Ivory gaze twitched as she stared at the deep and aberrant dark hole. This was Ballock's frequent spot when her brother was unconscious and because of his constant work the hole has become much deeper during this period.
There appeared to be some kind of unusual energy being released from the hole which confused her greatly.
She tapped her head lightly while looking around. She was totally in an unrest state since her big brother hadn't come home for the eight day since he left with his serva..friend. She decided to come here to see if they had left any clue of their whereabouts even though their parents already checked.
After all, this was the place they frequented especially after the lock was placed in order.
She continued searching the area to see if she'd find anything…
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"I told you you'd get us killed someday and I think you just proved me right!" A shrill voice echoed in the silent space when he felt the overbearing energy locked on them.
Blood constricted his pupil and didn't pay any mind to the frightened Ballock as he looked around and observed where the energy was coming from.
Blood's eyes suddenly met with that of an otherworldly beauty with piercing silvery eyes and lustrous body shapes, holding a quavering whip in her hand. Blood was left in utter shock as he recognized the beauty in his sight.
Wasn't he dead? How come he chanced upon this lady so soon.
Fear gripped him and he had the second thought of returning to the place he came from no matter how dangerous it was. It was much better and livelier than meeting the lady.
His breathes almost became rough but he quick calmed down while looking at the lady cautiously as she appeared so calm. If she were to try anything funny, he knew the only way was going back to that bloody land.
However, the unimaginable happened.
When he looked back to see his only hope of returning, he saw that the glow around the portal was growing thin as if it was about to disappear, but he clearly read it was a fixed portal.
Blood grimaced at the unexpected outcome and directed his eyes at the silver-haired lady.
Kate was amused by his restlessness and thought if she was this fearsome or this dude was just a scum. She couldn't help giggling softly by the way he had reacted.
'He's still the same as before, still weak.'
However, Kate's eyes flashed coldly when she detected the energy fluctuations from both Blood and his company which made her pay more attention to them as her gaze became seriously.
She knew clearly that they were both significantly weak the last time they met but now they both already crossed the Iron realm barrier and entered the Bronze realm.
It was less than two months from when they last met and this!
Her gaze turned eerily cold as she felt a threat looming over her. Even though she was praised throughout the zone, she knew her cultivation speed was far from this, and she never broke through any realm in less than two months.
The best cultivation technique was usually in the hands of the top experts of the zone. A cultivation technique of this magnitude was never seen which meant that either the Marble clan are hidden some secrets or this two had a fruitful encounter which made them stronger.
However, considering the former option it was most unlikely, the latter was more reasonable. Since she never believed the clan would give out such cultivation technique to a servant if there was any in the first place.
"How dare you transgress this private space? Are you looking for death?" she began as the surrounding energy were stirred awake.
She was putting up a front.
Blood and Ballock were even more shocked at her outright burst as they took their stance and thought of possible ways to escape. This was a concealed space, and escaping was nigh impossible without an actual fight.
Their only route of escape was long gone.
"I apologize for the disturb, young miss. It was totally uncalled and was a mistake on our part. I beg and hope your honor would let us go and we would own you one. Of course, you might not need our help considering your peerless talent." Ballock begged in a calm tone.
There was no way they could beat the young woman before them, and they had to compromise for now while thinking of other plausible way out.
He made sure to stress her being the most talented person ever as he had heard from Blood previously that he heard she loved to be praised and as expected her temper ease a little.
"Hmm.." she gave a long pause as she gazed in a corner.
Kate's anger lessened when Ballock spoke. It would be totally unreasonable if she continued to press the situation however, that doesn't mean she would just let them go...
"Instead of you playing around, with both your strengths no matter how useless it amounts it would be needed in the ongoing war against the Bland town. I head your father is one of the commanders who led the war and here you are fooling around." Kate berated while fixing her gaze on Blood. She was really disappointed.
What she didn't know was that they just got their strengths.
Blood's expression changed gravely when he heard his city was at war.
Although he heard that some territory has been picked, he didn't know that the war would start so soon. He was really worried about his father now. War was mostly unpredictable as there were ups and downs.
"I suppose you don't even have the noesis of the battlefield and must be afraid of war and being killed in it. Maybe that's what made you dally around and fully subjected your father would be safe. I think I will leave you alone and allow you to go home without punishment this time. But don't blame me if your head is inadvertently cut off the next time you do this without approval." Kate told the fact.
Only she knew what luck they had. Their heads might have be rolling if she was in training when they abruptly arrive and it would be too late to do anything to headless corpses.
Blood didn't take her words seriously but asked, "Which territory are they at war with? I must go there now to give my support." He said with confidence while Ballock curled his lips.
"HaHaHa! Don't tell me you don't even know the town they were set against. The battlefield isn't a silent zone but filled with cries of determined souls. It isn't so easy to join a war, and you've clearly not fought one. I'm afraid you won't make it." she retorted in a slightly overbearing tone.
The battlefield wasn't a place to visit.
Blood wanted to complain he was totally unaware and was far from home but stopped when he noticed her gaze changed and were suddenly attracted to a spot close to the wall. He remembered that was also the place they both emerged.
Kate went closer to the spot and brushed pass Ballock as she reached the place and traced the black spot etched to the wall.
She knew every little thing in this yard down to the ants and if anything were to change, she would be able to know in an instant, and that's why she knew that black spot wasn't there previously and holding to the fact that the duo came from that area she couldn't erase the feeling.
The moment her hand touched the black spot, it shone brightly and the same translucent portal appeared, separating the wall apart.
Her expression became dark…