The three kept moving resolutely towards the inner region. Mane had his aura of power unleashed, and its unrestrained power kept Magical Beasts away from the group of three. The ferocity and killing intent that were contained within his aura were fully exposed to the surroundings, and even the dumbest of creatures would feel fear when they feel the power of Mane’s aura.
“Having a strong aura sure is convenient,” Hildegarde smirked. She was sitting at her usual spot. And she was actually more comfortable now since one of Mane’s swords was serving as a backrest for her.
“Indeed. Actually, I would have preferred for us to have to deal with the beasts ourselves. Unfortunately there isn’t time for that.” Mane was walking slightly behind the twins, so he was able to speak with Hildegarde without any problem. Although he sent his voice directly into her ear, it wouldn’t have been so easy to talk to the fairy if he was walking sh
Mane’s eyes were closed as he dedicated a whole half of his attention to the changes occurring within Lily’s body. The other half was focused on observing the surroundings to prepare against any sneaky creatures. Lam was a smart young man, and he had drawn close to Mane to make his friend’s task of protecting him much easier. Mane had his aura fully unleashed as he helped Lily. And that seemed to be deterrent enough. Besides, Hildegarde was here to prompt him if he lost his concentration on the environment and there was a Magical Beast approaching. The little fairy flew around the group in circles as she looked around vigilantly. It was a strange decision to make, since she could feel the energies of the creatures in the inner region from Mane’s shoulder and there was no reason for her to have gotten up in the first place. Of course her explanation,“I want to give the two of you some space,” was neatly ignored by Mane who had long since pu
As Mane and the twins walked deeper into the Inner Region, Mane was finally able to sense two formidable auras ahead. The fact that he could sense them meant that they were within a 100 meter radius. The auras were closer to each other than he expected. It was more like the two Mythic Classes lived here together. Initially Mane thought they were close to each other. So he would quickly deal with one and then go handle the other one in its hideout. But he was wrong. The auras were similar, and from how close they were to each other it was more probable that they were mates.“The Magical Beasts you said were close by, are they mates?” Mane asked Hildegarde.“What? Mates? Why would you say that?” Hildegarde had a perplexed look on her face as she spoke.“Well, their auras are very similar to each other. The only difference is that one is full of masculine energy and the other’s aura is feminine.” From Hildegarde’s wor
*Roar*“They are here,” Hildegarde mumbled upon hearing the loud roar. The faces of the twins turned pale upon hearing the roar and feeling the power contained within it. Now that they were wielders they could feel just how vast the gap between them and the Mythic Class Magical Beasts were.“This presence is much stronger than Vital Orange’s,” Lam gritted his teeth and spoke amidst labored breaths. The power that was contained in that one roar was a few times stronger than Vital Orange’s aura. It was so strong that even they could feel it. Mane’s countenance remained unmoved even after hearing the powerful roars of the Apex Monkeys. Although he did look a bit uncomfortable seeing Lily and Lam’s pale expressions. He struck his sword against the ground softly, and the auras of the Apex Monkeys were extinguished like weak flames.“Step back a bit,” Mane informed the twins. With his aura expanded no weak cr
“Oh the two hours are almost up,” Back at the entrance to the Enchanted Forest, the two guards were seated on the ground with their swords on their shoulders. The sun had gone down and darkness had crept upon the land. Night lamps were hung around the perimeter of the Enchanted Forest, providing light so the guards could see, and making it so that anyone who wanted to sneak in due to the darkness would meet with failure.“Indeed. I reckon that they’ve got only about 15 minutes left” the other guard stretched his arms and yawned tiredly. He looked exhausted, and so did his colleague.“Do you think they would come out before time is up?” one of the guards wondered.“I don’t know. People rarely do.”“Our shift is almost over. If they do not come out before we leave the next group might give them trouble.”“That would only be so if the next group doesn’t know their back
The City Lord who was almost at the entrance to the Enchanted Forest suddenly stopped moving. Then he turned and said to the Enchanted Forest guards, “Hmm. I am curious about something though.”“We will answer anything the City Lord requires of us as long as we are able to!”“Those youngsters you were talking about; did Vital Orange truly bring them here? Vital Orange and Black Hand?”“Yes, City Lord,” the guards were stunned by the question. They wondered why their City Lord would suddenly be interested in this, but they didn’t dare ask. Theirs wasn’t to ask questions of their ruler; theirs was only to obey.“Interesting,” the City Lord smiled. Mira’s brows were furrowed. Although the general public didn’t know about Black Hand, how could the Lord of Asher City not know that there was a Snake in his city? In fact, her father was more wary of Black Hand than he was of Vita
Soon Mane, Lily and Lam were back at the Orange Team’s residence. The guards at the entrance recognized them and opened the doors immediately they saw the trio. Even if they didn’t want to, the powerful auras that Lam and Lily were exuding made the guards very unwilling to confront them. For although they couldn’t tell how strong the twins were, they knew that their power exceeded theirs!They got home to meet the place empty. From what they gathered from the guards, Vital Orange and Black Hand had left to attend to some business. As for what exactly this business was, Vital Orange and Black Hand weren’t inclined to tell the guards anything and Mane didn’t have the rights to ask what it was even if they did. In fact, the only reason why they had said anything to the guards was so that Mane would be aware that they weren’t around when they came. As for Orange Ivy, she was also not around. Apparently, she had left to visit the injured Orange
“Ladies and Gentlemen! Welcome! To the Semi-Finals of the…!”“GRAND TOURNEY!”“That’s right folks! Welcome to the Semi-Final Stage of the Grand Tourney. We are your commentators and hosts. I am Peter, and I’m here with the sensational…”“Maggie”“Today we get to witness the four best teams so far duke it out in an exciting sequence of matches! I’m certain that everyone knows the four remaining teams, but it doesn’t hurt to remind ourselves of the names of the four teams that have made it into the Semi-Finals and are here today!”“Without wasting much time, I shall get straight to introducing the first team. They are one of the favorites to win this tournament and are led by the powerful Cheetah, Red Prince; the first team to be introduced is the Red Team!”Along with the spirited voice of Peter the commentator, a team of four clad en
“We shall invite the City Lord to help us with the draw.” Peter announced and the audience looked onto the field to see the City Lord walking onto the pitch. It was because the City Lord was involved in the draw that he didn’t give his usual big speech before the teams were invited onto the field.“That’s odd.”“Yeah”“The City Lord has never been involved in the draw before”“Do you think something weird is going on?”“Not really”“I think you guys are reading too much into this”“He is the City Lord. If he decides to be the one heading the draw, that’s his decision”“Yeah. That just means that this year’s Grand Tourney is more special than the past years”Mane’s sharp ears picked up the words of the people closest to him in the stadium, and he understood that the City Lord had never