Chapter 99
“Lady Mari, let''s both step back. I only want two; I''ll leave you three.”
vin had just sought to ease the tension, but what he got in return was an icy retort, “Not a
chance.”
vin was riled up. “You unreasonable wench!”
Mari''s brows furrowed slightly. “What did you say?”
“You heard me.”
“You…”
Mari, like an arrow loosed from a bow, charged at him. Her ancient sword sang from its
scabbard, its metallic ring stirring the old woods, and a chilling sword''s energy burst forth from
within the de. She swung her sword at vin, and the temperature in the forest seemed to drop
several degrees.
vin dodged in rm. “Madwoman! Have you a death wish? Are you hoping the Violet Lion won''t
catch up?”
As expected, a deafening roar echoed from the dense woods behind them, and the Violet Lion
charged towards them.
“Foolish woman!” vin, furious, turned and fled. “Don''t follow me.”
“Dream on! Hand over the Violet Thistle.” Mari sheathed her ancient sword and continued the
pursuit. Her sword''s energy was too fierce, easily detectable by the Violet Lion.
“Don''t follow me. Split up!”
Mari was relentless and determined to obtain the Violet Thistle. These five Super Elixir Fruits,
when taken together, their effect was second only to the Legendary Elixir Fruit—a rare treasure
surpassing any other Super Elixir Fruits.
For anything else, she might have let vin have it, but these five Elixir Fruits had to be taken
together for her to break through her barriers and ascend to an Advanced Mage!
Advanced Mage! She had longed for it for far too long.
“Your perfume is too strong; don''t follow me,” vin called out in desperation from ahead.
Mari''s face was frosty. Perfume? This was her natural, refreshing scent!
“You''ve doomed us both.” Seeing her still in hot pursuit, vin suddenly plucked a Violet Thistle and
hurled it into the nearby woods.
A wild boar, already in a panic, roared instinctively at the thrown object. When the Elixir Fruit fell to
the ground, its strong medicinal aroma drew the boar''s attention, causing it to open its mouth to eat.
What a treasure!
“Whoosh!”
A st of icy air struck, freezing the unfortunate boar solid. Its treasure was snatched away before
its eyes.
Mari secured the Elixir Fruit and caught up with vin again. “That was a Super Elixir Fruit, and
you tossed it away so carelessly.”
vin turned to see. “What!! Did you get it back? Foolish woman, I was using it to lure the Violet
Lion.”
“If you keep spouting nonsense, I’ll not spare you.”
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“Lady Mari, do you have to do this? I’m but a poord; finding an Elixir Herb or Elixir Fruit is no
easy feat for me. You guard an entire mystical mountain, you have nothing to worry about, yet you
insist on challenging me?” vin couldn’t understand. They had a bit of rapport, so why the sudden
coldness?
Before vin could finish, a violent gust surged from the woods behind them. The wind roared like
raging waves, the stout old trees shaking violently as if on the brink of snapping.
vin and Mari were engulfed by the surge, which was more ferocious than before. They were
utterly overpowered, flung into the air, coughing blood. Their life forces were in turmoil and they felt
like on the verge of losing consciousness.
“It’s caught up!” vin struggled to his feet, his expression grave. In the dim light ahead, a lion
bathed in violet radiance approached slowly, its presence locking onto them, and its deep purple
eyes filled with malice.
Mari struggled to rise, blood dripping from her mouth, and herplexion pale. She could no
longer run, nor was there any point in trying. At such close quarters, the Violet Lion could kill them
at any moment.
The air seemed to freeze as the majestic lion appeared to them, like the grim reaper drawing near.
vin scanned their surroundings and listened intently before a n formed in his mind. If he
remembered correctly, wasn’t there a cliff nearby? And beneath it, a mighty river?
A n began to take shape in vin’s mind as he kept a wary eye on the Violet Lion, whispering,
“Mari, give me that Violet Thistle you have.”
Mari shot him a cial look. Even now, he wanted to im it for himself.
“You idiot, hurry up!”
“Say that once more!” Mari fumed. No one had dared to speak to her like that before.
“Our lives are at stake! Do you want to die, or shall we both perish?”
“Do you have a n?”
“The Violet Lion wants the Elixir Fruit. Whoever holds the Elixir Fruit will be its first target. Give them
all to me, and I’ll lead it away. You run in the opposite direction as far as you can and don’t look
back.”