NovelEnglishAt a swordsmanship center, an older man with a topknot and dressed in typical sword-fighting garb was currently playing chess with someone.
"How are you feeling?" the older man asked.
At the question, the person sitting across from him paled. Alfius' eyes turned vacant. "I... I still can't accept it, Master." "Everyone must take this step eventually, especially people like us. Alfius, once you trulyprehend the essence of life, you'll be close to drawing the demon sword, Rain of the Village," the older man replied.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt"I will remember this, Master," Alfius replied, though he still felt guilty about killing Nash.
Alfius had felt Nash's efforts to save him even while he was unconscious. When he awoke to the chaos and heard Sven's and the others' conversation, he was immediately confronted with the toxic gas. He survived using the breath-holding technique his master had taught him.
The situation was tooplicated then, and he was at a loss. Fearing that Nash might kill Marie and the others, Alfius picked up a dagger lying on the ground-a dagger that had coincidentally belonged to Brew. When he stabbed Nash with it, his entire body had been trembling.
He recounted this to his master, who seemed pleased. On the other hand, Alfius was confused about his master feeling happy about the fact that he had killed someone.
Alfius grew up in an orphanage and had experienced loss throughout his life. The cats and dogs he grew up with, the old orphanage director, and his friends-one by one, they all left him. Their departure had taught Alfius the preciousness of life from an early age.
Fate had decided for him to be alive today. It would be up to luck to decide if he could keep living tomorrow. Alfius looked at the banners on the walls with mixed emotions.
Nash returned hto his family, who had been worried sick about him.
Hera immediately threw herself into his arms. "You're back!" Nash hugged her and consoled her affectionately, "What's wrong? I was only in seclusion for two days. Did you missthat much?" "I... I thought-" Hera sobbed, her tears flowing uncontrollably.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmNash was still puzzled when Harrison approached them.
"Your father, Philix, sent us a message yesterday," Harrison said.
"My father? What did he say?" Nash asked excitedly, eager for the news after going several days without a word from his father.
"The Warden Said you were taken away by smysterious person from the Church of theherworld to the Endless Horizon Sect. Was it not the Warden who brought you back?" Harrison asked after explaining the situation. en.kikistories Nash thought of the sect master of the Endless Horizon Sect but then pretended to be nonchalant as he did not want to put the Lewises and himself at risk.
"Oh, they did bringto their hideout, but I wiped them out! There's no need to worry about them anymore." "Oh! So that's what happened," Harrison responded with relief.
"Yes, I'll contact my father in a bit. Everything will be fine." "Alright then. Nash, do you need to go back into seclusion?" "Of course! One mustn't beplacent in their cultivation." "I see." After exchanging a few more words with his family, Nash then made his way to the Endless Horizon Sect under the pretense of going back into seclusion.
When Nash first returned from the snowy mountains, he had repeatedly tried calling Philix and his l subordinates but received no answer. He had not been able to gain anything on their whereabouts using his Third Eye either. en.kikistories Could the Church of theherworld be behind his father's disappearance? For them to be able to hide from his Third Eye indicated that there were powerful figures among them. en.kikistories
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