Not far from the royal castle.Denver and Novick exchanged hits, and Novick kept getting pushed back. His aural constructs were vaporized like they were nothing.“You’ve gotten significantly stronger in the few days I haven’t seen you,” Novick seemed a little jealous. “Your lightning is not even red, yet it’s already quite potent thanks to spiritual aura.”“You got appointed as the temporary southern guardian, so you shouldn’t be here right now,” Denver retorted. “If you don’t leave, I’ll beat your ass and demand points for it.” He glanced in Natalia’s direction.Natalia normally wouldn’t have agreed, but Novick was on Mickey’s side right now, so she nodded.“Beat my ass, you say?” Novick smiled. “I have my prestige to keep as a royal knight, so I can’t lose to you or to any other ranker for that matter. Don’t think you can beat me just because you unlocked spiritual aura. You’re still a newbie at using spiritual aura. I can work my way around and pummel you to the ground.”“Do your w

At the western border of Hawk Park.The clash between Mickey and Lily could be heard and felt here.“Should we really be standing here and doing nothing?” Diane asked. “Didn’t you say Lily was fighting Mickey herself? What if she loses? Then everything we’ve invested in so far will go to waste!”She didn’t want to look silly in front of her sister and Denver, so she wanted to make sure she was on the winning side.“If we help her now, we’d actually be hurting her pride and stature,” Leo replied.“What pride? She’s fighting a lawbreaker, so there’s no need for her to fight him alone,” Diane blurted.“It’s still not the right time for us to intervene,” Leo was saying, and Serena arrived there.Seeing her covered in bruises and blood, Diane snorted, “What the hell were you doing while your boss is fighting with her life on the line?”Serena was a bit frozen by Diane’s attitude. “Who the fuck is this bitch?” she looked at Leo.“My girlfriend,” Leo replied.Serena slightly frowned. “She’s

Catherine was probably the most shocked of all.Firstly, how was Sheryl able to close in on them when Catherine was struggling to breathe even though she was more than a hundred meters away?Was she using psychic aura to withstand the pressure exuded by their exchanges?“G-Green Fang!” Natalia was slack-jawed. “What the hell are you doing? Why did you attack Lily?!”“Ah?” Sheryl cast a cold glance at the old woman, as though telling her to shut her mouth. “Did crows eat part of your brain or what? The competition is still ongoing, so I can attack whoever I want. I’m quite pissed right now, so be glad that I’m not hurling my fists at you.”“You…” Natalia felt like attacking Sheryl right away. She could not stand Sheryl’s arrogance being directed toward her. “Do you realize who you’re talking to?”But before Natalia could attack, Mickey and Lily attacked Sheryl from a few meters away.“Tri Aural Palm!” Mickey sent a devastating palm forth.“Crescent Vow!” Lily also used a double-handed

Denver was planning to head to the castle, but the arrival of Diane and Leo stopped him.He didn’t turn back, but his senses clearly told him who they were.He did not recognize Jamie, but he felt some sort of familiarity as though he had met him in the past.“Leave things here to us,” Sheryl told Denver, and Catherine nodded in agreement.“Are you sure?” Denver asked once more because it wasn’t just Diane and Leo, but there was also Jamie among them.Just then, Nicole and Sakura arrived there, and they brought Lovia, Rocky, Stoney, Idris and others along.“I’ll leave things here to you then,” Denver told Sheryl.He briefly glanced in the direction of Lovia and others. He was happy and glad that they were alright.He only faintly smiled before leaving, but that smile was noted by his teammates.He didn’t need to say more.Sheryl stood before Leo, whereas Sakura, Lovia and others were eyeing Jamie and other members of Eagle Rise Group.Natalia was just watching silently with mixed emot

The next morning.Catherine had the habit of waking up neither early nor late. She had her timings set, which was six o’clock.If the breakfast wasn’t done by then, she would help her mom.They didn’t talk to each other much as they would cook in a hurry because Richard would start yelling if the breakfast wasn’t prepared before seven.At the breakfast table.Catherine served food to her dad, and she was also eating with him.“Are you really planning on competing in swimming and running at a higher level?” Richard asked her.“Yes, Dad.”“You believe that you can get to the top?” Richard’s voice contained doubt. “One small injury can change everything, you know. You should at least get a degree first. I don’t have a degree, but I didn’t need one back in those days. However, things have changed now. You need qualifications to get decent jobs. It’s important to have back up, so don’t neglect your studies. And don’t have too many friends.”“I only have four friends, Dad. And I’m confident