Synopsis and Starting Chapter Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
Chapter 29
Chapter 30
Chapter 31
Chapter 32
Chapter 33
Chapter 34
Chapter 35
Chapter 36
Chapter 37
Chapter 38
Chapter 39
Chapter 40
Chapter 41
Chapter 42
Chapter 43
Chapter 44
Chapter 45
Chapter 46
Chapter 47
Chapter 48
Chapter 49
Chapter 50
Chapter 51
Chapter 52
Chapter 53
Chapter 54
Chapter 55
Chapter 56
Chapter 57
Chapter 58
Chapter 59
Chapter 60
Chapter 61
Chapter 62
Chapter 63
Chapter 64
Chapter 65
Chapter 66
Chapter 67
Chapter 68
Chapter 69
Chapter 70
Chapter 71
Chapter 72
Chapter 73
Chapter 74
Chapter 75
Chapter 76
Chapter 77
Chapter 78
Chapter 79
Chapter 80
Chapter 81
Chapter 82
Chapter 83 - Cry-Baby And Ugly-Faced Woman
Chapter 84 - The Situation Took A Turn For The Worst
Chapter 85 - The Blood Clan’S True Form (One)
Chapter 86 - Blood Clan'S True Form (Two)
Chapter 87 - Your Blood Is Quite Nutritious
Chapter 88 - Awakening (One)
Chapter 89 - Awakening (Two)
Chapter 90 - Awakening (Three)
Chapter 91 - Return
Chapter 92 - Sin Of Hell’S River
Chapter 93 - Don’T Do It, It’Ll Hurt
Chapter 94 - All The Blood In This World Belongs To Me
Chapter 95 - The Charm Of That Shield
Chapter 96 - I Definitely Will Not Let You Suffer
Chapter 97 - Our Inland Sea
Chapter 98 - Arracca Murkh
Chapter 99 - Uncertain Fate
Chapter 100 - Ramon (One)
Chapter 101 - Ramon (Two)
Chapter 102 - Eckstedt’S Welcoming Ceremony
Chapter 103 - Gamble (One)
Chapter 104 - Gamble (Two)
Chapter 105 - The Kingdom’S Wrath
Chapter 106 - The Failed Bet
Chapter 107 - Mystic Gun
Chapter 108 - Chapman Lampard
Chapter 109 - Remnants Of Magic
Chapter 110 - Paid Homage
Chapter 111 - Kaslan’S Tavern
Chapter 112
Chapter 113 - The Intersection Of Fate
Chapter 114 - The People In Hell (One)
Chapter 115 - The People In Hell (Two)
Chapter 116
Chapter 117 - Star Killer
Chapter 118 - The Unexpected Guests
Chapter 119 - A Marquis From Camus
Chapter 120 - Bait
Chapter 121 - Clue
Chapter 122 - Until Dawn Came (One)
Chapter 123 - Until Dawn Came (Two)
Chapter 124 - Queen Of The Sky
Chapter 125 - The Female Warrior
Chapter 126 - Heroic Spirit Palace
Chapter 127 - The Born King (One)
Chapter 128 - The Born King (Two)
Chapter 129 - A Duel
Chapter 130 - The King And His Archdukes
Chapter 131 - The Strange Swordsman
Chapter 132 - Who Are You?
Chapter 133 - Hunt And Chase
Chapter 134 - Little Rascal And Alex (One)
Chapter 135 - Little Rascal And Alex (Two)
Chapter 136 - Stabs
Chapter 137 - Kidnapping The Archduke?
Chapter 138 - Numb Hands
Chapter 139 - A Unique Welcome Banquet
Chapter 140 - The Red Witch
Chapter 141 - Reunion
Chapter 142 - Who’S There (One)
Chapter 143 - Who’S There (Two)
Chapter 144 - The Sword Of Baptism’S Death
Chapter 145 - The Wait
Chapter 146 - The Culprit
Chapter 147 - The Northland Road
Chapter 148
Chapter 149 - Not Even Worth Half A Penny!
Chapter 150 - The Beloved Former King, Nuven
Chapter 151 - Veteran
Chapter 152 - Shadow
Chapter 153 - Have A Drink
Chapter 154 - The Secret Of ‘Triumph’
Chapter 155 - A Bargaining Chip You Cannot Refuse
Chapter 156 - Horrifying
Chapter 157 - The Death Of Soria
Chapter 158 - Betrayal
Chapter 159 - The Fateful Night
Chapter 160 - The Invitation
Chapter 161 - The First Mystic Declaration
Chapter 162 - Letting Go Of A Suspicion
Chapter 163 - Monster And Monster
Chapter 164 - Chaos Begins
Chapter 165 - Just Speak
Chapter 166 - Surprise
Chapter 167 - Flee
Chapter 168 - The Tragic End Of Weaklings
Chapter 169 - Air And Blood
Chapter 170 - The Desperate Dash
Chapter 171 - The Outcome Of The Civil War
Chapter 172 - Elimination
Chapter 173 - The Blade Of Purification
Chapter 174 - The Truth About Elimination
Chapter 175 - Same Kind (One)
Chapter 176 - Same Kind (Two)
Chapter 177 - Sudden Entrance Into The Battlefield!
Chapter 178 - True Form
Chapter 179 - Silence And Darkness
Chapter 180 - Knocking On The Door
Chapter 181 - Phantom
Chapter 182 - A Gentle Kiss
Chapter 183 - The Cost Of Victory
Chapter 184 - The Paradoxical Assassin
Chapter 185 - Thunder Rumbles In Winter
Chapter 186 - End Of Arc: A Good Name
Chapter 187 - The Night Ends, The Day Breaks
Chapter 188 - It Is You
Chapter 189 - Symphony Of Blood (One)
Chapter 190 - Symphony Of Blood (Part Two)
Chapter 191 - Stop Meddling Into The Matters Of Elders
Chapter 192 - Six-Fifty
Chapter 193 - Choose Who You Want To Become
Chapter 194 - Ice-Cold
Chapter 195 - Spirit Of The Contract
Chapter 196 - The Manipulator (One)
Chapter 197 - The Manipulator (Two)
Chapter 198 - Price
Chapter 199
Chapter 200 - Encounter
Chapter 201 - The Prince’S End
Chapter 202 - Really Bad Luck (One)
Chapter 203 - Really Bad Luck (Two)
Chapter 204 - Understanding
Chapter 205 - Execute On The Spot
Chapter 206 - Guest From Barren Bone
Chapter 207 - The Prince’S Doubts
Chapter 208 - The Black Prophet From The Other Side
Chapter 209 - Code Name: Dragon’S Blood
Chapter 210 - The Importance Of Dragon’S Blood
Chapter 211 - A Gamble In The Dark (One)
Chapter 212 - A Gamble In The Dark (Two)
Chapter 213 - The Curse Of The Witch
Chapter 214 - The Scorching Blade
Chapter 215 - Stall
Chapter 216 - The Latecomer
Chapter 217 - A Very Big Problem
Chapter 218 - The Blade And The Wing
Chapter 219 - Trust And Loyalty
Chapter 220 - Nicholas’ Bargaining Chip
Chapter 221 - Shelter
Chapter 222 - A Critical Decision
Chapter 223 - Failure
Chapter 224 - Little Rascal’S ‘Consolation’
Chapter 225 - Save This Country
Chapter 226 - King Slayer
Chapter 227 - Creating Trouble For Ourselves
Chapter 228 - The Strongest Chess Piece (One)
Chapter 229 - The Strongest Chess Piece (Two)
Chapter 230 - The Strongest Chess Piece. (Three)
Chapter 231 - Lampard’S Plan
Chapter 232 - The Archduke’S Fight
Chapter 233 - It Has Been A Long Time
Chapter 234 - A Great Threat
Chapter 235 - Contention
Chapter 236 - The Inextinguishable Starlight
Chapter 237 - The Virtuous King
Chapter 238 - Centuries Of Strategic Planning (One)
Chapter 239 - Centuries Of Strategic Planning (Two)
Chapter 240 - Centuries Of Strategic Planning (Three)
Chapter 241 - Genuine Patrols
Chapter 242
Chapter 243 - Seize Control
Chapter 244 - Chad Vlad
Chapter 245 - Severing Souls With A Slash!
Chapter 246 - A Game Of Chess
Chapter 247 - A Chance Encounter
Chapter 248 - I Am Very Honored
Chapter 249 - When Swords Cross (One)
Chapter 250 - When Swords Cross (Two)
Chapter 251 - Arduous
Chapter 252 - I Am So Relieved
Chapter 253 - I Can Help You
Chapter 254 - The Black Knight’S Death
Chapter 255 - Changing Hands
Chapter 256 - Counter-Attack
Chapter 257 - Check
Chapter 258 - Checkmate
Chapter 259 - A Speculation
Chapter 260 - The Reason For Battle (One)
Chapter 261 - The Reason For Battle (Two)
Chapter 262 - Twist Of Fate
Chapter 263 - A Child Who’S Not Able To Drink Alcohol
Chapter 264 - You Northland Barbarians!
Chapter 265 - Two Minutes
Chapter 266 - What A Shame (One)
Chapter 267 - What A Shame (Two)
Chapter 268 - We Won
Chapter 269 - The Archduchess
Chapter 270 - The Blood-Stained Crown
Chapter 271 - The Day Before The Bitter Cold Winter
Chapter 272 - Yc
Chapter 273 - End Of Arc: The Destiny They Missed
Chapter 274 - The Quiet Prince
Chapter 275 - A Game Of Chess (One)
Chapter 276 - A Game Of Chess (Two)
Chapter 277 - First Lesson
Chapter 278 - The Truth Brothers
Chapter 279 - Traitors
Chapter 280 - Target
Chapter 281 - An Awkward Dinner
Chapter 282 - Upset
Chapter 283 - Riot
Chapter 284 - The Familiar Guest
Chapter 285 - The Honor And Humiliation Of The Great Dragon (One)
Chapter 286
Chapter 287 - The Mystery About Putray
Chapter 288 - The Dragon’S Blood Has Yet To Dry
Chapter 289 - Dragon Breaker (One)
Chapter 290 - Dragon Breaker (Two)
Chapter 291 - Meryl Hicks
Chapter 292 - The Boundaries Of Governance (One)
Chapter 293 - The Boundaries Of Governance (Two)
Chapter 294 - What Is Magic?
Chapter 295 - An Unforeseen Invitation
Chapter 296 - The Game In The Carriage
Chapter 297 - The Former King’S “Present”
Chapter 298 - The Prince’S Shackles
Chapter 299 - Friend And Foe
Chapter 300 - Victory And Defeat
Chapter 301 - A Duel
Chapter 302 - Not Too Bad?
Chapter 303 - Leave
Chapter 304 - A Storm Is Coming
Chapter 305 - The Creation Of The Two Empresses
Chapter 306 - Raven Of Death
Chapter 307 - Ian The Nuisance
Chapter 308 - Collusion
Chapter 309 - The Writers Of Legend (One)
Chapter 310 - The Writers Of Legend (Two)
Chapter 311 - The Day Of The State Affairs Hearing
Chapter 312 - The Hatred For Stealing His Sister
Chapter 313 - The Beginning
Chapter 314 - For Dragon Clouds City
Chapter 315 - The Archduchess And Her Vassals
Chapter 316 - Plan
Chapter 317 - A Romantic Story
Chapter 318 - Are All Of You Coming?
Chapter 319 - Not According To Plan
Chapter 320 - Releasing In “Installments”
Chapter 321 - The Price Of Saying “No”
Chapter 322 - The Moral Of The Story
Chapter 323 - Good Morning
Chapter 324 - Returning The Favor
Chapter 325 - Send Reinforcements
Chapter 326 - Five Archdukes
Chapter 327 - The Prince’S Whereabouts
Chapter 328 - Just Like Chapman Lampard
Chapter 329 - The Final Journey
Chapter 330 - Assassinating Lampard?
Chapter 331 - Bumping Into A Ghost
Chapter 332 - Headquarters
Chapter 333 - Smooth-Sailing
Chapter 334
Chapter 335 - The Confusion While Going Back Home
Chapter 336 - The Veteran On The Wheelchair
Chapter 337 - Double The Amount?
Chapter 338 - The Point Of Contact
Chapter 339 - His/Her Eyes
Chapter 340 - The Magical Therren
Chapter 341 - You Son Of A *Censored*
Chapter 342 - Which Will You Choose?
Chapter 343 - Exterminate Them All
Chapter 344 - Black Track
Chapter 345 - Join Us
Chapter 346 - Silver Shadow
Chapter 347 - You Will Fail In The End
Chapter 348 - You Fell Into The Trap, Eh?
Chapter 349 - The War Of The Deceased Souls
Chapter 350 - Never Lost
Chapter 351 - The Pulse Of The Ground
Chapter 352 - God Knows
Chapter 353 - The First Rule
Chapter 354 - Pursuers
Chapter 355 - The Hardest Fight
Chapter 356 - Unique Only To One
Chapter 357 - Just Die Here
Chapter 358 - The Three-Second Fight
Chapter 359 - Surpassed Kaslan
Chapter 360 - The Raven And The Snow Blade (One)
Chapter 361 - The Raven And The Snow Blade (Two)
Chapter 362 - The Black Raven’S Eyes
Chapter 363 - Who Does Your Loyalty Belong To?
Chapter 364 - Turning Against One Another
Chapter 365 - Saber Or Crossbow?
Chapter 366 - Prince In The Desert
Chapter 367 - Sellsword
Chapter 368 - Dante’S Greatsword
Chapter 369 - Desert Threat
Chapter 370 - There’S Someone
Chapter 371 - Barren Bone People
Chapter 372 - Bloody Thorn Lizard
Chapter 373 - Young Cub
Chapter 374 - Foreign Blood
Chapter 375 - Coming-Of-Age Ceremony
Chapter 376 - Flag
Chapter 377 - The Destructive Army
Chapter 378 - Freaks
Chapter 379 - Welcome To Constellation (One)
Chapter 380 - Welcome To Constellation (Two)
Chapter 381 - Ghost Prince
Chapter 382 - My Home (One)
Chapter 383 - My Home (Two)
Chapter 384 - Age Of Mercenaries
Chapter 385 - Confrontation And Stalemate
Chapter 386 - Prince Versus Prince
Chapter 387 - So Many Tricks
Chapter 388 - You Have To Laugh
Chapter 389 - Shackles Of Power
Chapter 390 - Perhaps I Have
Chapter 391 - Happily Ever After
Chapter 392 - Technical Skill
Chapter 393 - Intention
Chapter 394 - New Guest
Chapter 395 - Shadows And Swords
Chapter 396 - The Dark Side
Chapter 397 - Emergency Mission
Chapter 398 - Alliance Of Traitors
Chapter 399 - The Mole
Chapter 400 - As Bad As Can Be
Chapter 401 - Affectionate And United
Chapter 402 - F*Ck You
Chapter 403 - H.N. Jadestar
Chapter 404 - Stupid Idea
Chapter 405 - Sinner
Chapter 406 - The Intruders
Chapter 407 - Head Towards Omniscience
Chapter 408 - Black Prison
Chapter 409 - Behind The Iron Curtain
Chapter 410 - Hallucination
Chapter 411 - Seven
Chapter 412 - People Whom History Has Forgotten
Chapter 413 - The Mourning Of The Guards
Chapter 414 - Where Is He?
Chapter 415 - Fall Out
Chapter 416 - Disaster Sword’S Battle
Chapter 417 - The Knight Of Judgment
Chapter 418 - A Different World
Chapter 419 - The Queen’S Dowry
Chapter 420 - The Greatest King
Chapter 421 - Knew Clearly
Chapter 422 - Nameless
Chapter 423 - Awaken
Chapter 424 - Loyalty
Chapter 425 - Peer
Chapter 426 - He Was Probably Old
Chapter 427 - A Stalemate
Chapter 428 - Dusk
Chapter 429 - The Man At The Proximal World
Chapter 430 - The Second Declaration Among Mystics
Chapter 431 - The Anchor Point
Chapter 432 - Taurus Mill
Chapter 433 - Decision
Chapter 434 - Correcting The Mistake
Chapter 435 - Malicious Flower, Malicious Fruit
Chapter 436 - Moriah Returns
Chapter 437 - Old Self
Chapter 438 - The Prince Is Not Here
Chapter 439 - Scheme Between The Thief And Bandit
Chapter 440 - Seven To Three
Chapter 441 - Missing One
Chapter 442 - Quick Wit
Chapter 443 - Not Just You
Chapter 444 - Someone Needs An Answer
Chapter 445 - A Forbidden Name
Chapter 446 - Three Calamity Allies
Chapter 447 - Enemy Of The World
Chapter 448 - 1 Vs 8
Chapter 449 - Chaos Of Armies
Chapter 450 - Two Hands
Chapter 451 - Xx Films
Chapter 452 - Fratricide
Chapter 453 - It Was Not A Coincidence
Chapter 454 - More Than Half
Chapter 455 - I Hated Him
Chapter 456 - Nothing At All
Chapter 457 - The Person Who Supported Him
Chapter 458 - Where The Sun Does Not Shine (One)
Chapter 459 - Where The Sun Does Not Shine (Two)
Chapter 460 - Rebirth (One)
Chapter 461 - Rebirth (Two)
Chapter 462 - Rebirth (Three)
Chapter 463 - Rebirth (Four)
Chapter 464 - Rebirth (Five)
Chapter 465 - Truth Swords
Chapter 466 - Beheaded
Chapter 467 - Revealed In Flames
Chapter 468 - The Silent Demon
Chapter 469 - So Naïve That You Are Adorable
Chapter 470 - The Fate Twins
Chapter 471 - The True Essence Of The Power Of Eradication
Chapter 472 - Leaving The Prison
Chapter 473 - I Am Not A Devil, After All
Chapter 474 - Much… Higher
Chapter 475 - The Warden
Chapter 476 - Life, Safety And Freedom
Chapter 477 - Something Lighter
Chapter 478 - Get Me Something To Eat And Drink
Chapter 479 - Exclusive Possession
Chapter 480 - Kill Them
Chapter 481 - A Different Way Of Living
Chapter 482 - Get Yourself A Girlfriend
Chapter 483 - Make Me Even More… Excited
Chapter 484 - You Are Good-Looking
Chapter 485 - Too High
Chapter 486 - You Are Good-Looking
Chapter 487 - Too High
Chapter 488 - That Night
Chapter 489 - Usurp Power
Chapter 490 - Do Something
Chapter 491 - Power Comes From Violence (One)
Chapter 492 - Power Comes From Violence (Two)
Chapter 493 - The Third Party
Chapter 494 - Destiny Is Like A Poem
Chapter 495 - Raven Leader
Chapter 496 - Never
Chapter 497 - His Majesty’S Blessing
Chapter 498 - Black Lion
Chapter 499 - I Have Come In Peace
Chapter 500 - End Of Arc: Duke
Chapter 501 - Everything Will Be Better
Chapter 502 - Six Divisions And Seven Attendants
Chapter 503 - Divided Western Desert
Chapter 504 - Only One Day Left
Chapter 505 - Protection
Chapter 506 - This Is Just The Beginning
Chapter 507 - Hometown
Chapter 508 - A Small Spark
Chapter 509 - Anxious
Chapter 510 - Fifteen Minutes
Chapter 511 - King In The Mist
Chapter 512 - Crazy
Chapter 513 - A Small Favor
Chapter 514 - Like A Fleeting Cloud
Chapter 515 - Timetable
Chapter 516 - Coincidence?
Chapter 517 - Went To High School
Chapter 518 - Discovered?
Chapter 519 - Let’S Fight
Chapter 520 - Not Just The Power Of Eradication
Chapter 521 - World Class Battle Worthy Of Being Written In Historical Poems
Chapter 522 - Continuous Fights
Chapter 523 - Mutant
Chapter 524 - Self-Reliant
Chapter 525 - Lustful Woman
Chapter 526 - Knowledge Of People
Chapter 527 - Holiness Exorcism
Chapter 528 - Fight Between The Eldest And Youngest
Chapter 529 - Privacy
Chapter 530 - Alien Star
Chapter 531 - Guest
Chapter 532 - The Young Kingdom
Chapter 533 - Calm On Iron Spikes
Chapter 534 - Sorry To Keep You Waiting
Chapter 535 - Polaris
Chapter 536 - Times Have Changed
Chapter 537 - Pretty Boy
Chapter 538 - Magnificent Scene Of Hell
Chapter 539 - Side Story 7: Joint Council
Chapter 540 - Never Kneel
Chapter 541 - A Piece Of Cake
Chapter 542 - Merciless
Chapter 543 - That Gaze
Chapter 544 - Watchmen’S Code
Chapter 545 - The End Of It
Chapter 546 - To Not Perish As Foes (One)
Chapter 547 - To Not Perish As Foes (Two)
Chapter 548 - To Not Perish As Foes (Three)
Chapter 549 - To Duke Thales
Chapter 550 - What Rationality
Chapter 551 - Better
Chapter 552 - Sacrificing A Pawn (One)
Chapter 553 - Sacrificing A Pawn (Two)
Chapter 554 - Sacrificing A Pawn (Three)
Chapter 555 - Unfulfilled
Chapter 556 - Chess Player
Chapter 557 - Relieved
Chapter 558 - Punishment
Chapter 559 - Eight Arteries
Chapter 560 - Imperial Style
Chapter 561 - Cannot Escape The Sheath
Chapter 562 - Want Everything
Chapter 563 - Cause And Effect
Chapter 564 - Blazing Blood
Chapter 565 - Of Course—Not
Chapter 566 - Crown Jewel Of The Kingdom
Chapter 567 - Head Over Heels
Chapter 568 - As Truthful As Possible
Chapter 569 - Hand In Marriage
Chapter 570 - What Do I Need You For
Chapter 571 - Defects
Chapter 572 - Heart Of The Guards
Chapter 573 - You’Re A Real Dog
Chapter 574 - Antecessors
Chapter 575 - The Years Have Caught On To Me
Chapter 576 - Shooting Yourself In The Foot
Chapter 577 - Lie
Chapter 578 - The Wine Merchant
Chapter 579 - Damn The Prince
Chapter 580 - The Prince Likes Them
Categories Genre: Action, All, Drama, Fantasy, Mature, Ongoing, Psychological, Seinen, Tragedy Status: Ongoing Alternative names: Wang Guo Xue Mai, 王国血脉, ______
Total Chapters in book: 580
Estimated words: 2362673 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 11813(@200wpm)___ 9451(@250wpm)___ 7876(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 2362673 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 11813(@200wpm)___ 9451(@250wpm)___ 7876(@300wpm)
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Chapter 203: Really Bad Luck (Two)
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Aida shook her head. She gazed at Kaslan intently as if to find an answer.
She did not understand.
However, Kaslan did not let her wait for long.
“Many years ago, I killed Xyra Darkstorm at Thirty-Eighth Sentry Ground…” The old man with white hair gradually opened his mouth to answer Aida’s questions.
“He struck me in the chest with an axe before he died.” Kaslan stroked his left chest. With a complex expression, he looked at the machete by his side, and then at the Soul Slayer Pike. He sighed. “Who knows how many ribs were shattered… At that time, I was already awaiting death.”
Aida’s complexion changed.
“That day, a mad military doctor called Ramon and a dwarf artisan with an exceptionally long name… snatched me back from the hands of the ferryman on Hell’s River with a bit of luck, trickery and creativity of either a genius or a madman.”
Kaslan laughed bitterly and hit his chest.
Clank! Clank!
A strange sound came from his chest cavity. Unexpectedly, it did not sound like a part of the human body.
‘This sound…’
Aida was stunned and her eyes gradually widened.
Kaslan sighed and told the truth, “Those two fellows used specially-made metal to replace and repair my poor ribs… God, the pain tortured me for an entire year.”
A silence fell between the two for a while.
That was until Aida recovered her long-forgotten breathing after the shock.
The elf’s surprise surfaced on her face as her pupils slowly contracted. “Ribs made from… metal? How was it done?”
‘Impossible.
‘Whether it was to control the bleeding or handle the fractured bones, the fragile body of a human simply cannot withstand it…’
Kaslan inhaled in pain. His lungs were like damaged bellows as they produced gusts of awful airy sounds.
“I don’t know… kkhack.”
Kaslan coughed violently and spat out a mouthful of blood. “The mad military officer said they used forbidden methods…
“Anyway, they were taken away by people from the Secret Room after that. Since then, they’ve disappeared without a trace.”
Aida closed her eyes and frowned hard.
Drenched in cold sweat, she shook her head remorsefully. “So, my blade definitely hacked your chest, but it got stuck in the metal.
“That’s why I couldn’t kill you just now.”
Kaslan laughed miserably.
“That’s right.
“If you had used a narrower dagger or short sword instead, you could have pierced through my blood vessels and I would’ve died.
“But as it happened, you had to use a machete with such an exaggerated arc.” The old man shook his head, his eyes filled with subtle emotions.
Aida did not say a word. Lying on the ground, powerless to move, she sighed begrudgingly.
“Also, because of that previous ‘accident’, my lungs suffered severe injuries. Until today, it still affects my breathing—I don’t how much longer I can live.” Kaslan breathed excruciatingly and coughed foams of blood. “If we had continue fighting for a few more minutes, I wouldn’t have been able to persist anymore.”
Aida’s complexion changed again, her mouth opening to form an O.
“What?” She endured severe pain as she resolutely straightened her body up. Her eyes were gaped open in an exaggerated manner. “If only I had known earlier…”
Kaslan revealed a bitter smile to her and nodded.
Aida did not seem to be behaving in the manner of a defeated person. She heaved a sigh of remorse and fell back to the ground with a thud. She had a grieved expression.
‘God. Damn. It.
‘If I had known earlier, I would’ve continued to drag the battle further.
‘Why on earth did I stake everything in one throw?’
“And your psionic ability was a huge eye-opener for me.” Kaslan smacked his chest and chuckled after a burst of coughs. “Fortunately when we first met, this matter didn’t cross my mind. Otherwise, you’d definitely be prepared…”
Aida looked as if she no longer cared about living as she subconsciously shook her head.
“You’re very intelligent as well, brat,” she said dispiritedly. “Leaving only the two notions of ‘survive’ and ‘kill’ in your head, and handing over the rest to your own instincts… so that my ‘mind reading’ wouldn’t be able to detect anything.”
Kaslan’s smile froze.
He lowered his head and the white hair on the back fluttered.
“That was not intelligence,” he plainly said. His eyes were dull and his tone was low.
Kaslan closed his eyes and slowly said, “On the most brutal battlefield, you will only have these two notions.”
Aida raised one of her brows.
“Is that so?” The elf was seemingly trying to find something to distract herself from the excruciating pain in her shoulder. She puffed up one side of her cheek, and senselessly exhaled from the corner of her mouth before she silently said, “You’re not very old, only in your sixties. But… it seems like you’ve had plenty of experience on the battlefield.”
“The battlefield?”
This time, Kaslan’s voice was very firm. “It’s hell.
“It’s a boundless hell that turns ordinary people into monsters.
“Over there, there are only two types of people.
“The dead, and the almost dead.”
On the ground, Aida rolled her eyes.
“Thank you, though I can’t remember clearly,” Kaslan seemed to have recovered a lot. He gloomily said, “Although I can’t remember it clearly, the feeling earlier… was just like returning to that hell, being faced with four to five different and terrifying opponents in an instant.
“Forcing me to unleash all my potential once again.”
Aida snorted.
‘Four to five opponents?
‘He could even feel these things.’
Aida looked at the sky and asked weakly, “The Wrath of the Sea, correct?”
Kaslan’s brows twitched as he appeared a little surprised.
“You’ve realized.” A few seconds later, the old man put on a faint smile. “I always thought that my Power of Eradication was a hidden secret—when I was serving in the army, all of them thought it was the Thawing of Glaciers.”
Aida nodded indifferently. “The Wrath of the Sea, a rare Power of Eradication. Its amplification towards power and speed is small, but it can give you superb instinctive response. You will be able to react to any unforeseen situations.”
“Just like the sea,” Kaslan sighed as he confirmed. “No matter how terrifying a perilous situation is, the sea is unswerving from the beginning till the end, never shaken for tens of thousands of years.”
Aida shrugged. However, this movement stirred up the severe injury in her right shoulder, which caused her to grimace again.
“Though there are some differences, that boy, Keira has the same Power of Eradication,” Aida hissed and panted while she gritted her teeth. “I only thought of it when you took that horizontal shot.”
Kaslan’s expression changed again.
“Prince Keira?” Kaslan’s tone was laced with a hint of agitation and excitement. “It is a great honor to actually be mentioned on the same terms as the legendary Enemy of the Wolves.”
However, Aida’s face drooped just like a child refusing to admit defeat. She lay on the ground and shook her head firmly.
“How awful. If I hadn’t recognized it, I wouldn’t have decided to take the risk and strike with my blade.” She stopped shaking her head. With a pitiful expression, she coldly said, “To trade injury for survival and break out of this stalemate while charging head first into death—this is the best way to face Keira and the Wrath of the Sea.”
Kaslan smiled vaguely and slowly nodded.
“Sure enough, the Sacred Elves who started out with war and massacre are different from the conservative White Elves after all. Even if you give up your psionic ability, you would still be a terrifying warrior.” Kaslan cast a glance at Aida and sighed. “Ultimately, you’re all not the same as those fellows who only know how to shoot arrows.”
“I’ll accept your compliment, brat.” Aida exhaled in boredom.
The both of them were silent for a few seconds.
“And you actually know of the Enemy of the Wolves from a hundred years ago… These so-called eternal beings coupled with hundreds and thousands of years of experience are indeed no joking matter,” Kaslan slowly said. “Instructor Aida, may I take the liberty of asking for your age?”
“Age?” Aida’s eyes widened and her pupils whirled around. “Wait a minute, let me make some conversions…”
In that moment, Aida seemed to be in deep thought.
“My age,” she plainly said.
“I was born in the ninth century after the Dragon Massacre War, the fourth century after the Battle of Survival and the day before the Eternal Tree withered,” Aida’s tone turned low, but it carried a steady weight.
“The same age as the Empire.”
There was an extra something in her gaze, but it settled down silently.
Kaslan was stunned. In that instant, the elf gave off the feeling of an innocent child who suddenly grew into a mature adult.
“Dragon Massacre War?” Kaslan tentatively asked.
“The last large-scale battle between the elves and dragons,” Aida plainly said. “Humans also enlisted and engaged in the war as the elves’ servants.
“And towards the end of the war, it was known as the Holiness Exorcism Campaign when your people resisted the ancient orcs.”
Kaslan suddenly trembled.
‘The Holiness Exorcism Campaign… Then, wouldn’t that be…’
But at the next second, Aida swung her head.
“However, I was actually a late bloomer,” her tone proceeded to turn soft and regained its previous indifference. “I used a full one thousand and eight hundred years. It took until the eve of the Third Peninsular War before I grew into adulthood.”
In her heart, Aida wailed in anguish and sighed.
‘Unlike elder sister’s abnormality of being fully grown three hours after birth.
‘Right, I definitely can’t let her find out that I slandered her like this.
‘Forget it, forget it, quickly forget it.’
Kaslan frowned.
‘The… same age as the Ancient Empire?
‘So, an elf over two thousand years old?
‘Even if you start counting from adulthood, she’s also at least three hundred years old already.’
Kaslan silently scrutinized the elf on the floor and sighed. “A supreme class among elves, a monster amassed through time and experiences.”
“Defeat is defeat,” Aida snorted indifferently. “Besides, you’re already considered remarkable among inexperienced humans who can only rely on reflexes and quick-wit to make up for their inferiority.”
“It’s just your bad luck.” Kaslan smiled amiably and hit his chest.
“Right, such bad luck.
“I first meet a warrior who can seal his own consciousness and thoughts, hindering my biggest advantage.” Aida spread her hands out, and with a helpless expression, she said, “Then, he ‘decides’ to have a set of steel ribs.”
Kaslan laughed out loud. His laughter triggered the old injury in his lungs and the old man began to cough violently.
“Battling with you… cough… was an honor in my late years.” Kaslan had a tormented look on his face. Amid his coughs that seem to tear through his lungs, he grabbed his Soul Slayer Pike and forcibly said, “To be able to battle with Zakriel’s instructor after retiring from the military… I wouldn’t have dared to even think about it.”
Aida twitched the corner of her mouth.
At the next second, her expression changed.
Kaslan reached out and picked up the Soul Slayer Pike.
Aida’s mood darkened.
The old man heaved a long sigh as he rotated the impressive, famed legendary anti-mystic equipment in his hands.
The head of the pike was slowly aimed at the elf on the ground.
Watching the sinister, pitch-black blade of the pike, Aida’s heart thumped.
The elf revealed eight beautiful teeth as she displayed an unsightly smile.
“I mean, can we talk this over…”
Not knowing if it was due to the pain or sadness, Aida scowled miserably as she spoke to the owner of the Soul Slayer Pike in a low voice, “Legendary anti-mystic equipment can’t be used misused, right…?”
Nevertheless, Kaslan’s following actions stunned her.
The old man smiled faintly as he propped up the pike on the ground and slowly stood up.
Leaning against the pike as support, Kaslan turned around and stepped across Aida’s side.
“I’m leaving now, Instructor Aida.”
He limped away and turned his head around. He was beaming as he said, “You have to take care of yourself.”
Aida’s expression turned rigid.
“Hey?” Aida braced her right shoulder and exposed her doubts with a pained expression. “You’re not planning to kill me?
“Or hold me captive?”
Kaslan exhaled and shook his head with a smile.
“I’ve already achieved my goal to ‘deal with that supreme class elite’,” the tavern owner said ruefully. “Also, you’ve already lost the strength to fight and you aren’t able to influence the situation anymore. That’s enough.”
Aida’s eyes widened before she breathed a sigh of relief.
She pursed her lips and rolled her eyes.
In the next moment, the elf opened her mouth,
“So… will your boss agree to your actions then?”
Upon hearing that, Kaslan could not help but feel a little stunned.
‘What?’
Immediately after, he unveiled a smile and impatiently said, “Yes, there’s that as well. Since you mentioned it, it’s not ideal to report back like this after all…”
Kaslan extracted the Soul Slayer pike that was propped on the ground. “In that case, I’ll act in accordance with your desire…”
The colors in Aida’s face changed in an instant.
“Hey, hey, hey, I was just saying it casually…” In a matter of a second, Aida’s face reverted back to its sorrowful mode. “Look, I’m already in such a state…”
Kaslan laughed out loud.
But a few seconds later, Kaslan restrained his laughter.
His expression slowly darkened. His brows twisted as he seemed a little pained.
“What I am doing now cannot be pardoned anymore.”
Kaslan lowered his head and looked at the machete on the ground. His eyes were shrouded with complex and deep emotions. His tone was heavy and his words were desolate.
Aida concentrated her gaze slightly.
“I’m already at the point of no return.” Kaslan’s gaze seemed distracted as he subconsciously said in a low voice, “At the very least, I can do something insignificant in these last moments to somewhat make up for it and console myself.”
Aida stared at him blankly.
Kaslan just raised his head. Step by step, he stomped out of the wrecked street while he held up the Soul Slayer Pike.
A few seconds later, Aida struggled to sit up. Due to the pain in her right shoulder, her face was pale and cold sweat flowed down ceaselessly.
“Hey, brat.” As she looked at Kaslan’s figure from the back, Aida hesitated. Eventually, she panted as she spat a few words out.
“We will meet again.”
Kaslan paused for a moment.
With his back against Aida, he suddenly began to laugh.
His laughter was prolonged, its meaning desolate.
“No,” he plainly said, without turning his head.
“Instructor Aida, I have a feeling…” The old man raised his head towards Heroic Spirits Palace in the distance. In a terrible mess, his white hair billowed in the wind. “I’m afraid we…”
Kaslan heaved a sigh and shook his head.
“…will not meet again.”
Total Chapters in book: 580
Estimated words: 2362673 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 11813(@200wpm)___ 9451(@250wpm)___ 7876(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 2362673 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 11813(@200wpm)___ 9451(@250wpm)___ 7876(@300wpm)
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