Chapter 138: Kathy

Chapter 138: Chapter 138: Kathy

Leon keenly noticed the anomaly: "The magical fluctuation here isn’t normal at all. The elemental concentration must be at least ten times that of other places."

The blizzard had stopped, but the surrounding aura field was extremely bizarre.

An invisible power had erected an encirclement, enveloping the entire sea area and the sandy beach. Breaking this barrier created by the elements of heaven and earth would likely be a difficult problem.

"It’s probably due to the air current disturbance when the serendipity appeared." Jeremy was also helpless.

Before, when they wanted to find the Caelum Jade and Nyxfrost, they couldn’t grope their way to the destination. Now that they decided to avoid it, they were forcibly thrown straight into this wretched place. Before he could calculate the next step, a few more auras appeared around them.

As a precaution, Jeremy instantly signaled the group to temporarily hide.

Due to the barrier, they couldn’t retreat far. Fortunately, there were many large rocks and giant mutated coconut trees on the beach, enough to hide people.

Just as they finished hiding, a few figures appeared from another direction, seemingly also pushed here by the blizzard.

Jeremy cautiously cast a glance to grasp the situation.

A total of seven people... Judging by their attire, they seemed to be in the same group as those tier fours suspected to be Magic Tower people they encountered on the first day entering the secret realm.

Didn’t expect to bump into them here.

Judging by their reaction the other day, this group’s observation skills were extremely sharp. Afraid of being discovered, Jeremy didn’t dare to look for long. People from the Magic Tower might not necessarily attack them. But faced with interests, who dared to gamble on the word "what if".

As that group drew closer, the conversation gradually became clear:

"The appearance location of the Caelum Jade keeps changing continuously, not matching the initially predicted location at all. There’s definitely no mistake this time, right?"

Following the clear male voice was a gentle female voice: "The final direction the astrolabe pointed to is here. No more mistakes."

The black-cloaked guy propped his chin, looking around: "Looking at the traces on these corpses, they seem to have died not long ago. Could the Caelum Jade have already fallen into someone else’s hands?"

Another person sneered: "Idiot. If it was taken, the secret realm gate would have opened and forcibly teleported everyone out ages ago, would it be your turn to stand here spouting nonsense?"

The scolded youth was somewhat dissatisfied: "Crazy, I just said it. Why such heavy resentment?"

Seeing the two sides about to argue, the girl standing in the center spoke coldly: "If you want to argue, scram far away."

As soon as that cold and distant voice rang out, the entire space instantly fell dead silent. No one dared to peep.

She also wore a black cloak. Her long, pitch-black hair was half-hidden beneath the fabric layer. Her appearance and figure were concealed tightly, but her transcendent aura was unmatched by anyone.

Perhaps because her compatibility with the Ice element had reached the peak, even when she did nothing, the ice and snow naturally condensed into a magical spirit halo hovering behind her back like a halo.

Seeing she was displeased, the black-cloaked guy next to her spoke carefully: "Miss Kathy, the astrolabe points towards the seabed. That abnormal blizzard just now swept us here, proving the Caelum Jade’s master-selection trial hasn’t begun yet. The others have gone one step ahead, we should also go down early."

The remaining five didn’t dare to utter a peep.

Kathy’s rippleless gaze swept over the astrolabe’s face. Having confirmed the direction, she walked to the edge of the sea, pulling the hairpin from her hair.

The slender ice crystal hairpin condensed into a longsword. The sword body was transparent as jade, hanging down with exquisitely patterned tassels. Looking closely, one could even see ice crack patterns running along the blade, the overall look exuding a coldness like frost and snow under the moon.

Under the gaze of everyone, Kathy channeled magic power into the sword body.

The sword spun around her wrist, blooming into a sword flower.

Amidst the dancing lines, a sharp sword aura condensed into a physical entity, forcibly cleaving the seawater in half.

In the blink of an eye, the water frantically parted to both sides. An extremely cold ice-covered path was forced open.

The few people behind exchanged glances.

Even knowing clearly this eldest miss was very strong, facing this strength that increased unceasingly month by month, they still felt a chill.

Only seventeen years old, her strength far exceeded ordinary tier fours, capable of even cleanly handling opponents above her level in a single move.

No wonder the top brass of the Magic Tower firmly nominated her to replace Leon and become the next heir.

The six people, each with their own calculations, silently followed behind.

But halfway down, Kathy abruptly stopped, slightly turning her body, her gaze pinned to a corner of the sandy beach.

"!"

The six from the Magic Tower faintly guessed what she intended to do in that instant. Everyone’s heart leapt.

The Young Master and his teammates had arrived one step ahead of them, seeming to be hiding there...

Kathy wouldn’t lay a cruel hand on the Young Master, right? After all, there was an engagement between the two.

But if she truly acted, could they stop her?

The six didn’t even dare to breathe heavily, their nerves stretched to the limit.

Under their gaze, the longsword in Kathy’s hand swung slightly. Several half-moon-shaped sword auras appeared in mid-air, grinding all the large rocks around the beach to dust.

In a flash, the five people hiding behind were forced to reveal themselves.

When seeing the one standing at the front was Leon, the other six instinctively pulled their hoods down lower, obscuring their vision.

Kathy indifferently cast a glance at Leon.

The silver-blue heterochromic eyes beneath the mask were like two jewels inlaid by the gods. Her voice was cold enough to resemble a puppet wiped clean of emotions:

"Can’t even hide properly. Trash, what are you doing here joining the fun?"

That sentence plunged the atmosphere into a bizarre silence instantly.

"..."

Jeremy looked over at Leon.

Did these Magic Tower people know Leon?

That attitude... could they be enemies?

Suddenly, a sword aura tore through the wind, carving a bleeding line on Leon’s face.

Jeremy slightly furrowed his brows, just about to step forward when he was stopped by him. Leon’s expression remained unchanged. As if watching a play that had nothing to do with him.

Seeing the other party maintain that indifferent look, Kathy sheathed her sword, giving a cold sneer:

"Three years from now, whether it’s the heir’s seat or that rotting life of yours, I will personally snatch them away one by one. Until then, I’ll leave you a path of survival."

Before her words faded, ear-piercing screams of agony abruptly rang out around them, followed by the sound of bones breaking as heavy objects crashed to the ground.

"!"

Were there others hiding around here?

Jeremy and Evelyn both felt their hearts sink, almost simultaneously turning to look behind them. Only then did they realize: aside from their group, there were still over a dozen black-clad individuals hidden in the forest behind them. Among them was even that heretical crow beastkin who had summoned the storm earlier.

But at this moment, whether it was the black crow cultists or the demons, all had stopped breathing.

The sword intent pierced through the core of their hearts, then bloomed into flowers, entirely swallowing their bodies in the blink of an eye, leaving only dry skeletons.

As for the flesh, blood, skin, and internal organs, they all turned into nourishment for those blood flowers, creating a unique hue, both terrifying and absurdly beautiful in the middle of this wasteland.

Yet the one who created that scene didn’t bother to cast a single glance. Kathy’s rippleless, disdainful gaze swept over Leon one last time, then she flicked her sleeve and turned to leave.

Seeing she had no intention of acting further, the six followers finally dared to breathe a sigh of relief.

Thank goodness... at least this eldest miss wasn’t crazy enough to strike a lethal blow at the Young Master before the inheritance trial began.

The boulder in their chests lifted; they hastily bowed to greet Leon, then immediately tailed Kathy, not daring to delay half a beat.