Chapter 1011: The Demonic Qi Trait
Raze hadn’t been on the island long, because he was in a rush to find where the Golden Globe was. Being just a single day behind the others he believed it was a lot of time and with a large search group by their side, the Light Faction or Alter might have already found it.
It was his only chance of heading back to Alterian, and in doing so, his chance for completing his revenge. So he didn’t have many run-ins with people or beasts on the island. Seeing the large beast in front of him, he thought for the first time there was something worthy of him fighting against.
Something that could test his new powers and Qi. No longer with his magic, he had to get used to the power that was given to him, to not waste this opportunity. Which was why he had been using Raw Qi strikes this whole time.
After gauging the situation for a while, he had decided it was enough, and it was time for him to use one of the Dark Edge Sword Arts.
Lifting the Ghost Blade above, it started to light up yellow, and a darkened red energy started to swirl around the sword. The redness had covered the entire blade until it was glowing out. “The Eclipse Strike…it feels different,” Raze noticed. “This isn’t the same as before!”
In the past, even when Raze had used just the regular Dark Edge Sword Arts rather than the magical version, it covered the sword in an eclipse of darkness and even the attack would cover the whole area with darkness.
The color of his power was different this time, and he could feel the energy coming from deep within his dantian rather than his magic core. Regardless, with the beast in front of him, he swung the sword through the sky.
“The Eclipse Strike!”
As the sword went through the air, a giant rift of redness had covered the entire sky vertically. It left his sword, and the beast at the same time blasted energy from its mouth.
When the two attacks met in the air, the dark red energy consumed all of the beast’s energy attack. Making it appear as if it was never fired from the beast’s mouth in the first place, it continued to travel right down the center of the beast’s head.
The attack continued through the air, before eventually dissipating into nothing, and left behind in its tracks were two parts of the beast’s head, only a large chunk from its center was now missing.
The two parts started to fall to the side, as it became lifeless, but there were still two more heads to go by its side. The beast was still alive.
Raze landed back on the ground and looked at his weapon; he could see its glow starting to diminish.
‘That’s really strange… did I just gain energy back from that attack just now? What is this effect?’ Raze started to wonder.
Not only had the color of the attack changed but even its effects. In the books there was nothing about this happening. A considerable amount of Qi was used in these attacks, and before he had never regained Qi energy or mana unless there were those that were killed by the attack.
It was a trait of one of his rings along with his Dark Magic, restoring part of his mana, but it had never restored part of his Qi. It was the first time such a thing had happened and it was a considerable amount of it as well.
However, when using it with his Dark Magic, he noticed that the range was more spread. Who knew if it was because it was mixed in with Qi. He still hadn’t performed this move since his increased power with Qi, so he had no idea what the result would be after that as well.
Those that were watching were continually being surprised. They imagined even if they were to perform their strongest attacks they would have had no chance to split the beast in half. Yet the raw power of the Qi was certainly very impressive.
It made them wonder over and over, just where this Qi had come from. But now there was one person who was sure of it.
‘The only explanation for all of this is Belil had done what he said he was going to do,’ Lince thought. ‘Which means that Belil himself is no longer of this world. Is this what you wanted to create, is this the protector of the world you envisioned?’
For some reason, even though Raze was this powerful being, he couldn’t see such a person having great care for Pagna.
‘I should be thankful though for now, that Belil’s power was given to him and he’s on the island, or the situation might have worsened,’ Lince thought.
Looking at the situation and how the result of the first head of the beast had been dealt with, Raze was feeling good about getting rid of the beast, but with it he would test a few more things first.
One of the two heads had dived toward him, while the other was getting ready to charge up an attack. For a moment, Raze held the sword in front of him, and dark red energy started to swirl and wrap itself like two snakes over the orange glowing sword.
He ran forward towards the beast’s head, and at the last moment, he swung it. The red energy left from his sword and went straight at the large snake. As it hit the beast, it twisted and intertwined itself between the snake’s head and getting close to the rest of its body.
“The Dark Edge Sword Arts First Formation!” Raze said as he quickly jumped to the side, avoiding the energy blast.
One head had been subdued and not only was it being subdued but the same effect was happening again. Raze could feel that his sword, along with the rest of his body, was absorbing Qi energy.
The feeling was quite familiar, it was almost as if he was using his Qi extraction technique on the beast. He wasn’t, he wasn’t even touching it, yet it had the same effects, and it made him wonder if the energy was truly being drained from the beast as well.
‘The good thing is, while I’m gaining energy, it allows me to link up the next attack a lot easier!’ Raze thought, as at the hilt of his sword, red energy was now swirling around that. He rushed forward and leapt up until he was right behind the beast’s head.
“Void Pulse!” Dark red energy exploded from the back of Raze’s sword and pushed him forward, the tip hit the beast’s head and it exploded on the spot. Part of its skin and flesh going off in all different directions and falling to the ground.
Just like the first head, the rest of the beast’s neck was seen falling to the ground, and just like every single formation that Raze had used recently, this strange red energy and techniques was restoring his power.
On his way down, Raze could see the first formation was wearing out on the final snake’s head. He kicked in the air, using one of the Descending Steps to push himself forward and his sword had pierced its head.
The attack didn’t cause the head of the beast to explode like the Void Pulse formation, but the sword was well stuck in there. Using his Qi, he moved his sword slashing through its head and jumped off from the beast.
With all three heads of the beast having been taken out, finally it appeared as if the beast was dealt with. Its heavy body crashed onto the ground along with the last head. The trees and the area around covered in dust, and the large plants that were growing from its body, all of them started to shrivel up, becoming dehydrated and lifeless until they crumbled into nothing. “The beast has been dealt with!” Beatrix said. “And we’re all safe… that man did it, the Dark Magus did it!”
The more Beatrix thought about it, the more crazy it seemed. This was the man she had
originally met in another dimension. She had attacked him on the spot and had nearly killed him, a person who at the time had no Qi and no martial prowess whatsoever, and now he had managed to accomplish all of this.
“With him having taken out Murkel, the man closest to the Divine stage, and taken out Sha Mo, as well as with what we have seen him do today, I would have to say, that the Dark Magus might be the strongest single individual in the whole of Pagna,” Ricar claimed.
He didn’t know the full extent of strength the two other Light Faction Clans had, but he had some idea, and it didn’t seem to come close to the Dark Magus. At least not now.
As Raze was done with the beast, he thought it would be a waste to leave the power stone in place; he could already feel the dark energy coming from its body and entering into his ring. Although he couldn’t use magic, he was happy that this could still happen. When going to move forward though, Zon had appeared by his side.
“It’s good to see you here… I hoped that the two of us could have come together, but I was worried that others might find the item in time,” Zon explained.
That was all that was needed to be said, to know that Zon had an idea of the full details.
“I have to ask a favor from you, and if you grant me this favor, I will forever be in your debt, and will do whatever you ask from me,” Zon said, and immediately got down on his knees. This was the first time Raze had seen Zon this way. After all his power was great, and Raze wasn’t even sure if he was stronger than Zon either, so why would he be begging for
something.
“The power stone in the beast, I wish for you to hand it over to me… please!” Zon asked.
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Chapter 1012: A Rare Power Stone
Although Raze and Zon didn’t know each other well, there were quite a few similarities
between the two of them. They both seemed to have significant lives in their past world. They had great strength in their powers from their previous world, and there was a certain goal that both of them carried.
When Zon had asked for a favor, Raze believed that it might have something to do with the Golden Globe and how they would proceed up ahead, but of all things, he had asked for the Power Stone that was within the beast.
Turning his head, he looked at the beast.
‘It’s a high-level power stone, but isn’t this something that Zon is even capable of dealing with himself? It did look like they were fighting the beast before I arrived?’ Raze thought. In some ways, he felt guilty for taking their kill, but he needed to test part of his power.
When Raze looked around, he recognized two of the others: Beatrix and Ricar. Finally, he figured he had met with two strong members from the Light Faction.
‘Since they aren’t outright attacking, I’m guessing some sort of deal or situation has occurred between them. Almost like me and the other members of the Light Faction… It would be wise to not go up against the two of them, and having Zon’s help would be a plus.’
The issue in Raze’s mind was the weight of Zon’s words. It almost sounded as if he would be indebted to him for a simple crystal. He was curious to ask why such a crystal was needed, but he didn’t want to pry into Zon’s past too much, because Zon had never pried into his.
“It’s fine, you can go ahead and take the crystal. It’s not a problem,” Raze said.
Immediately, Zon had gotten up from his knees and then bowed down.
“I won’t forget this.”
Zon jumped from his position and immediately went on top of the beast’s body and started to locate where the power stone would be inside.
Meanwhile, the others were shocked.
“He gave away such a rare power stone!” Beatrix whispered. “He could have made an extremely powerful Qi pill with that, or maybe even a special artifact weapon.”
“Right, but you saw how he was able to deal with it as well. That might just go to show how much he’s changed already. With the strength he has, getting a power stone at that level would be easy for him,” Ricar replied.
“Right… his strength is beyond what I thought,” Krynic said. “I was a fool to try and take him on back then, but still, to give away such a power stone makes no sense. Even if he could defeat another beast of that level, will he ever come across one again?”
“I doubt other than in the Divine Dimensions, there will ever be a beast that powerful in Pagna or other dimensions. It’s a rarity to come across that.”
The others didn’t say anymore, but they realized something else. How right Krynic was, Raze at this stage had to be incredibly close to reaching the Divine Realm.
“Raze!” Lince called out as someone appeared by his side. “It seems Belil has given you a gift.”
Raze turned to look at the person by his side and he recognized him-the head of the Lost Clan. One of the big three clans in the Demonic Faction.
“Since you’re saying that, I assume you know the details of everything that’s happened,” Raze replied.
“He did make me aware, but I never thought he would go through with it. But here you are. For now, the two of us are on the same side along with your friends. I just wanted to make you aware. I will help you get the Golden Globe and go up against anyone as someone who wishes to help Pagna… and I just hope that won’t change.”
“Don’t worry,” Raze replied. “My business is not with Pagna.”
Finishing his sentence, Raze placed the sword back in his sheath located on his back.
“Your Qi… I saw the color change, do you know what you just did?” Lince asked.
“The formations I just used, or are you talking about the other effects?” Raze didn’t want to outright say what he had felt using the techniques, just in case it was something strange that had occurred.
“I thought as much, because you didn’t know how to utilize it in your normal attacks,” Lince explained. “What you just did was unlock the full properties of the Demonic Qi-the nature of it, to absorb and take from others.”
“I’m not sure if you’ve run into it too much, but there are those that have heavily studied the properties of the different types of Qi being used by other factions. From my information gathering, Murkel had also discovered the properties of Dark Qi.”
Raze thought back to his fight; it was true. All of Raze’s attacks felt like they were being sucked in or drawn to his Qi. That was just the Qi alone rather than the technique itself.
“As for the Demonic Qi, well I’m sure you’ve experienced the results. However, what you have experienced is not so strange. It’s the same for me- even I can only activate the properties of the Demonic Qi when using a large attack. However, it had taken me a long time to learn, and for you, who didn’t even know what you’re doing… it makes me extremely jealous, I can’t lie.” Unlocking the properties of the Demonic Qi, Raze thought about what Sha Mo was able to do as well. The reason why he had helped Brack back then was so he could learn some of the Behemoth Clan’s techniques. Perhaps there was a way to combine these two things together, or learn how to use it completely.
Eventually, Zon had come out with a crystal in his hand.
“I don’t know how long this will take, but once I’m done, I will come meet the rest of you,” Zon explained. “It’s best that you all hurry up and find the Golden Globe as quickly as
possible. Especially knowing we aren’t the only ones after it.”
Zon didn’t have to tell Raze more than once, as he nodded and was already on the move, trusting that Zon would be able to catch up eventually. The Light Faction members followed from behind, and Raze had paid them next to no attention.
It didn’t take the group long to find something of interest: a large ruin-like structure, with a wide open front and a tunnel leading to who knew where.
With the large beast ripping up a chunk of the island, Raze and the others believed that they had to be near something. Whether it would be the Golden Globe itself, or something that would help lead them to the Golden Globe, honestly they didn’t really know, but they decided to progress within the same vicinity and general area they were in.
The ones leading up ahead were Lince and Raze who were quickly using their foot techniques and other skills to try and locate what was around them. Raze was relying more so on Lince’s skills than his own.
If he was able to use his magic maybe he would have some type of edge, but he was pretty clueless on the island. Still, there was something that was bothering him and it was the people that were on their tail since they had been here.
“So what’s the deal with them, are they working with us?” Raze eventually asked.
“Right, we had a run-in with someone, someone incredibly powerful, they didn’t seem to be from any of the factions,” Lince explained. “So at the time it made more sense for us to create an alliance.”
Raze looked at the condition of them all, and they all seemed to be in relatively good condition, making Raze believe whoever they had run into, they had dealt with, or were at least able to deal with them.
“Which is why we have agreed to go to the Golden Globe together, when or after we find the item, that is another matter altogether. As those from the Light Faction, I don’t think we have to worry about them till we find the item,” Lince answered and then looked back again, at another two that were joining them.
“And what’s the deal with those that you brought?”
“Them,” Raze said, referring to Krynic and Impress. “I met them with a large group of Light Faction warriors. I agreed to let them be as long as they helped lead me to the item, and they seem to have led me in the right direction.”
“But if you’re worried about them helping the other Light Faction members, then you don’t have to worry too much. The two of them are incredibly weak, they struggled greatly with a few beasts.”
Lince had to turn his head to get a second look at the two individuals, to see if he was the one who had made the mistake, but he was sure of it. With his position within the Demonic Faction, he had been in charge of gathering information and from his information he was sure that the woman was Impress, an Elder from their Dawnblade Clan.
As for the other, it was Krynic, the strongest spear user from the Aurora clan. No one on Pagna in their right minds would refer to the two of them as weak… yet Raze had done so.
’He isn’t the type to be bragging about his strength? Is he mistaken about something? No it can’t be… could it?’
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Zon had extracted the crystal from the beast’s body. Any remnants of blood had disappeared, evaporating from it. The crystal itself wasn’t hot, yet for some reason the blood was gone, as if it wasn’t allowed to touch a thing of such beauty.
Never before had Zon faced such a powerful beast, and noting its strange powers he was sure that the power stone within it was invaluable in more ways than one.
“With the beast’s dead body here, and all the chaos that had occurred, I doubt there will be any beasts that will come near by. The probability of an attack taking place is 2 percent. I will take those chances.”
Holding the crystal, Zon started to move it toward his chest. As he did the strange black suit started to slowly ripple away, showing his bare skin, and after, his bare skin started to open up mechanically.
Zon reached in and pulled out a large cylinder object that was encased in glass and red in colour. As he pulled it out from his body, the glow had disappeared right after he threw it on the floor.
“I can’t believe I would throw something so valuable away. There were wars fought over such a thing, but I’m sure I’m doing the right thing.”
After that, Zon then placed the crystal inside, and from the inside of his chest metallic objects started to move until it attached itself around the crystal. The chest cavity of Zon started to close, and something strange was happening.
“ARGHH!” Zon screamed as he fell to his knees, and the rest of his black suit started to ripple off revealing his naked body. His body was flicking as it would ripple the suit on and off constantly.
“AHHH!” Zon screamed and a pulse exploded out from his body, a yellow coloured substance exploded out in a small five-meter radiance from where he was and his eyes glowed for a moment.
With heavy breathing, his black suit started to recover, rippling back all over his body and covering him from head to toe, up to the top of his neck, only revealing his face to the others.
Finally, the last change could be seen as parts of his suit started to light up. The small circular oval cups over his suit as well as the strange lines that would connect them. All of them lit up with a bright yellow energy.
Zon then stood up and looked at the change on his body.
“The suit’s changed its color… this is the first in a long time, a very long time.”
“Who would have thought, here of all places, that a stronger energy source would be found for the system and suit.”
Zon started to think about how some people had thought the name of the Red Fortis army was because of the red energy that would glow through their suits. Little did people know that the original color of the suits was a dull white color.
The colours represented how strong the energy was being used to power the suits, and so far there had been nothing beyond that of red, and now Zon had discovered it.
“I truly am in your debt, Raze. You have no idea.”
Chapter 1014: The World’s Magic
One last thing had been left by Himmy before he had met a cruel fate. He had left information for Raze to find out the truth as to what had occurred with him and Safa in the past, all the information they had gathered at least.
In the end, this had led Safa, Liam, and Simyon all on a journey. They had gone across the Rylon Religion, looking for answers, and Safa had found her answer, although it might not have been the one she had been looking for.
Through it, she had gained a lot more than she bargained for as well, as strange power was now running through her body. Gifted by a Divine being who had been forced to come down, and sacrificed itself to empower her.
Even now, she was still left with their powers, but the entire group were left with more questions on their mind. For one, what was the Rylon Religion even doing with the magic circles?
Charlotte, whom they happened to save, said that it was a transfer of sorts, but to where, to whom, and why. With Liam storing the information in their mind, they were hoping Raze would know, so after resting up, the three, including Anna and Charlotte, had headed to the Town of Flendon.
The city where the Crimson Crane, along with Rayna and the rest, were all currently at. Safa had entered the city hall with the two boys behind her. Charlotte and Anna had split from the group, deciding to rest up.
It seemed they had a lot to catch up on, and a lot to mourn over as well, but Safa was more concerned about getting down deeper to the truth of the matter. Although there might have been no way for her to confirm what she knew was the truth or not, she felt like there was still a part of her that needed to pursue something.
“You three certainly have been away for a while,” Alba said as she held a crystal in her hand and skimmed it across the large table, a map and layout of the town. On the table were large stacks of papers, the reports of what they had been doing, trying to get rid of as many Alter members as possible in the Demonic and Dark Factions.
“I thought you would have gone back to the Academy, why are you here? Weren’t you following Rayna’s order?” Safa asked.
“We’ve already done what we can so instead we have been busy in our own way,” Alba answered. “I’m sure you noticed it as well. Raze has grown leaps and bounds ahead of us, and it seems the enemies we are coming across now are incredibly strong, to the point where we have next to no understanding of what they can do or what they are capable of.”
“The best things we can use are the weapons that he can create. The Demonic Faction seems to have access to quite the interesting and powerful Dimensions, so me and the Crimson Crane have been venturing into them to acquire powerful crystals so he can create items for the few of us that have yet to get weapons.”
Safa understood well because just moments ago, as she watched Liam and Simyon do next to everything for them. Now though, she didn’t know how strong she was and maybe she would be an extremely great help to Raze, especially with the overflowing power she could feel with her Light Magic.
“Actually, we came here looking for Raze, we thought he might help with something. Has he come back from the Neverfall Clan base yet?” Simyon asked.
Placing her hand on her chin, she started to wonder, what had even happened to Raze. He had been gone far too long even if Raze was having a fight with the Neverfall Clan, and there was next to no news.
“You know what, I have no idea at all…” Alba answered.
With this question in mind, the group had decided to explore and ask around. They found next to no answers, and they couldn’t even find Brack, the person who Raze had dragged along with him at the time.
It was starting to get worrying, so Fixteen had decided to go pay a visit to the Neverfall Clan himself. A few hours later he had returned with some news to the group, but it wasn’t what they would have expected.
Back in the Town hall, Fixteen was now standing not too far from Alba at her table.
“The Neverfall Clan said that Raze had left a while ago… and things felt strange at the Clan. I can’t quite explain it, but almost the tension was as if they didn’t want me to be there.” Fixteen was honestly annoyed, even though he was with Dame as a loyal friend, and Dame had already discarded the Clan, it was no way to treat him. Still, he felt this was different.
Even in the past, he would still learn of matters that had occurred, and it was strange that even he was denied a pass to head down deeper into the Abyssal base.
“I did find something out, a rumour that is spreading and quickly turning into a not so rumour,” Fixteen explained. “It appears that the island to the north of the Demonic and the Light Faction, the landscape has changed.”
“The stretching waves and whirlpools, the thunder-all of it has stopped and come to a calm. Because of this, many clans and even regular people are thinking of going to the island to see what’s there. The island, after all, no one has stepped foot on it in so long, so it has piqued many individuals’ curiosity.”
“So you think Raze might have gone to this island?” Liam replied. “I guess it makes sense with him disappearing and all of that. Otherwise where else would he have gone? He probably wants to get some treasure before the others or something.”
“It’s not a pirate treasure island you dumbass!” Simyon replied back.
“Let’s go,” Safa said. “You said north, right?”
Safa tapped the side of her head, something else that had been bugging her. Streams of mana could be seen in the air, and all of them were heading towards the North. She knew something had to be up.
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Chapter 1015: Always Two Steps Ahead
Many strong individuals had gathered behind that of the Dark Magus, but with it they also now had a large amount of territory to cover and look after. Amir was at the Dark Faction Academy along with a large number of individuals, the Bonum Society, and he even had Mantis with him as well.
It seems Mantis had asked to become his student of some sort after the last fight with Sha Mo. Rayna was looking after Flendon, and the Crimson Crane were free flowing between the two places, but ultimately they were staying in the town of Flendon.
It was their preferred place at the moment, particularly because the Dark Faction and the Academy still felt to be slightly in mourning over everything that had occurred.
So when Safa, Simyon, and Liam had claimed they were to head north, to venture to where the island was, there were many individuals that had asked to go with them, but in the end, only Dame had set out with them.
He was selected for a few reasons. One, he had a closer connection with the three compared to others due to being at the Dark Faction Academy with them. The second was because Dame knew the Demonic Faction well, which was where they were all currently traveling through. The four were in a carriage which was steadily heading north.
“Man, I can’t believe you chose the name Pink of all things back at the academy,” Liam said, slapping his knee as he was finding it hilarious, but not as funny as Dame was finding it.
“Right, right, talking about the person with a single eyepatch who likes to talk about balls all the time,” Dame replied. “I had to use an alias that was so far gone from my original name, but if you were to pick one I guess you could only come up with Biam, or Ballman or something ridiculous.”
After hearing Dame’s comments Safa and Simyon couldn’t stop laughing with almost tears running down their eyes.
“I see you’re not afraid of me,” Liam replied with a side vein sticking out from his head. “You know I’ve gotten a lot stronger compared to back then, maybe the two of us should have a spar. It’s been a long time.”
Back at the academy, Dame had helped Liam and Simyon a lot with their training. It felt so long ago, and yet so short at the same time with all they had been through. It wasn’t just them that had gone through these changes, it was him as well.
“Right… I also need to strengthen myself. Rather than relying on this Hybrid form of mine,” Dame answered. “Who knows, maybe one day the Neverfall Clan will decide to become an enemy of Raze and I will need to help him.”
“I don’t think that will happen,” Safa added. “After all, I think your father likes Raze.”
“Right, he’s not the one that I’m worried about though,” Dame replied. “If anything was to happen to my father, or he was to reach the Divine realm, then it would mean them two would take over the Neverfall Clan. That’s where my worries lie, and before you say I’m exaggerating, you have never been raised in a powerful clan that belongs to the Demonic Faction.”
Although they had never been raised in such a place, all of them had heard the rumours and the stories, and they had also heard of how the brothers were willingly wanting to fight against Dame not too long ago, even though they were family.
It was sad for those present who would do so much for the sake of their families.
“Right, where were we, this island, it makes me wonder why Raze is heading there, he doesn’t have much interest in Pagna,” Dame said. “Maybe it’s to get some ingredients.”
Safa looked out the window on the path they were on, and they weren’t the only ones that were heading for the port city that was just up ahead. Several groups from different clans were heading there as well.
Currently filled with many, all of them wondering what was on the island itself.
“The main issue is if clans from the Demonic Faction are acting like this, no doubt that the Light Faction will move as well,” Simyon stated. “And on top of that, I have a feeling that Alter will be involved claiming they’re looking for artifacts.”
“Let’s hope with Rayna’s involvement that Alter is a little too busy to have their hands filled with this,” Dame answered.
None of them were aware of what was on the island, apart from Safa who, with her god eyes, could see larger and stronger streams of magic all heading north.
It didn’t take long for them to eventually find their way into the city. The port city was filled with people walking through the streets and hanging around the taverns. It was clear that the port itself wasn’t prepared for what was happening.
As the four continued they noticed something happening right at the dock, something they didn’t expect. Standing up one wooden pillar were several people, all of them were captains of the various ships that were currently docked.
“HAHA this is the best day of my life!” The captain shouted, as he counted the amount of golden coins in his hands.
“It looks like the captains know their worth right now, and they’re having a bidding war,” Dame stated. It was expected, a large number of people wanted to head to the islands, and there were few ships available to head there immediately.
“Do we have a lot of coin with us?” Liam asked.
“Well, we could always use force?” Dame replied.
“Then won’t we have to go up against everyone else, I don’t think those from the Demonic Faction Clans would be willing to just step aside so much,” Simyon replied.
The four of them were deliberating over what the best option would be, until a voice called out to all of them.
“Don’t worry, the four of you won’t be going anywhere. None of you will step foot on that island.”
As they turned to look they could see a light blonde-haired man with round glasses, a staff in his hand and wearing a blazer standing there. What was most notable was the pocket watch attached to his hip.
This man was Henio, the head of Alter.
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Chapter 1016: All In The same Place
Raze, along with the rest of the group following him, had arrived at a place where there were several ruins in the area. Fallen pillars, strange stones scattered in different areas, but there was one place that stood out.
Stones that had been formed into a wide opening that went deep into one of the hill-like structures. It wasn’t just the outside but even the ground was paved with the same type of stone, in a dull clay-like color.
It was quite clear that it was the entrance to somewhere.
“Should we go inside then or just stand here staring?” Lince asked.
“It could be a trap… there seem to be a lot of those lately,” Beatrix added. “Do you really think that the Golden Globe would be hidden in such an obvious place?”
That was the thought that had been running through many of their minds. Wouldn’t it be more hidden?
“I don’t think so,” Krynic said, speaking up. “Think about those that are on the island, including us. The beasts that were located here, the large monkeys protecting the bridge, and finally the large beast that you faced just now. The item was well protected and not many could make it this far.”
While the others were deliberating whether to move forward or not, Raze was already walking through the deep dark tunnel. They felt like they had no choice as they followed behind. “At least if there are any traps they should hit him first,” Beatrix mumbled to herself.
While walking in there wasn’t much light in the tunnel itself. It was mostly covered in darkness but the group being the skilled warriors they were could travel through the tunnels with relatively ease.
Raze wasn’t cautious with his steps, he stood confidently on each tile, but he didn’t just run in, just in case there was something. He was gaining more confidence in his body and the strength of it, compared to when he had first come to Pagna.
While the others, seeing that Raze was fine, confidently followed behind him.
Eventually an orange glow could be seen up ahead, and not only that, but a few mobs here and there.
“It looks like someone else has made it before us.”
Immediately, Raze leapt from his position, leaping into the large open room. He couldn’t let anyone else get their hands on the Golden Globe, and if they had them, he would pry it from their fingers.
As he landed into the open room though, the scene in front of him was not what he had expected. He carefully looked around and was trying to get information about the situation.
The others ran into the room behind him with their weapons drawn.
“Who is it, are the other Light Faction members here!” Impress called out.
That’s when they all stopped. They could see standing in the center of the room two individuals. They were next to each other, they weren’t fighting each other and neither looked hurt.
All they were doing was standing in the center, and everyone in the group had recognized these individuals in the room, but they were focused on different people.
“Come on, you all should come closer!” Red shouted at the group. “This is what you’ve been looking for, it’s here!”
The others didn’t know why Red was saying this, but all of those from The Light Faction recognized Red, and so did Lince as well.
“So this is where you ended up after our little scuffle… Raze, we should be careful, and not just at one of them but both of them,” Lince warned. Lince’s eyes were darting between the two and felt like this might have been the worst situation for the two of them to be in.
Lince had gathered that the man he had met with red hair was most likely from Alter working with the Light Faction, and as for the other individual, that was who Beatrix, Ricar, and himself were more worried about.
The man who claimed he was Mosak was also in the room with the rest of them. Depending on the situation, who knew who was going to be on whose side in the fight, and there was a good chance that Raze and Lince would be ganged up on.
“So that’s the infamous Dark Magus!” Red said, clapping his hands together. “He’s so young, I thought he would at least look a bit older, but I’m glad that you made it on this island as well. As for you, I have business to deal with you, why don’t you come over here and fight me!”
Red was saying these words towards Lince, still upset that their last encounter didn’t end up in a scuffle.
“Do you think we’re fools?” Lince asked as he was more relaxed before. He was no longer bent over in a fighting stance, and instead he was almost laughing at the situation. “It’s quite clear why you’re getting us to come over, I think anyone could figure it out.”
Krynic leaned over to Impress and covered his mouth with his hand.
“I can’t figure out… what’s going on.”
“They’re trapped,” Impress answered loudly despite Krynic whispering which had caused his cheeks to turn slightly red. “The two of them, they’re not fighting, nor have they moved from the center. The flooring changes where they are. Red’s taunts were to get us to move in, so we would be trapped with them.”
Judging by the scorn on Red’s face, it was the perfect guess. Now the group had to know exactly what they were going to do with the two in front of them, or try to get a better understanding of the situation.
When Lince looked at Raze, he could see he was looking at the other man that stood in the center as well.
“Oh, it’s you?” Mosak said, raising an eyebrow. “I didn’t expect to see you in a place like this, but I guess you didn’t expect to see me here as well.”
This was worrying news for those in the Light Faction; they didn’t expect Raze to know who this individual was and the next line had shocked them all.
“I guess I didn’t really thank you for freeing me before,” Mosak said.
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