“As you see, things weren’t as they seemed,” Cowart said as he turned back to face Ace. “I apologise for everything your family had to endure, but I hope you find it in your heart tive them.”

  Hearing the expnation of Lina’s dest into darkness, Ace’s desire for revenge waned slightly. He k wasn’t their fault, and by the sound of things, the rest of the family didn’t know about her pns to have them killed. Still, Ace wasn’t a saint illing to simply turher cheek.

  If her pn had been successful, he, Lance, Killian, and his beloved mother would have all lost their lives. A simple sorry wasn’t enough tht that wrong.

  It was then that Linley did something that caught everyone present by surprise.

  “I uand no sorry could ever be enough to curb yer over such a vile act, so instead, I offer you my head,” Linley said as he prostrated himself before the dark-haired teen. “Just allow me to save my mother’s soul and uproot the church. Give me 50, no, 30, give me 30 years.

  In 30 years, after I finish handling my family’s matters, you do whatever you want with me. Whether you wish to kill me or have me serve as your personal guard, my life will be yours to and as you see fit.”

  As soon as the words left his mouth, Bebe began squealing in protest, but Linley remained kneeling with his forehead firmly pressed against the ground.

  Though surprised by Linley’s decision, Cowart didn’t say anything to dissuade his disciple. Instead, he just patiently waited for the young warrior to make his decision.

  If it were anyone else who’d made a vow like that, Ace would never have believed them, especially as Linley, an ignorant teen, was vowing to destroy a behemoth like the radiant chur only three decades, but when he heard the siy and resolve in his voice as he made his promise, Ace subsciously believed he might just do it.

  “Ahh, whatever, do what you want,” Ace replied before turning his attention back to the old ghost h above Linley. “What were those ingredients you mentioo heal the soul of someoh a tainted pure soul?”

  An amused smile hung on the old ghost’s lips as he saw Ace’s response or ck thereof in this case. Though he didn’t e out and say it, judging by the fact that Ace’s killing i had all but vanished, it was clear that he no longer felt a o seek out vengeance.

  D believed that iure, these two youngsters would grow to bee true experts who would one day stand at the very apex of this world. He couldn’t help but look forward to seeing that day with his very own eyes.

  “Oii, ghost,” Ace called out once again upon seeing the distracted expression on his illusory face. “The ingredients!”

  “Oht, yeah. They’re as follows Blueheart Grass, Cloudsoul Root, Phoenix Heart Ginseng…” Cowart said, listing over a dozen ingredients. “… Like I told Linley, many of those only be found in the depths of the wi-”

  “I don’t need you to worry about me,” Aorted, still not pletely having fiven him for attag Amira and Julius earlier.

  “Oii, Fatty,” Ace called out, kig the ht mage in the side. “Stop pretending to sleep. Get up. We’re lea…”

  “Why did you kick me? I’m still injured, you know,” Julius pined as he rolled to his feet, only to see the grave expression on Ace’s face. “What is it?”

  It wasn’t just him who noticed the sudden ge in Ace’s demeanour, they all did, but only D Cowart was able to uand the reason behind it.

  “Mira, fatty, we o leave. Now!” Ace said hurriedly as he took Mira and Julius by the hands and pulled them to run in the opposite dire he had just been looking.

  Unfortunately, it seemed Mira and Julius still weren’t 100%. They barely ran three steps when both of them stumbled over.

  “Their souls are still a little shaken,” Cowart expined apologetically.

  “For fuck sake, old man. If anything happens to either of them, I’m holding you personally responsible!” Ace said as he grabbed his old give. “Mira, you and fatty o try and escape whilst you still .”

  “What is it? What’s ing our way?” Mira asked, unwilling to leave A his own to face whatever threat had him so worked up.

  “A magical beast of the fifth rank,” Ace stated as he turo the approag magical beast.

  “Fifth rank?” Julius asked, his body rexing when he heard that. “If it’s only at the fifth rank, why are you so nervous? I’ve seen you defeat beasts at the seventh rank.”

  “Because even though it’s only at the fifth rank, the aura it’s giving off is just as potent as that little rat,” Ace said, pointing to Bebe on Linley’s shoulder.

  “Divi?” Amira asked in shock.

  “It should be,” Aswered helplessly.

  During his time at the Pavilion, his master told him about the various types of beasts they might e across iure.

  Magical beasts were the most on. They would reach varying levels of strength depending on their bloodlines.

  Above them were Mystic Beasts, who would automatically reach the saint level upon reag maturity. They were also able to jump a rank when fighting other creatures of the same level whilst still a mortal.

  Finally, there were the Divis Amira mentioned. Acc to Aiden, the ces of running across one were slim to none, as they were too rare. Whilst Mystic Beasts matured into saints, Divis automatically reached the Deity realm upon reag maturity. If that wasn’t shog enough, they were also capable of jumping at least two realms as mortals.

  Though her he nor Amira had seen or heard of a Divi matg Bebe’s description, for it to be able to fight A par whilst only at the fourth rank as well meant it had to be a Divi. And aremely powerful o that, sidering it was able to jump not two but three ranks.

  Just seeing one Divi was exceedingly rare, so to see two in one day was nothing short of shog.

  Ace guessed it smelt Bebe’s blood and rushed straight over to kill ahe future deity-level rat, knowing it would greatly enhas strength.

  Ace had half a mind to kill the little fellow and take Amira and Julius to escape, but firstly, he knew if he tried, the ghost would likely target his cssmates again and sedly, he doubted the ining divi would still let them escape anyway. It would more than likely see the rest of them as a dessert.

  “Oii, Linley,” Ace hurriedly called out. “Your mouse, it still fight?”

  Linley was still in a daze after hearing everything Ad Amira had said about Bebe. He’d never even heard of Divis before, so how was he to know that his unassuming little partner was o made sehough. He’d never heard of any rat-type beasts anywhere near as special as Bebe.

  “We don’t have time to waste like this!” Ace shouted in frustration. “ it still fight?!”

  “Errm,” Linley didn’t want to let Bebe fight again in its current dition, not against a beast that was likely strohan him even when he was at its best, but Bebe told him to let him fight, and even his master mentally told him that this was their only ce of getting out of this alive. “Yeah, he fight.”

  “Good, tell it to support me,” Ace hurriedly anded. “The rest of you get back!”

  From the bottom of her heart, Amira desperately wao stay by Ace’s side to face this hreat, but she also khat in her current dition, she would only get in the way.

  “What are you doing?! Stop!” Aanded as he heard her begin to t, and her face pale.

  “[Supersonic],” Amira voiced before wiping the blood trig from her nose. “I told you; we do this together!”

  “You idiot,” Ace said softly as he gently stroked her pale cheek with his thumb.

  Ace felt his body bee as light as a feather, but if the cost was her health, he wished she never did it. Still, a warm smile appeared on his face as he nodded and passed her to Julius for him to support her as they walked back. But, unfortunately, they didn’t have time to get very far.

  “ROOAAARRRR!”

  Looking up, they saw a giant dragon ese dragon over 15 meters long h in the sky above them. It had beautiful crystalline azure scales, two branch-like milky white horns stig out of its head, a thin but long strip of glistening white hair travelling right across the length of the back of its winding body, and an enting pair of glistening wings that flickered in colour, alternatiween azure blue and crystal white depending on the angle you looked at it from, slowly fpping behind it to keep it in mid-air.

  Its electric blue reptilian eyes coldly swept over them until it locked on to Bebe, who was standing on all fours beside Ace.

  “What am I, a fug lizard mag?!” Ace cursed as yet another creature with dragon blood targeted him.

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