?When Kyle opened his eyes, a powerful and cold aura spread out in the dome. His eyes gleamed with bright light. Cold air escaped his mouth, forming a trail of glistening ice throughout his body. The once-hot spring was now icy cold, perhaps due to his temperature affecting the water.
He clenched his fist with a hum and waved his hand. At first, he thought the hot spring would help him break through to the next rank, but how wrong he was. Even after soaking in the water for a day, his rank did not increase. Instead, the spring increased his mana.
Kyle gazed at his stats from the corner of his eyes and let out a chuckle.
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Stats:
Name: Kyle
Bloodline: Celestial
Rank: S-
Strength: S
Mana: S+
Agility: S-
Talent: SSS+ Rank
Luck: A
Skills;
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"I thought increasing mana stat is harder than the others but look at it... It's the highest. Almost on the verge of (SS-)-Rank."
He left the spring and changed into a fresh set of blue-colored clothes.
Kyle gazed back at the water, and suddenly, blue flames burst out inside the dome. They enclosed everything in a cold embrace and when the flames vanished, the water, mana stones, and everything else in his sight turned into ice. He left the dome and behind him, the ice transformed into bright particles and vanished into thin air.
After gaining so much, he was in a pretty good mood. He stretched his body and activated his skill scent perception to track Emion. After all, he was eager to test his new strength on a good subject.
But, the moment his skill expended, he sensed some familiar auras nearby. Kyle whipped his head toward the buildings.
"Huh, why are they still here?"
Instantly, his feet left the ground and he flew across the sky to see the surroundings better. And there they were, Alec and Carcel with a few unfamiliar faces. The look on their faces was kind of dejected as they slowly made their way toward the towering walls.
Kyle blinked and vanished from his spot. His floating figure appeared in front of the group. However, the moment he appeared, all of them jumped back in fright.
Alec clenched his chest. He thought they got caught and barely stopped himself from activating his most powerful skill to take down the enemy in one swift move. He glared at Kyle with a stern expression.
"At least make a noise... why the hell is your arrival so silent?"
Kyle raised his brow with mirth. He folded his arms on his chest and nodded with a thoughtful expression.
"I will think about it."
Alec pointed his trembling finger toward him with a speechless expression, but no words came out of his mouth. In the end, he massaged his temples and simply ignored him.
With a hum, he started walking towards the base walls, because even after searching around for a day, he was not able to find his sword or anything useful. That's why he was a little bitter.
Kyle blinked and gazed at him. Was he just ignored? He clicked his tongue and followed behind him mid-air.
Carcel chuckled at them and shook his head. He gazed at Kyle from head to toe. It was unbelievable how someone could change so much in a short time.
"Thanks for the help previously. Also, what happened to your hair and eyes?"
Alec's ears perked up. Not just him, the purple-haired dwarf and the other individuals around them also raised their eyes toward Kyle curiously. They all wanted to know the story of such a strong person. But the answer they got was far from the one they expected.
Kyle grabbed his hair with his fingers. A serious expression graced his features. It was as if he was going to spill a big secret.
"It's just happened. I fell asleep for a while and when I woke up, my hair and eyes color was like this. Moreover, my strength also increased. So, I believe a lot of sleep is essential for-!"
His sentence was cut off when Carcel raised his hand with a twitching brow.
"Stop. I think it's better if I don't know."
Unlike Carcel and Alec, the others were still curious about Kyle. However, since they didn't know Kyle personally, they simply thanked him for his help.
Suddenly, while following behind them, Kyle remembered the storage rings and the weapons he found in the underground room.
"Oh right..."
Due to his loud exclamation a few heads snapped back to gaze at him. Some of them thought, maybe he was going to share the secret of his strength.
Kyle rummaged inside his mind space and in the next second a few weapons dropped in front of him.
"Your storage rings and weapons. I found them while looking around the base."
Kyle raised his brow when everyone's expression turned blank.
"What happened?"
No one answered because they were not sure about their feelings. Should they thank him for finding their lost weapons or should they beat him up? After all, no one would be happy to search a huge base only to find out that someone had already taken what they were looking for. Regardless, they did not dare to step forward because Kyle was the strongest.
Contrary to the quiet atmosphere, Alec and Carcel gazed at each other. They rolled their sleeves with smiles that did not reach their eyes. Alec picked up his sword and traced it's blade.
"Let me tell you what happened."
The duo was ready to pounce at him but suddenly an angry cry rang out in the air.
All the heads snapped up. Their eyes widened with astonishment when trails of crimson flames flickered above their heads. In the next second, a huge shadow was cast upon their figures, and a large majestic fire phoenix appeared in the sky.
Bia gazed down at the tiny figures. Her bright eyes met Kyle's mid-air.
Strangely enough, he started sweating buckets of water, because he finally remembered the important thing he forgot a while ago.
Kyle raised his hand slowly and waved with a dry laugh.
"Oh hi..."
With a large flap, Bia dived down toward him with lightning-fast speed. The flames around her body spread out in a mesmerizing manner in the sky.
Alec and Carcel grabbed their weapons and immediately ran away from Kyle. For some reason, they could feel the dangerous aura around Bia. She was definitely angry!
Kyle groaned and vanished from his spot before she could crash into him. He wiped his sweaty forehead and gazed at Bia's figure.
'Wait, I can explain...'
However, before he could complete his sentence, Bia changed her direction to follow behind him in the air. The moment Kyle removed the restriction from their connection, she cursed out loudly with an evil laughter.
-'Haha, I finally found you! Let's settle all scores today!'
In the distance, Haylee gazed at the phoenix and human with a twitching brow. He couldn't believe the two of them were fighting above the enemy base!
'What had the world turned into?'
Beside him, Jian, Nine, Yue, Sia, Elli, and Rowan were floating inside white bubbles. He gently pushed the bubbles away and all of them landed on the ground safely.
Nine and Jian gazed at the two figures chasing each other in the sky and they burst into loud laughter.
Jian wiped his eyes with his fingers.
"What a beautiful reunion."
Nine nodded with a chuckle.
"Indeed. It's so touching that I feel like laughing."
He whipped his head back when he sensed a movement. His eyes widened slightly when he saw some familiar faces among the individuals standing behind him.
"Carcel and Alec?"
Carcel eyed him from head to toe and a relieved sigh escaped his lips. The last time he saw Nine, the latter was so pale that it looked like he would die any second. But now he looked perfectly fine.
With a smile, he raised his hand for a handshake but Nine smacked his hand away and hugged him with a laugh.
"How have you been? It's been a while!"
Nine gaze wandered toward Alec. For a few seconds, he was a little awkward because the last time they met he said some unnecessary things to the latter. Still, he walked up to Alec with a smile and hugged him as well.
"What about you?"
Alec tapped his back and returned the hug with a bright smile. He was worried after Nine last outburst, but it seems Nine has sorted out his emotions.
"I am fine but..."
He dragged his words and pointed at the sky.
"What happened to Bia?"
Nine shook his head and threw his arm on his shoulder with a grim look.
"It's because she missed him a lot."
Jian nodded. He walked toward the duo and placed his arm on Alec's empty shoulder.
Everyone watched with different expressions as Kyle vanished from one spot to another in the sky. Desperately trying to calm his bonded beast.
In the distance, Haylee's gaze wandered between the onlookers and Kyle. Perhaps he was the only one concerned about the fact that they were in the enemy base?
