Chapter 137 - 134 : Changes On Astria (1/2)

Not even a second passed after Arthur was separated from Lucy, and here he was, standing in the same deserted room that he used to travel to the Underworld.

Only the Golem was transferred with him to Astria, as for Lucy and the rest, he didn't know where they were sent to which infuriated Arthur.

”Fuck!”

Fron anger, Arthur started furiously slamming the wall with his fists until there was nothing left yet he continued doing it until for a couple of minutes. It was helpful as releasing some of his frustration was the only thing he could do.

Not only was he not able to teleport with them, he doesn't even know where they are. Maybe a dangerous world? Maybe his wife and daughter are fighting while putting their life on the line? So many things could happen and it was partially the mysterious man's fault. Zodiak should not have interfered too but Arthur couldn't blame him as Zodiak probably did so before they went to the Underworld so he could assure that Arthur comes back.

After Arthur managed to calm down and think things through, he left the room and found himself in the old territory of the Ma Clan which was destroyed by the fight between Lissandra and Anastassia.

With no one around, Arthur didn't linger around for long, he turned around and headed West. The only place he could go to right now is the Western Continent, where he officially founded his and Lucy's clan. Every time he thought of Lucy, his heart would ache and his feeling would storm, leaving him stressed and anxious about her and Saly's safety.

Delia and Randiun were with them, nonetheless, there is the small chance that they too, were separated and that is a possibilityArthur would rather not think about.

With his speed, Arthur arrived on the Western Continent in no time, his destination was the place where he talked to Jackob for the last time.

Time flows differently on Astria and the Underworld. Arthur and Lucy stayed a couple of months in the Underworld but On Astria, it has already been one year and a half, almost double the time spent in the Underworld.

The MoonStar sect had spread in almost the whole continent and its influence is on par with the Human Empire and The Demons. Unlike other clans and sect, per Arthur's orders, the sect didn't remain reclusive. It announced itself to the world and despite a lot of forces joining to eradicate it, they weren't able to.

One because the clan had an incredibly strong leader, second because there were three bones dragons with one being unbeatable. There was also a Lv800 Red Minotaur which is permanently guarding the sect's territory and roaming it every day. Surprisingly, the Minotaur was not aggressive against the sect members but any intruder was brutally killed by it.

The Human Emperor expressed his neutrality and didn't act against the sect knowing that it belonged to Arthur, moreover, Arthur was his benefactor as he gave him an army of skeletons which are constantly staying on the border and defending the humans from any sudden attack from the Demons.

Currently, Anastassia was temporarily taking the position of the Patriarch until Arthur and Lucy came back. Jackob trained hard in the past year and a half and raised his Level all the way to 674. It was an infinite grind but he took care of the miscellaneous stuff related to the Sect. It recruited strong warrior and countless arrogant ones were kicked from the sect. They belonged to the old tribe of Jackob but it was cleaned when he and Anastassia took over.

Although the sect was situated in a desert, there were countless buildings created and with the presence of some Oasis, it wasn't too shallow. Anastassia brought all her remaining clan members to the sect. She managed to breakthrough to the Heavenly Realm and her little sister, Sonia, finally reached the Spirit Realm.

”What's the situation?”

With her usual expressionless face, Anastassia asked Jackob who was busy writing on some scrolls. He paused for a second to reply then he resumed writing

”Nothing. The Yan Clan made an alliance with the Demons and are pressuring us but nothing too dangerous. If we launch a serious attack with the three dragons, we'll annihilate them in two days at most.”

”Remember, we yearn for coexistence not wage war against any enemy that pops against us.”

”Yeah yeah, I know, that's all you have been saying for the past year.”

Jackob didn't seem to be scared of Anastassia despite her strength and cold attitude, in a funny way, the two of them got along pretty well. After the short talk, Anastassia went into a corner and sat cross-legged, she would do this all day and it was a good way to practice and increase her strength.

She is at the middle-stages of the Heavenly Realm, if it went well, she would break through to the next Realm in the next 6 months. It's a strange occurrence but the amount of Mana and Qi on Astria thickened and became denser once Arthur left.

Just as Anastassia was going to enter meditation, her eyes suddenly opened and her daggers were unsheathed with lightning speed, she was looking sharply at a certain corner of the room, where a black shadow appeared.

After gazing at the shadow for a second, Anastasia put her daggers down but she her eyes were still glued on Arthur.

”It's been a while.”

Jackob was focused on writing and by the look of it, he was immersed in it, only when Arthur's sound rang in his ears did he freak out, almost falling from the chair. With a dumbfounded look, he looked at Arthur, appeared out of nowhere, but it isn't a strange thing since it's Arthur, the reason Jackob was surprised was due to how suddenly Arthur appeared.

”A,ah.... Ar--*cough* Patriach Arthur.... hahaha, it's nice to see you are back.”

Contrary to Jackob, Anastassia remained silent for some time, it's not that she hated Arthur, but she was feeling a bit guilty after what happened. From her point of view, it was totally her fault that Saly got abducted since she couldn't properly protect her, so basically, she didn't know how to face Arthur.

”Why the long face? Is that how you greet an old friend?”

Arthur walked to Anastassia and stretched his hand to shake her hands. He had a positive impression of her, she helped him and provided shelter for him and Lucy back in the days. She wasn't a bad person, she was just bad at communicating with people to the point of making it awkward most of the time.