfere if young master Ellis''s life seen to be in danger and by the look of thing he seen to have the battle in control" replied commander Derrick. " But commander the case seems to be different this time around, they are trying to take over the cave," said the other man. " Let see how things play out" replied commander Derrick. " By the way commander, that young man that is fighting alongside young master Ellis don''t seem to be from the clan," said the man by his side. " I believe he''s the young man physician Kent told the clan head about" replied commander, Derrick. " Look commander, they are heading inside the cave," said the man by his side while pointing at the scene ahead. Looking ahead they saw Ellis and the rest heading into the cave while leaving the gnurx to attack the force field. *ding* [100¨G of energy depleted] [energy force field shutting down in 3.2.1]. After the countdown was complete the force field began to dissipate leaving the entrance wide open for the gnurx to come. " What are we going to do now," said one of the workers. " There is no way we can fight off so many of them" replied another worker " what else can we do other than to fight" replied Ellis who refuse to give up fighting. Chapter 20 - MIGHTY LION FURY With no other choice, Ellis charges forward to intercept the gnurx and give his men the will to fight only to see them running cowardly deep inside the cave leaving him and Ray all alone in the entrance. " Ain''t you going to leave too," asked Ellis from the shock of seeing Ray still wanting to fight even though the odds are against them. " What is the need for me to run, if i am going to die then I would love to do so ahile taking some of them together to the afterlife" replied Ray while tightening his grip over his blades. " It warms my heart to know a friend who will keep me company in the afterlife," said Ellis while wiping the tears from his eyes. " What are you talking about, how many times should I make it clear to you that there is no way I am dying together with you" replied Ray. " By why don''t you asked Maria and Kate to give us a hand," asked Ray. " I can''t do that" replied Ellis while shaking his head in disapproval. "What is the use of keeping to the clan rule if you are going to die anyway," asked Ray in an annoyed tone. " Fine but only if they are nothing we can do" replied Ellis before remembering something by the way, earlier when we were battling the gnurx you use a technique that seen to be effective against the gnurx" " Oh you mean wind slash, there is a limit to how much I can utilize it" replied Ray while looking at the gnurx that are forcing their way into the cave. " But with your recent breakthrough it should be easy to deal some damage and weaken their force," said Ellis. " What, how did you know I break through during the fight," asked the shocked Ray. " It not that difficult to know even a blind man could tell" replied Ellis while laughing. " I will give it a try, and you should also do the same. I don''t believe that a man of your caliber won''t have any card to play at this time" said Ray. " Haha, well said my friend if it comes to that I don''t mind using all my strength and stamina to deliver a heavy blow to them" replied Ellis while robbing his fist. Nodding to Ellis''s word, Ray decided to use his wind slash to slow the gnurx movement by killing those in the front line while piling their bodies to slow their advancement while killing them little by little. After countless successful use of the wind slash and use of Mana potion, it didn''t take long before Ray ran out of potion and Mana. Left with no other alternative to attacking the gnurx he could only turn to face Ellis. " Step aside," said Ellis before walking forward while pulling his sleeve upward reviewing his muscle in the process. " Guess I have no other choice" taking a deep breath, Ellis took a battle stance with his eyes closed while tightening his fist under his abdomen and he began to lose weight like someone who has been starving for a year''s, but his fist was saying a different story. It felt like all the energy in Ellis''s body are being drained into the fist. After gathering enough energy, Ellis draws his hand back before throwing his fist forward before yelling. " MIGHTY LION FURY" What came out of the fist when it was thrown forward was a gigantic lion head that was made from the spiritual energy in Ellis''s body. The gigantic lion head flew toward the Army of gnurx and went through them but nothing happens. Seeing this, Ray couldn''t help but ask in shock. " Is that it" but before he could finish his word, he heard Ellis''s voice but this time it was really weak. " EXPLODE" Said Ellis when the gigantic lion head was within the middle of the army and the lion''s head explode while taking the lives of countless gnurx but the gnurx was not the only one that was in a dire situation, for the moment the lion''s head exposed Ellis fell on the floor and was unable to stand up. Seeing this, Ray was surprised to see that the weak-looking meatball was able to perform a powerful technique that almost took the life of an army but was shocked to see Ellis falling to the ground while trying to catch his breath. *ding* [completion rate: 80¨G] "What the hell, he was able to get the completion rate to eighty percent. How which I still have Mana potion then completing the mission won''t be difficult" thought Ray when he received the mission update from the system. Bending down to Ellis, Ray took out an advanced health potion and fed it to him, and wait for him to gain some strength to stand before asking. " Since we have already tried our best, and it''s still not enough, don''t you think it''s time to order your maids to end this". " Uh" nodded Ellis before ordering Maria to put an end to the gnurx, and it didn''t take long for Maria to kill the gnurx warrior before slaying the remaining army. The moment Maria slayed the Army, Ray suddenly got a notification from the system. *ding* [completion rate: 100¨G] [congratulation to the host for completing the mission] [mission reward: the starry sword art (a martial art technique that grants the host the ability to learn any sword move and create his sword intent upon perfection) *ding* [do host wish to use the Manuel] " Yes" reply Ray before turning to Ellis and asked. " Hey Ellis, during the fight with the gnurx I realized how unskill when it comes to fighting with the blade. So I was just wondering if it will be possible for Maria to teach me some moves". " I don''t know about that, but if you want to learn the way of the sword I would say you should ask her yourself" replied Ellis before sitting down to meditate and calm himself. Chapter 21 - The Holy Church After the invasion was over, the injured started tending to their wounds while others went to check the gnurx if there are any treasures within their mini storage bag. While all this we''re going on, Ray went to Maria. " Hello, Maria can I have a word with you," asked Ray. " Sure" replied Maria before gesturing for Ray to sit down. After taking his seat, ray went straight to the reason he visited her since I started my adventure, I have not been able to utilize any power in my sword move due to my lack of experience in sportsmanship and seeing the way you annihilated the gnurx with your moves trigger the will in me to learn from you" Taking a look at Ray, Maria was shocked to see that Ray was asking to be taught the way of the sword. " I would love to help you but to learn the way of the sword take years of practice" replied Maria. " What that long, wait is there any way around it," asked Ray while looking at Maria in a pleading look. " No, and besides it''s forbidden to teach others outside the clan unless you are ready to join the clan" replied Maria. " But we both know it won''t be possible," said Ray feeling frustrated. " I know but if you want to learn the way of the sword, I have a manual here with me that''s not from the clan, but the only problem is I don''t understand the procedure to mastery the technique, so you will have to figure that out yourself" replied Maria while pulling a scroll that''s full of dust out of her storage ring. " Thank you, Maria," said Ray excitedly before taking the scroll and unseal it and was just about to go through the scroll, but then a notification from the system was received. *ding* [do host wish to learn sky ripper] " Uh, so I can learn the technique this way too," thought Ray before instructing the system to lead the technique. *ding* [sky ripper technique: successful] *ding* " Name: Ray Race: Human/? Gender: Male Attributes: Strength ¡ª 18(+4) Dexterity ¡ª 14(+2) Constitution ¡ª 12(+2) Intelligence ¡ª 12 Wisdom ¡ª 11 Charisma ¡ª 9 Cultivation stage: QI refining 8 Hp: 100/100 Mana: 30/30 Exp: 5/500 Ability: wind slash [2mana] Technique: sky ripper (basic stage) Free stats point: 0 Battle point: 150 Adventure class:? "Since I have already learned it, how am I supposed to perform the moves in a fight," asked Ray to the system. *ding* " it automatically set for the host to use without actually practicing the moves" '' So am now being treated as a mindless machine thought Ray. After learning the sword art, Ray asked Maria a lot of questions that get to do with swordsmanship before waking back to Ellis''s resting place only to see Ellis is back to being a meatball. " Hey, have you been eating since I left to see Maria," asked the confused Ray? When Ellis heard Ray''s silly question he couldn''t help but roll his eyes before replying to his question. " What if I am eating, is there anything wrong with it". " Oh, just because we stop the gnurx assault you decided to celebrate by host yourself a meal forgetting about your comrades," asked Ray. " And who told you that the battle is over" replied Ellis with a shocking question. " What are you talking about, we defeated their leader right," asked Ray. " Haha, you are dumb for a person alright. Have you forgotten about what the gnurx warrior said" replied Ellis? " He said they were ordered to take over warberry as their new territory," said Ray in a low tone. " Exactly, so do you think they will not be attacking when they heard their armies have fallen" asked Ellis while staring at Ray. " These, why don''t we ambushed them since they will be thinking we are still battling their armies," said ray. Ellis sigh when he heard Ray suggestion before replying " It not that we don''t want to ambush them, but the problem is we don''t know how many are they and besides we are short of men". " Which means all we have to do is wait for their next attack and the one after until they decided to give it a rest," asked Ray. " It''s the only option we have for now unless my father decided to send reinforcement" replied Ellis before goes back to his food. " I can''t wait to leave this world," said ray before sitting to rest. " About leaving this world, are you planning to leave, or you are just joking" asked Ellis " Who told you I was joking" replied Ray. " Since you have decided to leave I guess you must have a clue to leave" asked Ellis. " Not yet but if you do know something please tell me" replied Ray while Ellis. " I don''t, but if you are thinking of leaving this world then you must have to pay the holy Church a visit," said Ellis " What is this holy church you are talking about," said ray in anticipation. " Well they are the believers of the existence of a God that created the three realms" replied Ellis. '' They are not that different from Christians back on earth'' thought ray. " If there is anyone who has a clue about this world then it has to be the" added Ellis. " Hmm, so Ellis this holy Church you are talking about where can I find them," asked ray while looking at Ellis. " Well their base is located in the azure empire but to get to them, you will have to be a member or a representative of the king" replied Ray. " I rather become a member than to be the king representative," said Ray. " Let me give you a little advice as a friend, just forget about your revenge if you want to live," said Ellis. " Thanks for your advice, but my stance remains the same" replied ray before getting up and left Ellis''s resting place. and all Ellis could do was to watch him leave. Chapter 22 - The Gnurx King Later that night, at a forest not too far from the warberry commander Derrick and his two trusted men were sitting close to a bur fire, and they were all quiet, but that was when one of his men asked. " Should we report them to the clan head"? " Let just leave it as it is since our mission is just to protect the young clan master, and they did it in our stead" replied commander Derrick. " Commander do you notice that young master Ellis is different from what the rumors say," said the other of commander Derrick''s man. " Is not that the rumors are not true, but young master Ellis has changed" replied commander Derrick. " Should we head back to the clan?" asked the same man. " Not yet, we''ll have to wait and see if the gnurx king will make another move. In the meantime I will have to send a message to the clan head to send reinforcement replied commander Derrick before laying on the grass and started staring at the sky. " For you to request for reinforcement, those commanders think there will be a war outbreak since" asked one of commander Derrick''s men. " Not any war but the young master won''t be able to last for long if we don''t request for reinforcement, and you know what the consequences are if the young master was to lose his life" replied commander Derrick. Elsewhere in another forest not too far from the warberry lays hordes of gnurx and within the hordes of gnurx sat a gnurx who is 10ft tall with a chubby body and by his sides stood to gnurx warriors. While they were doing their daily activities, a gnurx suddenly ran into the hordes and knee before the gnurx king before giving his report. " My king, the commander of the second unit, and his men were defeated". " Hmm, it is to be expected" replied the gnurx king. " My king allows your humble servant to lead his men and conquer the warberry," said the gnurx warrior by his left. " There will be no need for that either Greg" replied the gnurx king with a cunning smile plastered on his face. " Morris get your men ready, tomorrow you are delivering another wave of attacks lets see if they could resist this time around," said the gnurx king to the gnurx warrior by his right. " Yes, my king" replied Morris before bowing to the gnurx king and walk out to gather his men. " You should have sent me to claim the warberry instead of Morris my king," said Greg. " I don''t want to show them our hand for we don''t have any information about them and sending Morris over is the best choice" replied the king gnurx in a serious tone " So we are probing them," asked Greg. " Exactly, since they could eliminate our first attack shows that the clan is beginning to take us seriously" replied the gnurx king. " And if the clan is involved, then an elder must have been despatch and I heard those elders are monsters" side Greg while thinking. " Uh, if they could survive this time around, then I think that''s the case" replied the gnurx king with a nod. " While don''t we just send the whole army instead of just starting the waters my king," asked Greg. " Oh, look who just got smarter. Now am the dull one" replied the gnurx king in anger. " My king, this low servant of yours is not fit to lift your neither to calm being wise," said Greg while kneeling on the ground with a bow. " Good you know your place, if the clan head was to send his elders and elite fighter then we''ll be completely wipe out. So you see Greg sometime before you speak think" replied the gnurx king while signaling Greg to rise from his bow. " Yes, my king," said Greg before getting up. " Now go and get me, my slave that will warm my bed tonight," the gnurx king said to Greg before going to his room. **************************** Back in Vukya Empire, in the Gibson clan head Palace, another meeting was being held and the two young masters and the elders were present. Sitting on his throne clan head Finn looked around those present and seeing that they have all arrived, he took a deep breath before saying. " I just received a message from commander Derrick, and it stated that the gnurx goblins are planning to take warberry as their territory, and they will be needing reinforcement". " Clan head, if what he is saying is true, then I suggest we send our army over before it becomes too late" replied elder Luke. " Elder Luke, it is seen to me that you have completely forgotten about the Bryan clan," asked Elder Garry to elder Luke. " There are enough combatants to face them if they were to start an attack, and it is not possible but the warberry is one of our major source of earning income and raw materials for making equipment and losing it will be a big blow to the clan" replied elder Luke. " Since we can''t send our army over, then while don''t we just sent the elite members over" asked young master Wyatt. All this while since the beginning of the meeting young master Wyatt has not been paying attention to what they were saying but when he heard them thinking of whom to sent to warberry to assist his younger brother and an idea hit him. " Hmm, what do you have to say about your brother''s suggestion," asked clan head Finn to young master Simon. " I disagree on that, if we were to send the elite members over than our fighting force will be weakened if the Bryan clan were to attack us. " Then what do you suggest" asked clan head, Finn, while looking at Simon attentively. " I suggest we send a hundred men over beside with commander Derrick taking charge defending the warberry cave will be easy" replied young master Simon. When clan head Finn heard what his eldest son said, he became happy that his son is thinking like a leader now. "It settles them, Elder Luke I will have to trouble you with the arrangement of then," said clan head before walking out. Chapter 23 - Gnurx On The Move When all the elders have left the room, Wyatt was just about to walk out when Simon called him. " Wyatt I suggest you stop whatever you are thinking about else you are going to pay for it if father was to find out". " I don''t know exactly what you are talking about" replied Wyatt before walking out of the room. " Act like you don''t know what I am talking about," said Simon to Wyatt while going his own way. After their little chat, Wyatt went back to his room. On getting there he commanded his servants to leave his room before smashing a glass of wine that was on the table. " That cunning Simon how did he know I was making a move against Ellis return, just you wait when am done with Ellis it will be your turn," said young master Wyatt before yelling. " Brodie is the preparation going" asked Wyatt. The room remained silent, and it was like young master Wyatt was talking to himself but then his shadow began to split into two and a man came out of the shadow. He was no other than young master Wyatt''s loyal subordinate Brodie. " Everything is going according to plan young master" replied Brodie while bowing down. " You will have to make some adjustments to the plan," said young master Wyatt " There is no need to worry about young master Ellis returned for the men that will be working under me in this mission are professionals" replied Brodie " Am not worried about my little boy, but I just heard in the meeting that commander Derrick is protecting him from the shadows," said young master Wyatt. " This, how could the clan head send commander Derrick to protect young master Ellis, ain''t his maids with him," asked Brodie. " I suspect my brother Simon is behind it, and it seems like he knows what we are planning to do" replied young master Wyatt " That''s impossible, there is no way he could have heard or caught us in our scheme," said Brodie in shock. " Am also a surprise but am not too worried about him since he won''t have any evidence, but we still have to be cautious from now on" replied young master Wyatt. " Understood young master Wyatt," said before leaving the room via the same shadow. " Just you wait Simon, it won''t be long before the role of clan head falls into my hand," said young master Wyatt in a sinister voice. Back at warberry cave, everything was back to normal after a day of rest from the battle with the gnurx goblins and the workers are back to their daily routines while a distance from the cave, you could hear the sound of explosion and trees falling one after the other. And the cause of this explosion was no other than Ray and Ellis who were having a little spar. And by the side stood a kate who seen to be enjoying herself. After exchanging a few blows they both separated from each other and Ray was about to dash at Ellis with his blade, but before he could make a move, Ellis fell and started panting. " Hey, are you done already" asked Ray while panting? " Haha, sorry to disappoint you but am done for the day" replied Ellis my laughing. " I wonder how you were able to stay alive after the fight with the gnurx goblins," said ray while keeping his blade back in his scabbard. " Maybe it just not my time to leave the world now" replied Ellis while stay laughing. " By the way, you are really strong for a fatty," said Ray before sitting down. " Who are you calling a fatty and have you not heard about the saying don''t just a book by its cover" replied Ellis with anger for being called fatty. " Yeah, but it was just a saying," said Ray while chuckling. " You seem to be able to stand-off against me even though am a level ahead of you," asked Ray. " Are you surprise, well the technique I practiced enhances my body making it stronger while causing my cultivation to be sluggish which is why are my brothers are way ahead of me" replied Ellis while laying down on his back. " I see, hope you don''t mind if I asked how you were able to cultivate the technique when your father knows it will only lead to this" asked Ray " That''s because he did not know and even now he thinks the reason I am not able to improve in my cultivation was due to been lazy" replied Ellis. " Since he did not know about it, then why didn''t you bother to tell him," asked Ray once again. " Well, that''s because I don''t feel like telling him" replied Ellis. Ellis got up and stretch his body before walking out of the forest and went to the cave while Ray remains laying on the grass in the forest. " Since am alone, this should be the best time for me to rest before those goblins attack again," said ray to himself while looking at the sunny sky. Meanwhile, each were in the forest Morris was leading his two hundred men to the cave and by dawn, they will be approaching the cave. While they were making their way to the cave, a silhouette was following then and after a while, the silhouette disappears only to appear in another part of the forest where two men were standing. " Commander, the gnurx are already on the move," said one of commander Derrick''s men who were tailing the gnurx. " As expected, I how reinforcement will arrive in time to give young master Ellis a hand" replied commander Derrick before turning to the silhouette and asked " Anything else". " It''s seen like the gnurx are only probing since the number of armies sent this time around is small unlike their first attack asked the man. " Since they are only probing, then you will be aiding young master Ellis and make them think our strength is just so before giving them the shock of a lifetime" replied commander Derrick. The silhouette now before leaving the forest. Chapter 24 - Over Comfident Gnurx Army Back in the forest, ray was still napping when he felt the ground tremble like some wild beast is battling since it''s not that serious until the sound became loud to the extent of napping becoming loud. Getting up from the grass, Ray was just about to go ahead and see what is causing all this racket when he heard the notification from the system. *ding* [warning the Army of gnurx are heading your way] " What, they finally decided to attack today. I have to warn Ellis before they get to the cave" said Ray before turning around and started running towards the cave. On getting to the cave, Ray started looking for Ellis and after asking around he was able to find him watching some group of workers mining while Josh was standing behind him and was saying something to Ellis. But during their conversation Ellis notices that someone was heading their way, turning around to see who it was only for Ellis to see Ray running to him. " What is it this time for you to be playing around," asked Ellis not waiting for Ray to catch his breath. " This is bad news for us, the gnurx are already on their way to the cave as we speak" replied ray. " What but we are yet to recover from the last attack, how do we suppose to fight them this time around, and let''s not forget that some of our men are seriously injured," said josh this time around. " Josh goes and summons Kate and Maria to meet us in the entrance," said Ellis before dashing out of the cave with ray. When they got to the entrance they discovered that the gnurx army has not yet arrived and that went both Kate and Maria ran out of the cave. Seeing that they have arrived, Ellis told them how the fight is going to be a little difficult this time since they are short of men on their side and decided to let Kate and Maria fight from the start and if his father was to hear of it, he will have to deal with himself. Instructing josh to gather those that could still fight, they decided to head to the forest to start the fight there and catch the gnurx on surprise. It didn''t take long after running for twenty minutes, they were able to see the army of gnurx walking like they are not in a hurry to start the fight. " They are not as much as the last time," said Ellis. " Yeah, but they might be more troublesome than the last one" added Kate while looking at a particular gnurx among the crowd of gnurx, and it seems like the gnurx is also looking at her. " Why did you say so asked ray in confusion? " Well have you noticed that the lowest realm among this group is at the QI refining 9 while their leader is a golden core 1 stage, and it will be really hard to break through its defense unless there is a cultivator that is in golden core 5 stages" replied maria while taking her sword out of nowhere. " Hey Ellis, why don''t we just get the worker and go back to the clan and let the clan deal with them instead of risking our lives here," said Ray. " Abandoning the warberry cave is punishment by death, even the young clan masters can not ignore this very rules" replied a silhouette from behind of their group while wearing a cloak that conceals his face. Shock by how they were not able to notice another presence they all turn around to see who it was only to see a hooded man. " Who the hell are you," asked Ellis while taking a fighting stance. Seeing that his sudden appearance was not really idyllic and if he was unable to clarify things a battle will break out before the gnurx get to where they were, the silhouette walk forward while taking the cloak off his face to reveal his identity to them. " Edward pays respect to young clan master," said Edward with a knee on the floor while lowering his head a little. " Oh so is sir Edward all along, did my father sent you here to assist me," asked Ellis after knowing who they were talking to. " Yes young master Ellis, the truth is we have been keeping watch since the day you arrive and was unable to show ourselves since we don''t want the gnurx to know of our strength, and even as I speak, they are still probing your group which is why commander Derrick sent me over to assist you replied Edward while still kneeling. " What, commander derrick is also here," asked derrick in shock. Seeing that Ellis and the rest of the group were shocks to hear that some so-called commander was here, ray could not take it anymore and decided to ask Josh who was standing close to him who this commander was. " Josh do you know who this commander they are talking about". " Commander derrick is the head of the clan army and sir Edward here is one of his right-hand men" replied josh. After knowing who the man before them was, ray walks forward and looks Edward in the eye before asking. " And why did you say abandoning the cave is equivalent to death". " That''s because the warberry cave is the reason why the clan has been able to stand at equal ground with the Bryan clan and losing it will be bad news for the clan" replied Edward. " Since it''s important to the clan then why are they not showing any important while the gnurx are trying to make it their territory," asked Ray once again. " At first we thought things will not go this way which is why young master Ellis was sent to oversee the place but since the gnurx are planning to take it as their own, we have requested for reinforcement, and they will be here in no time" replied Edward. Ignoring Edward and Ray, Ellis turns back to look at the army of gnurx heading their way. Chapter 25 - Reinforcement Part 1 " Will we be able to hold them off before the reinforcement arrives" asked Josh while looking at the army of gnurx? " I don''t know, but what choice do we have than to fight" replied Ellis. " There''s no need to worry young master Ellis if the fight goes beyond our control then commander Derrick will have to get involved," said Edward trying to boost the group morale. " Can you please shut up, since you are confident in your commander then why don''t you tell him to get involved from the start" shout ray to Edward. " Who do you think you are to talk about commander Derrick in that way" yelled back Edward? " Enough you two, if you want to bark out each other you can do that after the battle and stop disturbing my ears," said Ellis Exchange a look they decided to drop the matter before facing what''s ahead of them. " So is there any plan on how we are going to attack" asked Ray while looking at Ellis? " There is no need in making plans, we''ll just have to face them head-on" replied Ellis while clenching his fist together. They all kept quiet and waited patiently for the gnurx to come close. While the gnurx were matching forward Ellis and his group were already prepared for battle and when they were close enough, Ellis ordered his men to attack. " Men attack and make sure you cut those human beyond recognition" order Morris to his army. " Edward I will have to trouble you with the gnurx warrior," said Ellis while charging ahead. " No problem young master Ellis" replied Edward before heading for the gnurx warrior. Separating from Ellis and the group, ray went forward to attack one gnurx after the other, and whichever gnurx his blade touches if it on the same ray as he will be slain while those above him only sustain injuries. With two swords in hand ray able to hold his ground on his own though he sustains injuries from here and there, they were not serious. Meanwhile, while ray was battling on his own, Ellis and his maids were to battle the gnurx army together with the workers, and whenever any of the workers were in danger, either Kate or maria also come to their rescue but still they were not able to save everyone. " Young master Ellis, this is not a good idea to be fighting the gnurx army on our own," said josh while kicking a gnurx on its stomach to get it off balance and deliver a killer move. " Hold your ground, since the reinforcement from the clan is on their way here victory will soon be in sight" replied Ellis who was battling with two gnurx. " But there are just too many of them for us to come up on top," said someone from the crowd. Hearing the complaint from different angles and seeing that they are low on morale, Ellis could help but curse at his father who had sent him here to perish. " Listen up everyone if we make it out of here alive I Ellis promise to reward you and does that perish here, I promise to reward your family handsomely," said Ellis in a loud voice for everyone to hear. And it seems like the workers are beginning to get motivated after Ellis''s little promise. " What is the need of me to continue working here if I could get a reward like this," said someone from the crowd. " Exactly even if I die, my family will be able to live a comfortable life," said another person. " If I am going to die here then I don''t mind taking some of this bastard along with me," said another person. All different types of words were being altered by the workers, and it didn''t take long before they all charged at the army of gnurx recklessly without being fearful of being killed. And seeing that his men have gained the will to fight again, Ellis also charged in smashing gnurx from left and right. All this while Ellis and his men were fighting it out with the gnurx, Ray has been crowded by a bunch of gnurx, and he was already being dyed red with his blood and the blood of the gnurx he has slain. But all this time that he was fighting, he has not been able to level up to QI refining 9 stage, and the battle point he gains from slaying the gnurx were either used for purchasing health potion or Mana potion. " I need to think of a way to get to Ellis else I am going to lose my life here in this encirclement," said Ray to himself while looking around the gnurx in search of a weak link in their formation. Seeing the ray way was looking at them sent a chill down their spine, even though they know that the situation is under control, but there is always a desperate move a corned dog will make to free himself or take someone with him. After observing for a while, he was able to see a little opening in their formation. With a sinister smile, Ray sent two wind slash at the exact place, and it didn''t take long before the formation was breech while two of the gnurx died from the attack. After creating an opening, Ray dash out of the bunch of gnurx and headed to where Ellis was in battle. " So you finally decided to come back," asked Ellis while hitting a gnurx while sending it flying. " Are you kidding me, come on man there is no way I will be able to face off against a freak that is difficult to hurt on my own" replied ray and at the same time slashing a gnurx by his side. " While is it taking long for the reinforcement to arrive" asked Ray. " I don''t know, but we''ll have to hold them off until they arrive" replied Ellis while punching a gnurx. Chapter 26 - Reinforcement Part 2 The Battle continues for some hours and during all this time, many have been killed while some were seriously injured. While some gnurx died also. Some distance from the forest, there were about two hundred battalions of men matching towards the warberry cave. Among the battalion of fighters, a young man was riding on a warhorse, and raiding beside him was a young lady who was also dressed in battle armor with a warrior bearing. " Vice-captain Veronica, how long will it take to reach the warberry cave," asked the young man to the lady raiding beside him. " If we continue to travel at this pace than it will take us about three hours but if we were to hasten up within an hour and some minutes we will be their captain Marvin" replied veronica while looking at the sun. " Man, before we''ll get there it will have already be over," said captain Marvis while looking at his men. "It depends on if commander derrick and his men can help young master Ellis hold them off a little longer than it will not be as you said" replied veronica. " Move those things you called legs and start walking like men" yelled captain Marvis. Everyone started to walk faster after the command of captain Marvis. Meanwhile, back at warberry cave, Ellis who has been at the QI refining 7 stage for some years now was finally able to break through the QI refining 8 stage after putting his life on the line. Giving his men a boost in the battle. While Ray was still fighting and using his wind slash and normal moves such as stab and slash was also able to level up once again. *Ding* [Congratulation to host for leveling up] Name: Ray Race: Human/? Gender: Male Attributes: Strength ¡ª 17(+4) Dexterity ¡ª 15(+2) Constitution ¡ª 13(+2) Intelligence ¡ª 13 Wisdom ¡ª 12 Charisma ¡ª 10 Cultivation stage: QI refining 9 Hp: 120/120 Mana: 60/60 Exp: 25/1000 Ability: wind slash [2mana] Technique:? Free stats point: 2 Battle point: 190 Adventure class:? [New ability has been obtained] [flame bust: an ability that set places within the range of 15-20 on fire that only extinguished when the target is dead] '' Hmm, let''s see what this ability can do'' thought Ray before rushing forward towards the gnurx army and when he was within 15 range, he activated the ability and within a blink of an eye, his two blades were already on fire like it was gathering energy to the point where the blades became slightly heavy for him to hold, and eventually he swings the blades sending two tiny fireballs that looks like it could not even light a cave but the moment it touches the ground, a loud explosion was heard and a large cloud of smoke rose into the sky. Ellis and the others turn to look where the explosion came from only to see many gnurx laying on the ground roasted dead while some were crying in agony while their body was on fire. And not too far from the explosion stood Ray who seems to be shocked by his attack. " Hahaha wonderful, with this I will be able to protect myself from all these freaks" yelled Ray while laughing wholeheartedly. Ellis was just looking at Ray like a monster. It didn''t take long before he put his ass together and charge in killing some gnurx. " That attack was insane but it is so unfortunate that it consumed a lot of manas," thought Ray, wasting no time Ray decided to put that aside and also charged at the gnurx, but this time around his attack were becoming more effective to the gnurx since his level up and placing his two free stats point on strength, he was able to go forward into the crowd, and he got far from Ellis range he used flame burst again sending another bunch of gnurx to their early grave. It didn''t take long before the gnurx became scared of Ray and began to give him some space whenever he raises his blade up, which gave him the time to cut them down. The morale of the gnurx army became low after witnessing the explosion caused by a ray, but they were still able to carry on until the sound of people screaming at the top of their lungs while rushing forward turning around they were shocked to see a battalion of men rushing their way. Someone among the crowd yell. " Reinforcement has arrived, young master Ellis we did it". Everyone became happy and rush forward to attack the gnurx while Ellis was exhausted from the long battle and seeing that reinforcement has arrived he became happy and called for everyone to fall back. Since reinforcement has arrived there will be no need in risking their life-fighting. Meanwhile, by the time Ellis gave the order, Edward was finally able to end the gnurx warrior Morris''s life before falling back to protect Ellis. Leaving the gnurx goblins to captain Marvis and his men, Ellis orders the workers to head back to the cave and tend to their wounds while they observe the battle. After losing their leader, the gnurx army became disorganized making things easy for captain Mavis and his men to slay them in no time. later after taking care of the gnurx Army, Ellis ordered captain marvis to tell his men to bury the body of their fallen comrades. join my discord channel if you have anything to tell the author. https://discord.gg/G25gs6b9Gg Chapter 27 - Attack On The Gnurx Goblins After burying the body, captain Marvis ordered some of his men to keep watch over the forest while he and vice-captain Veronica went into the cave to meet Ellis. " Captain Marvis pay respect to young master Ellis," said captain Marvis with a bow. Ellis turns to face the young captain before and gestures for him to get up before replying. " Thank you for helping out captain Marvis, if not you guys coming on time maybe by now we would have perished while protecting the cave". " Young master Ellis is too polite, am sorry for not arriving on time to assist you and reduced the death of your men," said vice-captain Veronica. " Hmm, those men are only workers deploy by the clan to mine here, and they refused to send them protection but when the gnurx invaded the cave they were the ones who risk their lives to protect it" replied Ellis while feeling down. " We are sorry about that young master Ellis," said captain Marvis. " You have nothing to be sorry about" replied Ellis before adding, by the way Edward, now that reinforcement has arrived why don''t we attack the nest of the gnurx goblins". " I will have to inform commander Derrick about that, so you may excuse me I will be taking my leave" replied Edward before bowing and left the cave " Wow, young master Ellis is commander Derrick truly here," asked vice-captain Veronica who seen to be overjoyed when he heard Edward mentioned commander Derrick''s name. " Yes he is" replied Ellis " Since he is around then why didn''t he help you deal with the gnurx" asked captain Marvis this time around. " He could not because he is trying to catch the gnurx king off guard but now that you are here there will be no need for that again" replied Ellis. " Well if you say so" replied captain Marvis. Sometime later, Edward arrived at where commander Derrick was camping where he saw commander Derrick and his other subordinate watching him walk in like they were expecting him. After getting close to them, Edward begins to feel them in on what happened and the arrival of the reinforcement before telling him about young master Ellis''s plan to raid the nest of the gnurx goblins. " With the arrival of the reinforcement and our group plus the young master men, it surely is an easy task," said commander Derrick while massaging his chin. " So the commander also agree with the plan," asked Edward " What else can we do in order than to attack them and besides it should be in our favor cause the gnurx goblins have lost half of their men during the attack" replied the other man. " Jack is right, now is the time to attack them, if we give them the chance to recover then this whole fighting will be for nut," said commander Derrick before walking out of the forest with his two men and dash to the cave. On getting to the cave, commander Derrick went in and didn''t go far before they were called by Ellis who seems to have noticed them. " Your coming here could only mean sir Edward has already filled you in with our arrangement to attack the gnurx nest," asked Ellis. Commander Derrick didn''t answer Ellis''s question quickly and instead begin to look around the small gathering, and he could see captain Marvis and vice-captain Veronica and Ellis''s maids but not the young man that has been helping him. " I heard young master Ellis has a helper, why is he not here" asked commander Derrick while ignoring Ellis''s question. " Oh, he left to get some rest while we were waiting for your response" replied Ellis being surprised by commander Derrick''s question. " So what did commander Derrick have to say about young master Ellis plan" asked captain Marvis. " I agreed, and I think it''s best if we attack them today" replied commander Derrick. " So commander Derrick has finally decided to show himself huh," said Ray while walking into the room. " Ray, I thought you said you were going to get some rest," asked Kate while looking at him. Ignoring Kate, Ray turns to face commander Derrick and at the same time he was probing him and when he saw that the man before him was really powerful unlike Edward and the maids, he couldn''t help but shiver in fear. " Can we just forget about that and talk about the plan?" said commander Derrick while looking at Ellis. Seeing that commander Derrick was asking him to help him out, Ellis sigh before telling ray to drop the matter, and they continue with the plan. " Since we are attacking them this time around, the workers are to be left out and captain Marvis will have to provide my group with fifty men while you distribute the rest among yourselves," said Ellis. " We three are enough" replied commander Derrick while pointing at Edward and jack. " Since you want to go with just two of your men then it''s okay," said captain Marvis. " It''s settled then, now let''s move to the next phase. Commander Derrick, you and your men will have to face the gnurx king while captain Marvis and his men will face their army from the south, and we''ll face the rest of the army from the north" replied Ellis while looking at the group. " If we are attacking from both the north and south what about the other two sides," asked Ray who seems to be confused by Ellis''s arrangements. " That''s because the other sides are surrounded by a mountain and only practitioner that are in the soul wandering realm can scale it easily which leave them no choice than to take either the south or the north side" replied commander Derrick. They continue with their discussion and later when it was getting dark, they went to their separate. While captain Marvis and his men left for the south, commander Derrick and his men left with Ellis and his men towards the north, and among fifty men that were assigned to Ellis was vice-captain Veronica who was the task to protect Ellis. Chapter 28 - End Of The Gnurx King Matching to the north, ray was confused about the whole mission and couldn''t help but catch up with Ellis and asked. " Hey, are we going to eliminate the whole gnurx goblins"? " Not exactly the main objective is to get rid of their ruler, and there is no way we can do that without attacking their force to avoid being overpowered by their numbers" replied Ellis without slowing down. " In order of words, if we get rid of their leader, the majority of them will have no choice but to disband" asked Ray. Ellis nodded in reply before moving ahead. After some hours, they were able to arrive at the forest where the gnurx goblins were camping and instead of going in, they stayed a few distances from it for the gnurx not to be aware of their arrival. Seeing that they are not attacking yet, Ray couldn''t help but ask. " Why are we not attacking yet". " If we attack now, they will have a way out since captain Marvis and his men have not arrived yet" replied commander Derrick. " Why are they taking so long to get here" complain Ray. Commander Derrick laughed a little before asking. " Can''t you just wait for a while before you start complaining"? " I which I could but it''s so unfortunate that I can''t" replied ray while feeling annoyed by commander derrick. Commander Derrick was about to bark back at Ray when he felt the spiritual energy is being disturbed, he could but get up from his hiding and turn to his men before speaking in all seriousness. " Edward, jack let''s move". And when they were to enter the forest he turns back and said to Vice-captain Veronica. " Be sure to protect young master Ellis no matter what the cost maybe" not waiting for her to respond, commander Derrick lead his men, and they ran into the forest. " What are they doing, I thought we were waiting for captain Marvis and his men," said Ray. " That''s because they have already arrived and by the look of things, they have already begun the attack" replied vice-captain Veronica. " So, then what are we waiting for before we join the fight," said Ray while looking at Ellis for a reply. " What a pain in the ass you are" replied Ellis while getting up from the ground and doing a little stretch before commanding his men to move out. Rushing into the forest, they were just about to enter the gnurx goblin''s nest when some gnurx came out of nowhere slashing at them. Thankfully, Kate, maria, and vice-captain Veronica were the ones leading the charge, so they were able to avoid any casualty. After killing the few gnurx that were running towards them, Ray set off towards a crowd of gnurx that was heading their way and used the flame burst on them before running ahead not caring to see if there was any to survive. Seeing the effective Ray''s attack was, vice-captain Veronica was shocked because the majority of the gnurx were already dead while the ones that were still alive were on fire and not far from being dead. She couldn''t help but admire his strength before order the men to take care of them. From the south captain, Marvis was battling with Greg while his men were attacking his army. Though they were able to hold them off many lost their lives. '' Dammit, this gnurx is way too strong for me to handle, why didn''t he run to the north'' curse captain Marvis. Greg was enraged seeing that a human was actually battling it out with him, and they were equally matched, swing his large battle-ax at captain Marvis while yelling. But captain Marvis easily invaded the attack before sending his attack. " icebreaker" sending out a massive amount of ice spreading forward and any gnurx it touches will turn into an ice sculpture. His men who have been fighting along sided him for many years knew of the technique their captain was using and were able to avoid it. But unfortunately for Greg who was caught in the attack could only watch as his body begin to freeze at an insane rate but captain Marvis did not want him to freeze to death but to die by his sword let out a powerful force while slinging his blade at Greg head which results in the head flying into the distance. After losing their commander, the gnurx goblins could not put up a fight and were dealt with. Meanwhile, commander Derrick was fighting with the gnurx king while Edward and jack were dealing with his subordinate. After exchanging blows with commander Derrick, the gnurx king knew he will not be able to win the fight and decided to run for his life while calling on his army to attack commander Derrick and his men. " Goddamn it, just take a look at how that coward can sacrifice his men just so he could escape," said Edward while defending himself. " Can you both handle them while I take care of their king" asked commander Derrick while slashing a gnurx in two? " No need to worry about us commander" replied jack. After getting the response from his comrades, commander Derrick Chase after the gnurx king while killing any gnurx that get in his way. After chasing the gnurx king for some time commander Derrick was finally able to catch him and seeing that he has already been caught, the gnurx king began to tremble and started begging commander Derrick to spare his life. " Instead of remaining in your nest, you decided to attack our mine, and now you''re pleading when death is knocking," said commander Derrick while gathering spiritual energy on his blade ready to deliver a powerful attack. " Please just let me go this once good sir and I promise not to cause any trouble to the clan again" plead the gnurx king. " It''s too late for that now," said commander Derrick before muttering beneath his breath. "A thousand leaves slash" sending a thousand of the mini blade at the gnurx king which took his life before the attack even end. Chapter 29 - Returning To The Clan After killing the gnurx king, commander Derrick went back to assist his men but on getting there, he discovered that Edward and jack were able to deal with the gnurx on their own. Though they were injured but not to the stage of losing one''s life giving them a hand they were able to kill the gnurx that were attacking them. After the death of their king, the gnurx army lost the will to fight and scattered around the place running for their life. Some were killed during their escape. Seem like the warberry cave will be safe for the now," said Jack with a chuckle. " How are your injuries," asked, commander Derrick. " Very bad but I think we''ll live" replied Edward. " What about the young master and his group" asked commander Derrick. " Haven''t seen them since the beginning of the battle, you don''t have to be worried about his safety" replied jack. " Jack is right, with his maid and vice-captain Veronica by his side it won''t be easy to take his life" added Edward. " Come on let''s go meet up with his group," said commander Derrick before keeping his blade and started walking towards the north and if any gnurx was seen will be dealt with. Along the way, they could see the body of their comrades laying on the ground lifeless. After searching for some time they were able to regroup with Ellis and what they saw left them in shock. For among the group standing with Ellis was Ray who was releasing the aura of a QI refining 9 stage. " I can swear that the young man standing next to young master Ellis was only at 8 stages when we left them not too long ago," said Edward while looking at Ray in shock. " What kind of cultivation technique did he practice" asked jack " Who knows" replied commander Derrick. Ignoring his men, commander Derrick walk over to Ellis and asked. " How are things over here". " Good though a lot of gnurx were able to escape, and we lost a few of our men during the fight" replied Ellis while gritting his teeth. Since they regroup with Ellis, commander Derrick has been able to notice anything out of the ordinary due to their attention being drawn by Ray but when he heard what Ellis said he couldn''t help but to turn around and look at their group, and he was shocked to see that out of the fifty men that came with them, only ten were remaining. Taking a deep breath, commander Derrick pats Ellis on his shoulder before say. " Is not your fault that they are all dead". " Hey, kid, how come you were able to boost your cultivation stage one level ahead," asked Edward while looking at Ray. " I don''t know what you''re talking about" replied Ray while ignoring Edward. Looks like it''s all over," said Ellis. " Yes young master Ellis, the gnurx king fell by the hand of commander Derrick, and all that is left are those gnurx goblins that manage to escape, but there is no need to worry since their king is no more they will have to keep a low profile" replied jack. " Look like it''s time for me to return to the clan then," said Ellis who seen to be happy that he will be returning to the clan. " Oh, young master you are forgetting about the reward you promise the workers for defending the cave" Ray whispered to Ellis''s ears. " How could I have forgotten about such an important matter" replied Ellis while waving at Ray not to worry about it. Vice-captain Veronica sent some men to check the nest if they could find any treasure while they wait for captain Mavis and his troops to return. And after turning the whole place upside down the troops were able to return with some spiritual herbs that are still in the mortal realm but seen as useful to those that are in the QI refining stage. They also came with some weapons. After waiting for captain Mavis to return, they all went back to the cave where they spend the night to regain their strength but commander Derrick and his men left the moment they reach the cave saying that they have to report to the clan head. Ellis called josh over before departing to write down the names of those that lose their lives in the battle, and it didn''t take long before josh came back with a list of names carved in an old paper. After receiving the names, Ellis order a kate to give them a storage ring that was filled with one thousand and fifty spirit stone of the lower tier. " Share this among yourselves," said Ellis. " Thank you young master" josh kneels on the ground and bow wholeheartedly to Ellis. " Please get up josh, I should be the one thanking you guys, cause you all were the reason we were able to defend warberry cave until the arrival of captain Marvis" replied Ellis with a smile on his face. Getting up from the ground, josh bow once again before leaving Ellis''s room to look for the others and distribute the reward. " Hey since you are giving out rewards to those that fight along with you, when am I getting my share," asked Ray with an awkward laugh. " Scram you, do you think you will be receiving any" replied Ellis. " But am not the one that said he will be giving out rewards if we get out of the fight alive" complain Ray " I was saying that to the workers to motivate them, stop acting like you don''t know," said Ellis. " But you didn''t make it clear to us , come on Kate, Maria don''t you want your share of the reward" replied Ray while turning to Kate and Maria for backup. " You little scoundrel there is no way you will be getting any reward from me" curse Ellis. " Come on guys say something," said Ray while looking at Kate and Maria But they did not reply to Ray and instead decided to walk ahead of them both. Seeing that the maids were ahead of them, they decided to put their argument on hold for now and follow them from behind. Chapter 30 - ASSASSINATION Traveling through the forest, Ellis was humming while walking and seen not care about the world. Seeing how Ellis is in a happy mood, ray suddenly asked out of curiosity. " Hey, what happened for you to be so happy". " I''m going back home, isn''t that reason good enough" replied Ellis while dancing around. " Sure at long last you will be able to live lazing around" asked ray. " You can say that again, do you remember the last time you were able to get a good sleep in that cave with all the noise the workers are making" replied Ellis with a question of his own. " What does that get to do with the question at hand," asked ray with a twitched face. " Everything you hear me, you see what this prince needs right now is a warm bath, nice meal, and a good sleep" replied Ellis while rubbing his stomach. Seeing how Ellis is behaving like he''s going to the promised land, ray turns to the maids and said while shaking his head in pity. " No wonder they don''t talk much, he was able to put them in inactive state". They continue their journey while discussing along the way but all of a sudden Kate and Maria suddenly stop walking. Noticing the change in the atmosphere Ellis asked. " What happened". " Clink" drawing their blade from their scabbard, they choose to ignore Ellis and started to study their surroundings before replying. " We are being followed". Turning around with a frown, Ellis and Ray began to look around also, but they did not notice anything out of the ordinary. Being unable to catch any scent of another aura beside theirs, Ray couldn''t help but ask. " Are you sure we are being followed because I can''t feel any other presence apart from ours"? " That''s because they are hiding their Aura" replied Maria " When do you plan on coming out," asked Kate while looking at a specific area. " Hahaha, who would have thought that we''ll be discovered so early," said a man who was wearing rag clothes with a straw hat. " We were been followed" replied Ray in shock. " Look over there," said Ellis while pointing not too far from the rag man. Looking at the area Ellis was pointing, four men were also dressed in a rag like the first one. " There are too many of them and the level of their cultivation is also on par with ours," said Kate. " Straw hat and rag clothes, ain''t those the straw bandit," asked Ellis. " Guess we are popular" laughed one of the men. When Ray saw that they were being ambushed by some bandit, a certain scene came into his mind and he could hold himself back then to turn around and flee, but before he could go far, an attack made of spiritual energy was sent towards him and when he thought he was going to die, another spiritual energy smashing against the other which lead to an explosion. " Stay close to us if you want to live," said Kate while looking at the straw bandit. Maria there are too many for us to handle," said Kate. " Yeah, I think they are after young master Ellis" replied Maria. " Hahaha, since you already know why we are here, why don''t you just save us the stress and hand him over then maybe we''ll consider sparing your lives," said the leader of the bandit. " There is no way we are handing our young master over to you," said Kate while stepping forward to cover Ellis. " Well at least we tried to reason with you" replied the leader of the bandit before ordering his men to attack. " WATER WAVE: RAGING TIDES" Roar Kate and at of nowhere a wave of water came crashing towards the straw bandit. Channeling the energy, the bandit leader was able to counter with his attack which leads to a smokescreen. Taking advantage of the situation, Kate and Maria were able to leave with Ellis and Ray and when the smoke was cleared off the bandit was angry to see that their prey has already escaped. " Spread out and whoever that finds them should not attack but instead send us a signal and wait so that we can seal off their escape route and kill the target" commanded the bandit leader. They all spread out in search of Ellis and his group and eventually the sun began to go down. In the forest Kate and Maria were running at their top speed. Though where they are heading to be no longer the director of the Gibson clan Rather they were heading into another side of the forest and beyond the forest is the Patton clan in the Hiepia empire. " Isn''t that forest the breach to Hiepia empire," asked Ellis in surprise. " Yes young master Ellis, we''ll be taking shelter there until we can shake our pursuer off" replied Maria. " Why don''t we take another way around to get to the clan instead of going to the Hiepia empire," asked Ray this time around? " We can''t do that for whoever that wants the young master dead, must have blocked any way to get to the clan" replied Kate. While they were running, I spiritual light ball was shot towards the sky. And looking at it while they were running Ray asked what it was due to curiosity. " What is that light ball". Turning to look at the ball, Kate''s expression suddenly change to that of fright and said while increasing our speed. " Oh, we have been found, come on let us make ace to the forest". Increasing their movement, they were able to enter the forest before the straw bandit could regroup and since it was already nighttime to search for someone in a dark area was troublesome unless you are searching via spiritual senses which is very painful for the human body. When they enter the forest they continue to run and after confirming that they are far from the bandit, they decided to rest a little. Chapter 31 - Curious Wetland Wood After spending hours running, Ellis group became wore out and decided to take a rest to regain their energy. But resting in the forest was not possible due to the sound of mystic beasts running around the place. " What''s the need of resting when we can''t even close our eyes for ten-second due to the forest dwellers roaming around the place," said Ray in frustration. " Could you please just quite a little," said Ellis in a low tone. " Does it matter if I say a word" replied Ray in annoyance? Choosing to ignore Ray, they started meditating and when they heard the sound of something stepping on a branch not too far from where they are residing they got up and race forward at top speed. In the forest, the straw bandit was already together and among them was a bit of complaint from the leader and some members against a certain member. " How can you be so unprofessional to let them escaped," said straw bandit #1 " I just can''t believe you give out our position," said straw bandit #4 " It wasn''t intentional, I didn''t know could be dry branches laying on the floor" replied straw bandit #3 that was at fault. " Enough with all the complaint and search for our prey. Let me remind you the Gibson young master pay a huge amount of money for this quest and failure will lead to our dismissal" said the leader of the straw bandit. " But there is no way we''ll be able to locate them in the dark unless we use our spiritual senses to locate them which is quite demanding on mental state" complain straw bandit #2 " There is no need to worry, in two hours later the sun will be out" replied the leader. " But two hours is more than enough for them to arrive in Hiepia empire," said straw bandit #3 " I wouldn''t say that if I were you," said the leader of the straw bandit. " What is the leader talking about," asked the straw bandit #2 " Do any of you know the name of this forest," asked the leader of the straw while looking at his men? " Did you still remember the story about the fall of Winfrey the thief," asked the leader once again? " How could we ever forget about how Winfrey the thief and his gang wander into the Curious Wetland Wood and were never heard from again" replied straw bandit #2, and before he could continue with what he was saying, straw bandit #4 suddenly interrupted him. " Wait a minute, leader are you saying we are actually in the Curious Wetland Wood," asked straw bandit #4 in fear. " Exactly, this forest is filled with illusion so leaving it in two hours or more won''t be easy even for us" replied the captain of the straw bandit. The straw bandit became quiet after realizing they were in the Curious Wetland Wood. Somewhere else in the forest Ray and his group were running and by the look of things, they have been fleeing for a long time. While running forward Maria suddenly stopped and begin to look around in confusion. " What is it Maria, have they finally caught up with us," asked Ellis. " No young master is just that this place looks kind of familiar like we have already passed through here" replied Maria while turning to the group. " Come to think of it, it looks like we have already passed through these places," said Ellis while looking around. " What going on guys," asked Ray out of fright. " Look like we have already been caught in the illusion of the forest" replied Kate with a big frown on her face. " Don''t tell me we are in Curious Wetland Wood," asked Ellis while looking at his maids angrily. " We don''t have a chance other than to enter the forest replied Kate while searching for a way out of the forest. " Since you two are knowledgeable about this place then you must know of a way to counter the illusion," asked Ray with a little hope. When they heard what Ray has said, Kate and Maria couldn''t help but shake their head in disapproval. Seeing them like this Ray almost bust in tears before saying. " Since you don''t know anything about this place then why did you bother to bring us here," said Ray in low spirit. " We decided to enter the forest because we thought the straw bandit will not be entering since they know about the forest, and after waiting for some time we will leave but who could have thought that they will chase us and force us to go deep into the forest leading in our present situation," said Maria. " We are doomed," said Ray while sitting on the ground. " Not Ray, it will be dawn soon enough and with light, we will be able to walk out of the forest" replied Ellis. Once again Ray was hoping what Ellis is saying is true, but that''s when Kate has to ruin. " Young master, once you have fallen in the illusion the day is not different from the night and the only way one will be able to walk out of the forest alive is through luck". " Curse you, Kate, why must you spoil the moment. You guys better find a way out of this creepy place since you were the one that drags us Into the forest in the first place" said Ellis in a bad mood. Hey calm down bro, you don''t have to yell at them and besides, it was the only choice we had at the moment," said Ray while trying to calm Ellis. Kate and Maria felt better when seeing Ellis calm down and were just about to breathe in relief, a ray suddenly barks at them. " You have from now till dawn to figure a way out else if I were to die here my soul will hunt you for eternity and if you two were to die here also then your souls will have to die by my own hands". They were both dumbfounded by Ray''s threats and Ellis who has already calm down couldn''t help but wonder who should be calming who now. Chapter 32 - Sacrifice Walking around the forest hopelessly in search of Ellis''s crew, the straw bandits while frustrated by the fact that they could not locate their target and leaving the forest won''t be easy also. While walking around the forest, the sun began to set while fog began to rise and cover the whole place making it difficult for people to see what''s ahead of them. " First was the problem of catching that good for nothing young master of the Gibson clan and leaving this place now there is fog all over the place" complain straw bandit #3. " Yeah, I''m even tire of searching for those guys like some kind of nanny" straw bandit #1 also complains. " They better pray hard that we don''t run into them. Cause if we do killing them all won''t be able to alleviate my mood" said straw bandit #4. " Leader while ain''t you saying anything," asked straw bandit #1 seeing that their leader has been quiet throughout the hunt. " Am trying to think of a way to track down our target" replied the leader. " So does the leader know of a way for us to track them down asked straw bandit #4. " There is but the only downside of it is, it will reduce our battle strength" replied the leader while shaking his head. " Let''s hear it first before thinking about the risk," said straw bandit #2. " You all know that the reason we were unable to track them down until now was due to the fact that we are saving our energy," said the leader. The whole members are seen to be aware of what their leader was talking about, and they were thinking about the same thing. " Leader they are no need to think about it, we also have the said thought, but the problem is who is willing to take the risk," said straw bandit with a question that got the whole member to shot up. Seeing that no one wants to take the risk and leave themselves vulnerable to any attack, an idea suddenly hit the leader, and he could help but to suggest. " How about we play a little game and the loser will be tasked with the responsibility of searching for them including me". When the bandit heard what the leader suggested they help themselves but to charge at their leader in anticipation. " Leader what game should we play then," asked straw bandit #3 " What else other than to roll a die, the lowest number of losses" replied the leader while taking out two dice. Creating space for the leader to roll the dice, they waited for the lead to toss the dice before taking a turn and eventually straw bandit #1 Taking the lead, straw bandit #1 began to search via his spiritual senses. Meanwhile, Ellis and his group were busy looking for a way out of the forest. " Hey, the system is there a way you can locate an exit out of the forest," Ray asked the system while following Ellis from behind. *ding* " Turn to the east and after taking 50 steps, then turn north. Then you will be able to walk out of the forest". " So simple, why do I forget about my lovely cheat all this time while wandering around the forest. After getting help from the system, Ray could on Kate and Maria and told them about his idea which they decided to follow since they do not have any themselves, and it didn''t take long before they arrived at a new part of the forest where the fog is not that dense. " It works, why didn''t you say anything the whole time," asked Ellis in joy. " That''s because I wasn''t too sure myself" replied Ray. But before they could rejoice, they heard a noise coming not too far from them. Turning around, they saw the straw bandit standing not too far while removing their sword from their blades. " We have been found, run now" yelled Maria while taking her sword out and started running while holding Ellis. " Hahaha, where do you think you are going" asked the leader of the straw while a laugh before giving the order men attack". After receiving the order from their leader, straw bandit #4 charged ahead of them, blocking Maria escaped route. Seeing that their way out has been hindered, she tossed Ellis to the side and brandish her sword sending a slash at straw bandit #4, but he easily nullifies the attack before sending a kick at her. Moving to the side to avoid the kick, Maria was just about to send another attack at straw bandit #4, but that was when a punch that was pack with power was thrown at her. Unable to avoid the attack Maria was sent flying backward while throwing up a mouthful of blood. " Maria" yelled Ray when he saw her struggling to get up and ran to her to protect her. " Get out of the way Ray, there is no way you will be able to fight about them," said Maria while getting up from the ground and warping the blood off the edges of her mouth. " But you are not in a good condition to fight" replied Ray. While they were arguing, Kate came to join them while standing in front of Ellis. Taking a closer look at her, there was blood flowing from our shoulder to her sword handle before dripping on the ground. " Kate you are also injured" asked Ray while looking at Kate in shock. " It''s just a scratch" replied Kate while looking at the enemy ahead of them. " There are too many of them, I think we have no choice but to use that technique," said Maria with her eyes lock on straw bandit #4. " What technique are you talking about," asked Ellis seeing how serious his maid is. " The technique to temporarily raise our cultivation to another level" replied Kate straight ahead. " What are you nut, don''t you know forcing your cultivation will only cost you your life," said Ellis in anger. " At least you will be able to leave this place safely" replied Maria. " There is no way I am letting you two sacrificing your life just to guarantee my safety," said Ellis while crying. " That''s because you won''t" replied Kate before knocking Ellis unconscious and handed him to Ray before saying. " Please take care of young master in our absence ". Holding Ellis in his hand, Ray hesitated for a moment before placing Ellis on his shoulder and dash out of the area. Seeing that the target was being carried away the captain was just about to attack, but before he could a spiritual attack was sent at him which struck him on his shoulder making him fall back a little. Seeing that the leader of the bandit was being delayed, Ray ran into the forest while following the instruction the system gave him. Seeing that their target has escaped once again, the straw bandit was just about to give chase, but that was when they felt the spiritual energy going on a rampage. Turning around to see what might be the cause, they saw the two ladies channeling the spiritual energy around them while their cultivation continues to increase. The gang felt cold running down their spine, knowing that the ladies are trying to pull something off. The leader suddenly yelled for his men to run for their life, but before they could run far from Kate and Maria they suddenly heard a roar. " SUNSET RAY BLAST" and a powerful explosion was heard and the bandit were blown away with Kate and Maria breathing their last breath. Chapter 33 - Hiepia Empire Running out of the forest with Ellis being unconscious in Ray''s shoulder, Ray was just about to cross a lake that will lead to the other side of the Hiepia empire, but that was when he heard an explosion in the forest. Turning around in fright, Ray saw some trees being blown away while some burn to ash. Knowing that it was caused by Kate and Maria after forcefully increasing their cultivation, Ray just stood watching the forest for some time with his fist tightly grip together to the stage that blood began to flow from his palm. " Your death will not be in vain, I promise to search for those that are involved and end their disgusting life" vowed Ray before turning back to cross the river. Back in the forest after the aftermath of the explosion, a man was walking out of a hole that was covered with falling trees. His clothes were burnt to leave him half nicked and there are wounds all over his body. After struggling to get out of the hole, the man fell on the ground and started breathing heavily while coughing out blood from his mouth. " Dammit, how to wish I was a little slower than that attack would have taken my life," said the leader of the straw bandit. After managing to stabilize his breathing, decided to go back to where the explosion occurred in search of his people, and he didn''t walk that far before seeing one of his men laying on the ground lifeless while having half of his body burnt. Ignoring the body he continues to walk forward and that when a yell of joy coming not too far from him, turning around the leader was shocked to see two of his men who were walking towards him were seriously injured and could barely walk. Heading back to meet up with them, the leader was unable to keep his emotion in check, and he begins to tear up before he could even reach them. Embracing his men, the leader began to cry, and before saying. " Am sorry I put you all in danger". " It''s not your fault leader besides who would have thought that those two would be so loyal to put their lives on the line for their young master" replied straw bandit #4 " So what should we do now that they have already left the forest and should be on their way to the Hiepia empire," asked straw bandit #2. " First we look for the bodies of our brothers then let''s get out of here and look for somewhere to rest and regain our strength before continuing the search. There''s no way I am going to let them get without this without paying for the damage they have caused us." replied the leader while clenching his fist together in anger. After they regain some energy, they look for the bodies and buried them before looking for a way out of the forest and started heading towards the direction of Hiepia empire and after walking for a while they were able to see a massive building in the distance. " Hiepia empire," said the leader of the straw bandit in happiness. And they begin to walk forward, and it didn''t take them long to reach the entrance to the big city where two men who were at the golden core 7 stage stood guard at the gate. " Ten spirit stones each for entrance fees," said one of the guards. Not wasting time they handed the spirit stones needed to the guard before being allowed to enter the city. When they were about to enter the leader suddenly asked the guards. " Excuse me, sir, I would like to know if by any chance two young men came here before us". " I seem to remember a young boy that seems to be in his twenties carrying an unconscious boy into the city" replied one of the guards. " Thank you, sir," said the leader before walking inside to meet up with his group. " Leader don''t you think it is a bit risky to be asking the guards that kind of question," asked straw bandit #2. " What''s there to be scared of as long as the fee is being paid, those guards do not care about anything else" replied the leader before making his way to where some people are gathered and asked for the direction to the inn. Meanwhile, after Ray crosses the river, Ray headed for the Hiepia empire and after paying the entrance fee he went to look for a stable where he paid thirty spirit stones to stay for the day. Later in the evening Ellis woke up and begin to look around his surrounding, Ellis could help but ask. " Where are we" "We are in a stable inside the Hiepia empire" replied Ray while resting his head on a stack of hay. " What about Kate and Maria, do they make it out alive" asked Ellis. When Ray heard Ellis question, he couldn''t help but frown and kept silent. Seeing that Ray was not answering him answered Ellis''s question. With a sigh, Ellis place his head on his knees and began to cry. Turning to look at Ellis, Ray could help the tears from falling from his face and went to comfort Ellis before saying. " When we are strong enough, we''ll avenge their death but for now we have to keep it on a low," said Ray. Since coming to this world, apart from his parent''s death, this is the second time that someone dear to him has lost his or her life at the hands of some human which ticks him off. Warping the tears from his eyes, Ellis was finally been himself and started with questions. " By the way of all places why did it have to be the stable that is suitable for us to rest". " You ungrateful bastard, I would have left you behind. Do you think it is easy to get into the city and by the way don''t you think it will be easy for those bandits to find us if we were to stay in the inn" replied Ray? Choosing to ignore Ray, Ellis lay down on hay and begin to look at the night sky. Chapter 34 - The Hunter Guild Looking at the sky, Ellis began to think of what to do since they are no longer in the clan. " What are we supposed to do now," asked Ray while looking at Ellis, he knew what he was thinking. " Let just rest for today, tomorrow we''ll talk about that" replied Ellis before closing his eyes. After sleeping off, Ray sat down for some time before also following asleep. The next day Ellis woke up with an empty stomach looking around if he could find anything to eat. Seeing that there was nothing to eat he went to wake Ray from his sleep. " What is it this time around," asked Ray with a sleepy eye. " Am hungry Ray, let us go outside to get some time to eat" replied Ellis. Ray was stun to hear the reason why he was woken up was because of food couldn''t help but close his eye and continue his sleep. Seeing that Ray was ignoring him, he began to shake him hard until he was no longer able to take it any more suddenly got up in frustration. " Okay fine, but how are we going to hide from the bandit, or are you saying they are still in the forest," asked Ray. " Didn''t you say you rented this place for just a night" replied Ellis in question. " Yes and so," asked Ray in confusion. " Then why don''t we send him to help us out and as long as you can pay him it won''t be a problem" replied Ellis. " Then let us wait for his arrival," said Ray before falling back to sleep. They waited for some time before the owner of the stable came and went to get them something to eat. After eating their fill, Ray asked Ellis. " If we continue like this it won''t be long before we run out of money" " I know which is why I have decided to purchase a small plot of land here, where we will be staying until we are strong enough to return to the clan" replied Ellis. " And where are we going to get that amount of money to buy a plot of land," asked ray. " That won''t be a problem" replied Ellis while waving his arm for Ray to see his storage ring. After their chat they begin to wait for the stable owner to arrive and later in the afternoon, he came rushing into the stable with excitement. Ellis quickly asked for the report. " Sir I was not able to find a land that is for sale, but there was this particular old apartment that was abandoned for three years and after asking around if the land was for sale. And the shocking news is that they are selling the building for five hundred spirits to Stone" said the stable owner. Taking out the required amount needed, Ellis handed it over to the stable owner before sending him on his way. " Now that our place of rest has been taken care of, all we need right now is how to provide for the resources needed for our cultivation," said Ellis with a smile. " Is there any way we can earn money around here?" asked Ray. " Yeah if you are looking to make money, then opening a stall is the only option unless you are thinking of taking jobs from others" replied Ellis while stroking his chin. " What kind of job are you talking about, asked Ray while looking at Ellis. " I say job I mean going on a little mission, like rescue someone of sort" replied Ellis. " If that''s the case then we should go take on some mission," said Ray in excitement. " Before we can take on any mission, we must become a member of the hunter guild" replied Ellis. " Why is everything so complicated here" complained Ray on how this world was so different from earth. " So how do we become members of the hunter guild," asked Ray after calming down. " Easy, we just have to visit the guide and apply for a membership, and we''ll be given our rank according to our cultivation stage" replied Ellis. " Before we head out to the hunter guild we have to make some changes so that those from the straw bandit won''t be able to recognize us added Ellis. Taking out some clothes from his storage ring, Ellis gave Ray to hear and put on the other before taking Ray''s blade and cut his hair down before handing it over to Ray to do the same. After getting rid of their hair, their appearance altered a little. In the evening the stable owner brought them to their new resident before leaving. Taking a look at the place, they discover that the place was not big and there was only two room which could only fit seven people and there is a garden at the back of the apartment. " It''s more than enough to accommodate the both of us," said Ellis with a satisfied look on his face. After getting into rest, in the morning they went to look for the location of the hunter guild, and it didn''t take long before they were able to find it. When Ray saw how massive the guild was he became shocked, unlike Ellis who has seen more. Before they could walk to the guild entrance, they saw some young and middle-aged men and women coming out of the guild while wearing some kind of uniform. Some of them have two glittering stars attached to the breast pocket of the uniform while some have only one star. " Those are members of the hunter guild. You see that young man over there with a two-star medal attached to his uniform, he is a two-star hunter" said Ellis while pointing at a young man who was talking to a lady beside him. " They are more like the law themselves" replied Ray. " Yeah and the more rank you have the more quest that will be available for you to access," said Ellis. Chapter 35 - Joining The Hunter Guild Walking into the guild, Ray and Ellis we''re busy looking around the luxurious guild. There is a resting room for customers, looking around they saw stairs that lead to the top of the building. After taking in the view, they both headed to where the receptionist was station. Seeing that the two men are heading her way, the receptionist stops what she was doing before greeting them when they got to her station. " Good day two sirs, how may we be of service to you". Ellis walks toward where the counter was before replying. " We are here to apply for the hunter''s membership". When the receptionist heard what Ellis said, she couldn''t help but take a look at him once more. '' What kind of quest can a lazy pig like him do'' thought the receptionist. Seeing the way the receptionist was looking at him makes him angry. Meanwhile, Ray who stood behind Ellis couldn''t hold his laughter anymore suddenly let it out. Turning to look at Ray who was holding his stomach while laughter just turns him off. " Do you think it''s funny," asked Ellis in anger. Gathering his strength to contain the laugh, walk up to the counter while jerking. " Don''t worry about my friend, you see he may be fat as a pig, but he''s really impressive when it comes to battling," said Ray. " And who are you calling a pig," asked Ellis while hitting Ray at the back of the head. " What the hell, I am trying to put in a good word for you and this is how you repay me" replied Ray while robbing the back of his head. Seeing that the two men before her won''t put an end to all their blabbing, the receptionist quickly said before any of the two could say a word. " Since you are here to join the hunter''s guild, I will have to trouble you two to please sign this contract with your blood," said the receptionist while placing a tablet in front of them. Ellis bit the tip of his finger before placing it on the tablet. After three seconds the tablet began to glow before dimming down. After completing the registration, Ellis steps aside for Ray to register, and it didn''t take long for Ray to complete the registration also. Taking the tablet back, the receptionist brought out two tags and hand them over to both of them. " Here is your tag, with this tag you will be able to store your accumulated point for completing a quest. And as for your rank, since you both are in the QI refining stage you will be starting as a hunter apprentice" said the receptionist. After putting the tag on, asked the receptionist. " Since we are apprentice, do you mind telling us how we can be promoted to become an official hunter"? " Sure to be promoted to a hunter, you will need to have a cultivation level of at least foundation 5 and an accumulation point of at least five hundred" replied the receptionist. " And how can we check our accumulated point," asked Ellis this time around. " Just like the way you operate your storage ring, so also you will be able to operate the tag to check your accumulated point. You can also purchase information, pills, and weapons with your accumulated point via your tags" replied the receptionist. They thank the receptionist for the info she has provided them, and they were just about to leave. But before they could walk out of the guild, they heard the receptionist saying to. " Remember to come to look at the quest board tomorrow to partake on a quest". After leaving the guild, they went to a pub to get some drink before walking to their residence. Later that evening in the garden, Ellis was busy practicing his fist technique while Ray was sitting on the ground with a cup of beer while watching Ellis train. After completing his practice, he went to join Ray and that''s when Ray asked him. " Don''t you think you will be needing a weapon since we''ll be going on a quest from now on"? "Who needs a weapon when I have the greatest weapon of them all" replied Ellis while raising his fist in indication. " You seem to be very proud of your fist huh," asked Ray. " Look Ray, it is not about being proud but what matters is the result. I wish the MIGHTY LION FURY I practiced is a complete technique, then I will be able to unleash amazing fighting powers replied Ellis. After Ellis said those words, Ray suddenly thought of something and asked the system right away. " System since you were able to give me the potion shop, is there by any miss to be a shop for technique". *ding* [do hosts want to access the battle techniques]. When Ray heard he has access to a battle technique he became angry. '' So if I didn''t ask in the first place I wouldn''t have been told'' said Ray to himself. Ray decided to let the matter pass and command the system to open the battle technique shop. *Ding* [What would the host like to search for] asked the system while showing categories of techniques. " I want to search for technique on fist art" The next moment after Ray gave the order, a list of techniques begin to appear in his mind. *Ding* [Fist Yellow ¡ª rank technique required 20 battle point] [Fist Black-rank technique required 50 battle point] [Fist Earth-rank technique required 100 battle point] [Fist Sky-rank technique required 500 battle point] Seeing the list of techniques, Ray couldn''t help but open his mouth in shock '' what are they that costly" thought Ray. Putting that aside, Ray turned to Ellis and said. " Don''t worry too much about it, after we complete a quest tomorrow I will get you an amazing first technique". Ellis didn''t think Ray was serious and just laughed before continuing with his drink and after they were don''t drinking, they to their separate room to get some sleep. Chapter 36 - RANK D QUEST In the morning after attending to their needs, Ray and Ellis went to the hunter guild to check in on a quest that is available for hunters apprentice but when they got there, they discovered that the guild was crowded and by the quest board there was already a queue of hunters waiting for their turn to select a quest. " What''s this, how are we supposed to take a quest when there are just too many of them," said Ray. " I knew we should have to be here on time" replied Ellis. " So you knew this would happen eh," asked Ray in anger while staring at Ellis angrily. " Who in this world didn''t know that the hunter guild is always filled with hunters taking missions in the morning" replied Ellis. " Since you already know that it will be filled in the morning, then why didn''t you informed me so that we would be here on time," said Ray to Ellis. " That''s because I needed a good rest" replied Ellis while scratching his head in embarrassment. Ray became lost in words when he heard Ellis replied. Choosing to ignore Ellis, Ray began to look at those that are selecting the quest of their choice and that''s when he discovered that the majority of those that are standing by the quest board are hunters apprentice with few hunters. After waiting for a whole hour it was finally their turn to take on a mission. Looking at the board Ellis was shocked to see that the only quest available are Rank D and the reward that is being offered are very small and the highest reward have to be thirty contribution points. Picking the quest with the highest reward happened to be getting the core of a mystic beast, Ray and Ellis went to the receptionist and of information about the mystic beast and after getting enough information on the beast and where to find them. Leaving the guild, they went outside the empire and travel east where a dense forest was located. " If the information about the beast been found in Eastern Gerbil Woodland is correct, then we will be able to go back to the guild by nightfall to submit the core before going home," said Ray in anticipation. " Looks like you have forgotten about the information that mentions the beast to be a speed specialist. So forget about going back today" replied Ellis in all seriousness. " You don''t have to worry yourself about for am very fast myself too," said Ray. Ellis shook his head helplessly before leading the way into the forest, they began the search for the beast, and they''re seen to be no sight of it anywhere in the forest, and before they knew, it is already nighttime and there was still a sign of the beast. " Hey let''s rest for the night," said Ray before sitting on the ground while resting his back on a tree. Ellis also went to take a sit by a tree to rest. " Who could have thought that looking for a beast will be this difficult" complain, Ray, while messing with his hair. " I told you it won''t be easy" replied Ellis while laughing at the miserable. " So what should we do since we can''t find the beast," asked Ray. " What each can we do in order than to complete the quest" replied Ellis. Ellis was just about to lay on the ground and sleep when he heard the sound of something stepping on dry leaves. " What is it, asked Ray when he saw Ellis suspend. " Shaaa, I think I heard something," said Ellis in a low voice. Shutting his mouth, Ray began to pay attention and that''s when he also should the sound of something walking on top of the grass. " Do you think it a beast?" asked ray in a low voice. " Of course is a beast which human will be hunting at this time of the day" replied Ellis. The sound was getting loud and that''s when they notice a beast within fifty meters from them was digging the ground. When Ellis saw the beast, he couldn''t help but smile before telling Ray to keep watch of the beast while he takes another route to give chase and lead it to Ray''s hiding place. Taking his leave Ellis left Ray and after waiting for some minutes, Ray saw began to hear the sound of footsteps heading his way, lifting his head to see what is going on. He saw the beast running in his direction at an incredible speed while far behind the beast was Ellis giving chase and seem to be out of breath. " It''s heading your way" yelled Ellis while panting like mad. Waiting for the beast to get close enough, Ray jumps out of his hiding in the hope of catching the beast only to grab the air. Missing his target, Ray took out his blade and begin to give chase. Sending wind slash after wind slash to catch it off balance only for the beast to nimbly dodge the wind attack. They continue giving chase and after running for some hours they were able to catch the beast, Before they were able to catch it was already dawn. After proclaiming the beast core, they headed back to the guild to submit the core and after which the accumulated point were transferred to their tag. after receiving their reward, they went to the pub to get drunk before going back home to sleep. Chapter 37 - Golden-Quake Fist They continue to take on mission every day and after a month time, Ray was able to gather up to 520 battle point while also leveling up to QI refining 10 stage and after using both their accumulated point to purchase resources for cultivating from the hunter guild, Ellis was able to break through into QI refining 10 stage too. After having the required amount to purchase the first technique, Ray decided to first confirm from the system if other parties will be able to see the technique since he could only see them in his mind. * Ding* " Others can also read the technique just as they can use the potion, but the only difference is that the host will have to transfer his knowledge about the technique via spiritual energy" " And how am I supposed to send it via spiritual energy into someone else''s" asked Ray in confusion. *Ding* " The same way you use your spiritual energy to operate your storage ring and all you have to do is think about the content of the technique in your head" Opening the slot for fist technique was decided to use 500 battle point to purchase a technique from the Sky-rank. [Golden-Quake fist: grant the user the ability to enhance his body to be as strong as a mountain] *Ding* [Does host want to purchase Golden-Quake Fist] Giving the system the command to purchase the technique, Ray saw the number of his battle point going down to twenty before information about the technique began to surface in Ray''s mind. Going through the content he was able to understand the whole content. " With this technique, Ellis will be able to raise his battle power together with his MIGHTY LION FURY," said Ray to himself before calling Ellis to come over. " Do you still remember the technique I promise to give" asked Ray? " Yes, what about it"replied Ellis while been to confuse Ray would Ray to bring it up. I finally have it, but I can only pass it to you via spiritual energy," said Ray while smiling at Ellis. " You do" asked Ellis in anticipation. Ray only nodded his head in response to Ellis''s word before signaling him to come forward and sit down in meditation while he transfers the technique to him. Placing a tip of his finger on Ellis''s forehead while focusing his attention, Ray was able to transfer his knowledge about the technique to Ellis before walking out of the garden to give Ellis some quietness to understand and comprehend the technique. Later in the evening, Ray went back to check on how Ellis his doing only to see Ellis still in his meditation stance. " What does it have to take him that long to comprehend the technique," said Ray in frustration if how Ellis could be so slow in comprehending the technique? *Ding* " The reason why you were able to comprehend the technique faster is because of the system inside you" " Wow, are you saying that I have a cheat that helps me do things faster than others," asked Ray. *Ding* " You can put it that way" During the little chat Ray had with the system, Ellis has finally comprehended the technique. Getting up from his stance he decided to walk up to Ray who saw to black out. " Hey, are you okay," asked Ellis while waving his hand in front of Ray''s face. Ray stop chatting with the system when he heard Ellis calling to him. " What''s up bro, were you able to comprehend the technique or do you need extra days to comprehend it," asked Ray while laughing. " I have already comprehended it long ago and decided to practice it the moves in my head" replied Ellis while looking at Ray in annoyance. "Then let me see you perform the technique," said Ray. " No problem but I am still in the first stage of the technique and I have not tried it out physically so don''t expect much" replied Ellis before walking forward a little. Taking a stance, Ellis begins to channel energy within himself and before long his body became robust while his skin became dark a little. Turning to Ray Ellis yells. " Come let''s have a dual". Being bored for all the waiting, Ray took out his blade and dash at Ellis while slashing at his head. Seeing Ray has already made his move, Ellis throws out a fist of his own colliding with the blade. " CLANG" The moment Ray''s blade collided with Ellis''s fist, his hand became numb from the pain. Taking a step back to create a distance himself from him. Ray took out his other blade before saying with a little laugh " bro you have become sturdy now" " what can I say, this technique grants me incredible defense and offense, but I have yet to master the technique completely" replied Ellis while laughing too " Then I get you don''t mind if I take this fight a little serious then," said Ray while dashing towards Ellis the second time and when he was close enough, he begins to slash at Ellis at different angles only to be either dodge or block by Ellis and receiving an attack of his own. After exchanging blows for some minutes, they decided to stop due to being low on energy. " Thanks, Ray," said Ellis who was panting heavily while laying on the ground. " It nothing, besides with your newfound technique achieving a breakthrough won''t be as difficult as before" replied Ray who was also panting while laying on the ground close to Ellis. " You bet I am, how about going to the pub for a drink after regaining some strength," said Ellis while laughing. " Alright" replied Ray. After regaining their strength, they freshen up and went to drink at the pub before going back to their home. Chapter 38 - The Missing Orb In the morning, Ellis and Ray went to the guild to take on a quest only to see that the board is crowded as usual. But they were not angry about the fact that there will be less quest for them to choose from after the crowd has gone leaving them with only the difficult ones to ha handle. After the crowd of hunters has left to take on the quest they choose, Ray gets up from where he was sitting and went to the quest board. " What could the quest for today be," said Ray looking at the quest left. " What else can it be other than chasing after mystic beasts" replied Ellis while laughing. " That''s where you are wrong Ellis, come take a look at this quest," said Ray while pointing at a particular quest in the board. Getting up, Ellis went up to Ray and begin to inspect the board and that''s when he saw the quest. " Retrieving the missing orb from the thief Jerald" read out Ellis while reading down the quest. " This quest is an interesting one," said Ray while rubbing his palm together. " It''s interesting alright, but the problem now is where do we start from," said Ellis. "Why don''t we asked Jenny, she might know something," asked Ray while looking at the reception? After their first quest, Ray and Ellis were able to build up a friendly relationship with the receptionist. Seeing both Ray and Ellis are walking her way, Jenny couldn''t help but chuckle. " What Is it you guys want this time around," asked Jenny with a smile on her face. " Nothing much just little information about the quest ''the missing orb" replied Ellis with a smile of his own. " What more would trouble you two if is not any information about a quest. Since the day you joined the hunter guild till now you have not been able to gather information on your own" said Jenny. " We are still trying to adapt to the guild. You know it hasn''t been long we join the guild" replied Ray. " Anyways, last night a clan member of the Hinton clan came saying Jerald stole a valuable orb from his shop that was given to him by a friend who passes away. And after calling for help from his fellow clan members, they chased Jerald into the swampy lake where they lost sight of him" said Jenny. " Now we have a clue on where to begin the search," said Ray while hitting Ellis on the shoulder. " And thank you, Jenny, "said Ellis while giving Jenny a thumbs up. " Any time and don''t forget to get me something good when coming tomorrow" replied Jenny. Walking out of the Guild, Ellis and Ray made their way to the place called the swampy lake. On getting there they discovered that the place was a complete swamp. " How can we search for the thief when we can hardly move" asked Ray while removing his leg from the muddy swamp. " I guess we''ll have to make our way" replied Ellis while looking at the trees in the swamp. " What do you mean by that" asked Ray. " We''ll have to travel through the trees" replied Ellis while pointing at the tree that is close to them. " I guess that''s how Jerald was able to escape from the Hinton clan," said Ray while making his way to the trees. Ellis nodded before following Ray from behind. Moving to the tress, Ray bent down a little before pushing his feet from the ground jumping high up in the sky landing on the tree branch. " Your turn Ellis," said Ray to Ellis in a mockery. " Pray I don''t break that smile in passes your face one of these days" replied Ellis with a smile before jumping onto one of the tree branches. Jumping from one tree to another, they were able to advance forward and before long, they began to see some part of the swamp were a little solid. Landing back to continue their search I land, Ellis and Ray venture deep into the swamp where they began to hear sounds coming from different parts of the lake. " What''s making that sound," said Ray in fright while taking out his blades from their scabbard. " That sounds like a snake" reply Ellis while preparing for a fight. " HISS" All of a sudden a gigantic snake launches out of the swamp towards Ray and Ellis while taking them by surprise. But still, before it could get to where they were, they have already noticed it, taking a step back a little, Ellis throw out a punch toward the snake which busted into a bloody scene after being sent flying into the distance. " And now you are abusing your strength," said Ray from the annoyance that Ellis was the one that attacks the beast. " That''s all I can do to prevent that beast from getting close to us and use the only attack it knows which is a poisonous gas. Besides, it''s only in the QI refining 6 stage which is not an opponent for you" replied Ellis with a smile. They proceed going forward and the more they go deep into the swamp, the more they encounter a snake beast. Before long they have slain about fifteen which was seen to be in QI refining 7 to 10 but still were not able to put on much of a fight against Ray and Ellis. Chapter 39 - The Snake King Cutting off the head of a snake beast that was trying to bite him, Ray turns around while moving to the side after which a snake beast flew past him while colliding with another snake. " Is there no end to all this attack?" said Ray while fending off a snake beast. Who knows maybe we are in their territory" replied Ellis while keeping a core of a snake beast that he just slayed. " Then what are we waiting," said Ray kicking a snake beast that was trying to attack him before dashing forward towards the dry part of the swamp. " Wait for me you" replied Ellis before also dashing towards the dry part of the swamp. Trying to get to the other part of the swamp was not an easy task due to the number of snake beasts that are in their way but eventually, they were able to get to the other side of the swamp. " That should put an end to all those snake attacks," said Ray with a sigh of relief. " Got that right ¡ª replied Ellis, but before he could complete his statement a spear was thrown toward him only to Pierce the ground that is an inch from where he stood. " Hey, Ellis are you alright," asked Ray in fright while running back to Ellis. " Yeah, am fine" replied Ellis while shaking himself back. " What just happened," asked Ray while looking at the spear. " I don''t know, I just saw the spear heading my way a minute ago" replied Ellis. Looking at the angle where the spear came from, they saw a green humanoid scaled beast with a snake tail wiggling towards them. " the System inspects that beast that''s heading our way," said Ray to the system, and it didn''t take long before details about the beast that''s heading their way. *Ding* Snake king Level: foundation level 8 stage Hp:400/400 Mana: 999/1000 Skill:? When Ray saw that the beast that is heading their way is the ruler of the snake beasts, he couldn''t help but shiver before the turn to look at Ellis to suggest they run for their dear life only to see that Ellis has already begun to run away. " Run Ray, there is no way we''ll be able to beat that beat," said Ellis while running. " That was supposed to be my line you Ellis and look how a loyal friend you are, just the sight of that beast you decided to run away before giving me a hint" replied Ray helplessly. " That''s because I knew you''re going to try and provoke it, so I have to think of my safety first," said Ellis not daring to look back. " Since when did I become like a that to the extent of not even knowing my limit replied Ray. " You tell me," said Ellis. Seeing that the humans are trying to run away, the snake king began to summon his tribe members while ordering them to go after them before thrusting another spear which they easily dodge by both Ellis and Ray. Looking at their behind to see if the snake king has stopped the chase, Ray was surprised to see that the snake beasts were also giving chase. " I can''t believe we step into the snake tribe horde," said the frustrated Ellis. " Is this what your problem area, then am sorry to disappoint you for the other snake beast has also just the chase" replied Ray. "That reminds me, while don''t you use that explosive technique of yours to buy some time to get as far as possible from them," said Ellis. " Oh my gosh, I forgot about that" replied Ray before turning back to face the beasts while Ellis continues to run ahead. Holding his blades tightly in his hands, began to channel the energy inside him and before long the blades began to glow like the lave. Taking a deep breath, Ray swings the blades toward the direction of the beast and before the beast could understand what was happening they heard the human screaming. " F-L-A-M-E B-U-R-S-T And in the next minute, there was already an explosion going in and a lot of snake beasts was caught in the fire which sent them on fire while killing the weaker ones. Keeping his blades in the scabbard, while ignore to end those of the beast that was still alive in the fire, Ray turns around and began to run. Seeing how his men were seriously injured, the snake king order those that were still alive after being burnt by the to head back into the swamp while he continues the search. Catching up to Ellis, Ray smiled before saying. " It''s done". " Hahaha good job Ray, now we can slow down and take a rest before deep into this part of the swamp" replied Ellis while giving Ray a thump up. " Yeah it won''t be in our favor to fight Jerald if we were to battle it out with the snake king," said Ray in all seriousness. " And who told you that we''ll be able to fare well against that beast," asked Ellis in annoyance at how Ray always feels like the beast is just a mere snake. " Yo-" before he could complete his word a spear was shooting towards him only for Ray to took out his blades and place them in front of his chest where the spear will be hitting. Being able to stop the attack after being pushed by the power of the spear twelves steps back. " Huh that was a close one," said Ray before taking his stance and preparing for a showdown. " Are you crazy, trying to fight with that beast will only cost you nothing more than your life" replied Ellis seeing that Ray was no longer running for his life. " We have to fight Ellis the more we run, the more it will be able to hit us on our weak spot," said Ray. " Just run you, I don''t believe it will chase us all the way replied Ellis while running. Deciding to listen to Ellis''s word, Ray kept his blade on his scabbard before pushing his feet against the floor to busted himself forward catching up to Ellis once again. am sorry for the late upload, was very busy with work Chapter 40 - Treasure They were being chased about by the snake beasts while dodging the spear attacks by the snake king. " Damn how in the world does he throw those spears without getting tired," said Ray. " That''s the only problem with the beast, they are gifted with incredible strength and stamina unlike we humans" replied Ellis. Observing the area that is ahead of them, Ellis was looking for a way to shake of the snake tribe men, but it seems like there is no other way order than to stand and fight or to continue running. While running, Ray would often turn around and send at one flame burst after another which also helps in slowing down their advancement, but it was a different matter when it comes to the snake king who has seen as the explosion from the technique does not affect him. " Am getting tired of running from all this snake," said Ray in anger. " Is not like we have a choice, if stand and fight then we''ll be overpowered by their numbers, and don''t forget about their king" replied Ellis. " But still if we continue to run, it''s only a matter of time before we are exhausted which Will be the perfect time for them to attack us," said Ray. After running for some time, while avoiding the attacks of the snake tribe, the number of the snake tribe begins to reduce when they got to some part of the swamp until they were no longer being chased by the snake tribe again. When Ray saw that the whole snake beast that was chasing them not quite long is no longer giving chase, he stops running and turns to Ellis and asked. " Why are they no longer chasing after us". Hearing Ray''s question Ellis looked back to confirm if it was true that they are no longer being chased only to see that the place was free of the snake tribe. He sighed relief before answering Ray. " I think it has to do with walking out of their territory into another beast territory or there is a treasure back in their nest that they can''t just leave behind" replied Ellis while sitting on the ground of mud to catch his breath. " Let''s rule out the possibility of this part of the swamp being a territory of another beast which lead us to the treasure that is in their nest," said Ray who has a greedy look on his face. " You are not seriously thinking about going back to rob them of their treasure are you," asked Ellis with a look of concern. " Yes my dear friend but that will be after will reclaim the orb from Jerald" replied Ray with a smile on his face. "Then I guess you are on your own after we secure the orb," said Ellis. " Eh, ain''t you going with me," asked Ray seeing the way Ellis is behaving. " There is no way I am going back to that place again, did you see the way we almost lost our lives if they haven''t turned back" replied Ellis. " Then I guess you will have to spend the rest of your life in this swamp all by yourself since there is no other way of getting out of this place other than going through the snake tribe!" said Ray with a cunning smile on his face. " Oh, my good heavens am done for this time around" complain Ellis. " Don''t look so down bro, you know if we can get our hands on that treasure getting the required resources to speed our cultivation further will be easy, and we will be able to get promoted into one-star hunters and take on my important quest," said Ray in a way to comfort Ellis. Nodding to Ray''s words, Ellis got up from the muddy ground and started leading the way forward and belong it was already morning. Looking at the sun high up in the sky Ellis couldn''t help but complain. " I can''t believe we were chased by the snake tribe the whole night" " which is why they are going to get their treasure stolen as compensation for causing us trouble replied Ray with a laugh " I pray that you don''t die from greed Ray," said Ellis while shaking his head helplessly. " What can I say, I need more resources to raise my cultivation higher so that I can take Placidia replied Ray with a serious look on his face. " You still got that on your mind eh," asked Ellis when he saw the look on Ray''s face. " How can I forget about that witch" replied Ray while gripping his fist tightly. "Then are you ready to stomach the fury of the chaos tower when they heard that their representative was killed by a mere cultivator with no background," asked Ellis. Instead of answering Ellis''s question, Ray focuses on walking forward while looking around to see if there is any trace of spiritual energy around the area. Seeing that Ray was ignoring the question, Ellis walks forward to catch up with him before saying. " It won''t be easy to locate Jerald''s hiding place". " I don''t think so, take a like at that footprint" replied Ray while looking at a footprint that since to be made for quite a long time. Bending down to take a closer look at it, Ellis''s face brightens up before saying. " Am not too sure if this footprint belongs to a human or beast, but we have to try our luck on this on". After making up their mind, they started following the trail behind by whatsoever that walk through the swamp, and after following the trail for some minutes, a little Hut came into their view that was about fifty meters away. Chapter 41 - Jerald After they get close enough, they find a place where they can get a better view of what is happening in the hut and hide, they begin to look at the hut if there will be anyone walking out but after waiting for a while and there was no sign of anyone coming out, Ray turns to Ellis and asked. Are you sure someone still lives in their"? " I don''t know, come let check it out" replied Ellis before getting up getting ready to walk to the hut only for Ray to hold him and drag him down. " Are you not, do you think it is safe to go down there" asked Ray. " Of course, can''t you see that there is no one around" replied Ellis while shaking Ray''s hands off him. Having no other choice, Ray also got up and follow Ellis down to where the hut is located. And in getting there, they began to walk slowly while looking at the surrounding if there is any sign of activity around the hut only to see that beside the hut was a bunch of branches that are set together with smoke coming out of them. " This was done not quite long ago" said Ellis while looking at the branches. " Do you think it was done by Jerald" asked Ray. " The information provided by jenny mention that he ran to this place when he was being chased by Hinton clan, so it has to be him" replied Ellis. " So what should we do now" asked Ray while looking around. " It seems like he went out, so we''ll have to wait here for him to return" replied Ellis. " Just like that with no plan at all, do you even know what is cultivation realm is" asked Ray. " Of course I don''t, and I don''t remember saying we are going to do nothing" replied Ellis before adding we will have to find somewhere to hide for the main time until he comes back, then we''ll begin our attack when he is fast asleep". After hearing Ellis plan, Ray smiled before asking. " But Ellis I thought you don''t want to make a reckless move and seeing the way you are acting get me really confused". " What other options do I have since am still here in this forest" replied Ellis with a serious face. After discussing for a while they left to their hiding place and when the sun began to go down, a hooded man suddenly walk out of the other part of the forest and begin to head toward the hut. When he got to the hut, he begins to look around the place like he notices something seen off and after confirming that he is alone he got inside the hut. Not too far from the location of the hut, Ellis and Ray were lying low on the mud. " You almost got us caught" complain Ellis while holding Ray''s down. " I just want to get rid of the bug that is climbing around my face is not my fault he notices something" replied Ray. Very late in the night, Ellis and Ray began to make their way to the hut. " He should be fast as sleep by now" said Ellis. " Who could sleep when two little trouble making are spying on them" said a man who was coming out of the hut. " What it can''t be possible, how did you know we were spying on you" asked Ellis in shock while looking at the bulky man that is standing before them. " Hahaha, you think I won''t be able to notice that someone came here" said the bulky while pointing at the other two strange footprints in the ground. Ray just stood there looking at the man before them. " If am not mistaking you are the thief they called Jerald" said Ray while looking at Jerald. Turning to look at the young man before him, Jerald smile and replied. " Seen like am really famous and what are kids doing in this kind of place " And who are you calling a kid" said Ray while removing his blade from the scabbard. " Oh seem like someone is pissed of for being called a kid" replied Jerald while laughing. " Ray control yourself" shout Ellis to Ray who is ready to make his move. Turning to Jerald, Ellis said we are hunters from the hunter guild on a quest to get back the orb you stole from the Hinton clan". " Hahaha, so the guild sent you kids who are just mere QI refining cultivators to deal with a foundation realm expert like me" replied Jerald while laughing. " You might be a foundation realm expert, but it does not mean we can''t handle you" said Ray. " Don''t get too cocky son, since am in a good mood today while don''t you two just leave replied Jerald. " We are not going anywhere not until we take that orb from you" said Ellis while cracking his fist and utilizing the Golden-Quake technique. " Oh, seem like you too are really serious about getting the orb, better than since you two want to die so badly I will have to send you in your way" said Jerald while taking his blade off the scabbard that is by his waist side. " Why don''t you two come at me at once to save me the time" said Jerald while swinging his blade around? " Be care Ray, that man is really dangerous" said Ellis Ray nodded to Ellis''s word before running toward at a great speed, getting close to Jerald Ray was going for a strike, but before he could swing his blade, an invincible force hit him which send him flying backward only to be caught by Ellis. " Hahaha, all that talk for nothing" said Jerald while laughing with his blade by his side. " I told you to be careful, that guy is an expert on the foundation realm". " I know alright what we should be concerned about should be how we can deal with his wind attack" replied Ray in frustration. Chapter 42 - Power Difference Ignoring Ray, Ellis begin to look at Jerald in hope in seeing an opening meanwhile Ray ran forward to try and land an attack in Jerald only to be sent flying by the wind attack only this time he was able to land properly. " He is not even taking us serious" said Ray when he saw the playful smile on Jerald''s " That''s because we are not his match" replied Ellis. Ray was just about to rush in on another attack, but that''s when Ellis called him back. " What is it this time asked Ray. " Instead of rushing in on your own, while don''t we attack him together" replied Ellis. Seeing that the two young men before are no longer attacking him, Jerald smile before calling out to them. " Hey kid, have you finally acknowledge the fact that I am stronger than you" said Jerald while laughing out loud. " Just wait until I get pass your defense let''s see how you will be able to laugh" Ray mutters to himself. Turning to Ellis to give the sign to attack, in the since time his hands are already holding tight to the blades. Seeing the look on Ray''s face, Ellis nodded before dashing forward with his first in place under his chest. Seeing Ellis rushing forward Ray also dash forward but instead of going in for the strike together with Ellis, he went to the other side charging at Jerald from the left side. Seeing the way Ellis and Ray were acting Jerald laugh and spread his hands wide before saying in joy. " That''s the spirit, come out me with all you have". " ARRRRRRGH" roar Ellis when he was close to Jerald before throwing his fist to him only for the first to meet an invincible way which hinder his fist from going forward. Putting more strength to the punch Ellis was able to push Jerald back a little and that when Ray came slashing his blade at him sending wind slash continuously at him while Ellis fall back to avoid being caught up in the aftermath. After attacking Jerald with wind slash which lead to dust covering over the place, they were unable to tell if their attack was able to give Jerald a serious injured, and they could only wait until the dust die down. " Did we get him asked Ray while putting his blade down. " I don''t think that attack is enough to end his life" replied Ellis while looking at the dust. Before long the dust begin to die down and what came into view was a Jerald whose clothes while now rug like that of a madman with blood dripping out of his body. " Well done boys, now you were able to make me angry" said Jerald but this time he was no longer smiling but have a nasty look on his face. " What with all those attack we were only able to leave a scratch on him" said Ray while stepping back a little. " Before Ray, this time he will be attacking us with all he got" replied Ellis to Ray while taking a stance. Just after Ellis took is fighting stance, Jerald launch at him at an incredible speed at him while swinging his blade at him. Dodging the attack in a nick of time, Jerald was just about to continue his attack, but that''s when Ray swing his blade at him horizontally only to have his blade held in place before receiving a kick that sent him flying while spitting out blood. After sending Ray flying, Jerald begin to slash at Ellis which leave Ellis with no choice other to dodge or block the strike with his own hand. Since he''s using the Golden- quake technique, he was able to harden his skin and take the attack from Jerald, but it didn''t take long before his hand begin to go numb from the attack and all he could do was dodge the attack. Seeing that Ellis was no longer using his hand to block his attack, Jerald chuckle before saying. " What''s the matter little boy, I thought you were strong since you have the boldness to tell me to surround er the orb. Who could have known that you couldn''t even land a single strike at me since we have been fighting". All this time that Jerald have been swinging his blade at Ellis, Ray whim crash at a tree was just struggling to get up with blood running down his face. Taking an intermediate health potion, he was able to regain his strength but still felt the pain in his body. " How could he be so strong, there is no way we''ll be able to take the orb from him" said Ray while walking out of the remains of the tree. Looking at the battle ahead which seen to be a one-sided fight, run begin to run forward to where the fight was taking place only to see Ellis being sent flying. Turning around he walked to where he landed before to place a potion on his mouth. " How you alright" asked Ray after feeding him the health potion. " How can I be better when I am battling against a realm higher than mine" complain Ellis while getting up from the ground. Turning to look at Jerald in the distance, Ray asked Ellis. " How are we going to beat him". " There is no way we''ll be able to beat him, he is way stronger than the both of us put together" replied Ellis while shaking his head. " Hey while don''t you try that attack you used on the gnurx on him, I don''t believe his body is strong enough to take an attack if that level" said Ray. " There is no way I am using it" replied Ellis while shaking his head hopelessly. " Why" asked the confused Ray. " Didn''t you see what happens to me when I used the attack, if I were to use it on him, and he manage to come out of it alive then am dead for sure" replied Ellis. " If he was able to come out in one piece than he should prepare himself to face my flame burst" said Ray while looking at his blade. " If you put it that way, then I think we have a chance of giving him serious injuries if not taking his life, but we''ll need a plan in order to land a clear hit on him" said Ellis with a smile on his face. Chapter 43 - The Fall Of Jerald Seeing Ellis and Ray whispering to each other, Jerald chuckle before saying. " No matter what you are thinking of doing won''t be helpful in this situation". Jerald began to walk towards them while swinging his blade around. With his hand on the blade, Ray stretched his body before replying to Jerald. " Whether it will work, we''ll have to see about that" said Ray before sending wind slash after wind slash at Jerald. " That silly skill of yours is like a child''s play in my eyes, why don''t you just come lay your head down for me to slaughter and save me the stress of beating you to a pulp" said Jerald while deflecting all Ray''s attack. Ignoring Jerald, Ray continue to send his wind slash at Jerald to keep him busy while Ellis was busy gathering the energy in his body in preparation for the surprise attack. Seeing that his other opponent is not fighting alongside the other instead was just standing there and the surprising thing is that the spiritual energy in his body is expanding like the life force in his body is been drain from him. '' I have to stop him from completing what he is about to do'' thought Jerald before sending a kick at Ray which sent him stumbling all the way back giving him enough time to deal with Ellis. " Shit he''s going after Ellis" said Ray while gritting his teeth. Pulling himself from the ground, Ray tossed a basic Mana potion to regain the loss of spiritual energy in his body before dashing at Jerald but this time he was faster than before. The reason why he was able to gain more speed was due to the unused free stats he gained from leveling up to the 10 level of the QI refining realm granting him speed equivalent to a foundation realm expert. Turning around to see what was heading his way at an incredible speed, Jerald was able to block the attack only to see Ray vanishing at once only to see a strike going for his left hand only for the strike to disappear all of a sudden when he was about to block the strike once more. And that when he felt a strong pain in his stomach with a knee pressed hard on it. Pushing himself back, Ray was able to move to another angle where Jerald had not been protecting sending a wind slash at him which cause a big wound to appear on Jerald back with blood spilling out. But before he could pull himself back a punch was thrown at him which send him falling a distance from Jerald. Landing on the ground, Ray was just about to get up and continue his assault, but that''s when he heard the sound. " CRACK" The sound came from his right shoulder that was hit by the fist. " Dammit, how can he be so strong even after being wounded badly" said Ray while standing with a shoulder down. Since the beginning that they have been fighting Jerald, this was the first time they were able to get a hit on him. Seeing Ray getting up after receiving his attack, Jerald was so angry to the point where he could not hold himself back and began to run towards Ray like a beast that has lost his reasoning and started swinging his blade at him. Being extremely injured internal, Ray was finding it difficult to dodge Jerald attacks and wound were beginning to appear all over his body. Left with no choice Ray sent a wind slash at Jerald and since he was too close to him, he was sent flying by the force behind the attack and fell on the ground with no strength whatsoever to get back up. Meanwhile, Jerald did not fare too well from the attack. Ray looked at him with a smile on his face when he saw how miserable Jerald. " I will make you pay dearly for this" said Jerald with a painful look on his face while placing his hand on his missing arm. " Hahaha I thought you were so confident about your own strength" replied Ray while dragging himself back up. Ignoring Ray mocking, Jerald decided to seal the wound with his spiritual energy to stop the bleeding before going at Ray again. Being drain of his strength Ray was just dodging attack after attack and when he could not dodge an attack, he will move backwards, but he was not able to keep it up, and eventually he was sent flying. " I am going to make you suffer slowly before taking your life" said Jerald while walking to where Ray landed. Getting on his feet Ray was breathing heavily while blood was running from his mouth. Holding his blade he gazed at Jerald. Wiping the blood from his mouth, Ray began to channel the energy in his body and before long his blade begin to blaze. After storing enough energy, Ray swing the blade at Jerald direction which send a tiny fireball. Seeing the harmless firelight Harding his way, Jerald began to chuckle. " Is that the best you could do before drawing your last breath" said Jerald while walking forward. After sending the attack, Ray fell down after drawing himself dry of energy. The tiny fireball fell close to Jerald feet, and before he could proceed forward. " BOOM" The fireball erupted with a powerful explosion with Jerald been caught in the aftermath and after sometimes the flame went back down and within the flame stood Jerald whom seen pitch black and was heavily injured. " No one will be able to save you this time around" said Jerald while walking to where Ray was laying. Ray just lay there with a smile on his face. " Keep smile for it will be your last" said Jerald in anger. Before Jerald could walk forward a slender young man appear in front of him with his fist held under his stomach, the young man was no other than Ellis who has been to suck dry for using the Mighty Lion Fury technique. " This is the end of the line for you Jerald" said Ellis before throwing his fist at Jerald which hit him accurately on the chest. " MIGHTY LION FURY" yelled Ellis and what came next was a gigantic lion head that sent Jerald flying while screaming in agony before busting everywhere. Falling in his feet, Ellis turn to Ray who is strangling to keep his eyes open. " We did it Ray". " Yeah, now all we have to do is rest before searching for the orb" replied Ray before closing his eyes and feel asleep. Chapter 44 - The Odd Ring The next day after recovering their strength Ray and Ellis began to search where they fought in hope of finding Jerald storage ring. After searching for a long time Ellis was able to locate jerald missing arm that was cut off by Ray after using his wind slash at a close rage. The arm was already minced, but the storage ring was easily to discover due to its glow. After Jerald death, his spiritual mark on the storage ring was erased giving Ellis easy access to probe the ring, looking at the items on the ring in search of the orb Ellis suddenly frowned before turning to Ray. " The orb is not here" said Ellis before throwing the storage ring to Ray. Catching the ring, Ray fused his spiritual sense in and began to search only to come with the same results as Ellis. " It''s really not in here, maybe he left it in the hut before the battle" replied Ray with a frown on his face. " I hope so" said Ellis before heading to the hut while tag along from behind, and they begin to search the hut in hope of finding the orb. After searching the hut, they were still unable to locate the orb. Although they claim all of Jerald resources which will be very useful to them especially Ellis whom need a lot of resources to cultivate. They were just about to leave the hut only for Ellis to stop in his track and turn to look at the edge of the hut and that''s where he saw an odd looking ring that was well hidden. Walking up to the ring, Ellis tried to pull it off to inspect it only for the ring to produce a faint light after direct contact with Ellis, rolling to the side where the light is not in range Ellis and Ray were just about to prepare themselves for battle only for them to see the light grew brighter and before long a projector of a hooded man came into view. " Hey Jerald we have finally obtained the orb and will be waiting for you and the other two to arrive before leaving. Remember in two days time when you return to Hiepia empire, head straight to the inn second floor room four, we''ll be waiting there" said the hood man before the light from the ring began to dim and projector of the hooded man was no longer there. " That message must have been sent yesterday since Jerald had not had the time to activate the message" said Ellis while still trying to pull the ring from it hiding. " Meaning we only have till tomorrow to retrieve the orb before they leave the empire" replied Ray while stroking his chin. " Yeah and the problem now is there are more than two bandits that came for the orb together with Jerald" said Ellis. " Hey the mission said we should retrieve the orb from Jerald and since he doesn''t have it ain''t we getting paid for the stress we went through just to find him" asked Ray. " Of course we''ll be rewarded, but only half of the reward will be given to us" replied Ellis before walking out of the hut. " And where are you going" asked Ray while looking at the departing Ellis. " Where else if not the empire" replied Ellis while looking at Ray in annoyance. " Don''t you think you are forgetting something" asked Ray with a cunning smile. " And what could that be" replied Ellis with a confused look on his face. Ray sigh before replying. " Can''t believe you forget about the treasure in the snake tribe". " Are you out of your mind, didn''t you see how wore out we are, fighting those snake members alone is more than enough to end is not to talk about their leader" replied Ellis while yelling at Ray. " But you promise we will take them out and take the treasure" said Ray. " That was before facing Jerald" replied Ellis. " Don''t know why am even stressing myself when the only way to get back to the empire is through their nest" said Ray with a smile. " Hahaha, that won''t be necessary since we have this" replied Ellis with a laugh while showing Ray a dried animal skin. " Is that for us to feast on or what" asked Ray. " You idiot all you know is only eating and fighting, this is a map of the swampy lake. With this we will be able to leave the lake without going through the snake horde" Ellis curse at Ray before showing him the structure in the map. Ray almost flare up when Ellis called him an idiot, calming himself down he looks at the animal skin and truly there were some kind of rough sketches which were hard to read. Turning to Ellis, Ray asked. " So do you know how to use the map". " A little which is good enough for us to get out of here" replied Ellis while focusing on the map. After studying the map, they were able to walk out of the swampy lake while avoiding danger, after spending the night in the swamp. When they got to Hiepia empire the first thing they did was to head to the hunter guild to report their finding. Walking into the guild, they discovered the place was filled with hunters taking on a quest. Walking pass the crowd, they head to jenny post. " You guys are quite fast in completing quite" said jenny while a warm smile on her face. " The orb was not with Jerald from the start but his fellow alliance that are waiting for his arrival in the inn" said Ellis straight away. " And how did you come to know about this" asked Jenny while been serious. " We find him at swampy lake just as you said and went into battle with him. After taking his life we search his belongings in search of the orb only to see an odd looking communication device that deliver the message we just told you" replied Ray while throwing what''s left of jerald face as evidence to their claim. Chapter 45 - Gray Of The Raging Dawn Squad When Ray brought out the damage head of Jerald the crowd of hunters kept quiet and begin to look at Ray and Ellis as If they are looking at monsters. " How were they able to kill Jerald" said a hunter " Most have been that he was seriously injured and was on the brink of death when they found him and took his life" said another member of the hunter guild. " If you think you can take him on when he is on the brink of death, then why didn''t you all pick up the quest from the start" barked Ray at those annoying hunter. All this time the commotion was going on, jenny was busy looking at the head place on her desk and after confirming it was really Jerald, she got up from her post and went to climb all the way to the third stairs where the guild master preside and was out of sight. After sometime, she came walking down with a notice in hand while walking to the quest board to paste the notice before walking back to her post. When the members of the hunter guild saw jenny paste a new notice, they all rush in towards the quest board including Ray and Ellis. " What five thousand contribution points for recovery of the stolen orb from the bandit, isn''t this a C Rank quest" asked Ray while looking at Ellis who has a serious look on his face. " There is no doubt about it since it will be against three expert that could in the same level with Jerald or higher" replied Ellis. " You still haven''t claimed your reward for the quest you just completed" said jenny while looking at the two. They both wall up to her and place their tag in the desk for her to receive before returning it to them. Checking the tag to see the amount of contribution points they earn they discover they were able to earn five hundred point each. Being tempted by his greed, Ray asked jenny. " So what is going to come of the quest now that it''s a C Rank". " Only one-star hunters and above are allowed to take on the quest" replied jenny. Turning to look at Ray, Ellis saw the smile in his face and frown before saying. " Don''t you even think about joining the quest". Ray shook his head helplessly before replying to Ellis. " Sometimes I wonder if you really a man" The moment those words left his mouth a notification echo in his ear. *Ding* [New mission update: recover the missing orb from the bandit] [Reward: gaining access to all the system shopping option] " Once again the evil system want me dead and since it has failed in the dead mountain, it''s trying it luck once again" said Ray to himself. " Come on, lets go him and celebrate for coming out of this one alive" said Ellis while saying to Ray who seem to have black out. Nodding in agreements to Ellis word, they were just about to walk out of the guild, but that''s when they saw the crowd of hunters giving way. Wondering while the crowd would split. Ellis was just about to ask those that are closer to him, but that''s when a manly voice was heard. " A C Rank quest of this level should be an easy task for the squad to handle" said a muscular man dressed in a red armor and behind him stood six men who were also dawned on the same armor as the muscular man with the cultivation stage of a foundation realm expert. " Come on gray, let''s go meet up with the others" say one of the men. " But with this quest we''ll be able to rank higher than the moon breeze squad" said gray. " Why are you competing with the moon breeze squad when you truly know there is no way the raging dawn squad is no match for them" replied a member of the raging dawn squad. Seeing that the muscular man is interested in taking the quest, Ray walked up to the man name gray before asking. " Excuse me sir, are you attempting to take on the bandit". " Yes, but I need to gather my team before going" replied gray. " That''s good to hear, is it okay if my friend and I tag along with you and your team" asked Ray. " And who are you to want to join on the quest" replied gray with a question. " Oh, where are my manners, am Ray while he''s Ellis" said Ray while pointing at Ellis when he called. " So it was you guys that brought the information about the missing orb" asked gray with a shocking look on his face. " You can put it that way" replied Ray with a smile on his face. " Well since it''s you guys being able to defeat Jerald than those in the inn won''t be that trouble for you and your friend to deal with" said gray before walking out of the guild with his other members. " Can''t you just avoid fighting for once" complained Ellis while they were heading to the inn. " What can I do since five thousand contribution points is on the line, beside didn''t we need more contribution points to boost our realm quickly" said Ray to Ellis who was walking beside him " Have you forgotten that the resources we got from killing Jerald is more than enough for us to reach the foundation realm 10 easily so stop looking for an excuse to go on the quest" replied Ellis with a conflicted face when he heard Ray using their lack of resources to get his way. After leaving the guild, gray was able to organize a party of ten from there squad including Ray and Ellis and it seems like Ellis and Ray are the weakest in the team. " when things get bloody, both of you should stay close to me if you want to live" said grey to the boys before leading the team to the inn. Chapter 46 - The Raging Dawn Vs The Bandit Part 1 Walking all the way to the Inn, Gary led his team with Ray and Ellis staying at the back. When they could to the Inn, instead of going in they stop at the entrance while waiting for gray to give order since he''s the one leading the attack. " Everyone listen up, the attack commerce the moment we step into that door" said gray while looking at the team. With no one answering, he continues. " Since we don''t know the strength of our enemy, it''s better we move in group" added Gray before splitting the team into five smaller teams made up of two hunters. " Now that the team is complete, what should we do about them" asked one of the hunters while referring to Ray and Ellis who just stood by the side. " They will be coming with me" replied Gray while gesturing for them to come to him. Making up their team, gray give the order, and they all matched into the Inn. When the team of hunters got inside the Inn, they decided to start their search, but that''s when the Inn owner rush forward to attend to them. " Good day, honorable hunters how may I be of service to you" said the Inn owner when he saw the way the hunters are acting. " You don''t need to worry sir, we don''t have any busy with your business. We are only here to get our target" replied Gray while looking around those that came out for a drink. " But it''s not right for you guys to disturb my customers" said the Inn owner. " Don''t you dare interfere in our search or else you will be taking in too as their inside man" replied Gray before instructing the team to search every room and who even that fail to comply should be out of place. After giving at his orders, gray turn to Ellis and Ray and told them to follow him. Not waiting for them to take action, gray was just about to climb up the stairs when he head a commotion coming from the second floor. Making ace, Gray head in ahead of Ray and Ellis only for a body to be sent flying towards him. Stepping aside the body fall on the floor motionless. Stepping forward to see who it was, they were a shock to see that it was one of one-star hunter that came together with them. Gray became angry when he saw the body of one of his men laying dead on the floor he called for the other to gather before they head into the second floor but just as they be about to look for the culprit, one of the door was unlocked and two middle age men walk out to meet up with them. Looking at the middle men that are blocking their advancement, it was clear to them that they were the one they are looking for. " Looks like we have ourselves a bunch of kids to play with" said one of the middle age man while placing his hands behind his back. " We are just a foundation realm practitioner like you two and you still dare to look down on us" said Gray while taking out a spear of an intermediate tier. " Oh, just because you are also at the same realm as us, you think you can all take us on" chuckle the middle age man. When the team saw Gray has brought out his weapon, they all take out theirs in preparation of what will happen next. Right now gray did not care about the quest anymore and just want to get them for killing someone under his command. " You guys are so impatient even when you are all going to lose in the end" said the middle age man with his hand still in place behind his back. The team begin to move in while surrounding the two middle age men from all angles. Seeing that they are being surrounded, the other middle-aged man that have to be silent the whole time suddenly turn to the other side in a fighting stance while the other face Gray. " Like it''s going to make a difference" said the middle age man before punching the air and what came next was a powerful fist made of wind going for the team that are in his way. Getting out of the way, the team were able to avoid the attack easily which hit the side of the inn that crumble within a second. Not giving him another chance to perform another attack they dash at the middle age man while sending an attack if their own only for the middle age man to block their attack with the help of a shield he made from his spiritual energy. " You see that, it''s just a five of your men against my friend here, and they are still unable to harm him. So do you still think you can beat us" asked the middle age man that was facing Gray. Ignoring his word, Gray charge forward while pointing his spear at the middle age man and begin to go for his attack only for the middle age man to move to the side whenever Gray is about to attack with his spear which lead to the attack missing his target. " Why are you just standing there to attack this bastard" yelled Gray when he saw that his men are not attacking. " I thought you will never ask" replied Ray with a chuckle before dashing in with his blade. " Ahh, one day you are going to get yourself killed for jumping into a fight recklessly" said Ellis in a voice only him can hear before also going in and before long the other hunter are also charging in delivery attack of their own. The battle became so gutted to the stage they have to fight outside. Seeing that they are being overpowered the two middle age men decided to run for it. Chapter 47 - The Raging Dawn Vs The Bandit Part 2 Chasing after the two middle age men all the way from Hiepia empire to the forest. " What''s the problem, I thought you said we ain''t a match for you two. Why are you running now" said Gray while chasing after them. Instead of answering to gray, the middle age man only chuckle as he continues to run alongside his counterpart. " Something is not right here said Ellis when he saw the way the two men are acting. " What is it Ellis" asked Ray seeing the look in Ellis face. " Remember back in the swampy lake that hood man said there are other two members apart from Jerald that have yet to return to the inn" replied Ellis while contemplating. " Yes and what about that" asked Ray who seem to not understand what Ellis is driving at. " If am not mistaking, this two we are chasing after are definitely the ones that sent the message" said Ellis, but before he could complete what he was about to say, Ray interrupted him. " In other words, the other two members are yet to return to the Inn, and it is likely that we are being followed by them in the shadows waiting to take us out whenever we let our guide down". " Exactly, looks like you finally have brains to think also, but next time don''t interrupt me whenever I am saying something" replied Ellis. " So now what are we going to do" asked Ray. " There is no way this people are going to listen to us since they are stronger than us, so let''s just play it safe" replied Ellis. During the chase, Ellis and Ray decided to follow the team from behind while running at a slow pace. Seeing that the two hunter apprentice are falling behind, and it will be a matter of time before they are left alone, gray called for them to move faster before continuing the chase. After running deep into the forest they suddenly stop running and turned to face the group of hunters that are chasing after them. Seeing that they have finally decided to stand and fight, the group of hunters also stop while looking at the two men opposite them. " Now this is the best place to battle don''t you think, free from the trouble of more people getting involved" said the middle age man that''s a little of a talkative with a crude smile on his face. Noticing the change of attitude, Gray decided to hold back and observe before attacking. Meanwhile, among the team of hunters Ellis and Ray were busy looking around the forest instead of the two men that were in front of them like they are not worth worrying about. " This is not going to end well" Ellis mumble to himself. " What''s the matter boy, you scared" said the middle age man to Gray while still having the crude smile in his face like he is going to do something the moment they make a move. " And who are you calling a boy replied the angry Gray before raising his spear and dash at the middle-aged man. Seeing that Gray has to charge ahead, the rest of the team also charged in including Ellis and Ray who has been on guard the moment they noticed the abnormality. The middle age man smile widen when he saw the team charging at them before raising his hand in the air and snap. The next thing the group saw was two heads flying towards the middle age man before falling at his feet. The team stop in their track and turned to look around only to see two headless bodies fall to the ground. " Hahaha, now that''s more like it" said the middle age man who seem to be enjoying himself. " You bastard" yelled the furious Gray while running at the middle age man, but before he could reach a blade came out of nowhere and thrust at him, but his quick reaction he was able to avoid taking a serious injured. Gray regroup with the team after the attack and if you were to look at his shoulder, you will discover a deep cut. Ignoring the pain Gray began to observe their surrounding. " We are being surrounded" said Gray to the team and the reaction they gave was not the one of surprised after seeing how they lost of their men that were not weaker than them. " The possibility of us walking out of this forest alive is very slim if we were to charge at them recklessly" said someone from the team. Turning to look at who said those word, Gray discovered that it was the fat apprentice that has been against the ideal of his friend joint the hunters for the quest. Looking at Ellis Gray suddenly remember that the moment they head into the forest, the two of them have been acting awkwardly like they knew what is going on. Gray walk up to Ellis before saying. " Okay why don''t you spit it out" " When we came in contact with the ring, the information we received was that two other members of their group have still not arrived but will eventually turn up today and since those two were the only ones we saw at the inn, it is likely the other two had no arrived" replied Ellis. " Since you know more about them why didn''t you say so from the beginning" yelled someone from the team. " If we were to say something, would you have bothered listening to us apprentice" replied Ray. " So you are saying there are other two members lacking around the area" asked Gray to Ellis. Ellis nodded in reply to Gray in question before turning to look at their surrounding. " You knew all this while and kept silent, just wait until we reach the guild" said a hunter in anger. " Will you shut up for once" yelled Gray at the hunter. " Looks like there is an infighting among the hunters" chuckle the middle age man. Chapter 48 - Plan Ignoring the annoying middle age man, Gray continued to asked Ellis. " Since you know what they are doing, I believe you must have a plan out of here". " How can a mere QI refining realm cultivator ever think of defeating those freaks that even you are finding it difficult to handle" replied Ellis with his hand spread out in defeat. " Please spare me all that nonsense, do you think I didn''t hear how you two were able to defeat Jerald" said Gray while giving Ellis an odd look. " Actually it was due to cheer luck that we were able to get out of that fight with our head intact and beside that fight was two against one replied Ray this time around. Gray became lost of what to say when he saw how they have landed their self in trouble. Turning to look at the middle age man that has been getting on his nerve lately. " Seem like we will have to fight it out with them no matter if it causes us our lives" said Gray to the team, in an attempt to boost their moral. " We don''t have to lay our lives for them to slay" Ellis voice out all of a sudden. " So you do have a plan" said Gray and Ray in concurrently. " It not more of a plan but a way to reduce the number of deaths on our side" replied Ellis to both Ray and Gray If you don''t have ideas that will help us in our current situation then shut up and stay at the back instead of interrupting the leader when he''s speaking" said the man that was angry with Ellis for not giving them information about the quest. " One more word from you and you will not have to worry about them killing you, for I will do it myself replied Gray in anger on how that hunter can go on picking on Ellis even when there is trouble. When the hunter heard Gray words, he quickly shut his mouth. Seeing that all was good again, Gray turns to Ellis and asked. " What is this plan that you speak of" Turning his attention back to Ellis, Ray was hoping to hear Ellis plan. " Since we are only down to seven men, it''s better if the four strongest in our team go after those men while the remaining three will watch their back" replied Ellis. Hearing the plan Gray began to think it through and after sometimes he nodded in approval to the plan before turning to the team. " You all heard what he said right, so who is ready to fight with those men ". " It better that fight alongside than to stay at the defensive side" said Ray while stepping forward. " What is a mere QI refining realm cultivator like you think of achieving by fighting with them if not death" said a hunter. " It was with this mere realm that we were able to defeat Jerald so shut up" Ray said to the hunter. " That''s enough guys, anyone else" asked Gray while looking at the team, and it didn''t take long before two hunters step forward. " Since it''s settle both of you will have to handle the other man while we take care of that annoying Man" said Gray with a serious look on his face. Ray and the hunter comply with a nod before getting ready to charged at their opponent. Seeing that they have already chosen their fighter, Ellis walked up to Ray and said to the remaining two hunters. " You two will have to look after Gray while I look after them" " How can you shield than all on your own" said a hunter while looking at Ellis. " Don''t worry about me, I have my means" said Ellis with a smile. " You two should try not to get too far from me while facing him" said Ellis to Ray and the hunter. Seeing that the team of hunters has split into two team, the middle age man smile and said to Gray. " Hey boy, are you finally ready to fight or what". " Oh we are fighting alright" said Gray before running at top speed while the three hunters follow him from behind. When Gray made his move, Ray and his pair also run towards their opponent. " Hahaha, that''s more like it" said the middle age man before bringing out a blade getting ready to attack Gray the moment he is closed. Getting close to the middle age man, Gray Send his spear at the middle age man but was blocked by his blade at the same time, the hunter that was attacking along side him slash at the middle age man only to be blocked by his very own palm. and when Gray tries to attack again an attack came out of nowhere and was heading towards Gray, but before it could get to him, the attack was deflected by one of the hunters that was watching his back. " Hahaha, now lets see what other trump card you have" said Gray while sending attack at the middle age man. Just like how Gray was attack by an unknown force so also was Ray''s group also facing off with an unknown force but due to Ellis being their shield, they were able to fare well against their opponent. After many attempt to take the hunters out by surprise with no success the other two members of the bandit came out of their hiding and joined the fight making things more difficult for the hunters. " Hey you go help to kids out" said Gray to one of the hunter that was teaming up with the other to take out the other member of the bandit. Ray and Ellis were busy holding their ground against the bandit and though he was in the foundation realm, he was a lot weaker than Jerald making the battle a little more easily for them. Sending an attack at the two, the bandit couldn''t believe he could not hurt two mere QI refining cultivators. Chapter 49 - Tribulation Battling with the bandit, Ray and Ellis were able to take an attack from him without taking any damages which annoy the bandit more for whenever he has a chance at any of the two, his attack will be deflected by the other. Sending out is wind slash at the bandit while Ellis run in to deliver a blow whenever the bandit went on a defense stance to defend himself from the attack, Ellis was able to land a blow on him which cause him to move six steps back. After stabling himself from going back which will make him take more attack that he is not prepared for, the bandit send a shape gaze at Ellis who was rubbing his fist. '' A mere QI refining realm was able to cause me harm" thought the bandit while placing a hand on his stomach. " Nice one Ellis, you were able to land a hit on him" said Ray while giving Ellis a thumbs up. " I was only able to land a hit on him due to the fact that he was distracted by your wind slash" replied Ellis while smiling. " Hey kids, do you need any hand here" said the hunter that Gray ordered to help them out. " No need to worry about, we can handle this one on our own, but I doubt that those two will be able to hold him off" replied Ray to the hunter. Looking at the hunters that were fighting with the other middle age man that was as strong as the one Gray was battling with, the hunter knew they will not be able to last long if he does not join in. Turning back to Ray and Ellis asked once again. " Are you sure you two will be able to handle him alone". " Just go will you" replied Ray while dashing at their opponent and at the same time swinging his blade from different angles at the bandit. Which were easily blocked by the bandit, but before he could send an attack of his own a fist will be sent at him which left him with no choice other than to defend himself. Seeing that they were able to stand their ground against the bandit, the nodded before running to the opposite side were the other two hunters are battling with the middle age man. " You just lost the only chance you had in defeating me" said the bandit when he saw the hunter leaving to assist the others. " We are more than enough to take you out" replied Ray with a serious look on his face while fighting with the bandit, Ray was able to gather the energy needed to execute the flame burst technique and when it was time to release the energy, he slashed the blade downwards at an incredible speed and since the bandit was busy defending himself from Ellis attack he was not able to see the attack on time and only when it hit the ground did he feel the energy coming from the ground, but it was too late for him to make a run for it. Taking the attack head on with the whole spiritual energy in him, the bandit was able to fare a little against the attack but was let with some injuries and smaller amount of spiritual energy. When the explosion goes off, those fighting turned to see what cause it only to see the attack coming from where the two apprentice were battling. " Those guys are really terrifying for a QI refining realm cultivators" said Gray with a smile on his face while attack the middle age man. The battle between Gray and the middle age was very fierce, and they seem to be at stalemate. While the rest of the hunters are holding their own ground against their opponents. Meanwhile, after losing so much spiritual energy in protecting himself from the flame attack, the bandit have no choice than to turn tail and run deep into the forest. Seeing he was running away, Ray and Ellis give chase while leaving the rest to deal with their problem. After chasing for some while, they were able to corner the bandit and started to struggle to see that he could not get away from them. And after giving it their all, they were able to kill him. *Ding* " Congratulation for leveling up" " Host has five minutes to prepare himself for his tribulation" " What tribulation are you talking about" asked Ray when he heard the system mention tribulation. * Ding* " It a trial encountered by cultivators at key points in their cultivation, which they must resist and ultimately transcend. Because immortal cultivation (generally) goes against the Will of Heaven, the Heavens will send down tribulations to oppress high-level cultivators who make progress towards Immortality, often right when they enter a new cultivation stage. This typically takes the form of a lightning storm, with extraordinarily powerful bolts of lightning raining down from the Heavens to strike at the cultivator." " And what if I were to fail the test" asked *Ding* " Being unable to withstand the baptism will only lead to death" " What, is there anyway I can avoid the tribulation" asked Ray with fear in her voice. *Ding* " There is no way to avoid the tribulation, but host can purchase pills that will increase the success rate" " Really, then what are we waiting for" said Ray before ordering the system to open the potion shop. Taking a look at the goods that are recently added to the potion shop. Confused about what he needed for the tribulation and could only turn to the system for help and with the system guidance, Ray purchases five foundation realm pills and closed the interface before turning to Ellis and said. " Am about to face my tribulation and I will need you to stand by and protect me". " What, you want to go through your tribulation, and you are asking me to stand here and protect you" asked Ellis while pointing at himself. And Ray nodded to Ellis word in agreement. " Do you really want me dead that badly" said Ellis with anger. Ray become to why he would say that, but before he could ask Ellis why he would say that, he saw Ellis running away. Chapter 50 - Foundation Establishment " Where are you going, can''t you just stand watch while I face my tribulation" yelled Ray to the running Ellis. " You must be mad if you think that I will allow myself to be marked by the heavens when the tribulation begins" replied Ellis after being in a very far distance from Ray. " Don''t worry I will protect you from he and besides no one is going to get close to you unless they are seeking death" added Ellis while breathing heavily. Ray was already confused about Ellis behavior after hearing that he is about to face his tribulation and when he heard that no one will get close to him, he became even more confused and turn to the system for answer. " System, what does he mean by that". *Ding* " When facing a tribulation, it is important to get far from where any living being is especially those that are stronger than you else they will be marked by the heavens while their strength will be added to the tribulation to strengthen it in the process" " If you say so then while is he so scared when am the one that will be facing the tribulation" asked Ray after understanding something about the tribulation. " That''s because he will be punished by the heavens if he were to remain within the range of the tribulation" Ray sigh to how the heavens could be so brutal to those that want to help their friends. He was just about to ask the system some questions but that when he got a notification from the system. *Ding* [Your tribulation start in 5.4.3.2.1] After the countdown was up, the sky begin to change with a sound of thunder rumbling could be heard. Swallowing one of the pill, Ray sat down in a meditation and look at the sky in fear. What he saw frighten him and was already losing hope of facing the tribulation. For he saw the lightening expending in size. Taking a deep breath, Ray closed his eyes and began to drive his spiritual energy all over his body in preparation to defend himself against the lightening. While he was driving his spiritual energy around the lightening up in the sky was busy gathering energy and after gathering enough energy before descending from the sky and headed for Ray. " BOOM" An explosion occur when the lightening hit Ray in the top of his head before what remains of it ran down his body. Gritting his teeth to endure the pain, Ray thought it was over when he no longer felt any pain and the sound of the lightening rumble has also reduced. With a smile on his face, Ray look at the sky and was just about to curse at the lightening that stroke him only for him to see another lightening gathering energy and was expanding. After some time the size of the lightening has already grown two time the size of the one that hit him. Not having the courage to sit down while the lightening hit him, Ray took out his blades and waited for the lightening to finish gathering energy before it charge at him. Waiting for it to get in close range, Ray sent a double wind slash at the lightening which then explode in midair, but before he could catch his breath, another lightening descended from the sky and successfully hit him in his head once again. Dropping on his knees, Ray felt his body go numb from the attack and seeing that he won''t be able to succeed, he took two extra foundation realm pills which relief the pain he was feeling. Getting back up, Ray begins to look at the new lightening that was still gathering energy before sitting down on the floor and ordered the system to set up the energy force field. After the force field was set up, the lightening descended and landed on the force field but was unable to break through it. Looking at the weird lightening tangling around the force field, Ray noticed that a particle of lightning was able to penetrate the force field in the form of energy and landed to him and instead of causing him pain, he fit that his body has been nourished by it. Coming to this realization, Ray deactivated the force field and waited for the fifth lightening to descend and landed on him. He felt the pain all over his body but after some time it was gone and what came after was the nourishment from the energy that is contained inside lightening which help to strengthen his body. Ray roar at the sky in excitement " Yes come out me, give me all you got". " RUMBLE" Like the lightening was answering to Ray in fury, another lightening was beginning to take shape and like the previous ones this one looks bigger and wide. Seeing this Ray laugh out loud before spreading his arms wide open like he''s welcoming the lightening. Descending from the sky at an incredible speed, the lightening stroke him on his chest which send him flying backward and hit a boulder. Getting up from the boulder, his clothes were already rag making him almost half naked with wounds all over his body. Wiping the blood from his lip, Ray smiled at the lightening gathering in the sky. " This one could actually kill me if I don''t take it serious" said Ray to himself before taking out a two intermediate health potion and drank them to recover his health before ripping off the rag clothes leaving his upper body exposed. From the distance, Ellis has been watching the tribulation and was shocked to see how Ray was handling it well until it was sent flying by the six lightening and hit a boulder. " That should have been enough to crush any QI refining cultivator, but he was able to get up from it and is that look he''s giving like he''s enjoying the attack" Ellis mumble to himself before looking at the lightening that is gathering energy in the sky. " This should be the last one if am not mistaking" thought Ellis. Chapter 51 - Might The cloud in the sky begin to give way and a mighty lightening more powerful than the past six lightening was gathering energy in the sky and when it was done gathering energy, it descended heading towards Ray. Ray felt the hairs in his arms stand on end. Not wasting any more time he activated the energy force field to protect himself only for the shield to be easily broken apart by the lightening before hitting his head on. " ARRRRRRGH". Ray scream in pain as the lightening continue to strike him while his skin began to crack with blood flowing out of them. Gritting his teeth to getting through the pain. The lightening in the sky seem to be endless as the seventh lightening continue to hit him until eventually the lightening run out of energy and returned to the sky with the sky returning to his normal appearance like nothing has happened before. Falling face down on the ground Ray was completely out of energy and needed time to recover to his peak. But before he could close his eyes to rest, he heard a familiar voice in his head. *Ding* [Congratulation for a successful breakthrough] Taking his time, Ray order the system to bring out his stats and in a blink of an eye his stats were already before him. Ding* Name: Ray Race: Human/? Gender: Male Attributes: Strength ¡ª 20(+4) Dexterity ¡ª 19(+2) Constitution ¡ª 13(+2) Intelligence ¡ª 15 Wisdom ¡ª 13 Charisma ¡ª 12 Cultivation stage: foundation stage 1 Hp: 500/500 Mana: 300/200 Exp: 0/1000 Ability: wind slash [2mana], flame burst [5mana] Technique: the starry sword art [advance stage], sky ripper [advance stage] Free stats point: 2 Battle point: 100 Adventure class: Hunter [beginner] Adding his free stats point to strengthen, granting him more power to battle those that are above him Ray close the interface and begin to looking around to see if there is anyone around only to see that he is alone. " That damn meatball couldn''t even just stay close, leaving me here all by myself in a weaker state" complain Ray while raising his head to scan the area. " And who are you calling a meatball" said Ellis while coming from behind Ray. Struggling to turn his head around, he was able to see Ellis coming close. " I didn''t know you will actually fear death that much" said Ray with a smile on his face. " Who won''t be scared of a tribulation that can easily erase any soul from this world while not given the privilege to enter afterlife" replied Ellis with a frown in his face. " Ah, I don''t have the strength to argue with you now" said Ray before dragging his body in a meditation sitting position while hissing from the pain that he''s passing through. " Hahaha, just look at how beat up you are now even a kid don''t need to stress themselves before they kill you, and you expect me to stay close and be punished by the tribulation for interfering" laughed Ellis at the struggling Ray. " I don''t need to bother with you since you will be facing yours soon" said Ray with a smile on his face. When Ray said those words, Ellis became quiet and said. " Am not facing my tribulation anytime soon since am far from breaking through, let''s forget about that for now and talk about your condition. How many hours will it take you to recover" asked Ellis with a serious look on his face. " Ten minutes should be enough for me to recover half my strength" replied Ray. " A lot would have happened within that ten minutes since we do not know how the others are doing" said Ellis while looking at the direction the other are. "You don''t need to worry about anything, they may not look that strong but with there it will be enough to hold their ground for a little longer" replied Ray while breathing in and started meditating. With Ellis standing guide over him, Ray was able to recover half his strength while his skin heal from the damage it received from the tribulation before getting up from the ground and begin to stretch his body. " How are you feeling now" asked Ellis while looking at Ray. " Much better and stronger than before" replied Ray before added now all I need is an opponent to test my new-found strength" said Ray while picking his blades up. " That won''t be a problem, there will be enough of bandit to use as a test subject when we get back replied Ellis before turning back and begin to walk back to join the others. " Hey Ellis, did you manage to take the bandit storage ring before the tribulation started" asked Ray after the bandit they defeated. Ellis continue to walk forward while raising his hand up for Ray to see the ring he was wearing on his finger. " Nice one" said Ray in joy while giving Ellis a thumbs up. " Come on we need to hurry" replied Ellis before running at his top speed. Taking a step forward, Ray was just about to run at full speed when he suddenly felt his body jolt in an instance, and before he knew it he has crashed into a tree while destroying it in the process. Ellis stopped running when he heard the crash and turn around only to see Ray standing up from the fall. " Oh, I forgot that you haven''t adapted to your new-found strength" said Ellis while waiting for Ray to stable himself. " It''s only going to take some time before I get use to it" replied Ray before trying again. After running for a while they were able to meet up with the others who were still battling with the bandit, and they look to be reaching their limit. Heading for a bandit who was about to deliver a deadly blow to a hunter that couldn''t keep up with the fight anymore due to the fact that he has been protecting his friend that has already reach is limit, Ray was able to deliver a kick at the bandit which sent him flying since he was not expecting the attack. Chapter 52 - Claiming The Orb 1 Seeing how the weak QI refining realm hunter was able to send a foundation realm expert fly, the hunter couldn''t help but look at Ray in amazement. " Are you alright asked Ray while helping the hunter to his feet, and it was only then did the hunter know the reason while he was able to accompany such feat after he felt the Aura Ray was emitting from his body. " Foundation realm, but how was he able to" thought the hunter. In the means of his thought, he heard a voice of the young man asking if he is okay. " Am fine, and thanks for your help" replied the hunter. " While don''t you take a break by the side while I deal with him" Ray said to the hunter with a smile on his face. " You don''t need to worry about me, I can still fight" replied the hunter while getting ready to continue the battle with the bandit that was sent flying by Ray. " I am going to make you pay for that boy" roar the bandit before charging at Ray and the hunter with his fist wrapped in flames, but before he could get close to where they stood, a fist ram into his stomach which sent him flying once again. " That''s should take care of him for a while" said Ellis while rubbing his fist with a smile on his face. " What are you doing, I thought I told I need someone to test my strength on" asked Ray while yelling at Ellis " Did you see that attack that he was going to hit you with, if not for me stopping him before he gets close to you, you would have been cripple already" replied Ellis with a serious look. " I could have dealt with him easy. Just take a look yourself" said Ray to Ellis in anger before removing his blade from their scabbards and headed to where the bandit landed. Seeing how Ray and Ellis are arguing because of a small matter the hunter couldn''t help but persuade Ray to stop only to be totally ignored. Walking up to the bandit, Ray just stood there looking at him and seeing the look of disdain in the eyes of the kid before him the bandit became annoyed and just charged at Ray like a madman while swinging his blade in an attempted to cut Ray into two only for his attack to be easily avoided by Ray. Dodging all his attack, Ray did not even bother to use his blade to deflect any of the attack and after getting bored by the bandit blade swinging, Ray dodged an attack and at the same time sending a sword slash if his own which sent the head of the bandit. Not even bothering to look at the body, Ray turned to face Ellis before saying. " I told you I could have handled him" said Ray while keeping his blade in the scabbard on his back. " Yeah yeah, what ever" replied Ellis before walking up to the body of the bandit and took off the storage ring. '' Are they really taking this fight serious" asked the hunter to himself seeing how they both are acting. " Now that two of their men is down I think it time we search for the orb" said Ellis while looking at the middle age man Gray was fighting. " How are we going to search for the orb when w don''t know who is holding it." replied Ray " That won''t be a problem, all we have to do is defeat those two" said Ellis. Turning to look at Gray, Ray and Ellis were in shock to see that Gray and the middle age man are evenly matched with both of them sustaining injuries while the other middle age was to occur fighting three hunters. " Let''s take care of that one over there" said Ray while pointing at the middle age man that was fighting against three hunters. " Excellent choice" chuckle Ellis before turning to the hunters that were behind them. " You guys can rest now to replenish your energy". They both nodded and sat down to cultivate. Seeing that they didn''t fight back, Ellis sigh before they walk off to give the other hunters a hand. " Looks like that kid was able to make a breakthrough, now let''s see how this weirdo is going to get out of here with his friend" thought Gray who has been keeping watch over the activity that is going on. Catching up to the hunters, Ray sends at a wind slash at the middle age man who barely shielded himself from the attack from the attack before turning to the two new arrivals. '' Wow, my wind slash seen to have improved greatly'' Ray thought before sending another wind slash not giving the middle age man the time to fight back. The hunters finally have the time to rest a little while Ray and Ellis battle with the man and unlike the bandit they have fought, the middle age man seen to have more experienced. Finding it difficult to land an attacked at the middle age man, Ellis decided to face the middle age man head in while giving Ray the opportunity to land a hit on him. Taking a step back with blood flowing from the edge of his mouth, the middle age man groan in pain before spitting out blood from his mouth. Seeing the middle age man injured from their attack, the hunters decided to used the energy they have left to battle and before long being the middle age man was killed after being unable to endure battling with five hunters. Taking his storage ring, Ellis began to search the ring in hope of finding the orb only to be left with disappointment. " Still not there, then that leave us with only that one" said Ray when he saw the look on Ellis face. " Here is our spoiled, you can hold it for now until the fight is over" said Ellis while handling the storage ring over. " Can you still fight" asked Ray when he saw how pale Ellis have been. " Am already at my limit, so I am going to sit this one out" replied Ellis while sitting on the ground. Handing two advance Mana potions to him, Ray went to join Gray. Chapter 53 - Claiming The Orb 2 Before Ray could get to where Gray and the middle age man were fighting, he saw a body flying in the sky before crashing on the ground. Taking a closer look Ray recover that the one that was sent flying , Ray ran to him before giving him a hand. " Are you alright sir Gray" asked Ra " Yeah am good, it just a little scratch" replied Gray while getting up with a groa Turning to look at who came to give him a hand and that''s when he notices it was Ray and something about him felt strange. Taking a closer look he discovered that Ray aura felt differen " Did you recently breakthrough" asked Gray with a shocking look on his fac " Yeah, I actually breakthrough when we chase after that bandit that ran away" replied Ray with a smile on his fac '' no wonder there was a disturbance in the atmosphere recently'' thought Gra Turning to look at the middle age man in the distance, Ray couldn''t help but aske " How is the situation going" " Not good, he seem to know a technique that is difficult to predict when and where it will hit making the battle hard for me to handle" replied Gra Picking his spear up, Gray headed back to continue his battle with the middle age man and on his way , Ray ran up to him and said to hi " It''s possible that the orb is with him" said Ray looking at the middle age ma " And how did you get to know about that" asked Gra " Well we have already search through the storage ring of the others and we were not able to find it" replied Ra " Then I will have to take it from him right after I cripple him"said Gra " How in the world are you going to beat him" asked Ray while looking at the arrogant Gra " I will just have to try" Gray replied before he continue to walk forwar " And where do you think you''re going" asked Gray when he saw Ray was still follo " Am going together with you to battle the him" replied Ray in seriousness " Just because you breakthrough doesn''t make you qualified to battle him" said Gra " We''ll have to see about that" replied Ra " So you still have the strength to get up and what''s the deal of bring that kid with you" asked the middle age man while chucklin " And who told you he''s with me, he''s all on his own" Gray yelled at the middle age man before turning to Ray and sai " Listen up kid, make sure not to get in my way later on Ray ignore gray and continue to walk while taking his blade from the scabbard before dashing at the middle age man and when he is closed enough he swing his blade at him only for the middle age man for the his attack to be deflect by the middle age ma With a smile on his face the middle age man said to Ra " Trying to compete with me in swordplay, you must be joking Adding some strength to his hand, the middle age man pushed his sword forward which send Ray back and unbalanced, he was just about to slash at Ray but that''s when he notices the killing intent that was heading his way. Pulling his sword back, he was able to defend himself from the attack sent by Gra " Hey freak, am your opponent not him" said Gray while catching is spear in mid ai The middle age man chuckle before dashing at Gray while sending sending attack. Using his spear Gray was able to deflect the attacks before pushing himself from the ground send a throwing his spear at the middle age man while following behind i Kicking the spear to the side while sending a slash at Gray, Gray was able to knock his sword from his hand the moment it came in contac After which they started with hand to hand combat, dodging and hitting each other with all they got while a loud bang could be heard from their battle. Taking a look at them as they battle, Ray decided to wait for the moment when the middle age man will be exhausted before making his mov Their battle continue for a long time before things were able to calm down and by the time they were done fighting, they separated from each other and began to pant heavily with a lot of injuries all over their bod " Hahaha, nice one boy. Why don''t we try that one more time" said the middle age man who seen to be enjoying the fight even though he was seriously injure " Sorry freak but its time for you to die" replied Gray before removing a spear from his storage rin " Oh , are you that confident that you can beat me" asked the middle age man while taking a sword from his storage rin Gray just stood there while looking at the middle age man and at the same time gathering energy on the spear like he''s going for a powerful attack Standing by the opposite side, the middle age man was also gathering energy on his sword while waiting for the right time to strike Meanwhile while all this was happening, Ray was just staring at the two of them in preparation to make a move right after their attack only to end up gathering bored of waiting and was thinking of launching an attacked but that when he saw Gray and the middle age man push forward with great force with their weapons pointed at each with the intention of ending the fight with this very attac Thrusting his spear forward with great might when he was in range to attack but before he could land a hit, he saw the middle age man used that same technique that sent him fly once again but this time, he only used it to move himself from the spear range and send a powerful slash at Gray who was completely drained from the attack he just used. Chapter 54 - The Moon Breeze Squad Closing his eyes to accept his fate, Gray stood there powerless while waiting for death to come, .only for him not to feel any pain for some time, and he decided to open his eyes a little and take a peek only for him to see the middle age man standing in front of him without a hand while there was a big sword mark on his neck. Gray just stood there in shock while looking at the freak opposite him. Belong the middle age man head fell from his body and a fountain of blood began spray out while bathing Gray who was standing close in blood. " You''re welcome" was the next word he heard. Turning to the side, Gray saw Ray sitting not too far with an orb in his hand. " You did this" asked Gray while looking at Ray. " Yeah, after you to ignore that I even exist, all I could do was wait for the both of you to exhausted yourselves before coming back to existence" replied Ray with a smile on his face. " Anyways now that we have the orb, I think our job here is done" said Ray while getting up from the ground. Sighing in relief Gray fell on the fall and mumbled before falling asleep. " Just let me rest for a while before going we head back to the guild". Ray just looked at Gray while he falls asleep. Later on Ellis cane over to join Ray after regaining his strength. " Who could have thought that things will get to the stage where everyone is left with little energy to head back to the guild" said Ellis in anger. " All that doesn''t matter as long as we now have the orb in our possession" replied Ray before tossing it to Ellis. Catching the orb, he began to observe it before throwing back to Ray. " Don''t know what kind of orb it is, and I guess the owner that jenny spoke of previously don''t know either" said Ellis before sitting on the ground. The remaining hunter were busy cultivating to replenish their depleted energy while Ellis and Ray just sat where they were in silence with no one to start a conversation and after sometime Ellis asked Ray while looking at the dead body before them. " Now that you are now in foundation realm which hunter squad do you plan on join" " I don''t know and to tell you the truth, I don''t plan on joining any squad if we are not going together" replied Ray with a smile on his face. Ellis felt touch by Ray words but still asked. " It does not matter if you are in and am not, as long as we''ll be able to take on quest that are only available for one-star hunter then am fine" " But am not, we are in this together so that worry after we leave this place and get some good sleep we''ll be heading back to the swampy lake to get the treasure the snake tribe are protecting. May we might find something that could be useful to your advancement" replied Ray. " There we go again, heading into another battle after managing to come out of one in one piece, you are already planning to take me to another. Please I beg you I don''t want to go back to that place again" said Ellis in fear of how Ray always drag him to a dangerous place. " You complain too much Ellis, why can''t you just for once act like a man" Ray begins to yell at Ellis. " Hey guys, we are about to split the loot are you coming" asked a hunter that was calling the others to gather. Ellis stood up and went to join them. "Might as well join them even if what they will be distributing will not add to my cultivation" thought Ray before getting up and walk to the group. After sharing the loot among themselves and with Gray who was finally done to recovery some of his strength, the group went back to the guild to report. On their way to the guild, Gray asked Ray. " Hey kid now that you are already in the foundation realm, I believe you are more than qualified to becoming a one-star hunter and joining a guild won''t be a problem". Ray just kept quiet all along and only nod his head to Gray word and seeing this, Gray smiles before saying. " So what do you of about joining the Raging Dawn squad when you are promoted to a one-star hunter" " I will have to think about it but am not actually planning of joining any squad for the now" replied Ray while walking forward. " If you ever think of going to the squad do look for me said Gray with a friendly smile in his face. After walking for some time they were able to arrive at the guild by night fall, and before they could get to the entrance of the guild, they were suddenly greeted by the appearance of four men clad in light blue armor with the symbol of a moon crest on their chest. Gray was enraged when he saw the men that were in their was as they were their rival the moon breeze squad. " And what do you think you are doing" asked Gray while looking at the men in blue armor coldly. " Nothing much, we were just on our way to take on a quest before we bump into your group" replied the leader of the team before leading his men out and before Gray group could walk inside, the leader turned backed and said to the group with a smile on his face. " That reminds me, I thought the team that went for the C Rank quest were up to ten while am I only seeing seven if you now". " Guess the rumors about the Raging Dawn squad losing a member when they went on a quest are true" added a member of the moon breeze squad. Chapter 55 - Returning To The Swampy Lake Unable to hold his rage back, Gray turned back living the group and headed for the moon breeze squad members before saying. " Forget about what you have heard about our squad and have a battle with me lets see who is going to lose his life" said Gray while staring at the moon breeze squad. " Enough of all the hyping Gray if you really want to get your ass beaten so badly, I don''t mind getting my hands dirty, but you see am kind of busy so maybe next time" replied the leader of the moon breeze squad. " Finding an excuse from getting rough up are we Brad" said Gray with a smile in his face. " The members of the Raging Dawn squad are getting arrogant lately, an ordinary member with no rank talking to a vice captain in that manner" replied Brad " You may be a vice captain for all I care, but you can never change the fact that am stronger than you" said Gray before returning to his group. Brad stood there while looking at Gray in anger and after sometimes he left with his group. Seeing them leaving, Ray turns to the Gray and asked. " Who are those guys and why are they picking on you" " they are members of the moon breeze squad and that man leading them is the vice captain of the moon breeze squad" replied Gray. " They are the rival of the Raging Dawn squad" added someone from the group. " What, those guys are actually from the popular moon breeze sect that I have been hearing about" asked Ellis with a shocking look. " there you have it lad the members of the mighty squad" reply a hunter . " well they don''t look like they are from a renowned squad" said Ray whole looking at them as they walk at of sight. " you don''t judge an expert by appearance or attitude boy" reply another hunter that was walking ahead of them. Nodding in approval to what the hunter said, Ray was just about to asked them a few questions concerning the moon breeze squad but was when Gray interrupted him. " Enough with the moon breeze squad, let''s go turn in the orb and collect our reward" said Gray while walking into the guild. Seeing that the group that take on the C Rank quest are back, the hunters became excited especially those that are friends with some hunter and seeing that the numbers that return were few unlike when they went ledt for the mission. " wow, looks like the Raging Dawn squad really live up to their reputation" said a hunter from the crowd. " Yeah, they left with ten men to complete the tax but now only eight of them came back" replied another hunter. " Looks like the squad is still cursed, there is no way am joining the Raging Dawn when I gain promotion"said another hunter. " Hahaha old friend why bother joining the Raging Dawn, don''t you know that the Raging Dawn is a place met for your enemies to die with lot of regrets" replied another hunter. Heading straight to jenny counter while ignoring the words that are going around. When Gray got to the counter, he took the orb out of the storage ring before giving it to her. Jenny begins to examine the orb and after confirming that it was not a fake, jenny turn to them with a smile on her face before say. " Well done for completing the quest, please hand over your for recording" said jenny with a welcoming smile on her face. Handing their tags to her, the group waited for her to record their contribution point before handling them back to them. After receiving their tags, the group begin to leave until Ellis and Ray were the only ones that were left behind. " So how was the quest" asked jenny while looking at Ellis with a smile on her face. " Well let''s just say it was really challenging and Ray was able to break through into the foundation realm" replied Ellis. " Wow, congrats Ray. So now that you are a foundation realm expert when do plan on requesting for a promotion" asked jenny. " Don''t know yet, I plan to do so but that will be when my pal here is also in the foundation realm" said Ray. " Do you have to say that for everyone to hear" replied Ellis with a red face. " Hey am just making it clear that am not leaving you behind" said Ray with a smile on his face. And that''s how they started arguing with each other and seeing this, jenny couldn''t help but say. " Here they go again, arguing like kids" said jenny by the side with a chuckle before adding. " I think you guys should head home and get some rest so that you will have enough energy to do some quest tomorrow instead of arguing all day like children" When they heard what jenny said, they stop arguing and nodded in agreement since they have not been able to have a good rest in the forest. They chatted with jenny for a while before going home to sleep. The next day after waking up from sleep, they both went back to the guild to see if there is any interesting quest to do for the day only to be disappointed. " All the quest here are either too difficult to take or not worth our time, so why don''t we go back to the swampy lake" asked Ray with a smile. Ellis sigh before turning to face the entrance. " Oh well, since there is nothing to do am going to the pub to get some drink" said Ellis. " what''s wrong with you, don''t you want to get stronger. Since we have nothing doing at the moment, I think it is better we just head there instead of going to the pub to get drunk" replied Ray while holding Ray back. Walking out of the guild they made their way back to the swampy lake. Taking the path they took when they first came into the forest the were able to get to the other side where they were attack by the snake tribe only to discover the place was devoid of any life force. Turning around to look at the place, Ray couldn''t help but asked. " Hey Ellis are you sure we are in the right place". " Was there another way crossing the lake apart from traveling via the trees" replied Ellis. " if we are truly in the right place, then can you explain the fact that we have not been able to see any snake beast not to talk about being attack by those snake men" said Ray. " It''s possible that they move out to occupy another part of the land" replied Ellis while looking around the place in search of a clue. " Hey Ellis come take a look at this" said Ray who was squatting by the side while looking at the muddy ground. Walking up close Ellis was able to see what Ray was looking at which was no other than a shaded skin on the ground. " This was done by a member of the snake tribe not quite Long ago" said Ellis while picking the skin from the ground. " So now what should we do" asked Ray while looking at Ellis who was busy looking at the skin. " What else can we do other than to look for their track in the area" Ellis replied to Ray question. And that''s how they begin to look for the snake beast tracks that will lead then to the snake tribe only for them to find it difficult to locate and the worst part of it is that, there are also track from other beast in the area that are mixed together making it difficult to recognize the tracks. Being under to locate any track, Ray was becoming tired of the endless search turned to Ellis and said. " Maybe they were chased away by a powerful beast or human" Ray said while looking around. When Ellis heard what Ray said, he shook his head and sigh before saying. " Hey can you search for their track and think less with that empty brain of yours. And besides did you see any track belonging to a human". " Am just saying since it could be possible that they left due to an attack from a human hunter" said Ray with a serious look. " Okay so tell me, where did see a human track " asked Ellis. Ray kept quiet and continue to look for track ignoring Ellis question. " And now he''s ignoring the question" said Ellis with a smile on his face before walking up to Ray and said. " by the way, don''t you think being promoted would be better for us even if we dont join any squad" " there must be a benefit in joining a squad and by the way I kind of like the Raging Dawn squad. With what others are saying, they only take on difficult quest" replied Ray. Regretting why he brought that up, Ellis decided to put that decision at the back of his mind until they are done with their quest. Chapter 56 - Face-off With The Snake King They never stop searching for the track that belong to the snake tribe and after searching for a very long time they were able to find where the snake tribe moved to. Making their way there, they were attack the moment they step their foot on the land. " Looks like they knew we''re coming" said Ray while taking his sword from the scabbard. " Why won''t they know we were coming when you just can''t stop making noise along the way" complain Ellis while sending a kick at a snake beast which end up crashing into a tree. Seeing that they are being attack by humans, the snake king sent more of his tribe men forward to attack Ray and Ellis while he leads the attack from behind. Turning to look at the snake beasts that are heading their way, Ellis couldn''t help but turn to Ray before saying. " I think it is time you blast those beasts away before we are completely encircle by them or are you planning on fighting them in your grave" Turning to face the approaching beast, Ray sent a flame burst at them which end up killing a lot of the snake beast while does which were far from the explosion makes their way to them. " I knew coming to this place was a bad idea" said Ellis while defending himself against a snake beast that is using his tail as a whip to attack him. " Can''t you stop complaining for once and face what''s in front of you" replied Ray slashed a snake beast in two. The snake king became angry when it saw how is people are suffering from the attack of the humans filled he with rage, the snake king lung at Ray at an incredible speed before sending a fist attack at him only for Ray to block the attack with his sword while flying back and crashed in the lake. Struggling to swim out of the lake, Ray shook himself to get the stinky water off him before saying. " Good thing I knew how to swim" said before turning to look at the snake king that was attacking Ellis from all different angles while his tribe members send an attack after another at him. Ray rush forward while sending wind slash after wind slash to stop some from reaching Ellis. " Hiss" the snake king rush to Ray in frustration that he was still alive after taking an attack from him while leaving is men to deal with Ellis. Ray send a slash ahead of him when he saw the snake king swinging is tail at him. But unfortunately for Ray, his reaction was slow and the tail knock the sword off his hand while sending him crashing into the lake once again with a wound on his chest. Not giving Ray the time to recover, the snake king went into the lake and started heading for Ray. When Ray was about to get up, he felt an attack coming underneath the lake and swam to the side while avoiding the attack by a hair. After dodging the attack, Ray thought that was the end of it and was just about to sigh a breath of relief, when another attack came at him, but this time around Ray was able to act quickly as he took out his other blade from the scabbard and send a wind slash which counter the snake king attack. " I have to leave this lake as soon as possible'' said Ray before swimming faster toward where there is land and at the same time he was dodging the snake king attack. Meanwhile, back on land, Ellis was busy fighting with the snake tribe all by himself, and he seems to be getting tire of fighting the snake tribe. Turning around, Ellis made a run for it. " Ray you better pray hard that I die here else you won''t be able to bear what I will do to you" shouted Ellis and at the same time running for his life. While Ellis was running, he never stopped looking at the lake that''s not far from where he was only to see Ray moving from side to side and the moment he moves to one side, an explosion would occur in his previous location. " What''s that" said Ellis while looking around the lake in search of the attacker only for him to shake his head in disappointment. " Could it be that whatever that is attacking him is under the lake. Anyways that''s not my problem" Ellis mumble to himself before he continues to run and whenever a snake beast come near him, he will kill it and tossed it toward the other creating a distance between them in the process. After many struggling to avoid the attacks from the snake king, Ray was finally able to leave the lake, but he was filled with injuries. Taking a shelter by a tree which was close by, Ray was finally able to catch his breath. " I can''t believe even with a rise in my realm, it proves difficult to beat" said Ray after taking an advance health potion to regain his strength. Not long after taking the health potion the snake king came out of the lake with a full busted while shooting a mouthful of venom at him. " Gross, will you stop spitting those nasty looking thing at me" said Ray while dodging the vomons. " You fool that''s a venom and a deadly one at that. Make sure not to let it touch your skin for it is untreatable" said Ellis who was running not too far from Ray''s location. " I know its venom alright and why are you running away" replied Ray. " Can''t you see I am being chased by them" said Ellis. " This is the reason why I said it''s better using a weapon than to use your fist, if it were to be a weapon you could easily fend them off" replied Ray while shaking his head in disappointment. " Why don''t you send them flying with your blade them and by the way, my fist is more than enough to take them down" said Ellis. " Stop worrying about me and think of how you are going to handle him" added Ellis. " I would love to send them flying, but you see this nut head is just too hard to beat" replied Ray. Turning back to the snake king, Ray continue to dodge the snake venom while sending an attack of his own at the snake king which was easily dodge by the snake king. '' This guy is just too difficult to handle, which I can get close to him" Ray thought to himself while maintaining his distance. Since he only knows the wind slash and flame burst skill, he was finding it difficulty to land an attack on the snake king. Stepping to the side to avoid an attack, Ray send two flame burst at the snake king to double the power of the attack. When the flame erupted, the snake king was caught up in the attack and was injured. The snake king scales were pulled out in some part of his body with blood gashing out from them. The snake king became enrage and went on rampage destroying anything on sights. Getting out of the way, Ray moved from the snake king to avoid sustaining injury from the attack. " Shit, now that it is in this state, how am I supposed to defeat it" complain Ray. Meanwhile, by the side Ellis stop running and was sending attack after attack at the snake beasts when he felt the ground stumbled and turn to look at Ray''s direction only to see the snake king swinging around while destroying trees that were in sight. "What did that fool do to enrage the king said Ellis to himself. When the snake beasts saw their king was enraged, they begin to shake in fear and ran off. Being free from the attack of the snake beasts, Ellis ran to join up with Ray and asked. " What did you do this time around" asked Ellis " Nothing at all, it just went crazy after getting injured from by flame burst" replied Ray while looking at the snake king. " Are you sure you didn''t take the treasure from it" asked Ellis still not convinced that its crazy state was caused by the attack. " Now you are acting like a complete fool Ellis, how am I supposed to take treasure from this beast when I can hardly land an attack on him while avoiding those venoms of his" replied Ray in anger. " We need to kill it before it get out of hand" said Ellis while cracking his fist. " What will have if it gets out of hand" asked Ray. " Sigh, then we''ll have to face more beasts in the forest which will be very troublesome for us" replied Ellis. " If that happens, then we''ll be done for" said Ray while looking at the snake king. Chapter 57 - The Search For The Treasure Taking the lead in the attack while Ellis follow from behind and when they got to a closer range, Ray sent a wind slash at the snake king only for the snake king to swinging around and what came after was a wall of poison. " And now it''s using its own poison as shield too" said Ellis with a frown on his face. " Come on, let take a different approach and see if it can shield himself from both sides" replied Ray before heading to the other side and send another wind slash at the snake king only for it to be nullified by the poison wall. " I think our only option is to head in then" said Ellis. Gathering energy on his legs, Ellis Launch himself forward the moment the poison wall went down. Wrapping his fist with energy, he sent a heavy punch on the snake king abdomen which cause a little vibration before the snake king let out a scream and hit Ellis with his tall sending him crashing into a tree before falling down. Struggling out of the tree Ellis walk up to Ray. Seeing Ellis was okay, Ray smiled before saying. " That punch of yours was really able to influence some damage on him, why don''t you try hitting it more" " Hitting it is not a problem but avoiding it attack it what am worried about" replied Ellis. " Why did you say That" asked Ray? " That''s because when I attack it, I added some internal energy to the attack, and it takes time to move my body" replied Ellis. " I see, anyway I am going in" said Ray with a smile in his face. Taking his sword, Ray ran towards the snake king and started slashing at it only for the snake king to respond by shooting out poisonous balls at him. Trying to get rid of the poisonous balls Ray switch to the flame burst. Sending a flame burst at the snake king but since the attack has already been used on the snake king before, it was able to shield itself from it via using it poison wall. And though the snake king was able to defend itself from the attack, it was still sent flying. Not giving it the time to recover, Ray dash forward and before long he was already by the snake king side sending a heavy slash at the snake king wound, he was able to deepen the wound. The snake king scream in pain before swinging it tall at Ray which was an easy to dodge. Taking the initiative to send another attack at the snake king, but before he could, some green fog began to release from the snake king body. Taking a step back to avoid whatever that was, Ray begin to watch the green fog as it spread out around the snake king and the tree that are close to the snake king began to rot. " That''s not just any fog" said Ellis with a frown. " So what are we going to do now that we can''t get close to it due to the green fog" asked Ray. " This won''t be easy" replied Ellis with his eyes closed. " And what are you trying to do" asked Ray when he saw Ellis closing his eyes. " I am trying to concentrate and used my internal energy in the form of a shield to get closed to the Crazy snake" replied Ellis. " Wow, you can actually do that" asked Ray in surprise. Ellis nodded his head in respond before saying. " That''s what I did when I attack it previously, but I only cloak my fist" " Can you tell me how I can use my internal energy that way" asked Ray. " Easy, you just have to feel the spiritual energy inside you flowing through your body and imagine it moving around you" replied Ellis before showing Ray an example by cloaking himself with energy. Closing his eyes to concentrate, Ray began to follow Ellis instructions and before long he was already cloaked in spiritual energy. Seeing this Ellis gave Ray a thumbs up before adding. "We will have to be fast with the attack since we won''t be able to maintain the concentrated energy" " So how long do we have before the energy wore out" asked Ray. " My estimation would be ten to 15 minutes before it worn out" replied Ellis. " Then what are we waiting for, lets go" said Ray before charging at the snake king. Ellis sigh before also charging at the snake king. When the were close to the snake king, they begin to attack and seeing that the two humans were not affected by his poisonous fog it began to send is poisonous balls at them which were either dodged or destroyed in midair. Sending attack after attack, Ray and Ellis were finally able to push the snake king back but still they were not able to influence great damage on him and that''s when Ray begin to use Ellis idea of wrapping his fist with energy. Moving some energy into his blade Ray moved closed to the snake king while dodging it tail attack before sending a slash at it arm while chopping it off in the process. " Hissing" The snake king scream in pain and decided to run away when it notices staying here while fighting this two human could be the place where it perishes. Ray became angry when he saw the snake king running for it life and said. " Why are the creatures and cultivators always acting so cowardly whenever they are at their ends" Keeping his blades in the scabbard, Ray started chasing after the snake king while still cloak in spiritual energy. Ellis stood there with a blank face when he saw Ray giving chased. " Why is that idiot chasing it when we should be looking for the treasure now that it is gone" said Ellis with a sigh before going after them. After managing to catch up to Ray, Ellis said. " Hey shouldn''t we be looking for the treasure now that it is running away". " The treasure will have to wait until I killed that bastard" replied Ray. " Oh now you want to kill the damn snake and forget about the treasure eh, well it all yours" said Ellis before he stops chasing after them and turn around. When Ray saw that Ellis was not chasing after the snake king with him, he stopped and turn to Ellis before turning back to the snake king that was running at it top speed before turning back to Ellis and walk up to him. " Okay you win, now let''s go look for the treasure" said Ray while wrapping his hand on Ellis shoulder. " I thought you wanted the snake king dead" asked Ellis turning to look at Ray. " I was just joking with you, you see all I wanted was to scare it away to avoid unwanted trouble" replied Ray with a smile on his face. Ellis decided not to asked anymore since Ray could easily lie to his face. Scattering the spiritual energy they begin to walk back to where they fought with the snake tribe. " So any ideas where the treasure could be" asked Ray when they arrive at the fight scene. " Finding the treasure won''t be a problem, all we have to do is follow the track that was left behind by the snake tribe" replied Ellis while looking at the track that was left behind by the snake tribe that ran away when their king went on rampage. They begin to follow the track left behind by the snake tribe and after some time, they return to where they first saw the snake tribe Only to see the place being empty with no sign of life force. " The track ends here and there should be more than a hundred snake here, so why is it so empty " I guess they might have run away or hide themselves from being seen" replied Ellis. " It doesn''t matter anyway since we won''t be fighting them which save us the stress" said Ray before getting started with the search for the treasure. " Alright let''s turn this place upside down and head back to get some pleasant liquor" said Ellis with a smile on his face. " All you ever knew is how to drink away your life when you should have focus more on battle" replied Ray to Ellis while shaking his head in pity. " So is now a crime to drink eh" asked Ellis while stretching is body. " It was never a crime to other, but you" Ray shake his head and decided to end it there. " Today is your day so you are free to shine your light for the word to see but don''t come running at me beging to spare you some of my wine" replied Ellis before walking off to search for the treasure. " we''ll have to see about that" Ray said out loud for Ellis to hear before turning to the other side to begin his search. Chapter 58 - Dragon Pearl And Earth Core They search the whole place but were unable to locate the treasure, and before they knew it, it was already getting dark. " Are you sure there is a treasure hiding here" asked Ray. " There have to be, else why would they suddenly stop chasing us and went back to their territory if they are not protecting something" replied Ellis who was already getting angry. " Are you sure cause if am not mistaking we have already turned this place upside down and there is still no sign of the snake tribe not to talk about the treasure" said Ray. " Hey am not some kind of wizard that can pinpointing any treasure from a distance, I only guessed due to the snake king reaction" replied Ellis. Ray was just about to lash at Ellis when he suddenly remembers that he had a system that was able to lead them out of the mysterious wetland word. " If it can lead us out of the forest, locating the treasure or sign of life force within range should be a walk in the park" said Ray to himself. " What did you say" asked Ellis when he heard Ray saying? " Nothing" replied Ray while stroking his chin before turning to the system. " Hey, is it possible for you to locate hidden treasure around the surrounding". *ding* [Affirmative] " That''s good to hear, now I want you to scan the area for any treasure" said Ray happily. *Ding* [Scanning in progress: 1%, 2%, 3%......] *Ding* [Scanning complete: there is no sign of treasure in the vicinity] " So there is really nothing here eh" said Ray before turning to Ellis. Ray was just about to tell Ellis about the information when he saw a dark brown scale that was stuck to a tree not too far from where they stood. Taking a closer look, Ray was a shock to see a snake beast that actually blend together with the tree and if some were not to focus much on it, they won''t be able to see it. Acting like he had not seen the snake, Ray walked up to Ellis and begin to tell him about the place been devoid of treasure and at the sign time he was peeping to see if the snake beast was still there only to see that it haven''t moved an inch. Seeing how strange Ray is acting, Ellis asked in a low voice that only the both of them could hear. " What is it Ray, did you manage to find anything". " Yeah, there is a snake beast that''s camouflage on a tree behind you" replied Ray still keeping it low. " Why didn''t you say so earlier" asked Ellis with a frown? " That''s because I was scared you would scare it away, since it''s the only hope we have of getting our hands on any treasure they are hiding" replied Ray with a smile. " So now are we just going to stand here and wait until it make it move or what" asked Ellis. " If we do that, it will begin to suspect that we know of his existence" replied Ray. " So what should we do asked Ellis who was so edger to leave the forest. Ray stop smiling and begin to walk forward before saying to Ellis. " Just walk and don''t pay it any attention". Realizing what Ray was up to, Ellis couldn''t help but smile before say " So he actually used that head of his ". Making their way out of the snake territory Ray and Ellis acted like nothing has happened making the snake beast lower it guide since it has not been discovered, but before they could take one more step forward, Ray suddenly took out his blade from the scabbard in lightening speed and send two a wind slash at where the snake beast is hiding. In shock at how the humans were able to see him, the snake beast turned around in an attempt to dodge the wind slash jump out of the tree while sending a wind attack of its own to counter the attack. Landing on the ground, the snake beast was just about to run to is life, but before it could move it body from the ground a fist was already planted in is abdomen which send it flying backward and crash on the tree it was hiding on previously. " Hey take it easy will you, that''s our only chance of finding anything good here" said Ray when he felt the strength behind Ellis punch. " I know, I reduce the strength of the punch by much. As you can see it still breathing" replied Ellis with a smile in his face. Turning to look at the beast that was struggling to get up only to fall back due to sustaining an internal injury from the punch. Walking up to the snake beast with his blade by his side, Ray bent down and asking the snake beast while looking it straight in the eye. " Where is the treasure that you all have been risking your life to protect". Keeping silent while looking at Ray confusingly of what the human could be talking about. Ray asked again but this time around, his voice was already getting louder from rage on how the snake beast was not saying anything and was just looking at him like how someone would look at a fool. The snake beast began to shake in fear but still reduced to say a thing. " Oh you are still refusing to talk" said Ray while lifting his blade high ready to strike the beast. And that''s when Ellis came in and hold Ray by the hand before saying. " You fool, do you want to kill our only source of finding the treasure". " I just want to torment it a little and not kill it since it refusing to talk" replied Ray while looking at Ellis. " And how do you expect a beast that is not a spirit beast to understand what you are saying and give you back a reply" asked Ellis once more. When Ray heard what Ellis said he turned to look at the snake beast and turn back to Ellis in shock before replying. " You mean it could not understand the words I am saying". Ellis choked when he heard Ray reply. '' How can you be living in this world and still don''t know the common knowledge about beast being able to understand and communicate with a human only after ascending into a spirit beast'' thought Ellis before adjusting himself and clear his throat before asking Ray. " So you mean to say you did not know this snake could not talk". " If I knew will I be wasting my time talking to it" replied Ray while looking at the snake beast in disgust. " Tell me how could you be so dumb to not know that only a spirit beast and immortal beast can speak in the human language" asked Ellis. " Oh now you are calling me an idiot" replied Ray. " And so, how could you not know such simple details about the beast" said Ellis. " And how is that my concern" replied Ray while getting up to face Ellis ignoring the weak snake beast in the process. " Ah, all you ever know to do is fight. When we get back I will have to place all this small knowledge into that brain of yours even if I have to do it by force" said Ellis before walking pass Ray and sat in the ground close to the snake beast. Seeing that the wild human is no longer in front of it, it became relied and turn to look at the chubby one in front of him who has a smile on his face. Placing his hand on the storage ring, Ellis brought out a shiny stone and other stuff. Waving them in front of the snake beast before placing them back into the storage ring. " I hope this works" said Ellis while looking at the snake beast . Seeing the strange action Ellis was making, Ray sat down a bit far from the two of them and begin to observe the outcome. Taking the crystals out again, Ellis begin to gesture at the snake beast before placing them back into the ring. The snake beast widen his eyes in realization after many demonstrations from Ellis and pointed at a tree at too far from them. Seeing this, Ray stood up and give Ellis a thumbs up with a smile on his face. Ellis step aside instead of going to search the tree, seeing this the snake beast knew what the human was trying to say and struggling to get up before walking to the tree and begin to dig the ground and after digging for some time, they were able to see items that are buried on the tree. " Wait a minute, is that the dragon pearl, earth core" said Ellis with a smile on his face while holding a strange stone and a pearl in his hand. " Hey bro what are does" asked Ray from the side. " This is a dragon pearl and earth core, with these two items it won''t be a problem for me to advance my cultivation and body into another realm" replied Ellis in joy. " Wow than I guess we really make it big" said Ray with a smile on his face. " Yes, you can say that, this is really a treasure worth risking our lives for" replied Ellis. Chapter 59 - The Battle Arena Playing with the dragon pearl and earth core, Ellis refuse to pay the other item attention leaving Ray to deal with them. After keeping the rest, Ray turned to the injured snake beast before saying. " And should we do about it". " I have what we came for, so just let it be" replied Ellis while playing with the items. When the snake beast heard that it will be spared, it let out a breath of relief before kowtow to them for not killing it. Not paying the beast any attention Ray turn around and began to walk off while Ellis follow from behind still holding the items. Seeing that get Ray really annoyed as he turned to him and said. " Are you not going to put that away or do you want others to see it and over it". " Sorry about that, it just that am too excited since I will be able to ahead of time just using the dragon pearl" replied Ellis after coming back to his senses before keeping the items in his storage ring. " I believe you don''t have any use for the dragon pearl and earth core since you already have your own method of cultivation" asked Ellis. " Of course I won''t be needing it since the best way for me to grow strong is to bake myself with battle experience" replied Ray while tapping his blade from behind. " Since you already have the required items needed for your breakthrough, what your next move" asked Ray. " Oh, I am going into seclusion the moment we get back to try and breakthrough and I won''t be coming until I break through" replied Ellis with a serious look. " And how many hours, so you need for your breakthrough" asked Ray once again. " Hours, bro we are talking about months here, and you are saying hours. Please just tell me the truth do you really not know a thing or two about all this knowledge, or you are just pretending to know" replied Ellis with a question of his own. " So what do you want me to do within the months that you will be in seclusion" asked Ray while dodging Ellis in question. " There is lots of things you can do during my absence, like going to the pub to drink, going on a quest or better still go enjoy yourself in the brothel" replied Ellis with a smile when saying the last part. " Do I look like someone who would spend his time and money in a place like that" said Ray in annoyance. " Oh now you are angry, ain''t you the one that asked me for options of things you can do while am away" replied Ellis who was already angry. " And that''s what you can come up with eh" yelled Ray. " How am I supposed to know what you can do" Ellis yelled back at Ray. " You know what, u don''t even know why I am wasting my time arguing with you" added Ellis. After walking for sometime in silence, the Hiepia empire came into view. They went into their home still in silence until when Ellis step into the garden while holding the door to entrance. " Remember what I said, the garden is off limits. If you are looking for where to spar you can easily go to the hunter guild" said Ellis with a serious face. " What''s with the rush, are you not going to prepare some meal to help keep that stomach of yours full until you come out of seclusion" asked Ray. " I don''t have time to waste on such unnecessary things. Don''t worry we''re going to have a hell of fun when I come out" replied Ellis while laughing before closing the door. " Ah now I am going to live in this damn place all by myself with no one to talk to" said Ray to himself before going to his room to rest. Waking up the next day, Ray went to the hunter guild to see if there is anyone available for a spar but before leaving Ray look at the Door leading to the garden before muttering beneath his breath. " I wonder what he is doing now". When Ray arrive at the guild, he was just planning to go look for who to spar with when he heard a lovely voice coming from afar. Turning to see who was it, Ray put on a friendly smile on his face when he discovered the lady talking to a hunter by the counter. " If you are looking for information the best person to meet is jenny" said Ray before heading to the receptionist counter. " Look how lost you are just walking on your own. Where is friend" said jenny when she saw Ray approaching her. " Busy and won''t be coming out any time soon" replied Ray with a smile. " Hope he''s doing well" asked jenny worriedly. " Don''t worry about him, he''s doing well" replied Ray. " Ain''t you going to pick a quest for the day" asked jenny knowing how Ray loves to battle. " Nah, I won''t be taking any quest until Ellis is done with what he''s doing" replied Ray. " Why do you say that, I believe in the guild there are hunters that are more capable than him" said jenny? " Yes they are more capable than him but would they be able to tolerate being around me and if we are in a critical situation will they be able to used their brain to the fullest" replied Ray while looking at jenny in the eye. " I see, so since you are not here to take a quest, what is it you want because I don''t you will just walk up here to have a chat with me" asked jenny. " I am looking for someone to spar with since I have nothing doing now" replied Ray straightaway. That''s easy just head to the hunter''s arena by your left you will see hunters that are looking for sparing partner" said jenny. " Thanks for the help jenny" replied Ray with a smile before heading to the arena. Getting to the arena, Ray could see people fighting with some being thrown out of the stage while the crowd are cheering for their champion. " Now this is the place that is met for a person like me" said Ray in excitement before walking to where bet are been place. " Place your bet now for the odds are in your favor" said the cashier. Walking to the cashier Ray asked. " Good day sir, please where can I sign up for a match". The cashier stop what he was doing and turn to the young man before him and point at a small room by the side after examine Ray. Thanking the cashier, Ray head for the room where he saw an old man sitting on the ground with a tablet in front of him. Seeing the young man walking into the room he already knew why he was here since only those that was to fight only comes in. Stretching the tablet forward the old man told Ray to place is thumb on it before telling him to pay a hundred contribution point for the entrance fee before sending him out of the room to wait for his name to be called. Walking out of the room, Ray went to sit and watch the ongoing match until it gets to his turn. After watching for some time, the announcer walk up to the stage and turned to the crowd before saying. " Now for the main event, we have kart from the Raging Dawn squad vs Ray who is actually an assistant hunter". " Hahaha, an assistant hunter fighting against a kart a foundation realm expert this should be interesting" said a hunter from the crowd. " Now is my chance to win it big" said another hunter before heading to the betting stand to place his bet. Ray went to the bet stand and place his bet when he saw that the odds that he will win is 10/1 before heading to the stage. When the news about the Odd reach the ears of the crowd, they all rush to place their bet with few betting on Ray wining. " Hey is that the apprentice hunter that is facing kart" asked a hunter when he saw Ray walk into the stage. " He''s really young to be in this place not to talk about battling an opponent that is far stronger than him" replied another hunter. " I bet he won''t be able to last five minutes in there" said another hunter. Meanwhile, by the front row sat Gary who was looking at Ray with a smile on his face before saying to a Hunter by his side. " Here is my tag, go and place one thousand contribution points on the young man ". " But sir Gray this is a complete lost you know how strong kart is, placing a bet on that kid wining is just too risky" said the hunter. " Yeah that''s what it is risk, now go and do as I say" replied Gray. Standing up the hunter left for the bet stand while Gray just sat there with a smile on his face. Chapter 60 - The Victor Back in the stage, Ray stood there with his blades already pulled out of the scabbard and standing opposite him was a muscular man whom dawn the Raging Dawn uniform while holding a broad sword. Looking at the young man before him, kart couldn''t help but laugh while placing his hands on the waist. " It better you just walk out of the stage now, because I won''t be showing mercy the moment the bell is rung" said kart who was so suck up with pride. " And why would I step down now that the battle is about to begin or are you scared that I will paint the stage with your blood" replied Ray. " Haha haha, so much for being a good guy now look how you are being look down on" said a hunter from the crowd of viewers. Not just one but almost the whole views begin to comment on the word spoken by the young man standing in the stage, while others laugh at kart. Hearing the insult the crowd are saying about him, kart became angry and turn to Ray while swinging his blade before saying. " I am going to make you regret meeting me today". " Oh really, come on then show me how you are going to make me regret" replied Ray while pointing his blade at kart. " You little" yelled kart in anger before dashing at Ray. Standing still in the stage while holding his blade by his side, Ray waited for kart to attack which surprised the viewers and some couldn''t help but comment. " Do you want to die kid, run for your life" said a hunter. " How do expect him to run when he has already crumbled in fear" said another hunter with a light chuckle. Meanwhile, sitting on the first row Gray was smiling with his hand fold under his chest. " Let''s see how you make a fool of yourself" said Gray in a low voice. " Did you say anything sir" asked the hunter sitting close to Gray only for Gray to continue staring at the stage. Kart was running toward Ray with his broad sword and when he got close enough, he slashed at Ray. Kart was expecting to hear the cry of agony coming from the young man before him only to see his attack been block by two blades. Kart stood still with his mouth wild open from shock of how the young man before him could take his attack. Taking a look at the young man in hope of seeing him in struggle only to see him smiling like he was not under any pressure. " Impossible, how can a foundation stage 1 stand on an equal ground with a foundation stage 5 practitioner" said kart in shock. " Nothing is impossible if you put your mind into it" replied Ray with a faint smile before applying some strength to his hand and push his blade forward which makes kart to take a few step back before balancing himself. Not giving kart the time to attack, Ray rush forward and swing his blade at kart which was easily blocked, but before Kart could think of sending an attack of his own, another blade was sent slashing at his lower body taking another step back kart was able to avoid getting wounds apart from the ripping some part of his clothes. The moment kart took a step back with his clothes being ripped off, Gray got up from his sit and cheer for Ray. Turning to look at Gray who just stood up and yelled, the hunter that was sent to place the bet begin to wonder if gray actually knew the young man. Looking at his clothes that was almost rip off in rage kart charged forward while slashing at Ray, dodging to the side Ray used one of the blade to deflect kart attack while sending another attack using the other blade. After being trick by the same attack, kart was able to dodge the attack and sent a powerful kick at Ray. Ray was sent flying by the kick and crashed at the edge of the stage. Dusting his clothes, Ray stared at kart who had a smile on his face. " Just take a good look at you, because you manage to land a hit on me, you are already celebrating" said Ray with a smile on his face. " Let see how you deal with this one" replied kart with a scoff before waving his other hand and begin to gather energy. " HELLISH WHIP" said kart and the next moment the energy he had been gathering turned into a whip. After the whip has completely taken shape, kart swing the whip towards Ray only for Ray to roll to the side. Thinking that kart will have to withdraw the whip before attacking again, Ray was just about to send a wind slash at him only to see the whip still coming at him. Sending the wind slash at the whip, Ray move back to avoid being caught by the aftermath only for the wind slash to be knock aside while the whip was still heading his way. Left with no other choice, Ray began to run round the stage while avoiding the whip. " What''s the matter boy, are you tire that you decided to dance for me" said kart while whipping at Ray. Ignoring kart mocking, Ray continue to dodge the attack until eventually he was getting fed up. " That''s it, the worst that could happen to me is just a slight injury that is not difficult to heal" said Ray. After making up his mind, Ray decided to head for kart with a plan in mind. Seeing that Ray was heading his way, kart begin to add more strength to his attack while swinging the whip at every angel making it difficult for Ray to get to him. After getting close enough Ray sent wind slash after wind slash to keep kart distracted, Ray followed up with a flame burst with lower explosive power. Kart was busy defending himself from the wind slash when he felt the heat in surrounding soar to another level, kart felt danger around him and quickly run out of the way after which an explosion occur sending kart flying backward and crash on the edged of the stage. " Wow, how could he unleash such a powerful attack with that realm of his" said a hunter. " Dammit, how could kart dodge that attack complain Gray while hitting his fist at his sit. Ray was trying to catch is Breath while watching kart who was covered in smoke. After sometime when the smoke has resided, Kart was seemed standing there while covered in bruise. " What happened to the smile you had on your face earlier" said Ray with a smile when he saw kart waking forward. " Hahaha very funny" replied kart before whipping his whip at Ray. Slashing his blade at the whip, Ray blade was stuck to the whip, struggling to free his blade from the whip Ray was being dragged forward until he was only a few steps away from Kart. Holding his broad sword in preparation for when Ray get with his reach, kart couldn''t help but chuckle before saying to the struggling Ray. " Since you don''t want to let go of the blade, I guess this is the end for you". " And who told you I can''t let go, am just waiting for the opportunity to get really closed to you" replied Ray with a smile on his face before sending a flame burst at the floor. Noticing what was about to happen and after experiencing the same technique first, kart hurriedly tried to let go of the whip only to be grab tightly by Ray. " Running already" said Ray with a crappy smile on his face. " You freak yelled kart as he begins to strike Ray in his back. Not letting go of Kart even after being struck with a powerful punch, Ray still refused to let go of kart until the flame burst erupted with the both of them being in the center of the explosion. Cries of agony was heard coming from the flame. " What a reckless move that was" said a hunter. " Who do you think will come out of that as the victor" asked the hunter that was sitting with Gary? " By the look of thing, it is probably the new guy" replied Gray After some time the cry of agony came to a halt and the next two body was sent out of the flame and with a closer look at the bodies that were sent out of the flame, one could tell who they were. " Looks like it a draw" said the hunter sitting with Gray only for him to hear Gray chuckle. Turning to the stage, the hunter was surprised to see that the young man was struggling to get up. " Now I think we have a winner" replied Gray while looking at the struggling Ray. Dragging himself from the ground, Ray could barely stand on his two feet. Seeing that the apprentice hunter was victorious the crowd begin to cheer for and before long the announcer declared Ray the winner. Chapter 61 - Attempting A Breakthrough After being declared the winner, Ray fell on the ground while breathing heavily and laying opposite him was kart who could hardly keep his eyes open. Seeing the state that they were in, the announcer order for them to be taken to the guild physician. " Ha, now I have more than enough contribution points to provide for my financial needs, thank the good heavens that I came to watch today''s battle" said Gray who was filled with joy as he matched towards the bet stand. Those that bet on Ray wining gladly went to the bet stand to claim their points while the other begin to complain. " I really need to thank that kid" said Gray while walking out of the bet stand. Meanwhile, in the physician room, Ray and kart were being place on the patient bed while waiting for the physician to attend to their wound. Although before Ray was carried to the room, he had already taken an advance health potion so the pain he was going through was to lessen. After sometime, the physician came in and surprisingly the physician they were waiting for was actually jenny. " Haha look how messed up you are" said jenny with a laugh the moment she saw Ray laying on a bed. " Jenny what are you doing here" asked Ray. " What else if not to treat the wounded" replied jenny. " What, are you actually the physician we have been waiting for" asked Ray in shock. " Hahaha, just because I always stay on the receptionist office does not mean I can''t take another work" replied Jenny. Unable to believe the fact that jenny was actually a physician, Ray turned to the hunter that brought him to the room and asked if what she''s saying is true only for him to see him nod his head in reply. Jenny chuckle and walk to the bed that kart was laying on and begin to examine his body. Seeing that jenny us going ahead to treat kart first instead of him, Ray called at to jenny. " Hey jenny don''t you treat me first or can''t you see that am in pain" " Shut up will you, I can tell you are already recovery without checking on you unlike him who seem to be in the brink of death" replied jenny while rolling her eyes at Ray. Jenny started treatment with kart and after some hours of treatment, kart wounds were finally healed. Taking a deep breath, jenny headed to Ray''s bed looking at his burnt body, jenny couldn''t help but say with a laugh. " Wish Ellis was he to see you laying like that in the bed" " He has seen me in worst cases, so this is nothing" replied Ray while raising his head to look at jenny. " There is nothing much left for me to do here since you have almost recovered" said jenny while getting up from the bed. " Great, so can I go home now" said Ray while getting up. Pushing him back into the bed jenny said with a frown. " Can''t you just lay down and recover before leaving". " You said it yourself didn''t you, so what''s the point of staying in here. By the way how am I going to claim my points for the bet that I won if I am staying here" replied Ray still trying to get up. " Just lay down I will go get it for you, just hand me your tag" said jenny before walking out of the room and after a while she came back throwing the tag at Ray before walking out of the room again. After waiting for some hours in boredom for his body to heal, Ray walked out of the guild and headed to the pub to drink. Walking into the pub, Ray stood his sit and was just about to call the bartender over when someone places a hand on his shoulder. Turning his head to look at who it was, Ray could only smile at the man. " What are you doing here" asked Ray. " Hahaha, to celebrate with the boys" replied Gary while taking a sit with his squad members. " Celebrate, what''s the occasion" asked Ray. " Boss actually win big today due to the match you had with kart" replied a Hunter. Yeah that''s right I won big this time around, so I decided to have a drink with the boys, and where is that friend of yours added Gary while looking around in search for Ellis. " He''s busy with stuff, so I had to help myself out with some drinks" replied Ray. Gary nodded before yelling for the bar attender to get them some good wine. And before long their table was filled with wine. Taking a drink, Gray turned to Ray who was busy drinking his wine and asked. " So have you made up your mind about joining the Raging Dawn". " Yeah and won''t be joining anytime soon" replied Ray. " I don''t want it to seem as if I am forcing you, so I will leave you to decide but if you go ahead and join the moon breeze squad than you will have to deal with me" said Gray in a serious look. " You don''t have to worry about me joining that squad, so you can be at ease" replied Ray with a smile on his face. " All right since it''s settled them, let''s drink to our heart content" said Gray while turning his drink. They drank until they became drunk to the stage where they begin to tell stories about their adventures. After drinking still midnight the group decided to leave the pub with Ray been left behind. Taking his last drink, Ray went home to sleep and before going to sleep he looked at the door that lead to the garden before swaggering to his room. Ray continued with this circle of life, going to the arena to battle than having a chat with jenny before going to the pub to drink. After countless battle, Ray was able to hold a strong place in the area. Six months later, Ray was heading home from the pub when he heard the sound of lightening rumbling in the distance. " Isn''t that a lightening tribulation, wait Ellis should be the cause of the lightening" Ray muttered to himself before picking up his pace. Running toward their resident, Ray was just about to run in when he received a notification from the system. * Ding* [Host is about to step into the range covered by the heaven tribulation] Hitting his head, Ray said out loud. " Ah I almost forgot that if I were to get close the lightening will intensify making it difficult for Ellis to successfully breakthrough". Sitting on the ground, Ray begins to look at the lightening gathering above where the garden was located. Seeing this, Ray couldn''t help but yelled. " Is Ellis really that stupid, where are we going to stay if the building was destroyed while facing his tribulation". Meanwhile, inside the garden, Ellis whose eyes were close suddenly opened. Getting up from his meditation, Ellis look up before saying. " There is still time before the tribulation begins". Taking a deep breath, Ellis place the dragon pearl and earth core back into the ring before walking out of the garden into the room. Looking around to see if Ray was around only to discover the place was completely quiet. " Looks like that idiot has already gone out to cause trouble" said Ellis with a smile before walking out of the resident. Walking out of the house Ellis was just about to head outside the city to face his tribulation only to see someone sitting on the ground in the distance. Ellis was shock to see that Ray was actually waiting outside for Him to complete his tribulation. Seeing that Ellis has finally come out of the building, Ray yelled at Ellis from afar. " Are you planning on destroying the building, get out of there now". " Why do you think I came out if I want to destroy the building I would have still inside" replied Ellis before running towards the city exist? The moment Ellis moved from the building, the lightening also move following Ellis from above like it was giving chase. Following Ellis from behind Ray was making sure that he is not in the range of the tribulation, Ray was about to find a tress in the forest where Ellis plan to attempt his breakthrough. " Here is a pill that will help you in your breakthrough" said Ray while throwing the remaining foundation realm pills at Ellis who was about to sit down and prepare for his tribulation. Catching the pills that were heading his way, Ellis begin to analyze the pill and was a shock to see that they were filled with energy. Placing two pills into his mouth, Ellis felt an abundance of spiritual energy flowing all over his body. Taking the opportunity provided by the pill, Ellis begin to drive his cultivation to the fullest and that when the lightening in the sky rumbled once more before descending towards Ellis. Chapter 62 - Promotion The first wave of lightning came and crash on top of Ellis head, grunting his teeth in pain, Ellis was able to withdraw the first wave. Then came the second and third waves which he also withstands easily but when the fourth wave came crashing on him, Ellis have to stand up and face the lightening head on. Throwing his fist forwards the lightening and an explosion occur. Taking a step back from the force of the explosion, Ellis was able to stop the fourth wave. Taking a deep breath Ellis was just about to drive his spiritual energy when the lightening begins to gather again. " Oh come on, will it kill you if you come two minutes" yelled Ellis while looking at the lightening. As if the lightening was answering to Ellis question, the lightening rumble before descending. Taking a step back, Ellis drive his energy and utilized the Golden quake fist technique Harding his body. Ellis stood in a fight stance and when the lightening get close, he punched at it. Feeling his hand go numb from the attack, Ellis have to shake his arms around before they felt better. " Wow, he was able to withstand the first five attack. The remaining two shouldn''t be a problem" said Ray from afar. Next was the sixths lightening gathering energy in the sky. " Only two more lightening to go, and I will become a full pledge foundation realm expert" said Ellis to himself while preparing for the attack. After the lightening has completely gathered enough energy, it descended at an incredible speed, gathering energy in his fist Ellis punch out with a yelled and what came after was an explosion. " BOOM" Flying out of the explosion with his clothes been ripped off completely with blood dripping from the edge of his mouth, Ellis warp his mouth of blood before throwing an intermediate health potion into his mouth before sighing in relief. " Good thing I took some of these things from Ray, and now is the last wave of the lightening" said Ellis while looking at the sky seriously. Meanwhile, while Ellis was focusing his daze at the sky waiting for the lightening to gather and descend, Ellis was also gathering the whole of his spiritual energy into his fist and the moment the lightening lashed at Ellis after completely gathered energy, Ellis punched out the lightening while screaming at the top of his lungs. " MIGHTY LION FURY" The spiritual energy that was gathered in Ellis arm turned into a gigantic lion head the moment the punch was sent forward and crashed with the lightening with led to an explosion that sent Ellis flying while spitting out a mouthful of blood before crashing into a nearby tree. The lightening in the sky began to withdraw and after some time the sky gain it color. Seeing that the tribulation is over, Ray jumped down from the tree and head to Ellis who has yet to recover from the crash. When Ray got to where Ellis was, he was a shock to see that the energy coming out was actually the spiritual energy of a foundation realm expert, but there was a different to this energy. Giving Ellis a helping hand, Ray couldn''t help but asked. " Why do your energy feel so different"? " What do you mean by that? Replied Ellis with a question of his own. " What I meant was that the energy emitting from your body is that of a foundation realm expert but felt somehow felt different" said Ray with a puzzle look. " Oh is that what you meant, I actually break through my body shackle before the tribulation started which led to the strange energy you are feeling now" replied Ellis with a smile. " I see, so tell me how do you feel now" asked Ray while looking around Ellis. " Nothing out of the ordinary if you asked me" replied Ellis. " I need to go back to cultivate and stabilized my realm" added Ellis before walking towards the direction of the city. " Wait didn''t you say we are going to have a lot of fun when you come out of seclusion and now that you are out, you are actually planning on going back to seclusion" said Ray with an angry face. " I do say that, and I will keep to my word but right after I''m done stabilizing my realm" replied Ellis with a chuckle while walking to the city. Ray decided to give up and just follow him back since it''s very important for every cultivator to stabilize their realm whenever they break through. After walking for some time, the were able to reach the city and walking toward their home Ellis became curious to what this troublemaker could have done to keep himself busy during the time he has spent in seclusion. Turning to Ray who had his head lowered while kicking a stone along the way, Ellis asked. " So what were you busy doing when I went into seclusion? " Nothing much, don''t worry you will see for yourself when you arrive at the guild tomorrow" replied Ray with a cunning smile on his face. Seeing the look on Ray''s face, Ellis was a little concerned for what he could have done he shook his head before saying. " Hope you didn''t do anything evil while I was in seclusion" " Come on man, am I really that good at causing trouble that you are now beginning to worry" replied Ray while smiling at Ellis. " Yes you are, and I hope it''s not going to rub on me later when we get to the guild" replied Ellis. " Don''t worry it''s not that troublesome, by the way do you know that jenny was actually a physician" said Ray to Ellis who stood still when he heard the news. " What I thought she was only a receptionist" asked Ellis after recovering from the shock. " Yeah that''s what I thought until I was told by the others that she really is a physician" replied Ray. Really, how did you get to know about that" asked Ellis realizing something. " Actually I got into a face with kart of the Raging Dawn, and we end up in a awful state, so they took us to her office" replied Ray while laughing awkwardly. Ellis nodded before asking Ray another question. " Now that I have achieved my breakthrough, don''t you think it is time we get promoted and join a squad". " That shouldn''t be a problem, as a matter of fact am actually craving for a quest" replied Ray while rubbing his palm to gather. " Hahaha, tell me my friend when last did you go on a quest for you to be anticipating on going on a quest" asked Ellis while laughing. " You have no idea my friend, all I do all day since you went on seclusion is either sparing or going to the pub to get a drink" replied Ray while counting his fingers. " I can testify to that considering the smell of liquor coming from that mouth of yours" said Ellis while waving his hand over is nose. Ray and Ellis discuss along the way until the get to their resident calling it a day, Ray went to his bed to see while Ellis went into the garden to meditate and stabilized his realm. And later in the morning they both went to the hunter guild. Seeing Ray walking into the guild with Ellis, jenny smiled and wave at them. " Hello Ellis long time no see" said jenny with a smile on her face. " Hey jenny how is it going" replied Ellis while resting his arms on The counter. " Good and congratulations on successfully breaking through into the foundation realm" said jenny with a smile. " Thank you jenny" replied Ellis. " You are welcome. Now back to business, how can I be of a service to you? Asked jenny. " Actually we are here to request for a promotion" replied Ray. " Oh so now you are ready for a promotion" asked jenny with a chuckle while looking at Ray. " Of course, who doesn''t want to be promoted" replied Ray. " Okay I heard you, so tell me which squad do you two plan to have decided to join after your promotion" asked jenny with a smile. " Isn''t it obvious" said Ray with a smile. Oh so you are thinking of joining the Raging Dawn are you" replied jenny. While Ellis was in seclusion, Ray has been mingling with Gray and the Raging Dawn, so it is easy to tell that they will end up in the Raging Dawn squad. Taking their tags from them, jenny deducted the required contribution point needed for their promotion before handling it back to them. " And it''s done" said jenny while giving them their tags along with a star medal. " Wait you are done just like that? Asked Ray while looking at the medal. " What part of the word done did you not understand" replied Ellis while looking at Ray like a fool. Before Ray could talk back to Ellis, jenny said before walking out of the receptionist office. " Now you are qualified to take on C Rank quest". Chapter 63 - Draught Of Camouflage Walking toward the quest board to see list quest available for C Rank hunter, Ellis begin to go through the quest until picking a quest that seem less troublesome. " We take this one" said Ray in excitement before Ellis could made up his mind on which quest to pick. " Steal the Serpent Crux Amulet from the Orc king, ten thousand contribution point as a reward" said Ellis. " Yeah that''s the one" replied Ray with a smile. " Are you mad or what, don''t you know it is impossible to steal from the orc with just the two of us going there alone" said Ellis angrily. " Yeah I know it will be impossible if we go there alone, but that is under the probability that we are going there to fight, but it is different if we sneak in" replied Ray. Ellis shook his head in disappointment before asking Ray. " Do you know why humans don''t do well with the Orc". " Yeah that is because they are monsters" replied Ray. " Not just monsters, some monsters lives together with humans and there seen to be no disagreement between both sides, but the Orc are different. They feed on humans to survive" said Ellis in all seriousness. " Okay, so how is that connected to sneaking into their cave and steal the Serpent Crux Amulet? Asked Ray. " That is because we will be caught before we even get close to the cave" replied Ellis while looking at Ray in anger. " That''s impossible, there is no way we''ll be caught" said Ray. " Of course we will do you know why, that''s because Orc can smell humans from miles away" replied Ellis. Ray went silent for a while which makes Ellis feel at ease that they might be able to take another quest, but that''s when Ray raised his head to look at the quest before saying to Ellis. " We are still taking the quest, I don''t believe there is no way we can erase our sense before going to the cave". " Which I knew that is would happen the moment I come out of seclusion then I would have to stay there for a year or two" replied Ellis with a sigh. " Hahaha that''s for letting me wait for six whole months my friend" Ray said with a laugh before placing his hand on Ellis shoulder and walking out of the guild. " And where are we going" asked Ellis who was pulled out of the guild. " To the pub to get some drink or do you want to go to the Orc cave without filling your stomach with some liquor" replied Ray with a smile. " Hahaha, you drunkard" said Ellis with a laugh. " Really, if am a drunkard then what should I call you, a retired drunkard because I learn from you" replied Ray with a laugh also. Ellis shook his head to how shameless Ray could be. Making their way to the pub, they order a drink before continuing with their chat. " So do you have any idea how was can erase our smell" asked Ray after having enough drink. " I thought you have a plan before you took the quest" replied Ellis with a question of his own. " Plan, hahaha you should have known by now that I don''t have time for thinking" said Ray with a smile. " You don''t have a plan, and you still went ahead to pick it" replied Ellis with anger. " I picked it because I knew you will figure something out" said Ray with a smile. " Sigh, I know you will get me killed one of these days" replied Ellis who was on the verge of crying. " Don''t look like that man, I know it will be an easy fit for someone like you" said Ray when he saw the look in Ellis. " It not that there is no solution to erasing ones smell, but the problem is that it is very costly" replied Ellis. " At least we know where to start from now, so tell me what do we need asked Ray. " If we can purchase the Draught of Camouflage, erasing our smell for an hour won''t be a problem" replied Ellis. " You should have said so earlier" said Ray with a smile. " What do you mean by that, do you have it or knows where to get it in a cheap rate" asked Ellis while looking at Ray curiously? First I don''t have it with me, and secondly it won''t be in any way cheap" Replied Ray. " Since you don''t have it and don''t know where to get it cheap, then why did you look happy when you heard the name of the potion" asked Ellis still looking at Ray curiously. Seeing that Ellis has still not understand what he meant, Ray stopped drinking and replied to Ellis. " Have you forgotten that the guild has everything as long as there is enough contribution points it won''t be hard to get the Draught of Camouflage and begin with the quest". " Oh my gosh, why didn''t I think about that" said Ellis while hitting his face lightly. "Maybe you have forgotten so soon since you just came out of seclusion" replied Ray while drinking a mouthful of liquor. " But still how do we get our hand on that much contribution point to purchase the potion from the guild" said Ellis. " That won''t be a problem, you see ever since you went into seclusion I have been battling while betting my point on matches, so I think we have more than enough to purchase two Draught of Camouflage potion" replied Ray while flipping his tag for Ellis to see. " Are you serious about having enough contribution point for two Draught of Camouflage" asked Ellis while looking at Ray in shock. " Should be enough" replied Ray before keeping his tag. " Well since you say so, then what are we waiting for" said Ellis before drinking his last liquor before walking out of the pub with Ray walking alongside with a jar of liquor in his hand. Chapter 64 - C - Rank Quest On The Way Making their way to the guild, Ellis was just about to ask jenny if the guild has any Draught of Camouflage in stock only to see Ray putting a jar of liquor in his mouth. " Why didn''t you finish the liquor before coming with me, instead you choose to drink along the way like a begger" asked Ellis " That''s because I don''t rush my drink and I paid for it so let me enjoy my liquor in peace okay" replied Ray. " Ah, you really need saving Ray" said Ray while shaking his head in helplessly. " Yo jenny how are you doing" asked Ray while ignoring Ellis. Jenny nose was attack by the smell of alcohol when she wanted to reply to Ray. " Do you have to drink so much and by the way what are you doing with that jar in your hand" replied jenny while placing her hand on her nose. " My friend just made a break through in his cultivation, so we have to celebrate to that and once again I paid for this jar of liquor" said Ray while raising his jar for jenny to see. " Don''t mind this drunkard" said Ellis while pushing Ray to the side. " Look who is talking, ain''t you also a drunkard like him" replied jenny while pointing her finger at Ellis. " Me a drunkard, come on jenny I was drag into this" said Ellis feeling unjustly accused. " Don''t listen to his lie''s jenny, I actually learn from him" replied Ray with a smile. " You, anyways those the guild by any chance have Draught of Camouflage in stock" asked Ellis. " Yeah, this there a problem" replied jenny. " You see we are about to take on a quest, but we need the potion to take on the quest" said Ray while keeping the jar of liquor in his storage ring. " Oh I see, then a potion of Draught of Camouflage will only cost you one thousand contribution points if you have that much point then you can have the potion and go on with your quest said jenny. " It really cost the much" yelled Ellis in shocked. " Shh keep it down Ellis, I thought I told you we have enough to pay for the potion. Hey jenny get us two of those potion" said Ray to Ellis before handling his tag for jenny to deduct the required point. " Wait in a minute let me go get the potion" said jenny to the boys before walking out. It didn''t take long before jenny came back and hand over two mini bottles filled with a blue liquid inside to Ray and Ellis before entering her office. " So should we drink it now or what? Asked Ray while observing the blue liquid inside the bottle. " Of course not you idiot if you drink it now, before you, we get to the cave it would have already wear off" replied Ellis while keeping his bottle in the storage ring. " Since everything is ready I think it''s time we head out, have a nice day Jenny" said Ray with a smile on his face. " Alright guys take good care of yourself at their okay" replied jenny. " No problem" said Ellis before walking out of the guild. Walking out of the guild, Ray was already ahead when he realized that he could not hear Ellis footstep turning around, Ray was a shock to see Ellis walking the opposite direction. " Hey Ellis, this is the way that lead to the Orc cave" said Ray. " I know about that replied Ellis still walking. " If you knew, then where are you going that way" asked Ray once more. " Am just going home to get some rest" replied Ellis while stretching as he walked. " What about the quest" asked Ray in anger. " The quest can wait until I have a good rest" replied Ellis. Ray was short of words to say and just follow Ellis back to the resident. When they got to their resident, Ellis stretches again before heading to his room where he lay down and slept off. With nothing to do, Ray took out the jar of liquor and drank before also falling asleep. Early in the morning Ellis woke Ray up only for Ray to complain about being disturbed. " I thought you wanted to go do some quest" asked Ellis. " Yeah but you killed the vibe, and now I am sleeping, and you are still disturbing my peace" mumbled Ray who was still sleeping. " That''s because I really need a sleep before we go on the quest" replied Ellis. After being disturbed for some time, Ray gave up on his sleep and went to watch his face before getting ready. They left the city and went on their way. " It is going to take us two days to get to the cave" said Ellis. Ray nodded and continue walking but after walking for some time he became bored and talking was all he could do now since there is no one to fight. " So Ellis what do you think about Jenny" said Ray with a smile on his face. " What about her" asked Ellis. " Are you really dumb, or you are just playing to be" replied Ray with a twitched face. " I really don''t know what you are talking about" said Ellis in confusion. " Ah, I wonder are you were able to be the young clan master of the Gibson and still don''t know if someone is crushing on you" replied Ray with a sigh. " You are just thinking things the other way around, she''s just sees us as her close friends" said Ellis. " Look bro, I may not know much about feeling but the way she acted around you makes it clear that she is into you" replied Ray. " Can we change the topic please" said Ellis feeling annoyed by Ray. " Am just saying" said Ray with a chuckle before they continue their journey. " By the way, you still haven''t told me when we''re going to use the potion" asked Ray as they continue with their walk. " No rush okay, when it''s time I will let you know". Replied Ellis. Chapter 65 - The Orc Cave Traveling from the Hiepia empire to the Orc cave is a two days trip and along the way, one might encounter beasts. Taking down a beast with the body of a Scorpio Ray was just about to extract the core from its body when Ellis called him over. " We need to get out of this place as fast as possible"said Ellis while dragging Ray along the way. " Come on man, at least just let me extract the beast core first before we leave" complain Ray while freeing himself from Ellis grip. " The more we waste our time here, the more we''re going to be in trouble" replied Ellis. Ray sigh and look at the beast laying on the ground died before turning back and left the area with Ellis. " So tell how are the Orcs like" asked Ray. " They are more of a giant with a chubby body" replied Ellis. " Don''t be offended by what am about to ask but between you and the Orc, who is more chubby" asked Ray with a serious look on his face. " I thought you want to know more about the Orc so those that have to do with my body" replied Ellis " Is not what you are thinking okay, I just want to know the exact size of the orc and since I have not seen anyone before I thought I could use the body size of a human to estimate their size" replied Ray. " It seems to me that you are deaf, were you deaf when I said that the orc are like giant compare to us human. How can you estimate the size of a giant using a mere human as an example" asked Ellis in anger. " Calm down bro, I swear I did hear that part" replied Ray. " You didn''t hear, or you just want to make fun of me asked Ellis while looking Ray straight in the eye. " Why would I do that, I can believe you actually think I will be making fun of you" replied Ray with a face full of disappointment. " Enough with all the lies and pretence said Ellis They spend the first day in the forest avoiding the beast that hunt at night and eventually the next day, Ray and Ellis arrived at a deserted land with a cave that they could barely see from afar. Coming to a halt Ellis brought out the Draught of Camouflage from his storage ring and drank it all down before turning to Ray to see if he is done drinking the potion only to see him staring attentively at the distance cave. Annoyed by Ray behavior, Ellis yelled at him. " You idiot drink that potion before you think about looking at the cave or do you want them to track us and eat us? " Ah, but you didn''t give me the signal so how and I supposed to know when to take the potion" replied Ray while taking the potion out of his storage ring and drank the whole content before asking Ellis. " So now what is the next move". " We will move in five minutes later after the potion has completely taken effect to avoid unnecessary problem" replied Ellis. " Okay, if you say so" said Ray before sitting down. While they were waiting for the potion to take effect, they could hear a groan sound coming from the cave, and it was getting louder like the present that is responsible for the sound is coming out of the cave. Running back into the forest to avoid being seen, Ray and Ellis lay on the ground while looking at the cave far ahead to see what is coming out only for them to see a chubby little giant walking out of the cave and with every step it takes, will produce a rumble from the ground. " I could have sworn I smell humans not quite long" said the giant while looking around in search. " What, it was still able to catch our scent even after we drank the Draught of Camouflage" said Ray in shock. " That''s because the potion has yet to take effect" replied Ellis while looking at the giant. " Do you think it will still be able to track us now" asked Ray. " I doubt it unless the potion wore out, there is no way that they could smell us out" replied Ellis. Ellis got up and begin to head in the direction of the cave the moment the giant went back inside after scouting the area while Ray followed from behind. Getting inside the cave, Ellis and Ray were a shock to see how big the inside was and were about to praise the place until they were greeted by the foul smell of rotten beast that are laying in the whole place. " I thought you said they only feed on humans so why are there dead beast here" Ray whispered to Ellis while placing a hand on his nose. " They could only resort to using beast as meal since there is no human in the area to hunt" Ellis whisper back to Ray while walking forward. " That make sense, so how do we search for the Serpent Crux Amulet because I am not sure if I will be able to survive this assault" whispered Ray as they continue forward. " How am I supposed to know, do I look like a treasure tracker to you" replied Ellis in anger. Turning to the system once more for help, Ray asked if it could track the treasures in the cave out and the system begin to show Ray the location of the nearest treasure since they don''t know exactly what they are looking for. Ray and Ellis began to walk towards the first location provided by the system without making any noise that will draw unwanted guest to them, and eventually they were able to get to the room that was pointed by the system, the room opened the door a little and peek inside to see if there is any orc standing guide but to their surprise the room was not under any protection. Walking inside, Ray begin to follow the system order, and he was able to claim the first treasure which was no other than knuckle busters. " Hey catch, this should be more useful to you since you only used your fist for fighting" said Ray while throwing the knuckle busters at Ellis. Ellis reacted really fast and caught the two knuckle busters before they could fall on the ground and create some noise. Putting them on, Ellis felt his hands become a little heavy. Throwing punches at the air as a test drive, Ellis smiled after some time before saying. " With this my battle power will be on a different level and fighting those that are in the same stage as me would be a walk in the park". " Shhh, you are becoming loud, do you want us to be caught just because you got a new weapon" said Ray while placing a hand on his lip. Nodding his head to Ray, they both walked out of the room and begin to follow the System direction claiming a spiritual herb and cultivation Manuel on the way. " Where do they get all this stuff from" asked Ray when they took the set of cultivation Manuel that are kept in a crate? " This must be the belongings of those that were caught by the Orc" replied Ellis. Keeping the Manuel in the storage ring, they continue searching for the Serpent Crux Amulet and since they have claimed the other treasures, the system notified Ray that only one treasure is left in the cave, and it is in the very end of the cave. Walking carefully to the room that was pointed out by the system, Ray and Ellis were able to avoid been seen by the Orcs that are on patrol and before long, they were at the entrance of the room. Taking a peek to see if there was any Orc inside. They saw that the room was filled with Orcs which were sitting around a big table and among the crowd stood an Orc with an amulet on it neck. " That should be Serpent Crux Amulet we are looking for" said Ray. " Yeah and now we have a problem" replied Ellis with a conflicted look in his face. " Which is how to get the Amulet of it''s neck without being noticed" said Ray. " And not only that, we are also running out of time"replied Ellis while looking at the Orc that''s wearing the amulet. " So should we go back and come back later after getting enough potion to last us for five hours or so? Asked Ray while looking at Ellis. " No, we''ll wait until they are done with what they are doing before making a move on it even if we have to fight it out with the Orc I don''t care as long as I don''t come back here again" replied Ellis. Chapter 66 - The Chase Ellis and Ray were peeping the Orcs in the room and by the look of things they don''t plan on coming out of the room anytime soon. " What could they be talking about that will take forever whispered Ray to Ellis. " Who knows, maybe they are discussing being tired of eating beast and decided to attack the human" Ellis whispered back to Ray with a light chuckle. " Would they really do that" asked Ray in fear. " Of course not, do you think the humans are a pushover just because they are tiny compare to them" replied Ellis. " Let''s just hope that you are right on that one" said Ray. The orc continue with what they are doing until eventually settling their matters which took them some minutes. When Ray and Ellis saw that they were coming at their direction, they turn around and ran into the room by the left before they will be caught. Staying in the room, they were unable to come out because an Orc came at the moment they entered the room. Sitting on a chair the orc began to swing himself while Ellis and Ray watch from their hiding place. " We are running out of time just staying here while doing nothing, it won''t be long before the potion wear off" said Ellis while staring at the Orc. " Why don''t we just take it out since it won''t be expecting it" replied Ray while placing his hand on the blade handle? " Are you crazy, what if we end up causing an uproar here" said Ellis. " That''s why you would be the one to deliver the hit since my blade will be very noisy" replied Ray while giving Ellis a smile. " Ah, good thing it just in the early stage of the foundation realm else I would not agree to this" said Ellis before crawling towards where the Orc was resting and after getting behind the orc without being noticed, Ellis throw a heavy punch at the back of the Orc''s neck which killed it in the process. Getting up from the ground Ellis signal Ray to get up before walking out of the room. " Now we''ll have to find where that Orc with the Serpent Crux Amulet is Before the potion run out" said Ellis in a low voice as they begin to search the rooms ahead and when they hear a footstep heading their way, they will either hide if possible or go the other way. " Why is it so difficult to find an orc with an Amulet in his neck" complain Ray after searching the rooms with no sign of the orc been in sight. " Maybe they went outside to hunt for beast" replied Ellis. They were just about to try out another room to see if the orc is in there, but that was when they heard the sound of footstep coming their way, they ran into the room without checking to see I there is an orc inside, and it turns out that the room was empty. Opening the door slightly to see I the orc is gone, only for them to see the orc they have been looking for all this while. " That''s our man alright" said Ray in a low voice and to their surprise the orc turn around like it had heard something. Looking at the cave that is devoid of any soul, the orc turned back and continue walking for, but it mutter as it walked. " I must have been hearing things, I think I should go take a nap to clear my head from all of this nonsense" After the orc has gone far from them, Ellis turn to Ray and said. " This is why I always say you should talk less while we are at a mission". " Yeah yeah I heard you loud and clear mister, by the way shouldn''t we be following it" asked Ray while pointing at the direction the orc went. " Yeah but we need to be extremely careful this time around, since this orc has a keen sense" replied Ellis. " Not only that, its cultivation is really high so our only hope of snatching the amulet from it will be when it wants to take its bath" said Ray with a serious look on his face. " Just look at how serious you are, but it''s such a shame that you don''t think with that head of yours" said Ellis before adding orc don''t take their bath as we humans do by the way didn''t you hear it saying that it''s going to take a nap". " Yeah I actually forgot about that, come on lets keep track of it before we lose it again" replied Ray before coming out of the room and follow the direction the orc took. " My god why is that guy always impatient" said Ellis before going after them. The orc went into a room and they both sneak their way into the room where they find the orc laying in bed made of stone while snoring. " It should be fast asleep" said Ray with a smile on his face. " Let''s wait a bit longer to be on the safe side" replied Ellis while observing the snoring Orc. They waited for a bit longer before making their move. Walking to the Orc, they could see the amulet on his neck but the problem they are now having was how they are going to get it off its neck. Gathering his courage, Ray went towards it and lower his body down while carrying his hand towards the neck of the orc and was just about to take the amulet off its neck but was when the rolled to the side. Taking his hand at a lightening speed before it will be trapped under the orc body. Ray sigh in relief before walking back to Ellis. " Man it''s going to be really difficult taking the amulet off it neck without getting rolled under it" said Ray. " Then try cutting it off the string and let''s leave as soon as possible" replied Ellis in a low voice. Walking back to the sleeping orc, Ray took out his blade and place it on the string that is holding the amulet while holding the amulet with the other hand, Ray was finally able to cut the amulet off the neck of the orc and place it inside the storage ring before walking back to Ellis, and they were just about to walk out of the room when they suddenly heard a sound coming from behind. " Sniff Sniff Sniff" " Mm mm, what a pleasant smell that was" mumble the orc while licking his lips. " Hahaha, look who is enjoying itself" said Ray while laughing. " That not just a dream, I think the potion has already worn off" replied Ellis with a fearful look on his face. " Nah I doubt that" said Ray while still looking at the orc who is rubbing his stomach and at the same time licking its lips. " Come on let''s get out of here Before the smell get intense" replied Ellis while leaving the room. The moment they left the room, the orc opens it eyes and sniff the air again before getting up from the stone bed. " At long last, there is a human living in the cave with us" said the orc as it open the door in excitement. Meanwhile, in other parts of the cave the same thing was also happening as the Orcs begin to sniff the air trying to track where the smell is coming from. Making their way towards a particular direction while sniffing along the way. " Shit, the smell is getting intense" said Ellis when the sound of the orc could be heard coming from their behind. " Relax man, we have not been to find out you are just overreacting" replied Ray while strolling. " Humans" shouted Orc who caught sight of them walking in the cave. " Dammit, we have being caught" yelled Ellis before running at his top Speed. Ray who was walking at a slow pace and a moment ago was already running ahead of Ellis not even bothering to turn around to see if they were being chased. Its only objective was to get out of the cave. Before long more Orc has already giving chased the moment they heard the shout of one of their own. Running at their top speed, they begin to navigate from left to right when ever their way was being obstructed by orcs. After running around the cave being unable to find their way out, Ray sent a flame burst at some group of Orcs that are catching up to them and after some time the flame exploded creating a hole big enough for a person to fit which lead to the outside of the cave. Making their way through the hole, Ellis and Ray were finally able to get outside of the cave but before they could catch their breath, they saw orcs coming out of the cave with their weapons and started chasing after them. Chapter 67 - The Hunter Becomes The Prey Making their way through the hole, Ellis and Ray were finally able to get outside the cave, but before they could catch their breath, they saw orcs coming out of the cave with their weapons and started chasing after them. " Let''s leave this place at once" said Ellis before running toward the forest where they came from. " Can''t they just let us be since we are already out of their cave complained Ray while running. " What makes you think that they are going to let us off after coming in contact with human, it''s like a dream come true for the Orc''s" replied Ellis. From behind, the Orcs were chasing after them while throwing huge stones at them. Avoid the stone and at the same time running for their lives was becoming very tasking for them until they finally ran into the forest which stand as a cover for them. " These should slow them down a little" said Ellis while breathing heavily. " Are you sure about that because I think they are going to run into the forest while destroying the trees just to get to us" replied Ray after coming to a halt and take a look at his behind to see if they are still chasing after them. The moment he said those word, they begin to hear the sound of a tree being destroyed. " Why do you have to say does word" said Ellis in anger while running at the speed? " Come on bro, even a kid would know that they will not stop chasing after us just because of some stupid trees" replied Ray. While they were running, a tree was sent flying towards them, but they were able to avoid being hit by hit. Taking a turn to the side, Ray asked Ellis why don''t they just turn around and battle it out with them at least if they were able to take two or three orcs down, they will be wary of them only for him to hear Ellis replied. " You can go ahead and entertain them while I keep running". " You see, this is one of the reasons why I hate going on a mission with you. Always running even when we have the chance of winning the fight" complain Ray while moving to the side to avoid a flying tree. " Oh if you are tired if teaming up with me, you can easily tag along with others in the guild so why are you still going on mission with me" asked Ellis. " That''s because I am afraid you won''t be able to go on any since no one will be willing to take you in their team due to your cowardly character" replied Ray Ellis decided to keep quiet and focus on at running the orc. Meanwhile, the sky is already getting dark since the time they got into the forest. Ellis was busy running for his life and at the same time watching the sky with a plan already set in his brain. " Hey listen up since you really want to fight the orcs so much there is an opportunity lay out for you" said Ellis with a smile on his face. When Ray saw the smile Ellis had on his face, he became overjoy for he knew he had already come up with a plan. " Let me hear it hahaha" said Ray while laughing as they continue to run. " Do you remember those herbs we got back when we team up with the Raging Dawn squad to take down the bandit" asked Ellis still keeping the smile. " Yes what about them" replied Ray with his own question. " Once it is nighttime we are going to squeeze the liquid from then and rub in on ourselves to reduce the smell and since the Orcs are so arrogant and don''t like hunting their prey in a pack, we are going to hunt them down one by one until there is none left in the forest" replied Ellis. " Hahaha now that why I always like teaming up with you, always coming up with a plan no matter the situation" said Ray with a laugh while praising Ellis. After running for some time, it became nighttime, and they begin to carry out the plan by extracting the liquids from the herbs and rub it all over their body like they are placing ornament on their body. " Time to move out" said Ray in excitement after covering himself with the liquids extracted from the herbs. " Remember you have to be careful not to be notice by them, by the way how do I smell" asked Ellis. " You smell delicious man" replied Ray after sniffing Ellis. " Haha, I hope it''s enough to fool those orcs" said Ellis. " Should be. So are we attacking them together or individually" asked Ray while pulling his blades from their scabbard. " We need to make as quick as possible while making less noise, so we attack together" replied Ellis. They head back towards the road that is leading back to the cave in search of any orc that is still chasing after them and about two minutes during their search, the were able to hear the sound of a heavy footstep ahead of them. They make their way towards where the sound was coming from only to see a lonely sniffing the air like a dog. Ray chuckle lightly as they begin to go round to orc to attack it from his behind. Sneaking closer to the orc with his blade held out in preparation to deliver a deadly blow at the orc the moment he is in position. Sniffing the air as it move forward the orc was able to put a smell of both plants and human, but the smell of the human is very feint making it difficult to make an accurate judgement, but the moment Ray was close enough and was just about to attack the Orc that was when it was able to pinpoint the location of the human, turning around in excitement the orc was just about to dash at where the smell was coming only to see a blade coming at it. The orc was able to react on time drawing out it blade, it sends a powerful slash at the upcoming blade attack and knock it upward before looking at what attack it. " Human, finally I will be able to sleep with joy after feeding on your flesh" said the orc with a wide smile on his face. " In your dreams'' orc" replied Ray while pulling his blade back and attack the orc again only for his attack to be deflected by the orc. " In my dreams you say, hahaha this is like a dream come through said the orc as it charged at Ray and was just about to stab at Ray, but that''s when Ellis appear in the air beside the Orc at an incredible speed and throw a fist at the orc head which burst instantly after coming in contact with the fist. Ellis jump down and duct his hand before say. " One orc down and more to go". " It wasn''t that difficult to kill after all" said Ray while walking towards the dead body of the orc. " Oh really, then tell me why was it taking you so long to get rid of it"asked Ellis. " That''s because I was not prepared for the fight" replied Ray as he was busy looking for the orc core. " Come on we need to get this done before it is dawn else we will be chased again and even the innocent to be involved in an unwanted fest" said Ellis while walking towards the orc and extract its core from the chest. Seeing this, Ray was surprised for he had been searching for the core for some time now and was not able to find while Ellis who had been standing by the side easily took the core out. " How did you know the core will be in there" asked Ray after the shocked. " Easy, since the orcs and humans are alike It is possible for the core to be located in the location of the heart since it is the source of their life force" replied Ellis before keeping the core in the storage ring. They move in to look for more orc and after searching for a while they came across another orc. Using the same tactics of Ray fighting the orc head on while Ellis sneak attack them and deliver the finishing blow, they were able to kill three more orcs within two hours. " Its almost dawn, yet we have not been able to take out half of the Orc yet" said Ray while taking a basic health potion. " It''s not that easy tracking them down you know" replied Ellis while clapping Ray on his shoulder. *********************** Am sorry for uploading very late, I was not feeling to well and couldn''t find the strength to type the chapter until now.... Am really sorry for the delay. Chapter 68 - Felix Of The Patton Clan They search for more orc to kill before the sun comes, but they were unable to see any orc, eventually they gave up the thought and decided to head back to the guild. Running at their top speed they could bring to avoid the orc once the sun set, they were able to leave the territory of the orc. After leaving the orc territory of the orc, they begin to walk at a slow pace to regain their lost energy and after two day they were already closed to seeing the Hiepia empire ahead of them. In excitement of seeing the buildings far ahead Ellis and Ray were just about to dash forward but was when a carriage with some cultivators which were raiding their horses along with the carriage came to a halt and obstructed their way. The door to the carriage was opened slightly were a very young lady walk out and bow before Ray and Ellis and said loudly for them to hear. " Greetings honorable hunters, my master would like to have a word with you" said the young lady that came out of the carriage. " And who could this master you speak of be" asked Ray. " My master is the young clan master of the Patton clan" replied the maid who still maintain her bow. When Ellis hear the name of the person that wanted to see him, he frowned and said in a low voice. " I knew we''ll be found out eventually". With a sigh, Ellis gesture for the maid to lead the way while he and Ray follow her from behind and when they got to the carriage, the maid told them to get in while she waits outside. After enter the carriage, they saw a young man who was likely to be at the same age as them sitting down while holding a hand fan to cover half of his face. When he saw Ellis and Ray, he put down the fan and worn a smile on his face before saying. " Young clan master Ellis, long time no say". " The same can be said to you Felix" replied Ellis before taking a sit across Felix. " I can see that you have really made a lot of progress in your cultivation unlike the last time we met" said Felix with a smile on his face. " Hahaha I actually hit a jackpot in my cultivation years ago, but it still not enough to compare to an outstanding gold core cultivator like you" replied Ellis with a chuckle. " Hahaha you flattered me" said Felix while smiling. " Now back to business, why did you call for me" asked Ellis with a serious face. " Nothing really, I was just shock to see that the clan master of the Gibson is here in Hiepia empire while the Bryan clan and the Gibson clan are on each other''s neck" replied Felix who still keep his smile while fanning himself. " Oh hahaha, I actually came here to get some day off after completing a task given to me by my father, and I would be going back in a few days time. So tell me how is the situation over" asked Ellis. " It''s terrible, a month ago the Bryan clan accused the Gibson''s of taking something that belongs to them and wanted the Gibson clan head to hand it over only to be refused and since that day until now they have been at war with many clan men dying" replied Felix. " I see" said Ellis before he begins to think and after some time he said to Felix. " Who each knows about me being here in Hiepia empire apart from you". " I can say for sure, but I believe my clan members don''t know" replied Felix. " Then let it stay that way" said Ellis. Felix nodded with a smile as a sign of agreement to Ellis. " Since there is nothing else to talk about, I will be taking my leave" said Ellis before getting up and walk out of the carriage. " What do you think the Bryan clan want from the Gibson clan" asked Ray after they left the carriage and have walked a distance from them? " If am not mistaking it should be the warberry cave" replied Ellis as they continue to walk forward. " So you guys actually rub the cave from the Bryan clan" asked Ray with a shock. " No you fool, you see the both clan discovered the cave together and decided to host a tournament for whom to take it since they can''t stand each other and eventually the Gibson clan won and became the owner of the warberry cave. After some years we begin to prosper after mining the ore that are in the cave and sell them out to the other empire" replied Ellis. " And now the Bryan clan want to take a part of it" said Ray coming to understanding the issue. " Not just a part, but they wanted everything. After seeing the fortune we made from mining in the cave for many years, they came to issue another tournaments which we received to and that is how things are now" replied Ellis. " I see, so do you plan on going back now" asked Ray while looking at Ellis. " Not yet since we are being chased by those bandits, I believe they must be thinking we''ll go back to the clan via that forest which is the only way to go back to the Vukya Empire" replied Ellis. " So right now we''ll have to focus on getting stronger" said Ray. Ellis only nodded in reply before they continue their journey to the Hiepia empire. Meanwhile, after the carriage that Felix was in has gone far away, Felix smile and said. " Coming here to relax after completing a task given to you, do you me for a fool to believe that". Turning to his maid that is sitting by the side, Felix gave an order. " Lolly I want you to send a message to my friend Wyatt of the Gibson clan, tell him his brother is here in Hiepia empire, and he''s hiding in the hunter guild" " Yes young master replied lolly before doing as she was ordered. After walking for some hours, they finally arrived at the Hiepia empire. Taking a walk inside, Ray asked. " Should we go and turn in the amulet or wait until tomorrow". " Tomorrow my friend, am I going to get a drink or two and get some sleep" replied Ellis while stretching his body. " Same here bro, I really need to get some rest after all that fighting and running really exhausted me" said Ray with a smile. " Look who is talk, I thought you love fighting" asked Ellis. " Yes I do since it''s the only way I can break through faster, but the truth still remain the same" replied Ray with a smile. " Oh well let head to the pub and fill our hungry stomach with some liquor than" said Ellis with a laugh. They walk all the way to the pub where they spend the remaining day drinking and flirting with the ladies that work there until it was nighttime, they left and went back to their home to get a good night sleep. ************************* Meanwhile, in the Vukya Empire, the Gibson clan Brodie came out of the pub and walk all the way to the second young master courtyard. " Is there any news about my there brother whereabouts" asked Wyatt the moment Brodie walk into the courtyard. Turning to look at the figure sitting down with a book in his hand, Brodie fall on his knees and bow before saying. " Paying respect to young master, the straw bandit were still unable to locate them, but they mentioned that they ran into the Hiepia empire" " I told you to get a professional, someone that can get the job done, but instead you went for those little bandit" Replied Wyatt in anger. " Am sorry master for not getting the job done" said Brodie while still maintaining his bow. " Is your sorry ass going to solve the whole thing" said Wyatt in anger. " No your master" replied Brodie. Wyatt was about to say something, but that was when the spiritual energy in the courtyard became intense and a little portal manifested and a letter flew out of it and headed for Wyatt, catching the letter when it was close Wyatt said while looking at the letter. " It''s from Felix of the Patton clan". Wyatt open it and begin to read the content of the letter, and it didn''t take long before a smile appear on his face. Seeing his master smiling, Brodie couldn''t help but asked. " What does the letter said young master"? " Take a look for yourself" replied Wyatt before throwing the letter at Brodie. Catching it, Brodie read it and also smile before closing the letter and said to Wyatt. " Master this is really a good news". " It sure is, now go and inform the boys about his whereabout and don''t forget to get rid of the letter in your way out" replied Wyatt before giving his orders. " Right away young master" said Brodie before bowing to Wyatt and left the courtyard. " I really own you one this time around Felix" mutter Wyatt. Chapter 69 - Joining The Raging Dawn Walking out of the courtyard with a smile on his face, Brodie walked to the pub. When he got to the pub, he begins to search around the place in search of some until eventually setting his sight on four men sitting on a table while wearing a plain black hood. Making his way to the table, Brodie clap his hand together and bow to a middle age man. The middle age man took a sip of his wine before saying. " What is it this time around Brodie" asked the middle age man. " Am sorry for disturbing you master fray, but my client just received a message that says that the target is hiding in the hunter''s guild in Hiepia empire" replied Brodie. The middle age man went silent for some time before saying to Brodie. " You can go back to where you come from, I will let the boys know about this new information". " Master fray my client would want the target killed this time around to avoid unnecessary trouble" replied Brodie. " Brodie I said you should go back to where you come from, and my boys will take care of it or are you doubting our abilities" asked master fray. " Not at all master fray" replied Brodie. " Good, Now you can leave" said master fray. Taking a bow, Brodie walked out of the pub. " Have a message to sent to squad be right away and tell them to get the job done as soon as possible and come back" said master fray to the right-hand man before taking his drink. ********************** Back in Hiepia empire, Ray and Ellis went to the guild to turn in their quest. Heading straight to jenny who was busy working in some quest. " Hey jenny, take a look at this" said Ellis with a smile while placing the Serpent Crux Amulet in the desk. Look at the Serpent Crux Amulet that was placed in her desk with a shock on her face. " You actually took the quest that was met for squad members" replied jenny still in shocked. " Yes, ain''t we kind of amazing going solo" said Ray with a smile on his face. " Awesome my ass, don''t you know you could have be killed by those savages Orcs" asked jenny while looking at the two of them with anger. " That is what I told him, but he refused to listen to me" replied Ellis while looking at Ray. " Hey don''t look at me like that will you, didn''t we come out of it with our lives intact" asked Ray. " Yeah we did, and we were this close to getting killed by those orcs" replied Ellis. " But we came out of it alive, so there is no need in worrying okay" said Ray. " What if you both lost your lives there" asked jenny. " Then we would die trying" replied Ray. " This is the problem am always having with you, you never listen" said Ellis. " Okay I head you alright, now can we get the reward" replied Ray with a smile. " Sure you can have your reward, your tags please" said jenny with her stretch towards the two of them. Taking out their tags for jenny to give them their reward, they waited for her until she was done and returned the tags back to them before saying. " If you guys really intend on going on a dangerous quest, I will suggest you both join a squad at least that way you will have a higher chance of coming out alive". " Thanks about the advice jenny, we''ll think about it" said Ellis before keeping his tag. They left the guild and went to the pub for some drink. After ordering for the attendant to serve them drinks, Ellis turned to Ray and asked. " What do you think about what jenny said about joining a squad"? " I have also thought about it, but the problem is will they be able to take us on an important quest since our realm is really low" replied Ray with a serious look on his face. " Why won''t they and beside we can also pick a quest on our own and since we are now one-star hunter, others will be willing to go with us" said Ellis. " Have you forgotten that majority of the hunters knew about our record in the guild" asked Ray with a light chuckle. They were just chatting while waiting for their drink when Gray came and sat with them. " Hey guy where have you been all this while" asked Gary with a smile on after taking his sit. " We were on a quest and recently came back" replied Ray. " That''s nice, I heard you guys talking about the squads a while now do you mind telling me about it" asked Gray. " It''s nothing much just that the quest we just completed was a really dangerous one for two people and jenny was angry with us for going alone" replied Ellis as he recounts what happened in the Orc cave and being chased by the Orcs for a whole day. " That''s why it''s important you join a squad" said Gray. " That is what jenny also said, but the problem now is that if we were to join a squad, we will also be going on a quest on our own since no one would want to risk their live tagging along two low levelled foundation realms like us" replied Ray. " You are wrong about that for any quest that is taken by a squad member would have to be presented to the captain or the vice captain of the squad for permission to assign a few comrades to go with" said Gray. When Ray and Ellis heard this, they were surprised and at the same time happy, turning to Gray Ray asked excitedly. " So you mean to say we can actually get members assign to us in completing a quest". " Yes and not only that and if you are willing to join the Raging Dawn squad I am willing to take you to along whenever I have a quest to complete. And believe me when I say this, if you want to join the Raging Dawn squad then you must be prepared to take on a dangerous quest" replied Gray with a smile on his face. " Then it is settled them, we are joining the Raging Dawn and I hope you will stand by your word" asked Ray with a serious look on his face. " Believe me when I said I will be taking you two along beside during that C Rank quest we took, I became fond of you guys and now that you said you actually went to the Orcs cave and stole the Serpent Crux Amulet without being shows how capable you two are" replied Gray with a smile before yelling at the attendant to get them some drinks. " So how can we apply to the squad" asked Ellis. " Normally you guys would have to go through some test before will you be allowed into the squad, but we can skip that part since I will be the one who will be recommending you to the captain directly" replied Gray. " Well that will save us all the trouble of going through the test which will be stressful. Thanks for the help Gray" said Ellis with a smile. " It nothing, I have already spoken about you guys to the captain, and he is quite impressed, so you decided not to join a squad I will still persuade you" replied Gray while laughing out loud. Ellis and Ray also laughed about what Gray said. Looking at the table and seeing that their drinks are not yet served, Gray turned once more and yelled at the attendant to get their drink. Meanwhile, in the Inn, three men were sitting in a dark room with their ragged clothes on while wearing a straw hat. They were the straw bandit members that pursue Ray and Ellis to the Hiepia empire. " Chief it has been up to eight months, and we are still unable to locate that damn young master from the Gibson clan" said straw bandit #2 " Yeah chief and since we could not find him why don''t we head back to base, you know how dangerous for us to be here in Hiepia empire" added straw bandit #4 " There is no way we''ll be able to go back if the mission given to us is not completed or else that mister that gave the job will do something awful to us for failing" replied the leader of the straw bandit with a sigh. " But it is difficult finding them in a big place like this" said straw bandit #4 " There is no other way out if these boys" replied the leader of the straw bandit. Straw bandit #2 was just about to say something when a tiny portal manifested and a folded paper cane flying through it and landed on the ground. The leader retrieve it and read it only for him to smile and burnt the paper to ash before saying with a sinister smile on his face. " Looks like we found our prey". Chapter 70 - The Test " What does the letter say" asked the curious straw bandit #2? " While don''t you see for yourself" replied the leader of the straw bandit while passing the letter to straw bandit #2. Taking the letter from their leader, straw bandit #4 came over, and they begin to read the letter together and after reading to some extent, they both had a shocking look on their face. " You mean all this time that we have been searching the whole of Hiepia empire, that good for nothing young master of the Gibson clan was actually hiding in the hunter''s guild" said straw bandit #4. " That''s correct and by the look of things, the difficulty of the mission has risen to another level" replied the leader of the straw bandit. " What do you mean by that chief" asked straw bandit #2 " You don''t get it do you" said straw bandit #4 " Get what, come on tell if you know what it is" asked straw bandit #2 while looking at the two. The leader of the straw bandit sigh before saying. Since he is now in the hunter guild, it is likely that he''s already a hunters". And what does that have to do with us taking his head" asked straw bandit #2. " Can you go into the hunters guild and take a life" asked the leader of the straw bandit while sending a digger gaze at straw bandit #2. Straw bandit #2 kept quiet when he heard the question that was directed to him. The room became quiet for sometime before the leader broke the silent with an order. " I want you to go and gather information about the Gibson young master and his rank in the guild first thing in the morning" said the leader of the straw bandit to straw bandit #2. " Yes chief" replied straw bandit #2 while keeping his head low. The next day, after arising from their intoxicated state, Ellis said to Ray who was still laying on the bed unwilling to get up. " Hey get up, let''s go meet up with Gary before he left for a quest". Getting off the bed, they do their stuff before heading out to the guild where they met jenny at the counter as usual and asked for direction only to be told to head to the battle arena where they saw Gray sitting in the front row with a middle age man who was watching a battle going on in the stage. Calling out to Gray while they make their way to the front. When Gray saw them walking towards him, he smiled and said to them when they were close. " What took you guys as long to get here". " Hahaha, nothing out of the ordinary" replied Ray while laughing awkwardly. " Anyway meet the captain of the squad, sir these are the two new rankers I have been telling you about" said Gray with a warm smile on his face. Ray and Ellis bow slightly to the captain and the captain nodded in response before saying. " I have heard a lot about you two from Gray" They just smiled in return to the captain while he continues speaking. " And since you want to join the squad, why don''t you two show me what you are both capable of" said the captain of the Raging Dawn. " How are we supposed to do that" asked Ellis who was confused about what the captain is talking about. " Simple why don''t you two take on the twin brothers in the next round of the tournament" replied the captain with a smile on his face " But captain don''t you think ugh" Ellis groan in pain from being stomp by Ray when he was just about to persuade the captain. " We''ll do it captain" said Ray with his leg still on Ellis''s. " That''s good to hear, now why don''t you go and register for the next fight" said the captain. They nodded before going to register for the next round before going back to take a sit by Gray and begin to watch the fight that''s going on in the stage until eventually it was time for them to head down to the stage for their match. " All the best guys" said Gray while Ellis and Ray were going down the stage. " Alright it''s time for a royal special, it is going to be the twin brothers from the moon breeze squad against the new rankers Ellis and Ray" said the announcer. " Hey isn''t that the apprentice hunter that give kart a beat down the other day he was here" said a hunter. " Yes it''s him and who is that meatball standing beside him" said a hunter to his friend. " I don''t know, but I hope he don''t drag the other guy down with him" replied the hunter''s friend. " Do you think they will be able to win this match" asked the captain to Gray. " I don''t know, but I''m going to place my bet on them winning" replied Gray with a happy smile on his face as he left his seat and ran to place his bet. Seeing that Gray is already gone to place his bet, the captain place his focus on the stage while waiting for the announcer to give the signal. " You fool why did you allow to this asked Ellis while glaring at Ray as he put his knuckle busters on. " Are you mad trying to talk your way out if it will only make things difficult for us" replied Ray while looking at their opponent. Their opponent were two huge men who were on their squad outfit while holding a short blades in their hands. " Forget about it, right now all we have to do is defeat this two to prove that we are more than qualified to be in the squad" said Ellis while smashing his fist together. " What do you want to prove, that you are going to be beaten down to mock one of the twin brothers with a laugh? " Not only that brother, I can see they are shaking in their feet especially the fat one there" laugh the other. " Don''t worry soon enough we are going to see who will be shaking in fear" said Ray while removing his blades from the scabbard. " Look kid, just because you were able to beat kart has really got you high but don''t worry uncle here will get you back to normal said the twin brother. " Can we start the match now" yell Ellis to the announcer. " Are you really in the mood to be beaten by us, while don''t you wait a little" mock the twins once again. They choose to ignore the twin and waited for the announcer to call the shot. After waiting for sometime the announcer finally announce for the start of the match. " Now get ready for some beat down" yelled Ellis like a beast that has been unleashed from it cage as he charged at one of the twin brother while throwing a fist at him. " Mind where you point that fist of yours unless you want it to get chop off" replied twin brother #1 while stabbing his short blade at Ellis fist. The whole crowd of hunters is expecting to see the chubby guy fist chop of but what happened next stun them for the moment the fist and the short blade came in contact with each other instead of Ellis fist falling off, twin brother #1 was sent flying by the punch and smashed into the wall. " Looks like Ellis trained his physical body to such an amazing level, and it won''t be long before he breaks through the mortal shackle" said the captain of the Raging Dawn as he observes the match. Gray only nodded before while keeping his eyes on the match. " Wow look how your brother was easily sent flying with just one punch after all the boosting" said Ray to The other twin brother with a smile on his face. " Shut up you swam" replied twin brother #2 with rage as he launched at Ray while placing his blade by the side and when he was close, he sent a slash at Ray mixed with energy. Ray chuckle before slashing his blade forward too but without adding any energy. Being pushed back by the force of the attack, Ray manage to stable himself and sent a kick at twin brother #2 only for the attack to be blocked. Since its attack are not walking, Ray dash at his opponent while holding his blades behind his back. Ray perform a somersault while sending a double wind slash at his opponent. Not expecting Ray to make that move, twin brother #2 was not able to defend himself from the attack and sustain a wound by his right arm. Taking a step back, twin brother #2 grunt in pain while covering the cut with his hand. " Hahaha, looks like the swam just got you wounded" said Ray with a mocking look on his face as he look at the blood twin brother #2 Chapter 71 - Transformation Technique Twin brother #2 was just looking at Ray in rage while covering his wound. Seeing that his opponent was just standing there and looking at him, Ray chuckled before pointing his blade at him and said. " What''s the matter, are you scared already". " Yeah am scared, am scared that I am going to rip your head off" replied twin brother #2 " Hahaha, I can''t believe you can still boost after taking a serious beating from me. Tell me when are you going to learn that you are too weak" said Ray with a laugh. " Shut up" yelled twin brother #2 in anger as he rush forward while condensing energy around his arms before planting his two arms in the ground. This cause the stage to shake intensively while making those in the stage to sway and that when twin brother #2 called out softly. " Earth Golem body" and the next moment, the stage began to lose is colour while twin brother #2 skin became to change in colour like it was absorbing the earth element. " This can''t be good" said Gray who stood up to watch what will happen next. " It sure is, for him to force his opponent to use his ultimate technique you know what to expect next" replied the captain of the Raging Dawn. " Hahaha, now that my brother is using his grand move you guy are as good as dead" said twin brother #2 who was struggling to get away from Ellis attack before being hit on the jaw and was sent flying backwards. Turning to look at twin brother #2 that was still absorbing the earth energy, Ellis said to Ray in a pleading manner. " Do you mind if we switch opponent, I feel like testing my new-found strength with his this technique of his". " You want to use him to test out your strength, sure, no problem. I don''t want to battle any defensive opponent any ways" replied Ray as he walked towards the area where the other twin was sent flying to. " How can you give me a beaten opponent, you own me this one Ellis" complain Ray as he waited for his new opponent to get up. " No problem how about I treat you to a drink after we are done here" replied Ellis with a smile. " I guess that will do, but the treat will have to be for two days" said Ray while raising two fingers at Ellis for indication. " Now you want to take chances" mutter Ellis before turning to his opponent that is not done with the channelling and said. " For how long will it take you to gather enough energy because I am getting bored from waiting for you to finish the channelling" " This is more than enough for me to take you down" replied twin brother #2 while banging his fist together. " Nice, now you look more like an earth Golem or wait are you a Golem now" asked Ellis with his arms fold under his chest with a smile on his face. " You will find out soon enough" replied twin brother #2 with a creepy smile before pushing his leg from the ground with great force and launch at Ellis. Shock by the speed at which his opponent can perform, Ellis turn his stance and waited for him to strike but when twin brother #2 was about to get close to him, he changed his direction and headed towards Ray. Ellis was dumbfounded to see his opponent going after Ray. " Hey where do you think you are going am your opponent now so come back here this instance" yelled Ellis as he gave chase. Meanwhile, Ray was busy battling with the other twin and by the look of things, he was not being serious with the fight. Only avoiding the attack that are sent to him before sending his opponent flying with a kick. " I can''t believe I am battling with a weakling while Ellis is having the fight of his life" said Ray with a sigh as he looked at his opponent flying in the air. Ray was just about to go after his opponent and deliver another attack, but that was when he felt a cold run down his spine which is a sign of danger turning around to see what it was, Ray saw a flying ball heading his way at an incredible speed, and he barely managed to get out of the way, the ball flew and crash at the edge of the stage and what came into their view was a human that looks more like a Golem roll out of the hole he created from the crash. " Hey I thought I told you to face so while are you running towards him" said Ellis who has finally caught up with twin brother #2 " Brother are you alright" said twin brother #2 while ignoring Ellis. " Am fine it just a little scratch" replied twin brother #1 while struggling to get up. " We need to combine our forces in order to take these two down" said twin brother #2 after seeing that his brother is okay. The other twin nodded before moving towards his brother and when he is close he raised his hands up while his brother do the same and their palm connected before they both shouted in together. " Indestructible Earth guardian" And the next minute a powerful energy begin to surged out of the two and the energy begin to wrap itself around them. " What are those guys planning to do now" asked Ray as he took a step back. " By the look of things, it seems like they are going to merge into one being to boosted their battle powers" replied Ellis while looking at the glowing light. " What is that even possible" asked in shock. " Since they are twin it is more likely that they both share the same affinity and cultivated the same technique, so it is possible" replied Ellis while massaging his chin. " So should we attack them now that they have not completed their transformation" asked Ray with a smile on his face. " Uh, ain''t you curious to see what they will be transforming into" replied Ellis with his own question. " To be honest with you, I really want to, but you see this is our only chance of joining the Raging Dawn squad and I don''t want to miss this opportunity that is offered to us" replied Ray with a serious look on his face. " I think I know where this is going, you are not confident in yourself" said Ellis while laughing at Ray. Meanwhile, the crowd were stun by their action and one of the hunter couldn''t take it any more and stood up from his seat and yelled at them. " What are you doing standing there and play around when your opponent is trying to make a big move on you". " Shut up, are you the one fighting the battle or us" Ray yell back at the hunter. " Those friends of yours are really playful don''t you think" said the captain of the Raging Dawn squad to Gray who sat beside him. Gray smiled before replying to the captain " For them to act this way, shows that they are confident they could still beat those twin from the moon breeze squad". " I hope you are right about that" said the captain. " Captain how wish you were there when they fought with one of the bandit during that C Rank quest you would have understood what they are capable of" replied Gray. " Looks like the transformation is finally complete" said the captain. The energy that once covered the twin begin to fade and after the whole of the energy gas fade away, a real Golem came into their view although the energy that is being released from the body of the Golem was more powerful than the energy the twin brothers were releasing before the transformation. " This fight is going to be more interesting" said Ray with a happy smile on his face. " After they merged together their realm seem to have rise to the foundation realm 6" replied Ellis. " Wow there are like five level ahead of us now" said Ray with a shocking face. " Yes and I am sure they won''t be able to keep this state for long" replied Ellis to Ray. " Then let''s get back to business before they lose that form" said Ray as he gripped his blade tightly. " Yeah now this is more suitable for me to test my strength" replied Ellis with joy while he crack his hands. " Now let''s see how you are going to deal with us now that we are one" said golem when he saw the two getting into a fighting stance. " We are about to say the same thing to you guys" replied Ray with a light chuckle. " I hope this form of yours will be able to entertain us for a while" added Ellis as he dash forward ahead of Ray. Chapter 72 - Official Members Of The Raging Dawn Ellis dash at the Golem in top speed while driving the Golden quake fist technique to it maximum, Ellis body became harden and when he was getting close to the Golem, he threw his fist forward while yelling at the top of his lungs. Seeing that the meat was laughing an attack at them, the Golem scoffed at Ellis before he threw his fist forward too. When the two fist collided a wind was generated that pushed them apart. Taking his stance, the Golem mouth was wide open from the shock. Meanwhile, Ellis did a little backflip before landing. Twisting his wrist, Ellis chuckle before saying to the Golem. " Not bad, now I can have fun". " What a show-off you are" said Ray as he walks to Ellis with his arms crossed across his chest. " I am not showing off, I just found the pleasure in battling a defensive cultivator and being a defensive cultivator also I want to see which one is better" replied Ellis to Ray. " And you think I am going to stand here and watch you as you enjoy yourself" asked Ray with a frown on his face. " Not really, it won''t take long before I defeat them this time around" promise Ellis. " Looks to me that you have already forgotten why we are here in the time place" asked Ray. " Of course not, how can I forget that" replied Ellis. " Since you still remember why we are here then what is the need of testing your strength with them when the big boss is waiting for result" Said Ray. " Are you guys done with your little chat, cause am already getting bored by it" yell the Golem as it rushed toward them. " Oh we are done alright" replied Ray with a smile on his face as he drew his blades from the scabbard and sent a wind slash forwards to the Golem at an incredible speed before running to the Golem. Hitting the wind slash to the side, the Golem throw a punch at the running Ray only for him to vanish the moment the punch was about to land on him. The Golem began to look around in search of where Ray could be only for him to feel the wind blow behind him, turning at the best he could the Golem saw Ray who was already sending a slash at him. Being able to react on time the before the attack can land on him, the Golem sent a punch powered by his cultivation and was able to deflect the attack while pushing Ray back. Taking a step to go after Ray, a loud bang was heard. Taking a turn to see where the sound came from, the Golem was shock to see Ellis who was all smile with his fist planted in his spine and what came next after the punch landed on him was a crack. " Dammit how could I have forgotten about this meatball" said the Golem inward. Sending a swing of his arm at Ellis to try and hit him but before him can reach Ellis, he has already move back while creating a space between himself and the Golem. " Don''t forget about me" yelled Ray as he sent multiple wind slash at the Golem. Crossing his arms before his chest region, the Golem was able to shield himself from the attack as he was being pushed back by the force. Seeing it as an opportunity Ellis dashed forward and punch the Golem for behind which send him flying forward and collide with the remaining wind slash attack. " Nice move, seem like they are really in sync with each other" said the captain of the Raging Dawn in admiration. " Yeah, actually the is that they have always been together even before joining the guild so it''s not surprising that they could this sync with each other" replied Gray. " I see, no wonder they were able to overpower the twins even after their transformation" said the captain. " Yes, it is more of a beat down to me. If I were those twin I would have forfeit by now instead of dragging the whole match" said Gray with a smile on his face. Back to the stage, the Golem was damage all over his body and there appear to be more crack from his behind. " Nice move Ellis, I wasn''t expecting you will sneak up on him like that" said Ray from the other side. " What can I say, I saw an opening, so I have to take my chances" replied Ellis while scratching his head. " Now you guys have done it this time around" yelled the Golem in anger. " Oh you can still talk, I thought that you were already out of strength" tease Ray with a smiling face. " It no difference from being out of energy since they will be separated from each other anytime soon" replied Ellis with a smile too. " Just wait until I wipe that irritating smile of your face" said the Golem in anger as he dashed at Ellis who was the closest to him. " And now he has lost his thinking due to being underestimated by those two" said the captain of the Raging Dawn squad. " Which will lead to his defeat and I will be able to earn some points from the bet I made earlier" replied Gray happily. " I can believe you actually bet on them winning" said the captain to Gray. " What can I say, a good gambler always know when to take risk" replied Gray with a light chuckle. When the Golem was close to Ellis he stomped his leg on the ground with great force which cause the stage to tremble and Ellis lost his footing. Throwing a punch at the unbalanced Ellis, the Golem punch was able to land on Ellis and sent him flying backward while crashing at the edge of the stage. " Wow this is the first time since the beginning of the battle that the twin brothers were able to land an attack at either of the two youngsters" said a hunter from the crowd. " And by the look of things it seems like that kid won''t be getting up anytime soon" said another hunter. " How do you like me now" said the Golem while looking at the hole that was created by Ellis. The place became quiet when the Golem said those words, and they begin to wait to see if the youngster would still be able to reply after taking that hit but after a while they did not receive any feedback, and they begin to think that Ellis might have pass out from the punch. The Golem scoff and turn around to face Ray only to see him smiling like what happens to his friend had no effect on him, the Golem was about to yell at Ray when he heard the sound of footstep coming from his behind. The Golem turn around to take a look at what it was only for him to see Ellis walking around out of the hole with no injuries on him. " How is that possible, that punch was packed by my full strength so how are you still walking fine" said the Golem in shock and new-found fear for Ellis. " You were able to put me in a daze with that punch and nothing else" replied Ellis before massaging his shoulder. " Hahaha I knew that punch is not enough to take you down" said Ray with a smile. " Not a chance else my years of cultivating would have been in vain" replied Ellis with a loud laugh. " Hahaha, let''s put an end to this fight am already getting bored by it" said Ray while preparing to launch an attack. Ellis nodded and dash forward and the moment Ellis push forward, Ray also did the same and the Golem became confused on who to face. Roaring at the top of his lungs, the golem gather energy on his body top of his lungs, the golem gather energy on his body to form an energy forcefield to keep his attackers at bay only for it to be destroyed the moment Ellis fist and Ray blades came in contact with it. Taking the blow from the two of them, the Golem throw up a mouthful of blood and fell on the ground. The Golem pass out and after some time, the golem begin to glow and the bodies of the two twin brothers were now laying on the floor unconscious with their squad outfit being in ruin. The announcer came and announce the winner of the match before instructing the medic to take the twins away. After the announcement was made, Ray and Ellis walked out of the stage and went to meet up with Gray and the captain. " Congratulation on your win" said the captain when the duo have walk up to them. " So what is it going to be now" asked Ellis while looking at the captain. " You guys are now officially a member of the Raging Dawn squad" replied the captain. They both clap their hands together and bow. " You can ask Gray here about our rules and regulations" said the captain as he walked out of the arena. Chapter 73 - The Patton Clan After being to the captain, Gray turns to Ellis and Ray with a smile on his face and said. " Alright boys welcome aboard to the Raging Dawn squad, first I would like to take you two for the win". " Thank us for the win" said Ellis in total confusion. " It''s like this, Gray here place a bet on us winning the match and since we won he will be getting multiply the amount of points he bet with" Ray begins to explain to Ellis since it was not the first time Gray has done it. " Will it kill you if you just tell me he bet on us winning or do I look like someone that knows nothing about gambling" asked Ellis in anger. " It okay Ellis, you shouldn''t take it to heart" said Gray to Ellis. " It nothing Gray, so what are the rules and regulations the captain said you will be telling us about" asked Ellis after calming down. " We will get to that later" replied Gray before walking out of the bleachers'' area. " Hey where are you going" asked Ray when he saw Gray walking out of them. " To claim my point of course, are you guys not coming" replied Gray as he continued to walk towards the bet stand. When they heard what he said, they ran to him before waiting for him to claim his point. " So when are you going to tell us" asked Ellis the moment he saw Gray coming out of the betting stand. " Wow take it easy man, why the rush" said Gray with a smile. " It just I need to hear about the rules, and we need to be on a quest right now" replied Ellis anxiously. " I am afraid you will have to put that quest thingy on hold first" Said Gray. " And since when did you become a quest freak" Ray asked Ellis in shock. " What can I say, you have already influenced me and by the way, the only way I could easily improve in my realm is by consistent battle of life and death not just cultivating" replied Ellis with all seriousness. " Wow look how serious you are right, it would be better if you can continue with this attitude" Ray tease Ellis. " Okay guys how about we go for a drink in the pub" asked Gray as he cut them short on their little discussion. " Count me in Gray" replied Ray while smiling awkwardly at Ellis. " Just look at you, all you know is drink" said Ellis while shaking his head helplessly. " Why would I say now to a friendly offer" said Ray while looking at Ellis. " Enough with the pretence, you think I don''t know that you only accepted since you won''t be the one paying the bills" asked Ellis as he gazed at Ray. " Come-on Ellis it just a drink, why are you against it. I thought we were friends" said Gray. " Am sorry for the misunderstanding Gray, it not that am against the idea of going for a drink it just that I can stand this stingy drunkard here" replied Ellis in apology to Gray. " Oh now am a stingy drunkard" asked Ray. " Yes you are Ray, let me asked you when was the last time you actually paid for our drink" replied Ellis with a question of his own. " Those it really matters, I Know is we enjoyed ourselves" replied Ray with a laugh. Ellis shook his head in how shameless Ray could be before turning to Gray and said. " Brother Gray it would be better we head to the pub before this drunkard get me angry". " Look who is talking, don''t you know you we could have been in the pub drinking by now if not for all the nonsense you have been saying" replied Ray. " You see what I am talking about brother Gray" said Ellis to Gray while ignoring Ray. Being unable to handle the two of them, Gray could only force a smile on his face as he told them to let the matter right before leading the way to the pub. After getting there, they order their drink and before long they received their drink. " So can you tell us about the rules now" asked Ellis gulping down on his drink. " The things Raging Dawn only have one rule which is don''t die when on a mission" replied Gray after gulping on his drink. " So that''s it asked Ray. " Yeah or are you expecting to hear something else" replied Gray with a smile on his face. " And I thought there''s going to be a lot of rules" said Ellis with a sigh. " Hahaha, Ellis the Raging Dawn squad don''t go by rules on like every other squad" replied Gray with a laugh. " That''s okay then since we don''t have to worry about breaking any rules" said Ray as he swallowed his drink. " Yeah you don''t have to worry about that and I try your best in completing any quest you are doing" replied Gray. " And why is that" asked Ellis. " You see for some years now the moon breeze squad has always been on top of the Raging Dawn squad in Rank, and we are walking on topping them this time around" replied Gray. " I will be going on a quest that was assigned to me by the captain tomorrow, do you two want to tag along asked Gray. Ellis and Ray looked at each other for a moment before turning to Gray for reply. " That''s great them, meet me by the entrance of the guild tomorrow morning and make sure you come early" said Gray before ordering the attendant to them more drinks. " Eh, so when are we getting the squad outfit" asked Ray. " That won''t be a problem, I will get the outfit for you tomorrow before we undergo the quest" replied Gray. " It''s settled then" said Ellis with a smile. Come on guys let''s drink to our heart content" said Ray as he filled Ellis and Gray cup. " Just look how happy you are all because of a drink" said Ellis with a light chuckle. " Am not only happy when drinking you know" replied Ray with a smile. " How can I forget how excited you become when there is a fight" said Ellis. " You got that right" said Ray as he turns himself a cup full of liquor. They drank for a long time before leaving the pub and on their way going home Gray reminded them about the quest before going his own way. And that''s how they end the day, the next Ellis and Ray went to the hunter guild only to discover that Gray has not arrived yet. " He told us to come on time, and he''s the one coming late" complain Ray. " Maybe have something important to do which is why he is not here right now" replied Ellis as he looked around. " So should we go inside and have a chat with jenny" Ray suggested. " Now is better we wait for him here otherwise we are going to miss out on this one" replied Ellis. " URG I hate waiting, where could Gray be" said Ray before sitting on the ground. " Am right here guys" replied Gray. Lifting their head, they saw Gray along with two other hunters walking towards them. " You guys were extremely late" said Gray after getting close to them. " How can we be late, we have been waiting for you for an hour now" replied Ray when he heard the word coming out of Gray mouth. " Instead of apologizing for been late, you actually have the guts to bark back" said a hunter by Gray who seen displeased with Ray attitude. " It okay Roland" said Gray as he calm the hunter by his side down before turning to Ray and Ellis and said. " For your information we have been waiting here for the both of you before going to get your outfit". " Really, I thought we were the ones that we were the ones that were early" replied Ray as he begins to laugh. " Well that''s in the pass, here is your outfit" said Gray as he pass the outfit to the both of them. Taking the red robe from Gray, They put it on before turning to Gray and thank him. " Now that we are done with that let''s move on to knowing each other. Roland and Josh meet our newest member Ray and Ellis" the two hunters nodded at the two of them. " Since we are done with the introduction, it''s time for the quest so let''s go" said Gray as he leads the team out of the guild area. " Wait up Gray, you forget to give us details about the quest" said Ellis as they are walking out of the guild area. " Ellis our main objective right now is to head to the Patton clan, they are the once that will be giving us the quest since they don''t want others to know about it" replied Gray. Chapter 74 - Quest Info " What the Patton clan" Ellis said out loud when heard Gray say that they will be heading to the Patton clan to get information about the quest. The group were frightened out of their wit when they heard the shout. Turning to face Ellis, Gray asked. " Is anything the matter". " Not at all, sorry about that" replied Ellis. Seeing that all is well, Gray continue to lead the team as they walk a barrel land. Pulling Ray close to him, Ellis whispered into his ears. " There''s no way we are going in there with them" " And why did you say that" asked Ray. " Have you forgotten about that young man that invited us into his carriage the other time right after we left the Orc cave, he''s from this clan, and it is likely that his clan members will be able to recognize me" replied Ellis as they walk forward. " And how is that our problem" asked Ray. " It out a problem because if they find me here, I might be captured and used as a bargain chip, replied Ellis. " Okay since it has come to that, you will have to hide somewhere until our return" said Ray while patting Ellis lightly on his shoulders. " You can''t go in there with them also since Felix knew we are partners" said Ellis. " But I thought you two were friends" asked Ray when he heard he won''t be going in with them. " Yeah we are but to be on the safe side, so we are staying put before we get to their territory" replied Ellis. They walked alongside the Hiepia empire for about two hours before they could see a little city far ahead that seem to be glowing and before the team could go forward Ellis called out to Gray and said. " Is it possible if the both of us waited here while you go inside to discuss the quest". " Did you offended someone from the clan" asked Gray while looking at the uneasy Ellis. " Something like that, and I am setting we will cross each other if we go in together with you guys and maybe cause you to lose the quest" replied Ellis in all seriousness. " Alight you can look for a place and stay hidden, I will notify you guys later on" said Gray before leading the team towards the city. When they got close to the city they discovered that the glow they saw from a distance ago was actually a protective forcefield, walking ahead in interest Roland was just about to touch the forcefield when Gray stop him. " Don''t touch that, else you are going to lose your hand" said Gray. " You shouldn''t have stopped him Gray since h loves to touch things said josh. Gray choose to ignore josh and looked around the forcefield before saying out. " The Raging Dawn squad on behalf of the quest set out in the hunter guild". After saying those words, they begin to wait for a reply from the Other side and after waiting for five minutes, the forcefield tremble before creating a little entrance and that was when I voice rang in their ears. " You may enter". " Wow that''s some hell of cultivation" said josh after the voice faded. Taking the lead, Gray walked through the entrance that was created by the forcefield before josh and Roland follow suit and the moment they cross over to the other side the entrance disappeared and the forcefield return the way it used to be. After crossing to the other side they saw two men which seem to be in the fifth stage of the golden core realm staging guard at the entrance. " The clan head is waiting for you in the great hall" said one of the guard as he pointed the direction to the great hall to the group of hunters. The team nodded to them before proceeding forward until they get to the great hall where another two cultivators were standing guard by the entrance and by the look of the qi that is being released from their body tells that they are at the same realm as the previous guards by the entrance. One of the guard open the door to the hall and gesture for the team of hunters to get in. When the team walk into the hall they discovered the room was so wide that it could house at least fifty to a hundred people and ahead stood an old man which seem to be the only person present in the hall apart from the hunters team. " Good day clan head Isaac" greeted the team in union with a slight bow to the old man. " You may raise, and please have a sit" replied Clan head Isaac to the team. Rising from their bow, the team took their sit before Gray said. " A quest was posted in the guild saying information will be available here in the clan, do you mind telling us what it is if you don''t mind" Clan head Isaac let out a sigh before saying. " The quest was about my daughter that went out to see a friend about a week ago and had yet to return". " Have you tried sending some of your men outside to look for her" asked Roland. " Yes I did, and they were unable to find her which is why I place the quest at the guild" replied clan head Isaac. " Does she tells you who she is going to see before leaving" asked Gray. " She did and it''s not the first time that she go visiting her friend, and she be always back that same day" replied clan head Isaac. " Is there any drawing of her we can use to investigate this matter" asked Gray. Clan head Isaac took out a paper that is being wrapped with a strange robe and pass it to Gray. Taking the paper from clan head Isaac, Gray decided not to open it and asked. " We will need the name of your daughter and the resident of her friend with he or her name if you don''t mind". " My daughter name is Amanda and the name of her friend is Nicholas, he is the young clan master of the Cayson Clan" replied clan head Isaac. " Alright I think this should be enough to finding your daughter" said Gray. " Good, you mean now carry on with the quest" replied clan head Isaac. The team got up from their sit and bow to clan head Isaac before taking their leave. After leaving the hall they proceed to the entrance out of the clan where a space was created in the forcefield for the team to leave the resident. Walking a distance from the territory of the Patton clan, Gray whistle and the next moment Ellis and Ray came out from their hiding. " So what is the quest all about" asked Ray with a smile the moment they join the group. " The clan head daughter is missing, and he went to us to search for her whereabout" replied Gray. " Amanda actually went missing" said Ellis. " Oh, so you knew about her" asked Josh. " Actually she''s the reason why I couldn''t go in" replied Ellis when he realized he just said he shouldn''t have. " Anyway our objective now is to head to the Cayson clan and asked the young master for some information. According to clan head Isaac, Amanda went to see Nicholas of the Cayson clan" said Gray. " Now we are heading to the Cayson clan too what a great quest this is" complain Ellis. " I thought you said you want to do some quest so why are you complaining now that you have one" said Gray. " Forget about him, he must have offended someone in the Cayson clan too, to be so tense by the mention of the Clan" replied Roland. " Hey Gray while don''t you let us see the picture of the young lady we are looking for" said josh who has a wide smile on his face. " I hope you don''t have anybody intention and don''t forget about her background" replied Gray to josh knowing too well why he said does word. " What picture is he talking about" asked Ray. " Nothing special just a drawing of the girl we are looking for" replied Gray as he took the picture out if his storage ring and opened it for the team to see. " She''s pretty you know" said josh " I hope you are not having any wild thought about her" asked Gray as he glared at josh. " Not at all Gray, I was just wondering what could have happened between her and Ellis for him to be too scared to go in with us" said josh with a puzzle look on his face. " May he tried forcing himself on her" joked Ray. " It most likely possible because I don''t see another reason apart from that, he can''t do anything else" replied Roland with a laugh. Ellis just glare at Ray before shaking his head. Chapter 75 - Kidnapped "Alright guys let''s head to the cayson clan and carry on with the investigation said Gray as he led the team toward the location of the Cayson clan. " Eh, will it be okay if I also wait outside" asked Ellis " Sure why not but make sure you hide well" replied Gray with a joke. " Hahaha I will" said Ellis as he begins to laugh awkwardly. " It''s kind of feel strange for a weak meatball like you to offend two people from a great clan, are you sure that you are not telling us anything, asked Roland as he looked at Ellis suspiciously. Ellis became speechless by Roland words and was just about to think of what to say that will make the team losing up a little, but that''s when Ray bout in and said. " Maybe when he tried to force himself on Amanda, Nicholas was the one that caught him in the act, and he is trying to avoid him so that he won''t be rat out ". " It could be possible, and since Nicholas and Amanda are really close to each other it''s much possible replied josh who couldn''t stop himself from laughing. " Very funny guys, now can you be on your way" said Ellis. " I am going with the guys, so you can wait for us to return, said Ray before following the group into the cayson area. " Leaving me here all by myself mutter Ellis as he watched the group walk away. When the group got to the entrance they had led to the cayson little city, they were shock to see that there was no protective forcefield they that is shielding them from the outside world unlike the Patton clan. " Seem like the cayson clan are confident in their strength for them not to set any protection barriers around the place" said Gray as he studied the entrance. Although Ray was not with them when they went through the Patton clan forcefield, he could feel that there was really something wrong for there not to be any force field Ray had to ask the system. " Hey system do you do think there is any force field around ". *ding* [affirmative, there is an invincible force field surrounding the whole place that the human eyes could not see] " Don''t expect why the others thought that the cayson clan are a lot different from the Patton clan, only if they knew that they actually have a force field" thought Ray. While Ray was still in thought the right of the team were still looking around the place and by the look of things they are already becoming restless to go in. Being unable to withstand the waiting any more, josh turn to the puzzle Gray and asked. " Hey gray are we just going to stand here or bash into the place" " Be patient josh, don''t you feel like something is not right about this place" asked Gray turning to josh who stood by the side. " Don''t be fooled by the appearance of this place, there is actually a force field that is quite active here, but the problem is we can''t see it" replied Ray when he saw how suspicious Gray feel about the place even though he could not see the force field that''s in place. " Nonsense, there is no force field here" said josh to Ray. Ray chooses to ignore him as he walked to the side and pick up a branch before poking it forward and instead of the branch to go through when it was move fore, it began to release smoke and in the next minute the branch caught fire and burnt to ash instantly. Turning back to josh who has his mouth open in shock, Ray asked him. " Do you believe me now". " My, to think that we actually plan to go into the city without being invited" said Gray. " How did you know that there was a force field in here since we didn''t make any contact with it" asked Roland while looking at Ray in amazement. " I didn''t, I was just curious to how the cayson were not protecting themselves from some ambush, replied Ray to Roland question. " Good thing you chose to try out with the branch else we would have been the one suffering from serious injuries if not dying" said Roland. " So now that we know what we are dealing with, how are we supposed to get in there" asked Ray while ignoring Roland. " What else can we do if not say our name and identity like we did with the Patton clan people, replied Gray to Ray question. Gray Clare''s his throat before saying at loud with energy wrap together with the sound that came out of his month. After revealing their identity, it didn''t take long before a young man walking out of the force field and met with the group of hunter. " Greetings fellow elders, how may we be of help to you" said the man that walk out of the force field. " We are on a quest to find the whereabouts of miss Amanda of the Patton clan and the clues we have show that Amanda was here in cayson replied Gray as the leader of the team. " Wait a minute, did you just say that miss Amanda is still not home" asked the man in shocked. " Yes what if I do" replied Gray with a serious face. " Am sorry for that, it just that when miss Amanda was about to leave, my son Nicholas was the won that see her off and from then till date my son has not yet return said the man. " Wait if Nicholas is your son then you must be called Jerry cayson of the cayson clan" asked Gray when the identity of the man standing before them was actually the clan head. " Yes, please I want you to find my son replied clan head Jerry " Don''t worry about a thing Mr Jerry, since Amanda has being missing it is likely that the two of them were capture by the same person. So what we need right now is clues that could help us with our investigation" said josh. " By the look of things I have nothing much to offer that could help in your search, said clan head Jerry. " It''s okay clan head, we will think of something but try to get to us just In case you receive any information about them" replied Gray. They bow to clan head Jerry before leaving and after walking back to where they left Ellis, Gray was just about to signal him to come out, but before he could, Ellis has already come out of his handout as if he was already expecting them. " So how did the search go" asked Ellis the moment he came out. " Not good, it seems like Nicholas is also missing and according to what the clan head said, my guest is they were both kidnap by the same person replied Gray. " Now things are getting really nasty" said Ellis to himself before asking Gray. " So what are we going to do now that we don''t know where they could be". " For the now we head back to the guild to get some rest then think of a way" replied Gray. Before Gray could lead them back to the guild, Ray suddenly said. " What if the person behind this is actually from the clan". " I doubt there will be someone in the clan that is strong enough to take Nicholas and Amanda as hostage" replied Ellis. " Then what about outsiders" asked Ray once more. " Maybe and it has to be someone that knows a lot about the two of them" replied Ellis. " Why kill your brain cell over this when we can easily solve it after a little rest" added josh. " Alright guys since there is nothing left for us to do you it better we get out of here, oh my all this talk is making me thirsty for some liquor" said Gray as he walked pass the group and begin to head for the direction that lead back to Hiepia empire. " Hey Ellis do you think other clans are responsible for the missing of Amanda and Nicholas" asked Ray in a voice that only Ellis can hear. " Am not sure since the Cayson clan don''t usually goes into conflict with other clan, it will be very difficult to tell" replied Ellis. After walking for a while they were finally able to reach the guild where the team went their separate way, but before they could lead, Gray told them to meet up in the guild entrance very early in the morning before he stormed off. ************************** I am sorry for the late upload, my smart phone got bad so I have to borrow my sister''s phone to type and upload and I will be uploading late since I will be using her smart phone got the now until I get a new one. Thanks for your understanding..... Chapter 76 - Clues Walking back to their resident, Ellis was just about to go into his room when Ray called. " Hey Ellis what do you think about the kidnap of the clan descendants, do you think it''s any of the clan is responsible for their disappearance". " Am not sure that a clan can be so bold to kidnap both Nicholas and Amanda unless they are prepared to go to war against the two clan which is likely impossible replied Ellis as he contemplated about the matter. " I don''t know if the other clan can be trusted but I kind of feel like who so ever that is involved must be someone from the eight great clan" said Ray. " Do you think the eight great clan are the only power beneath the heavens" asked Ellis. " Of course I know there are other organizations out there that have incredible strength that even the eight great clan can''t put together" replied Ray with an awkward laugh. Even since Ray came into the world and possessed the body of the hunter, he has learned a lot about how the world operates and spending his time with Ellis has also widened his knowledge. " Since you know that there are other power out there, then why do you still think that one of the clan is involved in their disappearance, asked Ellis with a frown on his face. " That is because the clan are more fussy" replied Ray. " Ah just go to sleep, I don''t have the time to argue with you" said Ellis with a sigh before walking into his room and shut the door close. " Can''t even have a little chat with you eh" mutter to himself before walking to his room and yell before he close the down. " Don''t forget we have to meet up with the group early morning ". " I should be the one to tell you about that" replied Ellis. After sleeping for the day, the next day the group met up by the entrance of the guild and went out to a solitary place where they could sit and discuss their quest privately. " So is there any news about the missing members of the clan" asked josh as he looked around for a reply. " There is nothing from my side, replied Roland. " Well I was kind of exhausted from yesterday, so I decided to have a rest, said Ellis. " Same here with me" added Ray. Josh sigh and turn to look at the only person that has not said anything from the start. " What about you Gray, were you to get anything asked josh. " I actually managed to gather some information When I went to the pub to get some drink, and it turns out that the two descendants of the Patton and the cayson clan are not the only ones that are missing replied Gray. " You mean others are still kidnapped which means the clans are not involved in this, said Ray. " Of course not, there is no way they are going to offend two clans, not even one. How did you come up with that theory anyway" asked josh to Ray. " Well I kind of get the feeling that they are even one way or the other, said Ray with a serious look. " Anyway since we now know that the clan members are not the only one that are being kidnap, things are going to be a lot easier this time around" said Gray while looking around the group before continuing. " So I want you all to keep a watching eye and if you discover anything strange please try and notify the group and don''t go after them on your own" " So what are we supposed to do now" asked Ray. " What else can we do other than search for clues" replied Gray. " Is it possible to take on a quest until we find their whereabouts" Ray once more. " As long as you are already on a quest, you are not allowed to take on another quest" replied Roland this time around. " Too many rules, now I will have to wait until the completion of the quest which we don''t know how long it''s going to take" said Ray. " Remember don''t go doing things on your own, said Gray before walking out on them. " And where are you going this time around Gray asked Roland when he saw Gray walking out. " I am going out to relax is there a problem with that replied Gray. " Relax my ass, I know you are going to the pub to get drunk like you usually do" said josh with a chuckle. " I don''t see where it is a crime for me to get a drink, what Ray said and decided to contact the rest as they order more drinks to kill time. Before long the group begin to come in one at a time. " So what did you find out for you to call us out him" asked josh. " Well Ellis and Ray actually have a clue to where the kidnapper could be, and we are about to move out " replied Gray while taking a gulp of his drink. " How sure are you that we will be able to find them there and by the way isn''t the curious wetland a dangerous place for cultivators to be so how was the kidnapper able to enter and leave as he pleased" asked Roland. " That will have to be a problem for later" replied Gray as he took his drink before getting up and lead the group for the curious wetland wood. Gray. " We should be discussing how we are going to complete the quest and here you are thinking about getting yourself drunk" said Roland with a frown. " What is there to discuss and beside it is easy to gather information at a busy place, so the pub is likely the best place to be replied Gray. Ellis was already getting bored by Gray and Roland words as decided to take his leave with Ray following from behind, and before they could walk out of the premises, Ellis suddenly remember that they don''t have a way to communicate with the rest and decided to asked only to be told to shoot an energy blast out the sky which they will be using as signal. Leaving the guild premises, Ray couldn''t help but asked as they are walking into the street. " So where are we going right now". " To investigate of course or are we just going to sit down and wait for the location to be known to us" replied Ellis. " Okay if you say so, so where do we start the investigation from" asked Ray " Well we will have to start with the blacksmith that his daughter went missing early this morning, replied Ellis. They both went to the blacksmith shop and knock on the door before waiting for a reply from the inside. " Looks like they are not open for business today" said Ray and he was just about to say something when the door crack open and dwarf who was covered in bandages came into their view. " Yes wait is it that you want asked the blacksmith in anger after opening the door only for him to see the outfit the two youngsters before him were wearing and said. " Wait you guys are from the hunter guild right". " Yes, and we heard that your daughter went missing this morning, so we are here to asked if there is any clue you can offer us" replied Ellis. " There is nothing much to say since I could not see the face of the kidnapper and when I tried going after him, he suddenly went into the curious wetland wood before I was attack by the kidnapper. " That should be more than enough for us to locate the kidnap" said Ray. " Come let''s go and inform the others about this" said Ellis before bowing to the blacksmith, and they took their leave. Making their way to the pub, Ellis and ray met up with Gray who was having a drink and sit down. " So what were you guys able to find out" asked Gray when he saw the two taking their sit without being granted the permission to. " Yeah we went to visit the blacksmith that his daughter went missing this morning and after asking some few questions from him, we discover that the kidnapper ran into the curious wetland wood, and it could be possible that the hostages are in there" replied Ellis to Gray question. " That''s really some clues you guys have there, have you tried contacting the others" asked Gray. " Not really, we decided to inform you first and hear your opinion before anything else, replied Ray. Gray smiles when he heard what Ray said and decided to contact the rest as they order more drinks to kill time. Before long the group begin to come in one at a time. " So what did you find out for you to call us out him" asked josh. " Well Ellis and Ray actually have a clue to where the kidnapper could be, and we are about to move out " replied Gray while taking a gulp of his drink. " How sure are you that we will be able to find them there and by the way isn''t the curious wetland a dangerous place for cultivators to be so how was the kidnapper able to enter and leave as he pleased" asked Roland. " That will have to be a problem for later" replied Gray as he took his drink before getting up and lead the group for the curious wetland wood. ********************** Another day without a device to write and upload, please guys bear with me until weekend. By then I will be free from work and get my device fixed. Chapter 77 - Hidden Key Making their way to the curious wetland wood, the group couldn''t help but wonder if there is anyone residing in the forest and having no choice josh couldn''t help but asked. " Are you sure the kidnapper is here in the forest". " According to the information we obtain from the blacksmith, it is more likely that the kidnapper is here and all we have to do is locate where the descendants are being kept" replied Ellis. " Do you have to believe what the blacksmith said, asked josh. " Yeah I do and beside his daughter was among the victims, so I see no reason why I shouldn''t believe him" replied Ellis " Come on guy keep your voice down or are you planning to make known our presence to the enemy, said Gray with a frown. Josh and Ellis became quiet and continue their search. Meanwhile, when they were searching for the kidnapper, Ray noticed that Gray was holding an old metal in his hand as he searched. " What is that thing you are holding, asked Ray. " Oh this, it''s an energy detector, replied Gray with a smile on his face. " Is it perfect at tracking energy, asked Ellis this time around. " As long as the victims or kidnapper are here, I will be able to put a reading from the energy detector, replied Gray. " What if there is a beast in here, then how are you going to differentiate between which one is the target energy asked Ellis " You don''t have to worry about that for the energy detector will detect humans energy and not beast" replied Roland. Seeing how their new recruits are just asking questions, Gray realized that they have not come across the energy detector. " Guys if possible I will advise you two to get one of this from the guild" said Gray as he waved the energy detector before them " Sure thing" replied Ellis with a thumbs up. After searching for a while and still no sign of a human in the surrounding, Ray was becoming a little restless. " Are you sure that metal you are holding is really useful here, why don''t we just split up to make the search much easier asked the frustrated Ray. " You fool have you forgotten how we were unable to leave the forest when we were here that other time" replied Ellis to Ray while being careful with his words. " That was then and beside didn''t we find our way out eventually. I believe this is not the first time the three of you are undergoing a quest in this forest, so you should be familiar with the place already" said Ray as he looked at their group. " Splitting the team to search more ground is not the problem but cutting our battle strength to half is" replied Gray to Ray. " I got something guys" said Roland as he begins to walk towards the direction where the energy is the strongest. The team followed Roland from behind as he leads the way. After tracking the energy for a while, they came across an old cottage in the forest which they could not have notice it existed if not for the energy detector. " Who could have believed that there is a cottage here in the curious wetland after all my years of carry on quest here in this very place " said Gray who seem to be in shock. " So are we going in or what" asked the impatient Ray. " I am beginning to wonder if you have a brain at all. Do you know what we are up against" replied Gray with a frown. " Does it really matters, if it proves to be stronger than us, we can always make a run for it" said Ray. The whole group were shock stiff by the word coming out of the mouth of the idiot that''s standing with them. " Ray is better we just hide here and observe for a while. If we can get a detail about what we are dealing with, it will be very for us in completing the quest" replied Ellis who had already gotten used to Ray. Since Ellis has already made it clear to Ray, Gray instructed the team to conceal their energy so that they will not be found by who so ever that is staying in the cottage as they hid in the woods. After waiting for a long and there was still no sign of a person walking out of the cottage until it became nighttime and that was when the door was makes a crack sound before opening and a hooded man walk out of the cottage and ran into the distance at an incredible speed. " That should be our man, and he is also in the foundation realm like us as well" said josh. " What is it going to be now Gray" asked Roland while looking at gray. " I say we wait for a while, there could be more of those hooded men in their" replied Gray. " I agree with Gray, we cannot endanger our lives" commented Ellis. " Not only endanger our life, why don''t you just say that you are scared of going on" mutter Ray. " What did you say" asked Ellis as he turns to look at Ray. " I wasn''t talking about you" replied Ray before turning to the other side. " You better be" scoff Ellis before turning back to look at the cottage. After waiting for some time now and the cottage was still quiet with no sign of movement coming out of the cottage, Gray decided they move in. The group move in and opened the door slowly before going inside. After getting inside they discover the place was light and somehow messy. Making their way forward they were not able to locate any being which come as a surprise to them. " There is nothing in here other than all this mess" said josh in a low voice. " I think we got the wrong guy here" added Roland. " I don''t think so, according to the blacksmith the kidnapper ran into the curious wetland and if I am not mistaking that kidnapper should be the hooded man we saw earlier" " I think they must be a mechanism or a passage that will take us to where we are supposed to be" said Ray. " It''s possible since this place is very messy, there is no way that hooded person can stay in a place like this unless there is a hidden path" replied Gray who seem to be in thought. " Alright now let''s search the whole play for the key in opening the hidden passage" said josh as he went in search for the hidden key. The group begin to search for the hidden key and searching for a while now and still not able to find anything. They were just about to continue with the search when they heard the sound of footsteps coming from the outside. They all scatter around the place and look for a good place to hid before the door was open, and the hooded man came in with a body on his shoulder. Walking into the room, the hooded man place the body on the ground before walking towards the shelf by the side and was just about to pick something when he pursed and turn to look around the place again. " That''s strange, I believe This place was not as messy as it is now when I left earlier" said the hooded man as he continues to observe the place. Meanwhile, in their hiding the group were shock by what the hooded man just said, and they were beginning to pray that they were ratted out. After looking around for a while before he smack his head and said. " What an idiot I am, of course the place is always messy". Placing his hand on a strange book, the hooded man turn the book slightly to the right before pulling it upward and a rumbling sound was head and the wall by the side of the shelf slid to the right creating an entrance leading into a dark hallway. Picking the body up, the hooded man walk into the hallway and the door begin to Close behind him. " That was close" said Gray as he come at of his hiding. " Good thing the place is always messy else we would have be discovered" commented Roland as he walked out of his hiding. " Who would have thought that the key would be on the shelf" said Gray as he walked to the shelf. After studying the books for a while, Gray added. " Did anyone of you see the book he picked". " I was keeping a watchful eye over him the whole time" replied Ray as he walked forward and place his hand on the strange book before turning it slightly to the right before pulling it upward and the same rumbling sound was heard, and the hallway came into view. " Shall we" said Ray before walking into the hallway and the rest follow suit. Chapter 78 - The Devil King After entering the hallway, the group of hunters begins to walk and after walking for a while they were not able to come across any opening or source of light. The whole place was in complete darkness and the group are already getting upset by this. " What is the meaning of all this, are we just going to keep walking until we walk into hell" complain josh. " I think I am becoming to understand the kind of person you are josh, a total whiner" said Ray. " It sees like you want to have a fight with me and let me tell I don''t mind beating the leaving hell out of you" replied josh with an anger. " So do I, I don''t show my opponent mercy when I give them a beat down" said Ray with a smile. " Guys, you better knock it off right now. If you want a piece of each other, you can settle it at the arena later after we are done with the quest" said Roland. " I don''t have time to play with a whiner" said Ray as he gave josh a look before walking ahead. " Let''s wait and see who will be the whiner after I beat you up in the arena later on" josh mutter as he walked. Finally, ahead of the team was a little source of light. Making ace they ran on their top speed, they came across a great hall. Instead of going in, they decided to observe the hall before going in and when they peak from the entrance, they saw a crowd of hooded people whose back are facing them and ahead of the hooded people was a statue of a man with two wings spurting out of his back like those of angels, but the wings looks like those of bats and two horns were at his head like those of the demon. When the team saw this they were shock and couldn''t help but say in a low tone. " The Devil king". " What devil king are you people talking about" asked Ray in confusion. " That''s the statue of the ruler of the whole heavens" replied Ellis to Ray. " Are you saying a devil was actually the ruler of the world" asked Ray. " Yes if you put it in that way" replied Gray. " I thought the devils are only demons that are cast out of the heavens to a realm where they would stay for eternity so how come the devil become the ruler of the heavens" asked Ray. " Yes that''s how it used to be many years ago until the devil grow strong to a setting stage and challenge the ruler of the heavens at that time to a duel for supremacy and eventually won the duel while the ruler died in the duel" replied Ellis. " There should have been other being that are strong enough to take the devil on so how come he is still the ruler" asked Josh this time around. " I also don''t know about this too and by the look of things, they are not recorded in the ancient rune" Gray commented. " Actually after the devil became the ruler, other supreme being challenged him to duel, and they also lost while perishing, and it seems like whenever the devil slay his opponent, he grew more powerful" replied Ellis to the group. After Ellis said those words he noticed that the group were silent and turn to look at them only to see they are standing stiff with their mouth wide open in shock and not knowing why there are like that, he couldn''t help but asked. " Why are you all like that". Being the first to come out of the state, Gray replied. " How come you know so much about the ancient record even though they were not in the ancient rune". All eyes were now focussed on Ellis when Gray asked him this question. " Why are you all looking at me like that" said Ellis in fright. " How did you know all this if you are not an important figure in a Clan" replied Roland. " Come on guys, so he gets to know about the record and so what, didn''t you know things that we both know" asked Ray to Gray and the others. " You are right, but this case is different" replied Gray " What''s different knowing about the record" asked Ray. " Only those from either the upper heaven, middle heavens and important members of the clans knew about the record. And for Ellis to know about it means he''s a young clan master of one of the other clans" replied Gray. " What if I tell you an elder I meant when I was training in the forest, told me all these things I am saying" said Ellis. " Let''s forget about that, who are this people and what are they doing" asked Ray. " They are the demon king worshippers and by the look of things they are about to make sacrifice to the demon king" replied Gray to Ray. Meanwhile, among the group of hooded people in the great hall a hooded man which seen to be the leader started saying some incantation and the statue of the demon king begin to glow red. " Bring in the lambs, said the leader of the worshippers. In the next moment some members begin to bring unconscious bodies and lay them in front of the demon king statue. " Isn''t that Amanda and Nicholas" said Ellis as he looked at the blindfolded lady and man that are brought forward. " So it seems, it looks like they were the lambs that man was talking about" replied Roland. " We can''t let them succeed with whatever plan they want to achieve" said Ray as he was about to unsheathe his blade from the scabbard only for Ellis to hold his hand in place. " Let''s wait and see what they want to do and don''t cause a commotion okay" said Ellis with a frown before turning to look at the hostage. " This should be more than enough to complete the sacrifice" said the leader of the worshippers. " Guys we need to make a move now before they start killing the hostage" said Ellis to Gray. " Alright but we are not going in together, Ray and Ellis will be tasked with rescuing the hostage while we take them on" replied Gray. But they are too many for us to handle" said Roland. " Don''t let their number deceive you, apart from the leader who is in sixth stage of the foundation realm and some three others, the rest are in Just in qi refining stage" replied Ray. " How did you know about that, asked Gray in shock. " It''s a secret that I can''t tell and by the way, why am I not going with the offensive team" complain Ray since he could only level up via battling. " I don''t have the time to answer that question of yours" replied Gray. " Gray let''s go they are about to kill the hostage" said Josh anxiously. " Let''s move" replied Gray as they rush into the hall with their weapons in hand. " Intruders, get rid of them" commanded the leader of the worshippers. And that''s when the members of the worshippers charge at Gray and his group, and they begin to fight. Taking down one worshipper after the other, they were able to hold their ground against the worshippers until the other three foundation realm expert join the fight making things difficult for the group. " We need to make a run for this" said josh as he defended himself from an attack from one of the expert. " We are not leaving until we rescue the hostages" replied Gray while exchanging blows with the other expert. Near the statue the leader of the worshippers had already brought out a sword and was just about to slash at one of the hostage But that when he felt his hand going numb, raising his head to take a look at what has blocked his attack only to see a chubby youngster before him. With a smirk look on his face, Ellis throw a punch at the leader which connected and sent him flying. After sending the leader flying, Ray went forward and begin to free the hostages before saying. " Those that are capable of combat should defend those that can''t". Getting up from the ground, Amanda raise her head to take a look at her saviour only to see a familiar face. " Ellis what are you doing here" said Amanda. " That''s does not matter now, all we need to do now is to leave this place" replied Ellis while waiting for the leader to get up. After freeing the hostage dash forward and began to attack the followers that are coming for them. " I am going to spill all your blood in here and make you a sacrificial lamb to your so-called God" yelled Ray as he begins to kill followers after the other. Finally, I have got my device fixed.... Chapter 79 - Feelings Taking one worshiper down, Ray was able to lead the hostages forward while Nicholas defend them from behind. " We got the hostages let''s get out of this place now" yelled Ellis as he protected Amanda from an attack. " No one is leaving this place" said the leader of the worshiper as he launched at Ellis with his fist thrust forward. Not expecting the leader to attack him all of a sudden, Ellis could only take a defensive stance and received the attack head on. Ellis was pushed backwards after receiving the attack and the help of his buster knuckle, he was able to reduce the power of the attack. After stabilizing himself, Ellis felt his arms go numb and blood flow from the edge of his mouth. " Ellis are you okay" Amanda shouted as she ran up to him. " Apart from the little scratch I received am okay" replied Ellis as he wiped the blood from his mouth. Amanda narrow her eyes at him before taking his arm am begin to observe. Seeing Amanda acting this way amazed Ellis since all the clans are always fighting against each other it''s difficult to see a clan member showing caring for another. Removing his arms from her grip, Ellis said I told you am fine so why do you have to be this persistent in taking a look at my arm". " Do you take my for a fool or what, I can feel that internal organs are in complete turmoil, and you are saying you are fine" replied Amanda feeling annoyed by Ellis. " Its nothing really, this isn''t the first time that I have been fighting against a tough opponent so am used to it" said Ellis when seeing Amanda acting weird. " Wait a minute this isn''t your fight time, are you trying to get yourself killed" replied Amanda. " Its none of your business and since when did you have to care so much about my well-being" said Ellis. " If you can take the risk to come here and rescue me then why wouldn''t I care if you are injured" replied Amanda whose eyes are already bumbling up with tears that ran down her cheeks. " Are you crying" asked Ellis when he saw the tears going down her cheeks. " What if I am, how did it concern you" replied Amanda as she sobered. Walking close to her, Ellis wipe the tears from her eyes before giving her a friendly hug. " I still can believe you would actually shed tears for a fool like me" said Ellis as he pat her back. Amanda just rest her head on his chest while not saying a thing meanwhile Nicholas who was defending those that could not fight saw the two hugging each other, he frowned in anger before turning around to face the worshipers that are after them like leech, taking his anger on them. " Awww what a lovely reunion but its quite unfortunate that you won''t be leaving here alive. But tell you what as a passionate person I will let my men bury your bodies together after we are done killing you all" said the leader of the worshipers as he walked forward. Turning to look at the leader with fury burning in his eyes, Ellis asked Amanda in a deep voice while still looking at the leader. " Have you recovered by strength ". Yes though am not at my peak but should be enough to hold my ground" replied Amanda as she stood on her own. " That''s good to hear, so how about we fight side by side this one time" said Ellis with a smile on his face. " Sure" replied Amanda with a giggle before taking her stance. Seeing the two ready to fight it out with him, the leader of the worshipers couldn''t help but busted into laughter before saying. " Hahaha, very funny and what makes you think that you will be able to defeat me". Choosing to ignored him, Ellis was busy gathering energy before charging ahead of Amanda and throw a punch at the leader. Applying energy to his arm the leader easily blocked the punch before sending a kick of his own toward Ellis waist with hope of causing fatal damage to him only for his leg to hit the wind. " Hahaha you are too slow for someone of your caliber" said Ellis with a chuckle before sending another punch and a kick at the leader only for it to be easily blocked. Throwing a punch at Ellis which also missed its target, the leader of the worshipers said with a frown. " You know its pointless fighting me since you won''t be able to land a hit on me". " The same could also be said to you too old man" replied Ellis with a smile on his face as he back away from the leader. Meanwhile, Ray and the others are busy battling the other three foundation experts and the remaining followers. " How which I knew this is how it''s all going to end, I wouldn''t have agreed to join you guys in this quest" said josh as he continued to defend himself from the attack of one of the expert while sending attacks at the worshipers whenever the opportunity present itself. " Now you know why I called you a whiner and no one force you to tag along in the first place" replied Ray as he took the life of a worshiper who recklessly attack him. " I am warning you Ray, don''t make me turn around and give you a beating" said josh in rage. " Am also okay with that but first try and end the fight with him first before thinking of doing the impossible replied Ray as he sends two wind slash at the incoming worshipers which ended them. " Can you two knock it off and think of how to end your fight easily instead of quarreling like women" said Roland as he forces the expert that was battling with him to take a step back. " That''s what I told him earlier, but he just insisted on taking it out with me" said Ray as he ducked to avoid an attack before rolling forward and slash his sword at the stomach of his opponent. Taking a forceful step back, the expert that was battling with him lower his head and look at his bleeding stomach before looking at Ray. " Surprise that I manage to injury you" said Ray with a smile as he places one of his blade on his shoulder in a lazy manner. " Hahah, nice one but are you sure you can make another hit" asked Ellis the expert with a chuckle. " That won''t be a problem and by the way I wasn''t easily while fighting you earlier replied Ray before placing his blade down. " Oh really them come then, show me what you got" said the expert as he swing his saber on the air before gesturing for Ray to come at him. Charging forward in great momentum, Ray decided to cloak his bladed with some energy before sending a double improve wind slash at the expert. Swinging his blade before sending an energy strike in time, the expert was about to deflect the wind slash attack before charging at Ray while swinging his saber at him. Placing his blade ahead, Ray blocked the saber attack and was kick at his stomach when he was about to send another attack. Ray was sent flying and was about to balance himself in midair before performing a backflip and land on the ground with a twisted face. " What''s the matter, is that too much for you to handle" said the expert with a smile on his face. " It was not even close to making me moan in pain" replied Ray. As he ran forward again in an attempt to strike at the expert again Only to be sent flying one more time. " It looks like you don''t even amount to anything at all" said the expert with a chuckle. " Wait until I wipe that smile off your face" said Ray as he struggles to get up from the fall. " You are no match for me, and it is a waste of time if you think you can actually beat me" said the expert as he looked at Ray who is struggling to get up. Meanwhile, the same similar situation was still going on with Ellis and Amanda. After exchanging blows with the leader for countless times with the huge gape in their cultivation, he was pinned down. " What a wasted effort, though you put on a good fight for a stage one foundation realm practitioner, but it was quite unfortunate that you are going to die by my hands" said the leader with a sinister smile on his face. " its going to take more than that to keep me down" replied Ellis as grunt in pain . I guess I will have to get a new device since am still having issues with my present device. Please my dear readers bear with me before than. Chapter 80 - Ellis Battle Will Ellis was laying in the ground while been drench in blood with Amanda laying beside, although she was not injured seriously like Ellis, but she could hardly get up on her feet. Walking forward to Ellis the leader of the worshipers stomp his feet on his head creating a small crack on the ground. " Ellis" yelled Amanda. " Hahaha, don''t worry it is going to be your turn next after I am done with your boyfriend here" said the leader as he twisted the leg that was placed on top of Ellis head forcefully. " Stop it you are hurting him" plead Amanda in tears. " And why should I do that" asked the leader with a smile on his face. Ellis was just laying on the ground powerlessly with a foot placed on the top of his head, he begins to regret why he did not take his training seriously while he was still in the clan now a lowly cultivator can just walk up to him and beat the hell out of him. " Who could have taught that a day will come when a clan master like me would be treated in this way" mutter Ellis with his head buried on the ground. Even though Ellis was just muttering to himself, the words he said were still able to reach the ears of the leader. The became furious and stomp harder on Ellis head. " A mere hunter like you still calling himself a clan young master" said the leader of the worshipers. The leader sent Ellis flying and clashed into the wall by the side of the statue with a kick. Ellis struggle to sit up and rest his body against the wall before warping his face of blood. " Just look at how useless he is, even though he is a young clan master and was granted with unlimited access to the clan resources he couldn''t break through those where the words spoken by his second elder brother Wyatt back when he was still in the clan. After being beaten by the leader of the worshipers, Ellis began to recall what his father and brothers have said to him. " A weakling and unreliable person like you who only know how to enjoy yourself is not qualified to being a clan head these are the words of his eldest brother Simon. " It''s because you are weak that I am sending you to warberry cave" and this was the words of his father before he left the clan to complete the mission given to him by his father. " Am useless you say, unreliable you said and weak" said Ellis to himself with a sigh. Gritting his teeth in anger, Ellis yelled what have I become and the next moment his aura begin to rise intensely while pushing any object that is in the energy range flying and then came spiritual energy from the environment surging toward Ellis and seeped into his skin. Those fighting couldn''t help but stop their fight and stare at the energy surging towards Ellis. " What is happening to him, is that one of the attack of the demon king worshipers " asked josh who knew nothing about the energy that''s surging at Ellis. " If am not mistaking, he must be attempting to break through to the next stage " reply Gray. While all this was happening, Ray did not give his opponent the time to look at what is going on ahead of them and at the same time he was having a chat with the system. " Hey system, what is going on with Ellis that is making him look like that". *ding* [there is no need to worry about Ellis, he is just making a breakthrough in his fleshy body] " What he is making a breakthrough in his fleshy body, I wonder how strong he will become after he''s through with the process said Ray with a smile on his face as he begins to attack his opponent wildly. " Do you think I am going to allow you to continue with your breakthrough, replied the leader of the worshipers. as he launched himself towards Ellis only for him to be blast with a wind slash that sent him falling backwards. " No one is going to distract Ellis, not when am he" said Ray as he continues to battle with his opponent. " How in the world was he able to fend off the leader while facing a powerful opponent " said Roland in shock since he is finding it difficult to overpower his opponent in the fight. " I believe he is holding back" replied Gray. In actually truth, Ray was not really holding his strength back but that the wind slash does not need a long channeling time to cast unlike his flame burst that need to be charged for sometime before being used. Although Ray have been killing a lot of the demon king follower, but it was no where enough for him to level up to the second stage of foundation realm. After stabling himself, the leader turn to look at the angle where the attack that hit him came from only to see a youngster fighting intensely with one of his men. " This set of hunter are really weird, how can two foundation stage one realm be on an equal ground with an expert in the foundation realm. Not to mention that attack just now" thought the leader of the worshipers to himself before turning to look at Ellis who is fully covered in cocoon. " What is he trying to do, I can''t let him continue with what he is doing" said the leader as he flew toward Ellis once more in attempt to blast him away together with the cocoon only for him to encounter Amanda who was in the way. " There is no way I am letting you get close to Ellis" said Amanda as she begins to gather what''s left of her energy in her arm which took the form of a long heavy saber. Using all of her strength to swing the energy saber, Amanda slashed at the leader of the worshipers. Seeing the attack that is been launch at him, he drew a protective shield around himself before the energy saber could touch him. After being hit by the energy saber, the leader flew back into the ground though he was completely fine, but the same couldn''t be said about Amanda who fell on the ground exhausted. Turning to look at the cocoon, Amanda smiled before saying. " I did my best Ellis, the rest is up to you now. Getting back on his feet, the leader refuse to accept the fact that he could not defeat a mere foundation realm cultivator who is in his weakest jump back up at top speed while launching at the Ellis. Since everyone was occupied with their opponents and with Amanda out of energy, the leader was finally able to get to the cocoon without any disturbances from the hunters. Gathered enough power on his hand before launching a powerful palm attack at the cocoon in hope of destroying it only for him to found out that the cocoon was still fine without any scratch. Out of frustration, he continued to launch attack after attack on the cocoon until the cocoon began to show sign of cracking up. Taking a step back after creating enough crack on the cocoon, the leader begin to gather an energy ball on top of his head with his hands spread upward. Feeling the chaotic energy around them the hunters turn to see what it was only to see the leader holding a large ball of energy on top of his head and after gathering enough energy, he swung his hand down and the energy ball begin to fall towards the cocoon at an incredible speed. " Get out of their Ellis yelled Ray as he abandoned his opponent and begin to run toward the cocoon. " It''s over boy, there is no way he is going to survive the blast from this attack of mine" said the leader of the worshipers with his hands still facing downward. " Shut up you old fool " yelled Ray at the leader. " It''s all over" said Amanda as tears begin to roll down her eyes. Before Ray could get to the energy ball, the ball has already hit the crack cocoon and exploded by sending shockwaves all over the place that sent everybody flying back and crashing into the ground. After something the energy subdued and everything became clear for everyone to see. Ray got up on his feet and begin to stare at the area where the cocoon used to be only to see the place devoid by any life force. Ray was just about to rush at the leader of the followers and fight it out with him only for him to hear a notification from the system. * ding * [picking up sign of life force from the east] " Haha, he survived it but where is he" said Ray with a relief before turning to the east in search of Ellis. After the energy ball hit the cocoon, part of the building was destroyed by the power of the attack. Chapter 81 - Breaking Through The Mortal Shackle Looking around in search for Ellis, Ray still could not find him, and he mumble. " I thought the system said it detected a life force so where is here hiding". " Hey system where did you detect the life force is coming from" asked Ray to the system. *Ding* [There is an energy that is coming from the east and there is a little sign of life force fluctuating in the means of the energy]. " But I don''t feel anything like an energy in the area" said Ray to himself as he continues to look around in search for Ellis. Meanwhile, Amanda just lay on the ground with tears running down her eyes with Nicholas who stood by her side to console her. Seeing how the group of hunters became down and lost the will to fight, he chuckles before saying. " There is no need for you all to mourn for the dead since you will be joining him very soon" said the leader of the worshippers with proud of taking one of the hunter down and was just about to say more, but that was when he was interrupted by a deep voice coming from the east and though it was very low but every soul that is present were able to hear it clearly. " Enough with the bragging, you couldn''t even get the job done. Ain''t you ashamed that am still alive after attacking with your ultimate technique" said Ellis as he stomped on the ground while walking towards the group from a distance? Looking at the Ellis walking towards them, they were surprised to see that his skin has turn bronze and the energy they are feeling from Ellis was That of a warrior who have faced countless battle with his life being on the line. " He actually succeeded in breaking through the mortal shackle just like captain has said" said Gray who seen to know why Ellis is experiencing such a change. " Did you just say that he just broke through the first stage of the body refining" asked Josh in disbelief. " Yes josh before they join the squad, he was already not far to breaking through the mortal shackle" replied Gray to josh questions. " But it''s very rare to see someone cultivating their flesh instead. Who could have believed that Ellis chose to cultivation both the body and the spirit" commented Roland. Ray walk up to Ellis and patted him on the shoulder while laughing. " I knew you would be able to take that attack with that turtle shell body of yours" said Ray. " What can I say, he almost had me there if not for utilizing the Golden-Quake technique to harden my body when the cocoon was struck by the energy ball and I actually got a breakthrough after forcing my limit" replied Ellis while scratching his hair. Turning to look at the lady sitting on the ground with a shocking look on her when she saw that he is alive after being hit by the energy ball, turning back to Ray Ellis asked. " Do you still have those potions with you". " Yeah, here it is" replied Ray with a chuckle before handing over an advance health potion and Mana potion to Ellis. Walking to Amanda after receiving the potion, Ellis hasn''t to walk far when one of the expert that was facing off with Ray charged at him. " Just because you gain a breakthrough you think you are now strong enough to take us on, what an arrogant prick you are if you really think so" said the expert as he charged at Ellis. Ellis just scoff when the expert charge at him and threw a punch packed with his new-found strength and his cultivation base at the expert. Slashing his saber at the incoming fish, the saber and fist collided which caused a little wind to blow and then came the sound of something cracking up. Taking a look at the saber at the point where the fist has been planted, crack begin to spread. Pushing the saber upward with some strength from the punch. Ellis was able to push him unbalanced taking the opportunity provided, Ellis threw a powerful punch at him which sent him flying and crash on the ground. " Hahaha, thanks for making the work easy for me" said Ray with a chuckle before going after the wounded expert and took his life. " Sigh, it''s not even enough for me to level up to stage two" said Ray with a disappointment and turn to the remaining expert before saying. " I guess I will have to kill more of their elite to level up. Pulling his hand back, Ellis continue to advance toward Amanda. Ellis squat and hand the potion over to her with a smile on his face before saying. " Am sorry for making you worry about me, here is a potion that will help replenish your energy". Amanda nodded as she took the potion from him and got to work. After drinking the potion, she open her eyes wide in shock as she discovers the rate at which she regained her energy back. Normally it will that about some weeks for a cultivator to regain his or her lost energy after taking some vital pills, but this potion was different, within ten seconds she''s already back to her peck. " This is a good medicine, where do you guys purchase it from" asked Amanda as she got up on her feet. " That is our little secret"replied Ellis with a smile. " Anyway now that you have recovered your strength, you should go help Nicholas take care of the little flies" said Ellis seriously as he looks at the leader of the followers. Amanda nodded as she went to give Nicholas a hand. " Since you like to bully the weak so much, here is a low life for you to bully" said Ellis as he spread his arms wide. " Don''t be so arrogant boy, you are still far away for being a good match for me" replied the leader. " I know I won''t be a match for you in a one on one fight, but you can say the same against two opponent" said Ellis with a smile on his face as Ray walk up to him with his blades by his side dripping blood on the ground. " Hahaha, and you think a first stage foundation realm like you two is more than enough to get me down. Please enough with the jokes OK" replied the leader as he burst into laughter after accessing Ray''s cultivation base. " Let''s see if you would be able to keep that smile of yours" said Ray to anger of the way he is been look down. Taking a step forward, Ray rush at the leader and swing his blade in attempt to take his life, only for the leader to send an attack of his own at the blade. And it seems like the leader attack is more powerful than Ray attack. Ray was being pushed backward by the force of the attack and the leader was just about to follow up with another attack only for him to move to the side while to avoid the sudden attack of Ellis. " Let''s see how long you will be able to dodge our attack" said Ellis as he continues to attack the leader while Ray send triple wind slash at the leader to distract him only for them to discover that he could actually take both of their attack without even breaking a sweet. Ellis turn to look at Ray only to see Ray nodded in agreement. Leading the attack, Ray ran forward to intercept the leader while Ellis have the chance to gather enough energy to perform his grand attack. " You think I didn''t know you two are planning how to take me down" said leader while chuckling before he begins to exchange blows with Ray as he tried to find an opening to get to Ellis as he is ignoring Ray. But he begins to find out that the more he fought with Ray the more Ray attack begin to get stronger. " How in the world is his doing it, is this one of those technique those demonic cultivator used when they are in a dire situation. But it''s impossible" said the leader in a low voice. " You are wide open" said Ray as he sent a sword attack from the sky. Placing his hands together, the leader from an energy blade that he swing at the incoming sword attack by Ray which put a stop to it. " Just because I space out does not mean you have the ability to take my life young boy" replied the leader of the worshippers while putting his hand down. "Hahaha we will have to see about that" replied Ray with a laugh. '' what is wrong with this kid, it''s seen like they have a plan on how to get rid of me. I have to be prepared for whatever trick they have up their sleeve'' thought the leader after Ray''s laughter. Chapter 82 - Defeated "Just because I space out does not mean you have the ability to take my life young boy" replied the leader of the worshippers while putting his hand down. "Hahaha we will have to see about that" replied Ray with a laugh. '' What is wrong with this kid, it''s seen like they have a plan on how to get rid of me. I have to be prepared for whatever trick they have up their sleeve'' thought the leader after hearing Ray''s laughter. Seeing how the leader of the worshippers became wary of them, Ray chuckles before swinging his blade at him at a lightening speed. The leader of the worshippers was able to retaliate with a kick of his own while pushing back a little. " What is the matter old man, you seem to be attacking carefully unless previously when you lung on us like a wild beast" said Ray as he come to a stop. " That because am human and getting adapt to the flow of the battle is very important for all cultivators, don''t you think" asked the leader of the followers. " I know about that, and I also know that you are scared of what we could do to you if you make a wrong move" replied Ray with a smile on his face. " A little kid like you acting mighty in front of an expert like me" said the leader as he glared at Ray. " Enough with all the bragging and come at me"replied Ray. The leader gritted his teeth in anger before he ran after Ray but this time he didn''t hold anything back as he begins to bomber Ray with attack. With each strike Ray will be sent back. Not ready to be on the defensive side, Ray begins to release attack after attack on the leader and before long they have thrown more than a hundred blows at each other. Although the fight looks like the two of them are evenly match, but with every attack that was sent at Ray is either being blocked by him or he was hit by the attack. '' When is he going to be ready'' thought Ray as he continued to exchange blows with the leader. Meanwhile, the others were fighting intensely with their opponent though the sustain lot of injuries during the fight, but their opponent were not left untouched. " You guys should get out of this place said Gray to Nicholas and Amanda who were fighting close by. " We can''t leave you guys here alone to fight them all" replied Nicholas. " We are worried about hurting the hostage so leave" said josh. Nicholas nodded at them when he heard they are holding back their attack since the hostage are still in the building, which is not good for them. Taking the lead, Nicholas begins to move forward towards the exit as he defended from the front while Amanda defend from the behind. " Hahaha, telling them to leave while you all are still inside tell me are you that confident the likes you can defeat us" said the expert that was battling with Gray. " That''s not our problem even if we lose our life here, at least we fought to the bitter end while not holding back" replied Gray as he thrust his spear at his opponent. Hitting the spear with his palm before sending a palm stroke at Gray, the palm attack left many afterimages as it head for Gray, but before it could get close to him, Gray begin to spin the spear around while infusing his energy into the spear before swinging it upwards after infusing enough energy into it and a big spear made out of energy left for the palm attack, while destroying it after coming in contact with the palm. And the spear did not fade away after destroying the palm instead it went after the expert who call upon all the power he could mutter as he sent a powerful punch at the incoming energy spear. After the attack collided there was a little explosion not giving his opponent the time to launch an attack, Gray dash forward as he swing the spear at the top of the expert head only for the expert to raised his hand above his head to block the attack with his knee lowered due to the impact of the strike. With a kick Gray sent the expert flying while throwing a mouthful of blood in his flight before falling on the ground. Gray was breathing heavily and lay unto his blade to keep himself from falling before turning to the location where the other are fighting and seeing that they are doing well Gray sighed in relief. " I wonder how those kids are faring" said Gray as he turned to take a look at the fight going on in the distance. " Their condition is worse than ours and there is no way I could give them a hand" said Gray when he saw how beaten Ray is. " Hey Ellis are you not done with it yet" asked Ray after he was sent flying back by the leader''s fist. " Am almost there just hold on for a little longer" replied Ellis who was standing with his fist under is stomach. " Hold on for a little long, am already at my limit, and you are telling me to hold on for a little long. Now I know you really want me dead" said Ray in anger. When the leader of the worshippers heard what they are saying, he remembered that he just forgot about the other boy. Sending a punch that is made out of energy at Ray to keep him at bay, the leader ran towards Ellis in his top speed. Seeing what the leader was trying to do, Ray rolled to the side to avoid the punch from hitting him before getting up and ran after the leader and at the same time, he was sending wind slash after wind slash at him. The leader of the followers created an energy shield that took care of the wind slash sent by Ray as he continues to run toward Ellis. Even with his eyes closed, Ellis was able to tell that the leader in close by. Ellis begin to gather more energy and at the same time, he began to lose weight like someone who has been starving for a year''s, but his fist was saying a different story. It felt like all the energy in Ellis''s body are being drained into the fist. After gathering enough energy, Ellis draws his hand back before throwing his fist forward before yelling. " MIGHTY LION FURY" What came out of the fist when it was thrown forward was a gigantic lion head that was made from the spiritual energy in Ellis''s body. But unlike the previous time he unleashed the mighty lion fury, the gigantic lion that came out of the fist was already taking the form of a life lion instead of spiritual energy.After Ellis break through the flesh refining stage, his technique also make an improvement too. Since the leader was not expecting Ellis to make that move, he was hit by the gigantic lion which took him up into the sky. Seeing that the leader has already been hit, Ray stop chasing after him and gathered his energy on his blade ready to use his technique the flame burst together with Ellis technique the moment it explodes to increase the might. After gathering enough energy, Ray slashed upward sending a little candlelight at the leader of the followers and the moment the light touches his body. " EXPLODE" said Ellis in a very weak voice. * Bang Bang Bang* The gigantic lion and the light from Ray''s attack exploded at the same time with the leader of the followers being in the middle of the explosion. Scream could be heard coming from the midst of the explosion and those fighting couldn''t help but turn their heads to see what is happening only to see the two youngsters standing while looking at the big ball of hell in the sky which only indicate the one scream was the leader of the followers which was caught up in the flame. Taking the opportunity that the two young men has provided them with, they utilized their strongest technique and launch their respective opponents and since they were unguided against the attack, they were not able to defend themselves against the attack and lost. After the flame burned for some time it went off and that''s when Ellis fell on the ground with no more strength to support himself. Running to t Ellis, Ray took out an advance Mana potion and fed it to him. " Hahaha, nicely done Ellis" said Ray after feeding him the potion. " It''s all thanks for the cover you provided me with" replied Ellis with a smile. Laying on the ground, Ellis watched the sky as he said with a smile on his face. " I need a drink" Chapter 83 - The Sacrifice " At a time like this, you still have the time to talk about drinking eh, and you say am the drunkard" said Ray as he glares at Ellis who is still laying on the ground. " You can say all you want to for all I care, and I am still going to get my drink even if I have to go there on my own" replied Ellis. Seeing the two arguing again, Gray and the others couldn''t help but shake their heads helplessly. " They are really kids" commented josh as they walk towards the two. " Yeah, and the squad is happy to have them" replied Gray with a smile on his face. " Say josh, are you still going to have the duel with the kid when we get back" asked Roland with a chuckle. " What duel are you talking about because I don''t remember saying anything about a duel or did you promise them a duel when we get back" replied Josh " Oh now you are twisting the words, don''t tell me you are scared of the kid josh" said Roland with a laugh. " And who told you that am scared of him, I just don''t want to agree to what I did not say earlier nothing more" replied josh as he rolled his eyes on Roland. Making their way to the two, Gray smiled as he approached them and said. " Oh my gosh, you look really pale right now Ellis" said Gray as he looks at the laying Ellis. " That''s what you get for facing an elite replied Ellis as the take a deep breath. " With the way you are saying it is quite clear that you defeated the leader all by yourself" said Ray as he looks at Ellis. Ellis waves his hand quickly at Ray as he said no that''s not what I meant. What I mean to say is it took a lot of energy for one to battle with an elite". Taking his eyes off Ellis, Ray turns to Gray and said. " How was things on your ends". " They are dealt with thanks to the distraction you guys provided us with. They won''t be getting up anytime from here" replied Gray. " So what are we going to do with them when we get back" asked Ray. " We will hand them over to the guild" replied Gray. " There seen to be no sight of the hostages, I hope they are okay" asked Ellis when he looks around and was not able to see Amanda and the rest. " You don''t need to worry about that girlfriend of yours as we order her and Nicholas to guide the rest out of this secret place, and they should be waiting for us too return by now" replied Roland who has a smile on his face and wink on Ellis when he mentioned Amanda. " She''s not my girlfriend okay" replied Ellis. " That''s not how I see it when you two were hugging" said Gray. " It''s just a friendly hug and nothing more" replied Ellis. " I don''t think it just a friendly hug with the way she was crying like someone who had just lost her lover" said Ray as he massaged his chin. " You are always the odd one you know that" replied Ellis as he gives Ray a nasty look. " Hey don''t look at me like that, I was just stating the fact here" said Ray as he spread his arms. " I think now I know why he refused to go into the Patton and Cayson clan resident during the investigation and that''s because he don''t want his love and rival to see him" said josh as he rested his hand on the cheek. " You got a point there but then again why is he avoiding his lover asked Gray. " Maybe her father did not approve it and have threatened to kill him if he was sighted within the resident" replied Ray with a chuckle. " Hahaha, that is the answer I have been waiting for" said Gray as he burst into laughter. " Can we get out of here now that the quest have be accomplished" said Ellis who is already fed up with their nonsense. " You want to leave with the current state you are in asked Gray as he looks at Ellis laying on the ground. " I can manage myself so worry not" replied Ellis as he struggled to get up only for him to yell in pain before falling on the ground again. " Maybe we should wait here for some time to recuperate before leaving" said Ray as he sat down beside Ellis. The rest also sat down, and we''re just making preparation to cultivate and restore their lost energy only for them to hear a light footstep coming from their behind, turning around to see who it was only for the group to see the leader of the followers struggling to get to the demon king statue with a burnt body. " That''s impossible, he should be dead by now so why is he still alive" said Ellis in disbelief when he saw the leader walking to the statue. " You think that attack is good enough to take my life, hahaha what a joke" chuckle the leader as he continues to walk forward. " Whatever it is that he plan to do with the statue, we must not let it happen" said Gray as he brought his spear out and dash after the leader. *Bang* That was the sound that was heard as Gray crash into the wall. Turning their heads at the area he was running to, they saw one of these expert that was defeated previously standing in the way. " No one is allowed to disturb our leader" said the expert who could hardly keep his balance. The others got up and went into combat mood while Ellis continue to sit and watch since there is nothing he could do due to his energy been depleted after using that attack. Getting out of the wall, Gray went to group up with the team. " Are you okay" asked Roland when Gray join up with them. " Yeah am fine, good thing he was already injured else it would have been a different case if he were to be at his peck" replied Gray with a frown on his face. " Right now we have to get rid of their and put an end to all this" said Ray as he took his blades from the scabbard. " You are right" replied Gray as he dashed forward, but before he could reach the expert that was in their way, a sword slash was sent at him but after learning his lesson, he was able to dodge the attack on time before pulling back again. " Seem like the rest have already woken up" said Gray with a frown as he looks at the expert with a sword on his hand while another expert was walking to stop with his group as he drags a big axe along the way. " This is going to be long ride" said Ray as he run forward together with Josh and slash at the expert that was dragging his axe across the ground. The other also went to attack their opponent while the leader of the followers was still struggling to get to the statue. " Just a little further" said the leader of the followers as he turns to see his men being overpowered by the hunters. Sending wind slash at his target while at the same time looking for an opening to end the leader''s life, Ray was actually finding it difficult land a hit on the leader since whenever he sent an attack at the leader is either it was blocked by his loyal men who would ignore their opponent and take a hit just to make sure the leader succeeded in the plan. Even with their damage body they were still able to hold the hunters back until the leader finally got to where the statue is. Taking a dagger from his storage and begin to say. " Oh mighty king, may you live for all eternity ". He waited for a reply, but there was none, and he was beginning to get anxious, turning around to look at the situation, he could see that his men would not be able to hold the hunters back for long. Turning back to face the statue, the leader of the yelled at the top of his lungs. " Oh mighty king please grant your humble servant his dying wish and send all this mere hunters to the pit of hell and I shall use my own blood as an offering for you" said the leader before raising his dagger up and Place it on his throat before slitting his throat, creating a deep wound on it and blood begin to gash out and paint the statue red before he fell on the ground dead. Seeing that their leader is dead, the three expert dash towards the statue and end their lives with their blood spraying on the statue. Chapter 84 - Portal To The Demon Realm The team of hunters were baffled by the weird action of the expert. " What just happened" asked Ray. " I don''t know, but it''s not going to be anything good" replied Gray. " Oh well since they are already dead, I''m going to help myself with what I can take" said Ray as he skips to where the bodies were. " What is wrong with that kid" said josh when he saw Ray''s approaching the body. " It is better you leave him alone and since there storage ring won''t be of any use after their owners are dead, it is better to let him have it. Unless you want to have a go too" replied Roland to josh with a smile on his face. " Nah, I am not interested in the things of the dead" josh wave his hand in decline. " Since you don''t have any interest then leave him alone will you" said Gray. After getting to where the first body was laying, Ray bent down to look for the expert storage ring and that''s when he saw the expert blood flowing towards the statue and the other three bodies were also going through the same process. Looking at it for a while, Ray forgot to look for the storage ring and was just looking the blood flowing towards the statue. " Guys I think you need to see this" said Ray still looking at the blood. Walking forward, they stared at the pool of blood with a frown on their face. " Do any of you know what it means" asked Ray. But the group shook their head which annoy Ray the more. " You don''t know what it means, and you all have a frown face" said Ray. " With intent we can tell it is not going to be good news" replied josh. " Hey guys what''s that let me see" said Ellis who still have not recovered from the lost of energy and was laying on the ground. Realization dawn on Ray as he went to get Ellis. Anyone from the team could not figure out what the flow of blood meant, he would. Taking to him, Ray carried him and took him to where the statue is and place him face down so that he would be able to get a look at it. Ellis stare at the blood for some time before going silent. " Did you figure anything" asked Ray who seen confident in Ellis. " There is no record about any of this, so it won''t be easy to understand" replied Ellis as he continued to study the blood. They spend a lot of time studying the blood as more blood continue to flow towards the statue and that''s when Ellis thought of something and turn to Ray before saying. " I need someone to take a look at the whole thing from above". No problem" said Ray with a thumbs up before turning to Gray and said do you mind". Walking forward, Gray held on to Ray tightly before gathering energy into his arms and with great force, he launched Ray into the air. After going high up, Ray looks down at where the rest were standing and that was when a strange image came into sight, unlike when he was still standing near the blood it looks like just a pool of blood but the view he got from the sky is different. Releasing his energy, he begins to descend at a fast pace and with a thud he crash on the ground. " Ahh, I still need to walk on my landing" said Ray in pain. " Were you able to see anything" asked Ellis. " Yeah when I was up in the sky, the blood were nothing like what we are seeing now" replied Ray. " I thought as much, so what is it then" asked Gray. " It was more of an image and nothing else" replied Ray before taking out his blade and begin to draw on the floor. After drawing what he saw in the sky, Ray kept his blade back and moved to the side for the other to see. Taking a closer look at what Ray has drawn and they it all. " Isn''t that a rune" said josh taking his face off the drawing. " That''s a rune alright" replied Gray. " What does it mean then" asked Ray while looking at them for answers? " The problem is we don''t know what it is" replied Gray. " What do you think it is Ellis" said Gray as he turned to Ellis who has been quiet ever since Ray drew the image? " It''s not a rune but a portal that connect the human realm to the demon and can only be done by the use of the human blood if am not mistaking" replied Ellis. " Are you saying this is a portal leading to the demon" asked Josh. " Like I said am not too sure myself, but it should be" replied Ellis. " Since you are not too sure yourself, why don''t we just get rid of the blood and stop the process from completing" said Roland. " That''s a good idea, lets just do that" said Gray as he moves in place with the rest to get rid of the blood. Seeing their action, Ellis shook his head with a sigh. " Am afraid that won''t be possible since it has already begun, there is no way to stop the process from completing" said Ellis. They were shock stiff and already getting scared of the worst if the portal should complete and that''s when Ray said. " Guys I think something is going on with the Portal". " The portal is already activated and a demon is about to make an appearance" Added Ellis making the group more scared " What''s there to be so scared if the demon coming out is only weaker than us" point out Ray when he saw the Gray and the rest were acting. " That true, any demon can go through the portal and by the way this portal is not strong enough to lead a powerful demon to this realm" replied Ellis. When the group heard this, they sigh in relief. Warping the sweat from his head, Gray said. " If it is just a lower demon, we can just send it on is way before it will cause some trouble". The others nodded in agreement and drew their weapons out while waiting for the demon to come out. As the blood continue to flow towards the statue, the statue began to glow in a purplish colour and a foil aura begin to sip from the statue. " Are you sure a demon is going to jump out of the portal" asked Gray when they felt the foil aura coming from the statue instead of it coming from the portal that has already been completed. " Am ninety percent sure a demon will be teleporting out of the portal" replied Ellis with a frown. " If you are so confident in your observation than why is that foul aura coming from the statue" asked Josh in anger. " That I don''t know but believe me when I say a demon will be coming out" replied Ellis. " To hell with you and your nonsense words, I am not just going to stand here while doing nothing and wait for a demon to come out" yelled josh in anger as he dashed at an incredible speed towards the statue. Raising his sabre up high, with enough power he swing the sabre at the statue with all the strength that he could call upon and land a direct hit on the statue. After the sabre struck the statue, the purplish light that was coming out of the statue dim down a little before lighting up more than it was before. Meanwhile, the sabre that struck the statue was unable to leave a scratch on it and instead the sabre begin to have cracked all over and broke into pieces of metal with Josh still holding the handle. " That''s impossible, I know josh sabre is only just an advance weapon, but I just can''t believe that the grade of the ore used in making the statue is higher" said Roland in shock when he saw josh sabre breaking into pieces. " Correct, the material that are used to making the statue can only be found in the demon realm and the upper heaven, a saint grade weapon can only manage to leave a scratch at it if not less" replied Ellis while looking at the portal for any abnormality. " If they are that rare, then how did this people manage to get their hands on the statue" asked Ray. " Maybe it was given to them by their superiors" commented Gray. " Since you knew that this would happen, then why did you choose to keep quiet and watch him destroy his sabre" asked Roland. " Which I told him that striking the statue could only lead to this would he have listened to me" replied Ellis with all seriousness. " At least you warn him beforehand" said Gray as he turns to look at Ellis. Chapter 85 - Sealing The Portal Josh was just standing there while looking at the statue in shock. '' That''s impossible, my sabre is an advance weapon, there is no way a statue like this could destroy it'' josh thought to himself. " Josh get out of there right this minute" yelled Gray at the stiff josh. Hearing Gray voice was what brought him back to reality, looking at the statue once more, josh threw the sabre handle on the ground before running back to meet up with the team. After getting close to them, Roland sigh and pat his friend on the shoulder. " It won''t be easy to destroy that statue, at least not with our weapon" said Roland to josh. " What do you mean by that" asked Josh while looking at Roland? " The statue made from superior ore and according to what the others are saying even a saint grade weapon could only leave a scratch on it, so don''t feel ashamed of losing your weapon. For it would have been the same result if we attack it together" replied Roland. " Also this will also stand as a lesson for you" said Ray right after Roland comforting. " And what is that" asked Roland knowing that the youngster is about to cause trouble. Ray chuckle as he looks josh straight in the eye before saying. " Never rush out doing things on your own when others are just watching to see what happens. This will stand as a good example for you". " Hey kid you are really getting under my nerves" said josh with a grin on his face. " And what are you going to do about it" asked Ray while for folding his hands in front of his chest. " I am going to beat the leaving hell out of you" replied josh with an angry look. " You have already lost your sabre, are you planning on losing a leg or arm" asked Ray with a laugh. Gritting his teeth in anger, josh body begin to give out a raise in aura due to being enraged, and he stared at Ray. Feeling the killing intent that is coming out from josh boy, Ray took out a blade with a smile on his face as he said with a wave of his hand. " Come on then, let''s get this started". " Will you two just knock it off, do you have to pick a fight with each other whenever you are together. And by the way" said Gray coldly at the two. " By the way we are about to face a demon and if you really want to fight, you can save the energy to battle with the demon after it''s arrival" said Ellis while looking at Ray. Josh withdraw his aura and stood back before calming himself down and turn to look at the statue. While keeping his blade in the scabbard before walking up to Ellis. " How are you feeling now" asked Ray after walking up to him. " Much better than last time" replied Ellis. " Good, so will you be able to fight when the demon arrived" asked Ray. " Nope but I think I can make a run for it when demon comes" replied Ellis with a smile on his face. " Are planning on dishing us when the demon arrived" asked Ray when he heard Ellis statement. " Am not saying I am going to dish you guy when the demon comes, but I am going to save my skin when things go sideways" replied Ellis. Ray sigh before turning to look at the rune created by the blood. And by the look of things, he was not the only one that is staring at the rune anxiously for the rest were also anxious about the arrival of a demon. " Why is it taking so long for the demon to come out" said Ray who was already getting tired of waiting. " It''s going to take sometime for the portal to activate on the other side before the demon will have to go through it. So we can use this time to regain our strength in other to stand a chance against it when it arrives" replied Ellis who already has his eyes close in meditation. The group nodded before sitting down cross legged and went into a meditation state except for Ray who just stood there while looking at his stats. Ding* Name: Ray Race: Human/? Gender: Male Attributes: Strength ¡ª 20(+4) Dexterity ¡ª 19(+2) Constitution ¡ª 13(+2) Intelligence ¡ª 15 Wisdom ¡ª 13 Charisma ¡ª 12 Cultivation stage: foundation stage 1 Hp: 500/500 Mana: 300/200 Exp: 700/1000 Ability: wind slash [2mana], flame burst [5mana] Technique: the starry sword art [advance stage], sky ripper [advance stage] Free stats point: 0 Battle point: 1000 Adventure class: Hunter [one star] " Ah, am still far from attempting a breakthrough, just don''t know why it became so hard to gather exp even after doing quests that involve killing tough opponent" said Ray to himself. Looking at the rune that is drawn from blood, Ray suddenly thought of an ideal and went close to the rune before asking. " System, will it be possible for you to close this portal". *Ding* [Affirmative, but I will need a lot of energy from the host in order to seal the portal]. " Great since it is possible let do it" said Ray happily when he heard the system saying it can be sealed. Standing close to the portal, Ray stretched his left-hand forward with his eyes closed as he begins to concentrate on the task at hand. And that when he received a message from the system asking him if he wanted to proceed with the sealing of the portal. Clicking on the yes option, Ray felt his energy draining from his body at an incredible speed as it begin to head to the rune. Those that were meditating felt the spiritual energy in the area surging and were not able to concentrate on their meditation any more, opening their eyes to see what is happening only to see Ray standing by the rune with his hand pointing at the rune and energy seem to be going from his hand and went into the rune. " Hey you what are you trying to do" yell josh in anger as he toward Ray. When josh ran at Ray, the others couldn''t sit down and watch what will happen next as they also dash forward. In no time, josh was already standing next to Ray who still have his eyes closed. Seeing that Ray was not responding and continue to feed the rune with his energy, he gave Ray a punch on the cheek that makes him staggering backwards, although the punch was not powered by energy, but it was more than enough to distract him. Opening his eyes, Josh felt an intense killing intent coming from Ray. Taking a step back, josh was already feeling a cold chill running down his spine when his gaze met with Ray''s gaze. " How dare you" said Ray in a deep voice as he unsheathed his blades from the scabbard and walk towards josh. " I don''t want to hurt you, so just calm down" replied josh as he continued to step back. " You don''t want to hurt me eh, I dare you to give it a try and see for yourself if you are even good enough to make a scratch on my clothes" yelled Ray as he sent a wind slash at josh. Not excepting Ray to send an attack at him, josh quickly sent a kick fussed with energy at the attack which end up moving to the side and exploded. Turning to look at the attack going sideways before it exploded, josh shook his head and said. " Are you trying to kill me or what". " That right I am going to kill you and leave your corpse here to rot. I told you earlier as a team not to act rash when you see something you know nothing about and now I am going to kill you before the demon comes out" replied Ray with a stern look on his face as he continues to walk forward and at the same time sending another wind slash at josh. Getting rid of the wind slash once more, josh decided to attack instead of just defending himself, but before he could make a move, Ellis and the rest has already caught up to them. Standing in between Ray and josh was Ellis who has an angry look on his face as he said. " That''s enough Ray". " Get out of the way Ellis or don''t blame me if I accidentally hit you" said Ray as he looked at Ellis. Ellis was shock to see Ray not backing down and knew something must have happened. Taken a deep breath he said. " I know you are angry at josh but whatever he did was just to protect every". " Protect you say, that was what I was planning on doing when I was depleting my energy to seal the portal leading to the demon realm only for this idiot to attack me" replied Ray. Chapter 86 - Resealing The Portal " Wait a minute, you were actually trying to seal the portal" asked Gray who stood by josh. " Of course, why would I drain myself of energy when I know there will be a fight soon if not to seal the portal" replied Ray in anger. " And who told you that feeding the rune with your energy will be able to seal the portal" asked Roland seriously. " I have my ways, so you don''t need to worry about that" replied Ray as he glares at Roland. " You see Ray, the reason why made a move on you was because he taught you are messing things up" said Gray. " Were you all thinking the same as him" asked Ray while looking at the group. " I don''t know about the rest but as for me, I trust you Ray" replied Ellis with a smile on his face. " Of course I knew you could not just do things without having a clue said Gray which Ray nodded to. " I just don''t want to see any member of the team fighting each other" said Roland straight away. After hearing what the others have said, Ray turned to face josh as he said. " And as for you, we may be members of the same squad but if you try to cross me again, then the others will have to pick your corpse". After saying what he had to say to josh, Ray went back to the rune and continue the process but instead of continuing from where he stopped, he had to start all over again. And it annoys him that he will be starting again. Turning to look back at josh, Ray endured the rage that was boiling inside him and turn back to focus on sealing the portal. " System let seal the portal one last time" said Ray. *Ding* [Sealing in progress: 1%/100%] " Ah it was never like this when I tried it the first time, did something happen in the demon realm that is affecting the portal seriously"Ray said to himself as he continued the process. " Hey do you think he will be able to seal the portal" asked Josh to Roland who stood next to him. " I don''t know and you better shut that mouth of yours if you don''t want to have a go with him" replied Roland as he threw josh a farce look. " Alright you don''t have to be so moody over a matter like this, besides he is not even worthy enough to face me so why should I be scared of him" said josh. " I didn''t say that you are scared of him but if you really asked me I would say you are actually scared of the kid josh"replied Roland with a light chuckle. Since Ray have been feeding his energy to the portal, it has taken almost an hour and there seen to be no progress meanwhile sweat was beginning to run down his face and seeing him like this, Ellis knew he is struggling to continue with feeding the portal. " Hey are you alright" asked Ellis as he walked closed to him. " Yeah am fine, I am just a bit out of energy that''s all" replied Ray with a smile to assure him that the situation is still in his control. " You know that you are not being forced to do this, so you can have a rest and recover your energy before continuing else you might fall into a deep sleep that will require months if not years for you to wake up from exhausting the whole energy inside you" said Ellis to Ray as a good friend. " I know about that, but you see, when I stop feeding the portal with my energy due to josh interference and decided to continue with the sealing only for me to discover that I will have to start the sealing process from the start again and at the same time it is taking long and more energy to completely seal the portal" replied Ray. " So you are saying that if you were to take a break now, then you will have to start from scratch again with the difficulty going higher" asked Ellis. " I Believe it will go higher" replied Ray. " Then how do you plan on feeding the portal without taking a break and I doubt you will be able to feed the portal to it''s full of that little energy of yours" said Ellis. " If it were to be someone else it would be difficult but for someone like me who has a whole bag full of potions that can restore spiritual energy to it''s peak it a walk in a park" replied Ray with a smile. " And how do you plan on feeding yourself with those potions when you are busy feeding the portal with your energy" asked Ellis with his hands place behind his back as he awaits Ray''s answer. " I have you here with me, so I don''t have to worry about helping myself with the potion" replied Ray with a chuckle. It suddenly dawns on Ellis that Ray has no Shame for him to allow another man feed him while he''s busy feeding his energy to the portal, he suddenly said to avoid being the one to feed him the potion. " Why don''t I go get one of the hostage to help you with the potion while I continue to cultivate and regain my energy"? " That won''t be necessary since the portal will be done once I am done feeding it some of my energy and by the way, before you would have gone to get someone I may already be out of energy to feed the portal" replied Ray. " But not going to take long for me to bring someone here" said Ellis trying to persuade Ray. " Then there will be no time left" replied Ray while shaking his head. " Come on man, can''t you just hold up for some time let me go get someone that will be willing to help with the task while I meditate" said Ellis with a smile that mask the angry face inside him. " It still won''t do Ellis" replied Ray. Ellis sigh in defeat before saying. " So where are you keeping the potion". " Just check the left side of my robe, you will see a little storage ring, that''s where I kept them all"replied Ray. '' This is great, now I will have to check his robe for a storage bag. Can''t this get any worst'' Ellis complain in his mind. " Hey have you seen it" asked Ray after not feeling any sign of someone touch his clothes. " Am about to" replied Ellis who was brought back to reality. Placing his hand on the robe as he begins to look for the storage bag. Meanwhile, when they group saw what was happening. " How can they be playing at a time like this when the demon is not far from coming into our realm" replied josh who has a grudge against Ray. " I don''t think they are playing around, but instead Ellis is in search of the something that is kept in the robe" said Gray who seen to be watching Ray as he seals the portal. Meanwhile, after searching for some time, Ellis was able to locate the storage bag. Making a little cut on Ray arm to get his blood to flow on the storage bag in order to access the content. " Now which of potion should I feed you with" asked Ellis after opening the bag. " Alright, you are to feed me the potion with the red marking. It is more effective than the basic potion" replied Ray to Ellis as he continues to feed the portal. " You have to be fast, I am already at my limit" said Ray all of a suddenly. Looking at the mini bottles in his hands, Ellis was already having conflict on whether he should feed him or not when he heard Ray warning. Opening the bottle, Ellis put it on Ray''s mouth as he let the liquid flow inside. " Urg, what an ugly sight I am seeing right now" said josh as he begins to laugh. Ellis threw him a stare before turning to remove the empty bottle from Ray mouth. " Is that enough for you to continue with the process" asked Ellis after removing the bottle from Ray''s mouth. " With just that I have recovered thirty percentage of my energy, but it still won''t be enough to close the portal" replied Ray. Ellis feed him with two intermediate Mana potion which stop him from complaining about being out of energy. Sitting on the ground cross leg, Ellis begin to meditate until Ray will call for more potion. " What did he just feed him with" asked Roland in confusion? " If am not mistaking, it had to be some kind of medicine that helps restore spiritual energy" replied Gray as he continues to keep watch. " But there have never been any herbs being made in liquid form, so it has to be something else" said josh. Chapter 87 - Resealing The Portal " Wait a minute, you were actually trying to seal the portal" asked Gray who stood by josh. " Of course, why would I drain myself of energy when I know there will be a fight soon if not to seal the portal" replied Ray in anger. " And who told you that feeding the rune with your energy will be able to seal the portal" asked Roland seriously. " I have my ways, so you don''t need to worry about that" replied Ray as he glares at Roland. " You see Ray, the reason why made a move on you was because he taught you are messing things up" said Gray. " Were you all thinking the same as him" asked Ray while looking at the group. " I don''t know about the rest but as for me, I trust you Ray" replied Ellis with a smile on his face. " Of course I knew you could not just do things without having a clue said Gray which Ray nodded to. " I just don''t want to see any member of the team fighting each other" said Roland straight away. After hearing what the others have said, Ray turned to face josh as he said. " And as for you, we may be members of the same squad but if you try to cross me again, then the others will have to pick your corpse". After saying what he had to say to josh, Ray went back to the rune and continue the process but instead of continuing from where he stopped, he had to start all over again. And it annoys him that he will be starting again. Turning to look back at josh, Ray endured the rage that was boiling inside him and turn back to focus on sealing the portal. " System let seal the portal one last time" said Ray. *Ding* [Sealing in progress: 1%/100%] " Ah it was never like this when I tried it the first time, did something happen in the demon realm that is affecting the portal seriously"Ray said to himself as he continued the process. " Hey do you think he will be able to seal the portal" asked Josh to Roland who stood next to him. " I don''t know and you better shut that mouth of yours if you don''t want to have a go with him" replied Roland as he threw josh a farce look. " Alright you don''t have to be so moody over a matter like this, besides he is not even worthy enough to face me so why should I be scared of him" said josh. " I didn''t say that you are scared of him but if you really asked me I would say you are actually scared of the kid josh"replied Roland with a light chuckle. Since Ray have been feeding his energy to the portal, it has taken almost an hour and there seen to be no progress meanwhile sweat was beginning to run down his face and seeing him like this, Ellis knew he is struggling to continue with feeding the portal. " Hey are you alright" asked Ellis as he walked closed to him. " Yeah am fine, I am just a bit out of energy that''s all" replied Ray with a smile to assure him that the situation is still in his control. " You know that you are not being forced to do this, so you can have a rest and recover your energy before continuing else you might fall into a deep sleep that will require months if not years for you to wake up from exhausting the whole energy inside you" said Ellis to Ray as a good friend. " I know about that, but you see, when I stop feeding the portal with my energy due to josh interference and decided to continue with the sealing only for me to discover that I will have to start the sealing process from the start again and at the same time it is taking long and more energy to completely seal the portal" replied Ray. " So you are saying that if you were to take a break now, then you will have to start from scratch again with the difficulty going higher" asked Ellis. " I Believe it will go higher" replied Ray. " Then how do you plan on feeding the portal without taking a break and I doubt you will be able to feed the portal to it''s full of that little energy of yours" said Ellis. " If it were to be someone else it would be difficult but for someone like me who has a whole bag full of potions that can restore spiritual energy to it''s peak it a walk in a park" replied Ray with a smile. " And how do you plan on feeding yourself with those potions when you are busy feeding the portal with your energy" asked Ellis with his hands place behind his back as he awaits Ray''s answer. " I have you here with me, so I don''t have to worry about helping myself with the potion" replied Ray with a chuckle. It suddenly dawns on Ellis that Ray has no Shame for him to allow another man feed him while he''s busy feeding his energy to the portal, he suddenly said to avoid being the one to feed him the potion. " Why don''t I go get one of the hostage to help you with the potion while I continue to cultivate and regain my energy"? " That won''t be necessary since the portal will be done once I am done feeding it some of my energy and by the way, before you would have gone to get someone I may already be out of energy to feed the portal" replied Ray. " But not going to take long for me to bring someone here" said Ellis trying to persuade Ray. " Then there will be no time left" replied Ray while shaking his head. " Come on man, can''t you just hold up for some time let me go get someone that will be willing to help with the task while I meditate" said Ellis with a smile that mask the angry face inside him. " It still won''t do Ellis" replied Ray. Ellis sigh in defeat before saying. " So where are you keeping the potion". " Just check the left side of my robe, you will see a little storage ring, that''s where I kept them all"replied Ray. '' This is great, now I will have to check his robe for a storage bag. Can''t this get any worst'' Ellis complain in his mind. " Hey have you seen it" asked Ray after not feeling any sign of someone touch his clothes. " Am about to" replied Ellis who was brought back to reality. Placing his hand on the robe as he begins to look for the storage bag. Meanwhile, when they group saw what was happening. " How can they be playing at a time like this when the demon is not far from coming into our realm" replied josh who has a grudge against Ray. " I don''t think they are playing around, but instead Ellis is in search of the something that is kept in the robe" said Gray who seen to be watching Ray as he seals the portal. Meanwhile, after searching for some time, Ellis was able to locate the storage bag. Making a little cut on Ray arm to get his blood to flow on the storage bag in order to access the content. " Now which of potion should I feed you with" asked Ellis after opening the bag. " Alright, you are to feed me the potion with the red marking. It is more effective than the basic potion" replied Ray to Ellis as he continues to feed the portal. " You have to be fast, I am already at my limit" said Ray all of a suddenly. Looking at the mini bottles in his hands, Ellis was already having conflict on whether he should feed him or not when he heard Ray warning. Opening the bottle, Ellis put it on Ray''s mouth as he let the liquid flow inside. " Urg, what an ugly sight I am seeing right now" said josh as he begins to laugh. Ellis threw him a stare before turning to remove the empty bottle from Ray mouth. " Is that enough for you to continue with the process" asked Ellis after removing the bottle from Ray''s mouth. " With just that I have recovered thirty percentage of my energy, but it still won''t be enough to close the portal" replied Ray. Ellis feed him with two intermediate Mana potion which stop him from complaining about being out of energy. Sitting on the ground cross leg, Ellis begin to meditate until Ray will call for more potion. " What did he just feed him with" asked Roland in confusion? " If am not mistaking, it had to be some kind of medicine that helps restore spiritual energy" replied Gray as he continues to keep watch. " But there have never been any herbs being made in liquid form, so it has to be something else" said josh. Chapter 88 - Resealing The Portal " Wait a minute, you were actually trying to seal the portal" asked Gray who stood by josh. " Of course, why would I drain myself of energy when I know there will be a fight soon if not to seal the portal" replied Ray in anger. " And who told you that feeding the rune with your energy will be able to seal the portal" asked Roland seriously. " I have my ways, so you don''t need to worry about that" replied Ray as he glares at Roland. " You see Ray, the reason why made a move on you was because he taught you are messing things up" said Gray. " Were you all thinking the same as him" asked Ray while looking at the group. " I don''t know about the rest but as for me, I trust you Ray" replied Ellis with a smile on his face. " Of course I knew you could not just do things without having a clue said Gray which Ray nodded to. " I just don''t want to see any member of the team fighting each other" said Roland straight away. After hearing what the others have said, Ray turned to face josh as he said. " And as for you, we may be members of the same squad but if you try to cross me again, then the others will have to pick your corpse". After saying what he had to say to josh, Ray went back to the rune and continue the process but instead of continuing from where he stopped, he had to start all over again. And it annoys him that he will be starting again. Turning to look back at josh, Ray endured the rage that was boiling inside him and turn back to focus on sealing the portal. " System let seal the portal one last time" said Ray. *Ding* [Sealing in progress: 1%/100%] " Ah it was never like this when I tried it the first time, did something happen in the demon realm that is affecting the portal seriously"Ray said to himself as he continued the process. " Hey do you think he will be able to seal the portal" asked Josh to Roland who stood next to him. " I don''t know and you better shut that mouth of yours if you don''t want to have a go with him" replied Roland as he threw josh a farce look. " Alright you don''t have to be so moody over a matter like this, besides he is not even worthy enough to face me so why should I be scared of him" said josh. " I didn''t say that you are scared of him but if you really asked me I would say you are actually scared of the kid josh"replied Roland with a light chuckle. Since Ray have been feeding his energy to the portal, it has taken almost an hour and there seen to be no progress meanwhile sweat was beginning to run down his face and seeing him like this, Ellis knew he is struggling to continue with feeding the portal. " Hey are you alright" asked Ellis as he walked closed to him. " Yeah am fine, I am just a bit out of energy that''s all" replied Ray with a smile to assure him that the situation is still in his control. " You know that you are not being forced to do this, so you can have a rest and recover your energy before continuing else you might fall into a deep sleep that will require months if not years for you to wake up from exhausting the whole energy inside you" said Ellis to Ray as a good friend. " I know about that, but you see, when I stop feeding the portal with my energy due to josh interference and decided to continue with the sealing only for me to discover that I will have to start the sealing process from the start again and at the same time it is taking long and more energy to completely seal the portal" replied Ray. " So you are saying that if you were to take a break now, then you will have to start from scratch again with the difficulty going higher" asked Ellis. " I Believe it will go higher" replied Ray. " Then how do you plan on feeding the portal without taking a break and I doubt you will be able to feed the portal to it''s full of that little energy of yours" said Ellis. " If it were to be someone else it would be difficult but for someone like me who has a whole bag full of potions that can restore spiritual energy to it''s peak it a walk in a park" replied Ray with a smile. " And how do you plan on feeding yourself with those potions when you are busy feeding the portal with your energy" asked Ellis with his hands place behind his back as he awaits Ray''s answer. " I have you here with me, so I don''t have to worry about helping myself with the potion" replied Ray with a chuckle. It suddenly dawns on Ellis that Ray has no Shame for him to allow another man feed him while he''s busy feeding his energy to the portal, he suddenly said to avoid being the one to feed him the potion. " Why don''t I go get one of the hostage to help you with the potion while I continue to cultivate and regain my energy"? " That won''t be necessary since the portal will be done once I am done feeding it some of my energy and by the way, before you would have gone to get someone I may already be out of energy to feed the portal" replied Ray. " But not going to take long for me to bring someone here" said Ellis trying to persuade Ray. " Then there will be no time left" replied Ray while shaking his head. " Come on man, can''t you just hold up for some time let me go get someone that will be willing to help with the task while I meditate" said Ellis with a smile that mask the angry face inside him. " It still won''t do Ellis" replied Ray. Ellis sigh in defeat before saying. " So where are you keeping the potion". " Just check the left side of my robe, you will see a little storage ring, that''s where I kept them all"replied Ray. '' This is great, now I will have to check his robe for a storage bag. Can''t this get any worst'' Ellis complain in his mind. " Hey have you seen it" asked Ray after not feeling any sign of someone touch his clothes. " Am about to" replied Ellis who was brought back to reality. Placing his hand on the robe as he begins to look for the storage bag. Meanwhile, when they group saw what was happening. " How can they be playing at a time like this when the demon is not far from coming into our realm" replied josh who has a grudge against Ray. " I don''t think they are playing around, but instead Ellis is in search of the something that is kept in the robe" said Gray who seen to be watching Ray as he seals the portal. Meanwhile, after searching for some time, Ellis was able to locate the storage bag. Making a little cut on Ray arm to get his blood to flow on the storage bag in order to access the content. " Now which of potion should I feed you with" asked Ellis after opening the bag. " Alright, you are to feed me the potion with the red marking. It is more effective than the basic potion" replied Ray to Ellis as he continues to feed the portal. " You have to be fast, I am already at my limit" said Ray all of a suddenly. Looking at the mini bottles in his hands, Ellis was already having conflict on whether he should feed him or not when he heard Ray warning. Opening the bottle, Ellis put it on Ray''s mouth as he let the liquid flow inside. " Urg, what an ugly sight I am seeing right now" said josh as he begins to laugh. Ellis threw him a stare before turning to remove the empty bottle from Ray mouth. " Is that enough for you to continue with the process" asked Ellis after removing the bottle from Ray''s mouth. " With just that I have recovered thirty percentage of my energy, but it still won''t be enough to close the portal" replied Ray. Ellis feed him with two intermediate Mana potion which stop him from complaining about being out of energy. Sitting on the ground cross leg, Ellis begin to meditate until Ray will call for more potion. " What did he just feed him with" asked Roland in confusion? " If am not mistaking, it had to be some kind of medicine that helps restore spiritual energy" replied Gray as he continues to keep watch. " But there have never been any herbs being made in liquid form, so it has to be something else" said josh. Chapter 89 - Ellis Past " Hey Gray while don''t you asked them since you guys are very close" asked Josh. " If I were to asked you to show me your technique Manuel, will you agree to let me see only the first line" replied Gray with a question of his own. " Do even think about asking me about such" said josh on anger. " So also don''t bother asking them about it also" said Gray with a scoff. " Everyone has what they want to keep as secret from others just like you josh" added Roland. " With the way they easily brought it out without hesitating shows that they don''t want to keep it a secret from us" replied josh to both Gray and Roland. " I believe you know how dire the situation we are is, so its normal if they brought it out casually" said Gray as a reminder to josh what they are up against. Being reminded of the situation at hand, josh decided to keep his mouth shut and look at Ray, who is trying to seal the portal. " Do you think he will be able to close the portal" asked Josh as he continues to watch. " Who knows but if he can''t, then we''ll have to prepare ourselves to fight the demon" replied Roland. Meanwhile, standing in from of the rune was Ray who was soaked in sweat with his hand stretch at towards the rune. * Ding* [sealing in progress: 30/100%] " Man it''s going to take forever to complete the sealing at this rate" complain Ray. " How is it going" asked Ellis when he heard Ray complaining. " It''s still far from sealing" replied Ray. " If you can''t see it, lets just leave before the demon teleport to our realm" suggested Ellis. " I don''t think that will be necessary, didn''t you say the portal is not powerful enough to bring a powerful demon to this realm" replied Ray as he continues to feed the portal with his energy. " There is a possibility that a demon that is a realm higher than ours will be coming out" said Ellis with a serious look on his face. " That does not change anything, with the four of us working together, I find it hard to believe that we won''t be able to take a mere demon down" replied Ray. " Are you a nut, do you think you can fight a demon that is a stage lower than you" asked Ellis. " Look let me tell you something you don''t know about demon, if fighting a gnurx is stressful than fighting a demon that is in the same realm as you is nearly impossible" said Ellis after calming down. " So are you saying it will be impossible for us to kill a demon with our strength put together," asked Ray. " Is not that is impossible, but it depends on the demon that comes out of the portal, if it is in the foundation realm we can give it a try, but anything above is totally suicided" replied Ellis. " I would like to put that to a test you know" said Ray with a chuckle. " Can you be serious for once replied Ellis with a frown. " So what is your relationship with Amanda" asked Ray while turning to look at Ellis. " She was my lover, and we were actually thinking of getting married" replied Ellis. " What happened between you two because the way I see things, you refused to go into their clan territory and at first I thought you don''t want you identify to be discovered by the clan but now it has seen different" asked Ray. " I refuse to go in because I don''t want to be discovered since I don''t know who want me dead" replied Ellis. " So what happened between you two" asked Ray with a smile. " Can you just focus on sealing the portal" said Ellis in annoyance. " I am really focus on sealing the portal but just need a little chat to killing time" replied Ray with a laugh. " Kill time my ass, I plan to tell you anyway" said Ellis with a sigh before continuing. " You see that young clan master name Nicholas, a year ago her clan agreed to share a land with the Cayson clan and end the fighting between the two clan on the condition that the clan master give her daughter hand in marriage to the third young master of the Cayson clan". " That explain why she was with Nicholas but come to think of it, you are also from a well known clan so why didn''t you fight for your love" asked Ray in confusion. " You saw how I was treated in my clan so telling me to fight for my love is like making a fool of myself" replied Ellis. " I am sure she still loves you and was just being force by the clan to go see Nicholas" said Ray. " Well that''s all in the past now, and I am happy with the life I am living now" replied Ellis. " So you are saying if anything were to happen to her, you won''t do anything" asked Ray as he threw him a wink. " I don''t know and will have to leave that until that time comes" replied Ellis. " If I were you, I would have run away with her" said Ray seriously. " And where will you run to that they won''t be able to find you" said Ellis with a chuckle. " You are right, there is no way I would be able to hid from a well known clan" replied Ray. " I still can''t believe what she saw in you that makes her fall for you" said Ray. " Maybe she fell for the charm" replied Ellis with a smile. " I have never a pig with a charm before" said Ray with a laugh. " At least this pig has a lover unlike you who will grow old and die a single man" replied Ellis with a burst of laugh. Ray stop laughing and stare at Ellis coldly. " I can see that you are tired of living" said Ray coldly. Chapter 90 - Preparing For A Fight " Yes I am, please I beg you sir take me away" replied Ellis as he continues to laugh. " If you are looking for someone who will take your life, you can go look for someone else" said Ray as he turns to the rune no longer talking to Ellis. When the other saw how they were playing around, josh couldn''t help but curse at them only to be told by Gray to keep his mouth shut as he walked to join Ray and Ellis by the rune. " So how is the sealing going" asked Gray when he was close to them. " It''s going well although slow but me are making progress" replied Ray before turning to Ellis and said. " Hey pig I am running out of energy, feed me some potion". Getting up from where he sat, Ellis walk up to Ray with a frown on his face as he said. " You really need a girl to feed you this potion instead of me, it is really embarrassing you know" said Ellis as he feed him the potion. " I since I don''t have it better you do it, isn''t that right Ellis" replied Ray with a smile. " Can we just move on with the sealing said Ellis as he went back to sit down. " That potion you just drank, what is it" asked Gray after seeing it closely. " Who you mean this, it is a potion that helps in restoring lost energy" replied Ray as he threw the bottle of intermediate Mana potion at Gray. Catching it before it could fall, Gray begin to study the bottle and after sometimes he gave it back only for Ray to reject it. " You are letting me keep this"asked Gray in surprise. " Sure, since you have not fully recovered, it will be great if you can regain your energy for just in case I wasn''t able to close the portal" replied Ray. " Are you saying you won''t be able to seal the portal" asked Gray in fright. " Everything was going well until josh distracted me, and now it''s becoming difficult for me" replied Ray while turning to look at josh. Nodded his head, Gray went to the corner and drank the potion before sitting down cross leg and started to cultivate. Feeling the energy flowing through his meridian, Gray body shook in excitement as he continues to meditate. " Do you think it is a good idea to tell him about the potion" asked Ellis as he looked at Gray meditating from the side. " What is the point keeping it secret from him when we have an incoming battle ahead of us" replied Ray as he continued to feed the portal with energy. " I still don''t think it is a good idea to let him have it" complain Ellis. " You should be trying to recover your energy as fast as possible but here you are complaining" chuckle Ray. " I have more than enough energy for me to make a run for it when thing do not go as planned" replied Ellis. " Why are you so keen on running" asked Ray with a smile. " That''s because it''s the only way I can save my skin from being food for the demon when it comes out" replied Ellis. " I see you are really scared of death" said Ray with a laugh. " Who isn''t scared of death" replied Ellis. " Everyone is scared of dying okay but running away is what a coward will do" said Ray. " Yes that''s what I am, a coward and the reason I am still alive is because of being a coward" said Ellis in anger. " Hey calm down bro, I was just teasing you" said Ray and was just about to continue saying when he heard the system notification. *Ding* [Sealing progress: cancelled] " What is happening, there is no way the process should be cancelled it''s not just possible" said Ray. Hearing the complaint, Ellis turn to look at Ray only to see him looking at the rune without feeding it with his energy. Ellis stood up and walk Towards him before asking. " Hey why did you stop feeding the portal with energy". Turning to look at Ellis, Ray said. " It suddenly cancelled out". " It cancelled out not because you were successful in sealing it asked Ellis. " Exactly, and I wasn''t done with the process when it cancelled out. Now all we have to do now is preparing for what is about to happen," replied Ray. '' I knew things will end up like this and I warned him, but he refused to listen, now we''ll have to fight'' thought Ellis as he shook before saying out loud for the team to hear. " Listen up everyone, the portal has become active again due to the seal losing its effect on the portal, so embrace yourself to fight". When the announcement was made by Ellis, those that were still meditating stop at once and the fear of a demon crossing over to the human realm frighten them to the core. " I knew he won''t be able to seal it" said josh in anger. " Josh right now is the time for us to think of a plan to handle the demon before it successfully cross over here and not the time to start arguing with each other"said Gray to josh. " No leave him let him argue the way he likes since he is confident in taking the demon down single-handedly" Ray replied to Gray. " You must be crazy, do you think the demon are just like every other animals that you will just slaughter like you want" said josh who is already on the verge of exploding. " You can''t blame me for that, since you can still have the mouth to argue, I thought it would be the same, but it turns out you are just a whiner" said Ray as he shook his head at being ashamed of him. " Come-on guys, we need a plan here so stop the argument and let''s think of something" said Ellis who continuously look back at the rune to see if any demon will pop out of the portal. Chapter 91 - Strategy Deciding to stop arguing with Josh, walk to the rest of the team to listen to what they have to say since what they are up against Is a stronger race. Seeing that everyone was glaring at him as he just stood there, josh also went to meet up with the team. " Alright now that we are all gathered lets get to business. You all know we are up against a demon which we don''t know how strong the demon coming out of the portal is" said Ellis as he turned to look at their faces before continuing " So we need to work together and send the demon back to where it comes from or killing it right here in these room and in order for us to accomplish all this, we have to know of each other technique". " I know you don''t like the idea of letting others know how your technique work, you can keep some part to yourself and say what you think will be helpful to the team" added Gray knowing full well that few of the group will be against the idea. " I know it is very important to be familiar with each other, but I would like to asked, who made Ellis the leader here" asked Josh while looking at Ellis. " How can you be so dull to not even understand the situation" replied Ray as he glared at josh. " Josh you are becoming more annoying the more am with you" added Roland. " What did I say wrong, I just want to know if Gray is still the leader or the newbie" asked Josh? " Let me asked you this question josh, do you know anything about the demons" asked Gray. " No I don''t replied josh not liking where the question is heading to. " Good, do you have any plan on how to get rid of the demon or escape if we are no match against it" Gray asked once more. " I don''t have a plan on that either" replied josh. " Then shut up and let who at least have a plan on how to get out of this alive and if I were to hear any nonsense from you again, maybe you won''t be needing the demon help in sending you to the yellow spring" yelled Gray at josh. Turning to Ellis with a serious look, Gray told to continue with the plan. " Moving on, I am cultivating a technique that strengthen my body and its more of a defensive technique" said Ellis before looking at Ray who just smile awkwardly before saying. " I am cultivating a technique that grant the cultivator access to all elements but right now I can only utilize the first stage of the fire and wind element" said Ray forging lies to cover up his secret. " That''s a rare cultivation technique you got there Ray, as for me, I specialize in a spear technique, and it''s effective in offensive attack" commented Gray. " As for me, I am more of a farce fighter and I cultivate a sabre attack" said josh as he put on a proud look. " Now that your sabre is no more, what use are you to the team," asked Ray with a puzzle look on his face. " That''s a good question" added Gray as he turns to look at Josh also. " Only a fool will go out on a hunt without making preparation for his journey" replied josh as he took out a sabre with the same grade as the previous one from his storage ring. " Is this more than enough to assure you guys" said josh with a giggle. Gray nodded in approval before turning to Roland who has not said anything yet. " I guessed it is my turn now, I cultivate The fearless sword technique And nothing more" said Roland. " Seems like there is more offensive fighters than defensive cultivator Here" said Ellis with a sigh. " Look like it, so what is the plan now," asked Gray. " Normally I thought there might have being someone with at least a skill that can hold the demon back while we make a run for it just in case it more powerful than us" said Ellis to the group. " Too bad we all specialize in an attacking ability" replied Roland. " I may not cultivate what you expected, but I have here with me a weapon that can come in handle at time like this" said Ray as he took out the deadly bow from his storage ring. Looking at the bow in Ray''s hand, josh said in disdain. " It''s not even up to the grade of an advance weapon, and you are saying it will be useful to our plan". " Josh I am warning you this last time" said Gray with a threat. " Anyway, as I was saying before the whiner interrupted me this bow right here has an ability of putting the target in a freeze state for at least thirty seconds before he will be able to move again" said Ray as he waved the bow before the group. " Thirty second should be more than enough for us to get far away from the demon" replied Ellis with a smile on his face. " How sure are you that it will be able to hold the demon back for thirty seconds," asked Roland. " I can bet my life on this that it will be able to hold the demon in check if you don''t believe what I am saying" replied Ray before wearing the quiver on his hip as he equipped it as his secondary weapon. " I would like to asked you this question Ray, do you even know how to shoot an arrow" asked Josh. " It''s can be that difficult to shoot an arrow" replied Ray with a smile. Actually, when Ray was asked if he could really use the bow, he turned to the system for answer. *Ding* [As long as you pick your target, your shot will be accurate] " This is more like in a video game, good thing I don''t have to stress myself" said Ray with a sigh of relief. Chapter 92 - The Demon Arrival Withdrawing from his thought after confirming things with the system, Ray was shock to see that everyone was staring at him strangely. " Why are you all looking at me like that," said Ray in fright. " What were you thinking about for you to keep silent when Gray asked if you could really use the bow since it is very important in our escape plan" asked Ellis as he looked at Ray in concern. " Oh, I was just thinking about something and about the bow, I told you I already got it cover" replied Ray. " Come to think of it, I have never seen you using a bow since we became friends" said Ellis. " That''s because I prefer going on a hand-to-hand combat than rang attack" replied Ray as he looks at Ellis with a smile on his face. " Alright since that settle then, let''s talk about how we are going to attack the demon" said Roland in anticipation. " Since the demon will be teleported here, I believe it will lose half of its energy and since this is not the demon realm it will be very for it to recover it energy which gives us the opportunity to strike" replied Ellis. " Do you think we can take it out while being in its weaken state," asked Gray. " That depend on the plan, Ray, you will have to provide the team with an opportunity to land a hit at the demon with that bow of yours. After which josh and Roland will attack its legs the moment Ray has done his part" replied Ellis. " I have heard a lot about the demons, and it is said that their skin is very hard, so will our weapons be okay to penetrate it" asked Josh. " As long as you apply enough strength into your attack them that Won''t be a problem" replied Gray to josh question. " So I am just going to shoot an arrow at it and that''s it" asked Ray. " Yes, under the probability that the demon is far stronger than us" replied Ellis. " What if the demon is at the same realm and stage as us" asked Ray. " Then you are free to attack as you like" replied Gray as he pat Ray on his shoulder. Turning to look at the rune, the team were ready to go into war with the demon the moment the demon comes out. They wanted for the demon to make its appearance, but there was nothing coming out of the rune except for the rune glowing intensively together with the statue which colour has change to red. " Is it just me or is that statue over there feeding on the blood in the rune" asked Josh who decides to take one look at the statue that destroy his sabre with ease. " I don''t think so, it looks like a channel to the demon realm" replied Ellis as he turned to the statue. " It''s also possible that it is feeding on the blood from the rune, for it to withstand an attack by an advance weapon without any scratch shows that it grade is high, and it is likely that it has gained some consciousness" said Gray. " We will have to report this to the guild and let them take care of the statue when we get back else things could get worst if it was left here for those that are seeking favour from the demon king to discover it" added Roland. " Dammit why is it taking so long for a demon to come out of that portal" said Ray in frustration " Maybe it stops working said josh who also seen tired of waiting for the demon to come out. " That''s impossible, there is no way the portal will just stop working unless the demon is already inside the Portal" replied Ellis. " If it is already inside, then why is it taking so long for it to come out" asked Ray. " When you enter the portal that took you to my courtyard how long did it take you to arrive" asked Ellis. " How am I supposed to know when I was unconscious" replied Ray with a frown. Ellis stop questioning Ray, knowing it will only be a waste of time. Meanwhile, Ray has already placed an arrow on the bow while waiting to test his accuracy on the demon the moment it arrives. The group waited anxiously for an hour and there was still nothing, been unable to bear with it any more, Ray was just about to complain, but that''s when the rune begin to glow brightly as the statue colour begin to dull. " It seems like the demon is about to arrive" said Ray as his hands began to shake in excitement. " Yeah, I think I am beginning to understand how the portal to the demon realm work" replied Ellis. " Do you mind to share" asked Roland as he turns to look at Ellis. " It''s like this, the portal will not be able to function with the statue which stand as a key to start the portal and to do that we''ll, you already know the rest" replied Ellis as massage his chin. " So with enough human blood fuelling the statue, any demon will be able to close over as long as there is sufficient supply of blood" said Gray. " Exactly but this statue will not be able to send more than one demon since the blood that was offered for the sacrifice is not enough" comment Ellis. " So you''re saying if we were to destroy the statue now, the portal will stop working with the demon being trapped in the dimension inside the portal" asked Josh. " Yes but the problem is how are we supposed to destroy the statue with all this weak weapons" replied Ellis. Alright everybody to your position and don''t forget the plan. In less than ten minutes, the demon should be transported into this hall" Ellis said to the group as he took his stance while taking a deep breath. Chapter 93 - New Quest In about a second, every one of them has already taken their place as they wait for the demon to come out. " RUMBLE RUMBLE RUMBLE" The ground begin to shake violently as the rune begin to open up like a gateway to the underworld until the statue was completely out of colour and that''s when a shadowing figure spring out of the rune and circle in the sky before descending as the rune completely disappear like it was never there in the first place. After the figure landed on the ground, that when they could finally see what it really is. A Humanoid looking female demon with a pointed horn on its forehead and scales all over its body except for it breast area that are exposed with no sign of scale to be found. It has a very long tail with a snake head wiggling around as it''s little wings flap behind her back. Looking around the place in excitement, the demon took a step forward as it continues to survey it surrounding. " It feels good to be finally out of that boring place with no one to order me around" said the demon in a seductive voice. The team were shock to see a demon coming out of the portal and not only that, it''s ignore the humans before her as if they are not worth it times as it begins to observe the area. " Wow that''s one hot demon we got here" whistled Gray. " Haha it looks like Gray has finally found his spec" chuckle Ray as he kept a watchful eye over the demon. " That''s enough guys and stay focus, this demon may look harmless but believe me when I say it''s more dangerous" said Ellis. After looking around the place, the demon finally turn are attention to the humans before it and the moment it turns to look at them, the whole group tense up. " Are you the ones that summon me to this realm" asked the demon. " There is no way in the three heavens that we would summon a demon to the human realm" replied Roland as he tightened his hand on his sword. " Since you are not the one that are responsible for activating the demon portal could only mean that they are dead which shows how incompetent they are. I hate being around weaklings and since you young strong men could get rid of them in my behalf, how about you become my subordinate" asked the demon as it take a step forward. " Being a subordinate to a lower demon like you is a big shame to humanity" replied Gray as he stomped the tail of his spear in the ground. " You dare call one of the fifty thousand warrior a lower demon. I plan to take you all in as my subordinate since am happy, but it has seen to me now that you fools are only thinking of sending me back to my realm" said the demon as it begin to exhale some dark smoke from it mouth. * Ding* [New mission update: defeat the demon serpentine to gain the saint weapon Excalibur] " Oh now you are giving out mission, even when I was part taking in dangerous Mission, I never in one day received a quest from you but now after the appearance of a demon, you suddenly issue out a quest. Any ways am just going to do this because of the reward" replied Ray to the system via his thought. After receiving his quest, Ray decided to check for info about the demon before thinking of attacking. * Ding* Name: demon serpentine Level: foundation establishment 10 Hp: ? Mana: ? Skill: ? " Can we really win this fight" thought Ray after seeing that he was not able to see the demon in full details. " You have the count of three to consider if you want to swear your loyalty to me and become my humble servant, or you chose to die" said the demon as it cast a mini fireball in it fingers. " Don''t waste your breath trying to persuade us into submitting to you, it is either we send you back or we die trying" said josh as he brandished his sabre for battle. '' Die trying, since when did I plan on dying just to send these demons back to where it came from. I wonder if this josh is really blind and lack sense'' said Ray in his thought. Leaving his post with his arrow still in the bow, Ray walked up to Ellis and whispered into his ears. " Do you noticed that the demon we are about to face is a very powerfully one" asked Ray. " Although it''s almost drained of spiritual energy now making it difficult for us to determine it cultivation base, but I can feel the hairs in my arms standing on ends like am in a life-threatening place" replied Ellis with a defeated look on his face. " Since you know she is very dangerous, I will suggest you think of a way to get that idiot to shut up before he annoys the demon to launch an attack on us" said Ray to Ellis. " That won''t be possible since the demon is looking down on us four and want to make us its slave, so if josh don''t talk back someone else would" replied Ellis. " I am telling you to think of a way to get that moron to shut up, and you are saying otherwise. Do you even know what realm the demon is" Ray asked Ellis with the sound in his tone? " It doesn''t matter since it just came out of the portal, it is in a weaker state so defeating it won''t be a problem" replied Ellis not paying any heed to Ray word. " I thought you were the one telling me we should leave this place before the demon is teleported here, but now you just seem like a whole different person" said Ray in disappointment. " Then I thought saving our neck should be our top priority, but I was wrong" replied Ellis. Chapter 94 - Showdown " What are you trying to saying Ellis" asked Ray in confusion as he looks at Ellis. " You see if we were to leave this place without sending the demon back, it will only be a matter of time before the demon activate the rune again and summon more of her kind" replied Ellis. " But there is no way we can win against it even though it is almost drained of it spiritual energy" said Ray. " And who told you we won''t be able to beat it now that it is in a weaker state," asked Ellis. " We can''t because she is far too strong for us to handle. Look when I tried probing it cultivation base, Only to come out with nothing" replied Ray trying to convince Ellis. " Look I know its strong but as long as it is still in the foundation realm like us there is no way it can hold its ground against the four of us" said Gray who was still closed to Ellis. " Wait you all knew that it is strong, but you still chose to have a go with it" asked Ray. " Of course we knew, but we have to test how strong it really is before we can think of escaping this place" replied Ellis. " Alright you are the boss" said Ray. '' Well there is no harm in trying and if we can''t beat it there is a high chance we''ll be able to escape'' thought Ray as he walked back to his position. " I see you have already negotiated with your leader, so what is it going to be. Be my servants and live, or you are just going to end your life here" asked the demon to the group as it begin to play with its finger. " I only have one word for you. Shut the hell up" yelled Ray as he drew the string while picking the demon as the target before letting go of the spring as it cause the arrow to fly in great momentum towards the demon who tries to move itself to the side to avoid being hit by the arrow only for the demon to discover that it has be placed under a technique that is restricting its Movement. Crossing its arm in front of the incoming arrow to receive the attack and that''s when a yell was heard when the arrow landed on the demon. " Josh and Roland it is up to you now, make sure to cripple it two leg" yell Ellis. Making their move, Josh and Roland left their position as they charge towards the demon with their weapons ready to attack at anytime. Seeing the humans charging at it, the demon swing it tail at them since it is the only thing it can do but since it was frozen in place, its attack became very slow. Making sure to avoid the demon tail, josh and Roland delivered a heavy blow to the demon, causing it to fall back. Shooting a dark smoke from its mouth towards it attacker and at the same time swinging its tail at josh who seen to be the closest target to the demon. But unfortunately for the demon, its attack could not hinder him. Knowing how cunning the demon, they never let their guide down. With the protection from his spiritual energy, they were able to nullify the dark smoke that the demon spat out of it mouth. Sending a heavy kick to the tail that was coming after him, josh sent it swinging to the side before slashing his sabre on the demon leg, causing a dark black blood to drip in the floor. " Looks like it won''t be a difficult to take it down" said Ellis before making his move. Dashing forward as he gathered energy in his fist, Ellis went for the demon and landed a punch squarely in the face of the demon, and it was crashing into the wall. Meanwhile, the moment Ellis attack connected, was the time the same time the thirty seconds they had to deal with the demon was up, and the demon could finally move at will again. Coming out of the wall, the demon began to laugh as blood continue to drip from it leg, but it let the demon could not feel the pain it''s feeling. " That''s not what I expected from you guys, but I am impressed you were able to catch me when I let my guide down" said the demon with a smile on it face as it walk out of the hole that was created from the crash before continuing its word with a look of disdain in it face. " But unfortunately for you, that''s the only chance you have to get rid of me". Stepping forward, the demon launch at Ellis who had sent it crashing into the wall as it scratch it claws at him in mid-air, but Ellis was able to evade the attack. Seeing is attempt to claw the human in two has failed, the demon move once more as it continues to attack Ellis while ignoring the rest. " Hey is it just me or is the demon wary of Ellis" said josh. " Come on we need to fight the demon altogether and suppress it before it gain it energy back" replied Gray as he went after the demon to provide support for Ellis. Keeping his blade, Ray also dash forward while holding his blade as the engaged in a fight with the demon but shocking to them, the demon only swing it tail which grew fat at them as it continues to go after Ellis who could only dodge the attack of the demon. " It''s not taking us serious" said Ray as he cloaked his blade in spiritual energy before sending a wind slash slash at the demon. Not expecting their attack to pass through it tails, the demon was knock down by the attack. Taking the opportunity, Ellis went to regroup with the others before the demon will come chasing after him again. " Thanks guys" said Ellis after meeting up with the rest. I just noticed that the number of chapters in the new tier are set wrong, please am very sorry it was never intentional. I just noticed it and I have already spoken to my Editor and he has explain why it is so. Am really sorry Chapter 95 - Turning Point After Ellis join up with the group, Ray begins to walk round him as he observed him. Seeing the way Ray is looking at him was beginning to feel uncomfortable. " And why are you looking at me in that way," asked Ellis as he stares at Ray. " I was wondering if you have something on you that is making the demon chasing you while ignoring us, replied Ray as he walked back. " It is not that I have something on me, but it felt like I am more of a threat to it since it has not recovered it spiritual energy after coming here" said Ellis as he kept a watchful eye over the hole created by the demon. " So do you think we can take it on" asked Ray in all seriousness. " Am not sure and if it were up to me to decide, I will say we get out of here and come back later well-prepared with reinforcement" replied Ellis. " Hahaha no one is living in this place alive unless I say so, said the demon with a laugh. They all look down in the hole created by the demon only for them to see the demon sitting down on the ground as it lock it gaze at the group and with the way it is looking at them shows that it has been watching them since the beginning of their conversation. Getting up from the ground, begin to levitate in mid-air with one of it wing being damage. " Now you have damaged my beautiful wing, how do you plan to repay me back" asked the demon in a deep voice. " What is beautiful about that wings of yours that can''t even measure up to that of a butterfly" mocked Josh. " Ever since I cross over to this realm, you have been getting on my nerves"'' said the demon as it begin to fly towards the group. Josh felt a cold chill run down his spine when he heard what the demon said. Taking a step back to be standing behind the rest of the team. " Come on guys let''s get out of here now while we still can" said josh to the team as his hand which was holding the sabre were shaking in fright. " We are not going anywhere beside this suite you better since you don''t know how to control this big mouth of yours" replied Gray. " But I only stated the fact, said josh. Walking forward at a slow pace while dark black blood continue to drip to the floor, the demon began to massage the head of the snake Before blurring out of their sight and in the next moment, josh felt pain in his stomach as he was sent flying and at the same time throwing up a mouthful of blood in the air before falling into the ground as he broke is leg. Roland was just about to rush in to check on how josh was faring only for Gray to hold him back. " Are you tired of living already walking out there could only give the demon enough time to get rid of us and make sure it is secret of being a demon remain unknown to the outside word" said Gray as he tries to calm himself down. " But josh is hurt badly, are we just going to stand and watch as he bled to death" asked Roland who couldn''t believe what is teammates are saying. " You don''t have to worry about him for the now, what is more important as it is now is defending ourselves since we don''t know where it would be attacking from and rushing forward is same as giving yourself up for it to just end you" replied Ellis. Calming himself down, Roland begin to make some calculation and that''s when he discovered that what the others are saying is the truth. Taking a deep breath, Roland turns to Gray as he asked. " Now that we can''t see the demon, how are we supposed to fight it" Hearing the question that was thrown at him, Ellis replied straight away. " Since we won''t be able to point its location, the only hope we have is to keep a very keen eye over the place for any abnormality" replied Ellis to josh question. Everyone went silent as they concentrate on the surrounding, same with Josh who just grit his teeth to endure the pain as he also focused in finding the demon. After sometimes there was no sign of movement which indicate that the demon is actually waiting for an opportunity to strike, but it won''t be easy since the team of four remaining hunters had their back to each other from all angles. Ray was just about to turn his head to another angle when he saw a ripple in the sky, not wasting any more time he sent two wind slash at where the ripple used to be only for the attack forward into the distance as it was unable to hit its target, " What is it, were you able to find where the demon is located" asked Ellis as he saw him which is unusual unless there was something at his angle. " I thought I had it where I wanted it, only to being late by a few seconds" replied Ray as he swapped a quick gaze at the angle where he has sent the wind slash earlier before turning away. " Wait guy, what is the need of searching for the demon when we can easily pin it down if we really want to"said Gray as something came into his mind. " And what makes you think we can easily find it," asked Ray with the anticipation to do battle burn in his eye. " Have you three forgotten that the demon has sustained a serious injury in his legs, with it blood gripping all over the place finding it won''t be that difficult for us"replied Gray. " Oh my, how can I forget about the mighty demon that everyone thought they won''t be able to hurt it only for two hunters that are in the foundation establishment realm could actually make them bleed. " That was because I was bonded by some technique else you won''t be able to touch my a strand of my hair" said the voice of the demon coming from all angles. " Ain''t you ashamed of yourself for facing weak cultivator and yet you are still afraid to show yourself" mock Roland who is already getting angry at how the demon is behaving. " You saw what happened to your friend, maybe it''s your turn to feel to torture, said the demon. When Roland heard this, he stood his ground as he said back to the demon. " Why don''t you come out here this minute and say that to my face instead of hiding like a coward? " Am sorry to disappoint you, but this is how we demons operate" replied the demon with a light laugh which echo in the room. Roland was just about to say more words at the demon only for him to see the long tail heading towards his head at an incredible speed which was already before him but thanks to Ellis who was keeping a watchful eye around the place saw a ripple in the sky before the demon tail swing towards the team, and it was going for Roland in particular. Sending a punch at the tail, Ellis was able to punch the head of the snake making the demon scream in pain before he grab the tail tightly as he ordered the rest to go for the leader. After its tail have be had captive by Ellis, the demon was not able to maintain the invisible mood it was using before as it struggle to get free from Ellis grip. When Roland saw the demon struggle, he chuckles as he swing his sword and land a clean cut on the arms of the demon who uses it arm as a shield to protect itself from the attack. " Where are you going to run to now" yell Roland as he continued to slash at the demon while Gray stab with his spear from behind as the keep the demon at bay. Since the two of them were more than enough to handle the demon for the time being, Ray went to josh who lay on the ground weakling as he gave him an advance health potion to heal his wound. " You know how which not for the fact that we are from the same squad, I would have left you to your faith. So you better drink fast and recuperate as fast as you can before things get worst," said Ray as he handed the potion to josh. Taking the potion, josh begin to meditate as Ray stood as guide over him and later went to the other and join the fight after he saw josh have recovered fifty percent of his strength and vitality. Chapter 96 - A Taste Of One Own Medicine After joining the fight, the demon became more pressured fighting three people and before long it has been struck by Gray''s spear which it forward as it lose it balance before Ray and Roland follow up with a slash which landed perfectly on the demon thigh and stomach while creating a shallow wound in their wake. Damn you humans" yelled the demon in anger as it was being Besieged by the three. Let with no other choice that it can itself, the demon decided to cut off it tail which was still held in place by Ellis. After freeing itself from being held captive, the demon was now in a good position to retaliate to it''s attacker. Clawing it hand at Roland who was closest to it, but before the attack could land on him, Ray has sent a wind slash at it. Seeing the attack coming towards it, it has to defend itself from the attack, giving Roland the time to fall back. " Thanks" said Roland after falling back. Ray nodded at him as he focused his gaze on the demon who has blood flowing from almost every part of its body and whenever the blood touches the ground a steam could be seen coming out of the ground. " Every don''t let that blood touch your skin, it''s very corrosive " said Ellis. " What do you know, there is actually someone who knows about us Demon" said the demon in a hoarse voice? " Who doesn''t know about foul creature that leave in the demon realm" replied Ellis as he spat on the ground in disgusted. " I just don''t understand why humans are so proud when they nothing more than chicken to us demon" said the demon as its fingers begin to engulfed in flames before swinging it at the team of hunters. Getting out of the way, the team turn around to look at where the flame has landed only to see that the flame is still burning Fiercely even after what was engulfed in the flame has already burnt to ash. " Why is everything above the demons is so insane" complain Ray who has heard stories about demons and also watched movies containing demons back on his whole world. " That''s just how they are unlike other race, they are too difference and greedy for power" replied Ellis. " So what are we supposed to do now, because I can see that it is beginning to show us it powers," asked Josh. " We just have to do what we can as hunters and get rid of it, " replied Gray. " I believe you saw the flames it threw at us, what if it did again while we are entangling with it and one of us got caught up in the flame," asked Josh. " If you are too scared to face your death then you can leave now" replied Gray after keeping quiet for some time. " Why do we have to take this mission in the first place," said Roland with a sigh. " Hahaha, what a courageous team this is, even after letting you see a glimpse of what I am capable of you still choose to challenge me" said the demon proudly. " Don''t be so proud of yourself just because you can set things ablaze" said Ray in annoyance as he dashed forward with his blade in hand before slashing at the demon. " Insignificant fool, watch as I burn you into ashes" the demon reply to Ray as it swing it arm toward Ray with a flame shooting out and headed towards him. " System activate forcefield" said Ray when he saw flame getting closer. *Ding* [Energy forcefield have be activated duration: 10 minutes] " Wow the time Limit went up after I Break through into the foundation realm" said Ray to himself as he bashed into the flame as he continues to head for the demon. Seeing that the human was unharmed after getting in contact with the flame and was still coming over in top speed, the demon decided to send another flame at Ray but this time around it decided to send more than one flame at him which only end up landing on the forcefield created by the system. " That''s impossible, how can his energy forcefield still remaining shattered after receiving more than one of my flames. And why am I recovering my energy very slow" complain the demon inwardly. After getting into a closer range to the demon, Ray channel more energy from his core and direct it into his blade before slashing with all his might as a power gale shot forward while taking the flames along with it toward the demon with the might of the flames increasing by three-fold as they hit the demon with the gale intensifying the flames before hitting the demon. " Ahhhhhhh" The demon started screaming in pain as the flame continue to burn it without the sign of going off. Deactivating the energy forcefield, Ray fell down weaken before taking out an advance Mana potion to restore is energy until the rest of the team came to him. " Nice attack bro, I have never seen you using that skill before, not even when we fought with the snake tribe" said Ellis as he struck Ray lightly in his shoulder. " That is just an advance version of my wind slash I created after consuming a large amount of my spiritual energy which I learn to do fighter the fight with the snake king" replied Ray with a smile as he continued to pat. " Who would have thought that the flame could also harm it owner" said Gray in shock as he continues to look at the demon still screaming in pain in the distance. " I thought I was the only one thinking the same thing here," added Roland. " As long as there is enough wind to fuel the flame and increase the outburst of the fire, then the owner will not be able to control the flame and will eventually get seriously burnt beyond recognition and sustain a serious injury, that is if it were able to stay alive. The same goes to the demon" replied Ray. " So that''s why you rush in recklessly in hope of using your wind slash attack to counter the flames while not knowing if the demon is going to send the flame or another attack at you," asked Ellis. " What you just gamble with your life at stake, are you not" yelled Gray in anger. " Someone has to do something about that annoying demon that only know how to sprout nonsense and use terrifying moves before we get killed by one of it move" replied Ray. " And you think sacrificing your life will make things better. What if you fail in your attempt and get killed," asked Ellis. " Didn''t you see that I was fully covered in my energy forcefield and the demon could do no harm to it other than adding more flames to it which is now been returned to her in three-fold. You all may think that I would sacrifice my life just to turn the situation around, but I can''t, not after I fulfil my objective, my life is too precious to be wasted here in this world" replied Ray with all seriousness. After hearing Ray word, Ellis almost laugh at loud but hold himself back before speaking out. " We have to prepare for the worst since the flames will not be enough to put an end to the demon". Swinging his sabre to the side, josh said. " That demon is going to regret ever attacking me" said josh who had already recovered after taking the potion Ray gave to him. The flame that was burning the demon was beginning to reduced and the demon could be seen standing amidst the flame. Getting up on his feet, Ray took out his deadly bow and place an arrow on before turning to Ellis. " Do you think you can still use your MIGHTY LION FURY technique," asked Ray. " Ah that will wear me out terrible though, but I can still use it one more time it just that I will be exhausted and would need days or months to recover even if I were to use the potion you gave me" replied Ellis with a smile on his face. " As long as it will be enough to get rid of this demon then that will have to do" said Ray before turning to the other and said. " Everyone after the flames goes out I want you all to cast your strongest technique after my count". They all nodded in agreement without a frown, which shows how important this fight is to them. Taking on their stance, they begin to gather their energy as they prepare to used their ultimate technique the moment the flames goes down. ***************** Hello my fellow readers, let''s work together and get at least the first reward in the win-win so that my work can be more expose for others to see. I really need this please. Chapter 97 - Excalibur The time it took the flame to go down, everyone has already done preparing their ultimate technique and was just waiting for the signal. After the flame went out, the demon came into view as its whole body was filled with injuries with black blood coming out of the injuries and a foul smell oozing all over the place. " URG what kind of awful smell is this, I can barely breathe" complain josh as he used is spare hand to cover his nose. " It smells more like a rotten meat" commented Ray. " You think this is funny" said the demon angrily as it staggered forward. " Why isn''t it funny, were you not the one that have been boosting about being superior ever since you came into our realm" replied josh with a smug on his face. Ever since they were facing the demon, this has been the first time that he has been really happy. Who won''t be happy about being among a team that took out a demon that is even a few levels higher than there. Looking at the happy expression in the face of the humans, the demon begin to huff as it energy that seen to be in a decline begin to increase. Seeing this, Ray remember how the system will inform beforehand in the mountain when an undead being is about to use it ultimate skill, and it was no difference from the demon. Channelling more energy than the previous time, Ray direct his energy into the tip of the arrow as it begin to glow in red. " Everyone gets ready, the demon is about to unleash a big move" said Ray to the group as he continues to gather energy into the arrow. " We can tell its preparing it final move which will likely be more deadly than the ones it has performed before replied Gray as his spear began to glow in a golden light. Seeing that the humans are still confident in their attack, the demon begin to laugh as if it has gone insane as it raised it hands up above its head as a little red ball appear above it head, and it didn''t stop there. The red ball begin to expand every two seconds. Seeing this, Ellis huff before saying. " The demon it''s channelling the energy left inside it body into the ball and I have a really bad feeling that it will not be a good new if it were to throw that ball at us". " Let just allow the filthy demon to have is last attempt" replied Ray with a smile on his face. " I think you are over underestimating this demon" said Gray as he turned to look at Ray. " No am not, can''t you tell that it is using what is remained in its body to create that ball, so letting it continue gathering more energy into the red ball the chance we have of ending the demon without it fighting back due to being out of energy" replied Ray with a smile on his face. " Oh I see, they sag demons are very cunning but it seen to me that the humans are always ahead of them when it comes to be more cunning" said Roland with a chuckle. Meanwhile, the demon has finally gathered the energy into the ball making it a lot bigger than a football club. " Lets see how you are all going to keep that smile on your face after you eat my hell ball" said the demon with a creepy laughed as he threw the ball at the group. " Now" said Ray as he released his grip from the arrow as it went flying towards the red ball and at the same time the rest also threw their attack at the red ball. With Ellis unleashing his Golden quake technique to power his mighty lion fury before throwing his punch forward as he fell to the ground after exhausting himself. With Ray''s arrow taking the lead while being powered by his cultivation base, went flying as it pierce through the red ball and continue to head for the demon piercing into it stomach. Feeling the intense heat coming out of it stomach, the demon to hold the button of the arrow and was just about to pull it out, but before it could, it saw a gigantic lion creating a large crack in the red ball before it coming to head toward it and the same thing also happened to the other techniques that went through the red ball before heading its way. Although the strength of the technique reduce after passing through the red ball,, but the strength left was still enough to put the demon in a bad state. After they went through the red ball, the crack that was created all over it begin to expand before exploding as flames begin to spread over the place. Reactivating his energy force field, Ray shielded himself and Ellis as the flames near them. The heat begin to get worst before an outburst occur as the demon was sent ablaze from the inside before the gigantic lion''s head ram onto it before the others attack struck it. Screaming in pain, the demon was light for fifty minutes before the flame went out with the demon taking it last breathe as it was burnt to ash. And that''s when the notification came in. *Ding* [Quest completed: defeat the demon serpentine] [Excalibur has been obtained] * Ding* [Level up] Name: Ray Race: Human/? Gender: Male Attributes: Strength ¡ª 22(+4) Dexterity ¡ª 20(+2) Constitution ¡ª 14(+2) Intelligence ¡ª 16 Wisdom ¡ª 14 Charisma ¡ª 13 Cultivation stage: foundation stage 2 Hp: 600/600 Mana: 500/500 Exp: 50/2000 Ability: wind slash [2mana], flame burst [5mana] Technique: the starry sword art [advance stage], sky ripper [advance stage] Free stats point: 2 Battle point: 2000 Adventure class: Hunter [one star] Placing his free stats point into strength, Ray close the window before turning to the inventory where Excalibur is being kept. Tapping on it to take a better look. *Ding* [item name: Excalibur (saint tier weapon) +10STR Grant the user 10% boost in all attributes] '' Wow this is more than a reward, I wonder what I am going to get if I were to defeat the mountain king'' thought Ray as he clicked to equip his new-found sword only to be decline by the system. *Ding* [Host is not strong enough to equip Excalibur for a long time due to the lack of cultivation base and can only use it for fifteen minutes at current stage] " If that is what it is, it is still under my advantage as a trump card when I am in a dire situation" said Ray as he kept his bow in the storage ring since it won''t be of any use for the now before equipping his fang blade back to secondary weapon. After equipping his blade back, Ray turned to look at Ellis sitting at the side while looking pale and drain of every energy that is left inside him. " Are you going to be fine," asked Ray. " Yeah, I am going to be okay. All I need right now is to go back home and go into seclusion," replied Ellis. " Not again, now you are saying I won''t be able to have a conversation with you until you come out in two or three years time," said Ray. " Haha don''t be silly Ray, am just going to recover my energy and not attempting to breakthrough into another realm. By the look of things you have already broken through to the second stage of the foundation realm" replied Ellis as he laughed a little. " What can I say, fighting against a stronger being Really stimulate my core while forcedly breaking through my bottom neck" said Ray while scratching his hair. " I think that suit you better instead of sitting in one place cultivating," said Ellis. Walking up to the two as they continue to chat away, Gray sat down before saying. " Finally we have finished the quest with no one dying in the group" " Were you expecting someone to lose his life along the quest," asked Ray with a frown. " Not really but it was expected that whenever the squad members went out to complete a quest, the squad will surely lose someone in the quest" replied Gray. " So you are saying this is actually the first time members of the Raging Dawn squad went out on a quest and manage to come back without loosing a member," asked Ray. " Exactly and for that we are going to spend the night in the pub after reporting to the captain" replied Gray. " Wait the captain, I thought we are going to report to jenny as usual" asked Ellis. " No, hunter only report to jenny when they are not yet in any squad and as for those that are in a squad, they will have to report to who ever that is in charge of the squad" replied Gray to their doubt. " What about the statue," asked Ellis while pointing at the statue. " We will have to leave that for the guild to handle" replied as he walked back to meet up with Roland and Josh. Chapter 98 - Challenge " Huff, it feels superb being among a team that took out a demon" said josh proudly as he walked to where the statue is located. " I thought you said you regretted joining the team in taking this quest" asked Roland while being shock on how his friend could easily change character. " Nah, that was then, but now things are different and I am kinda glad I didn''t run away" replied josh as he laughed away. " Oh well at least we finally completed the task and I can go home to freshen up" said Roland with a stretch of his body. Walking up to josh and Roland, Gray smack them from behind as he said. " How are things over here". " Fantastic, I was even telling Roland how glad I am for not missing out on this quest" replied josh. " But I thought you said you regretted tagging along" asked Gray. " That''s also what I said when I heard those words from his stinky mouth" adding Roland with a chuckle. " Nonsense, it is a blessing to witness a demon fall and not just by anyone but us and by the way I don''t have a stinky mouth" replied josh. " Anyway now that we know how frighten a demon can be, we need to work hard and prepare for cases like this said Gray. " Yeah, I am thinking of taking my cultivation serious this time. Just imagine what would have happened if we were too weak to stand our ground against it" asked Roland. " I still can''t believe those two were able to stand their ground even though they were the weakest among us" added josh. " Don''t underestimate them, they may look weak but are far stronger than what they present " Replied Gray. " Hey Josh do you know how which we did not interfere in your fight earlier, maybe by now you would be severally injured if not dead" joke Roland. " I wish, not even the two of them put together can take me on not to talk of one" boosted josh. " Then you will be dead within five minutes by now" replied Gray as he laughed. " Fighting an offensive opponent that attack aggressively is really task not to talk about facing both defensive and offensive opponent" added Roland. " I know you may be scared of facing them both but am not" replied josh. " I bet you won''t be able to face the fat one in a fight" said Gray this time around. " Do you want to have a bet with me Gray because I am ready to challenge him to a fight in the arena when we get back" asked Josh. " You fool can''t you see that he is very much out of energy and would need more time to recover to his peak" replied Gray as he turned to look at Ellis who was sitting on the ground. " What is there to worry about when I can challenge him after he has recovered" asked Josh. " I can see that you really want to get your ass kicked so badly" replied Roland. " Come on, why are you two thinking those kids could best me in a fight" asked Josh angrily. " Have you forgotten that the fat one was able to face the leader of the worshippers on his own and after breaking through his shackle, he beat up the expert that Ray was facing with only one move" replied Roland as he reminded josh about how strong Ellis is even though he only specialized in defence. " You are forgetting that he was fighting the leader of the worshippers together with his girlfriend and the reason why he was able to beat with only one move was because the expert has been fighting for long and have losing most of his energy" said josh. " You know what after Ellis have finally recovered to his peak, I will personally invite him to exchange blows with you" said Gray as he raised his hands up in defeat. " That will be so great, so are we still betting or what" asked Josh in excitement after hearing what Gray said. " Of course the bet is still on and let me tell you the stack will have to be at one thousand contribution points at minimum. If you don''t enough point to make the bet you can just back out now" replied Gray coldly. " And why would I back out facing having the chance to earn extra points. Do you mind stop giving me that cold look, we are only gamble here and not fighting" said josh? " Hey Josh you may not know since you have never experienced him place a bet in the arena before, what you are looking at right now is a gambler who also taking gambling serious and I would like to bet on the kid winning against a fight with you" replied Roland with a chuckle. " Please feel free to place your bet but don''t come cry to me when you lost the bet" said josh as he waved him away. After they have agreed on their bet, they begin to discuss what to do next after the return to the guild. " So Gray when are we heading back" asked Roland. " Soon" replied Gray. " And why did you say so because I can''t see the need of us staying here when we have already cleared the quest" asked Roland. " I said soon because one of our own has exhausted himself out during the fight and will need days to recover those energies, so until then we are going to be staying in this place" replied Gray. " Can''t even get up after facing a demon and you two are claiming he is strong enough to beat. What a joke" said josh. " Don''t worry soon enough you are going to know why I said he is stronger than you" said Gray as he pat josh on his shoulder. " What a burden to wait for a weakling to recover before going back" complain josh. " He doesn''t have to recover to his peak, as long as he has recovered enough energy that will enable to allow him work then we will head back" said Gray as he head back to meet up with Ray and Ellis again. " Hey Ellis" call out Gray as he approached them. " What is it Gray is there a problem" asked Ellis " Not really, I just wanted to ask how is it going with your recovery" replied Gray with a smile plaster on his face. " Oh right now I haven''t been able to recover five percent of my energy due to the fact that I used it all up" replied Ellis. " I see" said Gray as he begins to contemplate before continue with his questions. " How many days will it take you to gather enough energy that will sustain you back to the guild since we have to make a report about that statue". " Hmm, it will take me at least two to three days for me to recover five percent of my energy, but the problem is that I won''t be able to protect myself from any attack in the wild" replied Ellis with a question. " You can leave your safety in my care and not them" said Ray as he was assuring Ellis that he is willing to keep watch over him. " It''s settled then, you can go back to whatever you are doing" said Gray as he walks out but stop and look at Ellis before saying. " Before I forget, josh challenge you to a fight after your recovery". " What is wrong with you guys, how can you book a match behind my back without even asking if I accepted the challenge" asked Ellis in rage. " I thought you would be willing to have a fight with him and since you just broke through your first, it will be great if you can practice your new find strength with a living target" replied Gray seriously. " Although I broke through my first not quite long, but am more familiar with it strength now thanks to the demon" said Ellis. " What is there for you to be scared of when you can easily beat the crap out of him. I wish he could have chosen to have a fight with mean" said Ray with a sigh as he rested his hand on the cheek. " I also forget to tell you that we are stacking a bet here, and you get to win the fight, forty percentage of the incoming will be giving to you so think this through before you decline" said Gray before leaving. When Ellis heard he will be given forty percentage of the income if he were to win the fight, he smiled meekly before yelling for Gray to hear. " Don''t worry brother Gray, after I am fully recovered I will personally come to you for the match". " With the contribution point I will get as payment for winning, I will be able to buy more resources and continue to improve my cultivation base" said Ellis with a smile on his face. Chapter 99 - Meeting When Ellis heard he will be given forty percentage of the income if he were to win the fight, he smiled meekly before yelling for Gray to hear. " Don''t worry brother Gray, after I am fully recovered I will personally come to you for the match". " With the contribution point I will get as payment for winning, I will be able to buy more resources and continue to improve my cultivation base" said Ellis with a smile on his face. " Look how happy you are after hearing you will be given forty percent of the income" said Ray as he threw Ellis a disdain look. " Stop looking at me in that way, do you know how many contribution points I am going to get from this fight" said Ellis before continuing. " About thousands of contribution point which is more than enough to fuel my cultivator". " If you really need the contribution point so badly, then I will suggest you head to the arena later when we get back," said Ray. " Now that will prove to be a waste of my time" replied Ellis as he dismissed the idea " I thought you really need more resources to better your cultivation" asked Ray. " Yes but what is the point of going to the arena when I can just take a quest with better reward" replied Ellis. " I see now, you don''t want to go to the area because you are scared of losing. But then again it will be very difficult to find a foundation realm expert that will be able to beat you up" said Ray with a smile. " Yeah, but sometimes the opponent might be on a random, said Ellis before returning to his meditation. Seeing Ellis like this, Ray stood up and left to meet up with the others, as he doesn''t want to detract him from recovering his spiritual energy. " I heard there is a bet going on, is it too late for me to place my bet" asked Ray after getting close to them. " Not at all, you are free to bet, but the minimum stake is one thousand contribution points" replied Gray. " I guess he won''t be able to place his bet now that he knew he does not meet the requirement" scoffed josh. " Why do I have this feeling that you''re always looking for a way to mess with me," said Ray with a smile? " Am not, am just saying the truth here or am I not allowed to say what is on my mind again" replied Josh. " Of course you are free to and as for the contribution point, who am I handing it to" asked Ray. " About that, we plan to let the vice captain aware of this and make him the bookmaker and since we are in the same squad, let''s make it an entertainment for the rest members" replied Gray. " So Ray who would you like to bet on and by how many contribution points if you don''t mind telling us" asked Gray. " I plan on betting on Ellis winning, but I have suddenly changed my mind" replied Ray. " So you are going to bet on josh winning instead of your friend" asked Roland stun by Ray reply. " Not quite, I am going to bet three thousand contribution points on Ellis winning the fight then one thousand contribution points on josh winning since I can''t bet lower than that" replied Ray seriously like it matter is very important. " You could have just bet it all on Ellis winning, what''s the point on betting on me winning also" said josh with his fist clinched together. " I don''t want to lose any chances of losing the bet which is why am also betting on you winning" replied Ray with a chuckle. " If you don''t want to lose then why bet three thousand contribution points on your friend" ask Roland knowing fully well that Ray was just playing with Josh. " I am ninety percent certain that Ellis will win which is not enough" replied Ray. " That is enough for you to bet on him entirely" said josh boiling in anger. " I am sorry to say, but you are not the one who is paying for the point that I am using" replied Ray with a smile. " It''s his own contribution points, so he can do as he please" said Gray with a laugh. " Oh now you are taking his side" said josh as look at Gray. " I am not taking any side now back just stating the fact josh" replied Gray. " What do you choose to fight my friend when we both have unsettled issues" asked Ray feeling left out? " How is that your problem," replied josh as he rolled his eyes at Ray. " Come on josh, while fight Ellis who is way stronger than me" said Ray. When the group heard what he said they were shock, especially Gray who have seen them fight together. " Wait Ray with all seriousness, are you telling the truth when you say Ellis is stronger than you, or you are just saying it to get josh to fight with you instead of him" asked Gray who was finding it difficult to believe. " Actually at first we were in the same level and always end up in a draw whenever we spar but with his recent break through I find it hard to believe that I will be able to win him in a fight" replied Ray as he laughed awkwardly. " But you also break through and yes we can feel the change of Aura around you so don''t give me that look" asked Roland. " Look I know you guys will not believe me when I say this but did you see how he was able to beat the expert that I was tangling with just one blow, even with my improved base I will need at least twenty to thirty blows to take him down. You guys are also forgetting how sturdy his body is and how strong that technique he used in attacking the demon was," replied Ray. Hearing Ray saying all this, the group realize that the freak before them always listen to the fatty, turning to look at his friend that was about to fight with someone that look weak, Roland patted him on his shoulder as he said. " It looks like you found a worthy opponent to spar with this time around". " Worthy opponent my ass, I don''t believe he will be able to scratch my skin with that fat body of his," said josh. " Oh just because he is fat makes you think you are going to have an easy fight with him, hahaha what a fool you are" laughed Ray before he continued. " I believe you saw those knuckle he put on earlier while , they are not for fancy not to talk of the power that is contained in that fist of his". " Josh I think that you are over underestimating Ellis ability" said Gray with a serious look this time around. " This is not me underestimating him but being confident in my ability, okay" replied josh. " Okay if you say so, besides he agreed to the battle" said Gray with a smile on his face. " That''s good to hear, I can''t wait to get my hands on the free point that are coming my way" replied the overjoyed josh. " Ellis is also happy when he heard he will be given forty percent if he won the bet and has already started cultivating" said Ray while smiling. The group turn to the angle that Ellis was only to see a wild smile on his face as if he is happy about something. " He seen to be very happy" said Roland with a nod. " Yes, very happy that you are willing to share your point with him" replied Ray as he begins to laugh. Back in the inn in Hiepia empire in one of the room, three men sat opposite each other while wearing ragged clothes with a straw hat. They were no other than the straw bandit. " So do you manage to get any information about the target," asked the leader of the straw bandit. " Getting information from the hunter guild is not easy,, but fortunately I met an apprentice hunter who was on a mission and nearly lost his life only for me to save him. That''s when I told him that I was looking for my brother who joined the guild recently and after giving he description about the target, he told me all he knew about him and to my shock he is already a one-star hunter with a foundation realm stage one" replied straw bandit#2. " So where is he now," asked straw bandit#4. " According to the apprentice, he is not in the empire at the moment, and he don''t know when he will be coming back" replied straw bandit#2. " That should be enough, and before I forget hope you informed the apprentice to contact you whenever he''s back" asked the leader of the straw bandit. " Yes, we pick a location where we could meet every two days" replied straw bandit#2 " Now that is taken care of, we need prepare for the next phrase" said the leader of the straw bandit as he left the room. Chapter 100 - Struggle And that''s how three days flew by and the team were still inside the cottage in the forest as they wait for Ellis to recover. And on the fourth day, he was able to recover ten percent of his spiritual energy. " Do you think you can walk now because I am beginning to get really bore in this hall" said Ray when he felt the spiritual energy flowing within Ellis. " As long as am not going to engage myself in any combat, I should be able to walk back to the guild" replied Ellis as he got up from his meditation. " That''s good now we can finally leave this place as go prepare for the big fight" said Ray cheerfully as he begins to walk towards the exit. Seeing Ray walking out, Ellis shook his head before walking out of the room, by now the rest of the team have already went out the moment they felt the Aura that was coming out from Ellis. They were able to catch up with the rest of the team and together the left the cottage only to see the hostage that they have risked their lives to save were actually waiting outside for their return. " What the hell are they still doing here" said the amazed josh. Walking out of the crowd, Nicholas went forward and bow his head a little as a sign of respect to the hunters before replying. " Our lady here refused to leave without you guys coming along" said Nicholas as he turned to peek at Ellis from the side. '' Where the hell is that fat pig'' curse Nicholas within as he continues to search for Ellis among the hunters but could not find him except for a new slender guy standing with the hunters. " So just because we are still in there, you all decided to stay and wait for our return. So what if we died in there won''t those guys take you all inside and continue with the ritual and then our effort would have been put to waste" said Gray in fury after hearing what Nicholas. Nicholas just lower his head as he tries to avoid meeting Gray eyes. " You don''t have to blame them all since it was I that have made them stay" said Amanda when she saw Nicholas been placed in an awkward position. Amanda turns to look at the hunters in search for the one that has made her stay behind but could not find him among the hunters. " Where is Ellis asked Amanda in frown when she couldn''t find him. " I am right here Amanda" replied Ellis as he waved at her. " Y-o-u are Ellis" the words could hardly come at of her mouth when she saw Ellis the way he is now. " Yes it is me in the flesh or do you wish I was killed in there" replied Ellis with a chuckle. Walking forward and stood close to Ellis as she placed her hand on his face and begin to feel it before hugging him tightly with tears rolling from her eyes. " You look different, tell me what happened to you in there" asked Amanda. " It''s nothing serious, it is just that I am out of energy, but I turn back to normal after I have fully recovered" replied Ellis. " Eh Ellis it''s time to leave" said Ray while looking at Ellis on envy. Pulling himself from her embrace, Ellis held her hand as they follow the crowd from behind. After walking out of the forest, they escorted the hostage back to the town where they went their different ways before taking Nicholas and Amanda back and on their way to the Cayson clan, Ellis suddenly called out to Nicholas who have been walking all by himself. " Can you please not tell your father or anyone that I am in Hiepia empire" said Ellis. Nicholas kept quiet for some time and see him like this, plead one more time. " Please Nicholas, it is very important if they don''t know that I am here". " Oh come on Nicholas, he just save your life, and he is just asking you to keep his appearance a secret and nothing more is that too much for you to do" asked Amanda in anger when she saw that Nicholas is not agreeing to term. " I won''t tell anyone about it okay" replied Nicholas before walking ahead of the group. Ellis sigh in relief when Nicholas agreed before turning to Amanda. " Thanks a lot" said Ellis. " It''s nothing by the way, why are you keeping your appearance a secret from the other clans" asked Amanda. " That''s because someone wants me died, and they would have succeeded if not for my maids who sacrifice their lives just so I can escape" replied Ellis in pain when he mentioned his maids. " For someone to send assassin''s to take your life, you must have offended someone" said Amanda. " Apart from going out for a drink, cultivating and going on clan meeting, I don''t think I have a spare time to pissed someone of" replied Ellis as they continue to walk. " Then who might be the one who is after your life" said Amanda. " Who else if it is not my brother, but the problem now is which one is behind this" replied Ellis to Amanda question. " You mean your brother actually wanted you dead but why" asked Amanda in shock. " What else if not for the post as the next clan head" replied Ellis. " Killing one own blood just so he can be the next clan head, what kind of brother is that" said Amanda. " That''s what I did expect you to say since you are not in the position to run for the clan head. I which you were, by now maybe you and flex would on each other throat" replied Ellis while keeping his voice down so that the others won''t hear them. " Well I guess you are right about that but tell me the truth, were you also having interest on becoming the next clan head" asked Amanda. " Not a bit, I want to live a life that is free from stressed" replied Ellis as he shook his head. " And I guess they must have known that you are not interested but why are they trying to take your life when they should be thinking about dealing with the other" asked Amanda. " That because they feel insecure and want to eliminate any some that stand as a threat to their goal" replied Ellis. " I see now, so does anyone know about you being here on Hiepia empire" asked Amanda. " No one except for your elder brother Felix" replied Ellis. " Since he already knows that you are here then your brother also knows" said Amanda. " I know that he will inform my brother replied Ellis in a care free manner. " So what are you going to do now" asked Amanda with a bit of fear in her eyes. " Nothing but wait to see how it goes and if I were to be attack him then it means that my second elder is the one pulling the spring from behind" replied Ellis. " Then you must be really careful when going out on a quest" said Amanda. Ellis just smile to her advice before they continue with the escort and before long they were already near the Cayson clan. Ellis decided to wait outside for the other to return. After sending Nicholas back to his clan, the group continue to head for the Patton clan, and after they got there, Ellis and Ray waited outside, and before they could walk far, Ellis called out to Amanda. " Relax Ellis I won''t say a word to my father" said Amanda with a giggle before following the rest of the team into the Patton territory. " She still cares for you bro" said Ray as he smack Ellis on his shoulder. " I know she does, but I can''t have her not when am not the clan head" Replied Ellis with a sigh. " And that''s how the beast lose the beauty" said Ray. " And who are you calling a beast," asked Ellis. " No one I was just Say" said Ray as he looked to the side. After waiting for the some time, Gray and the rest of the team came out. Walking forward to meet them Ray asked. " Nothing much apart from investigating who was involved in the plan to bring the demon into our realm" said Gray. " And what about the reward," asked Ray. " The guild will be the one to give out the rewards and not the clan" replied Roland. Making their way back to the guild, Gray left the rest of the team behind as he went to report to the leader. " So Roland when are we allowed to place our bet" asked Ray after Gray left. " Not nowz we will have to wait for the vice leader before deciding" replied Roland. " Alright then , I wish the fight can start tomorrow" said Ray with a sigh. Chapter 101 - Making Preparation " Do you really want me to lose badly," asked Ellis with a frown on his face. " Why would I want you to lose the fight when I am betting on you winning," replied Ray. " If you don''t then how can you be making such wishes" asked Ellis once more. " Am just saying since I know I am going to be bored for some days if not months" replied Ray. " Since you will have nothing to do, why don''t you also go into seclusion" asked Ellis " That will just be a waste of my time" replied Ray while shaking his head in decline. " Alright then, I guess you will have to think of something to do when I am in seclusion. that''s reminds me, we are already on a squad, so you can always keep yourself busy by going on a quest with the others" said Ellis. " Yes we are already in a squad but who want to go on a quest with a weakling" asked Ray. " No one and you are not a weakling" replied Ellis " And do you think every have the same opinion as you" asked Ray " Not at all which is why you will have to ask Gray to always take you along whenever he''s on a quest" replied Ellis. " I think that will work as well" said Ray with a smile. After leaving the rest behind, Gray went to meet up with the leader. Getting to the office that was allocated to their leader, Gray was just about to knock when a calm voice came from the inside. " Come in". Helping himself with the door, Gray went inside and bow towards the middle age man sitting opposite him while wearing a scarlet red robe. " Rise" said the leader. " The quest has been completed sir" said Gray after rising from the bow. " Tell me, what is the quest all about," asked the leader. " The clan head of the Patton clan daughter went missing for some days, and we were tasked to find her" replied Gray as he stood before the leader. " His daughter went missing, I see no wonder he refused to leave any information about the quest in fear of letting his enemies know" said the leader to himself before looking at Gray and said. " I believe there is more to the story since it took you long enough to complete the quest". " We went to the Cayson clan to investigate since it was the last place she has visited only to discover that the young clan master Nicholas was also missing and not only that but some citizens also went missing. With many investigations we managed to get an information that lead us to the curious wetland wood where we saw a cottage" said Gray as he stopped to look at their leader if he is still listening to the report before he continues. " After getting inside, we were finally able to discover that the missing citizens and our target were being held captive by the demon king worshippers". When Gray said this, the leader brow twisted with a frown on his face as he said coldly. " The demon king worshippers were actually hiding in our continent". " I was also shocked when I saw them in the cottage" replied Gray to his leader word before the leader summon him to continue with the report. " They were actually going to use the captives as sacrifice to the demon king,, but we didn''t let that happen. Fighting with all that we have, we were able to defeat them but that''s when the leader of the group sacrifice himself to activate the portal that link to the Demon realm and summon a demon over" said Gray. " Since he was able to activate the portal those that mean the statue that stood as the key was also available" asked the leader. " Yes sir, the statue was available, and we tried destroying it, but we were not strong enough to" replied Gray. " If you can easily destroy the key then it won''t be a key any more not to mention that it was forged from many saint grade materials" said the leader as he begins to massage his chin. " Yes sir even josh sabre was destroyed when he tried hacking the statue into two" said Gray. " It is to be expected. So tell me how were you all able to escape the demon without being seriously injured," asked the leader. " We did not run from the demon but instead took its life down there" replied Gray. When the leader heard this statement his eyes open up wide in shock as he said. " Your team actually killed the demon, that very hard to believe". " Haha, I also couldn''t believe that we actually killed it" replied Gray with a laugh. " Come on tell me how were your team able to kill the demon" asked the leader. " Well all the credit goes to those two that joined the squad recently" said Gray awkwardly. " You mean those boys that I tested the other day," asked the leader in amazement. " Yes sir there are the one" replied Gray as he begins to tell the leader how they were able to beat the elites due to the two and how they contributed greatly against the demon. " So he has finally broken through the body first shackle, what a surprise. I can''t wait to see what he does next," said the leader with a smile on his face. " Unfortunately he won''t be active for some time" said Gray with a pain expression. " What do you mean by that," asked the leader in confusion? " Ellis is drained of energy entirely after using his ultimate technique twice and by the look of thing the technique seen demanding of a lot of spiritual energy to activate which is also one of the reasons why we return late" replied Gray. " A technique that drain him of his whole spiritual energy, I think this kid background in not as simple as it seems, anyway it''s good to see that you all came back unharmed and as for the kid, I let''s give he some time to recover his strength since he has already done some much." said the leader. " Thank you sir" replied Gray with a bow before around to leave when he suddenly remembered the event. " What is it this time around," asked the leader when he saw Gray stood walking out. " It''s like this sir, josh challenges Ellis to a fight, and we will need the vice leader to stand as a bookmaker for the fight" Gray said with a smile on his face. " And you need my help with that," asked the leader. " I hope it not too much for this low subordinate to asked" replied Gray with a bow. " Hmm, and when are they going to have the fight" asked the leader as he massaged his chin. " The fight will proceed a day after Ellis has fully recovered," replied Gray. " Alright I will let the vice leader know about it, but it is up to him to decide if he wanted to stand as the bookmaker for the fight" said the leader. " Thank you sir" said Gray happily as he bow once move. " If that is all, you can take your leave. And I will have to trouble you with the distribution of the reward among your team later on" replied the leader as he waved his hand at Gray signalling him to leave. Bowing once more, Gray left the office. After he was left alone in his office, the leader put on a smile on his face as he said. " This will be the best opportunity to watch that kid display his strength and also have a bet with Gabriel, but first thing let''s get rid of the key to the Demon realm" said the leader as he took out a paper and a brush before writing on it and after he was through he called his subordinate. " Here deliver this to the vice leader and tell him that I said he should handle it as soon as possible" said the leader before dismissing the subordinate. After walking out of the leader''s office, Gray went down to meet up with the team and when they saw he''s coming, they ran up to him and josh asked in anticipation. " So what did leader say". " He was very pleased with our performance and has also approved of your fight with Ellis" replied Gray with a smile. " What about the statue, did he say anything," asked Ellis. " He did not say anything but knowing the kind of person the leader is, he will surely see to it as soon as possible, so you don''t have to worry about it" replied Gray. " That''s good to hear, if you guys don''t mind I will be taking my leave" said Ellis. " Feel free beside the leader commanded that you should take your time to recover, but before you go why don''t we stop by the pub for some drink to end the day" replied Gray with a smile. " Sound good to me" said Ray. " Why wouldn''t it sound go to you freeloader" replied Ellis to Ray. Everyone laughed at his comment as they take their leave and head to the pub. Chapter 102 - You Look Like A Begger After they got to the pub, the team ordered for some liquor before going their separate way. " Hey Ellis be prepared for the fight because I won''t be showing any mercy on that day" said josh who was highly drunk and could hardly walk. " No, you should be the one to be prepared because my fist can''t differentiate between friend from for" replied Ellis as he staggered to the side. " I have said my piece, so don''t feel bad when I hit that pig face of yours," said josh. " Enough already, we all drank the same brand so why is it only you''re misbehaving" said Ray who could hardly walk. " Look who is talking, a black pot is calling a pot black" said Gray who has been smiling all through. " Ray come let''s go home and prepare for the big fight" said Ellis as he dragged Ray away from the rest and started heading home. " Hey Ellis take it easy alright" said Ray who was drag along the way. Letting go of him after they were far from the team, Ellis shook his head before saying. " Just look at you, just wasted and could barely do anything" replied Ellis as he looked at Ray. " Hey don''t look at me like that, we were all in the same boat, so I don''t see the reason why you are looking at me like that" complaint Ray when seeing the way he is been look at. " Yes we are all in the same boat but do you actually think that every one of them was wasted just like you" asked Ellis " Who knows, maybe they are just putting on a front, you never can tell," replied Ray. " At least they don''t make it obvious for others to see," said Ellis. " My dear friend you see when you are drunk, it is obvious" replied Ray shamelessly. " Ahh, you know what, let go home. I need to prepare for the match" said Ellis as he begins to walk home with Ray walking beside him. Meanwhile, in the curious wetland wood, a lone swordsman was walking in the forest as he head to the cottage. Taking a walk inside, the swordsman began to observe his surrounding before proceeding forward until he eventually got to a large hall and laying on the floor were dead bodies. " I can''t believe that were able to resist this many cultivators all by themselves" said the swordsman as he observed the bodies laying on the ground motionless. Walking forward, he came across another cultivator, but this one was different from the rest and by the look of the cut in his neck, one could tell that he was killed by a dagger. " Hmm, this must be the leader of the demon king worshippers that Gray mention in his report but then again where is the statue" said the leader puzzle. Sending his spiritual senses all over the place, the swordsman frown after scanning the whole place. " It''s gone, someone actually beat me to it" said the swordsman in a deep voice before turning around and went outside. Coming out of the cottage, the swordsman turn around to look at the cottage once more before setting it on fire with his spiritual energy. " Ah, leader is going to get really mad at me this time around" said the swordsman in a chuckle before vanishing out of the place with no trace of energy around the area. Two months later after going into seclusion, Ellis was finally able to recover is spiritual energy with the help of the potion that was given to him by Ray which increase the speed at which he store energy in his core. Taking a deep breath, Ellis opened his eyes that have been shut for two good month as the sun shines on his face, Ellis got up and walk out of the garden not even warming himself up with some punching route as he walked in to the room with a smile on his face only for the smile to turn into frown. Being greeted by the smell of alcohol that slap him on the face the moment he slammed the door to the garden behind him. " You bastard, just leaving you alone for just two months and this is how you decided to live your life. Drinking alcohol all over the place" said Ellis as he placed his hand on his nose as he begins to head towards Ray resting place. He hadn''t even gone far when he kicked something hard on the floor, locking his eyes on what it was only for him to see Ray laying on the ground far asleep with a smile on his face. With annoyance, Ellis gather a bit of energy on his leg as he sent a kick at Ray which sent he sliding back a little before walking up. "Arrrg, what is wrong with you, Ellis. Hitting a man when he is down is actually what a coward will," said Ray as he grab unto to stomach in pain. " So do you want to have a go with me" replied Ellis to Ray as he took on a fighting stance. " Only a fool with agree to fight with you just after waking up from a good sleep" said Ray as he stared at Ellis in anger. " Only two months that I left you, you decided to drink and turn the whole place into your drinking yield" said Ellis as he pointed at the room that was filled with dirt. " It''s just a little duct that can be easily clean by the use of spiritual energy so why worry about it" replied Ray as channel his energy before waving his hand around and before long the room was sparkling clean with no dust in sight. Seeing that Ellis was not answering him, Ray begins to think of what to say to lighten up his mind and that was when he realized that he has just come out of the garden. " You are finally done recovery your spiritual energy ain''t you" asked Ray as he looked at Ellis with a smile on his face. " It took you long enough to realize that" replied Ellis as he shook his head helplessly. " How can I noticed on time when you ambush me while I was sleeping" said Ellis as he smiled. " You somehow feel different to me Ellis" said Ray as he looks at Ellis. " What is it that you noticed different about me, is it my aura or did I grow a bit taller," asked Ellis. " I wish you can grow a bit, but it is just not possible" replied Ray as he continues to observe him. " Then tell me what it is before I punch you in the face," said Ellis. " Are you sure you have completely recovered from the energy drained. " What is that supposed to mean, of course I am fully recovered and looking for someone to battle with," replied Ellis. " If you say you have fully recovered, then explain to me why are you still slim, and you look even worst that when you went into seclusion," Asked Ray with a confused look on his face. " My, and I thought it was going to be something important" said Ellis as he sighed " This is really important man, just take a look at yourself in the mirror, you look like a damn begger bro" replied Ray still not feeling okay with what he is seeing. " Am okay, what you see right now is just a result of being out of energy for a long time with no food to repolish the body, but don''t you worry with time I will go back to my usual self" said Ellis with a smile. Walking to the table by the side of where he lay, Ray picked up a jug of liquor and treat himself to a mouth full of liquor before saying. " Now that you have recovered your spiritual energy, are you going to proceed with the fight or wait a little while" " I don''t want to rush into things like a mad dog since I have not yet gotten used to my strength, so before going to the arena I must have mastered my strength since josh is not an enemy" replied Ellis as him clench his fist in anticipation before waving for Ray to pass him the jug. " Why didn''t you go on a quest with the other instead of wasting your time him getting drunk" asked Ellis after drinking a mouthful of liquor? " Nothing, I just decided to take the day off and free myself from all this stress" replied Ray with a smile. " You said you have not mastered your strength so tell me, do you want a friendly spar with me or what" asked Ray as he picked up his blades from the ground and headed to the garden. " What a hot-blooded guy, anyway time for some warm up" said Ellis to himself as he chuckled a little before going inside the garden. Chapter 103 - Beat Down " Alright let''s get the show started" said Ray with a smile on his face after doing some stretches. " You know that am not adapted to my new strength, ain''t you scared of me hurting you" asked Ellis. " What is there to be scared of when I have a lot of potions that can bring me back to my peak. Enough already, lets see if you can really best me" replied Ray as he swing his blade before running at Ellis. " Since you insist on sparing with me, I will just have to play with you a little while" said Ellis with a chuckle before dashing at Ray without even utilizing any of his technique. Striking at Ellis from different angles in an incredible speed, Ray was moving forward not giving the time to attack but defend himself against the attack, Ellis was being pushed back a little before kicking the ground and move to the left in other to avoid the attack before throwing his fist forward at Ray still not using any of his technique and was just depending on his physical strength. When Ellis throw his punch forward to clash with Ray''s blade, he did not flinch for a second as he believes in his strength but before the blade and punch could clash head on, the punch made an u-turn as it knock the blade upward. Having created an opening for himself, Ellis charged forward and seeing this, Ray has to unsheathed his other blade from the scabbard to defend himself from Ellis attack. Seeing Ray taking out his blade to fend of his attack, Ellis chuckle before saying. " It''s pointless Ray" As he sent a punch at him again, but this time around the punch was not aiming to stop the incoming blade, but it was actually aiming for Ray while leaving himself defenceless to the blade attack. With the punch landing accurately on Ray stomach, Ellis casually easily avoided the blade with just his robe having a slight cut as Ray moved back a little before dropping his blade on the ground as he held his stomach and grunt in pain. " See what I mean, but luckily for you this isn''t a real fight where our lives with have to depend on our strength else you won''t be holding your stomach and grunt to pain as you are now" said Ellis with a smile. " I know you are enjoying this said Ray as he got up from the ground. " Hey I warned you beforehand, but you are the one that insisted on having spar" replied Ellis as he placed his hand behind his back like an expert. " Enjoy the moment when you still can because I will be coming for payback," said Ray. " Hahaha payback indeed when you are the one that want a spar" replied Ellis as he walked out of the garden. Walking out of the garden, Ellis just remember that they have not been giving their reward for the quest. " Did Gray say anything about the reward when I was recovering," asked Ellis. " Yeah, he was the one distributing the reward and kept your share until you have recovered" replied Ray. " Since its like that, then what are we waiting for, let''s go claim my reward" said Ellis as he walked outside and went to the hunter guild in quick pace. " Just look at him, after hearing that Gray is already distributing the reward he forgot to even wash up" said Ray as he shook his head before walking along. After getting inside the guild, Ellis begin to look around the place in search of Gray but was not able to find him, walking to meet jenny who was busy attending to some paper work. " Hey jenny" said Ellis with a smile. " Hey Ellis, long time no see" replied jenny as she looked up to see who it was only to discover that it was Ellis. " What is the problem with you, are you sure you are alright," asked jenny when she saw the way Ellis was smiling. " I am doing well, and thank you for asking" replied Ellis as he took a deep breath to calm his excitement. " Okay, if you say so. So what can I help you with this time around," asked jenny. " What, are you now saying that it is a crime to see a friend," replied Ellis. Jenny just rest a hand on her cheek as she rolled her eyes and stare at Ellis waiting for him to spit it out. Seeing the way he is been looked at, Ellis surrounder with a sigh as he said. " Have you seen Gray around the guild today". " He was called over to the squad leader office not quite long, is anything the matter" replied jenny. " Nothing that is as important as the reason he is been called. How did you know I came to asked of something from you," asked Ellis. " Have you or that friend of yours ever come see if it is not for an information," replied jenny. " About that we are really sorry, its just that we are really busy with quest for we can''t even spare some time for ourselves" said Ellis. " No problem, so how those it feels to be in a squad" asked jenny. " It was really thrilling, who could have thought that our first quest will be so risky with the chance of escaping not being up to twenty percent" replied Ellis. " What happened there, come-on tell me Ellis" said jenny with anticipation to hear the whole story. Nothing holding back, Ellis started to recount the whole event to jenny including how his former was also held captive but decided to hide her identity from jenny since it will uncover who he really was. " Wait a minute, how in the lower heaven did the key to open the demon realm portal appear here," asked jenny as she cut Ellis off when she heard about the demon. " That''s what I also don''t understand, but it will have to be either the one pulling all this is still here in the lower heaven or has already left" replied Ellis. " Hmm, this is really serious, I hope squad leader Jackson will take this case really serious" said jenny. " And who is this Jackson you speak of," asked Ellis as he has not heard of the name before. " This is unbelievable, how come you are a member of the Raging Dawn and you don''t know the name of your squad leader," replied jenny with a light chuckle. " What can I see, Gray never told us his name" said Ellis with an awkward laugh. " Sorry for the interruption, do mind" asked jenny with apology as she signal him to carry on with the story. Ellis was just about to continue with the story, but that was when Ray bash inside the guild. " There you are, I never knew you can walk this fast" said Ray as he made his way to the two. " How is it going jenny" said Ray. " Am good Ray" replied jenny before turning back to Ellis. Seeing that the two were in the middle of a discussion, Ray went to take a sit by the side as he waited for them to finish what they were talking about and occasionally jenny will turn to take a look at him like Ellis has said something bad about him. " What must that pig said to her that is making her looking at me like that," mutter Ray. " Hey you, you better not be saying anything bad about me to her" said Ray for Ellis to hear when jenny turn to look at him again. " I am not saying any bad stuff about you, I am just filling her on what happened during the quest," replied Ellis. " Oh, you should have said that. Hey jenny is better I tell you what really happened since Ellis will not be able to say much" said Ray with smile as he got up from him sit and his way to the two. " There will be no need for that since Ellis has already told me all I need to know about the event" replied jenny with a smile. " Are you sure he told you everything you need to know," asked Rag as he winked at Ellis by the side. " You''re better not saying anything foolish here Ray" replied Ellis in a deep voice when he knew what Ray is getting out. Seeing the way Ellis mood has taken a turn, jenny was becoming interested in hearing what Ray have to say. " What do you think he must be hiding," asked jenny? " Did he told you his lover was held captive in a cottage," asked Ray while smiling at Ellis. '' What a demon you are, good thing I decided to tell her else I would be done for by this demon who is in disguise as my friend'' thought to himself. " Yes he told me about that too" replied jenny as she chuckled lightly. Chapter 104 - Meeting The Vice Leader " Looks like you failed in your attempt to get your revenge for beating you up" said Ellis with a smile as he pat Ray heavily on the shoulder. Gritting his teeth in pain, Ray turned to give Ellis an angry look before looking away. Meanwhile, in the Raging Dawn squad captain office, Gray stood while looking at two men that were sitting opposite him. One of the men was the leader of the Raging Dawn, with the other having a sword on his back. " You said the key for opening the portal to the demon realm was in the cottage," asked the swordsman. " Yes vice leader" replied Gray to the swordsman that was sitting by the leader side. " If what you are saying is true then I am afraid to say that the key has already been taken away by another force" said the vice leader as he turned to the leader. " But that''s impossible, it took us days to leave the cottage and before our departure we never felt any strange present" replied Gray in disbelief. " What if the force that is responsible for the disappearance of the key was actually in the area, and you could not discover it''s present since your cultivation is not high enough," asked the vice leader. Gray wanted to say something but what the vice leader said makes a lot of sense so kept whatever he has to say to himself. " Since we could destroy the key, we''ll have to be careful when sending our men out on quest and send a message to the clans to inform them about this," said the leader. " That will have to be the only way we can track who ever was involved but what if one of the said clan was in with these" asked the vice leader. " Then we''ll have to leave them to deal with the said clan as they see fit since we are just an outside force" replied the leader. " Gray, since this whole thing has to do with your group, I want you to fill them in and tell them to be care since they might be targeted" said the leader. " I will see to that sir" replied Gray with a bow as he turns to leave the office. " How is the kid recovery going," asked the leader when Gray was about to leave the office. " He should be out of seclusion by now," replied Gray. " What kid are you talking about," asked the vice leader. " He''s a new member of the squad and was also involved in the quest" replied the leader. " And what is a new member going on such quest on his first day" asked the vice leader. " You may not know this since you rarely stay in the guild, but you see the kid actually ignore cultivating his spirit and focus on his body cultivation" said the leader. " He is doom to perish at an early age" replied the vice leader to the leader word with a scoffed. " That''s where you are wrong, you see even though he focused on his body cultivation, he was able to cultivate his spirit to the foundation establishment early stage, and he actually made a breakthrough into the second stage of his body cultivation when he fought with the leader of the demon king worshippers" replied the leader with a smile. When the vice leader heard all this he was shocked and after sometimes he asked. " How was he able to cultivate his spirit and body at the same time". " I also find this unbelievable and there was this time he and his friend fought with the twin brothers from the moon breeze squad, they dominated the whole fight until the end" said the leader. " Hmm it seems like his friend is likely in the same realm as the twin brothers" replied the vice leader with a nod of approval. " That''s where you are wrong once again for they were both in the early stage of the foundation realm" said the leader with a chuckle. " Impossible, how in the world did they achieve this fit and don''t tell me the twin brothers use that technique of theirs" asked the vice leader in amazement. " They sure did and they lost hopelessly. And as we speak they are still recovering in their sick bed," replied the leader. " Are you sure these two are not hiding their cultivation base," asked the vice leader. " Sir, if I may answer, Ellis and Ray are my close friends and I have tried probing them after witnessing the strength, but the result was still the same. I even went to asked miss jenny since she was the one that registered them in the guild and according to her reply, they were genuinely in the qi refining realm when they joined the guild" replied Gray who have been standing while listening to the two head of the squad speak. " This is really hard to believe, tell me where are they from" asked the vice leader after coming to terms. " I don''t know sir but they seem to be from the other continent" replied Gray as he lower his head in shame. " So where is he from now," asked the vice leader. " Have you suddenly taken liking to these kids as well" asked the leader with a chuckle when he heard the vice leader statement. " Why won''t I be interested in them since they can take on the twin so easily, shows how talented they were" replied the vice leader before turning to Gray for a reply. " He should be in the guild in search of a quest to take" replied Gray. " Please lead the way than before he found himself a suitable quest to take" said the vice leader as he got up from his sit. Doing what he was instructed to do, Gray led them to the quest board and was just about to search for Ray when he heard someone calling his name. Turning to where the voice was coming from, Gray saw Ray and Ellis who has yet to recover his body size was walking over. " Good thing I found you, I heard you were giving the reward for the quest, so I came for my share" said Ellis when they finally got to him. " Yeah I did and yours is with me but if I may ask, have you fully recovered" asked Gray as he gives Ellis a closer look. " Yes, I have recovered my spiritual energy" replied Ellis with a smile. " If you have fully recovered, then explain to me why you are still like this," asked Gray. " Oh you mean my body, it will be back to it original size within a day " replied Ellis. " You must be Ellis, the newest member of the squad" asked the vice leader when he saw Ellis and Ray were ignoring them. " And you are" asked Ellis as he raised his head to look at the swordsman standing behind Gray. " Hm, hm, err Ellis he is the vice leader of the squad" said Gray with a cough. " Oh am sir for the arrogant display early, I never knew it was you" said Ellis with a bow. And Ray also follow suite when he heard of the identity of the swordsman before them. " No offence, I heard you were recovery from the intense battle previously so how is your recovery going" replied the vice leader not even bother with their display. " I have fully recovered and ready to part take in a quest" replied Ellis with a dignified tone. Seeing Ellis acting like this shock Ray to the core. '' Part take in a quest my ass, were you not the one running around looking for Gray to give you your share so that you can head back and cultivate'' thought Ray. " That won''t be good for your recent recovery, you will need a day or two of rest before taking on a quest" replied the vice leader, knowing fully well that the young man before was just trying to look impressive before him. " Speaking of quest, I thought you have a dual with Josh" said the leader as he walked to the group with his hand placed on his back. " Greeting squad leader" said Ray and Ellis together as they bow to show their respect. " There is a dual and no one bother to inform me" said the vice leader. " I am sorry for not telling you on time, and it actually involved you" replied the leader. " And what does the dual has to do with me," asked the vice leader confusedly. " They want you to stand as the bookmaker for the day since they don''t trust the others" said the leader with a chuckle. " And what did you say to that," asked the vice leader as he gives the leader a meaningful look. " I told them it is up to you to decided" replied the leader. " That''s good to my hearing" said the vice leader. " So what is your reply to their request," asked the leader. And the rest turn to look at the vice leader as they wait his reply. " Since am already here and have no quest to do it''s better to relax and watch some entertainment by the squad members so yes I agreed to be the bookmaker for the day" replied the vice leader with a smile. The three bow and thank the vice leader for accepting their request. " I will also be placing my bet, so it is good you will be here since there will be no one worthy of gambling with me" said the leader with a laugh. Chapter 105 - Ellis Vs Josh " Are you willing to part your money when you lost" asked the vice leader with a smile. " You will be the one to lose this time around," said the leader with a smile. " That was exactly what you said the last time, but it all ended with you losing, hopefully" replied the vice leader as he burst into laughter. " We will have to wait and see who will have the last laugh later on," said the leader with a scoffed. " I can''t wait to see how it will end, so how many spirit stone are going to be in stack here" asked the vice leader. " How about we raise to two hundred thousand low grade spirit stone" replied the leader while raising two fingers for the vice leader to see. " Alright then two hundred thousand it is, I hope you won''t regret this decision" said the vice leader. " I should be the one saying that to you," replied the leader. " Too bad I beat you to it, time to go have a nap. All this travelling really ware me out this time around," said the vice leader as he walked out of the crowd. " So what time are you going to challenge josh to the dual," asked Gray when the vice leader walk out. " Two day for now, I have to get back to my peak state and right now I am not, so two days should be more than enough" replied Ellis. " Two days seen kind of forever, why don''t we just have the fight tomorrow instead of waiting that long," said Ray. " It seems to me like you want to have another duel with me Ray and I promise you this time I won''t be holding anything back" said Ellis as he begins to crack his hands. " Like I said previously, enjoy the moment when you still can because after I Break through I will bully you for straight one month no rest before I will let you off" said Ray to Ellis. " Are you threaten me," asked Ellis with a chuckle. " You can call it whatever you want to it none of my business" replied Ray as he stares at Ellis coldly. " Come on guys, that enough for the day" said Gray as he tries to quench the fire between the two. " Haha it''s nothing, we are just fooling around as usual. So where is my share of the reward," asked Ellis with a laugh as he looked at Gray for a reply. " Oh I am really sorry I forgot about that, can I have your tag please" said Gray as he stretch his hand forward to receive the tag from Ellis. Not wasting any of his time, Ellis quickly fish out his tag and hand it over for Gray to transfer his share of the reward and within a minute and some second the transaction was successful. " Here is your share" said Gray as he handed the tag back to Ellis. " Oh, thank you very much an if you don''t mind I will be taking my leave now" replied Ellis as he took his tag back. " And where do you plan on going," asked Ray when he saw his friend Hurriedly walking out of the guild. " To get some rich food to eat of course or do you like the way I am looking right now" replied Ellis as he slow down a little. " And I actually thought you are going to purchase some stuff with your point" said Ray. They two of them walk out of the guild and head to the nearest restaurant to get some food before going home to rest as Ellis was being eating a roasted wild pig. " How are you able to eat the whole thing and still not getting any fatter," asked Ray when he looked at Ellis ravaging the roasted pig like someone who has been in the prison for many years now. " Buff, that''s much better, now that I have eaten enough nourishing meal getting my fat back won''t be a problem" replied Ellis as he buffed. " Yeah and I think you should start making preparation for the dual with Josh" said Ray. " There is no need in making preparation to give that arrogant fool a beat down like I did to you" said Ellis only for him to realize he shouldn''t have said that last part. " Enjoy the moment Ellis for it won''t be long before I attempted to break through my current stage, and it is going to be a nightmare for you, this I promise you" replied Ray with a sinister smile. " And at the end of the day it''s all empty talk" said Ellis as he chuckled. " But seriously you really need to prepare because josh has really taken you serious and has not to the guild for some months now which means he is making preparation" said Ray as he tried to advise his friend. " Like I said, I don''t have any trouble dealing with him, if he like let him go on seclusion for one year it won''t change a thing as long as he is not in the same level as the leader of the worshippers am not worried" replied Ellis. " So you are really confident in yourself that you will be able to beat him," asked Ray. " Am a hundred percent sure that he will be a walk in the park," replied Ellis. " You know that I am betting on my points on you winning, so I need you to prepare beforehand" said Ray. " Don''t you believe in my strength any more" asked Ellis. " it Is not that I don''t believe, but you are looking down on your opponent" replied Ray. " I am not underestimating him, I already have my plans lay out and all that I am waiting for right now is the time to execute them, " said Ellis. " You see that is much better, I never knew you have a plan, and you didn''t even bother to tell me. What kind of friend you are," asked Ray with a smile on his face. " I thought you don''t want to listen to my plan which is why I kept quiet" replied Ellis. " As long as it don''t involved me, I don''t want to hear about it, but you should have told me that you a plan to put me mind at ease," said Ray. " Okay so now that you know can you let me be," asked Ellis with a frown. " Sure, go rest and absorb the nutrition from the meal," replied Ray as he got up and begin to head for the door. " And where do you think you are going," asked Ellis when he saw Ray walking out. " I am going to get myself a drink since you need some time to meditate, and I won''t be needed here" replied Ray. " Must you go to the pub for a drink, there are a lot of things you can do to entertain yourself," said Ellis. " Please you can keep your suggestion to yourself because remember the last time we have a similar discussion you were saying rubbish" replied Ray as he walks out of the building while leaving Ellis alone to meditate. Two days later after recovering his weight, Ellis went to the guild to look for Gray since he is the only access he had to find josh and inform him that he has recovered and ready for the dual which excite Gray and not wasting his time, he ran to look for josh while Ellis and Ray were inside the battle arena waiting for them to show up. News begin to spread that josh is having a duel with one of the new squad members and before long the whole place were filled up by hunters from different squads. " News travels really fast" said Ray in shock when he saw the crowd charging in to take their sit. " That''s how it is when there is a big fight going on" replied Ellis who seen to be used to such event. " Does something similar also happened in the clan" asked Ray as he to turn to look at the people forcing their way into the arena. " Yes and although it''s not as crowded as this one, but it is almost close to the range" replied Ellis. Making their way through the crowd were the leader and vice leader of the Raging Dawn squad as they went to take their sit in the front row where the view is perfect. " I cannot wait for the match to begin," said the leader excitedly. " Who do you plan to bet on winning," asked the vice leader? " Who else if it is not the kid" replied the leader. " And what makes you think he will be about to win against josh who had almost mastered his sabre technique to perfection" asked the vice leader shock when the leader said he is cheering for Ellis. " I don''t know, just taking risk is what I enjoy most about gambling" replied the leader. " Let just hope you don''t go broke for taking too much risk" said the vice leader as he turned to look at the arena. Chapter 106 - Might Of A Body Cultivator Everyone has already filled the place and Roland could be seen in the arena, yet josh was nowhere to be found, and it has already been some minutes since the Gray left to get him. " Why is it talking too long for him to show himself here or is he scared of facing me" said Ellis as he turned to look around in search of josh. " Don''t be ridiculous, there is no way he will be scared of facing you" replied Ray as laughed at Ellis word. " If he is not, then it''s alright if you are the only one that is scared of me" said Ellis as he burst into laughter. " Just you wait until I made my breakthrough" replied Ray in rage as he walked out to meet up with the leader and vice leader of the squad. " Sir is it possible if I place my bet now" asked Ray as he walks up to the vice leader. " Sure go ahead, so how many contribution points do you wish to bet" replied the vice leader with a smile. " I would like to bet two thousand contribution points on my friend winning the duel" said Ray as he handed his tag over for the vice leader to deduct the point. After deducting the point from his tag, the tag was handed over to him. " Hey kid if you don''t mind, can you be the bookmaker between leader and I" asked the vice leader as he smiled at Ray. " Sure thing sir" replied Ray with a bow. " That''s good, here is mine stack for the bet" said the vice leader as he handed a storage ring to Ray. Not wasting any time, the leader also hand his storage ring to Ray before sending him away. " Hope you won''t get too angry when josh beat the living hell out of that kid" said the vice leader as he chuckles a little. " Let''s keep watching then, the show is about to start anyway," replied the leader with a smile. Right after the leader said those words, josh finally walk into the arena with his sabre hang on his shoulder as he made his way to the arena. " Finally he came, after keeping me waiting for so long" said Ellis happily as he left his sit and head to the stage. Walking into the stage, they both stare at each other without saying a thing until the announcer begin with the introduction. " Ladies and gentlemen, we gather here again to witness an amazing match between the members of the Raging Dawn. To my left is josh the fearless sabre freak of the Raging Dawn and to my right is Ellis and I believe you all make be familiar with him by now" said the announcer. Taking a look at the two of them and signal for them to get ready before saying. " Now let the fight begins". Swinging his sabre to the side, josh chuckle before saying. " It took you long enough to come out of seclusion, I thought you have already given up on facing me". " I have been out of seclusion for some days now and was told to take some days off, how can I miss the opportunity to earn big like this one," replied Ellis as he put on his knuckle busters. " Since you are ready for some beat down, I hope you won''t blame me for going extreme," said josh as he began to Channel energy into his sabre. " Please be my guest, the more extreme you get the better " replied Ellis as he takes on a fighting post. " As you wish" said josh with a gritting teeth as he pushed from the ground at an incredible speed. Swinging his sabre as he got close to Ellis, taking a step back, Ellis tap the side of the sabre lightly as he changed the direction of the attack while making josh follow the same direction of the sabre. Seeing that he is opened, Ellis sent a punch at him as he targeted to deliver a strong hit to his stomach only for josh to deflect the punch with his spare hand. " Nice try, but that won''t work on me" said josh mockery as he sent a kick at Ellis Bringing his hand forward to defend his face against the kick for him to feel a pain in the stomach, looking down at the fist that was pressed hard on him Ellis smile slightly though in pain. " Look like I fell for that cheap trick of yours,, but it is quite unfortunate that it didn''t do much to me". " We''ll have to see about that" replied josh as put more energy on his sabre as he swing it down to cut Ellis down. Raising his hand high to shield himself from the attack before throwing a punch at josh only for his attack to be counted by a kick. After successfully fending against Ellis attack, Josh pull back as he stared at Ellis coldly. '' How can his punch be so strong'' thought josh as he felt pain surging from his leg. " Looks like both of them are equally matched" said the vice leader. " I wouldn''t say that, since it is quite clear that Ellis has not started taking the fight serious, and you can tell by how his friend is cursing at him" replied the leader as he pointed to Ray who was no longer sitting down as he was busy throwing a curse at josh. Josh begins to take Ellis seriously after having a taste of his punch, sending attack after attack at Ellis only for him to either dodge to the side or blocked the attack with his knuckle busters and whenever Ellis wanted to make a strike he will distance himself from him. " Come on josh you can do better than just running away from a few hit, I thought you were so confident with yourself a moment ago so why change now that you have not even taken one of Ellis punched" said Ray when he saw josh pushing back. " Shut up and watch how I beat your friend up" josh yell back at Ray. " How can I sit back and watch as you make a run for it," replied Ray. Ignoring Ray, josh was already angry to begin with and now that Ray has added to the anger, he lost it as he charged forward while disregarding his safety as he begins to slash his sabre at Ellis not giving him the time to attack, but it didn''t take long before a punch land on his stomach which sent him flying backward before spitting out a mouthful of blood as he landed on the ground. Fighting through the pain, josh wipe the blood from the edge of his lip before charging at Ellis, who seen to think that the fight is over. Sending a horizontal slash at him which slightly strike his shoulder only for him to adjust himself as he tries to avoid being hit as he ended up with only a little scratch as he pulled back a little to get out of josh attack range. " To late for that now. Sabre shadow strike" yelled josh loudly as he lunched a technique. The moment those words left josh month, countless sabre shadows begin to head toward Ellis and left with no choice but to defend himself from the attack, Ellis unleash the golden quack technique hurriedly as he stood his ground while protecting his head from being hit by the sabre. Receiving the hit from all the sabre lad to a raise of dust that covers half of the stage and everyone has to stand up to see what the outcome will be except for Ray who has a cunning smile on his face as he continues to look at where Ellis was standing. " Lets see if you will be able to get out of this one without coming out unharmed," said josh as his breath became heavy. " So what do you think the outcome will be" asked the leader to the vice leader as he continue to watch. " Simple that kid will not be able to walk out of josh sabre shadow since he is not familiar with it which will then lead to his lost" replied the vice leader. " I can see that you don''t have a clear understanding of those that cultivated their body too well," said the leader as the turn back to look at the match. The dust begin to settle down, and everyone watches could see a small pit that was made from the attack and standing in the pit was Ellis whose clothes were now ragged with blood flowing out of the injuries he sustained during the attack. Walking out of the pit with a smile on his face, Ellis spat the blood that was on his mouth in the ground as he chuckles before saying. " Alright, I have to admit that was really exciting. Hope you can entertain me more". Chapter 107 - Sabre Path Calamity Strike Josh fighting spirit died down when he saw Ellis standing with only minor injuries all over his body. " What''s the matter, you seen to loss the will to fight" said Ellis as he crack a joke with Josh. " Hahaha, see I told you to pick and have an easy fight instead you refused thinking that just because he''s as far as a pig he is unless now look at where you have landed yourself in" said Ray as he couldn''t stop himself from laughing. " It seems like the duel has finally come to an end" said the leader with a smile on his face as he turned to look at the vice leader who has a shocking look on his face. " I told you he''s going to win the duel, and you didn''t believe me. Oh, well thanks for the spirit stone" said the leader in joy. " Hold it right there, just because he was able to come out of that attack with little injuries those not mean he is the winner" replied the vice leader. " Sigh, I guess you won''t give up until you see josh falling with his back hitting the ground will you be able to accept the fact that you lost" said the leader as he takes his sit Back on the stage, josh has finally put his ass together as he welded his tightly waiting to make a big move. " It''s amazing how you were able to withstand that attack but let see if you can stop this one, sabre path calamity strike" said josh as he unleashed a technique. And unlike the sabre shadow that he unleash previously, the sabre path calamity strike was a whole different story. Absorbing the light in the surrounding, the stage begin to dim a little and that''s when josh begin to split into two being than three until he has split into five being, and they look the same with nothing to differentiate them. " I never thought I''d be using this technique against you but who could have guess that you will be a troublesome opponent" said josh as he raised his sabre up high with his clone making the same move as they all raised their sabre high in the sky. " This doesn''t seem to be a good thing," said Ellis as he prepared to make his move the moment josh make his move. After raising the sabre up for a few seconds, josh suddenly slash down lightly like the attack was without power, but does that are familiar with this technique knew it will be a whole different story if the attack was to connect. Seeing the sabre heading his way, Ellis move to the side as he avoids the slash, but before he could think of catching his breath, another slash was already getting close to him and unlike the previous one it was faster. Managing to dodge the attack, Ellis rolled to the other side of the stage before getting up on his fist but just like time, another slash was already in front of him being unable to dodge this one, he could only punch out with the knuckle busters to fend of the sabre but the moment the punch touch the sabre, it actually went through it. " What an illusion, which means it is not going to do me any huh" Ellis was shock and was not able to complete his statement after the sabre that he thought was not real cut through his shoulder. Pulling back before the sabre could go any deeper into his shoulder, Ellis place his hand on the wounded shoulder as he uses his spiritual energy to seal the wound to stop the blood from spilling out. " You don''t look happy now do you" Said josh as he wore a sinister smile on his face as his four clone stood close to him. Ignoring his annoying voice, Ellis straightened his back and took a deep breath before running forward to meet up with Josh so that he could deliver a powerful punch at him but whenever he was getting close to the attack range, josh will move back as one of the clone will step forward to deliver a slash at Ellis which he always blocked as he focused on the josh that spoke earlier. Sending a punch at one of the clone that came forward to intercept him, Ellis was just about to send another punch at the clone to take it down only for him to be sent flying back by an attack that came from behind. " Sigh, he won''t be able to get close to the main body at this point," said the vice leader. " Something tells me that he is holding back" replied the leader as he focused his gaze at Ellis. Ray was already annoyed by Ellis display since the beginning of the match now seeing him been sent flying from an attack, he couldn''t take it any more as he stood up and yelled at him from where he stood. " Hey you, what are you waiting for before you begin to fight back with your technique". When the crowd heard his yell, they turn to look at him before one of the hunters said. " There is no point in using a technique at this stage since josh has already unleashed his sabre path calamity strike, the victor has already been decided" said the hunter. " I wish" scoffed Ray as he turned to the stage. Getting up from the ground, Ellis wipe the blood from the edge of his lip and stared at josh with a cold smile on his face before he begins to gather energy in his fit. Seeing this, josh was shock as he dashed forward with all the clone to intercept Ellis before he will be done with the completion of the technique. Seeing josh coming at him in top speed, Ellis took a deep breath as he exhaled a steam from his month before throwing his fist forward at the josh who was getting close. " Impenetrable fist from hell" yelled Ellis as he threw the fist forward, and a fist burning in fire materialize in it wake as it landed on josh before sending him flying backward while the other clone took a little damage from the attack. Surprised josh begin to fade out of existence as the fist landed on him. Thinking that the rest of the clone was fade away since the has only attack the original body only for him to see four josh staring at him with a smile on their face. " I guess I got the wrong one," said Ellis with a sigh. " It''s going to take more than that to defeat me if you must know," said all four josh at the same time. " I just recovered, and now you are forcing my hand josh" said Ellis as he tried to threaten him. " Sorry to disappoint you, but it won''t work on me and beside do you think I am going to give you the chance to unleash that technique" replied all four josh as they charge at Ellis with their sabre held up high before swinging it down at Ellis only for him to jump out of the circle that was created by the four as he thrust his fist out releasing the impenetrable fist from hell but since they have already seen it at work before avoiding it was not a problem for the four. As they spread out making the move to hit the ground before running towards Ellis who was still in the air as the first to reach him sent a swing at him, placing his hands in front to defend himself, Ellis was smacked hard as he landed heavily with his back on the ground. " Woah, that''s going to hurt really bad" said Gray who sat close to Ray. " Yeah that''s what he gets for not taking josh serious" replied Ray. " With all that he has been doing, you are still saying he is not serious" asked Roland to Ray comment. " I know Ellis too well, and I can tell that he is holding back and if josh should win, he will have to pay me the contribution points back" replied Ray with veins popping out of his hand. After landing in the ground, Ellis became dizzy, and it took him sometime before he actually got up as he walked out of the hole that was created by the fall. Rubbing the back of his head, Ellis gritted his teeth together in anger as he said in a low voice. " I guess I will have to lock myself up in seclusion after this duel". Putting his hand under his stomach as he took the pose for circulating his energy to unleash mighty lion fury technique. Seeing the pose Ellis took frighten josh as he dashed at him with his clones following him from behind. " Now we have a winner" said Ray as he stood up from his sit to have a closer look at the outcome of their move. " There is no way you are going to use that technique" roar all four josh as they swing their sabre while using the sabre shadow strike at him. Chapter 108 - Provocation With all the sabre heading his way, Ellis just stood as he continued to gather energy before punching out at the incoming josh. Taking a miniature of a lion head, it flew towards the approaching josh and not waiting for the lion to hit any of them, Ellis yelled with all his strength. " Explode" A great explosion occur as all four joshes were caught by the explosion, yelling in pain, josh clone begin to fade away while leaving the real body behind. Taking the opportunity that has presented itself before him, Ellis dash forward not giving josh the time to recover from the explosion Ellis was throw a punch at him as it landed accurately landed in his rib sending him flying backwards as he pass out due to the pain he was feeling with blood flowing from the edge of his mouth. "You are lucky we are not enemies else I would have ended you before you have the time to fight back" said Ellis to himself as he watched josh falling on the ground with a blank look in his face. The arena became quiet and everyone were shocked to see Ellis standing as the victor with Josh passing out. After waiting for some time and there was no reply from josh, the announcer stood up and up to josh as he placed his hand on his neck to feel his pulse before sighing as he said. " And the winner of this duel is no other than Ellis". There was still silence and one can hear the sound of a needle falling on the ground if there was one. Breaking the silent with a clap, Ray said excitedly. " Well done Ellis, you just made me proud" said Ray as he continued to clap and before long Gray and Roland has they joined him to celebrate. " Go think I bet on the kid in winning else I would have made a massive lost this time around" said Gray as he continued to clap. " Yeah, and it seen like Ray was right when said that he was not taking the fight serious," added Roland. In the front row, the leader had a wide smile on his face as he gave the vice leader a look. " You were saying" asked the leader as he continued to smile. " He only won with due luck and that is all" replied the vice leader as he got up from his seat before walking out. " Hope you won''t rub the kid of the spirit stone along the way," teased the leader. " Just because you manage to win today, you are already in cloud nine" replied the vice leader as he walked out. " Why won''t I be happy, this is the first time I''ve ever won against you, " said the leader in a low voice as he turned to look at the stage. There stood Ellis who was just breathing heavily though he was not seriously injured but seeing him, one could tell that he was mentally exhausted. Giving the order, two men walk up to him as they led him to get some treatment. " Congratulations on the win sir" said Ray as he went to approach the leader to give him the reward. " Thank you, Ray, besides you also win big today didn''t you" asked the leader. " You can say that again, wait where did vice leader go," asked Ray when he saw the leader sitting alone. " He went out, you can always find him by the shore of Whispering Beck" said the leader as he took both the storage ring before taking his leave. " That was quite a show" said the leader as he walked out. " Looks like josh will be taking on quest quite often now since he spent a lot of his point in the match," said Roland as they watch josh being carried away by the medic team. " Hey Ray, how is it going with the vice leader" asked Gray when Ray walk up to them. " It''s seem like he lost and storm out of the guild" replied Ray as he took his seat. " Did the leader mention where he could be," asked Roland. " He said he should be by the shore of whispering Beck," replied Ray. " Just as I thought, I still don''t know why the vice leader always spend his time by the shore of whispering Beck whenever he return from a quest," said Gray with a sigh. " I heard that the place is good for calming one state of mind and as someone who follow the sword path it should be very useful to him" commented Roland. " Speaking of sword path, ain''t you also a swordsman, why haven''t I see you meditating by the shore," asked Gray. " Everyone has their way of mastering their skill to perfection and meditating by the shore won''t be useful to me" replied Roland to Gray question. " I think I should go and check up on Ellis" said Ray as he got up and started heading to the direction that lead to where the injured are been treated and since he had been there before, he was able to get to where Ellis was being laid without asking around for direction. Walking into the room raw saw Ellis sitting on the bed while swinging his leg, getting close to him, Ray Patten he on the shoulder lightly as he said. " You did great, my friend". " All I did was just beat him up and it seen like I over did it" replied Ellis with a sigh. " You shouldn''t show pity to him, he never held back when attacking you," said Ray angrily. " But still I shouldn''t have beaten him that much," said Ellis once more. " What a minute, are you feeling sorry for him, or you are just praising yourself for beating someone that is higher in terms of realm," asked Gray who has been watching by the side. " Is not that I am bragging but have you bothered taking a good look at josh," asked Ellis. " Nope, apart from passing out, we haven''t seen him" replied Roland. " Is his injuries serious," asked Gray who seen to be getting at what Ellis was trying to say. " Yes and jenny is really mad at me and even said she won''t be tending to my wounds" complain. " Wow for miss jenny to criticize you, you must have really over done it" commented Gray. " Come to think of it, you don''t actually need any treatment which is why jenny decided not to tend to you. That''s also the treatment I received from her when I was brought here for treatment," added Ray. " Enough with that, I hope you benefitted a lot from the bet earlier," asked Ellis with a smile on his face. " Yeah we did and it''s all thanks to you, but the problem now is getting the reward from the vice leader" replied Ray as he began to laugh awkwardly. " And what do you mean by that," asked Ellis with a frown on his face. Turning to Gray, Ray put on a smiling face as he said. " Brother Gray, why don''t you explain to Ellis about the situation at hand". " Why me can''t you just tell here Already since you have started saying the topic" replied Gray with an angry look on his face. Before long they have started arguing among themselves, and it was getting really annoying for Ellis. " Can someone please tell me before I lose it" yelled Ellis which frighten the duo. " Cough cough" Ray cleared his throat as he said with a smile. " You see the vice leader was nowhere to be found right after the match ended and though we have a good idea of where he might be, but the problem is how should we approach him". " So you are telling me that I have been wasting the energy that I recovered not quite long only for you to tell me that you are scared of meeting the Vice Leader" asked Ellis angrily. " it Is not that we are scared of meeting him but he seen to be in a bad mood when he left the arena" replied Gray. " I don''t care if he is in a sad mood or not, if I don''t get my share by the end of today then you all should be ready to have a duel with me," said Ellis in anger. " You don''t have to go to that extent, since we can still get the point after we leave this place" replied Roland who seen to be a little scared of Ellis. " Enough with all the threat, let''s leave this place to get the reward from the vice leader before he go on another quest again" said Ray as he began to drag Ellis from the bed. " Hey take it easy will you, can you see that I am still recovering" said Ellis only for Ray to ignore him as he drag him out of the bed. Getting him off the bed they begin to head for the whispering Beck only for them to meetup with vice leader along the way. Chapter 109 - Final Phrase Looking at the Gray''s group as they all look down trying to hide they face from him, the vice leader of the Raging Dawn turn to look at Gray as he said. " Were you looking for me". " Yes, leader said we will be able to find you here, so we came in hope of finding you and it seen like the heavens are in our favour also " replied Gray with a weak smile on his face. " Okay, now that you found me, what can I do for you," asked the vice leader as he narrow his eyes at the group. " Well it''s like this, we are actually here to claim the point we gain from the bet" replied Roland with a bow. " Oh please don''t mind me, I actually forgot about the role I played in the event" said the vice leader as he shared the points according to what each person gain from the number of point bet. Every one of them were giving their share of the bet except for Ellis who just stood by the side as he watched the other as they received their point without being bothered by the fact that he was not given instead, he seen to be happy over the fact that he will be getting his soon and right after the vice leader was done distributing the point to the group, he turned to look at Ellis with a smile on his face as he said. " I would never believe that someone of your realm was able to beat josh, who seen to be two to three level ahead of you". " What can I say, luck plays a really huge part in taking him down unaware," replied Ellis with an awkward laugh. " Luck has nothing to do with this, you were able to beat josh not because you were lucky, or he let his guide down but because you were very strict with your practice," said the vice leader seriously. Ellis just kept quiet as the vice leader continue to say. " By the way, you guys need to be careful from now on for who or whatsoever that took the key from the cottage, will surely come for you". " What the key was taken by someone" asked Ellis in surprise. " I was tasked with the mission to retrieve it but on getting there, apart from the carcass of the worshippers laying all over the place there was no sign of the key" replied the vice leader. " Since someone can beat you to it could only mean that we were not the only one that knew about the existence of the key," commented Roland. " That''s what I also thought and who ever that is behind this should be on his way to the middle heavens or has yet to fulfil his mission here in the lower heaven" replied the vice leader. " Since things has got to this point, what is the guild planning on doing," asked Ellis with all seriousness. " What the guild plan to do has nothing to do with you, am just telling you all this information since you were all involved" said the vice leader as he walks pass them as he continued to head towards the exit of the whispering Beck. " I guess I won''t be taking on the quest for the time being then" said Gray as he turned around in an attempt to leave only for Ellis to stop him on his track. " Don''t you think you are forgetting something," asked Ellis with a smile on his face. " I don''t think I am," replied Gray as he shook his head in disapproval to Ellis word. " It seen like someone need help remembering that he still own me some point" said Ellis as he smiled at Gray sinisterly. " Oh, you mean the point we promise to share with you. Here it is " replied Gray as he quickly transferred the point into Ellis tag. " What are you waiting for before you start transferring your points," yelled Ellis at Roland. " Okay, stop yelling at me like someone that stole or owned you money" said Roland as he handed his share to him. " But you are actually owning me some points," replied Ellis aggressively. " Ah, I don''t want to argue with you and by the way why is Ray not also giving you part of his win," said Roland. " Oh now you are dragging me into it" asked Ray. " As if you''re left out of the bet" replied Gray with a grin look. " Oh well, since am the one taking the points, I have the right to decide if he should hand them over or not," said Ellis. " Right now we have bigger things to worry about, and contribution points is not one of them, since we are now been target it won''t be safe to go on a quest and if we don''t take on quest, there is no way we would be able to tend to our daily needs" said Gray as he reminded the group about their problem. " Only if we knew who is behind all these, then things would have been a lot easier for us" commented Ellis. " I have my suspect, but I just can''t figure it out, how she was able to leave the Azure empire" said Ray as he was in deep thought. " Just because you caught placidia having a contract with a demon doesn''t mean she is the one beside the whole event since others could also summon demons into the realm" replied Ellis to Ray word. " Beside, placidia has not left the king side ever since she save the Azure empire from destruction" added Gray. " And which destruction did she save the empire from," asked Ray as he was surprised to hear the news. " Haven''t you heard the news that have been going around, about a hunter who was trying to summon a demon into the empire only to be caught by placidia" replied Roland who seen to know a little about the matter. " More reason why she''s going to die a painful death,"said Ray with anger. " Looks like someone has a grudge with the seer, but be careful of what you say about the seer because not everyone will keep their mouth shut after hearing those words," commented Gray. " You won''t understand why I said those words so let just forget about it and focus on how we are going to deal with this problem," said Ray. " What else can we do other than not completing any quest for the main time until the matter has been taken care of," replied Gray. " But you know that won''t be possible since we need contribution points to get resources for our Cultivation," said Ellis. " We that''s up to you to decide but as far as I am concerned, there will be no quest for the now" replied Roland as he turned around and left the group. " I don''t know about you guys, but I am with Roland on this one" said Gray as he also took his leave. " Can you imagine they actually left, not even bothering to go have a drink before calling it a day" complain Ray. " All you ever know to do is drink," said Ellis as he stared at Ray coldly. " Hey don''t blame me, by the way what are we going to do now that we are being watched" asked Ray. " We will continue to take on a quest, but it will have to be within the Hiepia empire" replied Ellis. After coming to terms, they both left the shore together. Walking into the pub was a man dress on rag while wearing a straw hat who went straight to sit by a hunter. " So is there any news about my brother return," asked straw bandit #2 after taking a sit. " Yes sir, I heard he came back six months ago but went into seclusion and just came out not quite long and the moment he did, he has a duel with Josh" replied the hunter before he continued. " Who would have thought that he will be able to beat josh, who is three realms higher than him". " That''s my brother alright, a rare talent, and it was quite unfortunate that he left home else he should have made a lot of progress in his cultivation path" said straw bandit #2 as he sighed in regret. " Sir, why don''t you go see him and maybe convince him to go home together with you" suggested the hunter when he saw his saviour was not in a good mood. " I can''t do that since he don''t want to expose his identity unless you can find a way to get him to come see me by the hut in the east of Hiepia empire" replied straw bandit #2. " That won''t be a problem sir, since you save me from the brink of death it is the least I can do" replied the hunter with a smile. " Good now we can proceed and executive the next and finally phrase of the plan" mutter straw bandit #2 in a voice that only him can hear. Chapter 110 - Sold Out " So sir, when do you want to meet up with your brother" asked the hunter. " As so as possible if that''s okay with you" replied straw bandit #2 " Of course am okay with it, as long as your brother Ellis visit the guild, telling him won''t be a problem" said the hunter. " I really own you one for getting me to meetup with my brother" said straw bandit #2 " It''s the least I can do for you sir and if you don''t mind, I will be taking my leave now" replied the hunter as he got up from his seat and walk out of the pub " Finally we can get rid of that spoilt young clan master and leave this place" said straw bandit #2 as he also got up from his seat. Before going home, Ellis went to the guild market to purchase some pills that will help boosted his realm Before leaving the guild. " Better take the time now to cultivate before we can go on any quest," said Ellis to Ray. " How many times do I have to tell you that I don''t need all these pills to boosted my realm, it will only serve as waste to my money," replied Ray. " So battling is the only way you can boost your realm eh" asked Ellis. " Not just battling, feeding my blades with the souls of my opponent is also one of the factors. Beside can this pills really guarantee you a breakthrough" replied Ray. " As long as I am already at the peak and need to Break through the bottom neck, it also speeds the rate at which one cultivation base increases unlike when cultivating without pills" said Ellis as they continue to head home. " It is still going to be useless for someone like me" replied Ray. Shutting themselves up for some time which Ellis use in cultivating, meetings have being going on within the various clan after the news about a demon being summoned into the lower heaven with the issue of the key missing, every clan took the matter seriously as they sent their elite to investigate the matter meanwhile in the pub, straw bandit #2 was sitting with a bottle of bear in front of him as he listened to the news going about in the put and at the same time was waiting for the hunter to arrive. Entertaining himself with his bottle of wine, the hunter rush into the pub as he scanned the place with his eye in search of the straw bandit #2 until he found him sitting all by himself. Making his way to straw bandit #2 location, the hunter was just two meter way from straw bandit #2 when he heard a voice that was more of a whisper. " You really came late today unlike the other time" said straw bandit #2. After finally reaching the straw bandit, he bow before replying. " I believe senior must have heard the rumours going around about the key that grant the demon realm access to our realm was taken by an unknown force, we were tasked to look for the clue which is why I was not able to meet up on time". " Leave that aside, were you able to meet up with my brother," asked straw bandit #2 " Not really, I have not seen him within the guild and I even tried asking around if anyone has seen him but the response I get was that he has not been in the guild after the duel with Josh" replied the hunter. " But don''t worry senior, I will keep on searching for him " said the hunter when he saw the tired look on straw bandit #2 " Am sorry for having troubled you about my brother" said straw bandit #2 as he continued to put on an act. " Not at all, senior is the least I can do to return the favour" replied the hunter as he waved at straw bandit #2. " So how did the search for the key is are, do you have any lead at where it could be," asked straw bandit #2. " We haven''t been able to find any clue that leads to the key and even the Raging Dawn vice leader was also depart by the leader" replied the hunter. '' Good, with all this uproar we can easily kill the young clan master without any disturbance'' thought straw bandit #2 " In case you see him, do not hesitate to inform me as soon as possible," said straw bandit #2 as he walked out of the pub. Finally, after exhausting all the pills to boosted his cultivation base, Ellis finally decided to come out. " Man I believe by now every thing should have calm down" said Ellis as he begins to stretch his body. " No, the whole empire is in uproar because of the incident with the demon" replied Ray who was just sitting by the window while playing with his blade. " Looks like someone has been busy gathering information," said Ellis with a smile on his face. " It was all due to being bored and since there is nothing left for me to do, I have to pay attention to the news about the demon since it is now our problem," replied Ray. " Okay king of boredom, I thought you would be going to the pub and get drunk " joked Ellis. " Haha very funny, anyway since the whole place is in an uproar, don''t you think it is the best opportunity for us to take on a quest" asked Ray. " I know you won''t be able to live a day without having a fight and yes it should be the best time but only if we are doing the quest within the empire" replied Ellis. " Then what are we waiting for, come on let''s go pick a quest before I lose it" said Ray as he placed his blade back on the scabbard before walking out of the house. " Don''t worry about losing it because I will be here to bring you back to your senses" said Ellis with a smile. " Shameless pig" replied Ray after turning to give Ellis a good look. Walking into the guild, they were just about to head to the quest board when a hunter suddenly approach them. " Hey where have you been all this while" said the hunter that recently have a talk with straw bandit #2. " Eh do I know you" asked Ellis with a confused look on his face. " I am sorry for not introducing myself earlier, I am Jesper, an apprentice hunter" replied Jesper. " Nice to meet you Jesper, so why are you looking for me," asked Ellis once more. " Oh I was sent by your elder brother who has been waiting for you to return to the guild for over six months now" replied Jesper. " Wait a minute, did you just say my brother in here in Hiepia empire," asked Ellis in shock. " Yes, and he wanted you to come see him as soon as possible" replied Jesper. " Looks like that dude from the Patton clan sold you out," said Ray with a serious look on his face. " I knew he would it only a matter of time, but for my brother to come to Hiepia empire really seen fishy" commented Ellis as he was in thought. " Are you worried that he might be here to Kill you," whisper Ray to Ellis. " No that''s not it, since flex has told him my whereabouts it won''t be wise for him to act here" Ellis whispered back. Seeing the two whispering to each other kind of make he felt awkward, coughing loudly to catch their attention. " Am sorry if I in any way disturb your discussion, but senior would like to meet you as since as possible" said Jesper after getting their attention. " Senior, for Jesper to address your brother as senior shows how powerful he is," said Ray with a chuckle. " It''s not surprising if he addressed him as senior since he has the strength to back it up" Replied Ellis before turning to Jesper and asked. " So where is my brother residing at the moment". " That I do not know,, but senior said you should come see him tomorrow by the hut in the east of Hiepia empire" replied Jesper. " Sigh, okay I have heard you " said Ellis as he walked pass Jesper but before he could get far, he heard Jesper calling once more. " What is it this time around," said Ellis angrily. " Is it okay if I go with you to see senior," asked Jesper with an embarrassing look on his face. " Sure no problem" replied Ellis as he could to walk. " Hey slow down, do you think it is a good idea for you to go see your brother," asked Ray. " Under normal circumstances I am not supposed to but there must be a reason why he wanted to see me, so I have no choice but to go" replied Ellis as he continue to walk. Chapter 111 - We Have Been Trick " Since you have made up your mind to go see him, then I am coming with you," said Ray. " Sorry Ray but I can''t allow that since we don''t know what is going to happen" replied Ellis in refusal. " If things get ugly then we will have to face it together as friends," said Ray as he don''t want to stand down and watch his friend go alone. " There is no way you are going with me and besides this is family busy, and you are an outsider" replied Ellis. " Oh now I am consider an outsider alright then, you can go by yourself since you don''t need my help" said Ray as he turned around and left the guild in anger. " Am sorry my friend, but it will be pointless for you to die in a fight that those not concern you" said Ellis to himself with a sigh as he watched Ray figure disappear from sight. Meanwhile, after talking with Ellis, Jesper left the guild to the inn to deliver the news to straw bandit #2. " So you finally meet up with my brother" asked straw bandit #2 trying to confirm what he just heard. " Yes senior, and I was fortunate to meet him else he would have been out of the guild for a quest once more" replied Jesper. " Good, you did well. So what did he sag about meeting up in the hut," asked straw bandit #2 with a smile on his face. " He said he will be there tomorrow" replied Jesper. " I really need to reward you for granting me the opportunity to see my brother once more," said straw bandit #2 as he flicked a purse filled with spirit stone to Jesper. Catching the purse swiftly, Jesper open it to check the content inside, only for him to gape in surprise as an intense spiritual energy burst out of the purse. Sealing the purse, Jesper bow before straw bandit #2 to show gratitude. " I know it''s not much, but that is all I have on me right now," said straw bandit #2 as he gestured for Jesper to raise. " Senior it is more than enough for this low cultivator" replied Jesper as he rose from his bow. " If there is nothing more for you to report, then you can take your leave," said straw bandit #2. Bowing once more, Jesper left the inn. Watching as Jesper walk out, straw bandit Chuckle before turning around as he made his way to the room. The moment he walks in, the leader and straw bandit #4 raise their head to look at him before going back to what they were doing. " So what did that underlying of yours has to report this time around," asked the leader after straw bandit #2 took his seat. " The young master is back," replied straw bandit #2. When straw bandit #2 deliver the news, straw bandit #4 put on an evil smile as he said. " Finally, the rat has finally decided to come out of his hiding". " Yes finally, and he will be walking into his dismissal by tomorrow" replied straw bandit #2 as he begins to chuckle. " At long last we will be able to avenge our brother''s death, " said straw bandit #4 as he clenched his fist together. " I can''t wait to skin him alive with my bare hands when I see him tomorrow" commented straw bandit #2 " I hope you won''t let your anger get the best of you," said the leader of the straw bandit. " Don''t you worry chief, there is no way we are going to mess things up this time since his maid won''t be around to help him escape," replied straw bandit #2 with a smile. " Good now we need to move out and wait for him to come to us" said the leader of the straw bandit as he got up and make his way out of the room. After Ray left the guild, he went back home as he kicked the door open before walking. " After all that we have been through, I can''t believe he would actually call me an outsider," said Ray as he punched the wall by his side. Still burning in rage, all he could do to calm his mood was to drink and was exactly what he did Before he finally calm down. Chuckling to himself, he mutter to himself. " Since you don''t want me to go together with you, then I will just have to go on my own". The next day very early in the morning the door to Ellis room was open with Ellis walking out quietly as he tries not to wake Ray from his sleep. Waking to the entrance, Ellis stop as he turned to give one last look before finally walk out of the room and the moment he did, Ray suddenly opened his eyes as a wide smile could be seen on his face. Walking all the way to the hut didn''t take Ellis much time as he got there before the sun could set only for him to see Ray sitting on a branch of a tree. " What are you doing here," asked Ellis with a frown on his face. " Oh you have finally arrived, I thought maybe you change your mind and turn tail" replied Ray as he jumped down from the tree. " I just asked you a question, what are you doing here," said Ellis with an angry look on his face. " I am here to help a friend of course" replied Ray seriously. " I have already told you that you have no business being in here," said Ellis as he stood while looking at Ray. " Look you can try all you want, but I am not going to leave you to face your brother all by yourself" said Ray. " And you think coming along will make a difference," asked Ellis. " Well at least we''ll have a better chance of leaving this place in one piece," replied Ray. " Do you think he is one of those foundation realm expert we fought previously, going together with me spell the end for you" said Ellis as he yelled at Ray. " So you knew you are going to end up dead, and you still choose to come," asked Ray. " It only a matter of time before he will come for me and if he does, innocent people are going to get involved which I don''t want" replied Ellis as he looks at the ground while avoiding Ray''s gaze. " Anyway there is no way I am going to let my friend ends his life here" said Ray as he folds his hands on his chest. " I can see you have already made up your mind and no matter what I say will not be able to make you change your mind" asked Ellis. " You got that right, so let''s go and meet this brother of yours already," replied Ray. They were just about to go into the hut when they heard the sound of something stepping on a branch. Coming to a halt, they both turn around at the same time to look at the surrounding. " Did you hear that sound," asked Ray as scan his surrounding. " Yeah and it looks like we are not the only one here" replied Ellis. Just as he finished saying those words, a figure flew pass them once more at an incredible speed, turning around only for them to see nothing. " Hahaha, finally we have you right where we want you" said a voice from the surrounding, and they turn around towards where the sound come from but were still not able to see who it was. " That voice kind of sound familiar" said Ray as he removed his blade from the scabbard. " Haha and who would have thought that the unlucky kid will still be standing with him" said another voice. " They are the straw bandit, how were they able to find us, " said Ray in shock. " Looks like we have been trick " replied Ellis with a frown. " That Jesper, hope he prays that we don''t get out of here because we do I will be coming for his head" said Ray as he gritted his teeth in anger. " I am afraid that won''t be possible since you won''t be leaving this place" replied the leader of the straw bandit as he jumps out of a tree nearby and after his other two men also jump down. Seeing the three members of the straw bandit in front of them, Ray tighten his grip on the blade as his aura began to surge. " Nice to meet you again young clan master and by the look of things your maids won''t be here to save you again" said the leader of the straw bandit with a smile on his face. " Members of the straw bandit, I guess you never get tired of chasing me," replied Ellis with a frown. " How can we give up the chase when we have already collected the reward that our client give us just to take your life" said the leader of the straw bandit as he laughed. Chapter 112 - Using Excalibur " Do you actually think you will be able to hide forever," asked straw bandit #2 with a smile along over his face. " At least we showed if not for that Jesper helping you out, you wouldn''t have been able to find him" replied Ray as he begins to look at the opponents waiting for them to made their move. " I know we are no match for you some before I die, can you at least tell me the name of the person that wanted me dead," asked Ellis as look at the leader of the straw bandit. When the leader of the straw bandit heard the words that Ellis just said, he couldn''t help but burst into laughter, and the two beside him follow suit. After he was done laughing, he turned to look at Ellis before replying. " So you have finally realized that you won''t be leaving here, " said the leader of the bandit as he waited for Ellis to say something, but he didn''t. " How can you be so brainless, all he asked of you was to tell him the name of the person that wanted him dead," yelled Ray in anger at the bandit. The killing intent of the straw bandit leader begin to surged when Ray insulated them. " I played to give you a quick death, but now I think I am just going to make you go through pain before killing you all" said the leader as he ordered his men to attack the two. " Be careful," said Ellis to Ray as he prepared for the incoming attack. " Don''t worry about me, take care of yourself," replied Ray. " Senior what are you doing, that''s your brother you are trying to kill" yelled a voice from one of the trees. Turning around only to see Jesper coming out of the forest. " I guess some people are just destine to die at an early age," said straw bandit #2 as he turns to Jesper with a maniac look on his face. " What do you mean by that senior" asked as he began to move back in panic? " Hahaha what do I mean you say, I gave you a chance to live, and you still decided to come to this place" chuckle straw bandit #2 " Hey are you going to do it or should I" asked straw bandit #4 who seen to be dying to get his hands on Ellis. " Sure, I don''t want to stain my hand with his blood," replied straw bandit #2 as he turned his attention back to Ellis. " Oh well he got what he deserved for him to lead us into their trap" said Ray with a smile as he found joy in seeing who brought them misfortune before he died. *ding* [Mission update: survive the attack of the straw bandit] [Reward: increase in cultivation base] " Well the reward is kind of eye catching, but there is no way we will be able to get out of this alive" said Ray as he turned to Ellis who was also waiting for them to make a move. " Hey, do you think we''ll be able to get out of here alive," asked Ray when he remembered he just made an improvement in his body cultivation. " If only there was just one of them we could have a slim chance of escaping, but it just has to be three of them" replied Ellis with anger. " We''ll have to give it a try them" said Ray as he begins to gather energy in his blades before swinging it forward at where the three members of the straw bandit were standing as it exploded immediately after it touches the ground. Pulling Ellis on the wrist as he made a run for it the moment his flame burst technique activated but unfortunately for them before they could run far a figure was already standing before them, as it swings its blade to take their life. Dodging to the side as they barely avoid the blade. " You must be foolish to think that you can escape with just that attack," said straw bandit #4 with a smile on his face. Ray was shocked to see that his attack has failed to scratch the enemy as he turned to look at where the attack has landed to see how the other two are doing only to see the place was devoid of them. Turning in search, Ray saw Jesper laying on the ground lifeless. " I guess we have no choice then to give it our all" said Ray with a sigh as he charged at straw bandit#4 together with Ellis. Chuckling to himself as he saw the two still struggling to live when they know full well it is impossible, slashing his blade at the two as they rush forward. Seeing the blade coming, Ray also both his sword forward as he tries to block the attack, only for his blades to be broken in two due to the shell power that was supporting the blade before it continue heading for them. Left with no choice, Ray threw the blade at straw bandit #4 since they were now useless to him. Stopping his attack as he swing the blade around to defend himself, straw bandit #4 smile as he said. " How do you like that". " Hey stop playing around and just end this or do you want me to get involved too" said straw bandit #2 when he saw bandit #4 playing around with the two. " Alright, you heard the man, playtime is now over" said straw bandit #4 as he walked forward. Seeing the man walking towards them, Ellis ready himself as he utilized the golden quack fist technique and since Ray Weapon are already destroy he was left with nothing. Slashing and stabbing at them, straw bandit was not still taking the fight serious as he just slashed out while Ellis dodge as he tries his best to avoid the blade from touching him. " Looks like I will have to use Excalibur but will it be enough to take this three down" mutter Ray to himself. " Coming to dance for you " said straw bandit #4 as he continued to slash at Ellis who seen to be at his limit as he continues to dodge the attack as he was soaked in sweat. Seeing the way Ellis was being made fun of, Ray took at his bow without hesitating, he shot an arrow that was covered with energy at straw bandit #4, and he actually tried to shield himself from the attack, but that was when the skill activated, and he was frozen in place. Seeing his opponent frozen in place, Ellis did not hesitate as he threw a powerful punch at him, which move he back a little before he could finally move again. " Wow that tickles, I thought you could do better than that" said straw bandit #4 as he twisted his neck and turn to look at Ray who was standing not too far from them with a bow in hand. Seeing the look that the enemy is giving him sent a cold chill down his spine as he unequip the bow and brought out Excalibur from the inventory. *Ding* [The sword Excalibur has been equipped] [The host has fifteen minutes to use the blade] As he wielded the blade, Ray felt the boost in his strength and a little confident in himself. Seeing Ray taking out a blade, straw bandit #4 burst into laughter as he said. " So you still have another blade that want to sacrifice itself to my blade". Ignoring straw bandit #4 as he makes mockery of him, Ray gathered some energy in the blade as he dashed forward before slashing at straw bandit #4. Not bothering himself with Ray''s attack, straw bandit #4 slash his blade casually to fend of the attack only for his blade to be cut in to after they collide as the blade continue to processed forward without slowing down as it cut straw bandit who has his eyes opened wide in shock from the top downwards. Straw bandit stood in place motionless before the hat he wore split in two before blood begin to gash out of his head as he split in two before falling to the ground. Seeing one of their own dying in front of them, the leader of the straw bandit was shocked as he said in a shaken voice. " How on earth did that kid got his hand on a saint grade weapon". Meanwhile, Ellis smiled when he saw the enemy fall to the ground dead before saying. " Nicely done Ray, at least if we are going to die here then we will do that while taking them down with us". " Just because you have a saint grade weapon in your possession doesn''t mean you are getting out of here," said the enraged straw bandit #2 as he dashed forward while slashing out them. " So long you are going down with us, I will be must than happy to die here" replied Ray as he sent a wind slash that was backed with spiritual energy at the incoming attack. Chapter 113 - Please Do Not Unlock " Do you actually think you will be able to hide forever," asked straw bandit #2 with a smile along over his face. " At least we showed if not for that Jesper helping you out, you wouldn''t have been able to find him" replied Ray as he begins to look at the opponents waiting for them to made their move. " I know we are no match for you some before I die, can you at least tell me the name of the person that wanted me dead," asked Ellis as look at the leader of the straw bandit. When the leader of the straw bandit heard the words that Ellis just said, he couldn''t help but burst into laughter, and the two beside him follow suit. After he was done laughing, he turned to look at Ellis before replying. " So you have finally realized that you won''t be leaving here, " said the leader of the bandit as he waited for Ellis to say something, but he didn''t. " How can you be so brainless, all he asked of you was to tell him the name of the person that wanted him dead," yelled Ray in anger at the bandit. The killing intent of the straw bandit leader begin to surged when Ray insulated them. " I played to give you a quick death, but now I think I am just going to make you go through pain before killing you all" said the leader as he ordered his men to attack the two. " Be careful," said Ellis to Ray as he prepared for the incoming attack. " Don''t worry about me, take care of yourself," replied Ray. " Senior what are you doing, that''s your brother you are trying to kill" yelled a voice from one of the trees. Turning around only to see Jesper coming out of the forest. " I guess some people are just destine to die at an early age," said straw bandit #2 as he turns to Jesper with a maniac look on his face. " What do you mean by that senior" asked as he began to move back in panic? " Hahaha what do I mean you say, I gave you a chance to live, and you still decided to come to this place" chuckle straw bandit #2 " Hey are you going to do it or should I" asked straw bandit #4 who seen to be dying to get his hands on Ellis. " Sure, I don''t want to stain my hand with his blood," replied straw bandit #2 as he turned his attention back to Ellis. " Oh well he got what he deserved for him to lead us into their trap" said Ray with a smile as he found joy in seeing who brought them misfortune before he died. *ding* [Mission update: survive the attack of the straw bandit] [Reward: increase in cultivation base] " Well the reward is kind of eye catching, but there is no way we will be able to get out of this alive" said Ray as he turned to Ellis who was also waiting for them to make a move. " Hey, do you think we''ll be able to get out of here alive," asked Ray when he remembered he just made an improvement in his body cultivation. " If only there was just one of them we could have a slim chance of escaping, but it just has to be three of them" replied Ellis with anger. " We''ll have to give it a try them" said Ray as he begins to gather energy in his blades before swinging it forward at where the three members of the straw bandit were standing as it exploded immediately after it touches the ground. Pulling Ellis on the wrist as he made a run for it the moment his flame burst technique activated but unfortunately for them before they could run far a figure was already standing before them, as it swings its blade to take their life. Dodging to the side as they barely avoid the blade. " You must be foolish to think that you can escape with just that attack," said straw bandit #4 with a smile on his face. Ray was shocked to see that his attack has failed to scratch the enemy as he turned to look at where the attack has landed to see how the other two are doing only to see the place was devoid of them. Turning in search, Ray saw Jesper laying on the ground lifeless. " I guess we have no choice then to give it our all" said Ray with a sigh as he charged at straw bandit#4 together with Ellis. Chuckling to himself as he saw the two still struggling to live when they know full well it is impossible, slashing his blade at the two as they rush forward. Seeing the blade coming, Ray also both his sword forward as he tries to block the attack, only for his blades to be broken in two due to the shell power that was supporting the blade before it continue heading for them. Left with no choice, Ray threw the blade at straw bandit #4 since they were now useless to him. Stopping his attack as he swing the blade around to defend himself, straw bandit #4 smile as he said. " How do you like that". " Hey stop playing around and just end this or do you want me to get involved too" said straw bandit #2 when he saw bandit #4 playing around with the two. " Alright, you heard the man, playtime is now over" said straw bandit #4 as he walked forward. Seeing the man walking towards them, Ellis ready himself as he utilized the golden quack fist technique and since Ray Weapon are already destroy he was left with nothing. Slashing and stabbing at them, straw bandit was not still taking the fight serious as he just slashed out while Ellis dodge as he tries his best to avoid the blade from touching him. " Looks like I will have to use Excalibur but will it be enough to take this three down" mutter Ray to himself. " Coming to dance for you " said straw bandit #4 as he continued to slash at Ellis who seen to be at his limit as he continues to dodge the attack as he was soaked in sweat. Seeing the way Ellis was being made fun of, Ray took at his bow without hesitating, he shot an arrow that was covered with energy at straw bandit #4, and he actually tried to shield himself from the attack, but that was when the skill activated, and he was frozen in place. Seeing his opponent frozen in place, Ellis did not hesitate as he threw a powerful punch at him, which move he back a little before he could finally move again. " Wow that tickles, I thought you could do better than that" said straw bandit #4 as he twisted his neck and turn to look at Ray who was standing not too far from them with a bow in hand. Seeing the look that the enemy is giving him sent a cold chill down his spine as he unequip the bow and brought out Excalibur from the inventory. *Ding* [The sword Excalibur has been equipped] [The host has fifteen minutes to use the blade] As he wielded the blade, Ray felt the boost in his strength and a little confident in himself. Seeing Ray taking out a blade, straw bandit #4 burst into laughter as he said. " So you still have another blade that want to sacrifice itself to my blade". Ignoring straw bandit #4 as he makes mockery of him, Ray gathered some energy in the blade as he dashed forward before slashing at straw bandit #4. Not bothering himself with Ray''s attack, straw bandit #4 slash his blade casually to fend of the attack only for his blade to be cut in to after they collide as the blade continue to processed forward without slowing down as it cut straw bandit who has his eyes opened wide in shock from the top downwards. Straw bandit stood in place motionless before the hat he wore split in two before blood begin to gash out of his head as he split in two before falling to the ground. Seeing one of their own dying in front of them, the leader of the straw bandit was shocked as he said in a shaken voice. " How on earth did that kid got his hand on a saint grade weapon". Meanwhile, Ellis smiled when he saw the enemy fall to the ground dead before saying. " Nicely done Ray, at least if we are going to die here then we will do that while taking them down with us". " Just because you have a saint grade weapon in your possession doesn''t mean you are getting out of here," said the enraged straw bandit #2 as he dashed forward while slashing out them. " So long you are going down with us, I will be must than happy to die here" replied Ray as he sent a wind slash that was backed with spiritual energy at the incoming attack. Chapter 114 - Regrets " Hey let''s attack them together and be done with things here" said the leader of the straw bandit. Not giving the others to reaction, Ray ran forward towards straw bandit #2 as he was the closest to him as he sent a wind slash at him before he could get to him. Moving to the side to avoid the blade since it can influence damage to him, straw bandit #2 sent a punch at Ray that was made out of spiritual energy. Not expecting his opponent to launch at him, Ray could only place the blade on front of him to defend himself as he was sent flying back by the attack though he was not harm in any way but fighting against someone who is a realm higher was really troubling. After sending Ray flying back, straw bandit #2 chuckle before saying. " That''s a good sword, but it is a pity that you can''t unleash it full might". " That should be my own problem to worry about and not yours," replied Ray angrily as he continued to charge forward. " Stop attacking him recklessly," said Ellis as he caught up with Ray. The leader of the straw bandit charge forward and begin to cross blow with Ellis since he is the target it will be better to take him out but to the leader''s shock, Ellis was able to hold his ground against him even though he was just a foundation realm practitioner. But what the leader of the straw bandit is unaware of was that the reason why Ellis could barely hold his ground against him was due to the knuckle busters that he was wearing. After exchanging blows with the leader of the straw bandit for some time, Ellis felt his arms going numb as he pulls back from him to create some distance between the two of them to take catch some breath. " Hahaha, still want to struggle before your death young master" said the leader of the straw bandit with a chuckle as Ellis move back. Meanwhile, Ray was finding it difficult to land an attack on straw bandit #2 and when ever he got too close to him, he would be sent flying. Taking a potion to regain his health back before he continues attacking again before the result will always remain the same since he is a whole realm lower than his opponent. Taking a punch on his stomach sent him flying backward as he crash on the ground and at the same time Ellis was also sent flying towards where he was with the blade laying in front of him. " Look like this is the end of the road for us," said Ray as he spat out blood from his mouth. " At least we did our best to stay alive, but it''s such a shame that i won''t be able to see my father and give him my piece of mind before I take my last breath" replied Ellis with a regretful sigh. " Don''t worry young clan master, it won''t be long before your father will join you in the afterlife since he is already getting old" chuckle straw bandit #2 as he approached them. Turning to face Ellis, Ray said in a low voice that only him can hear. " If you are going down, there is no need of holding back any more". Nodding to Ray statement, Ellis struggle to get on his feet as he exhaled a steam from his mouth before take a stance. Seeing him like this, Ray knew right away what he was planing to do as he picked his blade from the ground and begin to channel energy into it. " Don''t worry about being distracted, I got your back" said Ray since their only option of surviving lays in Ellis ultimate technique. " It''s still not going to make a difference so quiet resisting and I promise to give you a quick death" said the leader of the straw bandit when he saw them still resisting. " And you actually think that I will just lie low and let you kill me without even trying my best to stay alive," replied Ellis with a furious look in his eyes. " Do you think you will still be able to beat us, just take a good look at us, we are a league higher than you" said straw bandit #2 " Tell you what, since you are going to die here, I will tell you the name of our client so that you will be able to rest in peace in the afterlife" said the leader. " Look who is being considerate here" said Ray as he continues to gather more spiritual energy in to his blade in preparation for their attack. " We were employed by your clan servant who goes by the name Brodie" replied the leader of the straw bandit as ignored Ray. " So it was my second-eldest brother that wanted me dead all along," said Ellis as he clinched his fists together with veins popping out of his arms. " I don''t care to know who he is working for as long as we get paid, so now that I have already told you about your killer I believe you will be able to die peacefully now" said the leader of the straw bandit with a wide smile on his face. " There is no way I am losing my life here" yelled Ellis with all his might as he punched the air. Calling on every bit of energy inside him as he unleashed the mighty lion fury technique before falling down due to been exhausted and the spiritual energy that came from the punch begin to take shape as a lion head begin to materialize before it roar towards the heavens as it sped at the two members of the straw bandit. The moment the technique was unleashed, Ray also swing Excalibur as he sent out a powerful flame burst forward with the enhancement from the blade of won''t be difficult to influence damage on the opponent. Chuckle to himself, the leader slash out with an outburst of energy as the three energy collide and exploded, with many trees going down in the process. Since Ellis and Ray are already drained of energy, they couldn''t defend themselves from the outburst as they were sent flying and slam into some trees while spitting out a mouthful of blood. After sometimes the energy faded away and a whole area filled with burnt trees came into view. Raising his head to see if their attack manage to cause some damage to the opponent, but he was left in shock when he was the leader of the straw bandit standing there with his hands behind his back like an expert. When seeing the leader standing unharmed, Ellis sigh before dropping his head. " I guess this will be the last time that I am going to see you my friend" said Ellis as he smiled at Ray who was resting his back on a broken tree. " Same here my friend and it is a pleasure being friends with you" replied Ray as he return a smile. " At least I won''t be lonely in the afterlife," said Ellis as he burst into laughter. " That''s what you have been saying whenever we are in a dangerous situation and now your wish has finally been granted" chuckle Ray before he coughed out blood. " I wish we could have achieved more before losing life here" said Ellis as his voice sound with that of regret. " And I am yet to fulfil my promise to a friend before dying, what am I supposed to say to him in the afterlife if we crossed path" commented Ray with a sigh. " That friend of yours should know it is not easy to fulfil a promise in a world where the strong rule supreme," replied Ellis to Ray who seen disappointed at himself. When the leader saw the two chatting as they sat on the ground without any strength in them, the leader chuckle before saying out loud for them to hear. " What a lovely sight this is, seeing my opponent helpless in front of me really makes me happy". " You must be really happy to see us like this but let me asked you, ain''t you ashamed of yourself for struggling to take our lives for months now" asked Ray as he mock the leader of the straw bandit " What is there to be ashamed of when I don''t play by the rules. If I were to be ashamed then I won''t be able to provide for my necessity" replied the leader of the straw bandit with a smile on his face. " And you believe you would be able to live a good life after killing us and return to report to my brother," asked Ellis with a light chuckle as he struggled to speak. " We don''t have issues with the client and as long as our mouths are sealed then there won''t be a problem" replied the leader of the straw bandit. " I hope that you are right about that" said Ellis before closing his eyes as he awaited his death. Chapter 115 - Vice Leader In Action Left with no strength to fight since they are already out of energy, Ellis could only close his eyes as he awaited death. " It feels good to see that you are not struggling any more" said the leader of the straw bandit as he took a step forward only to be stopped by straw bandit #2. " Chief, please allow me " said straw bandit #2 as he unsheathed his blades from the scabbard. Moving close to the two, straw bandit #2 lifted his blade up and was just about to slash at Ellis when something flew out of the trees and hit straw bandit #2 in the head, causing his attack to miss it target. " Who did that?" yelled straw bandit #2 in pain as he turned to look at his behind. " I did, and do you have a problem with that?" asked a voice that echo from the trees. When Ray and Ellis heard the voice, they were shock before they were filled with joy for they have already recognized who the voice belong to. Walking out of the trees with a blade behind his back was the vice leader of the Raging Dawn squad. As he focused his gaze at the leader of the straw bandit since he is more powerful than the other. " You dare hit me with a stone, are you tired of living or what," said straw bandit #2 arrogantly as a glare at the swordsman before him. " You are the one that is tired of living since you dare attack members of the Raging Dawn" replied the vice leader in a gentle tone but the killing intent they felt from him makes it clear that he is a farce tiger. " And what if they are members of some dumb squad, are they invincible and for you to barge in here all by yourself really shows how dumb you really are," said straw bandit #2 as he spat in front of the swordsman. " I don''t need my men to deal with the likes of you since I will be more than enough" replied the vice leader gently. " You must be too full of yourself, and it is going to cause you your life" said straw bandit #2 angrily as he dashed forward with his blade head out. When straw bandit #2 charge at the vice leader of the Raging Dawn, he just stood not feeling bother about the attacker but when straw bandit #2 was close by, he unsheathed his sword and place it back into the scabbard as he turned to look at Ray and Ellis who were still on the ground. Straw bandit #2 that was just running forward suddenly stop in his track as he fell on the ground with blood gashing out of his body and his eyes wide open in shock of how he has lost his life. " That''s impossible, how on earth was he able to kill him without even making a move," asked Ray in shock since it is the first time he is actually seeing this happening. " He did make a move alright,, but it is just that it was too fast for the eye to see," replied Ellis as he focused his gaze on their vice leader. " That''s what being overconfident caused you," said the vice leader with a sigh. Looking at the body of his straw bandit #2 laying on the pool of blood motionless, the leader of the straw bandit was enraged as he took at his blade and dash at swordsman. When the leader begin to attack him, vice leader didn''t hold back as he also unsheathed his blade and strike at his opponent. Sending a powerful slash at the swordsman only for his attack to be deflected by the swordsman as he used his scabbard to hit the leader on the stomach before slashing at him. Seeing the blade getting close to him, the leader could only roll to the side as the blade stroke where he was laying previously as a deep hole was form on the ground. " Wow, he really seen strong. No wonder he is the vice leader," said Ray in amazement. " Good thing he was nearby else I wonder what could have happened to us by now" commented Ellis as he continued to watch the fight. " I am trying to watch a good fight here so don''t spoil the mood okay" replied Ray as he gave Ellis an angry look. They fought for sometime with no one sustaining any injuries until the leader of the straw bandit made a wrong move which made he unguided and taking the opportunity, the swordsman delivered a gentle slash at his left arm. Though the attack did not look strong, but it manages to cut the whole arm of the leader of the straw bandit like it was cutting through a butter Gritting his teeth as he continued to attack furiously while enduring the pain in attempt to get a hit on the swordsman but all his attack were all nullified by the swordsman and whenever he made a move, he will be injured. Seeing that he has not hoped of winning the fight, the leader of the straw bandit decided to self-destruct, and he channelled his energy in attempt to blow himself up while taking the swordsman down with him. As if I am going to let you self-destruct" scoff the vice leader. Swinging his blade gently with his eyes closed, the vice leader strike his sword to the left then the right before muttering beneath his breath. " Ocean wave: tsunami slash" The moment he said those words, his blade begin to brighten up as an illusion of ocean wave begin to move behind him like he is standing on top of the wave. " There is no way he will be able to survive this attack in one piece," said Ray with a cheerful smile on his face. " The winner has already been decided," replied Ellis. Shaking his sword a little, the swordsman kick the ground as he pushed forward to the leader of the straw bandit, who has a panic look on his face as he urged his spiritual energy to explode. But before the process could be completed, the swordsman was already in front of him as he slashed forward, with the wave that was behind him surging into his sword as it slash the leader of the straw bandit into four pieces. Taking a deep breath, the vice leader kept his sword on the scabbard before turning around as he walked to the two who were still resting their body against the tree. " It''s very bold of the both of you to be facing a really powerful fighters and luckily for you guys I was keeping watch else who knows how things would have ended" said the vice leader as he squat before Ellis and Ray. " Wait a minute, you mean you have been watching the whole thing, and you didn''t even bother to show yourself," said Ray angrily when he heard their vice leader said those words. " Yes I have been here the whole time" replied the vice leader straight away. " And you didn''t even bother to give us a hand," said Ray. " U didn''t help you because I wanted to see what you two are capable of and to my amazement you did well for a foundation realm," replied the vice leader. " A member of the guild just lost his life, and you didn''t do anything, is this how the guild operate," asked Ellis. " Not quite, he deserved it for him to help an enemy out with their plans even if it was intentional or not has already broken the rule of the guild" replied the vice leader. Hearing his explanation calm Ellis down a little, and that is when another question hit him. " How do you know that we will be here," asked Ellis as he looked at their vice leader. " Yeah, how did you know we''ll be here," commented Ray. " I was given a tax by the leader to keep watch over those that were involved with the quest concerning the demon, and seeing you guys leaving the empire I begin to follow you from behind " replied the vice leader with a faint smile. " Oh I see,, but I thought the matter concerning the demon must have been taken care of by now since the clans are already involved" asked Ellis. " Not really, with what is going on right now, the movement of that unknown force will be cunning. By the way who would have thought that there is a young clan master in the hunter guild and also a member of the suicide squad" replied the vice leader before giving Ellis a look. " I was being hunted by my brother and the only place that I can find peace is here," replied Ellis without beating around the bush. " And you decided to join the guild for safety, why didn''t you just place a quest asking for some men to escort you back to your clan," asked the vice leader. " That''s because I don''t want any more people to get involved,"replied Ellis. " I see, so tell me which of the clan do you belong to," asked vice leader. " Am from the Gibson clan," replied Ellis. " That''s seen far from here, anyway we''ll have to leave that until we get to the guild" replied the vice leader. Chapter 116 - Demon Heart Taking a closer look at the two, the vice leader couldn''t help but shake his head in disappointment before he said. " You guys seen to be really drained of energy, which would make things a bit slow for me". " We wouldn''t have been in this situation if you acted on time," replied Ray in anger. " Now you are putting the blame on me," asked the vice leader. " How wish you decided to help us on time than things wouldn''t have ended like this" replied Ray. " Do I need to remind you who you are talking to," asked the vice leader as he glares at Ray. Seeing the two arguing was already getting Ellis worried especially when he felt the Aura of the vice leader surging he decided to speak first before his dumb friend will say something that will get the vice leader angry but unfortunately for him, Ray beat him to it. " You are my superior and that will end once I leave the guild," yelled Ray as he sat on the ground. " You are actually a fool as you think you can just walk out of the guild when you are being monitored," replied the vice leader with a chuckle. " And that is what I am afraid of but sir what makes you think we are being monitored" asked Ellis. " It is likely that the demon you all thought you have slayed is out there, and it''s looking for a way to reactivate the portal, and to do that it will have to sacrifice human blood to open it. And since you all stood against it when it came into our world than it first choice for blood would be you guys" replied the vice leader as he turned to smile at Ray. " There is no way that demon survives that attack, I saw it as it burnt to ash before my own eyes, so how can you say that it is still out there" asked Ray in confusion. " I think I know what sir here is trying to say," said Ellis as a realization dawn on him. Ray turn to face his friend as he was the only one that still doesn''t know a thing or two about the demons. " If you know something it better you spit it out" said Ray angrily. " Well it was said in the record that when killing a demon, one should not forget to kill it through the heart and since we just destroy its body, it is likely that it heart was not damage" replied Ellis to Ray question. " So you mean to say the demon is still alive and is out there looking for a way to get to us," asked Ray. " Exactly and since you two can barely move, you are going to be it target so since you want to leave the guild than you are free to leave" replied the vice leader as he smiled cunning at Ray. " Ellis how can you forget such an important information given him the time to make mockery of me" said Ray to Ellis. " How am I supposed to remember such information when we are in a heated battle and by the way that was not kept secret from the world, so you can go asked Gray and the rest why did they forget about it" replied Ellis as he barked at Ray. " Oh no I am done for, how did I ever land myself in the means of incompetent teammates" said Ray in grief. " You are the one that is incompetent, apart from fighting like you have lost your senses what else did you know" replied Ellis as he roared at Ray. " Hahaha keep it up, come on fight" said the vice leader as begin to laugh at them. " You are enjoying this ain''t you" asked Ellis as he turns to look at the vice leader who seen to be enjoying himself. " Yeah I really am, it has been long that I have seen people fighting each other over a small matter like this" replied the vice leader as he wiped the tears from his eyes. " You see what I am talking about Ellis, he is making fun of us just before of you" said Ray who was already on the verge of tears. " Hahaha alright guys, you can stop now and try your best to recover Your strength" said the vice leader as he tried to stop himself from laughing. " It will take us a long time to recover, are you sure you can wait that long," asked Ellis. The vice leader face twitched in anger as he was reminded about their situation. " Who have the time to wait for your recovery," replied the vice leader before he threw a pill at them? Catching the pill before it could hit the ground, Ray begin to observe the pill since he don''t know what it was and seeing the two looking at the pills curiosity he couldn''t help but chuckle before saying. " This pill can help you recover your strength quickly, it''s a pill I usually bring along with me whenever I am in a mission,, so you should be happy that I am sharing it with you". After hearing vice leader assurance, they both put the pill in their mouth befall closing their eyes and begin to meditate. Seeing them in this state, the vice leader look for a place to sit as he watched over them. They meditated from morning until nightfall before Ray open his eyes as he turned to look at Ellis who was sitting close leg before was still in the meditational state but after some time he also opened his eyes as his shape gaze met with Ray''s. " It took you long enough to recover your energy" said Ray with a smile,, but after saying does word the notification from the system. *Ding* [Quest completed: survive the attack of the straw bandit] [increase in cultivation base] * Ding* [Level up] Name: Ray Race: Human/? Gender: Male Attributes: Strength ¡ª 25(+4) Dexterity ¡ª 23(+2) Constitution ¡ª 17(+2) Intelligence ¡ª 19 Wisdom ¡ª 17 Charisma ¡ª 16 Cultivation stage: foundation stage 5 Hp: 900/900 Mana: 1000/1000 Exp: 0/8000 Ability: wind slash [2mana], flame burst [5mana] Technique: the starry sword art [advance stage], sky ripper [advance stage] Free stats point: 6 Battle point: 6000 Adventure class: Hunter [one star] Placing five free stats into strength, making it thirty as he placed the remaining one in dexterity. Opening his eyes, Ray breath out before gripping his hands together,, and he felt his energy surging. " Wow foundation realm stage 5 now you are a lot of stage ahead of me" said Ellis as he pat Ray on his shoulders. " Looks like someone actually benefited from the battle earlier, and you are offended about me not helping you," commented the vice leader as he got up from where he sat. " And who told you that I have already forgiven you, how wish you came on time Jesper would have been alive" said Ellis to vice leader comment. " You guys are just been unreasonable here, look if I were to assist you won''t have achieved a breakthrough. Even your friend over there if I am not mistaking also gain from the fight, " replied the vice leader as he tried to explain to the two. Shock by the words that came out of the vice leader mouth, Ray turned to Ellis as he asked. " Did you also gain from the battle or is he telling a lie". " I actually gain a lot from the fight and with a little meditation, I will be able to Break through into the next stage" replied Ellis as he smiles at Ray. Turning back to look at the vice leader, Ellis couldn''t help but asked. " I believe sir don''t have any problem continuing with his quest since we have already recovered". " Actually, I am finding it difficult locating the demon on my own so I need you guys to give me a hand" replied the vice leader with a serious look all of a sudden. " Now this is the vice leader of the Raging Dawn squad I know of" said Ray in a low voice. " But sir there is nothing we juniors can assist you with" said Ellis. When the vice leader heard Ellis trying to refuse his offer, he frowned before answering. " I heard you two played a vital row in destroying the demon and right now, as your vice leader, I am giving you a quest which cannot refused". Ray became angry when the vice leader gave them the quest,, and he couldn''t help himself back as he yelled. " What is your problem, can''t you see that we are mentally exhausted and need a time to be in our peak". " You can do that as we continue to track the demon down," replied the vice leader. " I guess we can''t change your mind eh" said Ellis with a sigh. " We will take a break here before going on the quest in the morning," replied the vice leader as he walked into the hut. Chapter 117 - The Darkest Cave In the morning the moment the sun begins to set, the vice leader led them out of the Hiepia empire in search of clues but were not making any progress in their search. " Hey sir don''t you think we should go back to the guild and try to gather information there before searching for the demon," asked Ellis after trying his beast from saying anything since they have been looking for clues. " Going back to the guild will only slow us down by the way of you are the young clan master of the Gibson clan and I believe you must know one or two about demons" replied the vice leader. " Yeah but not much, what does that have to do with locating the demon," asked Ellis. " Simple, since you have been educated about the demons then you should know what kind of environment is more suitable for them" replied the vice leader. " Well according to the records concerning demon, they love to stay at a place that is devoid of sunlight and a good example of a place that fits the description is a cave," said Ellis as he places his hand in his chin. " That''s good for a start, so if we are talking about caves here then The Darkest Caves should be our first guess" commented the vice leader with a smile on his face. When Ellis heard the vice leader mention The Darkest Caves, he suddenly stood still while the others were walking forward and noticing that Ellis is not following then Ray stopped on his track as he turns to look at him. " Hey man while are you standing there, hurry up before you get left behind," said Ray as he urges Ellis to come over. Ignoring Ray Ellis turn to the vice leader who has not stop a bit as he continue to advance forward and asked. " Sir did you just say we will be going to The Darkest Caves". Slow down his pace, the vice leader turn to look at Ellis as he replied with a smile on his. " Yes our destination is The Darkest Caves, do you have a problem with that". " Sir you know how terrify the cave is to those with low realm," asked Ellis. " Yeah but to people like you two with strong fortitude can easily go in without a problem so stop complaining like a coward and let''s hit the road before it gets dark" replied the vice leader. They continue with their journey to The Darkest Caves and after traveling for a long time they were finally able to get to the entrance of the cave and when looking at the cave, nothing could be seen apart from total darkness. " Alright guys we are here, make sure to stay close to each other to avoid splitting up," said the vice leader. " Eh sir do you by any means have any spare blade with you there," asked Ray with an awkward laugh. " Oh, I forgot your blade was destroyed in the fight earlier" replied the vice leader. " Please don''t bring that up," said Ray as his mood take a turn. " No problem, any way you can use this blade of mine for the now" replied the vice leader with a chuckle as he took out a blade from his storage ring. Taking the blade from the vice leader, Ray started to do some basic moves before placing it in his scabbard. Watching Ray perform those moves, the vice leader shook his head in disappointment as he said. " You still have a long way to go in your swordsmanship besides didn''t you have a spare blade and I mean the one you used in killing one of the assassin''s". " Yes I still do but I can use it due to my cultivation level" replied Ray with a smile. "It''s impossible for a foundation realm practitioner to wield a saint weapon but you surprise me kid," said the vice leader as he pats Ray lightly on his shoulder before proceeding into the dark cave as he produces flame made out of energy from his palm. Following the vice leader from behind, the three of them make their way deep into the cave and along the way there came across skulls and skeletons of both beast and human laying on the ground. Stepping on some along the way, Ray was getting angry about the skulls since they are spread around the place which made a sound whenever they are step on. " How can there be so many skulls how, is there a wild beast that devours anything that set into the cave or what," asked Ray. " There is no beast alright, These are the remains of those that were caught in some kind of dream where they will be trapped for eternity if they were not able to break through the spell" replied Ellis as he looks at skulls laying on the ground. " Why didn''t you tell me that this is the kind of place we will be going into, what if I got trapped in this dream," asked Ray who was already scared of going to sleep forever without waking up. " Since you step into the cave have you been feeling dizzy" replied the vice leader with a question. " Why would I be feeling dizzy, it hasn''t been long since we rested so am not," said Ray confusingly at what the vice leader is getting at. " Since you clan to be fine then the spell won''t be effective against you so stop worry and keep your mouth shut else you will alert the enemy of our arrival" replied the vice leader as he continues to proceed. Deciding to keep his mouth shut, the three continue to go deep down the cave until they came across some humans which attack them the moment they were within their range. " What is wrong with all these people, can''t they see that we are not their enemy," said Ray as he kicks one of the humans which lung at him back. " They are been possessed and are no different from being dead so don''t hold back when attacking them" replied the vice leader as he begins to slash his sword at any of the humans that get close to him. " I get that annoying demon must be expecting some guest" chuckle Ellis as he ram into a group of humans as he created a path for them to proceed as they continue to defend themselves against the humans. "It annoying fighting all of them, why don''t you take them out so that we can preserve our strength for the upcoming fight?" asked Ray as he continues to kill some of the humans with his windslash. " You said it all kid, I need to preserve my strength just in case the demon has a boost in its realm after staying down here for so long, it is hard to believe that it has yet to recover its peak so you two better think of a way to handle it''s servants while I make my way forward" replied the vice leader as he made a path for himself. Watching their vice leader leaving them behind to face the demon servants, Ray couldn''t help but grumble. " Now you leaving us out of the good part". " Come on let''s take this guy''s out so that we can catch up with sir," said Ellis as he begins to throw a flurry of Punches at them. Not holding back, Ray begins to send windslash after windslash at the humans as he cut them down without caring about being exhausted since he still has potions to rely on. After struggling for some time, they were finally able to get rid of the human. Taking a breath, they proceed forward while taking the path the vice leader took and after walking for a while they came across the vice leader fighting some beast that is not different from the state the humans were in. Seeing the two, the vice leader chuckle before saying. " What took you guys so take to get here". " It wasn''t easy to get rid of those humans you know" replied Ellis. Pushing a beast back before slashing it in two, the vice leader jump high up as he made his way to the other side and turn to look at the two with a smile on his face as he said. " I will be leaving these beasts with you make sure you get it done quickly". " What is wrong with him, can''t he just deal with them to make things easier for everyone" complain Ray as he watched the vice leader run until he is out of sight. " Come on let''s get this over with," said Ellis as he runs towards a beast that was not looking at them as he smashes his fist at it while sending it flying towards some beast that is not close by. Drinking a Mana potion, Ray also join the fight as he swings his blade while producing windslash after windslash that went after the beast as they groan in pain before losing their life. Chapter 118 - Intentions Fighting the mindless beasts was really tiring since they have to preserve some of their energy and with the vice leader leaving them behind to face the beast on their own was really getting on Ray nerve since after they were done killing the whole beast, they came across the vice leader fighting another set of humans which were done in armor and seeing the two again he left once more for the two to face the possessed humans. " What the hell is wrong with that guy" complain Ray as he was busy shaking a human off him. " I can''t believe until now you still haven''t understood what he is up to" replied Ellis. " Like he would be up to anything good" scoffed Ray as he continues to fight the humans that were close to him. " Can''t you tell that he is doing all this intentional" said Ellis after he sent a human back towards a crowd with a kick. "Off course I know since he can get rid of them all without breaking a sweat. He is doing this to hold us down since we''ll be a burden to him" replied Ray. " And I actually thought you would have understood his reason for doing this, if he don''t want us to be here then he would have not brought us along" said Ellis as he held two humans and in the back of their necks and slammed them together. " Since you are saying that is not the reason then what should it be" asked Ray. " Isn''t obvious that he is letting us face all this small obstacles in a way for us to get use to our skill and make an improvement" replied Ellis. Slamming his fist on the ground while utilizing the Golden-Quake fist technique which cause the ground to shake as spike Begin to come out of them as they trapped the human. " Hey this move is not different from the move the undead ruler used on me back when I was still in the mountain" said Ray with his mouth wide open in shock as he stared at the whole possessed humans trapped within the spike. " Well it''s just a normal earth move that I have to come up with not quite long since the techniques that I am practicing are of the earth element" replied Ellis with a smile. " Are you sure, or you just don''t want to tell me the truth" asked Ray. " What''s with all these talk, you attack those possessed now before they are freed from the trap" roar Ellis at Ray. Brandishing his blade, Ray swing it at the possessed as a light flame make its way to the possessed and exploded the moment it touches the ground while taking the life of the possessed. " There that should do the trick" said Ray as he kept the blade in his scabbard. " We need to hurry forward before sir takes care of the demon all by himself" said Ellis as he made his way forward. Looking at the flame burning intensely with the possessed groaning in pain, Ray shook his head as he mutter to himself before going after Ellis. " I wish they could have been a little bit stronger than I would have a chance to make a breakthrough". As to continue to walk forward, they could see the body of a beasts or humans laying down lifeless and with how fresh the wound in their body is shows that they were killed not quite long. " Looks like the demon want to wear out who so ever that comes here before they get where it is bidding" said Ellis as he continued to look at the bodies that are laying before them. " It''s so unfortunate for that demon that we are the ones coming after it''s life" commented Ray with a laugh. Not quite long after walking for a while, they came across the vice leader standing before a wall that was covered with weeds. Hearing the footstep coming from behind, the vice leader turn around as he gave the two a smile. " You guys are finally here" said the vice leader still maintaining his smile. " Yeah we are here, how does it feel to see the face that you wanted dead so badly in front of you" replied Ray angrily at the vice leader word. " If I want you dead, i won''t be needing those low life assistant since I am more than enough" said the vice leader as he glared at Ray. " What is wrong with you Ray, how many times do I have to tell you the reason why he let us handle the possessed on our own" asked Ellis as he smack Ray really hard in the back of his head. Rubbing the back of his head in pain, Ray turns to look at Ellis as he said. " I was only joking with him". " Hahaha I can''t believe you don''t know how to appreciate good when you see one" said the vice leader as he laughed at Ray. After finally suppressing his laughter, the vice leader turn his head back to the wall that was cover by weeds with a serious look on his face. " Is this where the path ended" asked Ellis as he also gives it a look. " Not really, behind this wall should lay where the demon is hiding" replied the vice leader. " If it is hiding there, then what are we waiting for" said Ray as he made his way to the wall. " If you can really break through this wall than I will have to stop teasing you" replied the vice leader as he took a step back. " Like something like this can block my way" said Ray as he raised his sword up high with great strength before slashing it down on the wall and came as a shock to him was that they did not have any scratch on it. " Looks like your attack is proving to be useless against the wall" said the vice leader with a laugh. " I didn''t put more strength in that attack okay" replied Ray as he made preparation to strike the wall again. Slashing his blade on the wall still multiple times and still he was not able to make a scratch on the wall and see this, Ellis couldn''t help but asked when he saw the way the vice leader was having a pleasant time watching Ray make a fool of himself. " Sir is it possible that the wall before us is also made from the same material that was used to forge the key". The vice leader was shock when he heard Ellis said those words since it is hard to notice the similarities between the two. With a smile on his face he replied to Ellis question. " Yes they are made from the same material but the wall before us is a lot inferior compare to the key". " If that is the case then it is likely the demon is in the other side and must have prepared an attack the moment the wall goes down" said Ellis. " I don''t think so, since it believe the wall should be more than enough to hold who even that make it to this place" replied the vice leader as he continued to watch Ray making an attempt to break the wall. After trying his best for some minutes any there was still no hope of the wall falling down, Ray gave up as he made his way back to where the two stood. " Back so soon, I thought you are going to spend at least thirty minutes there and now there is no longer a show for me to watched" said the vice leader as he shook his head in disappointment when he saw Ray coming. " Do you think that wall was made of an ordinary material for it to still be standing even after I have use all my strength" replied Ray as he tried to calm his breathing. " You are a big fool if you still don''t know what that wall is made of" curse Ellis when seeing his friend making a fool of himself. The vice leader laugh at loud before saying. " He is a big fool alright by the way you could have a higher chance of breaking the wall if you used that blade of yours". Rubbing his storage ring, Ray answer. " I don''t want to waste my energy on this wall since the real target is behind it". Walking up to the wall, the vice leader begin to inspect it and seeing him doing all this, Ray couldn''t help but asked. " And what do you think you are doing". " I am trying to look for the area where the wall is weakened" replied the vice leader as he gave the wall a knock. Leaving the vice leader to do his stuff, Ray sat down in cross leg as he drank an intermediate MANA as he waited for the vice leader to break the wall. Chapter 119 - Uncovering Now walking as he gave the wall a light knock while listening to the sound, the vice leader continue this process for a while and seeing him like this kind of give Ray a warm feeling since it was not long ago that he has been laughed at by the vice leader. " Huh, let''s see how you are going to embarrass yourself today" said Ray with a smirk on his face. " I doubt he was actually make a fool of himself like you. Since he went forward it is likely that he knows what he is doing" replied Ellis as he continued to watch the vice leader action. " Let keep on watching then" said Ray as he refused to believe that the annoying vice leader would be able to break the wall. After checking the structure of the wall, the vice leader took a step back as he rubbed his hands together in anticipation before informing the two to get ready for what is to come next before unsheathing his blade from the scabbard and strike the blade at the edge of the wall with a great force. " Hmm nice try, you think you can actually break the " Ray was just about to complete his statement when he saw the wall cracking from the edges as it falls down. " See, I told you he knew what he is doing" replied Ellis with a smile on his face. Placing his blade back on the scabbard, the vice leader walked inside as he said to the two. " Why are you standing there waiting for when we have a demon to kill". The two rush forward without hesitating as they catch up with the vice leader who was taking his time observing his surrounding. After they went into the other side of the wall, they group were still unable to find the Demon. " Where is that demon hiding right now" roar Ray in anger when they couldn''t find the Demon anywhere. " It is probably that it has already left the cave for another" replied Ellis. While the two were busy chatting away as they continue to search for the demon, the Vice Leader bent down to look at a scarlet red leaf on the ground as he picked it up to observe it and after confirming what it was, he turned to the two who were still searching and at the same time cursing at the demon. " They demon is still in this place so be careful with your search" said the vice leader as he held the leaf in his hand. " Are you sure that demon is still in this cave because I don''t actually know where the demon should be in this cave since the cave is too small so where is it hiding" asked Ray as he continued to scan his area. " Have you forgotten that the demons can go into a stealth mode and conceal its energy as he tries to do some sneak attack at their opponent" replied Ellis. " Oh you mean that move the demon used against our group in the cottage" asked Ray. " Yes that technique that place it in an invincible state as it continues to strike us" replied Ellis. When Ray heard the word Ellis just said, he couldn''t help but twitch his mouth in disappointment as he turns to look at the vice leader before saying. " Unlike last time we have him with us, so things should be different" " I am sorry to announce to you that I can not sense it present, so we are just going to wait for it to make its move" replied the vice leader. " You took you guys long enough to get here" said a voice from the cave as the group were searching the demon. " That is the demon speaking, it''s still here but just that we can''t see it" said Ray as he took a defensive stance as he waited for the demon to make it move. They all stood as they wait for it to attack but unfortunately for them, the demon did not even bother to attacking them after saying those words. Looking around in search of the demon only for them to find the place been silent which gets on Ray''s nerve as he is not a patient person. " What''s wrong I thought you used to think that you are more Superior then us human and want to make us your slaves so why the change of attitude" asked Ray with an angry look on his face. " Nothing has change human beside j was even thinking of looking for you lots, but now it''s seem like I don''t need to stress myself in looking for you" said the demon with a laugh that echo in the cave. " It seen to me that you lost your memory after our previous fight since we are only two here are do you plan on finding the other two" said Ray with a smile on his face. " Hahaha, someone is being a little bit cocky here, do you think that you all stood a chance against me now that I have regained my full strength" asked the demon still keeping his presence hidden. " Why don''t you come out and find out for yourself" replied Ray? All this while that Ray was busy having a chat with the demon, Ellis and the vice leader were just looking around in search for at least a ripple that will give it''s present out, but it never happened as if the demon was never in the cave. " This technique is quite amazing for being able to hid someone aura to" said Ellis in admiration, but before he could with what he was doing a cold chill run down his spine as the hairs in his hand stand on end. Feeling the danger around him, Ellis took a stance as he prepared for the attack which never came. " I guess it was just staring at me" said Ellis with a smile, but that was when a fist appeared out of nowhere in front of him. Not expecting the fist will be coming for his head, Ellis just stood there not moving as the fist get close to him. Seeing that Ellis was not able to protect himself from the attack, the vice leader slash at the fist that was already in front of Ellis, but before the blade can get to it, it suddenly disappeared. " Don''t lose your focus else I won''t be able to protect you when things get really ugly" said the vice leader as he sheathed his blade back. Turning to the vice leader, Ellis bowed in appreciation before replying. " Thank you sir". A chuckle echo in the cave as they were preparing for the next attack. " Looks like you brought someone more powerful for get rid of my, but I am sorry to say he won''t be enough to put me down but would be instead be use for unlocking the portal" said the demon. " Hahaha you hear that vice leader, it wants to use you for it sacrifice" said Ray to the vice leader with a laugh. The vice leader only return a smile to Ray before he continued to look at for any surprise attack the demon attempt to do again. ''Why can''t this demon just come out and face us instead of just sneaking on us like a weakling would'' thought Ray as he continued to look for the demon before an idea came to him. " Hey system will it be possible for you to search for any sign of life force in this place apart from ours" asked Ray to the system and the system did not give him feedback which made him disappointed, but before he could lose all hope, the system finally replied. *Ding* [A powerful life force is discovered in the east from where host stood] With a smile on his face, Ray gather spiritual energy into his blade as he slashed the blade towards the east as he sent an advance wind slash in it''s wake. Seeing Ray attacking all of a sudden, shock Ellis and the vice leader who was just about to yell at him, but that was when the wind slash hit something close to wall in the east and the demon was being force to come out of its invisibility. " Well done kid" said the vice leader in excitement as he lung at the demon before it would go back into its invisible state again. Seeing the human running towards it, the demon roar with all it might as flame begin to appear in it hand as it swing it at the target in front of it. " Sir be careful of that flame, it not an ordinary fire" yelled Ellis as he also charged forward. " I already know how they operate so don''t worry about me" replied the vice leader before twisting his body to the side to avoid the flame before slashing his sword at the demon. Chapter 120 - Immunity To Fire Attribute After slashing at the demon and seeing that it easily avoided the attack, the vice leader rushes forward as he intends to send another slash at it but before he could even get close to the demon, a flame came from the side flying towards him at an incredible speed. Pulling back to defend himself from the flame attack cause him to be unguided against the demon as he was forced back with a punch. After fending against the flame, the vice leader took a step back as he turns to look in the direction where the flame came from only to see a humanoid demon with two horns on its forehead with flames flowing around it back as a halo while wielding two battle axes in its hand. " What is another demon doing here and how was this demon able to summon it into the realm without the use of blood," asked Ellis with surprise when he saw the demon walking up to meet with the female demon. " It is more likely that it has already been summoned before we came" replied the vice leader to Ellis''s question. After meeting up with the demon, the new demon turns to look at Ray''s group with a sinister smile on his face as he said. " Looks like I came in time to help released some stress from your shoulder serpentine". " I could have handled the matter with ease but since you are already here while don''t you just help out Broroch" replied serpentine with a smile on its face. " No problem my dear serpentine, you can leave the one on white for me to handle," said Broroch as he laugh at loud before stepping forward to meet with the vice leader. And seeing the new demon walking up to him, the vice leader turns to Ellis and Ray who were behind him as he asked. " I believe you two can handle that demon over there with ease". " Worry not sir, we have improved a lot compare to the last time we Fought with it" replied Ellis as he punched his fist. " That''s good to hear," said the vice leader with a nod as he walked to meet up with the Broroch. When they were a distance away from each other, Broroch snarl at the vice leader before saying as he raised his blade. " How dare you low life stand before the mighty Broroch like you are worthy enough to face off with me". Placing his hand in the blade handle, the vice leader waited for Broroch to make his move and it did as he swings the battle axe down on him while holding the other battle axe in place just In case the stupid human make a move to defend himself against the first attack. Pulling his blade from the scabbard the vice leader effortlessly sway the axe to the side and brought the blade up to defend himself against the other axe that was heading his way. With half knee to the ground, the vice leader was able to stop the attack from getting to him. Gathering more power into his arm, the vice leader was able to push Broroch back as he pushed forward while slashing and stabbing at Broroch who either dodge the incoming blade or perry them with its battle''s axe. " Not bad I think this one can last a little round before falling, guess I have should enjoy myself since it will only take so long to get another opponent to fight with," said Broroch happily as he continues to fend of vice leader attack. While the two were busy having the fight of their lives, Ray and Ellis were in a showdown with serpentine who has a smile on its face as its snake tail begin to wiggle with flame coming out of its mouth Ike it was breathing out. " I am going to make you pay for what you did to me the other time," said serpentine as it threw a ball of flame at the two. Jumping to the side to avoid the flame from touching them, Ray said after landing on safe ground. " You are the one who is going to pay for delaying our group from taking on a quest". Swinging his blade around before slashing out as he sent a wind slash at serpentine who easily swing its tail as it hit the attack to the side which causes the part of the cave they were in to shake. " What a weak attack, and I thought you humans easily improve yourself easily compare to other races but I guess I was wrong," said serpentine as it begins to gather flame in its hand. " I also expect more from you filthy demon" replied Ellis as he smashes the ground. As it causes the ground to shake violently with the serpentine swaying to both sides as it was unable to continue with the gathering of the energy and before it could think of moving to the side, the spike came from the ground as they Pierce its feet while trapping it to the ground. " How do you like that now, do you still think you can act arrogant in front of us now" asked Ray as he swings his blade downwards at serpentine but before the blade could get close to it, the ground below Ray''s foot burst open as the snake tail came at him but being a quick wit, Ray was able to avoid the snake as he pulls back from serpentine. " I have to say, you guys do improve a little but it still won''t be enough for you to defeat me, unlike last time I was not at full power but now" replied serpentine with a wild laugh as it pulls itself from the ground with flame flowing on the ground with it was a trap. Now looking at serpentine who seen to be unleashing its through strength as it steps out of the spike with a sinister smile on its face as begins to gather a new flame on its palm that seen different from the previous one before swinging it at the two. " Have a taste of real power" said serpentine as it swings the flame at them. Seeing the flame coming their way, they move to the side while creating a great distance from it but to their shock, the flame did not explode on the ground instead it split into two as it begins to chase after them. Dodging the flame before it could hit them was not easy since serpentine also sent more flames at them as they continue to avoid the flame making it difficult for them to continue avoiding it. " How can that bitch still send those flames even after it has sent this much" complain, Ray, as he swayed to the side as a flame ball went past him but before he could continue running, another flame hit him from behind as he was sent flying before screaming in pain. " Yes feed me with your pain," said serpentine as it begins to laugh like someone who has gone insane. Failing in the ground, Ray begins to roll around in pain as the flame continues to burn him badly, and while serpentine thought that he was suffering from the flame something else was unfolding. *Ding* [ host immunity to fire element increases: 1%] Shocked by the notification by the system, Ray couldn''t help but smile since if his immunity to fire could increase then he won''t have any fear facing an opponent that knows the fire element. The more the flame continues to burn the more his immunity to fire continues to increase and before long he couldn''t feel the burnt from the flame burning him except a little itch. Getting up from the ground Ray extinguished the flame from his body with dust of his hand as he turns to the side to look at how Ellis is faring against the flame only to see him avoid the flame perfectly before they can get to him. " How can he still avoid those flames without getting burnt at least for once," said Ray when he saw the way Ellis is easily avoiding the flame. Seeing Ray standing without any sign of been burnt by its flame, serpentine got angry as it sent more flame at Ray which hit him but to serpentine shock he did not try to avoid the flames as he was consumed by the intense flame. Walking out of the flames with a smile on his face, Ray turns to look at serpentine who has a shocking look on its face as he said. " I thought you can do better than this but who could have thought that you amount to nothing" Running towards Ellis who seen to be struggling with the bunch of flames that are chasing after him, slashing his blade at a fireball that was unavoidable before pulling it to the other fireballs that are after him causing them to burn out after merging. Chapter 121 - Worst Than Death Running towards Ellis who seen to be struggling with the bunch of flames that are chasing after him, slashing his blade at a fireball that was unavoidable before pulling it to the other fireballs that are after him causing them to burn out after merging. Serpentine just stood there stiff while looking at the flames as they burn out. " that''s impossible, how can he endure the flame from hell and do not even sustain any injuries," said serpentine as it clenched its fist. " Thanks for the save man," said Ellis as he turns to look serpentine in the face. " no problem besides we have to look at each other" replied Ray as he brandishes his blade. " now we need to think of a way to avoid the flame from getting to us," said Ellis. " I don''t have any worries about the flames, you can just let me handle them while you take care of the demon" replied Ray as he begins to approach serpentine. Seeing the human is heading towards it, serpentine couldn''t help but ask. " How can you still be standing when you should be dead". " haha looks like someone wants me dead unfortunately for you I have much life ahead of me" replied Ray as he dashes forward with a happy expression on his face. Rushing forward with his blade in hand as he stabbed at serpentine who wave its hand to shield where the blade is going. " now let''s see how you are going to protect yourself from the rage," said serpentine as it spat a mouthful of flame at Ray. Waiting to see how the human will react to the new level of flame, serpentine stood with its hand cover in a fire as it awaits the human to come out only for it to see a blade that is bathed in fire coming its way at an incredible speed. Throwing his fist forward to meet the attack but just as it defended itself from the attack and was just preparing to strike at the human that was still covered in flame, it felt a painful feeling coming from its back and airth closer look one would be able to see Ellis standing there Is his fist planted on the body of the demon. " mighty lion fury" roared Ellis with all his might and before the spiritual energy could flow out of his body, Ellis used his will to direct the energy to settle in the fist. After the energy has finally gathered in his fist, Ellis withdraws his fist from the body of the demon before punching harder and its fist penetrated the back of serpentine as it was sent flying. " ahh- ahh- ahh, make it stop " scream serpentine as It was sent flying towards the distance. " serpentine" cried out Broroch as it saw serpentine flying backward with blood flowing alongside it as it was flying while leaving a trail in its wake. " your opponent is me so keep your eyes on me else you are going to get," said the vice leader as he delivers a deep wound on the belly of Broroch who was completely distracted. Taking a step back, Broroch places his hand on the wound that was influenced on him by the vice leader as he stares at him coldly. " who would have thought that humans could be some despicable to attack someone when they are not prepared," said Broroch. " you are the one who decided to look down on me and watch your ally who was being beaten while you are in a middle of a fight" replied the vice leader with a smile on his face. " Let''s see if you will be able to maintain that smile in your face," said Broroch with an angry look as it threw the battle axe it was held at the vice leader. Doing his best to fend off against the battle axe, the vice leader has to bring out another blade from his storage ring to make the fight easier for him but after he has successfully fend of the attack, he was unable to locate Broroch. It was like he just disappears out of the place and he was still not able to feel his aura. " Now where did it go," said the vice leader as he turns around in search with his blades in hand waiting to strike an anytime. Looking around and he was still not able to find him but it didn''t take long before he felt the air before him change as a punch that was covered in fire went straight for his chest. Doing his best to cover himself from the fire that was upon him since he was not expecting the attack and was sent flying back before being planted in the wall. " I told you that I am going to wipe that smile off your face," said Broroch as it begins to appear like a chameleon who has just switched his color back to the way it used to be. Pulling himself from the wall, the vice leader has a smile on his face with blood flowing out of the edge of his mouth. " It''s been a long that I have been beaten like this, do you mind doing it again" replied the vice leader as he wipes the blood from his mouth while still putting on the smiling face. " Huh, you can still stand after receiving my attack," asked Broroch in shock when he saw the vice leader still standing on two feet. " Why can''t I, do you think that will be enough to put me down" replied the vice leader with a laugh. " No matter, all I need to do is hit you with another attack and you will be done for then your little friends will be next for hurting serpentine," said Broroch as it went back into its invisible mood. Seeing Broroch going invincible again, the vice leader scoffed before closing his eyes as he begins to concentrate on the energy flow around him. The place became quiet as Broroch has not yet attack but all of a sudden the vice leader slash his blade upward at the thin air and that is when black blood begins to flow on the blade with the blade still staying upward. Broroch body begins to show as it places both of its hand on the blade and pull itself out before distancing himself from the vice leader. " Now that you are seriously injured, let''s see if you will be able to go invisible ever again," said the vice leader with a smile on his face. " You bastard I swear in the name of the demon God, I will get you for this even if it will cost me my life" replied Broroch as he spat a mouthful of blood on the ground. " I dare you to try" laugh the vice leader as he places his hand on the stomach to stop himself from laughing. Meanwhile, after serpentine was sent flying by Ellis, Ellis approach the burning flame where he waited to see if Ray would be able to survive the attack and before long Ray begins to step out of the flame while been half nicked due to the intensity of the fire. Seeing him walking out with his exposed muscles, Ellis ran to meet up with him. " How are you doing, I hope you are not seriously injured from that attack," asked Ellis as he begins to inspect Ray''s body. " Hey stop it will you, am doing great besides we should be worry about how that demon is faring now" replied Ray as he pushes Ellis away from him. " That worry about that filthy thing, it should be seriously injured by now if not dead from that attack," said Ellis as he waves his hand. " I saw it all but are you sure that attack was strong enough to take its life," asked Ray. " It will be a miracle if it were able to come out of my mighty lion fury technique unharmed" replied Ellis with a smile on his face. " If the attack you mentioned is strong then how come you can stand on your feet with this fat body of your when you should be laying on the ground with less energy," asked Ray with a doubt. " Just because I am still like this does not mean that I used less spiritual energy, do you know that I converted the spiritual energy into my punch before smashing a hole in its body" replied Ellis with a proud look on his face. " Won''t don''t reduce the power of your technique?" asked Ray in shock. " Nope in fact the demon will suffer more since the attack will go on a rampage inside its body due to the fact that the spiritual energy containing the attack is a pure energy unlike the filthy dark energy that is stored in its body, the pure energy it is nemesis" replied Ellis. " Oh now I get it, it''s like being cleaned of dirt," said Ray. " Exactly" replied Ellis with a nod as they begin to head for where serpentine landed. Chapter 122 - Death Of Serpentine Making their way to where serpentine was, the two were shocked to see that it was no longer there and in place of where the impact took was scale made from snake laying down there. " Wait a minute didn''t say the demon will be seriously injured so how was it able to do something like this" asked Ray as he point at the scale on the ground. " This is a little bit confusing, there is no way it should be able to walk in the condition it was in" replied Ellis with a confused look on his face. " Are you sure you really get the demon?" asked Ray. " Yes I am certain, that demon was injured when I land a hit on its back" replied Ellis. " I hope it is not what I am thinking," said Ray with an angry look on his face as he turns to scan the environment for any sign of the demon. Meanwhile, while they were talking from the side a shadow was crawling out of the cave, and with every move it makes, blood will gust out of its body. " Just you wait until I make full recovery, I will be back for you," said serpentine as he turns to give the two a look. Looking at them was the biggest mistake it has ever done. Looking at the surrounding in search of the demon when he felt the hairs in his arms stand on ends, turning to the angle where the killing intent was strong Ray was shocked to see a shadow like the form of a snake crawling out of the cave. " Where do you think you are going," said Ray with a smile on his face as he gives chase after serpentine. " Goddamn, how was he able to see me," said serpentine with a pained face as it begins to increase the speed at which it crawls. Seeing Ray running towards the entrance at first Ellis thought he has lost it until he saw something crawling in the distance with a shock express he also gives chase before long they were getting close to serpentine who is finding it difficult to shake them off. " Why can''t they just mind their business instead they choose to chase after a defenseless demon" grumble serpentine as it continues to move. After getting close enough to serpentine, Ray releases a wind slash which cut the snake''s tail in to and with a scream of pain serpentine had to turn around and face them instead of just leaving it back defenseless for them to attack. Clawing at the incoming blade that was targeting to take its life before swinging what is left of its tail at Ray which sweep him from the floor with his blade falling on the ground but before serpentine could make a move on him, Ellis came out of nowhere and punch it on the breast which sent it crashing into the side of the cave. " Hey, are you okay there," asked Ellis at Ray who was still laying on the ground. " Yeah it just a little fall that all" replied Ray as he got up from the ground before dusting his body. " Its energy is getting weaker by the minute, this is the only chance we have in ending it," said Ellis as he looks at serpentine who is struggling to get up. " Yeah I know and I have been saving my energy to deliver the best attack that will be suitable for its death" replied Ray as he brought his sword forward with a sinister smile on his face. " Don''t forget to strike the heart or at least we''ll be hunted by it again and will have to go through the process of fighting it and that is if we have the chance" said Ellis as he tags Ray on his shoulder. " I have not forgotten unlike you who did not remember to kill it via the heart" replied Ray as he begins to make his way to where serpentine was. Seeing the humans making their way forward, serpentine finally decided to give up struggling since it could hardly move and wait for the human to end its life so that it will be reborn again like last time since they don''t know their secret. Stopping in from of serpentine who has stopped struggling, Ray couldn''t help himself as he chuckles as he waves his sword around before saying. " There is nowhere left for you to go so just stay still and let me end your miserable life". Seeing the human acting proud in front of it, serpentine spat the blood that is in its mouth at Ray which was easily avoided before saying. " You may have won this time but I will be back again". " I am sorry to say but there would not be any coming back for you" replied Ray as he shakes his head in disapproval to serpentine words. " What do you mean by that" asked serpentine with slight fear in its eyes " Simple your day here in the human realm is over, it is time for you to go back to where you come from" replied Ray as he raised his blade high. " And you think that you are strong enough to send me back haha dream on," said serpentine as it begins to laugh as if it has lost its senses. " We will have to see if I have the power to send you back to hell or not" replied Ray as he brought the sword down at serpentine right side of the breast while unleashing flame burst skill in the process as he was caught in the ball of fire together with serpentine. Seeing the human in the flame with it make serpentine burst in laughter as it thought it won''t be long before it will be revived while the human will have to suffer the burnt of the flame unknowingly to serpentine Ray immunity towards the fire element is very high making him feel no pain. before it could it enjoy the feeling of coming back to life to torment those that cause it misery, it felt a sharp pain in its heart and before long the pain begins to increase then came the burnt as it begins to scream in anguish. Still resting the blade on the demon chest as the flame continues to consume it, Ray was having a wide smile on his face as he continues to enjoy the feeling of taking some loads off his shoulder. " Finally I will be able to go out for quest again" mutter Ray as he continues to watch serpentine burn while still holding the blade with all his might to stop it from removing it. After the body of serpentine has finally disintegrated into ashes, Ray places his blade in the scabbard before laying on the ground as he begins to pat like someone who has just escape a fight with the lion. " Finally that demon won''t be able to give me a hard time and at the same time it won''t be having a good time in hell," said Ray as he tried to catch his breath. " I think this will be the last time that we will be seeing that demon again," said Ellis as he sat close to Ray with a pale face. " Yeah, I think I am going to take some time off to completely recover from the battle" reply Ray as he lay on the ground. " Same with me," said Ellis. " Do you think we should help the vice leader out with the battle?" asked Ray with a smile on his face. " I would love to give him a hand but that will only lead to our early death" replied Ellis as he turns to look at the vice leader fighting with Broroch in the distance. " Yeah I think so too, who wants to lose his life in a fight when knowing full well you won''t make it out alive," said Ray with an embarrassing look on his face. " I think we should take this time to recover our strength and only led him a hand after the demon has weakened a lot" replied Ellis. " That is going to take forever just take a look at how vigor the demon his even vice leader is finding it difficult to land a hit on it," said Ray as he pointed at the two battlings. " I don''t think the vice leader is finding it difficult to beat the demon, just take a good look at his face you will be able to tell that he is having fun" replied Ellis. Turning to look at the vice leader who was swinging his sword gently like someone who is out of energy but when looking at his eyes, one would be able to tell that he is happy with the fight. " Is it just me or he is playing with the demon?" asked Ray in shock when he saw the vice leader''s expression. " It is more likely that he is using the demon as a sparring partner to train his sword art" replied Ellis with a wide smile on his face. Chapter 123 - Screw You Human Looking at the two battling it out with each other was quite entertaining to the eye since it is rare to see an expert fight but after watching them fight for some time with no side gaining the upper hand, Ray was beginning to worry if the vice leader will be able to hold his ground against the demon who seen to be getting more vigorous as the fight continue to unfold. " Hey, shouldn''t we be helping him now" asked Ray as he turns to Ellis who lay relaxed on the ground? " That won''t be necessary for now, just let them be for some time before joining the fight else you will only end up losing your life if you go there" replied Ellis as he turns to look at the fight. Looking at how relaxed he is, Ray couldn''t help but to twisted his mouth as he gives him a cold stare before saying. " Are you sure the time is not right or you just want to lay down here like a dead man until the whole fight is over"? " Yeah if that will answer your question then yes since it will save me the time to exhausted my spiritual energy" replied Ellis. " So you are going to sit down here and he battle that demon all by himself," asked Ray as he points at the vice leader in the distance. " Are you blind or what, can''t you see that he have the whole situation under control? What can we do to help him subdue the demon other than to be a huge load to him" replied Ellis as he yelled at Ray. " Okay I guess we will just have to wait until its aura weakens before moving in," said Ray as he continues to watch the fight. fighting Broroch who continually attacks the vice leader with the flame from the halo behind its back. Doing his best to avoid the attack as he moves majestically around the place with a happy expression on his face. " What is wrong with you demon, I thought you were acting proud at our first exchange," said the vice leader to Broroch as he continues to dodge the flame before slashing the back of the demon that was left unguided. Grunting his teeth in pain, Broroch roar to the heavens as he let out a huge wave of flame that went after the vice leader. Seeing the huge wave of flame heading his way, the vice-captain has to embrace himself as he swipes his blade to the side before slashing at when the wave of flame is already before him as he yelled out. " Ocean wave: tsunami slash" With the water wave behind him, the vice leader slashes the sword at the flame in front of him as he divides the flame in two as he stood in the middle with the flame continuing flowing from his right and left side. Seeing the flame heading their way from both sides Ray and Ellis could only Get out of the way to avoid being caught in the flame as they distance themselves far from them. " That flame is really powerful, I wonder if I will be able to survive the burnt," said Ray as he turns to look at the flame " Don''t even think about trying it out unless you want to die in the flame" replied Ellis with a sad look. " Why are you sad all of a sudden" asked " Can''t you see that they have just ruined my resting place now I am going to look for another place to lay down and rest" replied Ellis with a sigh. " How on the lower heaven are you still able to rest when there is an intense fight going on here" asked Ray in shock when he heard his friend replied. " What is the fight got to do with me, please I am off to look for a good place to rest" replied Ellis as he walks out in search of a resting place. " Just take a look at you, going to rest when your vice leader is doing his best to kill the demon so that we won''t be hunted when you should be assisting him," said Ray at Ellis. " Like I send before you are free to join the fight if you think the demon is weak enough for you to having a winning chance so if you don''t mind I am going to look for a good place to rest" reply Ellis as he waves Ray''s off. Watching the sea of flame split into two with his enemy standing in the middle with a blade in hand, Broroch let out a mighty scream as he rushed toward the vice leader, and seeing the demon heading his way, the vice leader couldn''t help but chuckle as he said. " I see it that you can''t hold yourself back after seeing what I can do" " Go to hell you low life" yelled Broroch as he punches at the vice leader who also let out a slash of his own as he stood where he was not even thinking of dodging the attack and Broroch saw this, it became happy as he has a cunning smile on his face. '' good just keep on thinking that you will be able to survive this punch of mine and don''t move to the side let''s see where you arrogant will land you'' thought Broroch as he continues to push it to punch forward. When the punch hit the vice leader, the fist went through the body like it was a projectile as the blade slash at it on the shoulder and it screams out in pain. Looking at the human before him who still have a smile on his face as he begins to fade away then what came after was a young man sitting on the rock with his hand rested on his jaw as he watched Broroch with a smile on his face like he is enjoying the fight before him. " How do you like my little technique," asked the vice leader with a chuckle. " Scraw you human" replied Broroch with an angry look. Chapter 124 - Tiring The Opponent Out Seeing that the human was making fun of it, really got Broroch angry as it charges at the vice leader while swinging his battle axe that was blazing with flames from hell which was easily flicked away by the tip of the blade. " I thought maybe you will be able to entertain me a little before perishing but it seen like that won''t be possible since you can hardly hold your ground," said the vice leader with a smile on his face as he continues to ward off the attack of Broroch. " That''s my line you human " yell Broroch as it started growing in size while looking at the vice leader angrily. " Oh shit, why does he have to make the demon so angry. Now it will only prove to be more difficult trying to defeat it" said Ray as he looks at the demon growing in size. " Maybe he was getting bored of the fight and decided to make things more interesting" replied Ellis as continue to lay on the ground with no worries. " Are you just going to lay there and watch or think of a way to get that battle freak to stop annoying the demon?" said Ray as he turns to look at Ellis enjoying himself on the ground. " Just let him do what he wants besides its not easy for a man of his caliber to find a worthy opponent so easily" replied Ellis as he turned a deaf ear to Ray''s words. Turning back to watch what will happen next after the demon has complete its transformation only for him to see the demon still growing in size as its weapons grow in size together with it and turning to take a look at the vice leader who just stood there with his hand behind his back with a happy expression on his face as he watches the demon continue with his growth. " I wonder where all this will take you to," said the vice leader " As long as it is enough to get rid of you, I will be more than happy to burn my life force just to make sure you are dead" replied Broroch. " Ah what a dumb demon you are than if you think that will be enough to get rid of this old body of mine then you must be joking," said the vice leader as in started to laugh. " Just you wait until I completed my transformation then let''s see if you will be able to keep that smile in your face" replied Broroch with an angry look on his face. " And what do you think I am standing here doing if not waiting for you to complete your transformation and received a beating of a lifetime," said the vice leader as he taps the handle of his blade. " That idiot just keeps on provoking the demon while knowing full well he won''t be able to stand a chance against it," said Ray angrily as veins begin to pop up in his head. " Now I know that you are really an idiot to say that he is a fool for getting the enemy angry, don''t you know that making your enemy angry also makes the battle easier for you" replied Ellis as he looks at Ray with a lazy eye. " Damnit, how can I forget about that so easily. I am beginning to wonder how was I able to run my dad''s company all this year''s" Ray mutter to himself in a voice that can only be heard by him. After Broroch has completed its transformation, it begins to laugh sinisterly as it bent down to look at the vice leader. Since its transformation is complete it will be very difficult for it to lose in a fight but that was not a problem for the vice leader who still maintains the smile on his face as he stares directly into the eyes of the demon before him. " Alright, now that you have completed your transformation can we get the battle over with," asked the vice leader with a smile. " Ha, you asked for it, now let''s see what you got " replied Broroch as it threw a punch at the vice leader. " Haha, that is more like it" ask the vice leader as he stomps his feet on the ground and launches himself into the air before performing a little somersault as he slashes his blade at Broroch. " Huh what a cheap trick that is" replied Broroch with a smirk on his face as he swings his gigantic arm at the blade attack that is heading its way. Smashing the blade attack away like it''s nothing, Broroch continues to punch at the vice leader as he continues to dodge the attack while giggling as he moves to the side. " Come on big guy, you can do far better than that," said the vice leader as he continues to avoid Broroch attack. Being played by the opponent really get on Broroch nerve as he continues to draw on more power as it tries to land a hit on the nimble vice leader. " Stand still and let me hit you will you," said Broroch in anger. " Haha, the mighty demon is actually pleading to land a hit on me but unfortunately for you, I am not merciful to my enemies" replied the vice leader as he continues to avoid the demon attack. " Just look how happy he is for bullying a weaker opponent," said Ray. " See I told you he got everything under control but you didn''t believe me and you would have made things difficult for him if you were to head there to join the fight" replied Ellis with a smile on his face. Turning to look at the laying Ellis, Ray couldn''t help but shook his head as he said. " You only said those words so that you can lazy around so stop blabbing here" " At least I am right at the end of the day unlike you who is thinking of going there to die" replied Ellis as he started to laugh at Ray. Chapter 125 - Interrogating The Demon " and who told you that I am going to lose my life if I should go down," said Ray as he rolls his eyes at Ellis. " Isn''t it obvious, the moment you step in will be the last for you" replied Ellis with a chuckle " I can''t believe that I am listening to you right now," said Ray as he turns his attention back to the fight. Now looking at the demon who is now breathing heavily due to overusing his strength to suppress the vice leader who has his hand place behind his back like an expert as he gazes at the demon. " Tired already when we are just getting started with the fight," said the vice leader with a smile on his face. " Go ahead and kill me will you instead of tormenting me" yelled Broroch at the vice leader. " Looks like someone wants a quick death here," said the vice leader. Swiping his gigantic arm at with vice leader with the little strength it has left only for it to lose the target. " It''s better you end me now or face the consequences of delaying my death" replied Broroch after throwing a punch at the vice leader. " I only have two options here, is either you tell me where the key was hidden and I will grant you a quick death or you refuse to tell me and be granting suffering upon suffering," said the vice leader after landing. Hearing the request from the vice leader, Broroch frown is brown as it went silent for some time, and seeing him like this, the vice leader thought it won''t be saying a thing proceeded with asking. " What''s the matter, can''t get the word off your tongue". " What is the use hiding the whereabouts of the key when it is not here in the face place" replied Broroch after some time. Hearing the two have stop fighting and were instead talking about the key, Ellis and Ray decided to join in too and hearing that the key is not in the cave, Ellis couldn''t help but ask. " What do you mind by the words it''s not in the cave". " The one responsible for summoning us into the realm took it away after I was summon" replied Broroch as he turns to the vice leader not even bothering to take a glance at the two low life before it. Hearing this new piece of information, the vice leader couldn''t help but think of what would happen if the suspect was to open the gate to the demon realm and summon more demons into the realm. " The person you said that took the key, do you happen to see his/ her face," asked the vice leader after some thought. " Like I am going to tell you if I did" replied Broroch with a smile on it face. " Oh well, since you don''t want to tell me I guess I will just have to start with your suffering," said the vice leader as he steps forward to the gigantic Broroch who just stood weakling as it awaits its death. After getting close to Broroch who couldn''t even face back because of its weakling state, the vice leader raises his sword high slashing out, and then came the scream of pain and one of the demon''s toes fell off with blood raising out. " What are you doing" asked Broroch in pain. " Since you refuse to give me the information I want to hear then I will have to interrogate you until you finally decide to tell me to want I need to know. So are you ready to talk" replied the vice leader. " Never, I will rather die than say a word," said Broroch as it grits his teeth. "Then I guess I will have to do this then" replied the vice leader with a smile on his face as he cut off another of the demon toe and the scream of the demon spread all over the cave. Watching as the vice leader continue to cut off the toe of the demon, Ray couldn''t help but twitch his mouth in disgust. " I knew the guy is crazy but is it a good thing for him to make things bloody," said Ray as he turns his face away from the scene. " It is the only way to force the demon to spilled the beans" replied Ellis as he continues to watch. " So cutting off part of its body is the best way of interrogating the demon to speak " asked Ray as he turns to look at Ellis. " What part of the world did you come from, don''t you know it not easy to hold in the pain that is surging through the body" replied Ellis with a shocking expression on his face. Meanwhile, after being tortured for a long time, the demon finally gives in after losing its whole toe to the demon in human form in front of him. " I wasn''t able to see the appearance of the person but it was actually a lady, believe me, that is all I know," said the demon hurriedly in other to save its thumbs from the demon. " See it wasn''t that hard for you, you should have said that all along and save yourself from all this trouble" replied the vice leader still maintaining his smile. " Well at least we now know where to start our search from," said Ellis as he massages his chin. " Is there really a need for that since we already know the suspect is" replied Ray to Ellis''s statement. " What do you mean" asked Ellis since he doesn''t know what Ray is talking about. " How can you forget so soon about the seer that I told you about" replied Ray. " Ray is better you don''t say anything about that matter again or you will get yourself in trouble," said Ellis with a frown on his face. Looking at the demon still in pain, the vice leader slashes his blade as he took the life of the demon before placing his sword back on the scabbard as he mutters to himself. " From one trouble to another, when will I be able to take a break from all this". Chapter 126 - The Suspect Walking back to the two who were looking at the dead body of the demon with a relief expression, the vice leader couldn''t help but chuckle before saying. " Come on guys, let''s head back to the guild and think of a way to uncover the suspect". " Is there a need for that when we already know who it was" replied Ray? Stopping in his track, the vice leader couldn''t believe what he just heard as he turns back and asked as he looks at Ray attentively. " What did you just say" " Ray that''s enough," said Ellis who was already getting scared where the conversation will lead to. " I said we already know who the suspect is so there is no need to go back to the guild to plan things out while the suspect will have enough time to summon more demons to do her bidding, we can just take this opportunity to strike her now that she has not summoned any of the demon" replied Ray as he ignores Ellis warning. " Did you just say you knew who it was" asked the vice leader with a happy expression? " It seems like the whole fight has made you deaf" replied Ray feeling a little annoyed by the vice leader. " Since you know who it was then tell me instead of keeping me waiting," said the vice leader as he didn''t take the insult to heart. " The involved is no one other than the seer Placidia from the Azura empire" replied Ray straight away without holding anything back. When the vice leader heard what he just said, his joy earlier died down as a frown could be seen on his face as stare at Ray to see his reaction. " Are you sure about what you are saying" asked the vice leader as he continues to stare at him? " I am hundred percent sure since it is not the first time she is doing something like this " replied Ray with all seriousness. " And how do you come to learn about all this," asked the vice leader once more. " That''s because I am from the Azura empire and was frame by that bitch when I caught her making contact with the demons" replied Ray in anger. " This is strange, if you say she is the one behind it then it will be really difficult to get her to talk since she is now being protected by the king of the Azura empire," said the vice leader as he begins to think. After waiting for the vice leader to say something but he didn''t say a word, Ellis voice out. " I will be heading back to my clan after recovering from all this fight so I don''t think this will have anything to do with us". " Eh, sure you are free to go home but remember that you are still one of us no matter where you are so in case you came across someone who is in need, you must do your best to help them out" replied the vice leader. " What, we are already heading back to the clan so soon when we have not even reached our objective," asked Ray in shock when he heard the news. " There is no longer any need in delaying my return" replied Ellis. " What if your brother decides to plot against you once again" asked Ray. " If it is the will of the gods then so shall it be" replied Ellis with a sigh. " Seen like someone is having a problem dealing with his brother" chuckle the vice leader. " What does it have to do with you," asked Ray as he glared at the vice leader. " Should I remind you that I am your superior" replied the vice leader as he taps the hilt with a smile on his face. " Look are shameless he is, oppressing his juniors," said Ray in a low voice. " That''s much better now where was I better I was interrupted by that brat" commented the vice leader as he turns to give Ray a look to see his reaction. " Is nothing much sir just a little family struggle here and there" replied Ellis with an awkward laugh. " Alright then if you say. Let''s head back to the guild then" said the vice leader as he led the way out of the cave. " Wait what about the problem with the demon key," asked Ray. " That can wait until we hear from the head of the guild, so for now you can do as you like" replied the vice leader. " Won''t that time be more than enough for her to summon more demons?" asked Ray in disbelief of what the vice leader said. " We can''t just go there and accuse someone of being the suspect without enough evidence so for now let the matter be" replied the vice leader. " Meaning nothing will be done about the key then" asked Ray with a frown. " Just leave that to the higher-ups to handle okay and as a low ranker you are not supposed to say this to others least you will be putting yourself in trouble if words of this were to go around," said the vice leader. " Do I look like someone who will open his mouth to spread words about what I did" replied Ray? " As if you wouldn''t if you were giving the chance to," said Ellis as he rolled his eyes on Ray. Ray almost cried when he heard what Ellis said. '' what kind of friend will say such a thing to someone they are close to'' thought Ray. " Anyways let''s take our leave and remember don''t say anything about what happened here to anyone, not even Gray and the other should know about this," said the vice leader before they walk out of the cave while leaving the demon body behind. " I hope you will be able to keep this a secret," said Ellis to Ray. " Of course I can besides who would believe me if I were to say I killed a mighty demon" replied Ray as follow Ellis out of the cave. Chapter 127 - Invitation Taking their time this time around since there is no longer any task for them, it hooks them some days to get to the guild together with the vice leader but before they could get into the guild the vice leader stops them in their track as he said to them. " Remember what I told you earlier and after they have made their decision, I will let you guys know since you are already involved in all this". " We know we are not to say anything" replied Ray with a stern face. " Good and before you go can I have my sword back," asked the vice leader as he stretches his hand towards Ray. " What sword are you talking about" replied Ray with a puzzled look. " I am talking about the blade I lend you before we went into the cave," said the vice leader as he stares at Ray. " Oh you mean this, I thought you actually letting me have it and since I am your junior why don''t you just leave it with me since I don''t have any" replied Ray as he brought the blade. " Junior my ass, go get yourself a sword instead of using a borrowed sword," said the vice leader as he stares at the shameless man before him. " Come on vice leader just let me have this blade to remind you after we leave the guild" replied Ray with a smile on his face. " Oh so now I am your vice leader anyways it is not a problem to let you have the blade since you are low on money to buy one," said the vice leader as he gave up on the struggle. " Thanks, vice leader" replied Ray cheerfully as he gave the vice leader a thumbs up. " Alright I will be taking me to leave them since there is nothing to talk about again," said the vice leader as walk into the guild. With a sigh, Ray turns to give the place a look before saying. " I am going to miss this place when we are gone especially their liquor". " Same here, come on let''s go catch up with the rest of the group" replied Ellis as took a step forward. " Hey, why don''t we invite them over for a drink since today will be the last time we will be seeing them" suggested Ray before they could walk into the guild. " That''s a good idea Ray hope jenny can also join us too," said Ellis with a low spirit. " I find it out to believe that she will reject our invitation" replied Ray when he saw his friend was low-spirited. " You are right my friend," said Ellis with a laugh as he pats Ray on the shoulder before stepping into the guild. Walking into the guild, they were shocked to see that the place was already filled with hunters taking on quest before dashing out of the guild, looking around the place Ellis suddenly says Roland talking to a fellow hunter. With a happy expression on his face as he walks up to him and greeted him. " Hey long time no see Ellis, how is it going," said Roland replying to Ellis with a smile. " We went out for a quest. What about you guys how have you been couping" asked Ellis with a smile on his face. " Not bad as we speak Gray has been out for some days now together with Josh" replied Roland. " Wow so that big mouth has finally recovered from his injuries," said Ray as he walks up to them. " Hello Ray how is it going" replied Roland. "So-so, so when are they coming back from the quest," asked Ray. " They should be back today if I am not mistaking" replied Roland. " That''s good to just In case you see them, please tell them to meet up with us in the pub today and don''t forget to come along too," said Ray with a smile. " And what is the occasion this time around," asked Roland. " Don''t worry you will know what it is when you get there" replied Ray as walked past Roland. " Brother Roland I will be taking my leave now, see you in the pub later in the day" Said Ellis as he went after Ray. " Hey wait up man, you should have given him a clue on why we are inviting them over for a drink," said Ellis after catching up with Ray. " If they were to know why they are being invited over, then they might not even bother to show up" replied Ray as h continue to walk towards jenny''s office. It has been long since jenny has set her eyes on the two and the moment she saw them walking towards her, she put on a smile on her face as he asked. " Where have you two been all this while, this whole place has become somehow dull since your absence". " Really because I don''t see the place looking dull with all these hunters going up and down doing their thing" replied Ray as he rests his hand on his Jaw with a smile plastered on his face. Jenny couldn''t help but rolled her eyes at Ray before saying. " Is it obvious that I miss seeing you two"? " Oh, you should have said that from the beginning instead of beating around the bush" replied Ray with a playful smile on his face. " Let''s leave that aside, where have you two been all this while," asked jenny. " We were hole up in our home, ever since I fought with Josh I decided to take a break" replied Ellis this time around. " Than what were you doing all this while" ask jenny as she turns to look at Ray. " I also needed a break from all this is fighting too you know" replied Ray. " Hey jenny will you be free tonight," asked Ellis. " I can''t tell from now but I am supposed to be free" replied jenny. " That''s great, then I hope to see you in the pub tonight," Said Ellis in excitement. " Now you are going to drink after coming out" asked jenny with a frown on her face. "It''s not just a drink okay, I will be expecting you then" replied Ellis as he turns around to take his leave. Chapter 128 - Farewell That evening Ellis and Ray went to the pub to wait for the other and it didn''t take much time before Gray, Roland came, seeing that josh was not with them Ellis couldn''t help but asked. " Why is josh not together with you guys". " He will be here soon," said Roland as he took his seat. Taking their seat to wait for the arrival of the others, Ray other for some liquor, and while they were enjoying their drink jenny came in dress in her hunter''s wear. " Over here jenny" wave Ray when he saw her searching for them. " Wait a minute, do you also invite miss jenny," asked Gray in bewildering when he saw her walking toward their sit. " Yeah is there anything wrong with that" replied Ray? " Not at all it just that I never knew you guys are close to her" replied Gray. Seeing the boys sitting together with Gray and Roland, jenny was shocked as she sat down close to Ray. " I never knew you will be inviting these two over as well," said jenny after taking her seat. " Well, there also josh who has yet to arrive" replied Ellis with a smile. " So what is it that you are celebrating to invite us to a place like this" asked jenny out of curiosity. " Let''s wait for josh''s arrival, so what do you like to drink" asked Ellis. " Just get me a bottle of rosy wine" replied jenny. After she was served, the group begin to chat until josh arrived and they continue with other discussions while enjoying their drink with the sound of laughter echoing in the place until eventually Ray stood up and hit his cup with a little energy strong enough to produce a sound to get the attention of the group. " Listen up everyone, my buddy and I have something important that we need to tell you," said Ray after getting everyone''s attention. After saying those words and seeing that they are listening, Ray continues to speak. " My friend and I will be leaving Hiepia empire tomorrow and won''t be coming back anytime soon and we just want to take this time to thank you all for the love and care you showed us even though you don''t know who we were," said Ray with a conflicted look on his face. " What you guys are leaving, don''t you like it here," said Gray with shock, and by the look of things, he was not the only one that was in shock by the statement. " Although we like it in here, the freedom to do want you want to without being cautious about being seen by other members of your family and it is also time for me to head home" replied Ellis. " What home are you talking about," asked Josh this time around. " Allow me to tell them exactly what happened," said Ray to Ellis who is finding it difficult to explain himself. Nodding his head in approval, Ellis took his seat as he waited for Ray to say all that is needed to hear. "Ellis here is the young clan master of the Gibson clan, and the reason why we were here in Hiepia empire was because of his brother sending a group of assassin''s to assassinate him while he was returning to the clan after completing the mission that was assigned to him by his father. We almost lost our lives in the fight but thanks to Ellis protectors who willingly sacrifice their life just for him to escape" said Ray as he begins to tell them what happened after that. When the group heard the story of Ellis they feel sorry for him but that was when jenny voice out. " I thought as much when you came to the guild the very day for your registration". " Wait you knew my identity all this while," asked Ellis in surprise. " I didn''t know that you were a clan master but I know one thing for sure and that is you are running away from someone meaning you have a higher status or you have something that your pursuer wanted badly" replied jenny with a smile on her face. " See I told you those changes we made to ourselves won''t hide our cover" complain Ray. " If I may ask ain''t you guys worry about being ambush on your way back to the clan by the assassins," asked Roland after taking a mouthful of liquor. " There will not be anyone ambushing us this time around unless my brother knew that I was coming" replied Ellis with a smile on his face. " Wait so what about the assassins, ain''t you scared of meeting with them," asked Josh when the two acting abnormally. " We don''t need to worry about the dead disturbing those from the land of the living unless they want their soul to be erased from existence completely" replied Ray with a sinister laugh. " That is impossible, I thought you said they were far stronger than the two of you put together so how did you manage to kill them," asked Gray still not believing their words. " I have to admit there got us where they wanted us but unfortunately for them, the vice leader was keeping watch over those of us that were involved with the demon summoning. So I guess you already know what happened after that" replied Ellis with an awkward laugh. " Vice Leader was keeping a tab over us all this way I we still did not know," said Josh in surprise. " I was even surprised when I found out too" replied Ray. " So you won''t be coming back to the guild again" asked jenny in a sad mood. Everyone quiet down when she spoke and it took Ellis some time to reply. " I don''t know if I will be able to come back but Incase anyone of you want to see me, you are free to come to see me in the clan". " Since there is nothing else to talk about here, then I will be taking my leave," said Jenny as she took a mouthful of her wine before walking out of the pub. Turning to look at her walkout pain him a lot since they were very close. Chapter 129 - Returning To The Gibson Clan After the group drank to their heart content, they went home while leaving Ray and Ellis behind. Drinking their full they also went home to rest and early in the morning they left their resident as they match towards the entrance of the city but on getting there, they saw jenny sitting by the side of the gate where the guards are standing. " Jenny what are you doing here at this time of the day," asked Ellis as he walks up to her. " What do you think" replied jenny with a question of her own. " Look I know it might hurt you bad to see us leave the guild but we are still going to return someday," said Ellis with a sigh. " I think I have stayed at the sect for way too long so it''s time for me to take some time off" replied jenny. " What you quit your job," asked Ray in shock. " Not quite you dummy, I just take some time to relax and it seems to me that the Gibson clan will be my first choice for now" replied jenny. " You are coming with us too, this will be troublesome for me if my father was to asked about your identity, then what am I supposed to say"asked Ellis. " Simple just tell them that I am your lover" replied jenny as she winks at Ellis. Seeing the way jenny is acting, Ray couldn''t help but shake his head as he mutter. " Now it seems like she can''t hide her feeling any longer, but still can she do it somewhere else where I will not be able to see them". Turning to look at Ray who was mumbling to himself, she chuckles before saying. " You better go look for someone who will love a barbarian like you". " I hope you won''t regret the decision you have made today," said Ellis. " It''s my decision and since you are leaving I know I won''t be able to see you again so this is what I want for myself" replied jenny. " There is a problem here, if you are thinking of going with us then you must be powerful enough to defend yourself from danger since the journey back won''t be an easy one and we won''t be able to protect you," said Ray before jenny could relax. Rolling her eyes on Ray, jenny chuckle before saying. " Oh please when it comes to battle powers you are not even strong enough to hold a candle to me" replied jenny. " Alright since that is the case I believe we are good to go," said Ellis with a smile as he leads the way forward. It took the group a whole day to get out of the curious wetland wood with the help of jenny who took the lead as the group walks out of the forest. Taking a deep breath Ellis turns to look around the place with a smile plaster on his face as he said with enlightenment. " Finally I can go back home". " Then you think of how to deal with that brother of yours" commented Ray with all seriousness. " Yeah, I can''t wait to see the look on his face when he sees that he plans to eliminate me from the race for the head of the clan fail" replied Ellis with a chuckle. Looking at the two cooking something beneath that look of theirs, jenny couldn''t help but speak her mind. " I know you must be thinking of taking revenge but can you please let your father handle the matter". " Not a chance since he won''t be taking it seriously because of my weak base" replied Ellis while clutching his fist together when his father was mention. " Anyway we need to make a way to the clan before it gets dark," said Ray. " Yeah, by the way, I heard that the Bryan clan are having a conflicted with our clan so we have to be very careful with who we meet along the way" replied Ellis as he leads the way. After traveling for nine days they were able to reach the entrance of the clan. Seeing the entrance before them, Ray rushes forward in happiness since he has been traveling, they have not been able to get a good sleep so seeing the entrance before them he couldn''t hold himself back as he rushes forward the gate only for him to be stopped by the entrance. " Who are you and what business do you have with the Gibson clan," said the guard. " Don''t worry, he is with me " said Ellis as he walks for forwarding. " And you are" asked the guard with a frown on his face. " How can you not recognize who he is and you still dare to call yourself a clan member of the Gibson " replied Ray in rage. " It''s enough Ray, he must be a new recruit which is why he doesn''t recognize me," said Ellis to Ray before turning to the guard and said. " I am the third clan master Ellis and these are my friends". " Huh you are young master Ellis," asked the guard in shock. " Yeah that''s him in flesh alright" replied Ray with a smile on his face when he saw the guard''s reaction. " Am sorry for my previous action young clan master please forgive the low servant for being arrogant" said the guard as he knew on the ground and kowtow to Ellis. " You can raise okay, by the way, you were just doing your job" replied Ellis as he orders the guard to get up on his knee. " Thank you young master for your benevolent," said the guard as he got up on his knee. Just waving his hand at the guard as he walks past with the rest following behind him and just when they were taking their time heading to his courtyard, Ellis saw josh who was busy talking to some of the clan members. " How josh long time no see" yelled Ray. " Who is calling my name at this time of the day," said Josh in annoyance as he turns to look at who was calling him only to see a young man staring at him with a smile on his face. Taking a look at the face that was starring at him, josh couldn''t help but wonder where he has seen the face before, and after cracking his brain for some time he begins to recall where he has seen the young man. " Master Ray you are here," said Josh as he ran forward and bow to Ray. " come on don''t be like that we are pals ain''t we," said Ray with a smile on his face as he lifts josh from the ground. " Since you are here means young clan master is also around," asked Josh after raising from his bow. " How are you doing josh" replied Ellis. " Young clan master you look different from the previous time I saw you," said Josh with a bow. " Hahaha, I thought you should be in warberry cave so what are you doing here," asked Ellis. " Actually I came here to collect the reward you offer us only for me to hear that we won''t be receiving any reward since you are not around to testify" replied josh with a long sigh. " I see, josh can you do me a favor," asked Ellis. " Anything for you young clan master" replied josh with a bow. " Can you go inform the clan head of my return?" said Ellis. " Right away" replied josh before walking out. " Now that is taken care of let''s head to my courtyard to relax and with for my father''s command," said Ellis as they walk to his courtyard. " Hey, guys where will I be staying " asked jenny. " You can pick a room to stay in my courtyard if you don''t mind" replied Ellis as he continued to walk toward where his courtyard is located. " That can also work," said Jenny with a smile as she followed Ellis from behind. After getting to the hall where meeting is been held and also where the clan head can easily be found, josh ran to the guard who is in charge of the place as he said. " Good day sir, is the clan head in there" " Yes is anything the matter" replied the guard. " I have important news for the clan head and I would like to deliver the news personally," said josh. " Whatever you have to say to the clan head you can pass it to me for me to tell him later after they are done with the clan meeting" replied the guard. " I can''t do that sir since the news is most important to the clan head," said Josh as he refuses to let the guard in the news. " Since you can''t let me in on it then you will have to wait until they are done with the clan meeting" replied the guard as he refused to take josh order. Chapter 130 - Clan Head Finn Anger " can''t you just let me see the clan head, it is really important," said Josh as he pleads with the guard to let him meet the clan head. " Young man if you know you can''t leave the message behind then you have to wait until they are done with the meeting before passing the message to him" replied the guard. " I wish I can just pass it to the clan head now," said Josh as he refused to give up. " Look young man you are not even qualified to see the clan head and here you are saying you want to meet him right away. If not for the fact that you said the message is really important, I would have chase you out of here by now" replied the guard angrily. Deciding to wait for the meeting to end before speaking with the clan head but after waiting for a long time and the meeting was still not over, josh was beginning to feel restless since he needs to head back to warberry cave to continue with his duty before a report will be filled. " Dammit, why is it taking so long for they to round things up inside, if not for the sake of young master Ellis helping us during the attack I would have head back by now" complain josh as he sat by the side while waiting for the clan head to come out. Still, there was no sign of people coming out of the room which is becoming annoying for josh as he turns to look at the guard. " Hey, are you sure that they are still inside the building or you are just lying to me," asked Josh as he stares at the guard. " They are still inside alright just wait a little longer okay" replied the guard as he gare at josh. " But I am already getting late for my duty already" replied josh. " Then you have to wait since you claim it''s very important," said guard with a smug on his face " But I am already running out of time," said josh helplessly " Then you have to create some time" replied the guard. " Which part did you not understand that is very important," asked Josh when he saw the way the guard is acting. " And what is it you want to speak to me about," said a voice from the room. Turning to look at where the voice came from, josh and the guard were shocked to see the clan head walking out of the room with his elders. Wasting no time they both bow to show respect to the figures coming from the room. " Good day clan head" yelled the guard and josh at the same time. " What is it that is so important that you waited all day to see me," asked clan head, Finn, as he ignores their bow. " I was ordered by the third young master to inform you of his return" replied josh. " Wait a minute when you said third young master do you mean Ellis," asked clan head Finn still in shock after hearing that Ellis was alive. " Yes clan head, sir Ellis is back and he brought along with him some friends" replied josh. " You can go now," said clan head Finn. Taking a bow, josh took his leave leaving clan head Finn and his elders. " Clan head don''t you think is inappropriate for the young clan master to be acting in this way," said elder Luke. " Yes clan head it being long that he was done with his assignment but he decided not to head back to the clan and now he is sending someone to let you know of his arrival" added elder Garry " You can now take your leave" replied clan head, Finn, as he walks past his elders. " Ah it feels so good to finally be back," said Ellis as he walks into his courtyard. " You can say that again" replied Ray as he took a sit. " Wish maria and Kate were here too it would have been even better," said Ellis as he sighed. " Wait now that you are back with no maids, won''t the clan head get you a new one," asked Ray. " I don''t need any of that, all I want is to live my life peacefully" replied Ellis as he takes a sit. Meanwhile, when Ray and Ellis were busy discussing, jenny was busy looking around the place in astonishment since it is her first time to be in the courtyard of a young master. " So how do you like the place," asked Ellis after seeing the adorable look on her face " Not bad but I think it is a little too big for just one person to live in" replied jenny as she also takes a sit " In the past, I was not the only one living in here you know," said Ellis with a saddened mood. " Am sorry for that statement" replied jenny when she saw that her words earlier might have hurt him. " So Ellis now that you said you won''t be having any maids, then how are we supposed to fend for ourselves," asked Ray. " That won''t be a problem since I can just order some of the workers to get me food" replied Ellis with a smile. " That won''t be necessary, since you said that your brother wants you dead he can easily plot to poison your food," said jenny. " True but then again how are we supposed to feed when we don''t have any maid to serve us" replied Ray. " As your lover, wouldn''t be wise for me to be preparing the meals for now on" asked jenny with a charming look on her face. Seeing her using that one in his midst, Ray could help but shake his head as he said. " That can also work besides I would love to have a taste of your dish since I haven''t before". " Then it is settled then, if you need anything jenny just asked and I will get it for you," said Ellis with a smile on his face. The moment Ellis said those words a guard suddenly yell from the entrance of the courtyard. " Welcome back master Ellis, the clan head demands your presence right away". " Tell him that I will be there" replied Ellis. " Alright guys, I think it''s time for me to have some chit with my father," said Ellis as he prepares to take his leave. " No problem, take your time since it being long you but chat about life" replied Ray with a cunning smile on his face. " Let''s me warn you Ray, don''t you dare going around drinking in here since you don''t have any money with you and use my name to get a free drink" warn Ellis as he walks out of the courtyard and headed to his father''s. " What''s wrong with him," said Ray in a low tone but unfortunately for him, jenny heard it and chuckle which pissed him off. Walking all the way to his father''s courtyard, Ellis met some of the servants that worked at the cave in warberry as they greeted him until he eventually got to his destination. Standing by the entrance, Ellis has a conflicted look on his face since he is going to meet with the man who claims to be his father but doesn''t care about what happened to him. Taking a deep breath Ellis finally walks in. After getting inside, the first thing he did was a bow to his father who sat on his throne. " Greeting father," said Ellis in a low voice. Instead of answering him, clan head Finn nodded his head in approval as he begins to look at Ellis to see if he has made an improvement while being outside the clan for so long and he was shocked when he found out that he has made a huge improvement in his cultivation. " Why didn''t you come back to the clan after the assignment that was given to you was completed" asked clan head Finn as he decided to put the matter of his cultivation aside. " I was actually on my way back together with my subordinates before we were ambush and almost lost my life so left with no choice have to hold up in the Hiepia empire" replied Ellis still in his bow. When Ellis said these words, he felt the Aura in the surroundings becoming too strong for him to bear as he raises his head a little to look at his father only to see him enrage. " Who have the guts to attack son, if I don''t teach that bastard a lesson then I am not the clan head of the Gibson," said clan head Finn as he clenches the armrest of the throne in anger. " Tell me who was it that attack you while you were returning home," asked clan head, Finn, as he turns to look at Ellis. " There won''t be any need for that father, for I have already taken care of it before my return" replied Ellis. " If you say so then you can now go and prepare for tonight we will be hosting a feast to celebrate your achievement in the war against the army of gnurx," said clan head Finn. " Yes, father" replied Ellis as he bows once more before walking out. Chapter 131 - Simon Intention After Ellis left the room, the vice leader stoop up from his seat and took a walk outside to get a better view of the place with a smile on his face. " Looks like I won''t be sending you out of the clan for an assignment ever again since your life is wanted by others. But still, how were you able to improve your cultivation base to where it is now within a year" said clan head Finn to himself as he still remembers the boost in Ellis cultivation base. " I need to make sure he is well protected from this day on," said clan head Finn as he walks back to his throne. Walking back to his courtyard, Ellis was quite conflicted by his father''s attitude since he has never seen him act like that before. Waking into his courtyard where Ray and Jenny are discussing about their adventures, they couldn''t help but stop what they were talking about when they saw the look on his face as he was deep in thought. " Hey what happened" asked jenny out of worry. " Nothing special, he just asked me a few questions and that''s all" replied Ellis as he took his seat " If nothing happens then why do you have that look on your face," asked Ray out of anger that Ellis is hiding something from them. " Nothing happened seriously, is just the way my father acted when he saw me that got me thinking alright" replied Ellis with a sigh. " I don''t understand what you are saying here, are is he acting" asked Ray in confusion. " He is acting like he cared and worried after I was not able to get home after completing the assignment. " Is it a bad thing for your father to care and get worried about his son''s disappearance?" asked jenny still not getting the point . " This is how it is with the two of them, in here Ellis is known as a lazy pig who knows nothing other than to eat and drink so his dad show he little to nothing of attention since his cultivation base is very low compare to his elder brothers" replied Ray as he begins to explain things to jenny. " Is that why you said you are troubled by his behavior?" asked jenny after knowing the gist between the father and son. " Shouldn''t I be troubled by it" replied Ellis with a question of his own as he raises himself from the chair? " Look Ellis your father care for you more than he those to your elder brothers if not less, and what he is doing is just an act to get you to work hard with less dependent on others" replied jenny. " I doubt he is, comes on Ray tell her," said Ellis as he turns to Ray for backup. " Sorry my friend, I don''t have a father non a mother so I can''t help you out here but if you were to asked me I would advise you to go with the flow as long as it is not stopping you from anything" replied Ray. When the two heard of him not having his parents around, Ellis couldn''t help but sigh before saying. " Anyway, there will be a party in the evening so you better be prepared if you ever want to get drunk". " Now you are speaking the language I understand clearly," said Ray with a laugh as he rushes to take his bath but stops midway. " What is it this time around," asked Ellis when he saw him coming to a halt. " I just remembered that I don''t have any clothes to wear to the party" replied Ray with a smile on his face as he scratches the back of his head. " That''s not a problem, you can take a pick from my collection," said Ellis. " I wish I could but you see, I am not chubby enough to fit I into your clothes" replied Ray. " If you don''t want it then don''t bother thinking of going to the party," said Ellis and he turn his gaze away from Ray. " I guess I will have to do with what I have then" mutter Ray quietly as he head to tame his bath. " Ain''t going to the party too," asked Ellis to jenny who just sat on a wooden chair as he begins to enjoy herself. " I thought you said the party will begin in the evening so I have enough time to get ready for the event" replied jenny with a smile on her face. " You are right about that and I can''t wait to see the look on my brother''s face when he saw that his plan to assassin me has failed," said Ellis with a cunning smile on his face. " I believe they must have heard the news about your return so don''t expect any reaction from them" replied jenny as she chuckles. Meanwhile, in the courtyard of the second young clan master, Brodie could be seen rushing toward the innermost part of the courtyard where the Wyatt was waiting. Getting to the appointed place, Brodie bowed to the figure that was standing while facing his back to him. " Young master the rumor that has been going on about the clan master Ellis return is true" " And what do you plan to do about this" asked Wyatt as he turns to glare at Brodie which caused Brodie. " Well I have tried talking to the leader of the bandit and he said they have been trying to reach those that were sent to do the job but unfortunately for them, they were unable to get a reply from them" replied Brodie as he still maintains the bow. " After spending half of my resources just so that he could be taken care of only for me to hear that the bastard has finally returned to the clan," said Wyatt as gritted his teeth in anger. " Forgive me master Wyatt for my incompetent," said Brodie as he went down on his knees. " Incompetent my ass, just hope that he doesn''t know who is behind the attack or else I will have to cut your head off and hang it on the entrance of the clan for others to see" replied Wyatt as he makes his way back to his room. " yes master," said Brodie who has a bead of sweat on his face. " Let''s see how long you will be able to keep that life of yours" mutter Wyatt after walking away from Brodie. In the courtyard of young master Simon, the same thing was also going as he thought that his little brother must have fallen under his brother trap only for him to get the news that he is back. " Master Simon I telling you the truth, I saw he walk past with a young man and lady," said Simon subordinate " Look like my brother was able to survive the storm but it is quite shocking to hear that he brought in others, I must find out who they were. Vincent, I want you to investigate the background of his two followers" replied Simon. The subordinate called Vincent bow and was just about to leave when Simon called him back and asked. " Where my brother''s protector by his side when he came" " Young master the two were nowhere to be found when master Ellis came" replied Vincent. " Alright then, you may take your leave," said Simon as he waves the hand at Vincent. " Who would have thought that junior brother plan would fail, now I would have to get things done myself but now that Ellis has return I doubted that father will be sending him out of the clan again," said Simon to himself as he sat on his chair. While Simon was busy thinking of a plan, a servant walked into the room with a letter in his hand. " Master there is a letter from the clan head," said the servant as he bows to Simon. Looking at the servant who has just disturb his train of thought, Simon simply can''t bring himself down to bark at him and asked the servant to hand him the letter before ordering him away. After reading through the letter, Simon has worn a sinister smile on his father as he said coldly. " Now father wants to host a feast to celebrate little brother return, I must prepare something to show my goodwill". Meanwhile, after Ellis left his father''s throne room, the clan head has ordered one of his servants to spread the party invitation that will be celebrated in the evening. Although many people were against it since they don''t like Ellis in the first for being a weak and lazy young master but they have no choice back to turn up to give the clan head some face. " I thought master Ellis ran from home," said a clan member after hearing the news. " No, he didn''t, according to what I heard he was given an assignment outside the clan but was not able to return until now" replied another clan member. All sorts of rumors about Ellis''s return begin to go around the Gibson clan. Chapter 132 - Moving On To Another Plan Then came nighttime where the whole Gibson clan was busy with the party and this was one of the occasions where the commoners are allowed to attend a party of this degree since it about the return of their young clan master. Everybody was present at the party including the elders and commander derrick who were busy discussing away together with the clan head but Ellis and his crew were not present in the party which leads to a tumor in the party. " For master Ellis to be absent in a party thrown by the clan head to celebrate his return is kind of disrespectful," said elder Luke with an angry look on his face. " Maybe he is already on his way" replied commander derrick who was fond of Ellis ever since their time in warberry cave. " If his brothers could make it on time, then why can''t he do the same," said elder Luke. Just as the two with discussing, Ellis and Ray walk in with jenny following them from behind. Standing in front of clan head Finn as they pay respects before moving to take their sit but before Ellis could take his seat, clan head Finn called. " While don''t you join your brothers and me up here". " I think I am okay staying with my friends up here" replied Ellis with a smile on his face. " That is a little bit rude little brother," said Wyatt from the side. " Just let Ellis be, by the way, ain''t you going to introduce your friend to father" replied Simon with a warm smile on his face. " Please forgive my manners, as you already know this young man by my side is subordinate while the lady by my side is called jenny an official Member of the hunter''s guild," said Ellis as he got up to introduce the two. " Hmm, so there is hunter within our midst" commented clan head, Finn, as he massages his chin. Hearing that the young master has brought in a hunter into the clan they were stunned and many uproars begin to go on in the place. " How do you come to know a hunter," asked clan head Finn in a calm tone like it means nothing to him. " Well that will have to be a story for another time" replied Ellis as he took a sip of his wine. Meanwhile, Ray who has come together will Ellis was busy helping himself with a drink as he continues to drink away like it is not his busy. " So little brother do you mind telling us about your adventure out the clan," asked Wyatt as he took a sip of his drink. " Of course I don''t, you see apart cultivating and seeking enlightenment, I also went out on a hunt which is how came to meet miss jenny here. Then there was a time that I was ambushed by some low life that wanted to take my life but it was quite unfortunate for them that things didn''t go as they wish" replied Ellis as he gave Wyatt a stare. " So what becomes of those morons that try to take your life," asked Wyatt as he continues to keep his smile. " Oh nothing special after exchanging some blow with them they could only end up dead with their body left there for the wild beast to feed on" replied Ellis. " I heard the news about you joining the hunters guild so why lie to us all," said Wyatt as he switches the topic. " I don''t remember being your subordinate that you can control as you see fit" replied Ellis turning his gaze from Wyatt. Turning his attention to his friends as they continue to drink while discussing, Brodie who was annoyed by the way Ellis address his master match all the way to the pub that was allocated in the clan, Walking toward a certain customer who was busy drinking all by himself. Taking his seat, Brodie orders a bottle. " Looks like someone is in a foul mood today," said the man drinking his liquor. " Master fray your men failed in their attempt to kill the young master and now he is talking to my master like he owns the place" replied Brodie in anger. " I see, no wonder the clan is in a good mood with fewer people coming too," said fray as he continues to take his drink. " So how are we supposed to get rid of him now that he is in the clan," asked Brodie. " That''s none of my business, I haven''t talked to you how you are going to compensate me for my lost and here you are talking about killing him here in the clan are you out of your mind" replied fray with an angry " When I paid you for your service, I gave you all the information you need for the operation to succeed so don''t put the blame on us when you are the one that do not have the ability to get the job done," said Brodie when he saw fray blaming them. " Oh, now we are the ones that cannot get the job done okay let me asked you this question Brodie, how on earth did a qi refining stage expert beat a golden core practitioner" replied fray. " How am I supposed to know that, all I know is before the young clan master left the clan, he was still in the qi refining stage" replied Brodie as he tried to justify himself. " That exactly what you said and I assigned four golden core practitioners but not even one soul was able to make it back alive so tell me how can you explain this to me," asked fray as he was beginning to boil in rage. " How am I supposed to know, maybe he runs into some fruition while he was a hunter in Hiepia empire" replied Brodie. " Fruition indeed, you and that clan master of yours just led my men to their early death and all you can say is fruition," said fray. " Look master fray the man that is responsible for all this happening is out there drinking while we are barking at each other here, why don''t you forward your anger to him instead of wasting it on me" replied Brodie as he was getting tired of arguing with fray. " Yeah like it is going to be for free, what are you offering for his head," asked fray. " How about fifty mid-tier spirit stones as the reward for killing him" replied Brodie with a cunning smile on his face. " That won''t be enough for this task since the target you claim to be weak just grew strong overnight making me lose four men and now you are just offering spirit stone as compensating for the task," said fray. Hearing what fray said almost made Brodie choked to death since what he is using for paying is far greater and rarer than any items in the lower heaven, managing to gather fifty of them after passing through many processes only for the moron before him to reject them like it was of no use to him. " Master fray I believe you know how precious these stones are to those from the rich home so you can easily earn big after selling off to one of the big family" replied Brodie. " I know about all of this stuff so stop wasting your breath on persuading me to take the mid-tier for it''s not going work on me," said fray with a cunning smile on his face. " Then tell me what is it you want since the mid-tier spirit stone couldn''t catch your eyes," asked Brodie. " Now you are beginning to talk like the man I did business with, how about your master triple the payment" said fray as he ordered for Brodie to be given a drink. " Let me tell something you don''t know, I may have accepted the request but I will still head back to the courtyard to talk to him and get him to approve of it"replied Brodie as he sighs in relief " Knowing the kind of man your young clan master is, I find it hard to believe that he won''t even hesitate to give the order," said fray as he got up from his seat and headed for the door but before he could take a step outside, Brodie''s voice begin to ring in fray ears. " Hey, fray don''t forget to make it quick now that he has not be given any protector". " Just get my money ready then we won''t be thinking of fighting with you and your young master" replied fray as he walks out of the pub with his hands behind his back. "Let us just hope it works this time around because I am getting really tired of all this. I better go inform master about what his reward is " said Brodie to himself as he took his drink and left the pub for the party to meet his master. Chapter 133 - Clan Head Finn Worries After heading back to the party, Brodie passes fray message to Wyatt and seeing this, Ray couldn''t help but say to Ellis who sat next to him. " Looks like that brother of yours is up to no good". " They can do as they want since it has nothing to do with me" replied Ellis as giving the two a look. " Isn''t he the one that sent those bandits after you, just take a look at his face you can tell that he is up to no good again" said Ray. " Look Ray as long as I remain in the clan, he won''t be able to do anything stupid so stop worrying too much and have a drink okay" replied Ellis as he pours himself some liquor. Ray nodded to Ellis was since it was true that no one will be able to touch him as long as he remains in the clan but then again what if they left the clan, anyways placing all this at the back of his head, Ray continues to enjoy himself until two men walk up to them with a jar of liquor in their hands as they took a sit. " It been long you seen you guys so let''s take this time to enjoy a good wine," said Edward as he pours himself some wine. " Hahaha Edward long time no see, since it''s an offer from the right-hand man of the commander who am I to say no to such an offer" replied Ray with a laugh as he also pours himself some wine. " Alright then master Ellis let''s celebrate your return," said Edward as he raises his cup in the air to toast before drinking away. The group begins to drink enjoy themselves as they tell stories about their time outside the clan while enjoying their drink. " Wow you mean you guys attack the snake king," asked Edward in shock. " Not only that but we also sent it running " replied Ray as he begins to boost. " Here we go again acting all strong and mighty," said Jenny as she sips on her wine. " What do you know jenny since you are also sitting in the receptionist''s office you won''t be able to experience all this" replied Ray as he turns to jenny with a smile on his face. " Oh, really and who told you that I didn''t go out for a hunt when I was in the guild before getting that position of a receptionist," asked jenny with a smile. " You went out for a hunt too" replied Ellis in shock. " Yes it is normal for all hunters to take on a quest, even the leaders and vice leader are not excluded from this" replied jenny with a nod. " So what if you did, all I know is that your is not as amazing and blood boiling as ours," said Ray with a scoff. " Looks like it is amazing going out of the clan for some month to get some experience is not just a bad idea, just take a look at young master Ellis increase in cultivation after staying outside for almost a year" commented Edward. " Hey, little brother why don''t you have a drink with us brothers," said Simon with a warm smile on his face. " Just go and spend something with them instead of giving them a cold shoulder," said jenny when seeing the look on Ellis''s face that is saying otherwise. Nodding his head, Ellis went to meet up with his brothers and they started to drink merrily. " Little brothers are you and that hunter in a relationship or what because I find her quite pretty as to be a hunter," said Wyatt with a chuckle. " She is my woman big brother so stop having any ideas about making her yours" replied Ellis coldly. " I heard from commander derrick that you did great in defending the warberry cave against the gnurx attack," asked Simon as he drank a mouthful of wine. " It was not an easy task and I was quite a relief to have completed it only for me to be attacked by some bandit on my way home to let father know that I am not useless" replied Ellis as he turns to look at Simon coldly. " It is good to see that little brother was able to shake off those bandits" replied Wyatt with an indifferent look on his face. " Yes I did but that was after my servant sacrifice their life for me to hang on to life," said Ellis sadly. " Don''t worry little brother for your servants to made such sacrifice for you then it shows how much they care for you and for you to return to the clan unharmed will made them happy with their decision" replied Simon as he fills his cup. " Enough about me, how are things going with the clan. I heard the Bryan clan are in a constant battle with the clan" asked Ellis. " True little brother, you are even lucky to not be caught by them on your way to the clan else things won''t be as they have seen now and I believe it is one of the reasons why father decided to throw a party" replied Wyatt. " They won''t be able to lay a hand on me if they saw me in the first place unless they are ready to have a battle with the hunters guild" responded Ellis proudly. " Looks like you have got a powerful backer apart from the clan but you are forgetting that they can still try if they saw you outside and change their identity just to get rid of you," said Simon. " That''s right little brother so better be careful when going outside" added Wyatt. Ellis nodded to their words as they continue to drink while discussing until the whole party was over and every member of the clan have to leave for him. Being supported by Brodie to his courtyard, Wyatt couldn''t help but curse out loud. " That thief better pray I don''t catch him, wanting to charge me triple the amount of what I am paying just to get rid of a small ant-like Ellis". " Young master the reason why he increases the payment was because of the way things have been with master Ellis" replied Brodie as he helps Wyatt to get on his sit. " But still he is asking for something he will not be easy to swallow," said Wyatt with a frown on his face. " So should I tell him to cancel the mission," asked Brodie. " That won''t be necessary since we have already gone this far in the scheme, I will just have a talk with him in person and let him bring the price down a little after he has completed the task"replied Wyatt as he waves his hand to stop Brodie. " But young master won''t that set him off and lead to another conflict," asked Brodie with a bit of fear in his tone. " If he refuses to complain then killing him where it stands won''t be a problem" replied Wyatt as his killing intent gash from his deep eyes. " Yes, young master, with your strength getting rid of fray won''t be difficult for you to do" praised Brodie. " You may now take your leave Brodie and do forgets to pass my message to him," said Wyatt as he watches Brodie walkout. Sitting on his sit, Wyatt got a lot going on in his head as he is finding it difficult to get his little brother out of the big picture and he is now growing stronger. " Which there is a way that I can plant an inside man in his courtyard, then I will be able to get rid of him and deal with elder brother," said Wyatt to himself as he clenches his fist together. Meanwhile back at the clan head mansion, clan head Finn sat on his throne with commander derrick standing opposite him. " I am sorry for delaying your time derrick," said clan head Finn. " That''s not a problem, for clan head to summon me here at this time there must be something troubling you my lord" replied commander derrick. " I believe you must have heard about what happened to my son Ellis and how he lost his protectors " asked clan head Finn. " Yes my lord, I heard it all" replied commander derrick. " Then you must know that someone is after his life," asked clan head Finn. " Yes sir" replied commander derrick once more. " Good, I want you to appoint two of your men that are loyal to the clan to be his protectors," said clan head Finn. " That won''t be a problem sir" replied commander derrick. " Good, so how are things going with the Bryan clan" asked clan head Finn. " They seem to not agree with our terms and might even decide to go to war with us" replied commander derrick. Clan head Finn sighed as he waves his hand gesturing to commander derrick to take his leave. Chapter 134 - Do Not Read After the party night, everything return to the way they used to be as everyone went back to their various business. Meanwhile in Ellis courtyard the three sat on a chair with a bore expression on their face. " Ah, I miss the days we had in the the hunters guild unlike this place where everyone is so damn serious with what they are doing" said Ray with a sigh. " You can say that again, if it were to be in the guild, by now is either I am attending to the wounded or am sitting in my office while watching you all watching to the quest board to pick a quest" replied jenny. " There is no more taking risk and just sitting down lazily"added Ellis. " I wish I can just go back to the guild" said jenny after a long time " No one forced you to come along with us anyways" replied Ray as he turn to look at jenny. " My coming here has not thing to do with you okay" replied jenny as she scoffed at Ray. " If that so then quit complaining already" said Ray. " That''s enough guys, since we have nothing else to do why don''t we go to the market to take a look around and see if there is anything we can get our hands on"said Ellis as he got up from his chair. " I have already found something to do though" replied Ray " And what could that be" asked Ellis confusing since all Ray has been doing was sitting there lazily while arguing with jenny. " What else if not to argue with jenny and before you know it, its already getting dark" replied Ray with a smile. Hearing what Ray said, Ellis sigh as he said. " That''s not interesting enough complain to going to the market to take a look at what they have on sale, we might even come across a treasure if we are lucky enough" " Oh well since it has to be a treasure then I am in" replied Ray as he got up from the chair. Seeing that Ray has already agreed to come along, Ellis became really excited and was just about to walk out but he noticed that jenny is not coming with them. " Ain''t you going to the market with us" asked As he turn to jenny " No, I think I will wait for you guys here beside there is something that I really want to try out so I won''t be coming" replied jenny with a smile on her face. " Since she don''t want to come along with us then let''s be on our way" said Ray as he pull Ellis by the hand and walk out of the courtyard. The moment they step out of the courtyard the two of them went straight to the market where they begin to go from stack to stack in search of something good but were not able to find anything that could catch their interest. " Looks like I just wasted my precious time coming here" said Ray with a sigh. " We cant give up hope just yet" replied Ellis. " What makes you think that we will find something here" asked Ray seeing the way Ellis was acting. " That''s because i heard from josh that a certain item will be brought here by one of the worker to sell off" replied Ellis. " And what could that be" asked Ray whos interested was already on the item mentioned. " I don''t know, he only said that it was a lock chest that it body has worn out due to the passage of time but they did not know what was kept inside which is why they are selling it out" replied Ellis. " Okay since it has come to this, I say we should search the whole market for the it, I have this feeling that it is a treasure chest" said Ray as dash from one place to another. After searching for long with no hope of finding anything good, Ray gave up on the search and decided to go back to the courtyard but as they were about to leave a new stack was open and the seller begin to announce his product. Rushing back to search the goods, Ellis pick up an old chest from the stack as he begin to scan the it. " This must be the chest that josh was talking about" said Ellis after examine the chest. " Give me that let me take a look" said Ray as he took the cheat from Ellis in order to inspect it but the moment his hand came in contact with the chest, Ray suddenly received a notification from the system. *Ding* [ Congratulations for discovery silver chest] " It is actually a treasure chest and by the look of it something great is hidden inside just like it is in a video game" said Ray in excitement. " What are you talking about" asked Ellis when he heard Ray saying words he don''t understand. " No need bothering about it since you won''t understand a thing I will say but all I can is that it is a good thing" replied Ray with a smile on his face Hmm, since it''s not that different from a video game, leveling up will be easier. After adjusting my state of mind I decided to look for the steps leading out of the mountain, but before I could continue with my journey I felt the energy inside me surging. Not knowing what if I am going to self-destruct I asked the system for information. " System what is happening to my body". *Ding* " Host is gathering more energy from he''s surrounding due to the increase in his cultivation level" "So the more I level up the more I will experience this" *Ding* " The more the host experience a breakthrough the more he will be able to feel the energy flowing around him and with each breakthrough the host also experiences an increase in his strength. If you say so, then I won''t bother myself with it. I started searching for the path that will lead me down the mountain and truly my movement became swift the more I walked, and it seems like my senses became sharper to the extent that I could hear the sound of footsteps coming from the mountain, though I could not point out where they are coming from, I knew it from the undead creatures. With my grip on to my sword tightly, I made my way down the mountain only to come across another beast but the beast this time seems different from the bull I fought, having the body of a human, goat head, and the legs of a horse while holding a shield and a blade. *Ding* " Savage fighter (dead) Level: QI refining 2 Hp:60/60 Mana: 40/40 Skill: rage of a warrior (grant the user immunity to any attack for 10sec while active" Nice, time for me to have a little training here in the mountain while finding my way out. Seeing the beast getting prepared to charge I quickly ran towards it to initiate the first strike to gain the upper hand only to see the beast swinging its blade to meet my blade head-on without backing out. After exchanging three moves with the beast I knew this one is faster and stronger than the previous one and seem to have intelligence in combat, fighting its head-on will not give me the advantage over it unless I keep on attacking it from different angles and if his reaction is slow when defending itself from different angles. Taking a step back to create space between us before rushing to the beast but turn to its side to deliver a slash, and it connected leaving the beast with a big wound. It''s very slow in defending itself from its side, giving me the advantage. Taking another step forward, I sent out another slash only to later dusk and deliver a slash at its legs before rolling to the side to deliver a stab at its stomach leaving it open with rotten intestines coming out mix with black blood. After delivering many attacks to the beast its aura became weaker, and its breathing became intense, and it''s started glowing which signifies the activation of its skill. Knowing my attack could no longer cause any damage to the beast, I started running around to create distance between us until it will run on cooldown but dodging its attack was not easy. After distancing myself from the beast, it keeps on chasing after me while unleashing attack upon attack, and I could barely dodge them all leading to my health running low but at long last its time on being in the rage state was up leaving it vulnerable to all attack, taking my time to attack and create a fatal blow to the beast I slew it after wearing it down for 5mins. *Ding* " Defeated the savage fighter (Dead)" " Host received 20 exp *Ding* " Level up" *Ding* Name: Ray Race: Human/? Gender: Male Attributes: Strength ¡ª 7 (+2) Dexterity ¡ª 9 Constitution ¡ª 7 Intelligence ¡ª 7 Wisdom ¡ª 6 Charisma ¡ª 4 Cultivation stage: QI refining 3 Hp: 30/30 Mana: 15/15 Exp: 15/40 Ability:? Technique:? Free stats point: 2 Battle point: 50 Adventure class:? *Ding* The host has unlocked the ability: wind slash (an offensive long-range attack generated from the slash of a blade). Hmm, nice move, with this move leaving the mountain will become easy for me. After observing my stats I place my free in dexterity granting me more speed. After closing my stats and preparing to continue my journey I suddenly received a notification from the system. *Ding* Savage fighter beast core has been obtained Savage fighter torso has been obtained. What the hell is wrong with this system, obtaining beast core and torso what am I supposed to eat them or what. *Ding* Eating the core and torso of the beast will lead to energy assault within the host body leading to self-destruct and beside it a waste to consume them for they can be used to make equipment or sold out. After searching for stairs leading out of the mountain, I discovered the day is getting dark indicating it almost night. Making haste I made my way down the mountain so far so good I have not come across any undead creatures which is good since I don''t want to spend my night here in the mountain. Unfortunately, my wish never came through for the whole of the mountain became dark, and I started feeling an intense aura coming my way, bracing myself for incoming battle only to lose the will to fight after seeing what is heading may. *Ding* [New quest: survive the attack of the undead army] [Quest reward: unlocking portion shop] How am I supposed to fight this army, only a psycho will be willing to go up against this undead skeleton. *Ding* Undead warriors(dead) Level: QI refining 2 Hp:60/60 Mana: 40/40 Active Skill: unity (grant the warriors with a boost in all stats when fighting together). Chapter 135 - Do Not Read After the party night, everything return to the way they used to be as everyone went back to their various business. Meanwhile in Ellis courtyard the three sat on a chair with a bore expression on their face. " Ah, I miss the days we had in the the hunters guild unlike this place where everyone is so damn serious with what they are doing" said Ray with a sigh. " You can say that again, if it were to be in the guild, by now is either I am attending to the wounded or am sitting in my office while watching you all watching to the quest board to pick a quest" replied jenny. " There is no more taking risk and just sitting down lazily"added Ellis. " I wish I can just go back to the guild" said jenny after a long time " No one forced you to come along with us anyways" replied Ray as he turn to look at jenny. " My coming here has not thing to do with you okay" replied jenny as she scoffed at Ray. " If that so then quit complaining already" said Ray. " That''s enough guys, since we have nothing else to do why don''t we go to the market to take a look around and see if there is anything we can get our hands on"said Ellis as he got up from his chair. " I have already found something to do though" replied Ray " And what could that be" asked Ellis confusing since all Ray has been doing was sitting there lazily while arguing with jenny. " What else if not to argue with jenny and before you know it, its already getting dark" replied Ray with a smile. Hearing what Ray said, Ellis sigh as he said. " That''s not interesting enough complain to going to the market to take a look at what they have on sale, we might even come across a treasure if we are lucky enough" " Oh well since it has to be a treasure then I am in" replied Ray as he got up from the chair. Seeing that Ray has already agreed to come along, Ellis became really excited and was just about to walk out but he noticed that jenny is not coming with them. " Ain''t you going to the market with us" asked As he turn to jenny " No, I think I will wait for you guys here beside there is something that I really want to try out so I won''t be coming" replied jenny with a smile on her face. " Since she don''t want to come along with us then let''s be on our way" said Ray as he pull Ellis by the hand and walk out of the courtyard. The moment they step out of the courtyard the two of them went straight to the market where they begin to go from stack to stack in search of something good but were not able to find anything that could catch their interest. " Looks like I just wasted my precious time coming here" said Ray with a sigh. " We cant give up hope just yet" replied Ellis. " What makes you think that we will find something here" asked Ray seeing the way Ellis was acting. " That''s because i heard from josh that a certain item will be brought here by one of the worker to sell off" replied Ellis. " And what could that be" asked Ray whos interested was already on the item mentioned. " I don''t know, he only said that it was a lock chest that it body has worn out due to the passage of time but they did not know what was kept inside which is why they are selling it out" replied Ellis. " Okay since it has come to this, I say we should search the whole market for the it, I have this feeling that it is a treasure chest" said Ray as dash from one place to another. After searching for long with no hope of finding anything good, Ray gave up on the search and decided to go back to the courtyard but as they were about to leave a new stack was open and the seller begin to announce his product. Rushing back to search the goods, Ellis pick up an old chest from the stack as he begin to scan the it. " This must be the chest that josh was talking about" said Ellis after examine the chest. " Give me that let me take a look" said Ray as he took the cheat from Ellis in order to inspect it but the moment his hand came in contact with the chest, Ray suddenly received a notification from the system. *Ding* [ Congratulations for discovery silver chest] " It is actually a treasure chest and by the look of it something great is hidden inside just like it is in a video game" said Ray in excitement. " What are you talking about" asked Ellis when he heard Ray saying words he don''t understand. " No need bothering about it since you won''t understand a thing I will say but all I can is that it is a good thing" replied Ray with a smile on his face Hmm, since it''s not that different from a video game, leveling up will be easier. After adjusting my state of mind I decided to look for the steps leading out of the mountain, but before I could continue with my journey I felt the energy inside me surging. Not knowing what if I am going to self-destruct I asked the system for information. " System what is happening to my body". *Ding* " Host is gathering more energy from he''s surrounding due to the increase in his cultivation level" "So the more I level up the more I will experience this" *Ding* " The more the host experience a breakthrough the more he will be able to feel the energy flowing around him and with each breakthrough the host also experiences an increase in his strength. If you say so, then I won''t bother myself with it. I started searching for the path that will lead me down the mountain and truly my movement became swift the more I walked, and it seems like my senses became sharper to the extent that I could hear the sound of footsteps coming from the mountain, though I could not point out where they are coming from, I knew it from the undead creatures. With my grip on to my sword tightly, I made my way down the mountain only to come across another beast but the beast this time seems different from the bull I fought, having the body of a human, goat head, and the legs of a horse while holding a shield and a blade. *Ding* " Savage fighter (dead) Level: QI refining 2 Hp:60/60 Mana: 40/40 Skill: rage of a warrior (grant the user immunity to any attack for 10sec while active" Nice, time for me to have a little training here in the mountain while finding my way out. Seeing the beast getting prepared to charge I quickly ran towards it to initiate the first strike to gain the upper hand only to see the beast swinging its blade to meet my blade head-on without backing out. After exchanging three moves with the beast I knew this one is faster and stronger than the previous one and seem to have intelligence in combat, fighting its head-on will not give me the advantage over it unless I keep on attacking it from different angles and if his reaction is slow when defending itself from different angles. Taking a step back to create space between us before rushing to the beast but turn to its side to deliver a slash, and it connected leaving the beast with a big wound. It''s very slow in defending itself from its side, giving me the advantage. Taking another step forward, I sent out another slash only to later dusk and deliver a slash at its legs before rolling to the side to deliver a stab at its stomach leaving it open with rotten intestines coming out mix with black blood. After delivering many attacks to the beast its aura became weaker, and its breathing became intense, and it''s started glowing which signifies the activation of its skill. Knowing my attack could no longer cause any damage to the beast, I started running around to create distance between us until it will run on cooldown but dodging its attack was not easy. After distancing myself from the beast, it keeps on chasing after me while unleashing attack upon attack, and I could barely dodge them all leading to my health running low but at long last its time on being in the rage state was up leaving it vulnerable to all attack, taking my time to attack and create a fatal blow to the beast I slew it after wearing it down for 5mins. *Ding* " Defeated the savage fighter (Dead)" " Host received 20 exp *Ding* " Level up" *Ding* Name: Ray Race: Human/? Gender: Male Attributes: Strength ¡ª 7 (+2) Dexterity ¡ª 9 Constitution ¡ª 7 Intelligence ¡ª 7 Wisdom ¡ª 6 Charisma ¡ª 4 Cultivation stage: QI refining 3 Hp: 30/30 Mana: 15/15 Exp: 15/40 Ability:? Technique:? Free stats point: 2 Battle point: 50 Adventure class:? *Ding* The host has unlocked the ability: wind slash (an offensive long-range attack generated from the slash of a blade). Hmm, nice move, with this move leaving the mountain will become easy for me. After observing my stats I place my free in dexterity granting me more speed. After closing my stats and preparing to continue my journey I suddenly received a notification from the system. *Ding* Savage fighter beast core has been obtained Savage fighter torso has been obtained. What the hell is wrong with this system, obtaining beast core and torso what am I supposed to eat them or what. *Ding* Eating the core and torso of the beast will lead to energy assault within the host body leading to self-destruct and beside it a waste to consume them for they can be used to make equipment or sold out. After searching for stairs leading out of the mountain, I discovered the day is getting dark indicating it almost night. Making haste I made my way down the mountain so far so good I have not come across any undead creatures which is good since I don''t want to spend my night here in the mountain. Unfortunately, my wish never came through for the whole of the mountain became dark, and I started feeling an intense aura coming my way, bracing myself for incoming battle only to lose the will to fight after seeing what is may. ** [New quest: survive the attack of the all t Chapter 136 - Silver Chest After the party night, everything returns to the way it used to be as everyone went back to their various business. Meanwhile, in Ellis courtyard, the three sat on a chair with a bored expression on their face. " Ah, I miss the days we had in the hunters guild unlike this place where everyone is so damn serious with what they are doing," said Ray with a sigh. " You can say that again, if it were to be in the guild, by now is either I am attending to the wounded or am sitting in my office while watching you all watching to the quest board to pick a quest" replied jenny. " There is no more taking risks and just sitting down lazily"added Ellis. " I wish I can just go back to the guild," said jenny after a long time " No one forced you to come along with us anyways" replied Ray as he turns to look at jenny. " My coming here has not a thing to do with you okay" replied jenny as she scoffed at Ray. " If that so then quit complaining already," said Ray. " That''s enough guys since we have nothing else to do why don''t we go to the market to take a look around and see if there is anything we can get our hands-on," said Ellis as he got up from his chair. " I have already found something to do though" replied Ray " And what could that be" asked Ellis confusing since all Ray has been doing was sitting there lazily while arguing with jenny. " What else if not to argue with jenny and before you know it, it is already getting dark" replied Ray with a smile. Hearing what Ray said, Ellis sigh as he said. " That''s not interesting enough complain to going to the market to take a look at what they have on sale, we might even come across a treasure if we are lucky enough" " Oh well since it has to be a treasure then I am in" replied Ray as he got up from the chair. Seeing that Ray has already agreed to come along, Ellis became excited and was just about to walk out but he noticed that jenny is not coming with them. " Ain''t you going to the market with us," asked As he turns to jenny " No, I think I will wait for you guys here besides there is something that I want to try out so I won''t be coming" replied jenny with a smile on her face. " Since she doesn''t want to come along with us then let''s be on our way," said Ray as he pulls Ellis by the hand and walks out of the courtyard. The moment they step out of the courtyard the two of them went straight to the market where they begin to go from stack to stack in search of something good but were not able to find anything that could catch their interest. " Looks like I just wasted my precious time coming here," said Ray with a sigh. " We can''t give up hope just yet" replied Ellis. " What makes you think that we will find something here," asked Ray seeing the way Ellis was acting. " That''s because I heard from josh that a certain item will be brought here by one of the workers to sell off" replied Ellis. " And what could that be" asked Ray whose interested was already on the item mentioned. " I don''t know, he only said that it was a locked chest that its body has worn out due to the passage of time but they did not know what was kept inside which is why they are selling it out" replied Ellis. " Okay since it has come to this, I say we should search the whole market for it, I have this feeling that it is a treasure chest," said Ray as dash from one place to another. After searching for long with no hope of finding anything good, Ray gave up on the search and decided to go back to the courtyard but as they were about to leave a new stack was open and the seller begins to announce his product. Rushing back to search the goods, Ellis picks up an old chest from the stack as he begins to scan it. " This must be the chest that Josh was talking about," said Ellis after examining the chest. " Give me that let me take a look," said Ray as he took the cheat from Ellis in order to inspect it but the moment his hand came in contact with the chest, Ray suddenly received a notification from the system. *Ding* [ Congratulations on discovery silver chest] " It is actually a treasure chest and by the look of it something great is hidden inside just like it is in a video game," said Ray in excitement. " What are you talking about," asked Ellis when he heard Ray saying words he doesn''t understand. " No need bothering about it since you won''t understand a thing I will say but all I can is that it is a good thing" replied Ray with a smile on his face. " Whatever is not like I am interested in knowing what you have to say anyway," said Ellis as he turns to look at the seller and asked. " We will be taking this chest so how much are you selling it". " Dear sir, that chest is a treasure and it will cost you a six hundred spirit stone" replied the seller with a smile on his face. Hearing the price that was being mentioned by the seller, Ray frown as he put the chest down and yelled at the seller. " You got the nerves to be selling something Ike, if I may ask what is being kept inside of the chest," asked Ray angrily as he swings the chest up and down. " Huh what are you talking about, if you don''t want to pay then leave instead of you trying to find trouble for me" replied the seller a little shocked before talking back at Ray. " Now you are trying to chase me away since you have been caught, but let me tell you what you don''t know I am not going anywhere until you tell me what it is," said Ray as he brought the chest forward to the seller. " Hey will you stop what you are doing and put the item down if you are not interested in buying" replied the seller angrily. " I am willing to buy the item but you are making things quite difficult for me. You see before you brought the item here, I have already received information that you found something that turns out to be useless since it can''t be open and here you are charging us more than we expected" said Ellis as he steps forward to stop Ray from acting rash. " So what if you knew it was useless, as long as I am in possession of the box I will decide the price" replied the seller arrogantly. " Sigh it seem to me that you are a new employee in the warberry cave so you might not know who I am," said Ellis. Ray put on a smile on his face when he heard Ellis say the word. " Who told him to act arrogantly before us, now we are going to take the chest without paying a den," thought Ray. " I don''t care to know who the hell you are sir" replied the seller. " Oh really, then I guess I will have to tell josh to kick you out of the cave for disrespecting the one who saves them all from the attack of the gnurx," said Ray with a cunning smile on his face. " Wait you are young master Ellis," asked the seller when he heard the words Ray just said and his legs begin to shake in fright. " Yes I am" replied Ellis with a stern face. Kneeling on one knee, the seller bow as he said. " Forgive me, young master, for acting rudely in front of you, if you don''t mind I will like to offer the box to you as an act of appreciation for saving my friends from the gnurx attack" replied the seller. " It''s alright young man, you can get up now besides I never plan to do something like this but you just have to force my hand," said Ellis as he took the cheat from Ray. " Your servant was acting rude so it is natural that young master put him in his place" replied the seller as he got up from his bow. " Come on Ellis let''s get going," said Ray. Tossing fifty spirit stones to the seller as he turns around and walks out of the market as they went to the courtyard with a happy expression on their face. " I can''t believe you will use your title to get the chest," said Ray with a smile on his face as they continue on their way. " My hand was force and with no other choice, I could only use my identity to get it" replied Ellis with a smile on his. Chapter 137 - Treasure Map When the two got home the first they did was put the chest down Before taking a sit as they stare at the chest. " So how are we supposed to open the chest, are we going to be needing a key or something to unlock it," asked Ray who could hardly hide the smile on his face. " Who in the damn world needs a key to open a lock when you can just use your brute force" replied Ellis as he swings his fist at the chest lock as he tries to punch the chest open only to be met with resistance. " Hey what happened to the brute force you were talking about," said Ray with a laugh. Pulling his hands up again, Ellis punches out with greater force far more powerful than the previous one, and still,l there was no way he could break the treasure chest open. " My friend I will suggest you stop punching that box if you don''t want to get your hand to destroy" commented Ray as he finally holds himself back from laughing. " What''s making all that noise," said Jenny as she walked in from the living room only to see an old chest on the floor. " Hey, Jenny, how are you caring living alone in the courtyard all by yourself" replied Ray with a smile. " What is that old thing that is laying on the ground," asked Jenny as she ignored Ray. " Oh you mean this thing right, it''s a treasure chest we found in the market this evening" replied Ellis. " Treasure chest huh, then what are you doing making all those rackets," asked Jenny as she folded her hands across her chest as she awaits their answer. " Well, I am just trying to get the chest to open up" replied Ellis. " And when you say open up, you mean to say smashing it like a barbarian" asked jenny. " That''s not what I am trying to say," said Ellis as he tries to justify his action. " What else do you have to say, for an intelligent man like you to be doing something that a barbarian like he should be doing" replied jenny as she points at Ray. " Hey, why are you calling me a barbarian," said m Ray. " Apart from fighting what else do you know" replied jenny with a question. " Anyways I don''t have the time to argue with you so you can go to hell for all I care," said Ray as he went to squat as he begins to inspect the chest again. " Hey system, is there any way you can help me to open the chest," asked Ray to the system. *Ding* [ Do just which to open the silver chest] Not wasting any time, Ray went straight ahead and select the yes option and it didn''t take long before the chest open and laying inside the chest was an old paper roll up inside the box. " Hahaha I hope it is not what I am thinking," said Ray in excitement. Looking at how Ray is acting, Jenny couldn''t help but turn to look at Ellis to see his reaction only to see him standing in shock. " Hey what''s wrong with him," asked jenny. " Who knows maybe he is just being over-excited about the content inside" replied Ellis. " Isn''t it too much for him to be happy about a mere box?" asked jenny with a worried look on her face. " Let''s see what''s inside the chest fast" replied Ellis as he got up to check what is inside the chest. Looking inside the chest, Ellis was stun to see that the only thing laying inside was just paper. Turning to look at Ray with a frown on his face. " Is this what you are being happy about?" asked Ellis. " Wait don''t tell me you don''t know what''s hidden inside the paper," asked Ray with a stunning look on his face. Hearing what Ray just said, Ellis decided to pick the paper up to see what is hidden inside only for him to see some drawings inside. "It looks like it is a map," said Ellis after giving it a careful look. " Let''s me see," said Jenny as she took the map from Ellis and begin to look at the drawings. After something, she returns it to Ellis before sitting down. Seeing the way she is acting, Ellis couldn''t help but ask. " So do you know where all these drawings are" " It''s all seen foreign to me, does the clan have any library, I need to go through some stuff" replied jenny. " Why do you want to go to the library right after going through the map," asked Ellis. " That is because the drawings on the map are all ancient drawings which means the map has been around for a long time" replied jenny as she stares at Ellis right in the eye. " I can tell that where ever that map leads to, there must be something good waiting for us," said Ray when he saw that they can''t understand the drawings. " Did we told you that we can tell that a treasure was hidden wherever the map leads to?" asked Jenny as she rolls her eyes at Ray. " I am sorry madam but can you please make it snappy and go to the library and try to figure something out," said Ray. " What did you think I am doing here" replied jenny in anger. " I am sorry but you see the only way we can become less bored in this place, is to find out where the map leads to so that we can be on our way," said Ray. Ignoring Ray, jenny turn to Ellis as she said. " If you don''t mind can you please take me there" " Not a problem, since you just want to go through the old records concerning the ancient language then we shouldn''t have any problem" replied Ellis as he took jenny to where the library is located. They spend a long time inside the library and it was already getting dark before they came back to the courtyard with happy expressions on their face. " For you two to be acting in this way shows that you find something good, so come on tell me before I lose it," said Ray as he looks at the two walkings in. " We did find something good alright, see the drawings on the map are pointing to the desert by the east and it is not too far from here" replied Ellis with a smile. " Nice work guys, so when are we moving out," asked Ray. " Well if we want to go on this adventure then we will need to be prepared" replied Ellis. " And as you can see, we are already good to go so what are we waiting for," said Ray a little bit annoyed at Ellis. " When I said we need to be prepared I mean we should get whatever we will need in the adventure" replied jenny. " Oh I see since you need to get what you will need for the adventure then what are you two waiting for you get whatever you need," said Ray as he urges the two to go on their way. " What about you, ain''t you going to get anything you will need later on" asked jenny seeing as Ray is not taking the matter seriously. " Do I look like someone who will need anything along the way" replied Ray with a smile on his face? " It seems to me that you are not taking this serious," said jenny. " Urg you guys should go on and get whatever you will need and let''s get out of here, as for me I have all I will need in my storage ring so you don''t have to be worry about me, and besides if I need anything I can just ask Ellis to lend me" replied Ray with a smile on his face. " Only in your dreams, look if you want anything you better go get it now else I won''t be sharing my stuff with you when we go out," said Ellis seriously. " Come on bro, you can''t be doing this to be your friend, by the way, don''t forget how I share my stuff with you even though it cost me a lot to get, I wasn''t stingy when I gave some to you" replied Ray. " I have said what I have to say, by the way, do you still have some left for jenny to carry along to guarantee her safety," asked Ellis. "Yeah, I think I have enough to share with her" replied Ray. " What are you guys talking about" asked jenny not having any clue what the two were saying. " It''s a potion that Ray has with him that can heal any wound at an incredible rate and also recover spiritual energy lost quickly" replied Ellis with a smile on his face. " What you have something like this, then what is the need of making preparation when we already have something as good as that," said Jenny as she stares at the potion that was given to her by Ray. " Alright since your u say so, I think I should go inform my father before we leave" replied Ellis as he walks out of the courtyard. Chapter 138 - Shes My Lover After leaving the courtyard, Ellis walks all the way to his father''s courtyard where he stood still and took a deep breath. "I would like to have a word with you father," said Ellis as he waited outside for his father''s reply. " come in then" reply clan head Finn after some time. Gathering his courage, Ellis walked into the room where he saw his father sitting crossed leg in a meditation state with two of his guards keeping watch over the place. Choosing not to disturb him and wait until he is done with his meditation, all Ellis could do was to sit down cross leg and wait. Seeing that Ellis did not say anything after coming in, clan head Finn took the initiative to ask him while he was still closing his eyes. " what is it that you want to talk to me about". Instead of answering straight away, Ellis turns to look at the guards as he said. " I want to have a word with my father alone, so you can leave for the now". Not knowing how to react to this, the two guards could only turn to the clan head for his orders only for them to see him wearing a cold smile on his face. Not wasting any more time, the two guards could only bow respectively before taking their leave. " for you to send the guards out I believe whatever you want to say has to be important," asked the clan''s head Finn as he continues to close his eyes. " about that, I wanted you to grant me permission to leave the clan territory for some days" replied Ellis. Hearing the words that came out of Ellis''s mouth, clan head Finn who has his eyes close all this way couldn''t help but open them in shock as he stares at Ellis right into the eye. " Did I just hear you say you want to leave the clan?" asked clan head, Finn " yes father, I want to go on an adventure with my friends for some days or months" replied Ellis. " It seems to me that you have lost your mind this time around. Ain''t you the one that was almost killed if not for your protectors who took their lives just so you can escape and with the way things are going with the Bryan clan, you still want to go out" asked clan head Finn with a frown on his face. " I know which is why I want to leave unannounced this time around even my brothers won''t be aware of my absent" replied Ellis seriously. " and how do you plan to do that" asked clan head Finn with a frown on his face. " well normally I don''t usually leave my courtyard so if I were to leave late at night when everyone has already gone to bed, then I shouldn''t have any problem with others knowing" replied Ellis. " I still refuse to let you go out since even if you were to unnoticed by the clan members, there is no way you will be able to get past the Bryan clan," said clan head Finn. " If I come across any member of the Bryan clan and there is no way we can go our separate ways without avoiding conflict then I will have to fight it out with them then" replied Ellis with a laugh. " you fight them with that weak cultivation of yours, please don''t make me laugh," said clan head Finn with a smile. " well if the opponent is far stronger than me, then I guess I will have to get my friends involved" replied Ellis. " and you think that will solve the whole thing," asked clan head Finn. " should be more than enough, moreover I still have that friend of my friend the hunters guild tagging along" replied Ellis with a shameless smile on his face. " just take a good look at yourself, depending on a woman for survival. Are you my son" said clan head Finn helplessly. " well as long as I can keep my life I don''t mind doing things even if it will cost me my face" replied Ellis seriously. " are you forgetting you have a high position in the empire, you could be the one to lead the clan in the future after me," said clan head Finn. " oh please, let''s use not go there. We but know that I am not qualified to be the next clan head when my brothers are there" replied Ellis with a smile on his face. " yes, your brothers are there but so are you, Ellis," said clan head Finn. " can you stop pulling my legs, I don''t want anything to do with the position of the clan head other than being a freeloader" replied Ellis. Clan''s head Finn frown deepen the more when Ellis said those words from his mouth. " I just can''t believe I gave birth to a son like you," said clan head, Finn, angrily. " what can I say, the heaven is not just hearing you wished when I was being given birth to" replied Ellis with a laugh. " do you know that I can smash you right now," said clan head Finn who couldn''t hold himself back from exploding. " wow calm down old man, I was just playing with you" replied Ellis as he distances himself from his father. " Who are you calling old you good for nothing son," said clan head Finn as he took a deep breath to calm himself. " come on father, we both know you are old" replied Ellis. " you with your wide mouth, you still haven''t told me who that girl is to you," asked clan head Finn with a smile on his face. " well she''s my lover" replied Ellis straight away. " oh so you have finally decided to let go of Amanda now" asked clan head Finn " What else can I do since she has already been engaged to the clan master of the Clayson clan" replied Ellis. " I never thought Isaac would do something like that," said clan head Finn with a sigh. " I don''t blame her father at all, since it is more important to strengthen their relationship with the Clayson clan" replied Ellis. " still it shouldn''t have been that way, anyways that''s in the past now," said clan head Finn. " Yeah anyway, I will be leaving soon so I need to go make preparation" reply Ellis as he got up. " do you want me to send someone to look after you or are you just going to depend on a woman" asked clan head, Finn? " There will be no need for that since it will just blow the cover and by the way, I won''t be depending on her since this adventure is also a part of training for me" replied Ellis before blowing and walking out of the room. The moment Ellis walk out of the room, clan head Finn couldn''t help but smile as he mutters to himself. " seem like this silly son of mine has finally changed after the attempt to take his life" Heading back to the Courtyard, Ellis came across Simon who seen to be heading to meet up with their father. " Good morning elder brother" greeted Ellis when Simon was close to him. " morning junior brother, it seems like you were having some time with father"reply Simon with a warm smile on his face. " hahaha it was just a little chat nothing more," said Ellis with a laugh. " do junior brother care to share" ask Simon. "You don''t have to worry yourself about something like that elder brother" replied Ellis. " oh well if you say so, I am going to meet up with father," said Simon. " then I shouldn''t disturb your meeting then" replied Ellis with a bowl before taking his leave. After walking a far distance from his elder brother, Ellis wore a smile on his face as he said in a low voice. " if you think I am going to tell you one thing about myself so that you will use it against me then you must be really stupid". Making his way to his courtyard, like they were already expecting him to show up, Ray and jenny quickly asked him in a union. " so what did your father say". " he agreed after many convincing but we will have to leave the clan territory late at night so that we won''t be seen since others are after my life" replied Ellis as he took a sit. " I can''t believe they are going to delay the quest this time around," said Ray in anger. " well, what other choice do we have or do you want to fight bandit once more," asked Ellis. " if they want to have a go then let them come, since we have jenny this time around they won''t be having an easy fight" reply Ray with a smile. " seem like the beating you took last time was not enough to break you completely," said Ellis as he lay down as started sleeping. Chapter 139 - Discovery Waiting until it was very late at night, the three sneak out of the courtyard as they headed for the gate where were being guarded by some patrols. " now how are we going to get through them without being seen," said Ray as they come to halt and take cover by a hut. " I never expected that the patrol guards will still be awake by this time of the day" reply Ellis as he begins to survey the area. " so we just wasted the whole of the day just to be stopped by some guards," said Ray in annoyance " Shhh, keep your voice down, or do you want us to be caught by others and be seen as a thief," asked Jenny she placed her hand on her lips signaling Ray to keep his voice down. " what''s the need since we are going back sooner than later" replied Ray a bit angry. All this while that Ray and jenny talking, Ellis was busy studying the pattern in the patrol in search for flaws and after immersing himself in the study of the pattern, Ellis finally gets an idea of how they patrol. "All alright guys follow me and don''t forget to raise to feet of yours lightly to avoid notifying the guards about the position," said Ellis with all seriousness before leading the way. " finally you have started using that head of yours "replies Ray with a light chuckle as he follows behind Ellis. After avoiding the guard that was instructed with the task of patrolling, they took cover once more and waited for some time before proceeding forward until they finally get past the gate. " Finally we are out, so where should we go from here," asked Ray in excitement. " Just keep your mouth shut and follow me" replied Ellis as he leads the way. Meanwhile back at the Gibson clan, clan head Finn stood outside as stare into the endless sky. " do you want me to follow him from behind," asked a voice in the shadow. " yes but make sure you don''t get involved in any more of their activities unless things are getting out of hand" replies clan head Finn. " don''t worry clan head, as long as he doesn''t get into serious trouble I won''t be exposing my identity," said commander derrick as he stepped out of the shadow Nodding his head instead of replying, clan head Finn walked back into his courtyard leaving derrick behind. " I hope that kid will be able to entertain me a little," said commander derrick with a smile on his face before disappearing into thin air. The three travel for a long time until the sun begins to come out. " I thought you guys said the destination is not that far from the clan," asked Ray. " yeah, we should be there any time soon" reply Ellis as he continues to walk forward. " that is what you have been saying for some hours now but we have not come across anything not even humans from other clans" complain Ray. " The reason why you have not come across anything since we have been traveling towards this direction is that we are already in the forbidden land" replies Ellis as he points forward. When Ray heard this, he stopped and turn around to look at the place once more in doubt before asking. " Are you playing tricks on me because I can''t feel any danger from the place"? " of course you can''t since it is just a land but the problem is the beast residing here is the problem everyone is having since you might encounter a beast of a higher realm here" replied Ellis. " so you are saying that stepping in this direction could bring us a lot of trouble," asked Jenny. " yes but can be easily fixed" replies Ellis with a smile as he turns to jenny. " and how do you plan to do that" asked Jenny with a frown. " simple, all we have to do is to conceal our energy. Without the trace of spiritual energy in the air, it will not be an easy task for them to track us down" replies Ellis as he continues to walk forward. Doing as they were told, the team continue forward until they came across a desert not too far from them after traveling for so long. " We are here, now all that is left to do is to follow the map and see where it takes us," said Jenny as she gazes at the distant desert. " be careful there might be danger and since the beast is underground, it will be very difficult for us to touch them not to talk of killing them," said Ellis as he reminded the team of the danger in the desert. " I don''t see why we should be worried about things like sand creatures, one thing I learned about them is that they are very weak when it comes to defending themselves from harm" replied Ray as he pulled his blade out of the scabbard in preparation to a fight. " you should have also learned about their ability to manipulate the sand to do their bidding" commented jenny with a smirk on her face. " so tell me, Ray, how do you plan to fight when you are being surrounded by sand," asked Ellis as he chuckled lightly. " well, you will know when the time comes" reply Ray as he walks ahead of the team. " How did you get to know this moron," asked Jenny while watching Ray walking out. " I don''t, he just fell out of nowhere. Hey, you wait for the map is with me remember" reply Ellis before storming off to catch up with Ray. " ah boys, jenny look what you have landed yourself into," said Jenny to herself helplessly for also running forward. The group started following the map until they finally reach the place that marked x on the map. Taking a closer look at the place, Ray couldn''t help but yell at loud. " shit, we have been scammed". " Ellis are you sure we are in the right place," asked Jenny doubtfully. " yes, this is the place that was marked on the treasure map" replied Ellis. " if we are the right place, then why is there nothing other than sand in this place," asked Ray. " how am I supposed to know the answer to that question" reply Ellis. " maybe where the treasure is been kept is underground or it must have been destroyed due to the passage of time," said Jenny. " that''s should also be a possibility too but the problem now is where are we going to start the digging from" replies Ray with a question. " ah, this is going to be a little bit troublesome. Ray you are going to dig from the west while jenny dig from the east and I will dig from this angle" said Ellis as he started given orders. " roger that sir" replies Ray as he forwards to his allocated site. '' good thing we are cultivators else digging this place with our bare hands will be impossible, but with spiritual energy, it will be a piece of cake" thought Ray. And that''s how the group started digging in search of the treasure, but unfortunately for them, nothing was buried underground. Out of frustration, Ray throws a piece of stone that he found on the ground only for the stone to hit something before falling to the ground. Catching sight of this, Ray went forward to touch the air where the stone has landed but the moment he did, his hands went through like there was nothing there. Picking up the stone again out of curiosity, Ray threw it out again only for the stone to fall again but this time around it hit him right in the head since he was standing very close to it. Discovery this, Ray became excited as he called on Ellis and Jenny who have already lost the will to continue searching. " what is it this time around," asked Ellis after getting to him. " take a look at this" replies Ray as he doesn''t have the time to explain what he has discovered and chooses to just show them. Picking up a stone, he threw it ahead, and what happened previously happened ahead which stunned Ellis as he moved his hand forward to feel the wall only for him to feel nothing. " I have already tried that, and it seems like only inanimate objects come in contact with it," said Ray. " no wonder we were not able to find anything after searching the whole place" commented Ellis in excitement. " if I am not mistaking, then this should be the handwork of a formation master," said jenny. " What else can manifest this high level of invisibility and illusion if not a formation master" replies Ellis with a smile on his face. " so does that means there is a treasure hidden inside here," asked Ray. " yes, Ray, whoever this place belongs to must be a very powerful being so there is likely going to be treasure inside" replies jenny with a smile. Chapter 140 - Trial Part 1 Looking at where the invisible wall is, Ellis couldn''t help but pick up a stone and throw it ahead. " and what do you think doing" asked jenny. " nothing of the important, I just had the urge to throw it" replied Ellis " so any ideas on how we are supposed to get inside," asked Ray but unfortunately for him, the two just shook their head. "I can''t believe that we have finally found the treasure only for us not to have any access to it," said Ellis with a dispirited face. "How wish one of us knows one or two things about formation then things could be so much easier" added jenny with a sigh. They sat on the ground feeling helpless when an idea hit Ray as he stood up and unsheathe his blade from the scabbard and see this frighten Ellis out of his wit. " what are you doing," asked, Ellis. " I got an idea on how we can get inside though I am not sure if it is going to work" replied Ray as he stretched his blade forward away and begin to walk. " I think could also work, damn why didn''t I think of that," said Ellis to himself as he watches Ray proceed forward. " who would have thought that a barbarian could sometimes come up with a good idea" added jenny. After taking three steps forward, Ray blade finally came in contact with the wall. Moving to the side while moving his blade as it was still placed on the floor in search of an opening. " wait, what if we cant go inside after he had eventually found the opening," asked jenny. " we will have to wait until that time before deciding what our next move would be" replied Ellis as he continues to watch. Moving the blade around while walking in a circle, one would have thought that he has gone mad if they don''t know what''s happening. Trying different angles, Ray was finally able to find a space, moving the blade around to space to see if it could fit a person before turning to face Ellis and jenny while holding the blade in place. " hey Ellis, do you mind going through where my blade is pointing at," asked Ray while holding his blade upward. " Not a problem as long as it can get us inside I don''t mind but, why did it have to be located at that height, does the creator intended to let his treasure rot here or what" complain, Ellis, as he takes a step forward. " maybe the owner wants whoever finds the map should think outside the box if they ever want to get their hands on his treasure" replied jenny. " them it is a good thing we have someone like Ray along else we were could only dream of going back to the clan," said Ellis. After getting close to Ray, Ellis stood still as he lifted his head to look at where the blade was pointing to as he began to hesitate when looking at the height. " Hey man, you know I can''t hold on like this forever so do you mind getting this done before my hand falls off," said Ray while looking at Ellis with a smile on his face. " Okay, it just a little scratch if I fall from that angle and nothing more" mutter Ellis as begins to build his confidence. " hahaha, I can''t believe you are scared of actually getting injured and you have been boosting about having a strong body, what a joke you are," said Ray as he started to laugh at Ellis. Ignoring Ray''s mockery, Ellis took a deep breath before pushing himself from the ground as he started going up with his eyes close as he tries to prepare himself for the upcoming pain only for him to disappear. " did it work," said Jenny as she focuses her sight ahead to see what happened next. It didn''t take long before Ellis yell reaches their ears from the inside. "Yes, it works" replied Ray with a smile. Looking around where he was, Ellis was shocked to see that the whole place was sparkling clean like someone has been living within it. Getting up from the ground, Ellis turns around to look at where he came from only to see that he came through the window. " looks like the door was locked all along," said Ellis as he rubs his head while still feeling a little pain from the fall before walking to the window. " This whole place is seen to be buried underground," said Ellis as he makes his way to the window. While Ellis was busy observing the inside, Jenny was busy preparing to go in but before she could take a step closer, Ellis finally sticks his head out through the window. " It was the window that I went through, Good thing that I have lost some weight else I would have been stuck between," said Ellis with an awkward laugh. " so how was it, were you able to find any treasure," asked Ray with a smile on his face. " not yet bandit" replied Ellis with a laugh. "then what have you been doing inside all this while," asked Ray in anger. " if you really want to know then is better you come up here and see for yourself" replied Ellis with a smile. Not wasting any more of her time, jenny went ahead and was just about to jump when Ellis warned. " I will advise you not to do that unless you want to bump your head on the ground. And believe me when I say it really is painful" " then catch me then" replied jenny with a charming smile on her face. Returning with a smile, Ellis held his arm out as he waited for her to grab it before pulling her up. " Alright my man here I come," said Ray as he placed his blade back into the scabbard. Turning to face with a cunning smile as he said. " I think you can help yourself with that since it just a little bump right" When he heard the words that came out of Ellis''s mouth, Ray suddenly had a change in expression since he was the one that started it. "But I was only joking then I never knew you would take it personal" replied Ray. " so am I which is why I am going to stand here and wait for you to know where to enter," said Ellis with a chuckle as he waited for Ray to jump. Taking a deep breath, Ray took a step back before running forward and jumped inside and thinking that he was ready for any mishap but to his surprise, the moment he made it past the window, he continued to descend with Ellis standing by the side with a happy expression on his face while jenny was sitting on the stairs that lead to the window. Taking out his blade from the scabbard, Ray sent out a wind slash when he was getting close to the ground as he was hit by the wind that came from the attack which pushed him up a little giving him the time to balance himself as he performs a little somersault before landing. " ha, how do you like that huh" yelled Ray with a smirk on his face. The moment he yelled out, his voice echo in the whole place which cause jenny to throw a stone at him. " Would it kill you if you quiet down, must you put us in trouble over such matter?" said jenny with an angry look on her face. " There is nothing to worry about in here, so stop throwing things at me will you" replied Ray. "Have you tried looking around before yelling like a beast?" asked Ellis as he walks down the stairs . Now that Ellis has mentioned it, Ray finds the place kind of neat for a place that has been abandon for many years unlike the cottage where there are so many cobwebs all over the place with books filled with dust but here everything is so clean like someone is leaving inside. " Are you sure there is no one other than us here in this strange place?" asked Ray as he turned to look at the others? " that''s is what we are about to investigate before you started shouting" replied jenny taking a deep breath to calm herself. " I am sorry about that, I was just too excited to put a certain person to shame," said Ray with a smile. " you are just lucky you have some control over the wind element else I wonder how your condition would turn out to be" replied Ellis with an angry look on his face. " I would have also survived that without getting injured," said Ray with a light chuckle. " can you guys quit all this nonsense and focus on the matter at hand," said jenny in annoyance as she walks past them. The two decide to put an end to their quarrel and follow jenny as they follow the only road that is in the room they are in. Chapter 141 - Trial Part2 The moment they walk through the door the view before them was different from what they have seen in the previous room. Here the whole place looks befitting of being a place which has gone old due to the passage of time since the whole place looks so messy like there has been a heavy battle in the past. " looks can be deceiving, when being in the previous room I actually thought someone was actually leaving in here, who would have known that the place is actually like this," said jenny. " This place seen to belong to a clan in the ancient time and by the look of the surrounding, they were in a serious battle" commented Ellis. " So does that mean there is no treasure in this place," asked Ray while looking around the place. " We can''t be sure yet unless we check the whole place" replied jenny as she leads the way. Following the jenny from behind the group walk past some skeleton and blades laying on the ground, shaking their head as they walk past the bodies. After walking past some skeletons with their weapons in their hand, Ray stops walking and forcefully pulled a blade out of the grip of one of the skeletons as he tried to wield it only for him to be disappointed as the blade turn to dust the moment he took it. " Even the weapons here are not even worth any value," said Ray in disappointment. " What did you expect, they have been here for so long with no way of refinery them so they will only end up being useless" replied Ellis to Ray''s words. " it is even surprising that they have not even turned to dust after so long," said Jenny as she continues to walk forward. " The reason why they are still around after so long must be due to their grades I believe" replied Ellis. " you seem to know a lot for a young clan master Ellis," said Jenny with a smile. " other than training and going out for a drink, I usually spend most of my time immense in learning more" replies Ellis as he laughs awkwardly as they continue with the walk. " no wonder your realm is so low, instead of you focusing on your training you indulge in ready, what an excuse of a man you are Ellis," said jenny. " What is the need of training oneself if you are as dumb as an animal" replied Ellis. " before you two continue with your argument, can you take a look at that light in the distance," said Ray as he cut them off. Turning to look at the light that Ray was talking about, they both turned to look at each other before rushing forward while leaving Ray behind. " How can you two just leave me behind without any when I am the one that saw it first, what a crude world this is," said Ray with a sigh. After the group got to where the light was coming from, they came to a halt as they just stood there while looking at what is generating the light. Catching up to them, Ray was shocked to see them standing while doing nothing, and out of curiosity, he asked. " Why are you two stopping, is there no treasure in here" Instead of replying to his question, Ellis just pointed at the wall in front of them. Looking at the rough doing that was drawn on the wall, Ray was confused as well. " Is this what has been glowing from afar, an ordinary wall?" said Ray as he looked at the wall. " that is not an ordinary wall you fool, can''t you see it''s glowing," asked Jenny. " yeah I did, someone might have fixed a light source here " replied Ray. " goddamn, how did I get to know this brainless animal," said Jenny as she gave up on arguing with Ray. Going close to the wall to get a closer look at it, Ellis was completely focused on knowing what it was, seeing Ellis like this really help lighten her mood as she went to join him. " So were you able to figure anything out of the drawings," asked Jenny. " This drawing is trying to tell us something, like this drawing, it looks like it is dripping something on that bowl" replied Ellis as he pointed at a figure on the wall. " wait Ellis, don''t you think that what the figure is dripping on the bowl is actually blood, like how we register to be a hunter," said Ray. " Hmm, now that you mention it, it kind of looks like it" commented Ellis as he massages his cheek. " and here shows the drawing of a figure confronting a beast," said Jenny as she pointed at another drawing. " and here shows the drawing of a figure holding something" added Ray as he walks to the side where this drawing is. " This whole thing just looks like some kind of test," said Ellis. " only if we knew what all the words that are written under the drawing were, things would have been a lot more easy and understandable in undertaking what do ever the test is" added jenny. " Unfortunately for us, we don''t understand the ancient word and there is still a problem with this test since we don''t know if it is still functioning" replied Ellis with a sigh. " There is no way we are going to know for sure if we don''t give it a try," said Ray. " you are right on that one but trial are we going to be given" asked jenny. " who knows and by looking at these drawings the trial is certainly going to be very easy so don''t worry too much about it" replied Ray with a smile. " I don''t know if you hit your hand on something when you were little, which part of the drawings shows that the trial is going to be an easy one," said jenny in anger as she can''t stand Ray anymore. " your words are harsh for a young lady like you, though I won''t be taking any offense in that," said Ray with a smile. " can we continue with the trial," asked Ellis as he wants to stop this two from fighting. "Yes, anything to stop me from having a chat with this moron" replied jenny as she went ahead and stood close to the bowl. " what about you Ray, are you in," asked Ellis. " you already know the answer to your question so why are you still asking," said Ray with a smile on his face. They went together and stood opposite the bowl before making a small cut in their hand and let the blood drip on the bowl. While they were doing all this, they fail to notice that the wall that has been glowing all this while has suddenly dim before a portal was revealed as it begins to spin rapidly before it began to pull them in after growing in size. " We must not be separated so hold my hands tightly and don''t let go," said Ellis as he spread his hands for the two to grab. And that is how the group was sucked into the portal before the wall remains to its usual form. After moving through many dimensions, they were brought to a place that was devoid of light and the only they could see was through some strange stones that are laying on the ground. getting up from the ground, Ellis shook his head before turning to look at where they were transported to. " where is this place," said Ellis as he continued to look around. " who knows, since we have been sent here then there must be a treasure hidden in this place for sure" replied Ray right after getting up. " dammit, why do we have to end up together with this fool," said jenny angrily. " calm down will you, this is not the time to quarrel among ourselves. We are in this strange place and need to think of a way to do the rest so that we can leave as soon as possible"replied Ellis as he tries to calm jenny down. " you are right, who would have thought that the test would work," said Ray with a smile on his face before turning to look at Ellis as he asked. " So now that we are here, what are we supposed to do". " I don''t know but if you were to ask me, I will suggest we follow the trail produced by the source of light, or do any of you have a better idea" replied Ellis. " I think it is okay for now since we don''t have a clue what we are supposed to do here," said jenny. " same here, besides if you were to asked me, I will also make the same suggestion since it is the only source of light we have at this moment" added Ray with a smile. Nodding to the two since it has already been decided, they begin to walk on the trail produced by the light as they venture forward. Chapter 142 - The Ancient Statue Walking forward, they were unable to see the surroundings except for the path they walk on, walking forward like this without seeing their destination was annoying especially for Ray who was already getting bored from all the walling. " when is this path leading us to" asked Ray out of frustration. " Who knows, but at least it is taking us somewhere" replied Ellis. " I bet it is taking us to our death" joke Ray. " not funny man" replied Ellis with a frown. " come on, I am just trying to lighten the mood," said Ray. " then you should have tried something else" replied Ellis. " There is something ahead guys," said jenny. " is that a statue" replied Ray as he pointed at the distance. " looks like it, seen like we have finally reached our destination," said Ellis. Increasing their pace, they rush forward and after some time, they were finally able to reach where the statue is and Looking at it clearly, the group was able to see that it is the statue of an old man with a walking stick and one would be able to feel an ancient aura from within. " How can a statue be excluding such aura," asked Ray out of curiosity. " Just shut your mouth and walk, your questions are becoming too much to answer" replied jenny. " oh, I did not remember asking you anything so why are you butting in," said Ray with a frown. " you are asking for it this time Ray" replied jenny. " both of you better knock it off," said Ellis as he continues to observe his surrounding. Jenny scoffs at Ray before walking out leaving him behind. After the rest have left to check the place out, Ray begins to observe the statue that is before him. Walking around the statue as he was observing, Ray was keen to discover why he was feeling that ancient aura around it. While he was observing the statue, Ray caught sight of the statue eye''s twitching, jumping back in shock, Ray rubs his eyes in disbelief as he stares at the statue straight in the eye as he waited to see if the statue eyes would move again but after staring at it for some time and nothing happened, Ray suddenly loses interest and was just about to walk off when the statue eyes twitched again. " guys come take a look at this," said Ray as he increased his voice a little for the others to hear. Hearing him calling on them, Ellis and jenny ran to him. " What did you discover Ray," asked Ellis. " look the eyes are moving" replied Ray as he pointed at the statue whose eyes are wide open. Turning to look at the eyes and he felt like the statue was staring back at him. " I think the statue is alive," said Ellis in a low voice. " so what are we supposed to down now" asked jenny. "Don''t know but if you asked me, I would say let''s stay away from the statue" replied Ellis as he took a step back. " no way we are staying away from this statue, can''t you tell that there is a treasure hidden inside it for it to move its eye around," said Ray in refusal. Jenny was about to say something when the spiritual energy in the surrounding was getting intense making it difficult for them to breathe. " what is going on," said Ray as he struggled to breathe. " this insane aura belongs to a powerful practitioner and if we are not careful enough, we are going to die" replied jenny. " is it still too late for us to make a run for it," asked Ray regretfully? " if you can still move then go ahead then" replied Ellis in anger. " dammit, I can''t move" replied Ray as he tried to move his leg but they went weak as he fell on the ground. " you want to check inside of me for any treasure ha, do you have the ball to do it, kid," asked the statue in an ancient tone. " what it can also talk," said Ray in shock. " of course I can talk, come on then check my interior and see if there is any treasure you would like to claim for yourself inside" reply the statue. " I was only joking Senior, I never intended to do so," said Ray. " what you were only joking when you told your friends," asked the statue. " yes Senior, it was only a joke" replied Ray as he was frightened out of his with. " you are really lucky that I can''t do more than this else I would have smashed you into pieces you go for nothing," said the statue in anger that the low life still dares to lie to it. " Senior please forgive his imprudent behavior, I am sure he has learned his lesson" replied Ellis as he bows to the statue. When the statue heard Ellis please, its eyes were just on him like he was being scanned by the statue. And after it was done with what it was doing, the statue suddenly said. " very well, since it is childish to pick an offense in what he said, I will let it slide this time around," said the statue. " thank you Senior for your mercy," said Ellis as he pulled Ray to thank the statue which he did. Seeing that they are sincere with their apology, the statue begins to retake the aura that it has let out earlier. " young one your foundation was great but it was quite unfortunate that the cultivation method you are practicing is not complete," said the statue. " Senior is right" replied Ellis as he still maintained his bow. Nodding his head, the statue continues. " I believe you are here for the trial," asked the statue. Which they nodded to in agreement before the statute continues again. " here is the thing, if you are able to complete the trial, I am willing to reward you with a cultivation method that is more suitable for you," said the statue. When Ellis heard what the statue said, he couldn''t help but raise his head in surprise as he bows down again and replied. " it will be my honor to receive such a gift from Senior". " what about the two of us," asked jenny a little frightened. " you will have a choice to pick one of the treasures in the vault and as for you naughty boy same will also be applied to you" replied the statue. " now the trial will begin, each one of you will have to undergo 4 trials and if you were to fail just 1 then you are out so are you ready," asked the statue. " We are all ready for the trial Senior" replied Ellis after receiving Ray and Jenny''s approval. " very well, since you have all agreed then step forward one at a time," said the statue as the whole place begins to shake and before long three doors that were made of wood came from the ground. " if you are ready then go through the doors before you," said the statue. Taking the lead was Ellis who was very excited that he will be getting something good. Not even wasting time as he pulled the door open and went through it. " that pig couldn''t even wait to plan things out before walking inside, is he not scared of dying," said Ray the moment Ellis went through the door. " he has been stocked at where he is now because he practiced an incomplete cultivation method, so he would surely go without a plan" replied jenny to Ray''s question. " what about you, when are you going in," asked Ray. Not answering Ray''s question, jenny went forward and picked a down as she went in. Being the last to go in, Ray sighed as he said to himself as he makes advancement to pick a door. " hold it there young one," said the statue as Ray was about to open the door. " what is it senior" replied Ray in confusion as he halts his movement. " by looking through your I was able to discover that your soul has already been refined through the circle of life," said the statue. " what are you talking about Senior," asked Ray in surprise that the statue was able to see through him. " answer my question kid, have you been dead before," asked the statue. " How will I be standing here if I am dead" replied Ray. " you still dare to lie to me even after I have seen through your disguise huh," said the statue angrily. " How can I lie to you senior" replied Ellis. " you are lying to me and you are still claiming to be telling the truth when I can feel the ripple coming from your soul," said the statue. " Senior since you can already tell that I reincarnated, why are you still bothering to ask me" replied Ray almost in tears. " that is because I want to know how you did it," said the statue a little calmer now. " I don''t know Senior, I just find myself in this strange world after waking up" replied Ray. When the statue heard what Ray said it went quiet and stare at Ray before sighing and gesture for him to proceed with the trial. Bowing to the statue for letting him off, Ray went through the door. " he was able to go through the circle of life without even knowing," said the statue with a sigh after Ray went through the door and close his eyes, and waited for the trial to end. Chapter 143 - Lets Have A Fair Fight Falling from the sky, Ray fell face-first on the ground as he mourns in pain before getting up as he looks around to see where he was brought only to discover that he was in an empty room with no one inside and there was a door that was shut close. "And what is my test supposed to be," said Ray as he begins to walk around the place. "Welcomed to your first trial, your test will be to defeat a demon if you ever want to proceed to the next trial," said a voice out of nowhere. Turning around to see where the voice came from but was unable to locate it and was just about to ask the demon he would be facing but before he could say a word the door that was shut close, suddenly begin to shake before moving to the side and a complete dark beast could be seen crawling out. *ding* [ mission update: complete the trial 0/4] [ reward: ??] Name: Vangrur Level: foundation realm stage 5 HP: 1000/1000 Mana: 1050/1050 "This is going to be a long fight," said Ray with a smile on his face as he unsheathed his blade from the scabbard as he waited for the demon to come out from the dark. When the demon has finally crawled out, Ray was shocked to see that the demon has a face of a cattle with two hands and legs and with wings flipping on his back. "Shit that demon is a flying cattle," said Ray in surprise when he saw the demon take flight. "Roarrrrrr" The demon roar as it flows forwards Ray at an incredible speed the moment it lad its eyes on him, moving to the side to avoid the demon attack Ray couldn''t help but mutter. "it also has the behavior of a cattle" Sending wind slash after wind slash but the demon easily avoided them. Taking a u-turn, the demon slash at the air, and a gigantic red claw manifested in the air before clawing at Ray. Who lip from where he was standing in the hope of dodging the claw attack but to his surprise, the attack did not hit the ground, instead, it keeps chasing after him. "Dammit, now its attack is chasing after me while I can''t even land a hit on it" complain, Ray, as he continues to run. Whenever the claw was about to hit him, Ray will quickly increase his pace as he increased the distance between them once more, and at the same time, he will avoid the attack of the demon. After running for a while, Ray becoming tired of the little game the demon has begun to run towards the demon with his blade covered in spiritual energy. Slashing the blade upward, a wind slash was sent at the demon but before the wind slash could reach the demon, it first went through the claw attack as it destroyed the claw without slowing down but it became a little dimmed like it has lost a good amount of energy in that attack. With a scoff, the demon swipes down with his hand as another claw manifested in the air as it met with the wind slash in hope of destroying it this time around but unknowing to the demon, hidden within the wind slash was a little fire that is very difficult to notice because of its size. The moment the wind slash and the claw came in contact, an explosion occurred with the demon being caught in it. "Haha, why don''t you try dodging this one," said Ray with a laugh as he runs into the ball of flame not even caring about his safety. The moment he entered the flame, the first thing Ray did was to cut off the wings of the demon to disabled its flight mode. Since he won''t be able to do any harm to the demon as long as it is in the air but it was a whole different case when being on the ground. Raising his blade to deliver a powerful slash but before Ray could bring it down, he was suddenly sent flying out of the ball of flame and crashed into the sidewall. Crawling out of the hole created by his crash, Ray raised his head to look at the demon as it walks out of the ball of flame wingless, and Ray''s mouth begins to widen into a smile. "Now let us have a fair fight instead of flying around like a scared fairy but in your case is a scared demon," said Ray as he pulled himself from the ground. Seeing the human standing even after receiving a strike from it, the demon dash at him with his claws spread out ready to shred him to pieces the moment he got close to him but its wish did not come true as Ray quickly took out the bow and shot an arrow at the demon as it froze in place after being hit by the arrow and before it could recover from its frozen state, Ray has already switched the bow to Excalibur as he runs to the demon and delivers a power swing mixed with spiritual energy as it slashes it into two and the demon split in two before falling dead. "Haha, how do you like me now," said Ray with a chuckle as he waited for the mysterious voice to announce his voice. After waiting for a while and there was no reply from the voice or the down opening up for him to proceed to the next stage. "What is wrong with that voice, can''t it see that I have won the match or what," said Ray as he just stood there waiting for the announcement to be made. "Hey pal, I don''t know if you can hear me but if you can, you can take a look at the demon laying there lifeless," said Ray after waiting for about an hour or so. After waiting for a reply and he was not getting any, Ray turned his attention to the demon whose hands move a little as his eyes grew big. "Shit how can I forget about the heart" yelled Ray as he went to stand close to the demon stabbing it in the demon. "You think an going to grant another chance to live then you must be dreaming, now let''s see if that voice will announce my victory if I killed the heart," said Ray with a smile on his face. Squatting close to the demon''s body, Ray places his hand on its chest and he begins to search for where the heartbeat is the strongest and after locating where it was, he pulled his blade out and stands the chest of the demon. The moment he stabs the heart, the mysterious voice said. "Congratulations on passing your first test, you may now go through that door and proceed to the next trial". "Uh finally, I thought I am going to wait for some days before receiving the announcement, who would have thought that the demon heart was the key for passing the trial," said Ray as he stretched his body and he was about to head for the door when the system notification came. *ding* [Mission update: complete the trial 1/4] [Completing trial 1] [Reward: 6000 exp] *ding* [Level up] Name: Ray Race: Human/? Gender: Male Attributes: Strength ¡ª 31(+4) Dexterity ¡ª 25(+2) Constitution ¡ª 18(+2) Intelligence ¡ª 20 Wisdom ¡ª 18 Charisma ¡ª 17 Cultivation stage: foundation stage 6 Hp: 1200/1200 Mana: 1500/1500 Exp: 0/12000 Ability: wind slash [2mana], flame burst [5mana] Technique: the starry sword art [advance stage], sky ripper [advance stage] Free stats point: 2 Battle point: 200000 Adventure Class: Hunter [one star] "Yes this is the feeling of victory that I like, I hope I will be getting more experience after competing in the rest trial then I would have a chance of reach the 8 stages before leaving this trial ground," said Ray in excitement as he proceeds to the door. The moment Ray opens the door, he sighed at the sight before him. "I am getting tired of all this portal, why don''t you just put an elevator here so that does taking the trial can just be brought to the next trial instead of making us go through the stress of being twisted before reaching the destination" complained, Ray. In place of the door was a portal that is spinning rapidly like it can wait to suck the victim inside. Looking at how the portal is spinning, Ray decided to sit down and take a break since he has overworked himself after using Excalibur on the demon and went in after he has completely restored his strength. Meanwhile, in another room, Ellis and jenny were also given the test of fighting a demon which they easily completed without stress since they knew killing the demon through the heart will completely end it before they left the room for the next trial. Unlike Ray who waited for some hours before finally discovering the trick to passing the trial. Chapter 144 - The Game Of Riddle After going through the portal, Ray was brought to a room. But unlike the previous one, this one was filled with words all over the wall, and on the far end was a throne which was occupied by a hooded. Taking a look at the place, Ray proceeds forward, and before he could get to where the hooded man was the same mysterious voice. "Welcome, now your second trial will commence" "In other to proceed to the next trial, you will have to defeat your enemy in the game of riddle," said the mysterious voice. "Shit, come on man, why can''t we just continue with the fighting instead of a game of riddle," asked Ray as he raised his head high up as if he was seeing the owner of the voice. "The trial will begin the moment you take your seat, so taking your time to prepare for the trial," said the mysterious voice as he ignored Ray''s question. Not even bothering to listen to the mysterious voice advice, Ray walk forward and took his seat as he stared at the hooded person before him. "Let the trial begin, and remember you cant get up from your seat unless the winner has already been decided," said the mysterious voice and there was no longer any word from it. Ray stared at the person on the hood as he tried to see who was behind but was unable to see who it was. Looking at the hood feels like he was looking at a void, taking his gaze off the hood, Ray cleared as he was about to ask his question but before he could, a deep voice rang out from the hood. "If you eat me, my sender will eat you. What am I," asked the person on the hood. Ray wore a wide smile on his face as he said. "What an easily riddle that is, it a fishhook of course" "Your turn," said the hooded person. "Hmm, here is my riddle for you. What can run but never walks, has a mouth but never talks, has a head but never weeps, has a bed but never sleeps" asked Ray. "A river" replied the hooded person. "Ah, this is going to be a difficult trial," said Ray with a sigh. "The more you take the more you leave behind. What am I" asked the hooded person. "A feet step"replied Ray. "What belongs to you but other people use it more than you," asked Ray. "Your name" replied the hooded person They continue with the game for a very long time with no one missing the answer and Ray was already getting tired of all the stress he has being through whole thinking of a riddle that the hooded person can''t answer but he was unable to figure anything out. And that when the hooded person asked him a riddle and he answered correctly after cracking his brain but it was his turn to ask but he doesn''t know what to say that can also be understood by the hood person, and that''s when an idea hit him. ''What is the need of bothering myself if he can''t answer my riddle, as long as he can''t find a reasonable answer then I will be considering the winner'' Ray thought to himself. "A doctor and a bus driver are both in love with the same woman, an attractive girl named Anna. The bus driver had to go on a long bus trip that would last a week. Before he left, he gave Anna seven apples. Why? Asked Ray after thinking for a while and came up with a riddle that he had heard on television. The hooded person went silent after Ray said his riddle and was just muttering to himself trying to get the answer but was not able to figure something out and seeing the hooded person like this without saying anything, Ray smiled as he knew he has already won the riddle which means he has passed the 2nd trial. "I don''t know the answer to your riddle so you win," said the hooded person. And Ray was just about to stand to celebrate his victory but before he could even jump up, the hooded man said again. "But I can only agree to have lost to you if you tell me the answer" "That won''t be a problem, the reason why the bus driver gives Anna the apples was because An apple a day keeps the doctor away" replied Ray with a smile. "An apple a day keeps the doctor away" mutter the hooded person as he still doesn''t understand the answer. Ray did not care if the hooded person understood it or not as he asked. "So do you finally accept your defeat" "I lose fair and square so you can leave" replied the hooded person as he begins to fade away. " you can use that riddle to defeat your opponent and I won''t mind at all, so feel free to," said Ray proudly as he watches the hooded person fade away. "Congratulations on passing your second test, you may now go through that door and proceed to the next trial," said the mysterious voice after the hooded person has completely faded away. After the mysterious voice has spoken, the system notification also came in. *ding* [Mission update: complete the trial 2/4] [Completing trial 2] [Reward: 6000 exp] "Haha, this is awesome, one more trial, and I will be able to level up once more," said Ray excited as he begins to walk towards the door that appears out of nowhere. After crossing through the door, a figure appears out of nowhere as it stood in the room that Ray has just left as it sat on the throne while playing with his breast. This figure looks identical to the statue at the trial entrance. "That kid was still able to pass through the riddle trial and I thought it was brainless after watching him fight the demon. Let''s see if he would be able to pass the 3rd trial" said the mysterious voice as it disappears out of the room instantly without any delay. Meanwhile, Jenny and Ellis were still busy with the riddles question and won''t be done anything soon since the opponent seen to know it all making it difficult for them to raise on top and if Ellis and Jenny were to know that Ray has finally completed his 2nd trial, they would spit out a mouthful of blood since he is the one in the team who uses his brainless and just want to fight. After answering many of the opponent riddles, Ellis was finally able to proceed to the next trial after asking the hooded person a riddle that he has just made up, that was filled with utter nonsense. "That was a close call, I hope there won''t be any of this riddle in the next trial, or else I will be kicked out of the trial," said Ellis with a sigh as he went through the door. "Looks like this young one is determine to get the cultivation manual badly for him to trick his opponent just so he could get to the next stage," said the mysterious voice after Ellis has also gone through the door. "I wonder if the lady that came together with them will be able to get through this stage or not" added the mysterious voice. Jenny has been cracking his brain thinking of a riddle to say that the hooded person won''t be able to answer but couldn''t think of any to say and was just saying the ones she knew which were not difficult for the hooded person to answer. "Dammit, is this how I am going to lose to this person before me. Come on jenny think, what will Ellis do in a situation like this" said jenny to herself as she begins to think hard. But unfortunately for her, nothing was coming out of her head and she was beginning to panic about what will happen to her if she was to fail the trial and how Ray would look at her if he made it through to the end and get his reward. While she is the one to always find fault in whatever he does fail. "No there is no way I am going to lose to that barbarian," said Jenny as she finds her motivation to winning the trial as she used her brain to the limit thinking of a riddle but still not being able to think of one and she was already frustrated. "Who cares if it is going to work or not let''s see if he can answer this rifle of mine," said Jenny as she threw caution to the air and asked. "I look flat, but I am deep, Hidden realms I shelter. Lives I take, but the food I offer. At times I am beautiful. I can be calm, angry, and turbulent. I have no heart but offer pleasure as well as death. No man can own me, yet I encompass what all men must-have. What am I" "Wealth" replied the hooded person. "Wrong, the answer is the ocean" replied Jenny out of excitement as she slammed the chair handle. The hooded person went silent declaring his lost before fading away and the door came out which Jenny walk into with excitement. Check out my new book "Unrivaled Under The Heaven" Chapter 145 - Game Of Maze Once more Ray was brought to another room, but it is more likely to call it a field. As the whole place was covered in very tall grass with many entrances. "Now what is the test going to be," said Ray as he waited for the mysterious voice to brief him on what he needs to do to complete the trial. But while waiting silently by the entrance and there was no word spoken by the mysterious voice, Ray was just about to yell when a door appeared out of nowhere and Ellis walked out. "Hey man, Good to see you here, now. I can be confident in passing this trial with no stress" said Ellis as he walked up to meet Ellis. "Where is this place and why are you here," asked Ellis as he begins to look around his surrounding. "That is the same question I am about to ask the voice that has been briefing me on what to do. And about what I am doing here, I should be the one asking you since I came first" replied Ray "You were here first," asked Ellis in surprise. "I was transported here right after completing the 2nd trial" replied Ray with a proud smile on his face. "If I may ask, what test were you given in the 2nd trial," asked Ellis as he wanted to confirm his suspicions. "It was a riddle game" replied Ray straight away without pausing. "What, you mean you were also given the riddle test and you manage to pass it, tell me how were you able to pass that hooded person that seems to know it all" asked Ellis. "It wasn''t easy my friend, after trying many riddles that seen to be difficult for even a person like me to get the answers wrong but he gets the whole riddle right, so I decided to think outside the box and came up with a riddle that shouldn''t have been know and that is how I pass the riddle game test" replied Ray. "Dammit, I can''t believe you came out before me," said Ellis. "Huh, were you also going through the same trial," asked Ray when he heard Ellis complain. "Yes I was and was only able to pass after making the riddle up" replied Ellis. "If you were also challenging that hooded guy, then didn''t that mean Jenny is also doing the same," said Ray after figuring the whole thing out. "I believe she hasn''t figured out a way to beat the hooded man for her to not be here with us" replied Ellis. The moment Ellis said those words, a door appeared out of nowhere and Jenny walked out. "Yes, I finally made it out of that room with that annoying person inside," said Jenny happily as she walked out of the door. "Speaking of the devil" commented Ray as they walk up to her. "You are the devil, your father and mother are the devils you Ray" replied Jenny with an offense. "Too bad I no longer had a father, not to talk of a mother, so it is most likely that you are the devil herself," said Ray with a smile. "Enough of that Ray, so Jenny how were the riddles with your opponent," asked Ellis after quieting Ray down. "Horrible and I am even lucky to have won after cracking my brain in search of what to say, wait a minute, how did you know that my trial was about riddles," asked Jenny in confusion after replying to Ellis''s question. "Well Ray and I also went through the riddles before getting here, so it is not difficult to figure it out" replied Ellis with a smile on his face. "So tell me, Jenny, what riddle did you asked the hooded person," asked Ray with a Cunning smile on his face. "I look flat, but I am deep, Hidden realms I shelter. Lives I take, but the food I offer. At times I am beautiful. I can be calm, angry, and turbulent. I have no heart but offer pleasure as well as death. No man can own me, yet I encompass what all men must have" replied Jenny "Wealth is the answer, I wonder how the hooded person was not able to get it right," said Ray. "That''s exactly what he said but the answer is not wealth instead it is the ocean" replied Jenny. "That''s is a tricky riddle" praised Ellis. "Thank you, so Ray what riddle did you say to the hooded person," asked Jenny "Don''t bother asking, if I were to tell you, then the two of you are just going to look at me like dummies" replied Ray with a smile on his face. "Haha, it better be don''t say it," said Ellis when he saw the look on Jenny''s face. "So what do you think the test will be this time around," asked Jenny as she turns to look at the place. "I don''t know, wait a minute, Ray did you recently had a breakthrough," said Ellis as he senses the energy coming from Ray. "Oh so you finally noticed, I have been waiting for you to asked me since we arrived here but you never took noticed" replied Ray with a light chuckle. "That''s insane, didn''t you have a breakthrough about a month ago," asked Ellis. "Yes I did, I was even surprised myself. Any that''s in the past now, let''s think of what the test is going to be" replied Ray as he changed the topic. "Welcome to the maze ground, the test this time around is to find the exit out of here before time rounds out," said the mysterious voice. The moment the mysterious voice said those words, a gigantic sandglass appear in midair and started to move towards the maze. "My goodness, this is going to be more difficult than the riddles game," said Ellis with a frown as he stares at the sandglass moving towards the maze. "Why is every challenge seen more difficult than the previous one" complains Ray. "The rules are simple, if you don''t find the exit before the time runs out, then you have failed the trial and will be sent out of this place," said the mysterious voice. "After coming this far only to end up failing this test, that''s not going to happen" replied Ray in fury. "Your time start now," said the mysterious voice as the sandglass standstill and sand begins to flow. "It has started guys, so let''s get moving," said Ellis as he picked the entrance that was close to them. And that''s how they started the game of maze as they begin to search for the exit but never could for the moment they stepped into the maze and went deep inside, there was more path and the team was confused about which one they should follow. Picking one again, they proceed forward again but this time in a very low spirit. "I have a feeling that we are going to make another choice on which path we should take after making it past this place," said Jenny. "That I know and the annoying thing is that time is not on our side" replied Ellis as he left his head up to look at the sandglass. They continue on the path until they came across three different paths this time around, not wasting time, Ray was the one who made a pick on his path they should follow, and the moment they started following the path, the team were ambushed by a beast but thankfully for them, they were prepared for such kind of thing as jenny swiftly unsheathed her blade and beheaded the beast. "Why did you have to do that," said Ray. "What did you mean by that" asked Jenny as she looked at Ray puzzling. "Didn''t you see that I was preparing to battle it out with it" replied Ray "Ray you better stop it, as you can see we don''t have the time to play around so it''s better we leave the fighting to Jenny," said Ellis as he begins to look around the place. "But I just made a breakthrough so it should be easier for me to deal with it quickly" replied Ray. "Sorry my friend, maybe another time. Since this trial is very important to us, we should treat it more seriously" said Ellis. Ray just ignored him and kept his blade back in his scabbard. Picking more path as they proceed along the way, the team were met with more beast along the way but were taken care of by jenny. Meanwhile, they are beginning to lose confidence in themselves since it has been some time that they have been looking for the exit but were not able to find it. "At this rate, we won''t be able to make it to the exit before the time runs out," said Ellis. "What are we going to do now," asked Jenny as she kept her blade after killing another beast. "I don''t know, right now I can''t think of any possible way we can get out of this place" replied Ellis as he sat on the ground. "I wish I can fly, then finding the exit wouldn''t be a problem for us," said Ray with a sigh. "You must have become half immortal to gain the ability" replied Jenny. But that is when Ellis stood up in excitement as he has thought of something. "Maybe we don''t need to by half immortal before we could find the exit from up there," said Ellis as he pointed his finger up. "What do you mean man, just go to the point as you can see we don''t have the time in the world," asked Ray as he doesn''t understand what he meant. "What I am trying to say is, what if one of us went up and survey the place, wouldn''t it be easier to find the exit." Replied Ellis with a smile. "Good one Ellis, I knew you will be able to think of something," said Ray excitedly as he slaps Ellis on the shoulder. "I was only able to come up with that idea because of you" replied Ellis sincerely. "Alright now we have a plan, so who is going to be the one to be sent upward," asked Jenny who couldn''t hide the happy expression on her face but that all changed when she saw the way the two were looking at her. "You guys are joking right," said Jenny. "No we are not, you see among the three of us, you should be the one that can be easily be thrown unlike I and this pig here" replied Ray with a chuckle. "You are you calling a pig, can''t you see that I have lost a lot of weight, or are you blind," asked Ellis. "As long as you still chose to act lazy, then you are still a pig" replied Ray. "Alright no infight since we don''t have the time to anyway, so let begin," said Jenny as she went to stand in between Ellis and Ray. Chapter 146 - Survival "Did you see anything?" asked Ellis after they have thrown Jenny high up. "I just got up here, how am I supposed to search that instantly" replied jenny before looking around as she was still going up. Taking a look around, Jenny didn''t have the time to around before she begins to fall. Landing on two feet, Jenny turned to the two as she signals them to threw her up once more. But this time after she had got high enough, jenny conjure wings made from spiritual energy on her back to stop her from falling. "Find it, we''ll taking the path by the left then right and right," said Jenny as she begins to fall from the sky. "Is that all, just left, right and right?" asked Ellis. "That''s it for now, there is a force up in the sky that seen to be draining me of my spiritual energy" replied Jenny After understanding the reason why she couldn''t give them more directions, they followed the path Jenny as told until they got to the last one where have to battle a beast that was hiding in the grass before proceeding with throwing Jenny in the air after which they went to the given direction. Going with the plan of throwing Jenny up high to search for the exit, the group was able to get to the exit but before they were three beasts that lung at them the moment they were out in the open. "There just seen to be a surprise after the other," said Ray as he took his blade out. "We need to be fast with this before the time runs out" replied Ellis as he smashed his fist on the ground as it begins to split in two before spike begins to pull out of the ground and pierced the beast. Holding them in place as they grunt in pain. "If you don''t mind," said Ellis as he gestures for Ray to end them. With a chuckle, Ray went forward as he begins to slash his blade here and there taking the life of the beast. Keeping the blade back, Ray dust his hand before letting out a deep sigh as he said. "I never thought we are going to make it to the exit but look we still have some spare time" "Good thing that we are together else I don''t think any of us would have to find the exit" replied Ellis. "I would have made it out if I were to be on my own," said Jenny. "Here you are saying you could have to get through on your own when you almost got yourself disqualified in the second trial" replied Ray with a smile on his face. "Haha, you are getting on my nerves these days you know," said Jenny as she placed her hand on the handle of the blade ready for a fight. "Alright you two, that''s enough," said Ellis as he got in their middle. "I wonder how you were able to put on with him, he is annoying" replied Jenny as she took her hands off the blade handle. "Here you are quarreling when we don''t know what we will be facing in the final trial. We should take this time to recover and prepare for what is to come" said Ellis as he gave the two a look before going to the corner. With a scoff, Jenny took one intermediate mana portion and went to the other side to meditate leaving all by himself. Walking around in boredom as he searched for any beast hiding nearby but there was non in the area and it was getting to him. "Why is it taking so long for that mysterious person to announce our victory," asked Ray as he was tired of waiting. "Who knows, maybe he is waiting for the time to run out before making the announcement" replied Ellis. "If that is true, then we will have to wait for another hour," said Ray as he pulled on his hair in frustration. "Why don''t we have a drink to kill the time until the announcement was made"offer Ellis. "I would love to but the problem now is, what are we going to drink" yelled Ray at Ellis "You are going to bust my ears one of these days. Besides didn''t I instruct you to get all the things you are going to need before we left" asked Ellis. "Yes and so what, I don''t have anything to bring along which is why I turn ignorant at that time" replied Ray as his voice quiet down a little. "Anyways if you are in the mood to drink then you better have a sitter," said Ellis as he took out a jar from his storage ring. Walking over with a bright smile on his face, Ray was just about to sit down and pour himself a wine when the mysterious voice announces. "Congratulations on passing your third test, you may now go through the exit and proceed to the final trial". After the mysterious voice has spoken, the system notification also came in. *ding* [Mission update: complete the trial 3/4] [Completing trial 3] [Reward: 6000 exp] *ding* [Level up] Name: Ray Race: Human/? Gender: Male Attributes: Strength ¡ª 32(+4) Dexterity ¡ª 26(+2) Constitution ¡ª 19(+2) Intelligence ¡ª 21 Wisdom ¡ª 19 Charisma ¡ª 18 Cultivation stage: foundation stage 7 Hp: 1600/1600 Mana: 2000/2000 Exp: 0/18000 Ability: wind slash [2mana], flame burst [5mana] Technique: the starry sword art [advance stage], sky ripper [advance stage] Free stats point: 4 Battle point: 200000 Adventure Class: Hunter [one star] Ray begins to receive notification after the mysterious voice has spoken and Ellis who was sitting close to him, notices the change in his aura as he blurted out. "What the hell is going on here, how come you have broken through again". "I guess my rage has gone beyond its limited due to the mysterious person who is testing us which is why I received a breakthrough" replied Ray as he continues to stare at the sky. "Rage my ass, you have just told me that you have been holding back from breaking through instead of lying to me," said Ellis in anger. "Why wouldn''t I made it up when you already know the truth" replied Ray as he picked up the jar to pour his wine. "I am sorry for disturbing you but we need to keep going," said Jenny has completely recovered. With a sigh, Ellis took the jar from Ray and kept it in his storage ring before getting up. "Whoever that person who has been conducting the trial is, he better pray I don''t find him else he will regret why he was born" mutter Ray. Walking past the door that has already been open by Jenny, the three of them were transported to another area that was full of rock. "I hope this is not what I think it is," said Ray as he walked to the edge of where they stood and looked down, only for him to feel a chill run down his spine. "What did you found out," asked Ellis as he looked at Ray who was walking back to them at a very slow pace. "We are actually in a mountain and a very big one at that, I can''t even see what was down below" replied Ray. "Is that why you are scared out of your wit? "asked Jenny as she busted into laughter. "You can laugh all you want but let me asked you, what if the trial this time was to jump down the mountain," asked Ray with a frown on his face. "Come on man, there is no way we will be told to jump down when the only outcome is death. So feel at ease okay" replied Ellis seriously since he was not also sure if he was right. "I hope you are right then, so should we continue walking forward," said Ray as he took a deep breath to calm himself down. Only for Ellis to nod his head with a smile on his face which means they should continue going forward. And that is what they did, as they continue to go deep into the mountain until they saw a beast sleeping in the far distance. "I believe this should be the test that mysterious person is going to give us if I am not mistaking," said Ellis with a frown. "We need to be extremely careful just in case this beast turns out to be the test because I can feel a powerful aura coming from it" commented Jenny as she stared at the beast. "Congratulations for making it into the final trial. The rules are simple, defeat the ferocious beast before you and be deemed worthy of entering the treasure vault but if you lose, then you will be sending out of the trial ground" said the mysterious voice. "Oh well, guess we have no choice but to fight it out with the beast then," said Ray as he took at his blade readily for action. "It sure looks dangerous but we have come so far to lose at this point" added Ellis as he stepped forward. Chapter 147 - The Trial Of Survival Continue They proceed in caution to take the beast by and since it is asleep, they might have a higher chance of completing the test but when they pulled close to the area the beast was napping, they made a discovery. "Shit that beast is way stronger than us," said Jenny with a frown. "Wait can''t you beast it," asked Ray as he turned to look at Jenny. "If only it was in the third stage of the golden core level, I would have a chance but not the fourth stage that is just overdoing it" replied Jenny as she continues to look at the beast napping. "Which means there is no way we are going to get past this test," said Ray with a sigh. "I think the test is based on breaking through our limitation if I am not mistaking the beast was place here in accordance to how cultivation level" commented Ellis as he has figured it out. "Meaning Jenny is a golden core stage 3," asked Ray with a shock on his face. "That is correct, so how are we supposed to defeat this beast," said Jenny after answering Ray''s question. "You are the strongest in the group, so it is likely for you to face it head-on why Ellis and I attack it from the side" replied Ray as he grips his blade tightly. "Are you insane, how am I supposed to battle that thing. It will only be a one-sided battle if I were to go toe to toe with it" said Jenny as she grits her teeth in anger. "Ray is right Jenny, you have to hold on a little long while Ray and I look for its weak spot and attack it with our greatest move" replied Ellis as he cut Jenny off. "But I won''t be able to last long against that thing" complain Jenny. "Stop being a crybaby and do as you were told," said Ray. "Roar" The beast roar all of a sudden as it woke up from its nap and stare at the three with a vicious look in its eyes. "Take a look, now you are going to make things a little bit difficult for us now" complain, Ray, as he turned to give Jenny a side look before turning back to look at the demon. "This is not the time to argue, let''s split up. Ray takes that side while Jenny goes for it" said Ellis as he turned tail and ran to the right. Seeing them running away, the beast roar once more as it started to give chase after Ellis, and seeing this, Jenny''s anger flare as she follows the beast from behind. "I am your opponent so face me" roar Jenny as she swings are blade at the beast from behind. Swinging its tail the beast was able to parry Jenny''s attack as it continues to give chase. Seeing the beast was after him, Ellis turns around as he smashed the ground causing it to chase before splitting into two but before the spike could come up, the beast has already jumped while avoiding being pierced by the spike. "Shit, it was able to avoid that attack" curse Ellis as he continued to run for his life. It won''t be long before the beast would catch up to Ellis and seeing things as they were, Ray decided to go after them. Sending wind slash at the beast who doesn''t even bother to turn around to see who was attacking it as it swings its tail at it. "Claiming to be arrogant in from of me eh," said Ray with a cunning smile on his face as he begins to gather energy into his blade before swinging it out multiple times at the beast. Seeing that more attacks are coming his way once more, the beast whips his tail out once more which was the biggest mistake he has done as an explosion took place. Taking this opportunity that was before him, Ellis begins to circulate his energy as he increased his speed and run as fast as he could while Jenny sent an energy attack at the beast who was cover in flame not even knowing if her attack were effective since they can''t see what''s inside the flame. "That was a close call, now let''s see how things are going to play out," said Ray with a sigh as he prepares himself for the worst. It didn''t take long before they begin to hear the beast roar as it jumps out of the flame and went for Jenny who came into sight the moment it left the flame. Clawing its claws at her after getting into the close distance with her. slashing her blade forward as she takes a turn to avoid the beast claw, the blade slash at the beast''s tail which have been damage previously after Ray''s flame bust hit it. The beast roar once more as it became more furious as it opens its mouth wide open before shooting out a ball of energy out Jenny who was not expecting such an attack as she was hit squarely in her abdomen and was sent flying by the power of the blast. Spitting out mouthfuls of blood before falling on the ground. Jenny mourns in pain as she forcefully got up from the ground and took an advanced health potion that was giving to her. "Why is it taking so long for those two to attack the beast," said Jenny to herself as her injuries begin to heal at an incredible speed. "Hey Ellis did you see that attack just now," said Ray as he stood next to him. "Yeah and with the way it was able to send jenny flying, I don''t think we will be able to survive the attack if we were to be hit by that blast" replied Ellis. "So should we attack it or wait until Jenny has exhausted it a little before attacking" asked Ray. "I don''t think she would be able to hold on for long until the beast runs out of energy, so we are going to act fast" replied Ellis as he continued to watch the fight "Then where do you think the beast''s weak spot is going to be" asked Ray since he doesn''t have a clue. "Usually for a beast, their vulnerable part is most likely their abdomen so that is our aim for now" replied Ellis as he scratched his knuckles buster on the hard ground. "So when do we start with the attack," asked Ray with a smile on his face. "Right about now" replied Ellis as he dashes out of their hiding place and went at the beast with Ray following from behind. Seeing that the two have already on the move, Jenny wore a smile on her face as she dashes at the beast in a way to distract it from knowing of the two that were coming from behind. Seeing that the human is coming for it again even after facing an attack from it, the beast begins to shoot more blasts at Jenny who easily avoided them since she already knows that the beast will do something like that again. "Ice scattered shot" Yelled Jenny as a giant sword made of ice manifested in the middle air before splitting into multiple fragments as they shoot at the beast like arrows. Coiling itself together like a ball to defend itself from the attack as the mini ice swords begin to hit the beast and were not doing any damage to it but after the beast was being hit by the swords for a long time, injuries begin to appear around its body as blood begins to ooze out of the wound. "Nice one Jenny, it thought it was the only one that could fire a cannon," said Ray as they continue to head for the beast. "Cannon is that what you named it," asked Ellis. "Yes because it exactly the was a cannon is been fired" replied Ray. "By the way, ain''t you going to use that blade of yours," asked Ellis as he changed the topic since he doesn''t know what a cannon is and don''t want to make a fool of himself. "Not yet, since we don''t know if the abdomen is its weak spot" replied Ray. "What if it was and how the attack was not strong enough to bring it down," asked Ellis. "Then we will have to try again" replied Ray. "Yes we are but then you will have to be the one to confront the beast while we carry on the plan since you think it is easy," said Ellis with a crazy smile on his face. "Okay, I will use the blade but only after making sure your attack was able to deal some damage to the beast since it drains me of my spiritual energy" commented Ray. "No problem but make sure you are fast with it since it won''t just stand still and wait for us to attack it" reply Ellis. Chapter 148 - End Of Trial Jenny continues to attack the beast with her ice scattered shot technique to keep in place and distracted as Ellis and Ray make their way to where the beast is. "This is the least I can do guys, the rest is in your hand," said Jenny as she withdraws her attack so that they can attack the beast without thinking of avoiding the ice attack. "You can leave the rest to us" replied Ellis with a smile on his face as he delivers a punch on the beast. Since the beast is still in its roll-up defensive position, Ellis was not able to get to the stomach. The beast begins to unroll itself as the ice that has pierced its body begins to fall. Coming out of his defensive state, the beast roar before slashing its claw at Ellis who rolled to the side to avoid it but before he could get up from the ground, the beast''s tail was already upon him as he was sent flying out of sight. "Dammit, so now I will the next person to be sent flying," said Ray as he turned to look at the huge beast. " roar" The beast roar seeing that there is still one human left for it to defeat as it bares its fangs at Ray. Sending a wind slash at the beast only for his attack to be net with the claw of the beast before he was also sent flying to the same direction that Ellis was sent to. Falling on the ground, Ray let out a scream before turning around to see Ellis sitting down. "Hey what are you doing sitting down here" asked Ray? "I was waiting for your arrival" replied Ellis seriously. "Okay, now I am here now what," asked Ray. "It seems like we won''t be able to get a hit at the beast''s stomach unless it was distracted" reply Ellis. "But Jenny help with that previously and it didn''t work, so you must think of something else and be fast about it else Jenny will be in serious trouble," said Ray with a serious look on his face. "I know about that, why did you think I was waiting for you to be sent flying here" replied Ellis feeling kind of annoyed by Ray. "Then what is it that is taking longer for you to say" asked Ray. "Do you still have that bow that has the freezing effect?" asked Ellis as he looked at Ray. "Yes I do, do you want me to shot at it," asked Ray as he brought the bow out and equipped it. "Yes, but you will have to wait for my signal before shooting at it" replied Ellis as he finally got up and went back to where the fight was going on with Ray tagging from behind while placing an arrow on the bow. When they got to the destination, they could see the beast from where they stood going after Jenny who only could dodge the attacks that were sent after her. "Get ready to fire the arrow Ray," said Ellis as he dashes forward towards the beast. Seeing the human has come back for another beating, the beast turns around and begins to chase after Ellis as it let out a blast of energy from its mouth whenever it could not get to Ellis. Sprinting to the left or the right whenever the energy blast was about to hit him. "What are you doing Ellis, do you want to get yourself killed or what" yelled Jenny as she gives chase after them. "This is part of our plan to get the beast to stay put so that we can hit it in the stomach" replied Ellis as he continued to run for his life. "You want to hold it in place and you are running, do you take me for a fool or what," asked Jenny in anger. "Why would I, look Ray has a weapon that can freeze anything in place as long as it was not avoided" replied Ellis. "So the plan is just for you to get the beast distracted right," asked Jenny "Yes" replied Ellis. "Then you should have just told me instead of you to place yourself in trouble," said Jenny with a smile as she lifted her sword and was just about to yell the technique she was going to use when Ellis''s voice came in. "Hey don''t use that attack you use previously since it only going to make it roll up into a ball," said Ellis. "Don''t worry, I have more tricks under my sleeve" replied Jenny with a smile on her face as she brought her blade down as a cross-line begin to form before hitting the beast on its back. "Shoot Ray" yelled Ellis as the beast stop and roar in pain. With a smile on his face, Ray let go of the arrow before chasing after it from behind since the effect won''t last for long. Hitting the beast on the head, Ellis took the time to gather some power on his fist before punching the beast on the stomach as it roars in pain. Not giving enough time to recover from the pain, jenny also slashes her blade on the stomach as a big wound was from the slash. "Yes that is the weak spot," said Ray with a wide smile on his face as he took at Excalibur before stabbing the beast to death. *ding* [ congratulations for defeating the beast] [ Host received 1000 exp] "Congratulations for passing the test, you may now proceed to the treasure vault and claim your reward," said the mysterious voice before a little door appears in front of them. "Yes, finally it is time to claim my reward," said Ray with a smile on his face. "Remember, you are only allowed to pick one item from the vault and you pick more than one out of greed, then you will be expelled out of the vault" added the mysterious voice. "Excuse me, Senior, can we take the test again after coming out," asked Ray as he looked at the sky. There was a little silence before the mysterious voice replied. "The moment you leave this place, the tomb will cease to exist" "Since everything will be lost after we leave, why don''t you just let we three from the new generation help ourselves with them and put them into good use instead of letting them go to waste and I know how difficult it was for you to claim them," said Ray as he tried to persuade the voice to permit them to take as much as they want but unfortunately for him, the mysterious voice still refuse as he reminded them once more. "One item and anything more than that will be your loss and as for you young one, here is the cultivation technique I promise earlier". Out of nowhere, an ancient scroll appears and landed on Ellis''s hand. "Thank you Senior for your kindness," said Ellis with a bow without even opening the scroll to check the content. "That scroll you are holding contains an ancient technique called the celestial body. If you can master it to its peak, then your body would be as strong as a god, but that will depend on how far you will go" replied the mysterious voice. "I promise to meet up with senior expectations," said Ellis with a bow. "Since you don''t have any business in the vault, you are hereby expelled from this place" sale the mysterious voice and to go to everyone''s surprise, Ellis begins to fade away. "Good for him, unlike me I don''t even have a clue of what I want," said Ray as he watches Ellis fade away. "You don''t have much time so be fast picking your reward else you will be expelled after running out of time" commented the mysterious voice. "What the hell, so now we will be driven out even if we don''t make our decision on time" complain Ray. "Come on, let''s get going. The more you argue here the more time we will be wasting" replied Jenny as she went through the door while leaving Ray behind. Taking the door, Ray and jenny were teleported to a room filled with all sorts of things. "Take a look at this," said Jenny as she rushes forward to look at a sword that was hung on a wall without touching it. "Remember what rule so don''t touch anything if you don''t want to take it" replied Ray after looking at the sword before walking off to look for a suitable reward. Searching the place, Ray was not able to see any treasure that catches his eyes and continue to search until he found a golden statue of a dragon all by on its own. Walking to where the golden dragon statue was, Ray couldn''t help himself as he chuckled as he rubbed his hand together before muttering to himself. "What is there to lose if I claim this statue for myself since the rest don''t even worth much". Chapter 149 - The Gifted Shield Ring Looking at the golden dragon before he, Ray couldn''t help but place his hand on top of the dragon claw as he gave it a little stroke. "Yes this is the one I want," said Ray in joy. *ding* [Mission update: complete the trial 4/4] [Congratulation for completing the trial] [Reward: dragon egg] "Hey you are being unfair here, this should be my reward for completing the trial and you claim as the reward you are giving out" complain Ray. Then the dragon statue begins to shake slightly as a crack appeared in the limb before crawling over the whole statue before it disintegrated leaving a big egg in sight. "Wow, it is an egg, wait a minute, what am I supposed to do with this egg" mutter Ray in anger, and thinking of an answer to his question, he received a notification once more. *ding* [Mission update: protect the egg for 4 months] [Reward: a taming manual and a dragon]. "Shit, now you want me to be a nanny and take care of this egg for a whole 4 months. That is unfair of you" said Ray. "Hey, is that an egg you are holding in your hand," asked Jenny who turns to look at what Ray was doing only to see him holding an egg. "Yes" replied Ray with an awkward smile on his face. "So that is what you choose of all the things that are here," asked Jenny. "Yes, I believe it is not an ordinary egg for it to be in this place" replied Ray before looking at Jenny to see what item she took only to see her empty-handed. "Ain''t you going to pick something," asked Ray. "I have already chosen this ring" replied Jenny as she lifts her hand for Ray to see. "A ring, you chose a ring overall this thing," asked Ray with a stunning look on his face. "Yes and like you said, it is not an ordinary item for it to be in this place" replied Jenny. "Okay I won''t argue with you on that one, I think it is high time we leave this place," said Ray as he kept the dragon egg in his system inventory. After saying those words, Ray and Jenny begin to fade away and before long they have appeared at the entrance where they met the statue. "So what did you get from the treasure vault," asked Ellis when he saw the two appear before him. "I got this egg, though I don''t know what it is I have this feeling that it''s going to be something good" replied Ray as he took the egg out for Ellis to see. "That egg seen to be huge Ray," said Ellis with a smile on his face. "I can''t wait to see what is hidden inside" reply Ray with a smile on his face. "What, are you thinking of breaking the egg," asked Ellis. "No, what kind of person do you think I am" replied Ray. "I thought You were going to destroy the egg," said Ellis with a sigh. Looking at the egg in Ray''s hand, the statue couldn''t help but comment. "That is a rare treasure you have with you there, be careful to keep it out of the sight of others else you are going to put yourself in trouble". "There is no problem with keeping it out of sight but the problem now is how long is it going to take before it will hatch" asked Ray as he looks at the egg in his hand. "I don''t know, it is been years that it has been in the vault so I can''t tell if it is still alive but I will advise you to keep it warm at all times" replied the statue. "I will senior, thanks for the advice," said Ray with a bow. "So what did get from the vault," asked Ellis as he turned to look at Jenny. Lifting her hand for Ellis to see the ring she was wearing. Looking at her hand, it took Ellis some time to figure out what she was showing him. "A ring, are you been serious here," asked Ellis with a frown on his face. "That is exactly what I said when she showed me the ring also" commented Ray. "It is not an ordinary ring guy, I can feel it in my bones" replied Jenny. "You just took an ordinary ring and you are saying it is something out of the ordinary," said Ray. "The young one is right," said the statue. "Thank you, senior, you see even the senior is looking at you in pity" replied Ray. "I mean what she said is true, that ring is called the gifted shield ring. With that ring on she would be able to pass any heaven tribulation without getting injured" said the statue. Looking at the ring in her middle finger, Jenny couldn''t help but have a smile on her face as she said happily. "See I told you it''s not an ordinary ring but you didn''t believe me". "It is a treasure alright, at least with this we will be able to pass through any tribulation without a problem," said Ellis with a smile on his face. "Unfortunately, she is the only one that can use the ring since it is now a part of her" commented the statue. "What do you mean by that senior" asked Jenny as she looks at the statue while waiting for a reply. "Try taking it off your finger then you will understand what I meant by that word" reply the statue. Doing as she was instructed to do, Jenny tried to take the ring off but was not able to and she tried her very best to pull it out but it still won''t leave her finger, and the more she pulled the more she felt her finger is getting sore. "You should stop pulling it on the ring else you are going to get your finger damage," said the statue. "What is happening to her," asked Ellis as he looks at what is going on. "The gifted shield ring has finally taken her as its owner so it will be impossible for her to take it off no matter what" replies the statue. "I see more like a living treasure," said Ellis. "Correct, the only way it will be able to come off is after her death" replied the statue. "So you have to take extremely good care of yourself," said Ray as he busts into laughter. "What have I gotten myself into this time" mutter Jenny. "Don''t worry kid, as long as you don''t meet any of those old monsters then you should be safe" said the statue. "Thank you senior"reply Jenny with a bow. "Now since you guys have already gotten your reward, it is high time you leave this place," said the statue as he didn''t give them the time to say anything as they were sent out of the place. Before long, they have arrived at the alter. Turning to look at the drawings on the wall, they could see that the drawings have been wiped clean. "Looks like this place won''t be able to exist again," said Ellis as he turned around from the drawings. "Which means that senior was right when he said we won''t be able to come here anymore," asked Ray. "That seen to be the case" replied Ellis. "Come on let''s get out of here before we are buried here," said Jenny as she went to the window. "Now we are going to leave through the window like criminals" replied Ray as he followed them from behind. "You can also use the door if you want to get buried here," said Ellis before jumping out of the window. After using the window to get out of the place, they heave a sigh of relief as they rested on the sand. "Now That is one crazy adventure, which we can do again," said Ray with a wide smile on his face. "No way I am doing something like this again" reply Jenny as she just lay down while looking at the sky. "I can''t wait to get back to the clan and begin my training," said Ellis. "I don''t know why that senior refuses to let us have the whole treasure and now they have all gone to waste" mutter Ray in anger. "It''s far better that he refuses to let us have them all" reply Ellis to Ray''s complaint. "And why did you say so," asked Ray not being sure of what Ellis meant. "Let me asked you this question, how do you plan to keep all the treasure if he agreed to your request," asked Ellis. "I think I know where you are going" commented Jenny after getting the idea of why the senior refuses to let them have it all. "So he didn''t let us have it because of the trouble it will bring us," said Ray after eventually figuring it out. Chapter 150 - Unexpected Guest "So what are we supposed to do now" asked Ray as he remains laying down. "We wait until it gets dark before going back to the clan" reply Ellis. "But I think there won''t be a problem if we were to go back now," asked Jenny. "We won''t be but since the Bryan clan are having a clash with my clan, then moving in the dark is the safest" replied Ellis. "So we are going back when it gets dark, so what am I supposed to do until then," said Ray in anger. "Why don''t you try sitting down and try to meditate at least since you have broken through, you have not stabilized your realm" suggested Jenny as she was playing with the ring in her hand. "That is not different from doing nothing at all, by the way, I thought you should be hiding that ring before you get into trouble," asked Ray. "If I remembered correctly, he said I should hide it far from some old monsters and I don''t see any old monsters here" replied Jenny with a smile. Ray was just about to talk back when they felt the ground trembling as if a wild beast was heading their way. But looking ahead, they saw some men raiding on their horse while heading their way. "I smell trouble here," said Ray with a smile on his face. "They don''t seem to be strong" reply Ellis as he raised his head to peak at the incoming foes before dropping his head back on the ground. "I know which is why I want you guys to stick this one out and let me enjoy myself," said Ray. "No problem, I don''t even want to stress myself with this kind of people" reply Ellis. "Alright, now let''s have some fun," said Ray with a warm smile on his face. "Don''t forget to keep them alive okay" commented Jenny. "Don''t worry about me killing them since they don''t even amount to anything" said Ray as he begins to crack his hand. It didn''t take long before the horse gets to where they were resting as the leader of the look down on them. Since they were hiding their cultivation realm, they were unable to see through them. "What are you three doing here all by yourselves," asked the leader of the group as he looked at Ray from his horse. "Just taking a day off here, where there is no disturbance or what so ever" reply Ray. "Taking a day off with a lady, why do I have the feeling that you two are up to no good," said the leader of the group. "Hey mind the way you move that mouth of yours," said Ray as he continues to smile. "Are you talking back at me?" asked the leader of the group with a frown on his face. "You heard me or are you deaf" replies Ray. "Looks like someone needs to be thought some manners around here," said the leader of the group while making a hand signal to his men. "Please if you can, I would like to learn some manner so as not to get into trouble so often" reply Ray with a wide smile on his face. The leader of the group was already on the verge of exploding in rage as he jumps down from his horse and took out his axe and swing it around before saying. "I only plan to cripple you so that you will be able to reflex on your wrongdoing but now, I think death is the only outcome that is befitting of you". "Same with me but I was told not to kill but just give you a beating of a lifetime else, I would have wiped you out of the surface of the world since it is only a waste for someone like you to be roaming in this world" reply Ray while crossing his hand on his chest. "You are going to regret ever looking down on the Bryan clan," said the leader of the group as he went after Ray. "They are actually from the Bryan clan, no wonder they are acting like they own the place" mutter Ellis. Before Ellis could think of warning Ray, he has already started attacking the leader as he sent a blow at him before the leader could swing the axe at him. Before everyone''s eyes, the leader was sent flying back as he crashed into the ground. "As long as he was able to avoid killing, there shouldn''t be a problem," said Ellis with a sigh. "I was wrong, men come let''s gang up and beat the living hell out of this freak," said the leader of the group as he got up from the ground. Hearing their leader ordered them to attack the young man before them, they become scared. "Don''t worry I can tell that he is not that powerful through that punch earlier" said the leader as he saw the way his men are acting. After getting confirmation from their leader, they all charged at Ray with their weapons in hand. And seeing them coming at him, Ray couldn''t help but chuckled as he said. "Yes this is what I want to see, come at me with all you got, and don''t hold back if you don''t want to get killed". Seeing the young man not being bothered with them coming his way, sent a chill down the spine of the group but continue to go forward as they begin to hack at him. Moving from one place to another, Ray was able to avoid their attack as he takes them down until the leader was the only one left. Looking around him as he saw his men laying on the ground as they mourn in pain, the leader finally placed his axe down as he knee on the ground and begin to beg for mercy. "I thought you are going to teach me a lesson, so why are you on your knees," said Ray with a smile on his face. "Please forgive me for being rude, I never knew it was senior else I would have not acted the way I did previously" reply the leader as sweat begin to run down his face. "Oh, you never knew it was us huh, what a terrible lie that was," said Ray as he stood majestically before the leader. "Stop playing around and let him go" commented Ellis when he saw the way he was carrying himself before a weak opponent. "You are lucky that someone has already pleaded for your life to be spared else you won''t be walking out of here alive. But before you leave, I want you to go around your men and empty yourselves of every storage ring you have on you and leave the horses behind" replied Ray after he sighed. Doing as he was told, the leader went around collecting his men''s storage rings before handling them all to Ray together with his own before leaving the place together with his men. "Now that is how to make a living," said Ray with a smile on his face as he turned to Ellis. "Coward, if that is how you make money, then why don''t you try it on does that are stronger than you" commented Jenny. "Alright let''s get out of here before they come back with reinforcement," said Ellis as he got into one of the horses. "I thought we are leaving we it gets dark," asked Ray confused with the way Ellis was acting. "Didn''t you hear when he said they are from the Bryan clan" reply Ellis after getting on the horse? "Yes and so what," asked Ray "As long as they are from a clan, they will surely go back to get someone stronger to deal with us" replied Ellis. "So that''s why we are leaving now when there is still much time before it gets dark," said Ray as he got into the horse before settings of towards the Gibson direction. With the use of the horse, it didn''t take them long to get to the Gibson territory as they were stopped by the guard on duty but seeing who it was, as he quickly let them in to avoid any punishment. The moment they were inside the clan, a maid run up to them and bow towards Ellis. "What is the matter," asked Ellis as he looked at the maid. "The clan head instructed me to get you. And there has been someone who came to look for you 3 days ago" replies the maid with a bow. "Someone came looking for me, did you manage to get the name of the guest," asked Ellis. "I couldn''t get his name but all I know is he is a swordsman" replied the maid. Hearing what the maid just said shocked the two as Ray move close to Ellis and asked. "Hey, do you think the guest she is talking about is the vice leader"? "Who else if it is not him" replies Ellis before sending the maid off. Chapter 151 - Investigating Placidia After instructing the maid to leave, Ellis decided they all go and meet up with the guest. Getting to the hall, before they could enter a voice rang from the inside. "Miss Jenny I never knew that you will be here". "Who would have thought that the guest we will be expecting will be you, Jerry since it is very rare for you to look after your men" replied Jenny. "What can I say, I took a liking to these two," said the vice leader with a chuckle. Waking in, Ellis and the rest greeted clan head Finn before taking their seat. "Now that they are here, I believe it is time I take my leave," said clan head Finn to the vice leader. "There will be no need for that since it also concerns you" replied the vice leader with a smile. "So why is the vice leader looking for us," asked Ray. "Remember I told you guys that I will inform you about the decision the head of the organization is going to make and it seems like they have a new quest for you two since you were already involved" reply the vice leader. "You mean we are being tasked with killing that seer," asked Ellis with a shock. "Not killing but to investigate her and report back to the guild" reply the vice leader. "What seer are you talking about," asked Jenny. "We discovered that the one responsible for the appearance of the demon is a lady and according to Ray, the suspect is Placidia from the Azura empire" reply the vice leader. "That''s impossible, Placidia won''t do a thing like that," said clan head Finn. Hearing this, the vice leader turn to clan head Finn and asked. "Why would you say that". "That is because she has helped the Azura empire by bringing out a hunter that attempted to summon a demon into the realm" replied clan head Finn. "I see, anyways an order is an order so boys get ready for you are to leave for the Azura empire as soon as possible," said the vice leader. "I remembered we helped in the killing of the demon previously and we were not rewarded for that so what is the guild giving us as a reward for this quest," asked Ellis. "I never knew that you guys are after material things when you should be fighting for your people''s safety" reply the vice leader with a smile. "What is there to gain if one was to lose his life in making the world a better place," asked Ellis with a smile. "What a selfish boy You are, alright how about a promotion in rank with the opportunity to pick any treasure from the guild vault" reply the vice leader. "That could work for us," said Ellis with a smile. "We still have a problem here," said Ray, and that is when they remember that Ray is also in the hall since he hasn''t spoken all this while. "And what could that be" asked the vice leader. "How am I supposed to walk freely in Azure empire when they all know what I look like" replies Ray. "That won''t be a problem and since miss Jenny is here, it saved us the problem of going back to the guild for something like this," said the vice leader. "Can you help me with that" asked Ray with a happy expression on his face? "As long as I have the necessary herbs making an artificial for you won''t be a problem" replies jenny with a nod. "Please list down what you need and we will try our best to get them for you as soon as possible," said clan head Finn. "Now that it is sorted out, I believe it is time I take my leave," said the vice leader as he stood up. "Wait ain''t you going with us," asked Ellis. "If I were to go with you then it won''t be considered a secret quest anymore since my fame has gone wide so figuring out my intentions of coming to the empire won''t be a problem for her" reply the vice leader. "I think you are right on that one but shouldn''t we have some men to help us carry out the quest since it won''t be an easy task for the two of us," asked Ray. "You have miss Jenny with you now which should be more than enough" reply the vice leader. "I think we need more than that sir" mutter Ellis. "Remember you are to leave for the quest as soon as possible, take this," said the vice leader as he threw a mini scroll at Ellis. Catching the scroll, Ellis begins to observe it before asking. "What is this for". "With is scroll, you will be able to send information to the guild directly, saving you the trouble of going back to the guild to report your finding" replied the vice leader. After giving them the quest, the vice leader bows to clan head Finn before taking his leave while Jenny told clan head, Finn, what she needs which didn''t take long before they were ready and she went back to Ellis courtyard to begin her work leaving the boys to do their thing. Ellis decided to practice the cultivation Manuel he received from the trial since he has nothing to do and to his surprise, he was doing great in comprehending the technique. Meanwhile, clan head Finn has summoned commander Derrick into the meeting hall for some assignment. "Ellis will be leaving the clan for Azure empire, so I want you to keep watch over him until he made it there safely," said clan head Finn. "But sir since he already has a friend from the guild in his group with that young man by his side, I find it hard to believe that young master will get into trouble" reply commander Derrick. "I know but it is better to be prepared for an upcoming danger," said clan head Finn. And that''s how 5 days flew by until they are ready to leave the clan to embark on their quest and during these 5 days, Ellis has made improvement in his cultivation base as his cultivation has gone up by 2 stages. "I wonder if Jenny is done with the arrangement," said Ray exciting as he head to the room that was arranged for her. Knocking on the door, Ray and Ellis waited for her reply before going in as they saw her sitting down in a meditation state. "I know you won''t be patient enough to wait until I come out," said Jenny with a smile on her face as she opened her eyes to look at Ray. "How can I wait when we are already running out of time here" reply Ray with a smile as he begins to look around the room in search of the artificial face but was not able to find it. "What is it that you are looking for" ask Jenny when she saw Ray looking around. "What else if not for the item I need in going into the Azure empire" reply Ray "Here it is," said Jenny as she brought a clay-looking mask out of her storage ring. Looking at the mask, Ray couldn''t help but frown his face as he said. "Am I supposed to wear that on my face"? "Yes don''t you like it" replies Jenny with a smile. "Then what difference does it make since they will know that I am hiding my identity," said Ray. "I can see that you know nothing about this artificial face mask, you see once you have put it on, you will be able to change your look to something else and you won''t be found out" replied Jenny with a chuckle. "Is that true" asked Ray as he turned to Ellis for a reply. "Why don''t you put it on, let''s have a look if it is going to work before we leave" reply Ellis With a smile on her face, Jenny started to wear Ray the masked before adjusting his look. Though it took her some time before she was finally done with the adjustment, taking a step back to take a look at Ray. "So how do I look now" asked Ray as he begins to touch his face. "Hey stop touching it else you are going to ruin it," said Jenny. Taking a closer look at Ray, Ellis couldn''t help but chuckle as he replied. "I won''t be able to recognize it was you if I was not present now". After the adjustment was done, Ray''s facial has changed a lot as he now looks like someone who is seen to be at the age of 30. "But it would look much better if you were to have a mustache" added Ellis with his hand on his cheek as he begins to think. "That won''t be a problem since I have sone storage in my ring" replied Jenny with a smile as she brought out some hair before dressing Ray. Now he looks more like an advanced man. Chapter 152 - Wyatt Make A Move After putting on the mustache, Ray became a whole new person and they decided to test the mask out by going around the place which almost got him in trouble since they were not able to recognize him. "Please can you stop going out causing with that mask on your face" begged Ellis who have gone to clear things out with the guards that saw Ray in a different location more than five times. "I am afraid I can''t take it off since we don''t know if I will be able to use it again once it comes off" replies Ray with a smile. "You don''t have to worry about that since the only thing we will need to do when you take it off is to remodel your looks," said Jenny. "You heard the lady so take it off" added Ellis before walking out. "And where are you going" asked Jenny. "I am going to go talk to my father before we leave for Azure empire" replied Ellis. Getting to his father''s courtyard, Ellis didn''t have the time to announce his arrival before he was permitted to come in by his who seen to be expecting him. "So what do you want to talk about son" asked clan head Finn. "We''ll be leaving morning so I came to inform you" replied Ellis. "I know that you will be leaving soon, you don''t have to worry about your protection since commander derrick will be in charge of your safety until you reach your destination," said clan head Finn "Thank you father but I don''t think that would be necessary," said Ellis with a bow. "Nonsense, this mission is all about the well-being of the world, you don''t have any right to reject my offer" replies clan head, Finn, as he slams the handle of his chair. "I wouldn''t dare but the thing is since we are already at war with the Bryan clan, who is going to lead the army to war," asked Ellis. "We have many qualified bodies to take charge in his absence so don''t worry about that" replies clan head Finn. "Alright since father has already decided, then I guess I Will have to go with it then," said Ellis as he bows once more before leaving the courtyard. Heading back to his courtyard, Ellis thought his problem is over until a middle ages man walks past him, and with the way he is dressed, Ellis knew who it was right away as he began to give Chase after the middle ages man who started running after knowing that he has been found out. "Why are you going to benefit from doing all this Ray," said Ellis as he continues to chase after him. "I just wanted to try something out and nothing more" reply Ray. "Why are you running if you are not guilty of what you are doing," said Ellis. "Who said I am" replies Ray as he stops running and turns to Ellis with a wide smile on his face. Not giving Ray the time to think of running again, Ellis holds him by the hand drags him back to the courtyard where he told jenny to take the mask off him and keep it and was allowed to give it back to him when they are out of the clan. Meanwhile, in Wyatt courtyard, he was sitting in his chair while looking at Brodie who bowed with a knee on the ground while another standing with a straw hat on that covered his face as it prevents others from taking a good look at him. "So you are the one that Brodie has given the task of assassinating my brother which you couldn''t complete and here you are making demands," said Wyatt in a calm but very cold voice. "Young master, we were provided with the wrong information which is why things didn''t go as we plan" reply fray. "Wrong information, what a joke you truly are. If it is wrong information then how come he didn''t return to the clan with his protectors" asked Wyatt. "How am I suppose to know about that since the men we sent after he was topnotch" reply fray. "That is your problem and not mine because my brother was never an expert," said Wyatt. "I think I will have to investigate the matter" reply fray. "Please do but before that, I have a mission for you. You see my brother will be leaving soon for Azure empire and I want you to put an end to him since he is proving to be a difficult opponent for the position of the clan head" said Wyatt as he stares at fray with the killing intent in his eyes. "When do your highest think he would be leaving" asked fray. "I don''t have any idea but I do know that since he already knew that someone is trying to get him killed, then he will be leaving the clan secretly when no one will be expecting it. So all you have to do is keep a tab over him" replied Wyatt. "Okay, do you want me to bring his head to you as proof," asked fray. "There will be no need for that, I believe you will be able to get things done" reply Wyatt with a smile on his face. "Don''t forget about my offer" said fray with a chuckle. "As long as you can get the job done, then your offer will be given to you" reply Wyatt. After completing his purpose of coming, fray bow to Wyatt before walking out of the courtyard secretly leaving Brodie and Wyatt in the room. "I don''t trust that guy," said Wyatt with a frown on his face. "Young master why would you say that master fray has the reputation of always completing his task without fail no matter what so you have to feel at ease" reply Brodie as he raises his head from the bow. "I am not doubting his ability but I just have this feeling that he won''t be completing the mission," said Wyatt. "Do young master thinks your younger brother will pay him off?" asked Brodie. "Exactly, that little boy can get away from something if money is involved so as long as he offers fray double of what I offered him, he might even pay him to be his bodyguard if I am not mistaking" reply Wyatt with a cold voice. "Young master Yuh don''t have to worry yourself about that, you see master fray don''t like turning on his client, so no matter how much money he has, he won''t be able to buy his life this time around," said Brodie with a chuckle. "I will take your word for it then" reply Wyatt with a warm smile on his face. Back at Ellis courtyard, the three were done with their preparation and were just waiting for commander derrick to arrive before leaving and their waiting didn''t take long before a letter was sent directly to Ellis through one of his trusted men. "What is wrong with these clan people, after waiting our asses here only to receive a letter," said Ray out of anger. "He must have his reasons for sending the letter" reply Ellis as he tries to calm Ray down. "Reason my ass, isn''t that the same thing he did when we were in the warberry cave, also acting when he feels like it," said Ray with a frown on his face. "Hey can you keep it down, we are trying to sneak out of here you know, and besides do you know how the gnurx would have attacked us in full scale if they discover that there is a strong ally on our side" reply Ellis as he can''t take it anymore. After been yelled out, Ray decided to chill as he took a deep breath and asked Ellis. "So what did the letter say". Opening the scroll to take a look at the content inside, Ellis decided to pass it to Ray for him to see for himself instead of saying it out loud for others to know. Taking the scroll from Ellis, Ray also went through the content before passing it to Jenny. "I think this will work," said Jenny with a smile on his face. "I still can''t believe your brother hasn''t given up yet and sending the first wave" reply Ray with a sigh. "Yes, and I hope he has enough resources to deal with my elder brother once I am out of the picture," said Ellis with a chuckle. "Don''t be surprised, your elder brother could also be planning on getting rid of you also" replied Jenny. "I know but unlike my second eldest brother, he does his things with cautious and don''t leave a trace behind," said Ellis with a smile. "And that is far more dangerous than sending assassins which once they missed their target, it gets even harder to get them next time" replied Jenny. "Alright people move those legs of yours, you can continue with your chitchat once we are out of here," said Ray as he hurries them. Chapter 153 - Battle Between Expert Sitting on a tree outside of the Gibson clan was a man covered in rag while wearing a straw hat. He was no order than master fray. "Why is it taking so long for them to leave the clan or are they just going to stay in the clan forever. Man, I never knew working for that prince would be this difficult" complain fray as he sat on the tree while waiting for the door to open. After waiting the whole time on the tree waiting, fray was just about to close his eyes and sleep off when he heard the sound of the gate being open. Taking a closer look with a smile on his face as he saw his target walking out with two other people. "An early-stage golden core practitioner and a late-stage foundation realm, this should be his new protectors" mutter fray. The moment they were out of the gate, they look around themselves before running forward into the distance and seeing this, fray couldn''t help but chuckle as fading away into the night. "Let the hunt begins" this was the word that left the fray''s mouth before he fades away. After traveling for a long time on foot without any destination, Ray couldn''t help but ask. "Do you even know the way to Azure empire"? "Yes but if you on going there on foot, then it is going to take you months" replies Jenny. "Since it is going to take us months then where are we going to" asked Ray. "We are going to the Vast Prairie" replied Ellis. "Where is that and how does it concern our mission," asked Ray in a puzzle. "The Vast Prairie is a desert where mercenaries gather to sell their products and if we ever want to get there on time, then we will need a teleportation scroll to take us there which could only be found in the desert" reply Jenny. "Oh then you should have informed me before now instead of stressing me here," said Ray. "How am I supposed to know that you don''t have any idea that we''ll be coming here" asked Ellis "But at least you should have said something" reply, Ray. "You know what, I think you need to work on your knowledge Ray because I am getting tired of explaining everything to you all the time," said Ellis. Finally offended by what Ellis said and although it was true that he needs to more about the world he is in now but doesn''t mean he has to put it that way. After traveling for a long time on the road, the three were just getting excited about not getting attack when they saw a lone man in the distance. "Do you think that is commander derrick?" asked Jenny since she doesn''t know what he looks like. "I can''t see the figure clearly but I am sure he is not the commander" reply Ellis with a frown on his face. "I smell something fishy here," said Ray. "No one knew about our mission apart from your father and the commander right," asked Jenny. "I can''t say for sure since my brothers can get any information they want from the guards" reply Ellis. "Alright then, guess we will have to be prepared for the worst just in case he is not the commander," said Jenny as she placed her hand on the sword handle. After cutting the distance between them, they came to a halt as they stared at the figure in front of them who was dressed in drag with a straw hat on top of his head, for people like Ray and Ellis who have come in contact with this kind of people multiple time knew that there is no way they are going to avoid fighting. "I guess there is no way I can walk freely in the lower heaven without you thieve giving me trouble," said Ellis with a frown. "What can I say, our client won''t be at rest if you continue to stay alive" reply fray with a chuckle. "They are not kidding this time around for them to send someone as strong as him this time around," said Ray. "A golden core stage 9 practitioner, someone who is not too far from breaking through. Let''s just hope that commander derrick is nearby " added Jenny in a voice that only the three of them could hear. "You see I sent my boys after you last time but I don''t know how you were able to get rid of them but it won''t be the same this time around," said fray as he suddenly became serious. "Did my brother also sent you?" asked Ellis. "What if he did, it still wont make a difference if he didn''t" reply fray. "Because of the death of your men even though they came for my life," asked Ellis. Instead of answering his question, fray took out his sword as he placed it in front of his face before sticking his tongue out and lick the edge of the sword. "Sorry about my manners, you see I don''t have anything to say to you anymore," said fray with a crazy look on his face as he dashes after Ellis. "I can''t believe we are facing a crazy person this time around," said Ray as he took out his sword and sent out a double wind slash at the incoming fray. "I am willing to spare your lives as long as you don''t get involved in this fight" yelled fray as he easily swipe the wind slash to the side. After hearing his warning Jenny and Ray still refuse to stand back as they waited for him to make his move. Seeing that they are standing in opposition makes fray happy since he won''t be that bored in fighting them but before he could get any closer to them, an arrow made out from energy was sent his way. "Who is there," said fray as he manages to dodge the attack. "Fray of the straw bandit, we finally meet" reply commander derrick as he came out of the distance. "And you are" asked fray as he looks at commander derrick coming from his other direction. "I am commander derrick from the Gibson clan and the young man you are trying to kill is my young clan master who I have been task to protect" reply commander derrick in anger as he stood before fray. "So Brodie sold me out" fray mutter to himself as he stared at commander derrick. "Looks like commander derrick and he is at the same level, so we don''t have to worry too much about him," said Jenny with a sigh. "I wouldn''t say that as you already know they are equal so this fight is not going to be an easy one, we should be ready to give him a hand at any time" commented Ellis. "I think Commander derrick is always late in doing things," said Ray as he changed the topic. "What is wrong with you, we are here talking about how to get rid of this threat here and you are talking about something else" reply Ellis as burst into rage. "Guys they are about to make a move," said Jenny as she cut them off. Looking at them in them, Ray could see that both of their feet are moving and before they could focus on what to happen next, they suddenly disappear only to appear in the distance while kicking at each other before falling down as they disappear again and reappear at another location as they continue with their fight. "I don''t think we will be able to keep up with all this fight," said Ray as he placed his hand on the back of his neck. "I advice you to stop doing that and just try to read their energy in the air instead of stressing yourself to catch up with their sequence" reply Jenny to Ray. "Is that how you guys are keeping track of their fight?" asked Ray as he turned to look at them both. "Yes Ray since they are faster than the eyes can see, it is more appropriate to keep track of them through their energy" reply Ellis as he continues to look ahead. "Let me give a try them," said Ray in excitement as he has just learned something new. Taking a deep breath, Ray begins to look around as he tries to feel the energy in the air only to feel nothing. "Hey guys I can feel anything," said Ray after trying to catch their energy but to no avail. "Try focusing more" replied Ellis. Doing as he was instructed to, Ray begins to look ahead again and it didn''t take long before he felt two different energy clashing together before clashing at another place. Looking at the energies, Ray was able to tell which one belongs to commander derrick since he has fought alongside him before. Chapter 154 - Commander Derrick Bloodlust They continued to watch as the two energy moves from one place to the other at an incredible speed and with the way things are going, it doesn''t seem like the match will be coming to an end soon. After clashing three more times in the air, commander derrick and fray appear and the sight Ray and the others were seeing was not good. "How come commander derrick is bleeding when they were only just exchanging blows," said Ray in surprise when he saw blood flowing from commander derrick''s hand. "He''s not the only one that is bleeding, take a look at his hand" reply Jenny as she pointed her finger at fray whose hand was also bleeding. Looking at the two as they stare at each other waiting to see who will make the first move, Ray couldn''t help smile, and seeing the wide smile on his face, Ellis was curious as to why he was happy and decided to ask. "What are happy about, did you notice something about the two of them". "Not at all, I am just happy to witness two experts battling, unlike vice leader who outshines the opponent during his fight" replies Ray. "Ain''t you supposed to be worried about our safety, what if commander derrick loses in the fight," asked Ellis. "Why should we be worried when they are fighting. At this rate, whoever that comes up on top will be almost out of energy" replies Ray. "Which is a big problem, do you think the clan will be able to find a replacement for him if he were to lose his life here," asked Jenny. "What are we supposed to do then" ask Ray in anger. "We''ll wait for an opportunity to present itself then we''ll strike him hard" replied Ellis. While they were busy making their plan, commander derrick and fray took off again as they continue to battle no stop, moving from one place to another while causing damage to the places that they have been. Left with no choice, Ellis and the others have to move far from them to avoid being caught in between the fight. "Can''t they go somewhere else to continue their fight, like the mountain or even still the desert" complain, Ray, as they took cover. "You are really annoying you know that" yelled Jenny at Ray. "Focus guys, remember we need to be ready for anything at any time," said Ellis. In the distance, commander derrick and fray were busy switching places as they tried finding an opportunity to hit the other. Throwing his leg forward quickly at commander derrick who bent down to dodge kick before slashing his blade upward to perry fray next attack. Pressing hard on his blade as he tries to force commander derrick on two knees so that he could do more damage to him and it was working as the blades were already getting close to derrick''s shoulder. Putting more power into his hands, derrick pushed his blade sideways as fray who was not prepared for such action to be sway to the side, and what came next was a sweep as fray saw himself falling to the down. After completely getting fray off him, derrick did a flip-up before going after fray who is also on his feet. Seeing fray holding his blade, derrick turned to the side where his blade was laying. "Looks like I have the upper hand now," said fray with a chuckle. "And who said I need my blade to beat the hell out of you" reply commander derrick as he pulled out two daggers from his boots. "Oh I see that you brought some toys with you but you see, it still won''t be enough to defeat me," said fray with a smile on his face. "This is bad news for us guys," said Ray when he saw commander derrick holding daggers instead of a sword. "No, we are not we have a higher chance of getting out of here if he is fighting with a blade" reply Ellis with a smile on his face. "What do you mean by that" asked Jenny in confusion as to why would Ellis have so much confidence in commander derrick winning now that he is holding a dagger. "You see commander derrick gain his fame back then when the six clans were still in conflict, he was among the clan assassin squad that was task with an important assignment, and whenever he was given a mission, he always makes sure to complete his mission with the help of his twin daggers" replied Ellis. "Since he is pretty good with the daggers, then why did he suddenly decide to use the sword," asked Ray. "I don''t know why but ever since he was made the commander of the Gibson army was the day he started wielding the swords" reply Ellis. "I think commander derrick decided to stop using the sword after taking the life of countless people who now hunt him," said Jenny. "That''s impossible, how can someone be hunted by those he has slayed" commented Ray in doubt. "When one took other''s life to a stage, they became bloodlust and won''t be able to control themselves anymore" replied Jenny. "Then if he became bloodlust, won''t that also make us his enemy," asked Ray. "Yes but luckily commander derrick has long learned to control himself so you don''t have to worry about that" reply Ellis with a smile on his face. Just as they have said, after holding the dagger for some time, commander derrick expression begins to change from that of anger into joy as he charged towards fray while laughing like someone who has gone nut and seeing this unusual behavior of his, fray was taking aback before swinging his sword at commander derrick who nimbly avoided it as he went for fray leg but before the dagger could get his leg, fray has already withdrawn his sword as he stabs it down causing commander derrick to flip back before charging forward again for another attack. "What is happening, how come he became so fast and fearless," said the fray in his head as he fends off another of commander derrick''s attacks but before he could clear his thoughts, he felt a stinging pain at his back. taking a step back to distance himself from the freak before him as he places his hand at where he felt the pain only to feel the warmth coming from that spot. Bringing his hand which was stain in blood in front of him, fray had a shocking expression. "When did he manage to stab me from my behind" mutter fray. Back at their hiding place, both Ray and Jenny were surprised by commander derrick''s display. "Look how nimble he is like a monkey," said Ray. "Yes That''s him and this spelled trouble for fray since commander derrick is just getting started" replied Ellis with a smile. "What do you mean" asked Ray. "His blood will make him even more aggressive like a beast," said Jenny who has a fearful expression on his face. With a loud chuckle, commander derrick dashes forward with more speed than before as he stab towards fray''s heart when he was not expecting it but before he could raise his sword to defend himself, commander derrick has already moved to the side as he slashes at frays knee. Putting one knee down, fray grits his teeth in pain as he places his blade down to supposed himself. "Where is that arrogant look you had on your face earlier when you held the sword," said commander derrick with a crazy smile on his face as he takes a step forward with blood flowing from his blade. "Go ahead then, finish the job instead of just bragging" replied fray as he spat in disgust. "Oh I will alright but before I do that, I want you to have a taste of pain," said commander derrick as he dashes forward again before slashing fray other knees as he went kneeling on the ground before letting out a scream of pain. "How do you like that, feels good right," asked commander derrick as he kicks the sword off his hand. "Eh do Yuh guys think we should go meet him or what," asked Ray when he saw the crazy commander tormenting fray. "I don''t think we should go there yet until he is done with what he is doing" replied Jenny. "Same here, it would be unwise to go there now that fray has one leg in the grave so he could make a crazy move at us" added Ellis. "Then we just have to wait here and see how things will play out but I want to see the look on his face while standing in front of him," said Ray with a sad face. "You can go do that but be prepared for what to come next" replied Jenny. "I am staying right here alright," said Ray as he sat down. Chapter 155 - Present For Second Elder Brother Standing in front of fray who couldn''t move his leg, commander Derrick pointed his dagger at him as he said. "I would like to get some information from you before you breathe your last but I know it will get me nowhere but still, who hired you". "Don''t even think about it, if you want to know who it was that much then go investigate" reply fray as he spat in front of commander Derrick in disgust. "Since you don''t want to talk, then I guess we''ll just have to wipe the straw bandit from its root then," said commander Derrick with a smile on his face. "Go ahead then if you think you can get rid of all our members" chuckled fray. "Since it is useless talking to you, be on your way then," said commander Derrick as he just disappeared and appear behind fray before stabbing him directly on the heart. Looking at the cold body of fray laying there, commander Derrick couldn''t help but kick the body aside as he mutters to himself. "You couldn''t even let out a little information". Keeping his dagger back into his boot, commander Derrick turned to where they were hiding and yelled for them to come out. "Hey, do you think it is safe for us to come out and meet this freak," asked Ray. "Don''t worry he''s back to the way he was" replied Ellis as he came out of hiding and walked forward to meet him and seeing Ellis taking the lead, Ray, and Jenny also follow suit. "Commander Derrick, I never knew you were this strong, it''s good to have you on our side," said Ray with a smile on his face as they got to where he was standing. "It''s just so annoying that I was not able to get the information I need out of him before he died" reply commander Derrick with a sigh. "You don''t have to worry yourself for not being able to get any information from him since we already know who is behind it," said Ellis. "You mean you already know who was behind it," asked commander Derrick as he was shocked by the news. "Yes, I already knew who was behind it all before coming back to the clan" reply Ellis with a smile on his face. "Since you already know who is trying to take your life, then why didn''t you inform your father," asked commander Derrick. "That''s because I don''t want him to get involved" reply Ellis. "Those the suspect happened to be one of your brothers" asked commander, Derrick. Ellis just smiles as a reply to commander Derrick''s question. Taking a deep breath after knowing what he needed to know, commander Derrick said. "There is no way clan head is going to kill his son even though what he did was very wrong and should be sentenced to death, I guess it is right for you to keep it away from him otherwise he will feel bad for the treatment" While Ellis and commander Derrick were having their conversation, Ray was busy searching him for treasures and it didn''t take long before the rest of the group also noticed his actions. "Eh, what are you doing" asked Ellis. "What else if not to search his body for any valuable items. You know he is a killer and it would be a huge shame if he were not to have anything of value to him" replies Ray not even slowing down one bit. "You know that is my kill right" asked commander Derrick. "Yes and so, ain''t you a big figure who can have whatever he desires" reply Ray as he continues to search the body. "You know what, just forget it I can''t bother myself with the likes of you," said commander Derrick as he left them to get his sword. Ray continues searching for treasure for some time and was able to find pills that are useful to cultivators in the golden core realm, some spirit herbs, and a lot of spirit stones that are stored in a hidden storage ring. Passing the spirit herbs and pills to both Ellis and Jenny as he decided to keep the spirit stones for himself. "I will be taking this also," said Ray with a chuckle as he picked fray sword from the ground. "You can also keep the blade since I have one here with me and Ellis don''t have any use for it" replied Jenny. "Alright now that everything is settled, let''s get rid of the body," said Ellis. "You can leave that to me" reply commander Derrick as he walks forward to get the body but before he could pick it up Ray suddenly interrupted him. "What do you think you are doing" asked commander Derrick. "Instead of getting rid of the body, why don''t we send your brother a present" replies Ray with a wide smile on his face. "What do you have in mind," asked Ellis who seen tempted by his word. "Haha, let send him his head. Commander do you have any spare bag with you" said Ray with a smile. "Here you go" reply commander Derrick as he passed Ray the bag. Holding fray blade in his hand, Ray chops off his hand before keeping it inside the bag and then tossing it to commander Derrick. "Now let''s see how he is going to react when he discovered what''s inside the bag," said Ray as he begins to chuckle. "I don''t want to get you in trouble, so it would be wise if you disguise before sending it to clan saying it''s for the second clan master" commented Jenny as she passed him a mask. "Hey what are you doing, how are we supposed to continue the quest without the masked," asked Ray when he saw her handling it to commander Derrick. "Don''t worry, I made an extra" reply Jenny with a smile. Hearing this, Ray let out a sigh before turning to look at commander Derrick and asked. "Do you know how to use it"? "It shouldn''t be that difficult" reply commander Derrick as he put it on his face and begin to make some touches here and there until he was finally done with the adjustment. Now looking at Ray was an old man with a strong built. "Shit, how come you know the process," asked Ray in shock since he can''t do it on his own. "Just imagining what I want it to look like is more than enough for me, so how do I look" reply commander Derrick. "Kind of old but I think your body will sell you out," said Ellis. "Not the worry, I have something here to cover up for the error" reply Jenny as she took out a robe from her storage ring before passing to commander Derrick. Putting on the robe as it covers his strong arms and legs, derrick went back to the clan with the bag since he has already dealt with the problem, he believes they should be able to hold their ground. "How wish I could be there when your brother opens the bag," said Ray with a sigh. "At least now you know he will have to think twice before sending an assassin after you" commented Jenny. "I doubt it, since I can deal with this he will have to send high rankers assassin after me next" replied Ellis. "Then we''ll deal with it when the time comes," said Ray. Meanwhile back at the Gibson clan entrance, commander Derrick stood as a guard was attending to him. "You are saying this bag should be given to our clan the second master," asked the guard as he took the bag from him. "Exactly" reply commander Derrick. "And what are you called old man," asked the guard. "My name is of no importance, just give him the bag and he will understand" reply commander Derrick before taking his leave. The guard took the bag to wyatt courtyard where he handed the bag to Brodie who was drinking outside before going back to his post. When he received the bag, Brodie was excited since it could only mean that Ellis is dead as fray told them he would be sending the head as proof of completing his job, and as for the old geezer the guard was talking about, to him the old man was fray who disguise himself so that he won''t be suspected of killing Ellis if the matter was to get exposed. Now making his way into Wyatt''s resting room, Brodie inform him of the good news and was instructed to wait in his sitting room where Wyatt came dressed in his night wears. "I am sorry for disturbing your sleep young master," said Brodie with a bow. "Where is the bag," asked Wyatt as he waved his hand showing that it doesn''t matter. "Here it is master, he did as he promised" reply Brodie as he brought out the bag and passed it to Wyatt. Wyatt had a smile on his face as he opened the bag and the next minute he had a frown on his face. "What is the matter young clan master," asked Brodie when he saw the look on Wyatt''s face. Chapter 156 - Forbidding Land Brodie was becoming fearful when his master ignored him and continue to look at the bag. "What could be inside that changes young master mood," Brodie thought to himself. Looking at his master, Brodie decided to keep his mouth shut in other to avoid been lash on but that is when Wyatt suddenly asked. "Brodie who did you say deliver the bag". Brodie was taken aback as to why would his master asked him that when he already knew who it was but still answered. "Young master it was fray who disguises himself as an old man according to the guard". "Are you sure it was fray that brought the bag?" asked Wyatt once more. "Yes young master, I am hundred percent sure it was him" reply Brodie with a nod of his head. "Since you say it was fray, then who could this be" roar Wyatt in anger as he throws the bag at Brodie. But before the bag could get to where he was standing, a head rolled out as it fell on the ground while facing Brodie like it was complaining why had he sent him to his grave. Looking at the head in front of him, Brodie couldn''t but open his mouth in shock. "That is impossible, how could fray be dead. Young master something is not right here" said Brodie as he turns to look at Wyatt. "Do I look stupid to you that I can''t even tell if someone was protecting my little brother" reply Wyatt angrily. "Do you think it is your father?" asked Brodie. "I doubt it, that old man hardly leaves his courtyard" reply Wyatt. "Maybe he hired the hunter guild to protect him then," said Brodie. "That could be possible but to think that fray was defeated means the person protecting him should be at the early stage of the soul wandering at least" reply Wyatt as he sat on his sit. "So what should we do now that the hunters guild are involved" asked Brodie. "What else other than to lay low, for now, since the bag was sent directly to me means my brother already knows I was the one who has been trying to kill him" replied Wyatt. "This is big trouble now that young master Ellis knew it was you, it won''t be long before the clan head knows as well," said Brodie as he begins to shake in fear. "Since it is my little brother we are talking about here, then I don''t need to worry cause he won''t tell my father about it instead, he will try to get back on me. So control your lips we are still not safe from the wall" reply Wyatt as he warned Brodie. "I am now at ease after hearing your word master," said Brodie with a bow. "Good, if you don''t have anything to say, you can leave" reply Wyatt. Not wasting time Brodie bow and left the room quickly, leaving Wyatt who punched the wall by his side in anger. "Ellis there is no way I am going to make you live, just you wait and see how I am going to make your life a living hell," said Wyatt. "Achoo" Ellis let out a sneeze as they continue with their journey. "Looks like your brother is already talking bad about you when," said Ray with a chuckle. "It doesn''t matter, I believe commander derrick should be there by now" replied Ellis. "We are not that far from reaching the Vast Prairie so let''s hurry before they run out of stock," said Jenny as they continue with their journey. The group continues with their journey and after traveling for some time, the sun begins to raise telling how far it was to get to the desert. Stilling walking without taking a break, the group was finally able to reach the desert as Ray fell on the ground as was out of breath. "I can''t believe that this place could be so far from the clan making me lose so much of my energy, why didn''t you suggest we take the horses for the journey," said Ray as he continues to breathe heavily. "You want us to travel by the horse then tell me, how do you plan to get out of the clan without getting everyone''s attention" reply Ellis as the huff. " then we should have left them outside in a safe place where we can get them instead of traveling on foot," said Ray. "I going to get the scroll while you guys take a rest," said Jenny. "No need to stress yourself with that, let me go get it okay" reply Ellis as he got up not even giving her the time to talk back as he walkout. Now looking at the place, Ray was observing the people that are going in and out of the place. "How can there be so many people coming here at this time of the day," asked Ray. "Just like us, they are here to get something they need urgently so they have to be here" replied Jenny. "I see, so is it possible to get anything you want here in the desert right," asked Ray. "Depending on what you want this is" replied Jenny. "Do you think they will be able to have the teleportation scroll to the death mountain?" asked Ray. "What do you need the scroll for," asked Jenny as he turned to look at Ray who was laying on the sound. "I have an unfinished business there so I will need a scroll to get there" reply Ray. "Others are finding ways to avoid the death mountain but here you are thinking of going there are you sure you are okay," asked Jenny as she stares at Ray. "That bastard beat me up even when I just want to leave the place but it refuses to let me through" replies Ray. "And you want to get revenge am I right," asked Jenny. "I just don''t want to get my revenge but I want to make sure that one understands what it feels like to be the weaker one" replies Ray with a smile on his face. "So you want to make it regret ever been born right," said. "You got that right" replies Ray with a nod. "What if it has improved tremendously in strength, then will you still continue with your plan of beating it up, or are you going to make a run for it," asked Jenny with a smile. "Eh, if it has actually improved I will still carry on the plan of beating it up but if it proves to be troublesome, then I will have no choice but to kill it then" reply Ray. "So are you going to the death mountain before we head to the Azure empire or what," asked Jenny? "I will be going there after getting my revenge on that witch, haha my hands are itching to tear her to pieces," said Ray as he begins to laugh like a maniac. "You really need help my friend before it is late" reply Jenny as she shook her head in disappointment. "Now if you don''t mind, can you take me to where I can get the scroll," said Ray as he stood up from the ground. Jenny nodded her head as she led the way to where they could purchase a teleportation scroll. And to Ray''s surprise, there was a lot of scroll in the table with some leading to Gibson territory while others led to some forbidding area. "Where do they get all this scroll from anyway," asked Ray in shock when he saw the number of scrolls on the table. "These are all the treasures that were claimed from some cave that was explored by treasure hunters" replies Jenny. "What about this one," asked Ray as he pointed at a scroll that looks a bit different from the right. "That scroll leads to the forbidding lands, don''t even think about buying it because you are only going to get yourself killed" replies Jenny angry. "More reason why I should have it," said Ray as he picks the scroll up from the table. "What are you crazy, what is it that you don''t understand about you will die if you were to set foot on those land," said Jenny. "Since you say I won''t be able to survive in there proves that there will be treasures laying everywhere" reply Ray with a smile as he kept the scroll in his storage ring. "Your greed for wealth will get you killed," said Jenny. "Look if I can''t go now, I will after I get stronger so don''t worry about me. So where is the scroll to the death mountain" replies Ray with a smile. "This is the scroll that will take you to the mountain," said Jenny as she picked it up and gave it to Ray. "I have the scroll now so let''s go to the Azure empire," said Ellis who went up to them right after they have purchased the scroll. Chapter 157 - We Have Been Duped "You mean we can now go to the Azure empire," asked Ray with a smile on his face. "Yes we can but we are not going there now, let''s take some time to go through the plan on her to get her to reveal the key" reply Ellis seriously. "First of all, how are we going to get close to her," asked Jenny. "If you are thinking of getting close to her then it is easy as a piece of cake" replies Ray. "Huh, do you have a plan in mind that might work" asked Ellis. "I won''t call it a plan though but if we want to get to her, then Jenny will be the one to meet her for divinity" replies Ray. "How can you call getting her to divine for her to make her close with the seer," asked Ellis. "Come on guys, use your head for once. Once she has divine for Jenny, Jenny can act like she admires the seer and wants to be her apprentice. I don''t see any reason why she would reject you" reply Ray as he turned to look at Jenny. "That could also work but it is under the possibility that she accepted her as her disciple," said Ellis as he begins to massage his chin. "You don''t have to worry, look I have known her for long and if there is something she loves most is being praised" replies Ray with a smile. "Wait a minute how come you know this much about her," asked Jenny when seeing Ray been confident with what he is saying. "That is because I have been in the empire for long and most of the time when I went hunter, I used to see people kissing her boot like she is some goddess then the look she had on her face was one of joy" reply Ray "I guess we will have to give it a try then, what did you say Jenny. Do you think you can do that" asked Ellis as he turned to Jenny? "I don''t mind faking and act as long as the job was done but the problem now is what are you two going to do when we got there" reply Jenny with a question of her own. "Don''t worry about us, if there is something we are better at is blend with the crowd" said Ellis with a smile. "Yeah just like we did when we first came to Hiepia empire" added Ray with a laugh. "Are you guys even taking this serious, you could be caught the moment you stepped into the empire" reply Jenny with a frown. "We are serious here alright especially Ray who can''t wait to get his hands on her," said Ellis. "Yeah just like Ellis said and if I was the one to meet her for divinity, I won''t hesitate to slice her to death" reply Ray. "That''s why you won''t be the one to meet up with her," said Ellis with a smile. "I hate you for that but I will let it go this time since I will get her by the end of all this" replies Ray with a smile on his face. "Okay now that all preparation has been made let''s set off," said Ellis as he got up and take the lead out of the desert. After leaving the desert, the group walks for a while as they look for a place that is devoid of human trace before Ellis took out the scroll and activated it with his spiritual energy before throwing it on the floor. Before long the portal has formed as it begins to spin around. "Alright guys, once we get through this portal we might not be able to get in contact with each other but remember to meet up in the pub every two days to report what we find out," said Ellis. "I like that idea man, the pub is really a good place to hold a meeting" reply Ray as he gave Ellis a thumbs up. "If we are picking the pub, then I won''t be able to meet up with you guys since you know I would have been known by the citizen that I am her disciple," said Jenny with a worried look on her face. "Dammit, how could I have forgotten about that. This is going to be very troublesome" replies Ellis as he smacks his head lightly. "How about meeting in the inn, since we can''t use the pub, I don''t see a reason why others will stick their nose in your business," said Ray. "Then we will be using the inn as our meeting point" reply Jenny with a smile with a nod. "Then it is settled then," said Ellis before gesturing for Jenny to go into the portal. With no hesitation, Jenny went through the portal before Ray follows suit leaving Ellis as the last person to go in. But before going in he turned around as he looks in the direction of Gibson with a smile on his face as he mutters to himself before walking into the portal. "Once more I am leaving the clan again and god knows if I will be coming back alive or dead". Just as they went into the portal it disappeared from sight while leaving a scorch mark on the ground where it used to be. And a shadow walks out of thin air as he stood by where the portal used to be. "Good luck son, you may not know this but you have just made your old man proud. I will be waiting for your return soon" said clan head, Finn, as he disappeared. After going through the portal in the trial, they became accustomed to the feeling one has when going through the portal as they went through with ease but what they were not expecting was to land at the same place and a little town that is far from the Azure empire. "Haha, looks like we all end up together like couples," said Ray as he let out a laugh. "Something is not right here" replies Ellis as he looks around where they have landed. "Though I have not been to the Azure empire before I know by the rumors that have been spreading in the other empire that it is the biggest and grand empire of them all. So we must have been teleported to a town that is close to the empire" added Jenny. "So you mean to say we were duped by those merchants. Which means those scrolls that I bought are also fake locations" said Ray in anger. "I won''t say we were duped but instead were taken to the town that was the closest to the empire and the same theory goes with those scrolls that are in your possession" replied Jenny. "How can you be so sure about that when you are not even sure of where you are" asked Ray. "That is easy" reply Ellis as he walks to a passerby who was on his way out of the town. "Excuse me, sir, I and my friends came here through the use of the portal and would want to know where we were brought to" asked Ellis as he bows a little to the man to show his respect. "Those things are not that reliable which is why I never used it. Anyways you are in a town called Zotor" replied the man. "Thank you good sir but please I would also love to ask if the Azure empire is also far from here," asked Ellis once more. "It''s not that far from here. A day trip should be enough to get you there once you go through that one" replied the man as he pointed at a path that leads to a wood in the distance. "Thank you once more sir, I will be leaving now," said Ellis as he bows once more before walking back to meet with the group. "So what did he say" asked Ray as he waited for Ellis to drop the bomb. "It is just like Jenny said, we are sent to this town known as Zotor and it will take us a day to get to the Azure empire if we go through that forest according to what the man said" reply Ellis. "Which means I will be sent to a town or village that is close to my destination if I were to use my scrolls," said Ray as he began to make calculations. "Most likely or better still, you will be sent to your destination directly" reply Jenny with a nod. "What scroll did you get from the merchant," asked Ellis who seen confused about what they were talking about. "Ray bought a scroll that will take him to the death mountain to take his revenge on the beast that beat him up and a forbidding land scroll also" reply Jenny with a smile on her face as she can''t wait to see the expression in Ellis''s face. Chapter 158 - Tamed Beast When Ellis heard what Jenny said, he became quiet as he turned to look at Ray only to see him smiling. "Did you bought the scroll?" asked Ellis with a serious look on his face. "Don''t you worry, I don''t intend to use it now only when I am strong enough will I use it. And I believe you will be coming along when the time comes" reply Ray with a smile on his face. "I don''t have the time to talk about that right now, so let be on our way to the Azure empire," said Ellis as he walked out of the town. "I hope this will be as we were told it will," said Ray as he followed Ellis from behind. "What do you mean by that" asked jenny who heard all that he said. "What I meant is the direction given to Ellis, I hope it won''t lead to somewhere else" reply Ray. "I am sure it will lead to our destination" reply Jenny. Following the path that led to the forest, they were able to get into the forest before nightfall but that''s when they started hearing sound coming from their surroundings, and sometimes it feels like it is far and sometimes near. And as they continue to go deep into the forest the sound begins to get louder and louder. "Don''t let your guard down guys, I can tell this is not an ordinary forest so be careful" said Ellis. "You should have known me by now and letting my guard down is not something that I will do" reply Ray as he placed his hand on the sword handle. Proceeding forward with caution, the group was suddenly attacked by a wild beast that looks like a wolf with a single short horn at the forehead and it seems to have a high level of intelligence. "I don''t think that beast is a wild one," said Ellis after the beast ran back into the forest right after it fails at his attack. "How can you tell it is not a wild beast," asked Ray. "There is no wild beast that will choose to retreat right after it fails in its attempted, instead it will attack us in its berserk state but this beast was way too calm like a tame beast" replied Ellis. "What can someone really tame a wild beast" ask Ray when he heard that the beast will be tamed. "Of course they could be tame but for one to tame a beast, he or she will have to challenge the beast to a dual and they were to come on top, is either the beast accept him or her as it master or it continues to struggle in a fight and lose its life eventually" reply Ray. "I see which means I can also get myself my very own beast. I wonder what kind of beast should I tame" said Ray as he begins to contemplate on what beast he should tame. "It''s not that easy to tame a beast so you better get your mind off it" reply Jenny "Just because you couldn''t do it doesn''t mean others can," said Ray with a smile. "Knock it off Ray, now what could a tame beast be doing here at this time of the night," said Ellis as he tries to think. "What if it was sent here to ambushed us by its master" suggested Jenny. "That could also be possible which means its master has to be nearby" replied Ellis. "So how are we supposed to get the master of the beast," asked Ray. "That is one tricky question Ray for I don''t even know how we are supposed to find whoever it is" replied Ellis. "How about we let it attack us and act like it get to us. By doing so, I believe it master will be willing to come out of the dark" suggested Jenny. "How are we going to fake it," asked Ellis. "How about we pretend to be defending ourselves while acting drained of energy and I believe who even it master is, it must have been following us for a very long" reply Ray. "Let''s give it a try then," said Ellis. As they continue to go into the forest, the beast came out on more than three occasions as it tried to harm them only for them to struggle to defend themselves and as time move they became out of breathe as they fell on the ground trying to catch their breath. Walking out of the forest, was the wolf-like beast and beside him was the man that Ellis met earlier in the town. "So you were the master of the beast," asked jenny when the man came forward. "Yeah she''s mine, she''s cute isn''t it" replied the man as he stroke the wolf head lightly. "How could you trick us into going to the forest just so you can rob us," asked Ellis as he still pretended to be out of energy. "Oh, you can blame yourself for stepping into the land of the thieves and expected to leave without been listed" reply. "The land of thieves," asked Ray in surprise. "That is right, you should have done your research before coming to Zotor. So if you are looking for someone to blame, then blame it on yourself" replied the man. "Oh well I think there is anyone here that needs to blame himself for crossing us is you mister", said Ellis as he stood still while burning in vigor as he stares at the man with a smile on his face. Next were Jenny and Ray who went to block the wolf path of escape. Seeing that his victims were doing okay, the man became confused as he begins to shake in fear. "How is this possible, you were supposed to be out of energy so how come you are still able to stand" asked the man as he continues to shake in fear. "Did we ever told you that we are out of energy when we met back in the town" replies Ray with a smile. "Look mister we don''t want to get our hands dirty so tell me which road leads to the Azure empire and maybe we will consider sparing your life," said Ellis as he continues to smile. "That road leads straight to the empire I swear on my honor" replied the man. "I am not telling you to direct us but instead you are going to lead us there and your service will decide if your life should be spared or not," said Ellis. "That is right mister, who knows if you are sending us to another trap of yours while you go gather more men to take us down" added Ray. "No why would I do something like that" replied the man as he waved his hand in decline to what Ray was saying. "Yeah, if you can lead us into this trap then why can''t your friends after us," asked Ray. "I can never do something like this" reply the man. "Lead the way, I don''t have the time for all this chitchat and don''t you dare think of running off because you won''t be able to run from me if it comes to that" advice Ray as he kicks the man on his bottom "Okay sir, but do you mind if I could instruct my beast to head back to the town since it is not safe here in the forest," asked the man. "No way am I letting it leave my sight, besides you should be glad that it is still alive after what it did earlier" reply Ray who was seen to be the aggressive one in the town. Now seeing how he has become hostage to these young travelers, the man couldn''t help but regret why he has decided to trick since they look young instead of showing them the road to the Azure empire, he won''t be in his present situation right now. After leading them out of the woods to their starting point, the man led them into another path that is cleared of any forest as they continue to travel in the middle of the night as. Walking for the night, they were able to get to the outskirt of the town. "Alright guys, right ahead after going through this gate is the Azure empire," said the man as he let out a sigh of relief. "Are you sure that is it because if I find out it''s not, I don''t care if you run away from that small town I will still find you and put you out of your misery" reply Ray as he narrows his eyes at the man. "Truly that is the Azure empire, why would I lie after all the trouble of walking all the way here," said the man as he almost busted in tears. "Alright then, you can head back together with your wolf" reply Ellis as he ignored Ray and let the man off. Chapter 159 - Getting Information Watching the man as he ran away, Ray was not very happy about the fact that Ellis would let him go just like that when if they were the ones that were in his position, he would have done worst. "Why do you left him off just like that" asked Ray in anger as he turned to Ellis. "I shouldn''t I when we don''t know him that much" replies Ellis as he barks back at Ray. "You should have just left him to me," said Ray. "Oh really, what if he decided to say something bad about us when we get to Azure empire and cause us trouble, what would you do then" reply Ellis. Hearing Ellis''s reasoning, Ray decided to let it go since he doesn''t also have any use for the man himself. Now looking at the Azure empire in the distance Ray could feel his blood boil. "So what is the cost of action going to be now" asked Ray as he looked at the empire. "For now we are going to look for a place to stay as we monitor her through Jenny" reply Ellis. "With the way you are saying it, it seems like I have already accomplished the task of being her disciple," said Jenny as she rolled her eyes at Ellis. "I already knew it will work which is why I did not bother to prepare a backup plan" reply Ellis with a light chuckle. "What about the plan you were talking about then," said Ray as he tried to bring Ellis back to the question at hand. "Right about that, before Jenny set out to accomplish her task, you and I will have to go around gathering information that is going to be useful for the plan to make her into her disciple to work" reply Ellis seriously. "I have a question though, do you think that witch will take someone like Jenny under her wings with this attitude she has" asked Ray. "And what is wrong with my attitude Ray" replies Jenny with a frown. "You see what I am talking about, there is no way that witch is going to take someone as cold as her as a disciple," said Ray. "I am not cold but you are making me one and if you don''t stop, I might chop your hands off with my sword" replies Jenny as she taps her scabbard. "You can''t threaten me with something like that," said Ray as he also patted his sword. "Will you guys knock it off, here I am trying to come up with a plan for us to succeed in the quest assign to us by the guild and here you are fighting each other" yelled Ellis as he caught their attention. Taking a deep breath to calm the anger that is boiling inside him, Ellis turns to the two as he continues with his plan. "Now That I have your attention, let''s proceed with the explanation. Jenny I want you to do as much as you can to be her apprentice while Ray, do you still have the mask with you". "I got it right here man, do you have any use for me also" asked Ray with a smile on his face. "You will be in charge of scouting around in search of any demon aura and report quickly to me if you discover anything that has to do with the demon" reply Ellis. "What about you, what are you going to do then," asked Jenny. "Well, I suppose the city will be my playing ground since if one wants to get his or her hand on information, the city is the best place for a start" reply Ellis with a smile. "And the best place to collect information in the pub," said Ray with a saddened look on his face. "Exactly, it is going to be a tough job for me but I am still going to try my best to get things done" reply Ellis. "If you don''t, why don''t you switched with me at least it is very adventurous tracking down the demons you know," said Ray honestly since he already what is at stake here. "Don''t worry Ray, I think I can manage, and let''s not forget that Ray is the only one here that knows the area here so you are more suitable for the job. and if you don''t have any questions to ask, I say we move in" reply Ellis with a smile on his face. "You must be enjoying yourself by now but let me tell you this, even at where one finds peace lays trouble," said Ray. "Stop trying so hard to speak in parable my friend, it is just not your thing," said Ellis as he proceeded forward. Getting through the small gate was not hard for them since they were only asked about their purpose of coming to the empire before they went in and to their surprise, they were in a tunnel instead of a small town or city. Finally going through the tunnel, they were directly taken to the Azure empire where they went through another checkup before going in. "That rumors are true, It is way bigger than the others," said Jenny as she began to look around her while taking in the view. The way she was acting makes those walking past them look at her like someone who has never seen something as magnificent as the empire before. "Hey Jenny stops playing around alright," said Ellis in a low voice. Getting her cool back together, Jenny smiles at Ellis as she was about to say something only for Ray to interrupt her. "I can''t believe that grand places are able to move you so much that can even act like a child Jenny," said Ray with a light chuckle. "That is exactly what you would say since you have already lived here before" replies Jenny in anger since Ray is looking down on her. "If that is what you think, then why is Ellis not behaving like you also, or has he also live here before," asked Ray with a laugh. "Will it kill you if you stop pissing me off?" said Jenny in anger. "It will and you know how much I love my little life" reply Ray with a smile on his face. "Alright guys let''s head to the inn and get some rest," said Ellis who was just calm the whole time. "I guess you are right, after the journey from the desert to the thieves town then this place. One truly needs some rest" replies Ray. Making their way toward the inn, Ray''s expression finally took a turn when did not go unnoticed by Ellis caught sight of him frowning. "What is the problem Ray, did you discover something," asked Ellis. "Not really, I just felt like something is wrong with this place but I can''t just put my finger in it" reply Ray. "Relax man, that is what we are here to find out ourselves," said Ellis as he pats him on the shoulder. Ray nodded in reply as he led them to where the inn was located where they lodge a room with Jenny taking her room. The next day, Ellis and ray left the inn for the pub where they sat down for some drink and at the same time listen to the gossip between some of the men in the pub. They have been in the pub for some hours now but there has not been any important information spoken since their arrival until a man who was sitting not too far from them suddenly told his friend. "Hey I heard the king and Placidia are about to get married and the event would be held in the holy church and everyone is invited to the event," said man #1 "I knew the king cared so much for her but who would have thought that they will be getting married " reply man #2 "It came as a shock to me too, so are you going to attend their wedding ceremony or what" asked man #1 with a smile on his face. "Of course I will since this is the only chance I had in entering the church, who knows if I will be giving such opportunity if I were to miss this one" reply man #2 Ellis and Ray had a shocking expression on their face when they heard the news and couldn''t help but look at each other in silence. "What do you think about this" asked Ellis as he turned to Ray who knows more than he does. "It is kind of shocking news since the king never gets involved with what that witch was doing" replies Ray. "So you think he must have been possessed or what," asked Ellis with a serious look on his face. "Yeah something like that, come on let''s get out of here" reply Ray as he took his jar of liquor before walking out. Chapter 160 - Sneaky Beast While walking back to the inn, Ellis and Ray were still discussing the matter and were talking in a very low tone as they tried to avoid trouble. "What if they were in this together right from the start," said Ellis. "Listen man, I am more familiar with the King here so believe me when I say he is under a spell or something" replies Ray as he opens the door to their room. "Who did you say is under a spell," asked Jenny who opened the door to her room when she heard their voice. "You better come in here if you want to know who we are talking about" replies Ray with a smile on his face. "There is no way I am going in there," said Jenny as she folds her hand in front of her chest. "Oh well, enjoy yourself then since you don''t want to know what we find out in the pub anyway" replies Ray as he drags Ellis into the room before closing the door. "What the hell are you doing, she is a lady. What do you think others will say when they see her coming in" asked Ellis. "And what do you think others will say when they see us going into her room" replies Ray with his own question. "Anyways we still need to tell her about what we found out today," said Ellis. *knock knock* Then came a knocking on the door as they were arguing. "You see that she has no choice but to come to see us since she is the one who is kept in the dark," said Ray with a smile as he went forward to open the door only to found no one standing in the doorway. "That''s strange, I thought someone was knocking not quite long," said Ray as he brought his head out to look at the side but before he could, a punch hit him on the face as he spat out when the punch pulled him to the side. "Hey what is that for," said Ray as he placed a hand on his jaw. "That is for your earlier action" replies Jenny as she steps into the room. "Haha, you got what you deserve," said Ellis as he burst into laughter when he saw what happened. "So what did you guys found out in the pub," asked Jenny as she looked for a place to sit down. "While we were having our time in the pub, we overheard two guys talking and they were actually talking about the king and precidia getting married" replied Ellis. "Then who were you guys talking about being under a spell," asked Jenny. "Oh, according to Ray the king has no dealing with the seer so it is likely that he is under a spell and I am telling him it was never like that and maybe they have been working together for a long time but he just won''t agree with me" replied Ellis. "I am telling you, Ellis, the king has no dealing with that witch," said Ray as he closes the door before her. "It doesn''t matter as long as we get the job done and right now Jenny won''t need to spend her time going to see her for divinity" replied Ellis. "What do you mean by that Ellis," asked Jenny. "Simple, as long as you can impress her, being her maid shouldn''t be a problem for you" replied Ellis. "I thought she is only going to be her disciple while change to her maid," asked Ray. "That is because we are taking the opportunity that has fallen on our doorstep" reply Ellis with a smile. "I don''t think she will be able to pull that off," said Ray as he looked at Jenny from the side. "She will have to try her best then" replied Ellis. "Well, I don''t mind as long as I can get inside the holy church and go through some of their records," said Ray. "Are you still thinking about getting out of this world" ask Ellis as he looks at Ray. "I will never stop thinking about leaving this dam world" replies Ray with determination. "So when is the wedding ceremony taking place," asked Jenny. "That is what we will need to get information on since they did not mention anything about it" replied Ellis. "So we are back to square one again," asked Jenny with a sigh. "Of course we are not, all we need now is to get information about when the wedding is taking place and that is supposed to be an easy task for us" reply Ellis. "Oh well since you say so, I think I will have to leave that to you two," said Ray as he went to lay in the bed. Ellis was speechless about Ray''s behave and couldn''t find a word to say to him and could only turn to Jenny as he said. "Then I guess we will have to get some from the market since it is the safest and more reliable place to get information". "Fine by me at least I will have you all to myself this time" reply Jenny with a light chuckle. "You wish. well, what are you guys waiting for, get going will you" said Ray. "And what are you going to do while we are away," asked Jenny as she turned to the lazy man lying in the bed. "I am going to help myself with my drink here" reply Ray as he took a mouthful of liquor. "Drunkard," said Jenny as she walked out of the room with Ellis following behind him. After Ellis and Jenny walked out of the room, Ray got up from the bed and went to sit on the chair that was in the room. "Now that they are gone and think should go look at that place if there will be any sign of demons there" mutter Ray to himself as he continues to drink his wine. It was already in the afternoon and Ellis and Jenny are not back yet, taking the time, Ray left the inn as he went into the forest trying to find what he is looking for. After going deep into the forest and searching the place trying to remember the place only to end up with nothing. "How come I can''t remember where the owner of this body found that witch summoning the demon," said Ray as he continues to search for the track. Meanwhile, while Ray was busy searching for the tracks, unknowing to him something was following him and he has not been able to notice since his focus was on finding the track. Finally, after searching for a while, Ray begins to remember the places, and with a smile on his face as he said. "Finally I have found the place," said Ray when he heard something step on a branch as he turned quickly to look at where the snapping sound came from only to see a tiger-looking demon staring at him in the eyes with killing intent in its eyes. Ray just stood there with his mouth wide open in shock as he looked at the demon tiger barring his fang at him, left with no choice, Ray took out his blades from the scabbard as he took a fighting stance ready to strike the moment it lung at him. "What is a demon doing in an empire as big as this," said Ray as he looked at the demon in front of him. "Hey system, what level is that demon at" asked Ray to the system. *ding* Demon tigria Level: foundation establishment 4 Hp:400/400 Mana: 1000/1000 When Ray heard the information provided by the system, he became shocked as he looked at the demon in anger. "You little, how were you able to hid your aura from me," said Ray. *ding* [The host won''t be able to sense the demon since it does not have spiritual energy but instead, they have demonic energy] There came another information, which made Ray sigh in relief as he encouraged himself. "I knew I would be able to know if I were been followed but now that I know that a demon is here, I think I have more than enough to prove that witch was actually behind this". Swinging his blade lightly as a wind slash went after the demon as it tries to avoid the attack only to have its tail cut off in the process. Letting out a groan, the demon turned around as it fled for its life. "And where do you think you are running to" said Ray as he sent another wind slash at the demon cutting one of its legs off. Struggling to run even with one of its legs cut off, the demon spat out a flame from its mouth as it tries to burn Ray to ash only for Ray to come out unharmed with a wicked smile on his face. Chapter 161 - Clues The demon became frightened as to what monster it has encountered as it begins to drag itself along the way trying to make a run for it but to no avail. "Come on little demon, don''t you want to play with uncle a little before going home," said Ray with a light chuckle as he placed his leg on the wounded leg of the demon. "Arrrrrrrrgh" The demon screams in pain as it tries to hit Ray''s leg off. Still keeping the smile on his face, Ray raised his leg up before bringing it down again on the demon leg. "I don''t know what that witch must be thinking for her to let a demon with no intelligence out of the cage," said Ray to himself. Ray continues to stomp on the leg of the demon as it let out a loud scream but after Ray stomped the leg for a long time, the scream of the demon came to a stop as it was already out of energy. Now looking down on the demon as laying on the ground. "I believe you can understand me when I asked you where are the others hiding" asked Ray. Looking at the demon to see if it is going to show him a sign or something but to his surprise the demon just lay there on the ground. Annoyed by the demon acting tough, Ray stomped his foot heavily on the demon''s wounded leg as it let out a cry of agony. "Now are you going to tell me where they are hiding or do you want me to continue with the torture," said Ray as he twisted his leg on the demon wound. Ray continues to stomp on the leg of the demon as he tries to make it talk but to his surprise, the demon just scream and nothing else which annoyed Ray so much that he no longer care about getting information from the demon as he unsheathed his blade as he stabs the demon right in the heart before storing it in his storage ring. "Now then, I think Ellis is going to be shocked stiff when he saw this," said Ray in satisfaction as he begins to head back to the inn. Making his way back to their room, Ray was greeted by the gaze of Ellis and Jenny who seen to be waiting for his return. "Why the look or did I have something sinister on me," asked Ray as he begins to check himself. "I thought you said you don''t want to live the room, so where did you go to," asked Jenny. "Oh is that why you are all looking at me like I had something on me" replies Ray. "I hope you didn''t go back to the pub for another drink," asked Ellis. "Come on man, you should know that I won''t go back there at least not all by myself" reply Ray. "Then where have you been all this time," asked Ellis. "I have been searching for trance of demon when you guys left" reply Ray. "Like I am going to believe that you actually went out to look for the sign of demons," said Jenny with a scoff. "I am serious guys, I actually went to search the place where I caught that witch summoning a demon" replied Ray. "We will need proof if you want us to believe what you are saying is true," said Ellis. "I would love to show you but you know I can''t bring a demon into this place for the fear of it aura licking out" reply Ray. "That won''t be a problem then" said Jenny as she walked to the center of the room and unleashed her aura before performing a hand seal. After she was done with the hand seal, she take a deep breath before walking back to where she was standing previously as she waited for Ray to proof himself. "Alright you can let it out now," said Jenny. "What did you just do" asked Ray as he looks around him only to see the place was still the way it used to be. "I just sealed the room to stop any aura from licking out so you can let it out now" replied Jenny. With a wave of his hand, the demon was now laying on the ground dead. "Did this clear your doubt?" asked Ray with a smile on his face. "It sure did, where did you say you saw it again" reply Ellis as he bent down to look at the demon closely. "Be careful it might be faking death you know" said Jenny as she urges Ellis to step back. "Nonsense, how can it be faking death when I stab it right through the heart" replies Ray. Turning the demon around to see if it was really stabbed in the heart and the moment Ellis turn it over, blood spill out of the chest of the demon as a deep hole could be seen there. "It looks pretty dead to me" said Ellis before putting it down to stop the blood from staining the room. "So were you guys able to find any useful information about when the wedding will be taking place" asked Ray. "We got anything, can you believe no one was saying anything the whole time was asked about the wedding" reply Jenny angrily. "So you mean to say you guys got nothing out all" asked Ray. "Yes, we got nothing, what about you were you able to find if there is another demon in the area" reply Ellis with a question. "No still got anything and I tried forcing the demon to spill the beans but it just continues to act tough, left with no choice I have to kill it," said Ray. "How were you able to kill it all by your self," asked Jenny as she left it claw up. "It is not really worth fighting a dumb beast you know and besides its realm was quite low too" reply Ray with a sigh. "So what are we supposed to do now with its dead body," asked Jenny as she turned to Ellis for an answer. "Maybe we should report this new finding to the guild" replies Ray. "I think you are right, Ellis why don''t we just do that" said Jenny. "Sending this report to the guild won''t be enough to prove Precidia guilty of summoning the demons" reply Ellis after some thought. "So what are we going to do now that we don''t have a clue as to when the wedding is taking place or where to search next" asked Jenny "I don''t know about you guys but I already have my guess on where to search next" replies Ray with a smile. "And where could that be" asked Ellis as he looked at Ray in hope. "The area where I saw the demon, I have this feeling that there could be more than one demon here in the Azura empire but I can''t go there on my own" replies Ray with all seriousness. "So you want us to go together with you is that it" asked Jenny "Exactly and I want you guys to be prepared since we might face a powerful demon there" reply Ray. "If we were to meet a powerful demon then the only choice we have is to make a run for it but I doubt there will be any powerful demon around" said Ellis. "What makes you feel so sure that she won''t be keeping one around" asked Ray. "That is because she has not she has not shown any sign of rebellion yet" replied Ellis. "What if getting wedded to the king is also one of her plans to rule the world" asked Ray. "Once again I am telling you the king is in this together with the seer why can''t you get that into your skull" reply Ellis as he brought up their previous argument. "How can you say the king will stand so low as to even marry that witch. Just think about it this way, a king and a spell caster getting married do it make any sense to you" said Ray. "He is right Ellis, it is quite strange that the king is really into her and even wants to make her his queen" agreed Jenny. "This is really getting confusing and difficult to solve," said Ellis as he pulled on his hair. "Our fit start is to check the forest out" reply Ray Ellis just looks at Ray as he felt like they are going to get into a big trouble if they were to go out into the forest in search of the demons but what other choice do they have if they don''t check it out. "Think of what to do with this body and don''t forget to clean the floor of its blood to avoid it from flowing outside," said Ellis as he got up and went to sit down. Chapter 162 - Demon World Keeping the body back into the storage ring, Ray got rid of the blood before going to do his own thing until it was time for them to head out in the dark where they won''t be easily noticed by others as they walk out of the inn, and they begin to head to the forest that Ray went to earlier searching the whole place for any sign of demon since they will prefer to walk at night to avoid being seen by the humans but while they were searching for signs that a demon walked past the place, instead the footprints they saw was that of a human. "Ray do these footprints belong to you" asked Jenny. "Not mine, I didn''t walk this way when I was coming none when I was leaving" reply Ray. "Since it did not belong to you then who might it be" asked Ellis. "Who knows, maybe it belongs to that witch" reply Ray. "I don''t know if that is true, but this could also be the clue we are looking for so let follow the track and see where it leads to" said Ellis Following the track, the group was led outside the empire through a secret passage. Following the track until they got to the river bank where an old hut could be seen across. "Hey is this the place where you caught Precidia summoning a demon" asked Ellis. "No, I have never been to this place before" reply Ray. "Are we going to check it out or just head back to the inn?" asked Jenny. "I don''t think we should do that since we don''t know what is in there" replied Ellis. "Come on Ellis quit being scared" said Ray as he smacks him on the shoulder. "It is not about being scared but staying alive, what if there is a demon with a higher realm than us in that hut, what are we going to do then" asked Ellis. "The least we can do is stand and fight or make a run for it" reply Ray. "Then let me asked you, are you certain that we are going to win if we were to fight it, or will we successfully escape from it pursue if it decided to kill us" asked Ellis as he looks Ray straight in the eyes. "Well I can''t say we will but we won''t know what is in there if we don''t check it out and maybe the proof that we need to prove that precidia is responsible for all the summoning that has been going is inside that old hut" reply Ray. "He got a point there Ellis so let us check it out and since it is already nighttime I find it hard to believe that whoever that is in there is still awake" said Jenny. With Jenny supporting the motion, the group went forward and cross the river but the moment they crossed to the other side of the river, it was like they have just crossed to another world. Looking at their surrounding, they could feel foul air around them with some strange rock all over the place and a cold chill run down their spine which is a sign of danger. "Where are we exactly" asked Ray while looking at the strange world they are in. "Looks like we just crossed to another dimension and with the foul air going around, it should be the demon world" reply Ellis with a frown. "It more like a small portion of the demon world has been brought to our world but has not fully been completely transported here and I think the demon Ray killed earlier came from here if I am not mistaking" said Jenny. "You mean someone is trying to bring the demon world straight here" asked Ellis. "Seems like it and whoever it was, must know a lot about the key for them to make it to appear here" replied Jenny. "I think we should go report this to the guild before something unexpected happens" said Ray who couldn''t stop his hand from trembling. "That is exactly what I have in mind too, and we need to act fast before whoever that is behind this succeeded in bringing the whole demon world here. come on let''s get out of this place" replied Ellis. Just as they were about to walk out of the dimension that they were in, Ray suddenly received a notification from the system. *ding* [ mission update: escape from the demon world] [ reward:??] Seeing the quest that has been given to him by the system, Ray knew right away that something must be off since he knows the system barely give him any quest. "Guys I think we should get out of here as soon as possible" said Ray to Ellis and Jenny quickly after reading the quest. "What is it, did you discover something" asked Ellis seeing the way Ray was acting. "No, I didn''t find anything but I have this feeling that something bad is going to happen to us if we don''t get out of here as soon as possible" replies Ray with fear written all over his face. "Look how scared you are Ray, wish you could see the look on your face right now" joked Jenny. "This isn''t the time for jokes Jenny" reply Ray as he began to head the way they came from. Walking for a while as they could see their way out of the demon world in front of them but were unable to get there even when the place was not five steps away from them but they have been walking like forever. "This is strange, I thought we didn''t walk far from the entrance when we got here" asked Jenny with a frown on her face after noticing the abnormality of the place. "Yes we didn''t but it looks like we have been either caught in an illusion or the entrance has changed its position" replied Ellis. "How can that be possible, are you trying to say the entrance has a mind of its own" asked Ray. "Not at all, it seems like the way into the dimension is not the way out so the only thing we can do for now is look for our way out" reply Ellis. "And how are we supposed to do that when we don''t even have any idea where this place comes from" asked Ray in anger. "I don''t know but it is our only way out of here, so we need to find it as fast before we are sighted by the demons" replies Ellis. "Let check over there" said Jenny as she begins to head to a specific angle. Making it to where she has pointed out for them to check only for them to come to a dead end. Taking another turn as they begin to search for their way out but still, the outcome was also the same like there was not a way to get out of the dimension. "Where could the exit be" complain Jenny with a frown. "Maybe you should try going into my mouth since there is also an exit there too hahaha" said a lizard-looking demon that crawls out of one of the huge stones. "I am sorry to disappoint you but there is no way I am going into that stinky mouth of yours"reply Jenny as she didn''t waste any time in bringing out her sword ready to cut the demon down. Seeing the human not being one bit afraid of it''s appearance, the demon couldn''t help but chuckled as it sticks its tongue out at an incredible speed towards Jenny who slashes her sword forward to cut the tongue down only but instead she was sent flying back and was just about to crash into one of the huge stone only for Ellis to catch her before she could crash into the stone since he doesn''t want the other demons to come after them. "Are you alright?" asked Ellis as he looks at Jenny who has a painful look on her face. "I am fine, who could have thought that its tongue could be that powerful" reply Jenny as she got up from Ellis''s grip. "I think we should fight this demon together if we want to get out of here as soon as possible" said Ellis as he looks at the demon. "Looks like there are more people for me to play with" chuckled the demon as it charged at them. "Be careful of his tongue" said Jenny as she rushes in to meet the demon head-on while Ray attacks from behind the demon. Ray was just about to unleash a barrage of his attack on the demon only for Ellis to yell at him. "Don''t use any of your technique since it could only expose our existence here". Canceling the skill he was about to use on the demon as he was about to slash his blade at it behind only for him to be sent flying with a swing of the demon''s tail. Chapter 163 - Tricking The Demon Ray could feel his inside screaming in pain from the attack he received from the demon as he got up from the ground while taking out his other sword. "I don''t think we will be able to beat this thing if we don''t use any of our moves" said Ray as he swings his swords in two different directions only to miss the target. "Our main priority here is to find a way out of this place and not to gain more attention from those demons nearby" replies Ellis who is finding it difficult to keep up with the demon movement. "And how are we supposed to do that when this demon is on our tail" asked Jenny. "Don''t even think you will be able to escape from me" said the demon with an evil chuckle. "I believe there is no need in saying the plan in front of this demon, so we will have to do things through our actions" reply Ellis to Jenny''s question even though he has not come up with any ideas on how they could leave the place. "Since you don''t want to say anything, that will make the little game of ours interesting, I guess I will just have to torture you all after you''ve drained yourself of your spiritual energy and let me tell you something you don''t know, in here you won''t be able to cultivate since there is no spiritual energy in this place" said the demon. When Ellis heard the demon saying, he smiles as he turns to the two who were now standing close to him as he said in a joyful tone. "Don''t hold anything back, let''s see if this demon can really take us on". Not understanding why Ellis is telling them to attack without reserving their energy really shocks them as they turn to give him a meaningful look. "Don''t worry guys, I know what I am doing" said Ellis seeing the way they are looking at him as a fool. Putting their trust in him since whenever he did act like this means he has come up with a plan that will be effective against the demon. Not thinking much about the bad side, they rush at the demon while cloaking the weapons with energy since they can''t use their skill. "I see you guys don''t believe my words, very well have a taste of our demon energy" said the demon as it tail at them when he saw them coming. Ellis ducked while Jenny and Ray jump over as they both slash their swords on the demon''s tail before could take it back. The demon hiss in pain as its tail was chopped off with its eyes glowing red. "You are all going to pay for that" roared the demon in anger before going after them like a barbarian. "I think we have awakened the beast" said Ellis in shock as he took a defensive stance. "You think, I thought it was like a kid that has lost his candy" joke Ray. "Seriously man, where are you picking all these strange words from" asked Ellis and he turned to take a look at Ray. "Never mind you still won''t understand if I were to tell you" reply Ray with a smile. "Stay focus guys its almost getting close to us" warned Jenny. "Alright, guys let''s get too busy. Remember to use all you got but keep some portion of your energy lock-up" said Ellis. "Oh, so we are going to fake being out of energy so that we can attack it where it list expected it right" asked Ray after catching on to the plan. "Yes but remember to keep it alive since we still don''t know how to get out of this place" replied Ellis. "Of course I know about that" said Ray. Nodding at the two since they already know what the plan is, they won''t have any problem taking the demon down. Rushing at the demon with their full force although it was not actually their full force but it is to the demon as they clash and intense combat begins between both sides as they didn''t hold anything back, letting the demon have a taste of what they are capable of but at the same time keeping it a minimum where it won''t draw the attention of the other demon. After fighting the demon for some time, the team was able to leave a lot of scars on its body but their state was not pleasing as they could be seen breathing like slaves that have been working for a long time without taking a break. Seeing them out of breath, the demon couldn''t help but smile as it begins to head towards them while ignoring the pain it was going through. "It seems to me that you have all used up your spiritual energy. I tried telling you but you refuse to listen, oh well what can I say at least now I can eat my meal without any resistance" said the demon with a smile on its face. Whenever the demon would make an advance forward, Ray and the others will take a step back as they begin to distance themselves from it even though they are exhausted. The demon didn''t mind as it still has the smile it faces as it continues to go after them even though they are refusing to give up. "Do you know the kind of meal I love the most" asked the demon as it continues to follow them around. The group chooses to ignore it question as they continue to step back. Seeing that they did not reply to his question didn''t sadden the demon but instead, it makes it happier as it replied to its own question. "A meal that still thinks there is hope even when they know there is none". "Oh yeah, and what makes you think we don''t have any hope of leaving this dam world" asked Ray. "There is no way a beast that has lost it while limbs in a fight would be able to avoid death and the same could be said about you humans so quit all this struggling and just lay down let me feast on you before the other would come" reply the demon as it begins to play with its sharp nails while exposing its fangs for them to see. "Even though we are all going to die, I still refuse to lay down my arms" said Ellie with fire burning in his eyes. Not bothering to waste much time since things won''t be good if it brothers were to see him having all three humans to itself, the demon punch Ellis on the stomach which pulled him back as he was already out of strength while spitting out a mouthful of blood before falling to the ground. "Now let''s see if you still have the energy to get back on your feet and don''t you too worry, it going to be your turn soon enough" said the demon in joy as it turns to give Ray and Jenny a look Making an advancement to the fallen Ellis, the demon was just about to lay its hand on Ellis only for Ray to attack the demon from behind but the demon easily knocked him to the ground as it said playfully. "I said you should what for your turn why been in haste to die". Ellis was quite angry at Ray but when he looked at him and saw that he was still keeping his energy hidden. "Why the hell did you do that you fool" whisper Ellis. "How can you be having all the fun while we stood there and just watch" reply Ray. "You mean to say you attack that thing just so you could get hit" asked Ellis in surprise. "Yes, although the hit was strong but it is still within my endurance" reply Ray with a smile on his face. "I can see that you two are already saying your last wishes to each other, don''t worry I am going eat you little by little so you have enough time to continue with your wishes" said the demon with a smile on its face. "I wish we could have more time to spend in the pub before we breathe our last but it seems like that won''t be possible now" said Ray as he continued to fake crying. "Why are you crying now" asked Ellis as he looked at Ray stunned. "Ain''t we still faking it or are we attacking now" replies Ray as he stops faking. "Of course we are not faking it anymore" said Ellis as he got up from the ground and punch the demon in the face as it was sent flying but before it could go far, Jenny has already it back towards where Ellis and Ray were standing. Flying to the ground, the first thing the demon did was raised its head as it started at the two people that were under its mercy not quite long to be standing by more spiritual energy. "How could this be possible" said the demon. Chapter 164 - Leaving The Demon World "What seen impossible to you" asked Ray with a smile on his face. "I saw you guys were out of energy so how come you just became vigor all of a sudden" replied the demon. "It seem like not all demons have brains cause if you have one, you would have being able to figure it out long ago but that wasn''t the case" said Ellis. Drawing out his swords from the scabbard, Ray places it on the chest of the demon as he said with a serious tone. "Now if you don''t want me to cut out your heart and crush it then you better start telling us where the exist out of this place is". "Like that is enough to make me talk" replies the demon with a smirk on its face. A wide smile appears on Ray''s face when he heard the demon respond and push his sword into the demon''s chest as it begins to go deep down before stopping. The demon was about to yell in pain but before it could, Ray said. "The moment you scream will be the time you breathe your last. Now are you ready to speak" The demon begins to moan in pain as it places both hands on the sword to hold its place but the more time is wasted the more the sword advance. Not being able to bear the pain anymore, the demon said. "Okay I will tell you where the exit is located so please take that sword of yours off my chest," said the demon in pain. "There is no way this sword is leaving your body not until you speak" replies Ray. "In other to leave this world, you will have to go through that old hut over there. So take it off me" said the demon. "Okay, but you will be coming with us and if find out that you are leading us into where the other demons are resting then I will not hesitate to kill you before my life is taken away from me" reply Ray as he brought the demon to its feet. "Why will I lie to you when I am at your mercy" said the demon. "Alright guys let''s get out of here and you, don''t you try playing funny else you are dead meat" said Ray to Ellis and Jenny with a smile on his face. "Good, I am going to get tired of staying in this place myself" reply Jenny with a sigh. Now going towards where the hut was, the group did everything within their power to avoid any encounter with the demons they come across why going for the hut until they were able to get to the hut. But that is where their trouble started as there was no obstacle that they could use to hid while opening the hut. "What are we going to do now that we can hide from those demons" asked Jenny as she stretched her head out to look at the surrounding. "We don''t know if the hut needs a special kill to open it, so we can''t just bash in. Let us wait until the area is cleared of the demons before giving it a try" replied Ellis. "Who has the time to wait that long like they are going to leave this place and maybe we might have been caught before they could leave" said Ray. "So what do you suggest we do" asked Ellis. "Since that demon that I killed in the forest could leave on its own, then there is a possibility that we don''t need any special item to open it. Or is there something we are not thinking of" reply Ray as he turned to glare at the demon by his side. Seeing the way the human who almost killed it was looking, sent the demon a cold chill as it could tell by the look that if he says the wrong thing, it will breathe it last. "Actually to open the door one will need the blood of a demon" replied the demon. "See it wasn''t that hard to know what we need to know when we have a demon by our side" said Ray with a smile as he turned to face the others. "You are quite scary you know that" asked Ellis with a smile. "I have to be else this demon won''t know its place" reply Ray as he turned to the demon and asked. "So how do we use the blood to open the door" "You just have to drip blood on the handle and that''s all" replied the demon. "Okay since that is how it works, we will be needing your blood then" said Ray as he placed his hand on the wound that is in the demon chest. Groaning in pain, the demon endured as Ray dip his hand in before taking it out. "Alright, now that we have the demon blood a say let''s get out of here" said Ray with a smile on his face. Nodding their heads in approval they look out to see how far they were to the demons that are around the place and calculate if they will be able to make it out before the demons get to the hut. After making sure they would be able to make it out, Ray the demon out as they took the lead to the door before placing his hand on the handle which didn''t take long before it begins to make a cracking sound. Giving Ellis and Jenny a thumbs up which signify that it was a success as they also came and stood by the door waiting for it to open up for them to go through. All this time that they have been waiting for the door to open up for them to go through, the demons that are still in the area are yet to discover that there are humans in their world. The moment the cracking sound ended, the door became transparent as they could see the other side of the river was closed to them. "You will be coming with us since we don''t want any disturbance here" said Ray as he passed through the door while dragging the demon along before it could think of screaming. After Ray and the demon went through, Ellis and Jenny didn''t bother to look behind them before going through too and the moment they were out, they discovered that they were brought to where they were standing the moment they came to the area. "It feels so good to be back" said Jenny as she fell on her knees and begin to play with the sand. "Yes, it feels good to be back now all that is left for us to do is go back to the inn and send a message to the guide about our discovery" reply Ellis with a smile on his face. Getting up from the sand, Jenny and Ellis begin to head to Ray who could be seen in the distance dragging the demon into the forest. "What did you think he is doing" ask Jenny who was stunned by Ray''s action. "Who could ever guess what that guy is thinking, come let''s catch up to him and see for ourselves what he is about to do to the demon" reply Ellis with a smile as he picks up the pace and begin to go after Ray. Not wanting to be left behind, Jenny also follows suit as they ran into the forest where they saw Ray standing in front of the demon with his sword in hand. "You did great in leading us out of that world of yours and I would have love to make you my slave but you see your kind are not allowed to roam in our world and there is no way I can allow you to return to your world so the only option left for you right now is to die" said Ray with a stern face. "But I show you guys the way out of my world, wouldn''t it be fair for you to let me go also" reply the demon almost in tears. "I know that I should have let you off but I can''t since letting you go would only end up making things difficult for us" said Ray "This is not fair, I should have just kept my mouth shut the whole time and let you do your worst since you would have been found out by my brother" yelled the demon in anger. "Yes you should have done that but you didn''t which shows how low your intelligence is. Only thinking about your life and forgetting what would happen to you when you are also taken out of your home also" said Ray with a smile on his face. "Alright then, since you want to kill then go ahead I won''t fight back but let me tell you this, I may ghost will hurt you down" said the demon. "Okay, I love being hurt anyway so let''s go with that" replies Ray as he stabs his sword on the already injured chest of the demon piercing the heart in the process. Chapter 165 - System Upgrade Right after killing the demon, Ray places his hand on the heart of the demon as he pulls out a red crystal and begins to exam it. "That is the core of the demon, If refined properly it could be very helpful in one''s cultivation" said Jenny as she stares at the crystal in Ray''s hand. "How did you know the demon core would be hidden in its heart" asked Ellis. "I don''t know there will be something like this there, all I want to do was pull out its heart but that is when I felt something hard and there you have it" reply Ray as he waves the crystal in front of Ellis. "Wait a minute, you mean you just wanted to take the demon''s heart out" asked Ellis to clarify his thought. "Yes, that is what I just said" reply Ray quite confused by Ellis. "What did you want to use the heart for" asked Ellis. "Nothing, I just felt like pulling it out" reply Ray. "You know what just forget it, let''s go back to the inn since are not out of danger yet and Ray thinks of a way to get rid of the body" said Ellis. "No problem my man" replies Ray with a smile as he set the demon ablaze with his flame burst technique before they continue to walk back to the empire through the hidden passage. ''I successfully made it out of the demon world and the system is yet to gift me the reward it promised to give to me. Is it malfunctioning or have I been played by the system'' that Ray since it has been an hour that that has left the demon world and he has yet to receive his reward from the system which has never happened before. Ray tried calling on the system for answers but never get any reply from the system which signifies that something is going on with the system and Ray is beginning to get worried not until he finally gets a reply that puts him at ease. *ding* [ the system is going through an upgrade and it will take up to a few days before the upgrade is completed]. The moment Ray received this notification, he immediately went unconscious and fell to the ground. Ellis and Jenny stopped walking when they heard the sound of something falling to the ground as they turn around to see what it is only to see that Ray was on the floor. Running to where he was laying Ellis looking around the vicinity to see who the attack was only to see that they were the only ones in the forest. "Take a look at him if he was hit by something" said Ellis to Jenny who was already beside Ray. Squatting down to take a look, Jenny did a thorough check-up and discover that Ray was unharmed. Not knowing how to explain the situation to Ellis, Jenny could only turn to Ellis as she said. "I couldn''t find any scratch on him so it is hard to tell what is wrong with him but all I can say is he is unconscious". "Why would he just go unconscious at times like this" said Ellis in fear. "I think he is out of energy and would need someday to recover" replied Jenny. "I doubt that didn''t you see how he was acting not quite long, how can someone who is energized just went unconscious" said Ellis who finds it hard to believe that Ray was drained of energy. "But that is what I get back while I was checking his pulse, he is just like an empty vessel" replies Jenny with a frown. "That is impossible, he was healthy not long ago" said Ellis still not believing. "That is all I can tell you and as for what we should do, I suggest we take him back to the inn and waited for some days to see if there is any improvement before seeking for herb" suggested Jenny. "I hope it is not what I am thinking cause if it is, then we are going to waste a lot of resources" said Ellis after the last time he has to experience something like this. "What do you mean by that" asked Jenny. "Well you see, when I first come in contact with Ray, he was unconscious just like the way he is now and we were able to wake him up after spending a lot of the clan herbs" replied Ellis. "You mean he has been in this state before and a lot of herbs were used for him to gain consciousness" asked Jenny in shock. "Yeah but then he was extremely wounded and out of energy due to the battle with the ruler of the mountain of the dead which is why I am confused by what is happening right now" explains Ellis. "I see, so are you suggesting we go get herbs for his treatment" asked Jenny since it is her first time seeing something like this. "Not yet, let''s wait and see how things will play out" reply Ellis as he bent down to pick Ray from the ground only for him to have a change in expression. "Why are you looking like that, did you discover something" asked Jenny when she saw the look on his face. "This is strange, shouldn''t he be turning cold while he''s in this state" reply Ellis with his own question. "Should be since he is just an empty vessel, why are you asking" reply Jenny with a frown. "Come take a look for yourself, maybe then you will understand why I had that look on my face" said Ellis. Walking up to Ellis, Jenny rests her hand gently on Ray''s neck to feel his temperature only for her to receive the shock of her life as she could feel his warmest. "That is impossible, there is no way he should be warm like this" said Jenny still can''t believe her eyes. "I believe there is no reason for us to be worried about him since he went unconscious all of a sudden, then I guess we will have to wait for him to wake up on his own" comment Ellis with a sigh of relief. "Come on let''s get out of here before we are caught and about what to do next, we will discuss that when we get back to the inn" said Jenny as she leads the way out of the forest. After walking out of the forest, Jenny and Ellis made their way back to the inn with Ellis backing Ray like someone who got drunk and fell asleep. After getting inside their room, Ellis placed Ray and the bed as he covers him up to make her look asleep. "So what is our next course of action going to be" asked Ellis after placing Ray down. "What else can we do other than wait for him to wake up before giving our report. Since the higher-ups are going to ask about him and if they were to find out about his state, we will be ordered to abort the mission" reply Jenny as she took her seat. And that is how they waited for Ray to wake up without going out to investigate any further but were always disappointed since Ray was still the way he used to be except for the warmth he was giving out which shows that he is still alive, there was nothing much that could stand as proof. Ellis and Jenny were just about to give up on waiting and take matters into their hands after waiting for a week and four days for him to wake up. But that is when they felt the spiritual energy in the area getting intense before being absorbed into Ray''s body and seeing this, they were shocked stiff. "Is he cultivating while still unconscious" asked Ellis as he continues to watch the sight before him. "I think Ray has just mastered the art of emptiness for him to perform such a fit at a young age" replied Jenny. "I don''t think so, just look at him it is like he is about to breakthrough and needs more energy to do so" said Ellis as he pointed at Ray. Looking at him, Jenny could tell that Ellis was right since Ray''s body is devouring whatever energy that is within a range to it. And seeing this really amazed Jenny since it has not been long that Ray achieves a breakthrough while they were in the trial land. "I don''t know if I should call him a monster. Is breaking through this easy that we are all finding it difficult to make a little improvement in our realm" said Jenny in shock. "If this should continue, it won''t be long before he will leave us behind" reply Ellis with a smile on his face. "Yeah, I think it is time I take my training seriously before he will begin to brag and think he is superior" said Jenny. Chapter 166 - Feeling Emptied After absorbing the energy in the area, everything became normal with Ray still laying on the bed unconscious but his aura has taken a different turn as it is now dense. "He just made a breakthrough while still unconscious, how in the world is he doing that" said Ellis in amazement. "It is really strange how he is doing that" added Jenny. Right after their comment, the spiritual energy begins to gather around Ray once more as they started to go into him. Seeing this really shock the living hell out of the two of them since they thought that will be the end of it all. "Now he is trying to make another breakthrough into the 9th stage" said Jenny. "Let''s just hope he is not trying to make a breakthrough into the golden core realm, else it is going to be a disaster for us" replies Ellis. After his body has completely absorbed the energy, more energy begins to rush into the room and went through into his body forcefully while Jenny and Ellis were being pushed back from the outburst. Jenny and Ellis thought that there is going to be a heavenly tribulation but to their surprise, there was none and Ray was still laying on the ground but this time around, there was a golden light radiating from his body. "That is impossible, no one has ever done something like this in the whole of the lower heaven" said Jenny "What are you talking about Jenny" asked Ellis when he saw her muttering in shock. "Take a look at your friend, he was able to break through into the golden core realm without facing heaven punishment which has never been heard of before" replies Jenny as she continues to watch Ray. "What you mean he actually broke through into the golden core realm" asked Ellis who seem more surprised. "Actually he is not yet a fully pledge golden core practitioner not until he has successfully form his core and he is not far from that process" replied Jenny. Just after the word left Jenny''s mouth, the light that was radiating from Ray suddenly faces away as they could now feel his aura. "You were saying" asked Ellis with an awkward smile on his lip as he turned to Jenny. "I think can''t explain how he does it and only those who have seen it happen before could explain this phenomenal" reply Jenny. After Ray has finally formed his core, he suddenly woke up, and the usual notification from the system usually woke him when he first fused with the body. Not thinking about Ellis and Jenny that were in the room since he could explain himself later. Calling on the system interface, the display he saw really frightens him. *ding* Name: Ray Level: 1 ( golden core realm) Experience point: (0/50) Martial skills: [wind slash] [ flame burst] [the starry sword art] [sky ripper]. Adventure Class: hunter [ advance level] Battle point: 500000 ''Looks like my free stats is gone together with the upgrade but why can''t I sense the system" thought Ray in fear since the reason why he has come this fear was due to the system intervention and now it feels like it is gone forever. "So this is the reward I received from completing the quest and it seems like I can still level up my realm with the normal way but how am I supposed to use my technique now that the system won''t be assisting me" mutter Ray to himself as he feels his energy. "What happen to you man, you just fell unconscious on our way back" said Ellis. Turning around to look at Ellis who had a smile on his face. "Did I fall unconscious" asked Ray confused. "What, how can you not know that you went unconscious" said Ellis. "I don''t have any memory about that" reply Ray with a chuckle as he scratched the back of his head. "Well it is possible that he won''t remember what happened, so stop bothering him" said Jenny. "Right, so have you informed the guard about the guild about our finding" asked Ray as he tries to change the topic. "No, we were waiting for you to wake up before telling them" replied Ellis. "Why did you have to do that" asked Ray. "Because we will be told to abandon the mission if they were to find out that you were unconscious" replies Jenny. "You should have let them know about the situation here. What if the demon world has already crossed over to our world before they get here" asked Ray in anger. "Which is why we have to act fast. Ellis do you mind taking out the scroll that was given to you by your vice leader" said Jenny. "Not a problem" reply Ellis as he took out the mini scroll from his storage ring and place it on the table while spreading it open. Pulling out a feather and ink from his storage ring, Ellis begins to write down all that has happened since their time in the Azure empire including the wedding that will be taking place before putting the feather down. The moment he drops the feather, the writing begins to fade away. "Huh, what just happened" asked Ray as it is the first time seeing this occurrence. "The message has been transferred to the guild, now what is left for us to do is wait for a feedback" replies Jenny. "So all we have to do is wait until the guild sends a reply and I hope it won''t take long" asked Ray. "It all depends on who received the message" reply Jenny. They begin to wait for the guild to send a reply and after waiting for about 20 minutes, words begin to appear on the scroll one by one until it stops. "So you guys were about to find out much within this period of time". These were the words that were written on the scroll. "Looks like your vice leader was the one that wrote this, knowing how he would out" said Jenny with a frown. "How come he is the one that saw the message" asked Ray. "It is only natural that he would since he was the one that gave you the scroll in the first place" replied Jenny. Ellis was about to pick up the feather and write some words when another message came in. "Were you able to find any connection between Precidia and the demon''s appearance". "No, we have not caught any trace of her using the key, although Ray slayed a demon in the kingdom a week back but it seems to have come from the demon world" replied Ellis. "Okay, I want you to continue with your investigations and report back to me if you notice any abnormality" said the vice leader before as the words begin to fade away. "Why didn''t he say anything about the demon world been transferred into our world," asked Ray. "Maybe they are already discussing about their next move" replied Ellis. "I doubt that knowing your vice leader he should be outside the guild doing quest or training which means the higher-ups are yet to know about the matter" said Jenny with a smile on her face. "You mean he rarely stays in the guild" asked Ellis. Jenny just nodded in reply to Ellis''s question which Ellis sighed to before saying. "Now that he is not in the guild, how are we supposed to know what the next move should be". "Let''s just do as he instructed us to and leave the rest to the guild since we have already provided them with enough information" reply Ray as he went to sit on the bed. "I think Ray is right, so let''s just try and get something from Precidia and at the same time patrol the area for any sign of demon that has come into our world" added Jenny. "You think there will be more demons coming in" asked Ellis. "I am very positive that we will be expecting more demons" replied Jenny. Ellis noticed that Ray has not said anything even right when they are talking about patrolling the area for any sign of a demon which he should be happy about since he will have to fight but instead, he just sat on the bed while looking at the wall. "Hey, are you alright" asked Ellis as he punched Ray lightly on the shoulder. "I am okay, I just need a rest that''s all" reply Ray with a smile on his face. "I can tell you are not feeling well, why don''t you tell me what the problem is maybe I can help" asked Ellis. "As I said, I am doing great okay" reply Ray feeling a little annoyed at Ellis. "Alright if you say so, anyways congratulation on your breakthrough into the golden core realm" said Ellis as he left the bed to do his own thing. Chapter 167 - Unknown Not feeling too well so I won''t be uploading any chapter until I recover so bear with me until then. I promise to edit the chapters that will be like this after my recovery... Thanks for your understanding. Not feeling too well so I won''t be uploading any chapter until I recover so bear with me until then. I promise to edit the chapters that will be like this after my recovery... Thanks for your understanding. Not feeling too well so I won''t be uploading any chapter until I recover so bear with me until then. I promise to edit the chapters that will be like this after my recovery... Thanks for your understanding. 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I promise to edit the chapters that will be like this after my recovery... Thanks for your understanding. Not feeling too well so I won''t be uploading any chapter until I recover so bear with me until then. I promise to edit the chapters that will be like this after my recovery... Thanks for your understanding. Not feeling too well so I won''t be uploading any chapter until I recover so bear with me until then. I promise to edit the chapters that will be like this after my recovery... Thanks for your understanding. Not feeling too well so I won''t be uploading any chapter until I recover so bear with me until then. I promise to edit the chapters that will be like this after my recovery... Thanks for your understanding. Not feeling too well so I won''t be uploading any chapter until I recover so bear with me until then. I promise to edit the chapters that will be like this after my recovery... Thanks for your understanding. Not feeling too well so I won''t be uploading any chapter until I recover so bear with me until then. I promise to edit the chapters that will be like this after my recovery... Thanks for your understanding. Not feeling too well so I won''t be uploading any chapter until I recover so bear with me until then. Chapter 176 - Un The demon became frightened as to what monster it has encountered as it begins to drag itself along the way trying to make a run for it but to no avail. "Come on little demon, don''t you want to play with uncle a little before going home," said Ray with a light chuckle as he placed his leg on the wounded leg of the demon. "Arrrrrrrrgh" The demon screams in pain as it tries to hit Ray''s leg off. Still keeping the smile on his face, Ray raised his leg up before bringing it down again on the demon leg. "I don''t know what that witch must be thinking for her to let a demon with no intelligence out of the cage," said Ray to himself. Ray continues to stomp on the leg of the demon as it let out a loud scream but after Ray stomped the leg for a long time, the scream of the demon came to a stop as it was already out of energy. Now looking down on the demon as laying on the ground. "I believe you can understand me when I asked you where are the others hiding" asked Ray. Looking at the demon to see if it is going to show him a sign or something but to his surprise the demon just lay there on the ground. Annoyed by the demon acting tough, Ray stomped his foot heavily on the demon''s wounded leg as it let out a cry of agony. "Now are you going to tell me where they are hiding or do you want me to continue with the torture," said Ray as he twisted his leg on the demon wound. Ray continues to stomp on the leg of the demon as he tries to make it talk but to his surprise, the demon just scream and nothing else which annoyed Ray so much that he no longer care about getting information from the demon as he unsheathed his blade as he stabs the demon right in the heart before storing it in his storage ring. "Now then, I think Ellis is going to be shocked stiff when he saw this," said Ray in satisfaction as he begins to head back to the inn. Making his way back to their room, Ray was greeted by the gaze of Ellis and Jenny who seen to be waiting for his return. "Why the look or did I have something sinister on me," asked Ray as he begins to check himself. "I thought you said you don''t want to live the room, so where did you go to," asked Jenny. "Oh is that why you are all looking at me like I had something on me" replies Ray. "I hope you didn''t go back to the pub for another drink," asked Ellis. "Come on man, you should know that I won''t go back there at least not all by myself" reply Ray. "Then where have you been all this time," asked Ellis. "I have been searching for trance of demon when you guys left" reply Ray. "Like I am going to believe that you actually went out to look for the sign of demons," said Jenny with a scoff. "I am serious guys, I actually went to search the place where I caught that witch summoning a demon" replied Ray. "We will need proof if you want us to believe what you are saying is true," said Ellis. "I would love to show you but you know I can''t bring a demon into this place for the fear of it aura licking out" reply Ray. "That won''t be a problem then" said Jenny as she walked to the center of the room and unleashed her aura before performing a hand seal. After she was done with the hand seal, she take a deep breath before walking back to where she was standing previously as she waited for Ray to proof himself. "Alright you can let it out now," said Jenny. "What did you just do" asked Ray as he looks around him only to see the place was still the way it used to be. "I just sealed the room to stop any aura from licking out so you can let it out now" replied Jenny. With a wave of his hand, the demon was now laying on the ground dead. "Did this clear your doubt?" asked Ray with a smile on his face. "It sure did, where did you say you saw it again" reply Ellis as he bent down to look at the demon closely. "Be careful it might be faking death you know" said Jenny as she urges Ellis to step back. "Nonsense, how can it be faking death when I stab it right through the heart" replies Ray. Turning the demon around to see if it was really stabbed in the heart and the moment Ellis turn it over, blood spill out of the chest of the demon as a deep hole could be seen there. "It looks pretty dead to me" said Ellis before putting it down to stop the blood from staining the room. "So were you guys able to find any useful information about when the wedding will be taking place" asked Ray. "We got anything, can you believe no one was saying anything the whole time was asked about the wedding" reply Jenny angrily. "So you mean to say you guys got nothing out all" asked Ray. "Yes, we got nothing, what about you were you able to find if there is another demon in the area" reply Ellis with a question. "No still got anything and I tried forcing the demon to spill the beans but it just continues to act tough, left with no choice I have to kill it," said Ray. "How were you able to kill it all by your self," asked Jenny as she left it claw up. "It is not really worth fighting a dumb beast you know and besides its realm was quite low too" reply Ray with a sigh. "So what are we supposed to do now with its dead body," asked Jenny as she turned to Ellis for an answer. "Maybe we should report this new finding to the guild" replies Ray. "I think you are right, Ellis why don''t we just do that" said Jenny. "Sending this report to the guild won''t be enough to prove Precidia guilty of summoning the demons" reply Ellis after some thought. "So what are we going to do now that we don''t have a clue as to when the wedding is taking place or where to search next" asked Jenny "I don''t know about you guys but I already have my guess on where to search next" replies Ray with a smile. "And where could that be" asked Ellis as he looked at Ray in hope. "The area where I saw the demon, I have this feeling that there could be more than one demon here in the Azura empire but I can''t go there on my own" replies Ray with all seriousness. "So you want us to go together with you is that it" asked Jenny "Exactly and I want you guys to be prepared since we might face a powerful demon there" reply Ray. "If we were to meet a powerful demon then the only choice we have is to make a run for it but I doubt there will be any powerful demon around" said Ellis. "What makes you feel so sure that she won''t be keeping one around" asked Ray. "That is because she has not she has not shown any sign of rebellion yet" replied Ellis. "What if getting wedded to the king is also one of her plans to rule the world" asked Ray. "Once again I am telling you the king is in this together with the seer why can''t you get that into your skull" reply Ellis as he brought up their previous argument. "How can you say the king will stand so low as to even marry that witch. Just think about it this way, a king and a spell caster getting married do it make any sense to you" said Ray. "He is right Ellis, it is quite strange that the king is really into her and even wants to make her his queen" agreed Jenny. "This is really getting confusing and difficult to solve," said Ellis as he pulled on his hair. "Our fit start is to check the forest out" reply Ray Ellis just looks at Ray as he felt like they are going to get into a big trouble if they were to go out into the forest in search of the demons but what other choice do they have if they don''t check it out. "Think of what to do with this body and don''t forget to clean the floor of its blood to avoid it from flowing outside," said Ellis as he got up and went to sit down. Chapter 177 - Un Not feeling too well so I won''t be uploading any chapter until I recover so bear with me until then. I promise to edit the chapters that will be like this after my recovery... Thanks for your understanding. Not feeling too well so I won''t be uploading any chapter until I recover so bear with me until then. I promise to edit the chapters that will be like this after my recovery... Thanks for your understanding. Not feeling too well so I won''t be uploading any chapter until I recover so bear with me until then. 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