"I thought you were just a stupid model, Shen Yuan. You have a nice reflex. I’ll give you that," The archbishop said from the top of his snow mountain; he didn’t let his opponent breathe. He threw tens and hundreds of his ice javelins to Shen Yuan nonstop!
But the omega, like a fox in the wild, only avoided it with great precision and beastly movements. He shortened their distance in no time, and with his long nails, he clawed the man’s face, causing another splurt of fresh blood.
Shen Yuan didn’t stop it with that single strike; he used his crystal ball again. This time, to knock the man down through his stomach.
"Ahh!" The man once again spit a mouthful of blood. But he didn’t just take the beating from the peak of his snow mountain; he conjured a tall block of snow to knock Shen Yuan up in the air.
"Shit!" Shen Yuan cursed because he didn’t see that move coming.
The two S-Class awakeners locked each other into a bloody fight, and none backed down.
It’s a dance between ice and fire.
Several meters from there, Qin Mian saw all this happening, and his jaw had long been touching the ground.
"Damn! Is this how S-Class awakeners fight in real life!" Qin Mian blurted out. His eyes shook as the two powerhouse individuals attacked each other, pulling their pouches. They use their abilities nonstop as if their mana pools are infinite!
"This is the realm of S-Class that awakeners of my caliber could imagine!" He exclaimed deep inside his heart. A warm and exhilarating feeling coursed his veins as he carved this fight into his head. He felt so excited that he momentarily forgot about the dangers and troubles directed at him.
But that is only short-lived because shortly after that, the Yetis, whom the snow-and-ice-wielding archbishop of the Cardinals triggers, come rushing toward them, gravely agitated and murderous.
"This is one hell of a trouble! Will I stay alive after this?" Qin Mian gulped a mouthful of saliva.
There’s an S-Class awakener who’s targetting him, and now, an entire army of Yetis is coming their way!
This problem is not just apparent to Qin Mian. Shen Yuan was already gritting his teeth, and a small drop of sweat was dripping down his flawless forehead.
"Damn! Why now?!" He’s handling a problematic opponent; now, an army of oversized hair is marching towards them.
"Bwahahaha! That is the downside of playing on the safe side when you have the strength to conquer. You’re bound to responsibilities and a slave to your morality. If I were you, I would have dropped that facade and focused on caring for your son."
Shen Yuan huffed, "If I leave you to thrive, you and your sociopath friends will dominate the peaceful world that my son is living in. So fuck you!"
Shen Yuan manipulated his crystal ball and, this time, created another Heavenly Foxfire to toast the man’s soul.
"Ahhhhh!" Shen Yuan heard Qin Mian’s war cry, and in his peripheral vision, he saw the alpha charging at one of the Yetis, claws out and his teeth baring at the monster.
"See that? No one here is a burden," Shen Yuan said to the archbishop. His red and luscious lips are arched, and pride is evident in his tone. Shen Yuan threw his Heavenly Foxfire at the S-Class archbishop without saying anything.
The man was expecting it, so he was prepared, but instead of dodging it, he bravely faced it with an ice sword in hand. It was his mistake.
When he tried to parry it aside, the flame wasn’t affected by his attack, and it hit him straight in the face, unimpeded.
"Ahhh!" The man dropped to the ground, writhing.
"Guess I’ll be taking in another S-Class terrorist," Shen Yuan smirked. "I wonder if I’ll be receiving a bonus."
The archbishop looked at Shen Yuan with murderous loathing. This omega is not normal! What kind of fire is he using that it feels like he’s being flamed from the inside?! He tried to cover his body with ice, but it didn’t even help!
Is this the method he used to subdue that newbie? Now, he could understand why a flexible S-Class summoner couldn’t escape Shen Yuan.
The archbishop felt a sense of urgency. At this rate, he’s afraid that he will also be taken! They lost an apprentice, and that’s okay. But their faction couldn’t afford to lose an archbishop like him!
In his desperation, he remembered the only thing that could help him in his predicament.
Through his inexplicable suffering, he discreetly used his body weight to push a button that was hidden in his cloak’s pocket. He never intended to use it because it hurts his ego, but he has no choice.
Shen Yuan couldn’t notice this tiny detail because while on top of the snow mountain, he was aiding Qin Mian in dealing with the monsters coming towards them.
"Qin Mian! Retreat. I have a method to stop those monsters from coming!" He yelled at the top of his lungs. The alpha obediently did as he was told and turned his heel to run away.
The celestial fox spirit then conjured a tall wall of fire to deter the rushing army of aggrieved monsters. The extent of his movement was comparable to the snow mountain. In fact, it stretched for several kilometers, almost like a mountain range made up of blue flames, completely sealing the charging monsters from going out of their territory and wreaking havoc to the evacuating hunters.
"Grrrr!" The wooly monsters could only bare their teeth at the fire and return to their broken home.
Seeing this, Shen Yuan was finally able to feel relieved. Now, all his troubles are sorted, for now.
However, when he checked the man, he noticed that he was quiet. It was weird because it wasn’t normal for someone to be this mum when their soul was burning. Take those goons, for example; they’ve been screaming until they passed out because the Heavenly Foxfire is making them experience hell.
"What the hell are you doing?" He asked the silent man in a cloak. Shen Yuan reached over to take the archbishop’s hood off. But before he could do that, the man lurched towards him, gasping for air.
"It hurts, Shen Yuan! Please cut this out! I’ll willingly go with you! I’m willing to talk what I know!"
Shen Yuan’s invisible fox ear perked up, startled. But he did his very best to appear normal. "Oh? I see. Then, care to tell me first what method you are using in summoning this Tailed Guardian you are talking about?"
That is the question that Shen Yuan asked.
But the archbishop is acting deliriously as if the pain made him go dumb. Instead of answering this question, he said, "Shen Yuan, the C-Cardinals are eyeing you! They thought you were a nuisance that needed cleaning, so they sent their deadliest faction to kill you! They might be lying around in wait, watching to see if they could find an opening to unalive you."
Shen Yuan twisted his lips, "Tell me something I’m not expecting."
He just looked at the man twitching as his white Heavenly Foxfire continuously danced to the man’s cries.
"Whatever, I’ll just take you out. We have a lot of time to talk about—"
Sphhhlt! The sound of flesh getting cut stopped Shen Yuan from talking.
"Huh?" the celestial fox spirit couldn’t make out what happened at first until he felt a dull pain on his side, particularly from the back.
Shen Yuan used his hand to feel the thing hurting him and touched something that seemed to be a dagger’s handle.
"Shit! They told me this was the best defensive equipment!" Shen Yuan angrily cursed in his head. He couldn’t feel other people’s presence behind him. So, did someone throw a knife at him? How come he couldn’t detect it?
He tried to pull it out, but when he did, he realized that his mana was getting sucked by the said dagger.
The archbishop looked through his hood with pained eyes, and his mouth stretched for a smile, "See? I told you. They are lurking in your shadows. You’re dead, Shen Yuan."
The celestial fox spirit felt his strength fading. Even if he musters his strength, he watches himself falling down the snow mountain.
"Master Shen Yuan!" He heard Qin Mian calling him, and it was not just the alpha running towards him with a worried face.
"Shen Yuan! Shit! What the hell happened?" Lee Jinhyuk and his two assistants came running to his aid.
"Didn’t I told these guys to go home? What the hell are they doing here?"