Chapter 380

Chapter 380: Uninvited Guest

The blood tattoos on the man’s face quickly disappeared, but a new blood tattoo appeared on his nape, becoming the same mark as the one on Hiruka’s nape .

“Remember your mission, and hopefully we will be able to bask in glory rather than live in shame during our limited lifespans . ”

Belo completed the ancient ritual with the same lines .

“Since you are the second retainer, she is your captain . ” Then he pointed at Hiruka who was at the edge of the metal cage and commanded, “Pack up your armor, this is the wealth of your arcane team . ”

“Just kill me, I will absolutely not become anyone’s retainer . ” The man whose accent was obviously from the Kingdom of Doa spoke with lifeless eyes .

“Even more feeble than during battle . You’re far worse than I imagined, I’m already suspecting my decision . ” Belo snorted, “But just like the retainer’s mission to protect the lord, the lord also has a mission to protect his retainer . Feeble guy, are you really a deserter from the Bat Corps like what those trash on the stand claimed . . . . . . But rest assured, even if the Bat Corps is coming for you, I will protect you . ”

Hearing Belo’s speech, Hiruka once again thought that he was a lunatic . How could they stand a chance against a Corps with dozens of elite arcane teams?

However, that boasting also gave her a strange feeling . . . . . . If the Bat Corps really came for the deserter, he would really put his life on the line to protect that guy, to protect his so-called retainer .

“Protect? The Bat Corps coming for me?”

The man murmured . Tears suddenly streamed down from his hollow eyes, “If they can really show up and treat me as a deserter, how great would that be . . . . . . ”

“What exactly happened?”

Roy Wayne and a few Burning Corps members also showed up next to Belo . “Only outstanding battlemasters are qualified to own a set of bat-base armor in the Bat Corps . ” Roy Wayne watched that man’s pained expression and hysterically pulled his hair, “What exactly happened to the Bat Corps? Why did a guy like you degenerate into fighting in this kind of black market?”

“The Bat Corps is no more . . . . . . ” That man closed his eyes with tears still flowing, “An unqualified guy like me should fight to the death in this kind of degenerating place . . . . . . ”

“The Bat Corps is no more? What do you mean?” The expressions of Roy Wayne and his Burning Corps members stiffened .

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“Little Fer, the equipment room was just used, go tidy it up . ”

In the Deer Horn city near the Eichemalar at the central of Kingdom of Eiche, an old arcane master instructed his apprentice .

It was a moderate-sized private cultivation hall .

These kinds of private cultivation hall usually charged fees less than the cheapest academy . They taught children from extremely poor families, whose talents were medicore and could not reach the standard for free admission to the academies . At the same time, their parents were still hopeful for their awakening .

The arcane masters who opened such private cultivation halls were either experienced in teaching or had specialty in certain fields . As a result, they attracted a portion of the parents to admit their children .

This old arcane master was slightly chubby and had a benign countenance . Surprisingly, the apprentice he instructed was none other than Ferguillo .

On the other side of the hall, the shirtless muscular man scrubbing the floor on his knees was another elite student of the Iron forest Academy, Wilde .

Even if they were short on money, elite students like Ferguillo and Wilde should be hot snatches as private tutors . By no means would they choose to be errand boys in such a private cultivation hall .

However, Ferguillo and Wilde were behaving like obedient apprentices . After hearing the old arcane master’s instruction, Ferguillo immediately ran to the equipment room and carefully cleaned up, returning all the equipment to their places .

After the lesson for the day was over, all the youths attending the class politely bid farewell . Seeing the orderly training halls and equipment room, the old chubby arcane master showed a satisfied expression . He showed up before Ferguillo and Wilde who were preparing dinner just like real apprentices .

“The recommendation from your Iron Forest Academy’s Professor Zu is correct, you two are indeed the most excellent students from the Iron Forest Academy . ”

The chubby arcane master did not ask Ferguillo and Wilde to stop . He remarked in a normal chatter, “I have graduated from Iron Forest Academy for more than thirty years . I was considered an elite student back then, but I haven’t achieved much up to now . ”

“Teacher Zen, your cultivation hall has also nurtured many decent arcane masters, it’s already a great achievement . ” Wilde sincerely spoke .

“But since Professor Zu thinks so highly of me and let you two to learn from me . My greatest achievement is probably teaching you two . ” The chubby arcane master grinned and spoke while looking at Ferguillo and Wilde, “My fighting style requires utmost calm and patience, hence I made you two continue to do chores all this while . However, you are more outstanding and mature than I thought . ”

“This is my Mind’s Eye Confrontation scroll . ”

The chubby arcane master took out two brand new, identical scroll and presented them to Ferguillo and Wilde . He explained with a smile, “This arcane skill is a bizarre absolute frontal defensive materialization skill . As long as the attack comes from the front, the materialized mind’s eye blade will definitely block the opponent’s arcane skill using lesser arcane particles . . . . . . Hence I mentioned about requiring sufficient calmness and patience . Using this arcane skill to fight a stronger opponent means to exhaust the opponent with extreme patience . You must maintain a frontal confrontation against the opponent’s attack, never letting any attack come from the side or back . ”

“So that’s what’s bizarre about this arcane skill!”

Ferguillo and Wilde could not help but look at each other .

When facing a strong opponent, especially one that was a level higher, they had to maintain a frontal confrontation against the opponent’s arcane skill . And if they had to use exhaustion as a method to decide the outcome, it definitely required extreme patience . They must not get impatient and make any mistakes .

“Wilde, since you rely more on close-range materialization skills, this arcane skill can become a life saver when facing some arcane masters who can deal burst damage even at close range . ”

“As for little Fer . . . . . . ” The old arcane master’s gaze fell on Ferguillo, “Professor Zu was right . Your personality suits this arcane skill . ”

“This strange arcane skill with restrictions should work well when facing an enemy . It allows me to defend against a higher level arcane master . ” Ferguillo bowed to the old arcane master .

“It’s a pity that I can’t help you much . This common materialization skill is the only one I have that suits you . ” The old arcane master hesitated for a moment, but continued while looking at Ferguillo with sympathy, “Your unique mutated bloodline ability granted you some strong abilities others could not obtain . At the same time, it’s also the biggest obstacle to your future growth . Because, despite the rarity of those powerful abilities from the Dragons, it has accumulated since the Era of the War with Dragons . But your bloodline is completely mutated from the foundation of House Baratheon’s Storm Dragon bloodline . It could be said that over the thousands of years, mutated bloodlines like yours only amounted to one or two in the entire Doraster . Your bloodline cannot learn or master most powerful forbidden skills . Even the most knowledgeable Draconic Scholars could only create a few powerful arcane skills in their entire lifespan . You are not such a researcher, so you also cannot create powerful arcane skills . ”

“Hence . . . . . . ” After pausing for a moment, the old arcane master gazed at Ferguillo, and sincerely suggested with a stronger tone, “What you need to do from now on is to search for arcane skills you can train . . . . . . Some arcane skills come with flaws but are still useful . While normal arcane masters may not be bothered, you must not be picky . ”

“I understand . ”

Ferguillo’s eyes sparkled with unusual light .

His future cultivation path was already clear in his eyes .

To him, even if he couldn’t find a suitable arcane skill like the Mind’s Eye, following the old arcane master and listening to his teachings over the past days was already worth the time .

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Late night, under the starry sky, Ferguillo and Wilde laid on the balcony of a training hall after completely exhausting themselves in the training .

Watching the sky filled with twinkling stars, Wilde blew at his hair and said, “I wonder what kind of progress that Ayrin has made now . ”

“Their progress is probably something we have to work hard and chase after . . . . . . ” Ferguillo grinned and replied .

“Hey, Ferguillo . Are you still there? Come here if you are . ”

At that moment, a displeased voice called from outside of that training hall .

Ferguillo and Wilde were momentarily stunned .

That voice seemed to belong to Berryn, the arcane master from Clan Tarly, whom they had met at Fallen Shadow Valley .

He was an arcane master on par with Donna, and they weren’t familiar with him . He was truly an uninvited guest .

What did he come for?