Chapter 295: Flashback. (1/2)

Although Ozul's orders were a little unexpected, Haley didn't waste a minute as she immediately left off to complete the given task.

After everyone had left, Ozul finally released a tired sigh before lumping back on the couch.

He was left there staring vacantly at the air for a few minutes before he eventually mustered up his strength to raise both of his hands in front of his face.

Luckily for him, no one dared to disturb him during this time. Ozul just had the air around him right now which almost physically spoke to people not to approach him.

In his eyes, the time seemed to slow, his surroundings becoming a blur to him as he mused.

”This satisfaction... this fulfilling sensation that seeps deep into my body... this contentment of being complete again...”

Following another pause and a worn-out sigh, he could only mutter the following words,

”... Still I feel so hollow...”

He had finally achieved what he wanted to for years now. He had gotten all of his limbs back. But still, there was a certain something that felt out of place.

'Why didn't I feel like this when I was born?' he contemplated.

The memories when had just been born were all quite vivid even now and he could tell for a fact that he didn't feel that way back then. So what changed?

Not getting any answers yet again, he shook his head. After regaining his last limb, he had all the time in the world to figure things out. At least now he wouldn't have to constantly worry about anything.

Now that he had gained all of his limbs back, the power boost he received together with his last limb was sufficient enough that he was now confident to easily deal with all of the Rank-10 Mages, even if they worked together against him.

As for Old Gu, he would first have to figure out how strong the old man actually was to predict the outcome if they were to fight.

His own level of strength also remained vague and he was planning to first test his own limits.

Fortunately, he had enough time to figure out everything that he needed to.

One needed to become familiar with their own being before looking for answers outside.

Just that he didn't feel like doing anything right now. Even thinking on a particular matter made him think twice as much about whether he should just go to sleep again.

Again mustering up his will, Ozul stood up to leave the tower.

His personal room wasn't as peaceful as it was before. Last night too, the formations set on each floor to block the noise either didn't seem to work or his senses had improved a little too much.

Jinx could be seen walking down the stairs from the top floor as she joined behind.

Many things changed, but Jinx was still the same. The stronger he got, the more connection he would feel between them, but nothing more informative than that.

He had no way of knowing what kind of connection they had.

Just then, he suddenly paused in his steps as he realized something, 'Connection? Maybe that thing could help...'

He took a glance at the unbothered Jinx before resuming his footsteps.

Getting out of the tower, he noticed the presence of the Rogue Crew. They immediately jolted at his presence and began to follow him around from a distance as well. It was what they were told to do so.

While walking towards Raven and Blaze who were cultivating in the training ground, Ozul contemplated what they should be improving now.

One of the reasons they were brought along to the exploration was also so they could get the fighting experience, which they did.

But it was also true that you could never gain enough experience. For whatever competition Old Gu was going to arrange though, it should be enough.

Then again, they had only contented themselves against Beasts. Humans were far trickier than any Beast despite having lower strength.

While Beasts would mostly use the same set of spells every time, the humans could make as many spells as they wanted and could even make use of the artifacts.

All in all, where Beasts had the advantage of strength, the humans were far more cunning.

It also wouldn't be as effective if he were to spar with them. Not only were real perilous situations more fruitful, but his fighting style was also different from the humans.

For example, he didn't have to think about draining his Mana Pool or chanting the right spell because not only did he not have a Mana Pool to hold him back but he could also just change the form of the Ball of Purity whenever he wanted and however he wanted.

He was limited only by his understanding of his own self.

'I should give them some actual missions...' Ozul came to a conclusion because no matter how much he personally trained them, experiencing it for themselves would be a whole different thing.

While Ozul and Jinx walked towards the training ground, he didn't notice how similar both of their movements had gotten. Although he didn't walk anything like a cat, his steps were almost as graceful and leisurely as Jinx.

”Less than a year remains till Old Gu makes his appearance again, they can lead the operation...” Ozul muttered to himself.