Chapter 432 - 382 : The Baby Dragon (1/2)
Somewhere North-East of the Secret Realm, a group of five cultivators stumbled upon two unconscious people. One was a scarred man and the other was a silver-haired woman. The leader of this group was momentarily surprised as he looked at the familiar faces.
The group was composed of three men and two women and they barely escaped the destruction caused by Cupid's Arrow with only a few scratches.
One of the two females could use Healing Magic but it was futile as it did close to nothing. With no other options, the two women laid the injured couple on a comfortable bed inside a newly-put tent.
A muscular and tall black man sighed as he examined the two of them and then said
”We'll camp here for a few days, perhaps they'll wake up soon.”
He didn't seem to believe much in his words. Although they didn't have any apparent serious injuries, their skin was that of a corpse and their temperature couldn't be colder.
Jace let out a sigh and left the tent only to see comrades looking at him with a strange gaze.
”What? You want to leave them for death like that?”
No one protested and went about their business. Jace benefited greatly from the Paradise Garden, his two friends and their new females 'companions' were lucky enough to find a rare herb in that snowy field under the floating island.
As the five them were busy eating some roasted meat, one of Jace's friends asked
”Do you think they caused 'that'?”
He was referring to the obliteration of the Northern Part of the Secret Realm. Anyone foolish enough to step into the ominous Void caused by the destruction would instantly die therefore the garden could no longer be accessed.
Jace shrugged his shoulders and answered
”It matters not. The restrictions are gone so they probably fought some powerful opponents.”
He got the shivers every time he thought about that explosion, it was strong enough to injure even an Overgod. Furthermore, there was no one but them in this wasteland and coincidentally stumbling upon Arthur and Lucy could only mean that they were one of the fighting parties.
It was only through a fluke that they survived. Being a strong Body Cultivator, Jace felt the turbulent flow of Nether Energy and opted for a quick retreat, trying to get as far away from the source of the fluctuation as possible.
It turned out to be that his decision was life-saving, however, they never thought they'll find their past 'companions' here.
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South-West of the Secret Realm, there was a cross-legged old man silently meditating. There was some dried blood scattered around him, cleary the signs of injuries.
His body didn't look injured but there were serious burn marks which can only be healed if he goes back to the clan. Only after half a day did the butler finish healing himself and recover 80% of his strength. Unlike the unconscious couple, he had a Celestial Body which was able to withstand the arrow despite suffering some injuries.
'That strange flame… I've never seen it before.'
He circulated his Nether Energy and examined the burns marks only to feel both heat and cold, making him confused. After a short while, a shocked expression appeared on his aged and scarred face.
'W-wait! Could it be?'
Just the thought of fusion two opposed attributes is absurd, to say the least. The old man was able to speculate such only due to the burns marks on his chest. The two attributes were peacefully coexisting and even complementing each other.
The continuous stinging pain reminded him of that fearful arrow. There was also that poisonous fog which is deadly even for a Overgod is he's exposed to it for a long time.
'They were only Sovereigns… I think the Madam won't be pleased about the presence of that man near her daughter. It's becoming much more troublesome.'
An hour later, the old man finally stood up. He was sure that the couple was still inside the Secret Realm, as for their location, he didn't know, for now.
…
Only after three days did the couple finally wake up. Arthur woke up four hours before his wife but he accompanied her and never left the tent.
'The arrow managed to fling him far away but it certainly didn't kill him. You must leave immediately. It'll be easier to escape from him in Green-Leaf.'-Claud
Arthur didn't argue with his copy and promised to leave as soon as Lucy woke up. Fortunately, neither of them was heavily injured. The last attack emptied their Nether Energy pool and Mental Power thus weakening them mentally and the explosion knocked them unconscious.
Lucy, who was soundlessly sleeping, suddenly woke up while profusely sweating. She looked around and only felt relieved after seeing a smiling Arthur.
He caressed her hair and reassured her they're safe. She seemed to have had a nightmare, probably about their last fight.
”Where are we?”
After tightly hugging him for a few minutes, Lucy curiously asked. Once she spread her sense, she came to know the identity of their 'saviors'.
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Arthur was also surprised when he sensed Jace and the others. He never thought he's see them again yet they were actually 'picked up' by these body cultivators.