"It was through a sliver of fate that we met each other back in that huge forest," Severin raised his wine glass and said to Sofia. "To our fate."Sofia did the same and clinked glasses with Severin. "To our fate. If meeting you in the forest was due to a sliver of fate, then meeting you in Riverson is much more than just fate. The world bestowed us with this destiny. We must cherish this and see it through all the way."Her cheeks turned red and she finished her glass of red wine right away. Her nervousness was slowly getting the better of her.She picked up from where Severin left off about 'fate' and revealed her true feelings. It was very easy to misconstrue what she had said. She never said something like that before, not that she had the courage to say that anyway.It was probably the ambiguous atmosphere between them that day—along with the help of some alcohol—that allowed her to muster up the courage.Severin did not expect Sofia to say something like that either. He coul
Severin had been chatting away happily with Sofia while they were walking past a crowded place. He did not have his guard up then, because they could not possibly should have offended anyone when they just arrived at the city several hours ago.When they arrived at that deserted park, Severin came to realize that someone was following him. "We're being tailed."Sofia frowned and turned around to see an attractive and slightly curvier young woman following them from behind. The strange woman seemed to want to say something but was hesitant to do so.As soon as the young woman noticed that Sofia was looking in her direction, she immediately lowered her head and averted her gaze, as if a little scared.Sofia stayed close to Severin and walked forward slowly. After some time, she turned to Severin and asked him curiously, "Do you know her? Why is she following us?"Severin smiled wryly. "Why would I know her? This is my first time coming here."Sofia teased. "But she keeps following
"Hey, miss, you're..." Severin could tell that she had placed his hand on something soft and tender, but when he looked back to see what it could be, he was completely bewildered by what he saw."You can't be serious!" Sofia approached them just in time to be dumbfounded by the situation. 'Didn't Severin that he didn't know her? Why is he grabbing her boobs?'"I'm being molested! Help me!" Betty shouted just as Severin and Sofia were in a daze."Hic, hic! You pervert! How could you grab my breast when I was only asking you for directions?" Although that was Betty's first time doing something like that, she had a natural talent for acting and her eyes turned red in an instant."Hey! Don't make false accusations!" As soon as Severin came to his senses, his face soured and he knew right away that he had been set up. He broke free from Betty's hand and pushed her several meters back with the invisible force that came out of his hand."She did it on purpose, Sofia! You know the kind of
"Well, well. You molested this young woman, but rather than admit your mistake, your lady friend here just went ahead and slapped her! You're courting death!" Ferrol came forward as he glared at Severin and Sofia.However, there was no denying that he was swooned by Sofia's beauty. She was gorgeous, and her looks had completely eclipsed Betty, whom he always thought was a very beautiful woman."You've dug your own grave by bullying this young lady!""Shameless! Absolutely shameless! That's not the way to express your attraction to a girl. You're a pervert for grabbing her tits just because she didn't give you her number! Disgusting!""A person like that deserves to die." Eulon and the elders immediately began to condemn Severin.Severin frowned. "You're all in on this, aren't you? If you wanted to attack me, you could have just come out with it and say so. Why even bother making these ridiculous excuses? It's ridiculous for you to try and cook up some legitimate excuse to kill me.
After speaking, Eulon instantly turned into an afterimage and charged right at Severin."Hehe, do you think you could kill me?" Severin sneered. Although he did not know why Eulon would want to attack him, he did not intend to hold back after Eulon attacked him without warning. Severin clenched his fists and channeled his spiritual energy around them using his mental power.The next second, their fists collided with each other and Eulon was sent flying. Blood gushed out of his mouth in mid-air. The elders watched Eulon go first and were eager to know if the patriarch could kill Severin effortlessly. The scene left them completely dumbfounded, for they never expected the young man to have such formidable strength."We'll attack him together!" the great elder gave orders to the other elders."I haven't had a chance to test my strength yet after making a breakthrough. Let me handle two of them," Sofia requested, rubbing her palms with glee. She was already a level four warrior emperor
Severin and Sofia left as soon as they pocketed the spatial rings. Not long after they left, more and more people gathered around after hearing the earlier commotion. Everyone rushed over to try and see what was going on there."Are these the Marcloids? Their family head and their elders are all warrior emperors… but they're dead now!"The Marcloids were a rather decently strong family, so it came as a huge shock that all their strongest men had died. Ferrol and Betty were also considered to be one of the family's brighter talents, yet the same fate had befallen them too."Did they offend another powerful hidden family? This seems a little impossible, though. How could they kill so many strong people in the blink of an eye? Are they so strong that the Marcloids did not even have a chance to escape?"Some people were aghast and in awe of that frightening aftermath. If the head of the Marcloids and their four elders were all dead, then they would no longer exist as one of the dozen o
The two of them flew into a courtyard and Severin called out from outside. "Is anyone in?"The living room lights lit up and soon two siblings of different genders came out. They were still very young, with the boy being about 14- or 15-years old, and the girl about two years younger than her brother."Where are your parents? Aren't they in?" Severin glanced at the two siblings and asked concernedly.The young man smiled bitterly and said to Severin, "Do you need something from us? My name is Tara, and this is my sister, Lina. Our parents went to a dangerous area two years ago to search for spiritual herbs, but they never came back after that. Some people told us that our parents are dead, but I believe they're still alive. Perhaps they'll come back one day.""What's the name of that dangerous place your parents went to?" Sofia felt a bit of sympathy when she heard what the teens said. After all, they were both still young, and it was not easy for them to survive.Tara then said,
Severin did not seem like a bad person to Tara, to the teen boy asked, "We were about to go to bed when you came. Is there something we can help you with?"Severin smiled and said, "We were just passing by, and we don't have a place to stay for the night. We planned to stay here for the night and continue on our journey tomorrow morning. Do you think it might be convenient for you to stay here for the night?"Tara looked at Severin and Sofia before saying, "You two are a couple, right? If so, then it should be fine. We only have one empty room here, which means you two need to share a room.""Oh..." Severin was speechless for a moment, but he knew from the small size of the house that there were no extra rooms there.Sofia blushed, but when she saw Severin's hesitation, she mustered up the courage and said, "Of course! We'll be grateful as long as we get a place to stay."Tara smiled and said, "Have you eaten? We have some food left over. I can get you some. It's very simple thoug