Chapter 308 Meeting Jerry


    Most of the disciples from the Aeolus Pce had gone to hunt down Tyson. This meant that only a few


    of them remained in the Dark Fog Woods. By now, it was apparent that all the warriors at the eighth


    and ninth grade of Bone Reinforcement had already met their defeat at the hands of Soar. By the time


    Ricky arrived, the enemies in the forest were almostpletely obliterated. So hiding in his two zones,


    he reached the heart of the Dark Fog Woods without so much as delivering a blow.


    At this point, Ricky discovered that Soar, the leader of the Aeolus Pce, and the guarding devil beast


    of the Celestial Flower were all nowhere to be found. He could only distinguish their voices and sounds


    of theirbat somewhere in the distance.


    Seeing no one else around, Ricky turned to investigate his surroundings. Deep in this woods, he saw a


    huge ckke. Instead of reflecting any light, theke seemed to be absorbing it like a ck hole.


    What it released from its bottom was the eerie dark fog that filled the whole forest. Ricky''s eyes were


    soon drawn to the huge white flower right in its center.


    It was as white as snow and nearly two meters wide. Once Ricky came nearer to see it more clearly, he


    discovered that it was actually floating above the water like a small boat. The contrast between the


    white flower and the ckke was quite stark.


    Ricky could feel the power unleashed by the flower even though he was a great distance away from the


    power of pure frozen ice and burning fire, two opposing forces which had somehow been made to be


    At the same time, Ricky sensed that all the power of pure frozen ice and burning fire in the air around


    was rushing to the flower like crazy. Like a swarm of bees drawn to flowers, the two separate kinds of


    energy rapidly streamed into the white petals of the flower, traversing all the way down into its heart.


    "Is this a sign that the flower will bloom soon?" Ricky murmured excitedly at this wonderful sight.


    He spected that he had arrived at the right timing,pared with others who had coveted this


    precious flower.


    Looking around in his excitement, he had noticed that there were several dead bodies floating on the


    ck water as well. It was obvious that they were the warriors of the eighth and ninth grade of Bone


    Reinforcement who had met their doom from Soar.


    "Looks like that the legendary flower is now mine for the taking!" he said in his excitement. No more


    strong warriors would presentpetition for this treasure!


    But he still had to wait until the flower had bloomed thoroughly before attempting to pick it.


    While he was waiting, he took time to inspect the magic flower. As the pure and high quality energy


    flooded into it, its nine petals were glowing and blooming, like a moon that gave out bright and clear


    light. Of course, Ricky should have seen ten beautiful petals, had Tyson not torn down one of them.


    As he examined it more intently, he found that a bloody red and a snowy white lights were alternately


    changing on the petals, and the speed of their changing elerated. Within less than a minute,


    however, the colors of the lights had deepened, until both of them were shining steadily on each of the


    nine petals, split into the two colors. Ricky surmised that it was the sign of the flower''splete


    blooming.


    The moment the process waspleted, Ricky rushed over to the flower without any hesitation. This


    intermediate King Level flower was surely his!


    But right when he was about to touch it, there came a big ssh from under the water! Right beneath


    the huge flower, the water suddenly swirled, and from the middle of the whirlpool a ck figure shot out


    like an arrow! The figure made for the flower at lightning speed, picked it and threw it into a storage


    bag. All of this happened while Ricky was blinded by the curtain of water.


    "I''m so sorry, Russell, but the Celestial Flower belongs to our Aeolus Pce. And we need to take it


    back." In his shock and confusion, Ricky heard a voice saying. When the water curtain fell, Ricky saw a


    young man turn around and look at him. He had quite a handsome face, but Ricky never met him


    before.


    "How could this be?" Ricky said to himself in utter disbelief. "I have activated the power of two zones to


    scan the surroundings! Howe I didn''t detect that there was still someone under the water?" Ricky


    found it hard to ept that he had been stabbed in the back by his enemy.


    By now, it suddenly dawned on him that this might be the Aeolus Pce''s strategy. Rather than being


    driven away, the leader of the Aeolus Pce must have strategically lured Soar away! That way, this


    handsome man could guard the flower and wait for its bloom under the water. This exined why the


    fight had been unexpectedly easy for Ricky and his men.


    "Who are you?" Ricky asked coldly.


    Taking a deep breath, he began to think more calmly, sizing this young man up. He was dressed in


    ck, which had helped him hide under the ck water. But Ricky understood that this was not all. He


    had not only cheated Ricky''s eyes, but also the power of his two zones. Again, Ricky pushed his mind


    and used the power of the two zones to feel the man. He was surprised to find that thebined


    power of his zones still couldn''t prate through the man''s body. It was likely that this young man was


    shielding himself. So based solely on Ricky''s senses, the man simply didn''t exist.


    ''He might have some kind of treasure that could help him hide his breath and shield himself from the


    power of my two zones, '' Ricky analyzed, his face darkening. Without feeling the man''s existence, he


    had no way to know his level, either. This annoyed Ricky even more.


    Trying his best, Ricky got the feeling that the man had not yet reached the eighth grade of Bone


    Reinforcement, but was definitely more powerful and dangerous than the Devil Leopard he had


    recently encountered.


    "Nice to meet you, Russell. My name is Jerry. I''m son and heir of the Aeolus Pce throne. My father


    has ordered me to stay here and guard this precious flower, and of course, to wee you," the man


    said with a smile.


    He had said it in a soft voice, but in quite a confident manner. His confidence indicated that everything


    was under his control, including Ricky.


    "Really? How very kind of you! So it seems that everything has gone as you guys have nned so far.


    I take it that we are also ying your game by helping lead the devil beast away for you, right?" Ricky


    said in a low, rumbling voice.


    Ricky was now really pissed off. He had thought that he was the one who would strive to get the flower,


    and that no one else had the initiative! And what was worse, he had nearly fallen into the trap set by


    their enemies. ''I was too cocky, '' he thought grumpily.


    "Ha-ha!" Jerryughed. "You can think of it this way, Russell," There was a smug look on his face.


    "Alright. What''s your n now, young leader?" Ricky asked, trying to hold back his anger.


    "I''ve heard a lot about you, leader of the Manor Gang. I have to admit that you really are a genius in


    both casting and martial arts," Jerry started, still with that sickeningly confident smile. "Generally


    speaking, Aeolus Pce would benefit a talent like you, and try to make friends with you."


    He then paused, looking Ricky in the eye. "But unfortunately, your friend andrade Tyson has stolen


    some of our secrets. I think you have heard it as well. Such being the case, I''m afraid..."


    Jerry did not continue. As he stared at Ricky with his sharp eyes, a sudden surge of wind energy burst


    out from within his body and circled violently around him.


    "Yes, I''m well aware of that. So are you seeking revenge on me now? If that is the case, I think it would


    be fair enough for you to tell me in exchange why the Aeolus Pce has the map of this world?" Ricky


    asked in return, gathering his spiritual energy and preparing for the impending fight.


    "Ha-ha! That''s a good question. But do you really think I would ever tell you?" Jerryughed out loud.


    "I think you might, but certainly not now. You will only tell me after you beat the daylights out of me, and


    before my painful death. After all, dead men tell no tales," Ricky answered in a low voice through


    clenched teeth. Before he finished speaking, fire spurt out from his body as the force of roaring me


    had exploded inside him.


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    "Well well, a genius is a genius. You are so clever, Russell," Jerryughed more wildly. "Tell you what,


    that''s exactly what I thought! Rest assured. I will let you enjoy the fight before that!"


    As soon as he said this, the water of the ckke sshed again, making loud forceful sounds.


    Huge waves formed and rushed at Ricky like horses stampeding. The next instant, Jerry hade


    face to face with Ricky, wielding a fist covered in numerous des of wind that were sharp enough to


    shred the whole ce to pieces. The fist was striking at him. If Ricky didn''t act quickly, the fist would


    certainly obliterate his face!


    But Ricky was not one to go down without a fight. Murderous intent shone in his eyes. Right before the


    fist reached his nose, he crossed his arms in front of his face, and met the powerful fist. The two forces


    shed, the collision sending out mighty sts.


    The deafening sound of explosion was suddenly muffled by the water.


    When Ricky opened his eyes, he found that both he and the fire surrounding him were drowned in the


    ck water. He didn''t know when, but he was sure that Jerry had somehow dragged him into theke


    and mmed him down to the bottom of it. The explosion from their collision continued down there,


    making ck surges shoot out to the water''s surface.


    Before Ricky could readjust himself, Jerry''s silhouette appeared against the dim light right in front of


    him.


    He swam at a fast speed to Ricky, and when he got nearer and nearer, Ricky saw that his mouth had


    curled into a sneer. It was an ugly sneer full of contempt.


    "Boom!" The scornful smile on Jerry''s face froze when Ricky suddenly disappeared. The next thing he


    knew, Ricky had shot out of the water, covered in a purple light strong enough to shine through the


    ckke.


    Jerry followed him up. The moment he emerged, he discovered that the whole ce was shaking. He


    turned his head just in time to see a fist shining with a blinding purple lighting right at him.


    "It''s impolite not to return your kindness. An eye for an eye and a fist for a fist!" Ricky roared with glee.


    In his astonishment, Jerry too had raised his arm to fend off the angry fist. Immediately he was forced


    into a defensive fetal position.


    "Bang!" The attack produced a loud thud this time, and Jerry was knocked back by the strong energy.


    Managing to maintain his bnce, he didn''t fall into theke, instead he had skidded over the surface


    for a long distance.


    "This is impossible!" Jerry eximed. For the first time, the confident light had disappearedpletely


    from his eyes. He felt Ricky''s forceful strength through his arms and his face grew somber like never


    before.