The earth detonated; the air compressed into a cylindrical sonic surge and erupted with a deafening resonance.The shockfront ionized the surrounding atmosphere.Decibel levels spiked beyond measurable limits, ripping vapor molecules apart into white mist. Even though Idris and others were outside the attack range, they still felt their eardrums shattering.All they could hear was a constant ringing noise and nothing else.The explosion left behind a vacuum funnel that howled as it slumped—a sonic vortex spinning with residual resonance like a screaming tower of force.Serena rose out of the hole in the ground, expecting to have gotten the kills.However, what she saw first was the young boy who was glowing white aura covering his whole body like mist.It was Arthur, and he looked quite pissed.“This little twerp is fine even after taking my sonic blast?” Serena was not expecting this.“I take it that you want to die,” Arthur waved his sword at an upward angle. “Skyhook Strike!”The

Green Tortoise stepped back, but he was pierced by multiple sword thrusts from behind.It wasn’t a new enemy that attacked him, but the attacks that were released by Lovia in that one sword movement while he had held her throat.Green Tortoise coughed out blood, but he didn’t take his eyes off Lovia. (I shouldn’t have let my guard down. The principle behind the directional arts is essentially to move like the wind. One move can become two or ten depending on how much of your strength can be converted into momentum. They call it acceleration of the body through the mind. Just now, she released four strikes with one movement. I was distracted because my arm got cut, but the real attacks came from behind.)Lovia wanted to attack him using the opportunity she created, but her vivre ran out. She still had aura left in her tank, but she was unable to control it right now.Like how a person who did four sets with fifty pound dumbbells would struggle to do a fifth set right away, Lovia strugg

Entering past the broken castle wall proved easy for Brad, but that’s where the trouble started.The courtyard was filled with thick branches and vines everywhere, blocking the path and the view.Brad still was able to travel through those branches like a snake with almost no obstruction, for he had the ability to travel through shadows.This was a similar skill to what Tyron and his group members had, but Tyron’s skill relied on aura whereas Brad’s ability did not have anything to do with aura.As Brad was slipping through a shadow, a vine rose out of that shadow because of Sheryl’s intent.But the vine went right through Brad’s body, and he was completely unaffected by it.And this made him feel happy and great.“With this kind of power, there’s nothing for me to fear,” Brad laughed with thrill.He went past the area of vines and reached the spot where Sakura was fighting Green Tortoise.She was not able to get past his defense, but she was also keeping him from going after the seed

“Will I have a place in Hawk Park after all the chaos that will take place in the case the king dies?”Brad slapped himself.“What am I thinking? There’s no way Lark can kill the king. That’s crazy to imagine… even though I just imagined that situation.”He shook his head a few times and calmed himself.“I’m not the only one who’s having different thoughts. Lark has a mission of his own. Lily somehow made Green Tortoise take her side. They brought some foreigners all the way to the castle, and they seem to be after Denver for some reason. I expected Mickey to dominate this festival, but it’s Lily who’s surging forward. What the hell is Mickey doing?”Brad didn’t think too much about all the things that were happening around him.“Let’s not care about the noises around. My job is to break the bell. If I don’t do that, the reptilians will not let me be. I’ve made a deal with the reptilians, the devil incarnates, so there’s no going back.”He stayed there silently and observed because he

The fight between Philip and Darian kept moving around the Hawk Park.Darian’s arms shapeshifted to half-demon like arms, and he was able to release black flames.They could grab shadows and even suck aura off the opponents.Even typical aura users would not stand a chance against this monstrous guy who had it all. Whether it be speed or strength or the bizarre techniques that could make up for his average martial skills, Darian was well on his way to becoming the next head of the Soulripper clan.Every time Philip tried to land a strike on Darian, the runes on his body glowed, and Darian used Philip’s energy to recover his stamina and also heal his wounds.Philip was forced to use spiritual aura off the bat to counter him.“Sootstep,” Darian’s footsteps smoldered, and he vanished into the smoke surrounding them.His presence completely vanished.Philip could not sense him even with his spiritual aura.Darian must be using some form of soul arts to hide his presence.Philip still sens