Chapter 68 - Tempest Branch Alliance (1/2)

Whoosh!

A few seconds later, Aurus appeared on the center of the faded magic circle that both him and Herellia used to enter the inheritance a while ago. He took in a deep breath of air through his body and let out a sigh. ”It's good to be back outside.”

Although he was now the owner of the inheritance and had tons of skills he could learn, he would still need to accumulate experience in the world of Erudinia or else he might become rusty. He used his [Spirit Detection] skill to detect any sign of Herellia as she was the first one to get out of the inheritance. It only took him a few repeats of the spell to find where Herellia was, about twenty meters or so away from the magic circle. Aurus decided to use [Tempest Burst] this time since using [Gale Hover] would be a waste if taking the distance between them into consideration. Not only that, he checked the details of [Tempest Burst] and noticed that the duration was boosted by another 10 seconds while the cooldown was reduced by another hour.

Whoosh!

Within a few minutes or so, Aurus was able to see a glimpse of Herellia's body that exuded an aura far more tyrannical and suffocating when compared to before. Noticing that Herellia was in some sort of meditative state, Aurus decided to not disturb her as he knew that any woman would get angry when disturbed.

But contrary to what he expected, Herellia actually noticed Aurus and hovered towards him as she let out a cheery aura. ”Aurus! What took you so long?”

Startled by the fact that Herellia was in front of him, Aurus could not help but let out a stifled chuckle. ”The trial I went through was a bit harder than yours, hence the delay.”

Of course, the secret about him being ownership of the inheritance should never be divulged to Herellia or any other being for this matter, as this would allow Aurus to grow stronger at a fast pace, considering the amount of skills within that vault.

Although Herellia's intelligence was near an Animate's, she still did not perceive the secretive aura around Aurus, letting out an affirmative aura before turning into an aura filled with guilt all of a sudden. ”I...have to tell you something Aurus.”

'Eh?' Aurus could not help but overthink what Herellia was going to say. 'Is she going to tell me about her system?' This was the first thing that came to mind after sensing Herellia's aura. He thought she felt guilty that she did not tell him about her system. Sadly, that was not the reason.

”Aurus, I'm sorry for not believing you. The entrance to the inheritance actually worked and I...” Aurus could sense a melancholic aura circling around Herellia as she said that. Of course, as a man, he should be there to comfort her. Without delay, he replied, ”It's fine. I did not even have enough evidence to make you believe me anyway. Let bygones be bygones.”

After hearing Aurus' reply, the melancholic aura around Herellia gradually dissipated, being replaced with a slightly cheerful aura. ”A-are you serious? You're not mad at me, the leader of the Tempest Branch Alliance?”

”Why would I be?” This time, Aurus chuckled in order to cheer Herellia up. ”You're the leader of the alliance I'm joining. It's okay to have doubts at times towards your alliance members.”

After that, Herellia's aura turned extremely cheerful as Aurus could feel that Herellia was sincerely smiling inside. ”Alright then, let bygones be bygones just as you said. In exchange, I won't let anyone mistreat you when you enter the alliance!”

”Haha, sure. Let's go with that.” Aurus did not dare to drag this conversation any further as the two of them decided to head towards the Tempest Branch Alliance's base of operations, under the directions of Herellia of course.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

Unlike before they entered the inheritance, Herellia would have to slow her speed down in order for Aurus to catch up. At this moment though, even when she sped up or slowed down, it did not deter Aurus from following behind at all...except for when his [Gale Hover] spell expired.

”What kind of things did you get from the inheritance, Aurus?” Herellia did not hesitate to ask as he was going to join her alliance.

Of course, Aurus would not reveal all of his gains to Herellia, maintaining a low profile. ”I got the two skills I wanted. You?”

”Hehe!” Herellia could not help but laugh after remembering the rewards she reaped. ”Not only did I get a few skills and [Stick Regeneration] from the inheritance, I also got an invincibility skill as well!”