Chapter 278: The Third Arcane Gate Beckons (2/2)
“You want to leave just like this? You aren’t going to rest any longer?” Charlotte exclaimed as she caringly looked at Ayrin.
“I can’t. The war out there is still going on. Teacher Liszt and the others, along with countless of our Kingdom of Eiche’s arcane teams, are still tirelessly fighting the enemy. How can I continue to rest?”
Fighting intent surged out from Ayrin as he waved his fist and continued, “And only through battle can I continue to become stronger. I can already feel that my mental strength has increased greatly. I am a mere step away from reaching the critical point for opening my third arcane gate.”
“What?! You are already…” Charlotte, Ivan, and the others were all flabbergasted!
“Yep! I can already sense it, only my body is not yet strong enough and my arcane particles are not yet powerful enough, so I am unable to assault it.” Ayrin was full of excitement as he said, “If I can fight against more powerful enemies, then I will be able to progress faster. I will be able to become a three gate arcane master even faster!”
A thought abruptly passed through everyone’s mind, “This fellow’s improvement speed is too unbelievable. He has almost caught up with Stingham.” But at the same time, they could kind of accept it as they thought of the hardships which Ayrin endured while training, and of all of the powerful opponents which he had encountered and defeated. They shook their heads. Indeed, it would be strange if he, who had fought life and death battles before, wasn’t able to catch up with someone like Stingham who didn’t train and relied on innate talent.
“Regardless, if this fellow truly manages to open his third arcane gate during this war, then his improvement speed will likely be the fastest in the history of St. Lauren? … And his speed of recovery. Isn’t it a little too excellent…”
Even Ferguillo, who hadn’t bowed his head before Rinsyi or any of the other geniuses, couldn’t help but shake his head.
“Let us set out and search for the fragments of the Tree of Life which are said to be here?” Ayrin suggested
Stingham glanced at Rinloran, who was still asleep beside him as he noted, “But what about Rinloran. He is still asleep.”
“Let us take turns carrying him. It is the same way we carried you over,” Ayrin replied naturally.
“Alright! This time, I must find something good for myself!” Stingham shouted towards the sky. Afterwards, he said to Ayrin, “You carry him first.”
Upon seeing the three of them about to leave, Charlotte threw away her reservations as she said, “Ayrin, you must be careful.”
“I will definitely defeat the enemy and return,” Ayrin replied as he vigorously nodded his head.
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The pillar of gas in the center of Fallen Shadow Valley continued to distort as it chaotically spewed countless glowing particles into the air around it.
From this scene, one could tell just how fierce the fighting within the abyss was regardless of what corner of Fallen Shadow Valley one was in.
From amidst the shadows of a splintered Devil Snake Tree, a short figure and a tall figure simultaneously appeared. It was the Allen Brothers who had chased Ayrin’s group.
“Brother… it looks like they have already broken into the core of Fallen Shadow Valley. Should we flee? Otherwise, they might blockade the entire area, and we might not be able to escape,” the clumsy looking younger brother said to the older one as they both looked at the pillar of gas.
“We don’t need to flee.”
The older Allen Brother’s face was cold and calm as he shook his head, “Although I do not know what Diaz and the other higher ups are planning, I am quite certain that they knew that knew it was impossible to hold Fallen Shadow Valley in the first place. Yet they still haven’t retreated, or even shown signs of retreating. So I am inclined to believe that this war will not end in such a simple manner. There is a big storm brewing in the horizon.”
“Brother, what are you thinking?” the younger one asked as they nodded in agreement.
The elder brother turned and looked at the younger one as he continued, “But no matter what happens, this current state of chaos is a great opportunity for us to increase our strength… in this current situation, everything is finders keepers. Perhaps we will be able to lay our hands on things we would never have seen or touched otherwise.”
“I understand, brother! Then let us depart!”
The figures of the Allen Brothers quickly faded back into the darkness.