Chapter 703: Heartbeat (2/2)

Moments later, the loud sound stopped. Arthur felt his senses returning to him. He still felt rather dizzy. Without his knowledge, his back was dripping in cold sweat and he's pale as a sheet of paper. He struggled to open his eyes, when he did he saw Vendrick crouching in front of him with a smile.

”W-what the hell? What the heck did you just do? I didn't see it!”

”What do you mean? I didn't do anything though? I simply stood here and you suddenly collapsed.” Vendrick was obviously feigning innocence.

”Bullcrap!” Arthur spat as he fiercely looked at Vendrick. ”It's your doing! Who else could it be? We're the only one's here.”

Vendrick chuckled and asked: ”Well then, let's hear it. What do you think I did?”

”I don't know!? The hell? That's why I'm asking you.” Arthur raged but that just made Vendrick laugh.

”What did you experience?”

”Well...there's this loud sound at first. Then everything went black and white. My ears starting ringing and such. Hell my legs are still trembling.” Arthur replied,

”What did it sound like?” Vendrick asked with a smirk on his face.

”Like a...uh...a, hmmm....oh! It sounded like a...” Arthur just suddenly realized something which made his expression change abruptly and stare at Vendrick with an incredulous look on his face.

”No way!!” Arthur exclaimed.

”Yes way!”

”That's absurd!! How can that be?” Arthur couldn't believe it. ”That was your heartbeat?”

Vendrick nodded.

Indeed, that sound was the sound of his heartbeat. He was somewhat telling the truth. He truly didn't do anything. After all, a person's heart will continue to pump blood even with him doing anything right? So he truly didn't do anything aside from allowing Arthur to hear his heartbeat, that's all.

It does sound absurd, just like Arthur said. In fact, there should be no way that a heartbeat could be like that. It was extremely loud, louder that any sound Arthur heard so far. The moment he heard it, it drowned him. The sensation was horrifying.

Well, Vendrick would've have agreed that no normal heart could've done something like this except for a few, but in the end of the day, it's not like that heartbeat came from his actual heart anyway.

That's the sound of his Dragon Heart beating. A testament on just how much vitality and longevity it held.

What Arthur experienced was just the sound coming from a germinated Dragon's Heart. It's not fully condensed yet and far from being at its peak. If Vendrick let someone of Arthur's caliber to hear the sound of a fully grown Dragon's Heartbeat, their body would've been shredded into pieces. They wouldn't even know how they died.

”What the hell dude?” Arthur was still gobsmacked, he didn't want to believe it either but this is Vendrick, so he had a natural inclination to believe whatever he said.

Arthur's logic told him no but Vendrick didn't look like he's lying.

”You'll get at this stage somewhere so don't be shocked.” Vendrick encouraged him but to Arthur it sounded like he was boasting.

”Yeah, Berserker's Heart, I know.” Arthur them grumbled, ”Damn, you cultivate so fast. I don't get it.”

Vendrick wasn't lying, there would come a time when Arthur and Rosa would be able to condense their own Berserker's Heart and do something like this too. But of course, that's still far from where they are right now.

”Oh yeah, you go ahead and call Rosa. I've got something to show you two.” Vendrick said all of a sudden.

”What is it?” Arthur couldn't help but feel curious.

”Deities and Gods.”