Chapter 765: Something is very wrong II
James's eyes flickered with confusion. He, too, had a troubling premonition, which was why he had been sending people to infiltrate the dark side's main base, but he had yet to gather any useful information.
Regardless, he nodded at the old man in white before him. They couldn't afford to be careless when it came to the seals.
"Okay, I will go guard the seals myself and take the elders with me too. The war does not need us for now since nearly all the powerful enemies have retreated."
He watched as the old man turned around, leaving behind a few parting words.
"I will stay around the seals as well."
Kyle observed from below until the old man disappeared from sight. He hummed softly and then shifted his gaze away.
Alec rubbed his chin, a serious expression crossing his face as he contemplated the situation. Just then, Jian's voice sounded behind him, breaking the silence in the air.
"You guys heard what the old man said?"
All eyes turned toward the red-haired man who had flown out of the crater, and Sinon let out an exasperated sigh.
"Of course we did. They didn't attempt to conceal their voices."
The group exchanged glances, the weight of the revelation hanging heavily in the air as they processed the implications of what the old man had just said to James. It was then that they heard Kyle mumbling.
"Why would I sense something similar to the Tree of Fate?"
Yue, who was closest to him, turned her attention to him.
"Huh?"
Kyle shook his head and called for Bia in his mind, asking her to return to his side. A grumpy voice replied, okay, as he instructed her to meet him directly at the location where the seals were present.
He turned to the others.
"I am going to check the seals. I think I sensed something familiar around the seals the last time I was there."
Alec hurriedly sheathed his sword and dusted off his clothes.
"I will go too."
If two of them were going, how could the others stay back? They all followed behind as Kyle and Alec made their way toward the seals. Ultimately, only Jian was left floating in the air, deep in thought.
"I don't feel like going. James and all the powerful elders are leaving; it's not wise for all of us to abandon this place. Ugh... I will just stay here until everyone returns. It's better to be safe than sorry."
He had barely moved when James appeared in front of him. Likely to inquire about Kyle and the others, but upon seeing him alone, he didn't ask anything, realizing that the others must have already departed for the seals' location after hearing his conversation with the old man.
Glancing at Jian one last time, James vanished as well. He had already informed the other elders nearby mentally and knew they would follow him shortly.
Jian watched his figure fade before he noticed Odiak emerge from his building and leave after him calmly. He floated above in the sky with a frown for a long while as he observed the floating islands.
After a while, Elder Razial flew out of his building, accompanied by several powerful array masters. Razial sensed Jian's gaze and appeared before him.
"You don't want to follow?"
Jian blinked and scratched his head.
"Um... So many people have already gone there. I will stay here and assist if the dark side does anything in the elders' absence."
Razial considered his words and let out a low chuckle. He was also worried about the dark side attacking the floating islands in their absence, but Odiak had activated an array around the area that would notify them if anyone dared to attack.
"Don't worry, there's a barrier surrounding this place. If anything were to happen while we're gone, we would be alerted and return before the dark side could breach it."
Jian nodded, a bit relieved, as he watched the elder disappear with the array masters.
"I want to break through..."
He mumbled under his breath as he clenched and unclenched his fists. But he knew there was still a long way to go before he could reach the supreme rank.
"Tsk... there are times I feel envious of Kyle."
Suddenly, recalling the source of Kyle's immense strength, he shivered.
"No, no, that doesn't mean I am jealous of that cheat he has in his body! It's powerful and otherworldly but just as dangerous. I'm better off without something like that. And I really don't like cold things!"
He rubbed his arms, astonished by how Kyle could withstand such biting cold. The Celestial essence had transformed his body into something almost inhumane-so cold and utterly... unfeeling.
"But he is finally acting normal, though, laughing just as he did in the past."
With a chuckle, he set off to join Niamh, Faith, Sen, Lucus, and the others to guide them in their training and release some of his pent-up frustration on them. They could only blame Kyle for making him so wicked.
...
Kyle stared at the two massive, tall pillars standing amidst the icy terrain. He took in every corner of the place and enveloped it with his scent perception skill.
A clear scent of multiple treasures protecting the pillars wafted into his nose, and he could even detect a subtle scent of spirituality from the pillars. But he couldn't sense anything similar to the Tree of Fate.
"Strange."
Floating above a small crowd of warriors and array masters, Razial, Odiak, and Jane were conversing with Kurt, Hal, and Sophia, the ones who had been guarding the pillars for the past two months.
James was inspecting the two massive pillars while Elizabeth floated beside him, discussing how there was nothing wrong with the seals since she had already checked them numerous
times!
Kyle had to admit that seeing so many supreme ranks together made him feel a bit weak. He wondered if the elders, along with James, all attacked him at once, whether he would be able to emerge victorious?
He looked below; aside from Regius and Carcel, who stood with the crowd, Alec and the others were wandering around the two crystal pillars with solemn expressions.
They had no idea what to do, so they could only try to detect any issues with the seals through their senses and be prepared to help if the dark side suddenly attacked.
Kyle chuckled softly. The corners of his green eyes crinkled slightly. Yet, the sharp contrast
between his smile and the weight of his words was striking.
'Why is it so calm? It's almost as if there's not a war raging around us, but...'
He raised his hand and placed it on his chest, as if seeking answers.
A profound sense of peace-that was what he was feeling. But it was so overwhelming that it bordered on suffocating.
'Why are you so calm? Shouldn't you be acting in a time like this?'
He hummed, and the smile and elation on his face disappeared, replaced by an eerily familiar emotionless gaze as he tried to summon his bloodline, which had been wreaking havoc in his
body recently.
He clenched his jaw when it refused to obey and remained holed up in him. Summoning his spiritual energy, he activated a skill he had not used in a long time. It had evolved and become more powerful when he stepped into the supreme rank.
#*Bloodline ability; Arcane Visions; (Supreme)-Rank:
The user can activate the skill to glimpse the potential paths they might take in the upcoming minute that have yet to occur, but only with enough spiritual energy.
---> The skill might activate on its own if the user's life is threatened due to a specific path
they are meant to take to help them.
--->There's a chance to see something dangerous that is about to unfold.
To Kyle, it resembled a weaker version of the natural law of time. It could only reveal
potential futures that might occur or might not, depending on his own actions. Also, it consumed too much spiritual energy, unlike the natural law of time, which only required mental strength and understanding.
He glanced at his luck stat, hoping his (S+)-rank luck would be useful as he aimed to activate the slim chance of catching a glimpse of something dangerous, the new capability of the
Arcane Visions.
He activated the skill; it was one of the skills he got from his bloodline. He thought it might
try to resist him, but it didn't.
Kyle stared at the empty air before him because, unlike everyone around him, he was seeing something entirely different.
He saw himself floating in the same spot where he currently was, above the icy land before the
seals for an long time, observing the various paths he could take, such as speaking with Yue,
Alec, or the others.
But that wasn't what he wanted to see. He wanted to know what would happen after the calmness that enveloped this land.
And he smirked when the chance to see something dangerous from his Arcane Visions skill
suddenly activated.
'My luck is useful after all.'