446 Chapter 444 (2/2)

”Thank you for your help... brother,” Amanda said.

”You don't have to call me brother,” Leon said. ”Just treat me as usual, unless you remember something. However, don't try to fool me. I will know.”

Leon got up and then turned around toward the purple crystal but then turned around again and gave Efreet the order to give part of his powers to them. In the end, Leon couldn't help but spoil his friends a bit. Many humans died in that battle, Hector, Amanda, and Maya seemed to have understood that they didn't have much freedom from that moment onward. It was fight or die. There wasn't a third option. While Hector, Amanda, and Maya were surprised by the notifications, they received. Leon touched the crystal.

”Well, well...” Undine laughed. ”You don't need to feel embarrassed by acting so nicely, Leon.”

”Unless they prove themselves to be worthy of my power, I don't intend to give them,” Celsius said. ”Even if you order me.”

Leon sighed, that kind of comments were best ignored. Regardless, Leon could have given them the power of five spirits, so just one couldn't be considered that he was going too far. Leon wanted to do that, eventually. But he decided that he would only do so once they show themselves that they deserve that.

”I already helped Yuki once, and I also warned her. So, I don't think she will do anything in case Hector and the others return to Earth.”

Leon returned to Ilyana's world, and much to his surprise, she wasn't anywhere to be seen. She wasn't inside her castles, nor was she anyplace around it. Her elementals were near the crystals, but they weren't moving.

”Now that is shocking...” Leon said.

”What is shocking?” Ilyana's asked.

Leon felt that his heart almost stopped when he heard Ilyana's voice coming from behind. It has been a long while since he had been scared by the sudden arrival of something. Fortunately, Leon didn't fall pathetically on the floor. He just turned around and copied Bruce Lee's combat stance.

”That certainly is a weird combat stance...” Ilyana frowned. ”Anyway, sorry for startling you. I was doing some espionage work, so I couldn't drop my guard down until now.”