Honestly, Leo never expected that things would go so smoothly. Seeing the unsettling amount of gamma energy in the atmosphere of the village and the incoming wave from a distance, he had a bad feeling settling in the pit of his stomach. Leo analyzed the destruction around them, noting how the ground had been—was now a mixture of mud and black blood. Buildings lay in various states of collapse—some partially crumbled while others were reduced to nothing. The village would never be the same again; that much was certain. Whatever would have emerged from the portal clearly would have caused them quite some trouble, even though they wouldn't have been exactly the ones in danger. The villagers, simple folk with no means to defend themselves against such otherworldly horrors, especially since there weren't powerful summoners in it. If Master Sung hadn't been around or on their side, a lot more casualties would have been faced while handling the beasts from the breach, given their number.

"I guess today," Master Sung finally interjected, his voice cutting through the tension like a blade, "you won't have a reason from today henceforth." Lucian's face contorted with confusion, his eyes widening at Master Sung's unexpected stance against him. His gaze darted between Master Sung and Ryder, searching for some explanation—some sign that he had misunderstood. But the unwavering resolve on Master Sung's face told him everything he needed to know. Turning toward Master Sung, Lucian had just one word to say: "Why?" He completed his question in disbelief. "Why you, of all people?" The wind blew, carrying with it the smell of beast blood and a whistling sound that only deepened the already tense atmosphere. Overhead, birds had begun to return to the skies, flying gracefully now that the breach had disappeared. The sun had begun to set, casting long shadows across the bloodstained earth. "You’re an independent, powerful summoner," Lucian continued, his voice gaining strength

I have known Leo to be the Summoner Slayer and a formidable person after hearing multiple stories about him killing familiars with his own raw strength and incredible perception.Despite all this, he still won't fight against the entire FSG base. He is not so dumb to not realize that you won't be able to take on a horde of red marked familiars simultaneously.He suddenly joined the one-man losing team, and this made me have a second thought even though I already planned to make him join me.Whether Ryder liked it or not, he will face punishment, but then, I wondered if he was truly the one deserving to be punished.I only got to hear your part of the story and not his part, so when he accepted my proposal, I listened to his condition.All he had to say were nothing that would harm any innocent individual or even the FSG who had been hard on his tail. All he requested was revenge for his parents and independence even when admitted by the Red Eastern guild."Now I'll make this clear, Lu

"Haha," laughed dryly, "that's a nice one, funny joke." He forced himself to voice out, demonstrating sarcastically as he spoke. "I'm not playing around," she repeated. "I said I want to come with you." Ryder knew she was serious, but he just didn't want to believe. Maybe he misheard her. "Why!" was the only question he could ask, just why. What suddenly brought up such an absurd thought to her head? "I am not playing around, Ryder. I really want to come with you," Mia declared. "But your father is the professor..." Ryder couldn't complete his statement before she interrupted. "Then what? What if my father is a professor, is that even an excuse?" Ryder paused for a moment, reasoning. Her father wasn't just a professor. He was Dr. Hamm, his teacher. His teacher, Dr. Hamm, a short old man with a walrus mustache who was known to not be the best of students. Back at school, he never really paid attention to lectures. Dr. Hamm really wouldn't embrace the idea of Mara com

Ryder's laughter died completely as he reasoned. Leo has never lied and has no reason to right now. Leo had told him a lot of things that were abnormal to the ordinary human, and he had noticed they were all true. The Silver Gaze technique which enhances his eyes' perception. The same Silver Gaze technique that enables him to see and move his life energy around his body for strengthening and healing. He performed many abnormal and impossible tasks, and had healed a broken limb in a short time frame. If he truly was so old, it shouldn't have been a surprise, but Ryder found it hard to believe. "Are you seriously not kidding?" Ryder questioned, not wanting to believe. "Does it look like I'll be joking now?" Leo snapped back in annoyance. "You should have already understood how it is possible by now. I told you about how I move my life energy around my body to renew my cells now and then, didn't I? I use it for healing wounds, like I did to my arm, but renewing myself and or