Volume 4 (1/2)

Chapter 1 : Running away from home

Chapter 2 : The Dark Street

Chapter 3 : Sacrifice

Chapter 4 : Operation Rescue Liola

Chapter 5 : Kaigleser

Chapter 6 : The Voice of the Dragon Cross Necklace

Chapter 7 : Glory

Chapter 8 : X Rank Duel

This voluht to you by AnmesicCat, Masadeer, and StellarAshes

Chapter 1 : Running away from home

”He's not breathing?”

Hearing Kaiser's announce at the ground in shock, looking at Lioa who see

Only Barbalis forcefully pushed Kaiser aside, and grabbed Liola's wrist to test his pulse As Barbalis' expression became and worse, everyone's heart sank more and more

”He's still alive”

That sentence relaxed everyone's eh Barbalis said that, his expression didn't improve After he felt Liola's pulse, Barbalis sank back in desperate thoughts:

”Strange, strange! Liola's wounds aren't very severe, but why is his pulse getting weaker and weaker? If this continues, Liola will die in about ten minutes”

”How is that possible?!” Purity screas, then she knelt down and shook Liola's body, but there was no response from Liola

Purity suddenly started bawling, as she yelled at the sae please wake up!”

Baolilong also laid on top of Liola's body Since it had telepathic connection with Liola, it didn't need to check his pulse or breath to know Liola's life was already hanging by a thread

Baolilong couldn't do anything except do what exactly what Purity did: desperately shaking Liola's body while crying: ”Papa, papa wake up! Papa said papa won't leave Baolilong! Papa can't lie!”

”If I knew this would happen I would have learned healing ht lowered his head sadly, regretting not learning healing ic

Kaiser looked at Liola in shock, and uy would never die How can the best assassin die so easily?”

Everyone in the roo, and no one could think of a way to save hiht Feir kept his calm

Feir pulled away Purity and Baolilong, but Baolilong threatened Feir by showing its white teeth because it didn't want to leave papa Feir yelled,

”Back off! Don't hinderhim!”

Purity hesitated, then grabbed Baolilong and backed away from Liola's body and yelled,

”Purity alht, and he excels at healing ic!”

Feir raised his hand, and a bright light shone on his palm With a solemn face, Feir put his palht shot into Liola's body Feir closed his eyes, concentrating on analyzing as endangering Liola's life

As time slowly passed by, everyone anxiously stared at Feir's face According to Barbalis' estimate, Liola had only about ten o

Feir still had his eyes shut, and orse was Feir's face began to look worse and worse He was turning pale and sweat ran down his face

Finally, a strong light exploded from Feir's body, and everyone was forced to either look away or close their eyes

After the light had faded away, everyone slowly opened their eyes but iain They were afraid to be witnesses of Liola's death

Feir turned around and found everyone covering their eyes, then he laughed and said, ”Open your eyes, this big boy is still alive”

Everyone hurriedly open their eyes to see Liola's condition Although Liola was still not , unlike the rock-like body he had before

Baolilong, as throwing a tantrum in Purity's arms, finally calmed down, but tears covered its face, and yelled, ”Papa won't die, but, but, papa still isn't well”

”I don't have any other way” Feir see his spell He said helplessly,

”This boy has been poisoned by so very potent My abilities can only teet rid of it I'er thanMaxun will probably be ineffective on this poison, so it probably won't do hier Holy Knight”

'Lancelot!'

Everyone's heart screaht Feir, could there be any better choice than Lancelot? However he was the very sa Fu, and the one who ultimately caused Liola his current predicament So… what should they do?

”Let's find Lancelot Ruhteous If he knew that Liola's current state is his fault, he should do so about it”

Kaiser was a bit unsure, but he still estion A better healer was iht aren't found just anywhere Even if they were to find one, no one knows if they could cure the poison The best way they had noas to find Lancelot, who should still be somewhere in the Aklan Continent

”Lancelot, you said? He doesn't like talking with Sorcerers Such bad tion Continent Huess we have no choice I'll contact Blood Wolf first and tell ask to contact Lancelot” Barbalis knitted his eyebrows

Kaiser held his own principal by the collar, gritted his teeth and said: ”Hurry and contact Blood Wolf!”

Barbalis seemed shocked

Barbalistroublesome He then took out a communication device and walked to the other side of the room to talk to Blood Wolf

Everyone's heart finally calmed down, and the funeral-like tension in the atmosphere also relaxed However, Kaiser still had his eyebrows knitted while looking at the assassin's pale face

”Purity, what is your relationshi+p to this young man? Why do you care about him so much? Can it be that…”

Feir tried to catch his breath while questioning his baby sister His eyes seemed to be filled with desire to protect her

”Brother what are you thinking? Liola-dage already has two… no, three pretty female admirers” Purity i too much

”Three?” Feir raised his eyebrows, then turned around to examine the unconscious Liola

He said, ”Decent looks, respectable rank, but I don't knohat his character is like And why is he wearing a Sorcerer's robe?”

”What's wrong with a Sorcerer robe?” Purity said and pouted

Feir i, and hurriedly shook his head

As a Knight, Feir did look down on Sorcerers a little, but since his precious sister was a Sorcerer, Feir had to keep it to himself It was only because at that moment, he saw Liola's Sorcerer robe, and carelessly said his thoughts out loud

”What did you say? This would be fun!”

Barbalis suddenly screamed from the corner

Everyone turned and looked, and they saw an old geezer with a Sorcerer robe dancing in the corner, with a ”Kaiser-style” sinister smile on his face

”What's going to be fun?” Kaiser's expressionless face suddenly appeared in front of Barbalis' eyes Barbalis froze, and then coughed purposely

”Nothing…” Barbalis wanted to vaguely brush off his earlier coave him the death stare

Purity took off her glasses, and her hair began to fly in the air, Daylight's face also began to sink because he orried about Liola

Looking at the others, Barbalis bit the bullet and explained:

”Just soot hold of the news of Lancelot sealed Liola's Kung Fu He got really angry and rushed to the Aklan Continent I heard he's going to settle the score with Lancelot”

It was Kaiser's turn to dance, and showing a ”Kaiser-style” sinister s:

”This is great! If these two have a duel to the death, then die together for love, ould be free!”

”Kaiser, that's not what 'dying for love' entle the hardshi+ps of love together, then finally spending eternity with each other in heaven”

Meinan had a longing expression on his face, and it suddenly changed to disgust ”Without a beautiful lady, it can't be called dying for love”

”And Kaiser, if Lancelot dies with Mizerui, then isn't Liola-dage going to die too? No! Purity doesn't want Liola-dage to die!” Purity started crying again

Feir immediately tried to coether

Fortunately, Daylight seriously thought about Liola's life being in danger He solemnly said to Barbalis,

”Principal, we ets back, find Lancelot first, so we can save Liola's life, and at the sa”

Barbalis, as about to have a dancing duet with Kaiser, heard such the serious speech, his body froze mid-air, and immediately turned around With his face sported a 'I'm very serious' expression, and said:

”Good point Let's find Lancelot quickly Fro Fu, he has not returned to Dragon Continent Instead he planned on staying with the Aklan Continent's Knights association for a while, so he could observe Liola”

”I think it'sthe show” Kaiser instantly saw past Barbalis' words

Barbalis coughed a couple of tinored Kaiser, and shamelessly said to Feir,

”So please, do us a favor and go to the Knights association to locate Lancelot”

Feir considered it for a moment, and with his sister Purity on his side with puppy eyes, Feir had no choice but to nod in agreement

He asked curiously, ”Why did Sir Lancelot seal his own apprentice? And as the enemy just now?”

Everyone froze, because they re about the situation between Lancelot and Liola

Feir saw everyone's frozen and e at everyone, he settled his gaze on his own sister

His warm but curious eyes made Purity lower her head, because she couldn't dare tell the truth, and at the sa to her most admired person, her brother

”This is between me and my master Please don't ask”

Liola's voice was calm and indifferent like usual

Everyone's attention was returned to Liola The assassin was no longer lying on the ground, but he looked labored as he propped himself up

Seeing Liola had woken up, everyone relaxed, especially Baolilong, who desperately hugged its papa, as if in doing so, Liola wouldn't faint again

Feir hesitated a bit, and scratched his face as if he has done so He then said,

”Well then, Sir Silver Mask, I have the duty to tell you that the poison in your body is only temporarily suppressed It must be re-suppressed periodically, otherwise the poison would coer”

Liola's silver eyes held their gaze at Feir, and Feir felt a spinal shi+ver froaze

Liola nodded lightly and said, ”Thanks”

Kaiser pulled his hair depressedly,

”Liola's Kung Fu was sealed, and now he's poisoned There are also six assassins and a Black Dragon trying kill you If you can live through this, it would be a real miracle”

”Whatever!” Kaiser carelessly jumped up, put his hands on his hips and said to Liola,

”You stay with Barbalis, let him protect you As for the poison in your body… we have Feir who can suppress it, so in the short ter matches, ill come solve your troublesome problems”

Barbalis' expression changed, but with Kaiser's threatening look, he immediately sed his protest

What was strange was, even Barbalis himself didn't understand why he was afraid of a na hi of Dragons, Miluo, he shouldn'tfull of evil ideas, especially when that scu was Kaiser

Feir, on the other hand, of course had no idea Kaiser was a scuing his shi+rt, and also using the 'teary eyes' technique to attack him

Feir felt helpless, so he nodded, agreeing to be a poison-suppressing Maxun

Liola reinally didn't care about anything, after hearing what Kaiser said, he suddenly felt he now played a role he had could never iine

A burden A burden who attracted assassins

Liola involuntarily held Baolilong tightly in his ar's body was covered in blood, and almost died because of him

Liola's eyes darkened, and he said lightly, ”Perhaps it would be better if I leave”

”Don't be ridiculous!”

Meinan suddenly yelled angrily Everyone weren't startled by what Liola said, but by Meinan's scream

Meinan forcefully grabbed Liola's shoulders, and continued to yell,

”Do you even knohat your current situation is? You've already experienced the power of one of the six best assassins, and you think you can handle it with your sealed Kung Fu? If you leave, you'll definitely die If you die, have you thought about what Baolilong would do? Or how upset anyone who ever cared about you, would be?”

Liola was speechless for ato escape Meinan's interrogation, and said lightly, ”We don't know each other very well You will forget me in time”

Hearing Liola's response, everyone's face sank a bit Without hesitation, Meinan swung his fist at the assassin

Liola looked at Meinan blankly Though Liola could have dodged it, he didn't move a muscle, and was hit by Meinan's fist Blood dripped from the assassin's ry Meinan

With a long face, Kaiser opened hisout blood”

Meinan's face twitched, held his right hand and yelled in pain

Without a bit of compassion, Kaiser forcefully pushed Meinan to the side With his hands on his hips, Kaiser narrowed his eyes, and looked condescendingly at the assassin,

”I don't care what you're thinking, you better stay right where Barbalis is, and you aren't allowed to take even a step away from him!”

Liola's eyes darkened, and slightly nodded at Kaiser Kaiser didn't feel a sense of security from the promise he acquired

Kaiser stared at the assassin's darkened eyes, through his eyes, he tried to figure out, what the assassin was thinking, hoping Liola wouldn't do soet himself killed… Kaiser frowned, he could only rely on Barbalis to prevent that fro, and this made Kaiser very uneasy

‘Would I… bring harm to others?’

Though Liola's eyes atching Kaiser and others in the arena, the situation about thehurt because of him echoed in his mind

Liola once again held on Baolilong tightly He happened to touch the wound on Baolilong's body caused by Black Rose, and Baolilong growled slightly from the pain

Liola, who had been daydrearowl, and looked at Baolilong Blue colored blood was dripping out of Baolilong's sleeve

Liola was shocked He lifted Baolilong's yellow kid-size shi+rt, realizing Baolilong was covered in wounds, and nobody healed hi A five year old's body that was covered ounds and blood was a tragic scene to watch

”No one healed you?” Liola was shocked again

Baolilong lifted its chubby hand, stuck out its little pink tongue and licked the wound, then said,

”Baolilong needs to protect papa, so no healing needed Baolilong can just lick it and it won’t hurt anymore”

Liola frowned, and reached out his hand on a wound on Baolilong's arhts appeared froht of Lancelot or Feir

After Liola earnestly used his healing 's ar, bleeding wound, and nothing seeed

Liola was stupefied as he continued looking at the wound He wasn't able to treat a simple wound, and thus his heart was filled with frustration He didn't knohat he had to do to iic

”Papa, look, Kaiser is being lazy again”

Baolilong had gotten excited over the match, and it even climbed onto a table and yelled towards the center of the arena It was so loud even Kaiser glanced at it during the azes in his direction

Many people seeuard', Barbalis, seemed extremely alarmed He immediately quietly said to Liola,

”Before anyone notices, take Baolilong to get its wounds healed, and don't let anyone find out that his blood is blue”

Liola nodded He didn't want to see Baolilong's body covered in wounds He picked up Baolilong and headed towards the infirmary

As for thefor Kaiser and the other by just being there, so it made no difference whether or not he was present

”Wait!” Barbalis nervously grabbed ahold of Liola, ”Wait a bit, let me watch this match first”

”I'll go by myself” Liola said expressionlessly

Barbalis seeo by hi, Barbalis struggled a bit and said,

”But… Kaiser and Purity said I have to protect you, otherwise I'll get a 'black hole' as a present”

Although Liola was skeptical of Barbalis being afraid of Kaiser and Purity, Liola was able to find an excuse for Barbalis, ”The road there is very crowded; I'll be fine”

”Well, you have a point The infirmary is not far from here, and it's filled with injured students An assassin wouldn't dare to go there, right?” Barbalis el Mecha and shot down the opposing Mecha, Barbalis i wildly

”I'” Said Liola, but he didn't care whether Barbalis heard him

He took Baolilong and walked towards the infirmary Before he left, however, Liola stopped for atheir best in the fight

Daylight always faced his opponents seriously and his will to fight was inextinguishable Purity's superb control of the Mecha allowed Liola to realize the power of Mechas

Meinan always had out his protective shi+eld at the right tih he was just sitting next to Meinan since the start of the un was already switched on and his finger had always been on the trigger If Daylight or Purity were to be in any danger, then there will be many fireballs to rescue them

Those people worked together really well! Liola suddenly noticed he was actually a little jealous At the same time, he realized, perhaps they don't need him at all…

Kaiser, as just hanging out in the arena, turned to look at Liola, and sers for Kaiser's action, Liola actually shtly at Kaiser, he carried Baolilong and turned around to leave

”What is up with that guy?” Kaiser got goose bumps from that s such a warm smile, but Kaiser's heart was full of skepticis…

”Aiya!”

Shocked, Meinan looked at the two strea out of Kaiser's head, and stuttered to apologize:

”K-Kaiser, s-sorry, I thought you would've been able to dodge that Mecha scrap…”

Kaiser laid on the ground helplessly, and then murmured, ”So Liola's smile was a cursed smile”

Liola, as long gone by now, didn't know that he had cursed Kaiser He held Baolilong tightly, and rushed to the infir said curiously,

”Papa, Kaiser hasn't finished hiswants to watch”

”Let’s take care of your wounds first” LIola said si, is there a way to sever our telepathy?”

Baolilong had puzzled expression while looking at Liola It pouted and said, ”Papa doesn't want to talk to Baolilong anymore?”

Liola was a bit speechless, ”I’m just curious”

”Oh” Baolilong answered naively, ”If papa wraps so won't be able to talk to papa anymore”

Liola nodded He raised his head to look at a wide open door, and on the side of the frame had the word ”Infirmary” written on it

The whole roo in and out of it, not to round was spotted with blood

The roo on beds, and theirMaxuns were also filled with students with varying degrees of injuries

The ones who only had ed out the moment they went into the Maxun, so other students can continue to use them

The socially aard Liola stood at the door, and he was occasionally pushed around by people rushi+ng in and out of the infirmary

Liola tried to go in, but he often stepped on the patients ere sitting around on the ground With curses co from the patients, Liola backed up to the door He helplessly stood at the door, but he was very worried about Baolilong's wounds

”Baby's papa?”

Jasround She prioritized healing Maxun usage to people who had e wounds of those who had less severe wounds

While Jas an equally familiar baby, and stood clumsily at the door The familiar expressionless face however, was replaced with a helpless expression

Liola heard the familiar voice, and turned his head to look in Jasmine's direction With a few steps, she was in front of Liola, then took Baolilong fro's chubby face a few times, then blinked happily as she asked,

”Liola, are you here to look for me?”

Seeing Liola honestly shook his head, Jaseratedly, ”I knew you're not! Fine, are you hurt? Seeing you could still walk here, it's probably not serious, is it?”

”I' is” Liola answered directly

Jas's two chubby arms had some scratches

Jas Maxun, andthe way: ”Aiya, my head”, ”Hand! My Hand!”, ”Ah, my, my…”

Jasuy with a broken bone out of the healing Maxun he was using, then she carefully placed Baolilong in it After pressing the healing button, Jashed in relief, then walked back to Liola She asked with a so tone,

”Why does the baby have so many wounds? As the baby's papa, you should take care of hiet hurt so badly?”

Liola couldn't explain the truth to Jasmine, so he could only offer silence in response Liola raised his head and look at Baolilong tenderly

Baolilong i Maxun, occasionally even placed its little face against the glass and waved towards Liola Seeing Baolilong, Liola could finally relax a bit

”How did the cute little child get hurt? You better tell me the truth!”

Lanski, who had saw Jas the patients she was tending, then hurried over Because she orried about the situation with the child, Lanski used herif this was the result of physical abuse

”Lanski?” Jasine Lanski would talk with such a tone

Liola turned his face slightly, trying to avoid Lanski's accusing face, because it reminded him too much of the past; he replied, with a tone of self-blame, ”Because of me”

”I thought you would be at least a good father, but how could you be so heartless to let your child get hurt? You don't deserve to be his father!”

Lanski yelled loudly in disbelief, and at the saround since his Kung Fu was sealed

Jasmine hurried to hold onto Liola, and anxiously said to Lanski,

”Lanski, I think there , that I can atest to”

Lanski looked at Liola with a livid face In her heart, she didn't believe this incompetent Sorcerer at all, so ould Jas he said?

Lanski couldn't agree with her friend's bias, and she was still worried about Baolilong She glanced Liola in dissatisfaction, then walked in front of the healing Maxun where Baolilong was in Her thin and long fingers pressed on the screen, trying to find out how bad Baolilong's wounds were

Lanski was stupefied, then she looked in complete disbelief at the words on the screen, and she murmured it repeatedly,

”Serious injuries? SERIOUS INJURIES?! How can a five year old end up with serious injuries?”

Hearing what Lanski said, Jas Maxun, and the words ”severe injuries” on the screen heavily imprinted on Jasmine's heart

Jas was doing… ”Ahhh! Baby why did you put your face on the glass, scared me to death!”

Baolilong had its face pushed up against the glass, and its look was co her chest because she was scared by it, Baolilong happily laughed, then continued to swio-lucky mood

Jase expression She raised her head to look at the hyper Baolilong, then lowered her head again to see the words ”serious injuries” on the screen; she had no way of connecting these two things together

Puzzled, Jasan to wonder if the Maxun was broken, or if Baolilong was broken… No, or because Baolilong had uniinable ability to endure pain

However, Lanski wasn't as opti had suffered serious injuries, Lanski felt absolutely enraged

She hit the screen excessively, then coldly said to Liola, ”I don't kno you could be so ruthless and let your baby suffer such severe wounds Unless you repent, Jas your baby”

Liola wanted to answer Lanski, and proain, but then he re Fu, and it would be impossible for him to fulfill the promise

Liola closed his open uilt and helpless look made Lanski even ood care of the baby, and you should take some time to reflect on what you've done When you are responsible enough, then come back for your baby”

”Ahaha, definitely a student from Aklan Academy; he's actually an irresponsible little papa”

Yiyu held onto the door frahed with ridicule On his side, of course, was the Yizhou with a cold face Yiyu took one look at Lanski, and his eyes shone He kept checking out Lanski's exquisite body and beautiful face, which ed

The Water Dragon Knight Yizhou, however, held his gaze on Liola, and he felt Liola seemed different from the last time they met But after careful examination, there didn't seem to be much difference Yizhou frowned and said,

”You've lost your threatening atmosphere”

Liola was a little shocked, he didn't think the Knight would notice the difference in hier, Yizhou, what had happened He deliberately turned his head as a response

”Garbage!” Yiyu lightly grunted

Jaser stand other people belittling Liola Her anger exploded, and her thin sword unsheathed Jasmine stood in front of Liola with a protective stance, and said,

”You're not allowed to call him that Liola has his merits”

Before Yiyu responded, Lanski first yelled in disbelief to her good friend, ”Jas this Sorcerer? Did you not see how he beat his baby to point of serious injuries?”

Jasmine heard Lanski, and her heart, too, was very anxious Although Jas's injuries were fro the truth, she had no way of explaining to Lanski She looked at Liola behind her, as if she was calling for help, and said anxiously,

”Liola, hurry and explain to everyone how the baby got those wounds”

Lanski still had an angry look, and her distrustful eyes stared at Liola But for the sake of her good friend Jasmine, Lanski also quietly awaited Liola's explanation

Explain? How could he explain? As soon as he explains, how could the identity of Silver Mask remain a secret? He wanted to explain but he couldn't His heart felt as if a bucket full of lemon juice had been poured over it, and he had nowhere to vent the sourness and pain

Seeing Liola'sher clothes, Lanski softened a bit

She used a soo down the wrong path Think about what's best for the baby Look, that baby in the Maxun is so cute and he's so fond of you, could you bear the thought of hiain?”

Liola raised his head and looked at the happy face of Baolilong swi around in the Maxun, but in hisin the corner like a rug surfaced again As a habit, Liola looked at Anise's face and asked,

”Do you think I rong? I shouldn't be here, I a, and perhaps to many others as well”

Lanski was baffled by Liola's questions, and it didn't sound like it was a declaration of repentance

Lanski responded only to the first sentence that she understood, ”Of course you rong If you know you're wrong, then correct it as soon as possible, and ain”

Liola felt Anise lecturing hi As usual, Liola nodded, without ever doubting what Anise says

Liola walked in front of the healing Maxun, and put his hand on the transparent glass Baolilong, too, playfully put its little chubby hand on the glass, and the only thing separated between its hand and Liola's big hand was a sheet of glass

'Baolilong, you have to obediently stay with Jas

'Why? Where does papa have to go again?' Baolilong pouted with its little lass, wanting to squeeze through the glass to run into Liola's arms

'Stay by Jas Baolilong's angry kicks on the healing Maxun, Liola turned around and walked alone out of the infirmary

”Wait, Liola!” Jasmine hurried to try and stop Liola She would never believe Liola would hit Baolilong

'Why wouldn't he explain? Liola seee today, as if he was sad?'

Jas must have happened, so she can't just let Liola leave like this

Hearing Jas him, Liola slowed his step, and he tilted his head to say, ”Please take care of Baolilong”