183 Return to Silverbird Kingdom. (1/2)

”Oh? That isn't important. Listen to me first,” Raymond said while sitting on the only chair present on the table.

Alver was left standing as he respectfully listened.

”I met someone yesterday. You know about The Feral; it was him. Consider him and his newly established information-gathering organization as our allies now,” Raymond informed.

”Alright. But what is so important here?” Alver did not understand how this was so important that his elder brother, who always maintained his indifferent face, acted impatient today.

”His actual name is Ozul Ashfall,” Raymond spoke slowly.

The woman on guard who listened to their conversation did not understand why his name was so important. But she had never seen her master, Alver, so surprised.

Alver did not react for a few moments as he heard the name before he quietly muttered, ”She always said that she liked the name Ozul...”

The two brothers stayed silent for a little while before they collectively sighed.

”But how is it possible?” Alver asked. He wanted to believe that it was indeed their nephew, but it just did not make any sense.

”I know—however, his face, the Ashin family's black hair, and his age match. I only have doubts because he is a Rank-9 Mage,” Raymond said with an unsure face.

”I have already sent two of my men, don't bother,” Raymond said when he saw that Alver was about to order his subordinate to investigate.

Alver gestured with his hand, and the woman returned to her position.

The two brothers stayed quiet before Alver spoke, ”It was all my fault; I should have been more careful.”

”No, Alver; it was not your fault. The ones really at fault would pay dearly for it,” Raymond said with his voice burning with deep rage.

At his words, a cold glint flashed past Alver's eyes as well. The woman standing at a distance shuddered as she saw this scene.

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Unaware of the commotion that he had caused in the Church and the talk between the two brothers, Ozul at this moment was flying towards the Silverbird Kingdom.

Since he did not have to put much effort other than keeping a part of his consciousness with the Ball of Purity, he looked as calm as ever. But he was traveling so fast that life on the ground could not even catch a glimpse of him.

To them, there were only a few extra winds today. Only someone at least at the Middle Stage of Rank-9 could match his current speed.

It took him just a few hours to completely leave the Neutral Lands. He was now back to the wild area where there were tens of towns and cities.

Ozul did not stop to rest at any place. First of all, it had only been a little more than half a day, and second, he wanted to return as fast as he could.

'One or two days won't matter...' Ozul did want to return as fast as possible, but sleeping every day had almost become a habit by now.

The next day, he flew straight towards the direction of the Old Whispering Woods. He could not avoid that area since it was in the middle of the direct route back to the Kingdom.

He did not have any reason to avoid this area in the first place.

As he flew above the old jungle, he could not help but look towards the direction in which the trees spread thicker and even more tangled.

The more one traveled in that direction, the more dangerous it was since it brought people to the forest's middle areas.

'Though dangerous, I am sure there must be some fascinating things there,' Ozul thought as he looked in that direction.

His power had stagnated to whatever he had right now. Though absorbing Rank-8 Core did improve, the growth was so little that he was better off not starting a massacre.

The only two other options that he had left were Rank-9 Core or found something new.

A Rank-9 Mage was not some cabbage sold in the market. Even if he were to encounter one, he was not sure if he could kill them so easily.

'Even if there is nothing, there should at least be one Rank-9 Beast,' Ozul thought.

As their ranks increased, Beasts became even rarer than the Mages. It was fine just protecting themselves from humans, but they also had to protect against the other Beasts.

However, one thing that did give a Beast at a similar rank was their prowess. They were significantly more powerful physically, and their affinity with Mana could not even be compared.