Chapter 205 – Future inside the Beast Skin (1/2)

Chapter 205 – Future inside the Beast Skin

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“I’ll be out in a minute.”

Calron replied to the clan member standing outside his hut.

He felt something was unusual with the Patriarch calling him to his residence, as if the old man had wanted him to come there, he would have taken Calron there himself. However, sending a clan member to guide him there seemed a bit off from the Patriarch’s normal behavior.

Ellie had taken Rebran to the city to show him around the place, and the two would most likely go back to the inn once Roran picked them up later in the night. After donning a pair of shirt and trousers, Calron stepped out of the hut to greet the clan member.

“Sorry for making you wait.”

“Haha, no it’s fine.”

The youthful clan member responded nervously, fidgeting with his hands. Now that Calron inspected him, the youth was not much older than himself and around the age of Asra’s big brother.

“We should hurry up!”

The man collected himself and began heading eastwards.

He’s nervous.

Calron observed while following him.

“This is a new place…”

He commented, hoping the clan member would slow down and give him some hints as to where they were going.

“Most clan members are not allowed past this point as it’s the residence of the Elders and the Patriarch. Our clan’s treasures and important cultivation resources are all stored here as well.”

The young man answered without looking back and maintaining the same speed.

Glancing around, Calron saw several villas spread out in a line and lavishly decorated. More clan members wearing the guard’s uniform strolled nearby, staring curiously the moment Calron passed by them.

I never knew the clan’s property was this vast.

Calron wondered the deeper inside the area he went. If the numerous villas were any indication to how many Elders the clan had, the Raizel clan was much more powerful than the outsiders thought. Then again, Calron was not aware of the other Tower clans’ strengths.

“We’re here.”

The young man guiding Calron abruptly stopped in front of an enormous building that towered over all the other villas.

“Please go in.”

The guide pointed at the massive door to Calron and swiftly departed from there, leaving Calron no time to ask any questions.

Throughout the whole journey, Calron had skeptical about what the Patriarch wanted and his motives. The abrupt departure of the guide, the enigmatic atmosphere surrounding the building before him, all pertained to the old man planning something suspicious.

*knock-knock*

Before barging in, Calron tried to knock in case someone behind the door would open it. Hearing no response, he pushed the massive door.

It’s heavy.

Calron thought while putting in more strength and finally pushing the large door apart.

Darkness.

That was the first thing Calron thought of when he first saw the inside of the building. Stepping inside, he used his newfound soul power to search for anyone hiding but there was no living person present.

I’m here, where are you?

Calron sent the message to the Patriarch through the crystal, and after waiting for a while, no response was sent back.

Thinking maybe he’d come to the wrong place, Calron decided to exit the building and ask someone where the Patriarch’s quarters were. However, the moment he took a step back, a thick of bolt of lightning struck his back.

Roaring in pain, Calron quickly crouched to the ground and used partial shape-shift to transform his right arm into the golden-scaled arm in case the attack came again. He was caught completely unaware as his senses and instincts didn’t notice an intruder’s presence.

As expected, another bolt of lightning came at him and he barely managed to evade it. The lightning attack was the fastest Calron had ever experienced, it came close the real speed of natural lightning.

“Who is it?”

Based on the lightning attacks, he was sure that it was someone from the Raizel clan. Why would a clan member attack him?

Calron used his soul power to detect the intruder’s presence, but there were no souls within the building. Confused as to who was attacking, Calron remained on high-alert and focused on any changes in the environment to predict the next attack.

However, instead of a single attack, countless bolts of lightning came crashing down at him, the sound of explosive thunder reverberating inside his ears.

Calron knew he would not be able to dodge the attack.

“ARRGGGHHH!”

He roared in agony as the foreign lightning tore through his skin and paralyzed his entire body. The power of this lightning was several magnitudes greater any Calron had ever experienced in his life.

*crackle*

Realizing its host was in danger, the Azure Lightning emerged from Calron’s chest and created a layer of protective blue lightning around him. Calron sighed in relief as the foreign lightning left his body.

“Hahaha, he’s an interesting one, Quen!”

All of a sudden, the lights in the building were turned on, revealing two figures standing on the edge of the room. The lightning cage surrounding Calron soon vanished, leaving no trace of it at all.

“Huh?”

Calron stood there in an offensive stance, prepared to strike against the enemy, but instead found the Patriarch walking towards him along with another old man. If the Patriarch was an old man, then this stranger could be called ancient. With deep wrinkles and a bent back, the stranger arrived before Calron.

“I personally trained him, of course he’d be a genius!”