145 All of it in one day?! (2/2)

It meant that as long as one held the Elemental Seed of his respective Element, it was only a matter of time before he advanced to Rank-8. The person then only required enough Mana, and the Seed would automatically do all the work!

Black energy from Raven's Seed and light blue energy from Blaze's Seed began to direct the Mana around their Core while the duo themselves focused on separating the essence from it.

After a few moments, there was no Mana left in the spheres of Ball of Purity. However, it did not cause any problem since the Seeds were taking care of that by themselves.

Ozul retracted the Ball of Purity from inside of them and sat down at a distance, keenly observing the duo. Although he had noticed that the Seeds were doing their work, anything might go out of control since they were also dealing with the essence at the same time.

After a while, Ozul could finally rest easy since it seemed that the Seed had it so under control that the Mana wasn't even showing any signs of exploding!

It meant that he could leave the duo on their own and finally get some sleep.

Meanwhile, Raven and Blaze directed the essence to their bloodstream, ensuring that nothing went wrong in the process. The process was rapid since they did not have to divide their focus on the Mana.

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Outside their tent, the people had already set up their own camps. Most of them were resting while some stood on guard that some Beasts might stumble upon here.

The mercenaries also had to clean up the mess created of the Rank-6 Beasts since it would have attracted other Beasts because of the smell of blood. They were more than happy to clean them since they get to keep the Cores.

At this time, Clive had gone to meet with Rufus to discuss their plan. He quickly activated his own Magical tool, which hid his aura while he stood on a random tree.

Before long, a couple of Rank-7 Mages landed near him, followed by Rufus.

”Leader!” Clive said in a firm voice before saluting, but Rufus waved it off.

”What did you come here for? Didn't I tell you only to meet when absolutely necessary?” Rufus asked with a stern tone.

”Yes, Leader. You've seen the situation. I wanted to confirm if we would be continuing with the original route and if there are any changes.” Clive answered.

”No. Follow the original route that we had planned. There will be no changes. Was it just that? Didn't I tell you that you would be informed if there really were changes?” Rufus asked again. He did not sound particularly amused by Clive meeting up just for this.

”Well, that and... about that man, Ozul. What should I do about him?” Clive asked hesitantly, a little afraid since he was aware of his Leader's temper.

”...Leave that man be,” Rufus said with a low voice.

”But Leader-”

”No buts. You won't be able to force him to do your bidding when even I can't make him do anything against what he wishes to.” Rufus did not let Clive finish and explained.

”Is there no other way?” Clive asked while looking at the ground.

”You are only allowed to persuade him with words. Don't use any other methods, and don't annoy him. If he doesn't agree on anything, don't start a fight with him. If he kills you, I am not sure if I would even be able to take your revenge,” Rufus calmly explained everything to Clive.

After hearing the last part, a shiver ran through Clive's spine. Rufus's words indicated that even if Ozul were to kill Clive, nothing would happen to him!

It caused Clive to be even more cautious of Ozul since it seemed that even his Leader would abandon him if he went against that monster.

”Just let him do whatever he wants. He isn't the type to cause trouble anyway,” Rufus assured Clive after noticing his terrified expressions.

Just as Clive was about to leave, Rufus stopped him and said, ”Also, make sure that no one looked for trouble with his friends either.”

”Yes, Leader!” Clive bowed before disappearing from their view.

”Get back to your positions!” Rufus shouted as the Rank-7 Mages suddenly disappeared in thin air as well.

”Elemental Seeds, huh...” Rufus muttered with a weird smile on his face.

”I wonder what his Majesty would have to say when I tell him this...” he muttered before disappearing from that area as well.