Chapter 2438


    At this moment, in a dense forest on the ind, Saimus, who had led his team away in a hurry, suddenly stopped and turned around to look behind him.


    Not far away, dark clouds were gathering. Lightning and thunder shed in the sky. Between them were red mes that crackled from time to time. A heavy flow of positive energy rumbled out in all directions.


    "W- What''s going on? What''s happening over there?" A member of the team looked at the hugemotion behind him in shock.


    "Is it another battle?"


    "Isn''t that where the herb farm is? Were Jaston and Mina upset and started another fight?"


    "No way. They''ve been defeated."


    "What''s going on now? Should we turn back and have a look?"


    Saimus'' eyes flickered. He turned to them and said, "It''s none of our business. We have to fend for ourselves first."


    After that, he continued to run wildly away.


    Coincidentally, at the other end of the forest were the injured Jaston and Ivlina who were also looking at the chaos that ensued behind them in shock.


    After a moment of shock, they all turned their heads and sped up to leave.


    At the same time, in front of the mirror outside the ind. The captains were watching the scene ying in the mirror attentively with vivid expressions.


    Nestor''s face was full of worry.


    Lucio, on the other hand, looked like he was feeding off his sadness.


    Pierzy crossed his arms in front of his chest, looking confident.


    As for the other captains, most of them were unbothered by what was happening. They enjoyed the bustling energy on the ind.


    At this moment, the scene in the mirror had be a picture of lightning, rain, and mes intertwined. The spreading lightpletely shrouded Fade


    and Balton. It was impossible to pinpoint both of their figures. One could only vaguely see them constantly colliding with each other.


    Not too longter, the two men had been engaged in an intense battle for over five minutes.


    Five minutes wasn''t that long. However, fights among those at the Half- Lord Level would only take a few seconds.


    These two men had been going at it for over five minutes, and yet the final result still was blurry. Therefore, the captains were all astonished to see this.


    "I didn''t expect Fade tost that long."


    "He managed to hold out on Balton for five minutes. He is much stronger than I imagined!"


    "Anyway, after this battle, Fade should at least be in second ce. He''s more than qualified."


    Lucio, who was watching from a corner, couldn''t help but look at Nestor and teased,


    "Hehe, no matter how good he is, he has to survive first."


    Nestor red at him in response but didn''t say anything. He continued to stare at the battle in the mirror, feeling particrly nervous and anxious. There was a glimmer of hope within him that thought Fade might be able to defeat Balton.


    Suddenly, at the exact moment, all the lights in the mirror collided with one another. A huge explosion followed after.


    A bright red lotus emerged through the explosion and swallowed all the lightning and thunder, leaving nothing else behind.


    "This..."


    "What''s going on? What happened?"


    "Has someone won?"


    "It looks like it''s about to end."


    All the captains eximed and stared at the mirror.


    The red lotus gradually disappeared. Finally, a human figure emerged slowly in front of everybody''s eyes.


    "Who is it? Who the hell is it?" Some people couldn''t wait any longer.


    "Of course it''s Balton! Is there even a need to ask?" Someone said in a disapproving manner.


    Finally, the smokepletely dispersed, and the figure''s face was visible to everyone.


    Fade stood with his hands behind his back with a cold face. His expression remained static.


    On the ground in front of him, Balton knelt in front of him. His face was bruised and battered. He was in such a sorry state.


    Such a scene shocked all the team captains.


    "W-What''s going on?"


    "Did Fade actually win?"


    "No way. How could Balton lose?"


    "But our eyes don''t lie!"


    "Just cause he''s the one standing doesn''t mean he won. Maybe he''s just trying to hold on...


    As soon as this was said, Fade threw a re at Balton on the ground. "Balton, you''ve lost."


    Balton spat out a mouthful of blood and looked up at him. "You! How are you so powerful? Who are you?"


    "It doesn''t matter who I am. What matters is that you''re going to die," Fade spat icily.


    Then, a ball of mes appeared in his palm and he aimed it at Balton.


    Seeing this before them, the captains were all taken aback.


    "What is he nning to do?"


    "Is he going to kill Balton?"


    "Nestor, stop him!" Pierzy, who had juste to ept Balton''s defeat, shouted when he heard this.


    Nestor merely frowned and said discontentedly, "Pierzy, do you think I can stop what''s happening on that ind? Plus, there''s no rule saying you can''t kill anyone on the ind. If he dies, it means he wasn''t strong enough. There''s no need to me anyone for that."


    "What did you say?" Pierzy gritted his teeth and red at him.


    From the very start, Pierzy had his eyes on Balton and was nning to recruit him into Thunder Hall.


    Not only was this a big deal, but it would also make Thunder Hall more powerful. Naturally, no matter how you looked at it, there was no way he was willing to let Balton die on that ind.


    Bam!


    With a loud boom, the fireball in Fade''s palm shot out.


    Living up to his reputation, the injured Balton was still able to duck from Fade''s attack at a critical moment.


    It dawned on him that Fade was set


    .ne


    on killing him that day. Upon this, he made up his mind


    realizin


    to abandon his initial n and flee from the battleground.


    Seeing this, Fade frowned and chased after him.


    This situation made Pierzy, who was extremely anxious, slightly relieved. Right after, he quickly got up and ran towards the ind. Ten minutester, Fade spotted Pierzy taking Balton away. Sighing, he shook his head and turned to walk back towards the herb farm.


    "I guess I''m still not strong enough to take down Balton. D*mn, I''m pretty sure this is going toe back to bite meter on."


    Then, his eyes turned cold and he muttered in a stern tone, "But I won''t allow him to escape next time."Content ? provided by N?velDrama.Org.


    When he returned to the herb farm, Alicia and Joey greeted him with their harvest.


    Moreover, they had more good materials with them. They were carrying the items that belonged to Balton.


    Earlier, Balton had fled in a hurry. Therefore, he didn''t have a chance to take his bag with him.


    Fade wasn''t going to hold back either. He immediately packed all the materials into his bag.


    Then, he brought the two girls to a cave on the ind and waited quietly.


    A few hourster, the official personnel announced that the exploration of the ind was over. With that, everyone began to sail back.


    Sitting on the boat and looking at each other, they found that at least a quarter of the people were missing.


    As for the rest, more than 90 percent of them were injured and covered in dust. It was obvious that they had been in more than one battle.