Chapter 562: Wasted Time? (1/2)

The hug continued for several seconds.

”Father, this is getting embarrassing,” Yersi said.

”Oh, sure,” Gravis said as he let them go. ”Sorry, I just missed you so much. Seeing the way that you acted made me fear for your life, and I just wanted to hug you.”

”It's okay, father,” Yersi said again. ”It also felt… nice? To me, I mean,” Yersi said, though she felt a bit uncomfortable saying it.

Aris wrestled with himself. He felt like he should also say that it felt nice, but he just felt too embarrassed to say it. Meanwhile, Cera appeared unsure.

Gravis noticed all of their reactions. 'Interesting. Yersi and Aris seem quite susceptible to human emotions, but Cera isn't. Maybe the beast part in her is more dominant than the human part. Well, I can't force her to feel like a human. It's her decision.'

”Now, tell me, how have you been?” Gravis asked with a smile.

”Father, we first need to return to the defensive line,” Cera said. ”We can't remain here for long. After all, we're Sub-Commanders.”

”Oh? Sub-Commanders, eh?” Gravis said with pride. ”That's quite surprising. None of you three are the Commanders of this defensive line, even though you are all level five Kings? The Commander must be powerful!”

”Yes, she is definitely more powerful than us,” Aris said with a serious look. ”If she wanted, she could become an Inquisitor.”

”That sounds cool. Introduce me then,” Gravis said with a smirk.

The three kids felt a bit embarrassed by their father's conduct, but what could they do? Fathers were often embarrassing to their children, and Gravis was no different.

All four of them returned to the defensive line, and Gravis was quite surprised at what he saw. There were over 200 level four Kings stationed here. There were also five level five Kings in total. One of these level five Kings was probably another Sub-Commander while another one was the Commander.

This defensive line was way more powerful than all the other ones Gravis had seen. However, as Gravis thought about the map he had received from Azure, he could guess why. This defensive line was rather close to the core of the continent. The power of the defensive lines probably increased the closer they got to the core of the continent.

Gravis enthusiastically greeted every beast he saw on his way, surprising and shocking quite a few of them. The ones that didn't recognize him were confused that this level three King was here, while the ones that did recognize him felt shocked that someone of Gravis' caliber was saying hello to them.

In Gravis' mind, these were all the colleagues of his children, so he needed to appear friendly. He only meant well, but his three kids were still embarrassed by his friendly and forthcoming attitude. Couldn't he act appropriately for his status and power?

After some flying and a lot of greetings, Gravis stood before the Commander. Surprisingly, she looked quite similar to another beast Gravis had seen in the past. She was a cheetah with an incredibly long tail. Additionally, with Gravis' new knowledge about the elements, he could feel the Wind Energy deep inside her.

Gravis thought back to the invasion he had taken part in when he had been a level four Lord. The King that had led the invasion back then had looked just like this Commander. Sadly, she had died to the moray eel.

The Commander saw Gravis and stood up from her lying position. ”You are Gravis, correct?”

Gravis nodded with a smile. ”Greetings, Commander. Yes, I'm Gravis.”

”It's an honor to meet you,” the Commander said politely, surprising Gravis' three children. Their powerful Commander was so nice to Gravis? Their Commander was normally so incredibly strict! She only acted like this towards visiting Emperors.

”Relax, Commander,” Gravis said. ”I hope my three children have not caused you any issues.”

The Commander relaxed a bit and threw a cold glance at her three Sub-Commanders. ”Their work is impeccable and their Battle-Strength powerful. It's just that they seem to take some enemies too lightly.”

The three of them felt nervous when they heard that. This was their boss, and their boss could take all three of them solo. By now, their Commander had put a lot of discipline and respect into their heads, which made them respect the Commander very much.

”I know, but I think I managed to show them the error of their ways after they wanted me to prove my power,” Gravis said.

The Commander's face morphed into a grimace of disgust as she looked at her three Sub-Commanders. ”They wanted you to prove your power?” she asked.

Gravis waved his hand nonchalantly. ”Yes, but that's understandable. After all, they haven't seen me in a century.”

”Arrogant and pathetic,” the Commander commented as she glared at her three Sub-Commanders. ”Have all my words fallen on deaf ears?”