Chapter 698: Sentient Lightning Source (2/2)

For a few seconds, Vendrick was seriously considering his options. He wanted nothing more than to charge at this beast and devour it, but doing so will leave the two behind him defenseless. It is very likely that they'll be in a very dangerous spot if he left them behind since his and the Sentient Lightning Source's clash will surely warrant unwanted attention from the other beasts around.

After considering options for quite sometime, Vendrick sighed and decided to let it go for now. In the end, he couldn't risk their safety for his personal gains. He can't do them like that.

He made sure that it was safe first before he signaled to them once more to keep going, but not before leaving a mark behind.

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What comes next was expected. Under Vendrick's lead, they managed to get out of the dangerous area safely, not even a hair was missing from them.

The only difference is that, Vendrick decided to go back after telling them return to the tribe once they got to the familiar ground. He explained the situation to them so that they know why he's going back.

The two initially wanted to come with him but he stopped them. It's too dangerous for them to go, he already considered the possibilities earlier and there's no way he'll let them go knowing that it's would be risky. After all, why would he escort them all the way here if they could've went with him?

Arthur and Rosa wasn't surprised, in fact they were kind of expecting his rejection but it doesn't mean that they're not dejected. In the end, their strength is nowhere near enough and it will only hold Vendrick back.

Vendrick understand what they feel but he didn't say anything. There's just no need for words after all. He turned around and went back to the tracker he left behind at the place where he met with Sentient Lightning Source first.

”Aha! Here you are.” Vendrick exclaimed softly when he felt the marker he left behind. He crouched at the same position and activated his ocular technique to investigate.

”It's gone.” He murmured as he looked at the same position where he last saw it. ”It didn't come this way. Let's see if there are some traces of it.”

He increased the output of energy to his ocular technique so that he could see the finer details with more clarity. With his heightened senses as well as his sensitivity to the lightning element, he managed to sense the tracks the thing left behind.

Using that as a guide, he started tracking down his prey.

To his surprise though, as he followed the tracks, the road was leading him to a ruins that he never knew existed. He could see traces of civilizations from the remains around the ruins, not to mention the moment he entered its vicinity, he immediately felt the presence of the thing he was after.

”Maybe this place became its nest.” Vendrick muttered as he slowly inched forward, going deeper into the ruins. ”But why? Its a Sentient Lightning Source, if its going to make a nest, it should be somewhere elevated, like a mountain or something. The high ground would make it easier to draw lightning from the sky.”

Just like him, a Lightning Source feeds on lightning as well to make itself stronger. Since it developed  sentience, it should know where to make a nest that will provide it with lots of benefits. So why would it go here?

Curious, Vendrick continued on his way when he encountered something mildly surprising. He saw an intact house, dusty and run down but intact nonetheless, a cut above the rest compared to the other things he saw here so far.

He took a moment to inspect this place since he wasn't in a hurry either. But the moment he got close, his instincts warned him about an approaching enemy.

What else could it be at this point? It would seem that he got a bit careless and alarmed the beast he was after. The Sentient Lightning Source was quickly making its way towards him.

”Oh well, that saves me time at least.” Despite the approaching danger, Vendrick didn't feel frightened.

Instead, he summoned the seed from his heart to his hand. He placed his hand forward, at a spot where he expected the lightning source to arrive. And just as he expected, it truly arrived at the same time it also fell into his trap.

Vendrick roused the seed on his palms and it suddenly released a might suction force. The lightning source didn't have any time to react since Vendrick acted faster that it imagined. The suction was strong and as a result, the beast was absorbed by the seed in a split second. The moment it disappeared, Vendrick could feel a rampaging force within his body, sighing to himself, he said:

”Here's to hoping that nothing disturbs me now...”