Child of Destiny

Chapter 1973: They just keep on coming

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Despite killing their respective opponents, the trio knew that this was far from over. They were not in the clear yet. They had to leave this place as soon as possible before that Domain Realm Expert, who brought them here, noticed something wrong.

Shin and Leonard dragged their already exhausted bodies toward Arthur, who was still immersed in his dramatic scene.

Snap!

With a snap of his fingers, Shin summoned a gorgeous flame that swallowed everyone. But instead of cooking them alive, the flame was healing the injuries that the three had, especially Leonard, who had suffered from the previous exchanges quite seriously.

However, these flames could only help them recover from the physical injuries that they had sustained. Shin could not do anything about the mental exhaustion. At least for now, it was beyond his current abilities.

Thud!

While he was trying his best to heal them, a soft yet heavy sound rang in his ears. Turning his head toward that direction, he saw Leonard lying on the ground, unconscious.

“Leo!” shouted Shin while swiftly reaching the side of his brother and checking on him.

Fortunately, it was only because Leonard was thoroughly exhausted from the previous battle, while also being affected by the side effects of consuming the Berserk Pill and the awakening ritual that came alongside it.

Huu~!

Heaving a sigh of relief, Shin turned to Arthur and said. “Oh! That’s enough of your dramatic ending or whatever. Pick Leo up, we have to get away from this place as soon as possible.”

“Tsk! Do you think that I have not exhausted myself? I am also pretty much at the verge of collapsing as well!” complained Arthur, but still picked Leonard up.

“Yeah~! Yeah~! Very convincing!” said Shin with full of sarcasm, before refuting. “If you can say that much bullshit, then it only means that you are pretty much in good condition.”

Shin was trying his best to look well on the outside was well, but he knew that he would only be able to last that long given the already exhausted energy within him.

“Let’s go!” signaled Shin, urging Arthur to move.

They were about to leave when they suddenly sensed another presence approaching them.

Shudder!

Their bodies could not help but tremble due to the overwhelming threat coming from this presence. Even the bloodlust was so strong that Shin and Arthur were having illusions of being killed multiple times, just feeling such an intense killing intent.

Swiftly turning around and facing the direction from which the bloodlust was coming, Shin and Arthur wore solemn expressions on their faces while glaring at the certain silhouette walking toward them.

Not long after, Shin, who was still in the middle of recovering his mental energy, used his True Sight to have a clearer look at the other party and saw who it was.

“That’s-…! That’s one of those mercenaries before!” said Shin with a much grimmer expression.

He remembered it clearly. That time was, after all, one of the incidents that put them in extreme risk.

Among those mercenaries that they had faced, and aside from that guy, from whom he had gotten his flame innate attribute, there was one person who had given him the strongest impression.

He had also remembered that this mercenary had also lost his arm, sacrificing it to escape at that time.

(Reference Chapters 1024-1041)

Looking at the other party, particularly their mechanical arm, Shin knew that this must be the same mercenary at that time.

“What is his codename again? Mad Dog?” he mumbled while squinting his eyes.

He could tell that this person not only prevented his strength from deteriorating after suffering those injuries but also managed to become stronger as well.

“This is going to be very troublesome,” he mumbled.

He then turned to Arthur and said. “You should retreat now. Get away from this place as far as possible and find an opportunity to use those teleportation talismans to go back home.”

“What about you?” asked Arthur with a grim expression.

“You don’t have to worry about me. I still have the final trump card that my mother has given to me,” said Shin, trying to reassure Arthur, before adding. “The only problem with this one is that it requires me to only have me within the vicinity.”

“It seems to be unable to distinguish friends and foes, so it is safer if you don’t stay here,” he added before turning his gaze toward the other party.

Arthur hesitated for a moment before nodding his head. He knew very well that this was not the time to be stubborn. He understood that their current conditions were not ideal for the current predicament, so it was best to leave the rest to Shin.

Among the three, he was the only one who was still in a relatively decent condition.

It was best if he could fight against this newcomer, but he also understood that he could not buy that much time even if he used any more the cards within him.

Shin was not in a good condition to bring Leonard away from this place, who was currently unconscious and in a weakened state.

Taking out a golden scale from his dimensional bag, Arthur tossed it to Shin and said. “Crush it if you find your situation gets a bit more dangerous, even after using what Auntie has given you.”

“This is something that I have gotten from our family ancestor, so it would be able to help you as well,” he added before retreating while carrying Leonard on his back.

Shin, on the other hand, remained standing on his spot and kept an eye on Mad Dog.

He kept the golden scale before staring intently at his opponent.

Mad Dog did not even care about Arthur, who was carrying Leonard to leave this place. He kept his eyes on Shin, who was staring back at him with a heavy expression.

After reaching a dozen meters or so away from Shin, Mad Dog gave the latter a savage smile before greeting. “It has been a while, Shin Kinghad.”

Shin slightly raised his brows when he heard those words, but did not reply. He was aware that the other party must be keeping an eye on him after that incident, especially when Mad Dog literally said that he would remember him.

Seeing that Shin was not replying to him, Mad Dog further smirked and asked. “Are you not curious why I am not chasing after your two friends?”

Shin’s eyes remained cold while staring at the opposing party. At the same time, he was also secretly channeling the remaining mental energy that he could muster toward the forbidden talisman that his mother had given him.

He could not instantly activate this talisman since it was quite special. It required quite a lot of energy before it was fully activated. With the little bit of mental energy that he currently had, it would take quite some time before he could summon his powers.

He needed to buy time for it, but it was pretty much obvious that the other party would not give him the luxury for that.

He could also forcefully activate the Forbidden Talisman when the situation became even more dangerous, but it could also bring him serious consequences in return.

He would most likely be in a much worse condition than Leonard, who was in a completely weakened state after that ’ritual.’

For now, he could only gamble and see how things would work out.

Moreover, he also needed to buy as much time as possible for Arthur and Leonard to leave this place and escape the dimensional lock set up around the area.

Fortunately, Mad Dog seemed to be more interested in him compared to capturing those two brothers of his.

He could also feel that there was something strange going on. It felt like Mad Dog was targeting him from the very beginning. However, it was not just about his personal vendetta, but also due to some other reason as well.

Mad Dog, who was observing Shin, was naturally aware of the little trick that Shin was trying to pull. But he was not that concerned about it since he was confident with his own preparation.

Aside from that, the organization behind him had given him quite a few things that could help him escape any dangerous situations.

Based on his experience, he was confident that he could escape even if he was faced against the old monsters of the Elder’s Council, specifically when one of the tools he had in him came from someone who had already stepped into transcendence.

’I don’t know what the Great Leader is thinking, but I have to follow the orders,’ he thought while recalling the details of the mission that was given to him for this operation.

He then stared at Shin quite intently before thinking to himself. ’He wants to test this kid, but what does he want me to test about a brat?’

He did have some suspicions, but he could not do anything about it since he had already signed a spiritual contract with them and even bowed an oath in the process, further augmenting the effects of the two.

Starting at Shin for a way, Mad Dog just followed his instincts and did what he did best. “Let’s see what this brat is hiding.”

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