Chapter 409 - Heading For The Kingdom (1/2)
”What do you mean by we can't?” Naturally, Herellia and Horell found the answer incredulous after hearing the current state Aurus was in from Argentum. They were obviously inclined to help out their friend Aurus since he was going through a problem, but instead of supporting them, Aurus's clone, Argentum, instead told them that they wouldn't be of help to Aurus at all.
”Do you think we can't fight? We've both fought against many opponents throughout our lives, Argentum,” she continued while Argentum just listened in silence. ”If you still think we can't help Aurus out with the level of power, then at least tell us how.”
Feeling that her rationality had been clouded in a fit of rage, Argentum quickly remind her, ”Just so you don't forget, Aurus has already destroyed five villages, ten towns, and three cities. Think about that for a second, Herellia. Settlements wherein thousands of people live in it. Sure, you might be able to fight against a whole village if you went all out, but it would be a pyrrhic victory.”
He then added, ”Fighting against a whole town, you would need at least 100 more copies of yourself to do that. As for fighting against a whole city…maybe 100,000 copies of yourself wouldn't even be enough to achieve what Aurus did…alone.”
”I'm not exactly saying that you two are of no help, Herellia,” Argentum said, letting out a light sigh. ”What I'm saying is that, even if you two helped Aurus out, you would just die for nothing. The same goes for myself. I might be strong, but I'd still die if I tried to help Aurus out.”
”Then…what should we do?” Realizing that her earlier thoughts were foolish, Herellia went silent for a bit, while Horell just listened to the conversation of the two. Seeing that the two of them were staring at him, waiting for his answer, Argentum could not help but let out a long sigh. ”For now, nothing. There's really not much we can do to help Aurus out.”
”But…” As the two heard this word, their interests were piqued as they waited for Argentum to continue. ”If my hunch is hopefully correct, then by the time Aurus makes another move, we'll probably be able to help.”
”And when will that next time be?” Horell asked, to which Argentum shrugged his shoulders. ”I have no clue. It could take only a few hours, it could take a few days. Heck, it could even take a few weeks or a few months for him to make another move. I can't read his thoughts anymore, so I really have no clue.”
Hearing that, Herellia and Horell could not help but look down at the ground, both of them having glum expressions. Scratching his head as he wondered what he could do, Argentum eventually offered, ”Well, my town is always up to date on news related to Aurus, so if you two wouldn't mind…would you two like to join me back at my town?”
In response to his offer, both Herellia and Horell looked at each other for a bit before nodding as their way of saying yes to his offer. Being the representative of the two, Horell went ahead and said, ”Alright, we'll join you. I have a feeling that the chance of us being able to help would only arise when we're with you, so I'll just notify the elders to manage the alliance in my stead while I'm gone.”
Nodding in response, Argentum then looked at Herellia and asked, ”How about you?”
”Other than the fact that I have no more attachments unlike Horell, what else do you want me to say?” Herellia shrugged her shoulders as she replied. ”Horell has already said what I wanted to say anyway.”
”Okay. Let me just prepare for our departure,” Argentum said as he nodded in response to Herellia's words. Circulating his energy towards a certain spot in his body, he then contacted a certain person to come to where he and the other two were. About a minute later, a rift appeared a couple meters above them, revealing a gentleman wearing a blue tuxedo.
Naturally, both Herellia and Horell were surprised to see such a man appear in front of them all of a sudden, prompting them to keep up their guards. However, by the time the man exuded his aura, the two instantly lost all will to fight against the man, quickly realizing that even if they resisted, the man would still have his way around them.
”Felix, stop scaring them, will you?” Noticing what the man in the blue tuxedo, Argentum could not help but let out a sigh, prompting the man to laugh out in response. ”Sorry, sorry. I just wanted to tease your friends.”
Whoosh!
Not long after, the suffocating aura pressing down on both Herellia and Horell had vanished in an instant, allowing them to breathe easy again as Argentum introduced Felix to the two and vice versa. ”Felix, this is Herellia and Horell. I'm sure you know of Herellia already since she was being taught by Eleanor. As for Horell, he's a good friend of mine from quite some time ago.”
”Of course, of course. Glad to meet you eye-to-eye, Miss Herellia,” Felix said in response to Argentum's words, lightly smiling as he bowed towards Herellia. He then looked at Horell and went silent for a bit, prompting the latter to ask, ”Is there something wrong?”
”I think I know why you asked me to come here,” Felix said not long after to Argentum, to which the latter let out a light chuckle, saying, ”Was it that obvious? In any case, could you teach him the technique?”
”Well, he's a Pseudo-Animate that's more attuned to mana than either you or I, so he's a better fit for the technique.” Felix nodded as he snapped his fingers, sending a few strands of blue energy towards Horell. After Horell absorbed those strands of blue energy, he soon gained knowledge of the technique Argentum used, gradually turning him into a person with an appearance that surprised Argentum, Felix, and Eleanor.