Chapter 390 - 340.2 : Brother 2 (1/2)

Later that day, in the prince's office, there stood the leader of his royal guards. It was a man who appeared to be in his forties, he wore a red armor and had a long saber sheathed on his waist.

”What of the last one?”

Isadore calmly asked his guard while looking outside of the window, admiring the night view. The man bowed and spoke with an apologetic tone

”I am sorry, your highness. Despite being heavily injured, he still managed to escape.”

The prince listened to this but wasn't particularly angry, he waved his hand while saying

”Well, it matters not. I doubt he'll do anything or even show himself in Green-Leaf.”

The person they were talking about was Vyncent, who was attacked and severely injured. Only through pure luck did the young man escape from the capital, which is a miracle considering his weak cultivation and the strength of his pursuers.

Though they were faster than him, his secret technique allowed him to melt into the ground and escape their senses thus buying him sometime to change directions. If Isadore wanted to, he can send countless people to chase after Vyncent but he deemed the later unworthy of spending so much resources.

A fair distance away from the capital, a bloodied young man appeared from the ground. He had a grievous wound on his chest and his face couldn't be paler. He held his chest as he kneeled on the ground and coughed some blood. Despite the pain and fatigue he was feeling, he stared at the sky with clear and resolute eyes that shone with unknown luster. He gripped his fist and took a deep breathe before melting into the ground.

It was from that day that Vyncent disappeared from Green-Leaf, heading toward an unknown place, seeking power and discovering the secrets of the world. Where his feet will lead him is a mystery to everyone, including himself, however, he shan't give up, after all, his tale has not ended yet.

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”Huff Huff”

The Water Empress panted heavily as she killed another dozen beasts which were incredibly grotesque. Upon a closer look, they seemed to strongly resemble the White Spawns Arthur faced but they were much stronger and bigger.

The region ruler was injured but thanks to her magic, she repeatedly healed herself. She didn't dare to bring anyone with her to this perilous place as it was indeed as dangerous as she predicted.

This was actually a small world, filled with light, there's no sign of darkness, even shadows didn't exist in this place. Her goal in coming here was to get a certain book which may give her more clues about what happened before the Hour of Creation.

It took her three years to get out of the death region's graveyard. Without Jack's guide, it was much more difficult to navigate that foggy place. She spent another six months investigating the whereabouts of a book written by a very ancient human.

Very little was known about this human, however, he had one particular title, The Prophecy Holder.

This world of light was weird and made her feel very uncomfortable. The abundance of light was harmful and weakened her, which made the fight taxing on her body.

Fortunately, after two whole months venturing in this world and killing the ugly monsters, she stumbled upon a gigantic boss-like creature.

He was over four meters tall, he was incredibly handsome, his facial features were flawless, to say the least. He had a long blond hair and two beautiful wings. This 'man' held a golden lance as he looked at the Water Empress with an expressionless face.

”What brings you to this place?”

The Water Empress readied herself to fight only to stop when she heard him talk.

”I'm looking for a book.”

The man thought for a moment before retrieving a normal-looking book, it was very thick and dusty.

”I believe it is this one. However, my master specifically told me to only hand it to a worthy person.”

”And what are the requirements of a worthy person?”

The Empress's question was answered almost immediately.

”A strong person, a person capable of defeating me.”

'Hmpf! Thought so!'-Empress

Without wasting any more time, she started attacking this man.

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The battle lasted for five continuous days, the victor was apparent from the start yet the losing party remained ferocious and used every last bit of their strength.

Obviously, despite her strength, the Empress was no match for the man who was named Innocence. He would repeatedly get injured by her only to heal himself in a few seconds, recovering to his peak state.

Moreover, he never got tired which left the woman helpless, nevertheless, she still managed to hold on for five long days.

As she laid on the ground, heavily injured and breathing heavily, Innocence walked up to her and stared right into her eyes while saying

”'Twas a pleasure fighting you. It's been so long since I've had some action. Now then, it's time for goodbye, I have completed my mission.”