Chapter 195 – Entering Enemy Territory (1/2)

Chapter 195 – Entering Enemy Territory

“What was that?”

Bren asked with a relieved sigh, looking at the headless beast on the ground.

“It’s a bloodline ability of mine.”

After the previous incident at the palace, Calron did not plan on hiding the Azure Lightning anymore.

“I’ve never heard of any Raizel clan members having blue lightning… ”

Sela commented, still in disbelief at the fact that Calron had easily dispatched a Saint stage beast like it was an insect.

That was the same lightning that gave me the menacing feeling at the time when I sparred with him.

She recalled having a mysterious notion of Calron hiding his true strength during their spar.

“It’s something that only I have among the clan members. Anyways, we should continue with our mission.”

Calron brushed off their questions.

“Hmm, I thought you were useless at first, but it seems not to be the case. I’ll have to change our strategy a bit.”

Bren stroked his non-existent beard and stared at the beast corpse in front of him. He didn’t press for answers from Calron as he could detect the young man’s aversion to it.

“You bastard…”

Calron muttered but chose not entangle himself with the snobby youth again.

“Calron, how long can you fight with that ability of yours? I’m guessing not for long, since any technique that lets you surpass the limits of your body would come with a steep price attached to it. Also, do you have any stealth abilities?”

The atmosphere around Bren morphed into one of seriousness.

He’s quite intelligent. Unlike the others who were captivated by my display of the Azure Lightning, he could instantly deduce the weak points of the ability.

Calron was slightly taken aback by the young man’s sharpness and made a mental note to ask the Patriarch more about him.

“If I use it continuously, then I think I can use it for a whole fifteen to twenty minutes. Maybe longer if I use it in moderation.”

Calron responded honestly.

“What do you mean by you ‘think’? You don’t know for sure?”

Bren inquired, confused by Calron’s noncommittal answer.

“Well, the reason I started these missions was for me to train this new ability and get used to it.”

Calron scratched his head.

“In essence, it’s an unreliable ability.”

Bren sighed, giving Calron a look as if saying he expected nothing else but that from Calron.

“It doesn’t matter. It’s an ability that saved our lives right now, so we should be more thankful to Calron for having it. I’m sure by the end of this mission, he’ll be able to control it perfectly.”

Sela tried to appease the situation and winked at Calron.

“Yes, thank you very much.”

Helly bowed her head to Calron. Half of her face was hidden by her auburn hair but it was clear for anyone with excellent eyesight to see that the young girl was blushing.

“You welcome.”

Calron flashed a grin at Sela for her assistance and smiled gently at Helly in front of him.

“Ah, enough of this lovey-dovey circus and let’s continue on.”

Bren sulked and started to walk ahead.

“Ohh, does little Bren want some attention as well?”

Sela bounced towards him and teased the young man.

“Morons.”

Bren shook his head and ignored the dark-haired girl.

Helly and Calron followed behind them as the group resumed their journey towards their destination.