1268 The old are bound to be replaced by the new.
“Just… what in the hell were you three doing…?”
Lyriana questioned with a dumbfounded look on her face.
It wasn’t just her, the Healer she brought with her had the same expression as well. As one of the best Healers in the world, he had seen countless injuries, some were even life-threatening.
However…
This was the first time he saw injuries of this level in a… spar… Riona was barely breathing, there were cutes and blood all over her body, one of her fingers was even chopped off.
Unable to see this, Lyriana turned towards Thyra and Rune, and, “Are you two crazy!? One of you is a Complete Great Sage and the other is a Saint! Why the hell were you sparring with her!?”
She was clearly angered.
This wasn’t a spar, this was straight-up bullying!
Her anger wasn’t directed at Thyra either, the woman herself seemed injured as well, her condition wasn’t as bad as Riona’s but she would need healing as well. Rune, however, as the oldest here and the one with the most experience, Lyriana placed all the blame on Rune.
Rune, however, just stared at the Elven Queen and, “Just look at her cultivation before you say anything.”
Lyriana, however, didn’t have the expression Rune thought she would have.
“She is a Great Sage, I know/ Do you really think that makes it fa-”
Lyriana knew about Nux’s monstrous abilities, she had met Riona when she turned into a Great Sage, so she wasn’t this shocked, but then, “A Complete Great Sage.”
Rune corrected as she then pointed at the slight cut near her neck and, “This was done by the one you think we were bullying.”
Hearing Rune’s words, Lyriana blinked in surprise.
“C-Complete cultivator…?”
Soon, however, she recalled as how one day, all of Nux’s wives suddenly returned as Complete Cultivators… ‘Does he also have this ability…?’
Lyriana was taken aback.
Not to mention the cut on Rune’s neck…
If that cut was a little deeper, then the one in Riona’s position would be Rune… a Saint… Lyriana glanced at Riona with a dumbfounded look on her face.
“Hey, I played my part in that as well.”
Feeling that she was being discredited, Thyra spoke up.
After all, Riona only succeeded because the two of them teamed up.
Rune glanced at Thyra and shrugged, “She took the lead.”
“…” Thyra turned silent.
She didn’t have any reply to that.
“But I will agree, your teamwork was impeccable, I can see that the two of you have trained together for years. Also, the way you two communicate during the battle is quite absurd as well. It was almost as if you were talking to each other using Mana.”
Rune tried to feel the Mana flow countless times but couldn’t do it. That told her that the two were not communicating with each other.
Lyriana however, understood what was happening.
‘They must have used his ability.’
If the Slaves could communicate, it wasn’t difficult for the wives to communicate either.
“How long would it take for her to recover?”
In the end, Lyriana stopped thinking about it and turned towards her Healer.
“I still need around 5 minutes.”
Lyriana raised her eyebrows in surprise, “Her injuries are worse than I expected.”
“Mhm.”
The Healer nodded.
“Should I call another Healer for you?” Lyriana questioned as she glanced at Thyra.
The Cat woman, however, shook her head. “I can hold on for 5 minutes.”
But suddenly, a Portal appeared right next to Thyra and an Elf stepped out.
Lyriana frowned in confusion but suddenly,
“Hold on my foot.”
Nux’s voice was heard.
As the women turned towards him, Nux looked straight into Thyra’s eyes, and, “I told you to keep it in moderation.”
“Hey, I am not the one on the ground!” Thyra retorted.
“Oh don’t worry, I will talk to her once she wakes up,” Nux spoke.
This time, he didn’t have the playful expression he usually had.
How could he?
What man would be happy at the sight of his bloodied wives?
“What would you like to talk about?”
Suddenly, another voice was heard.
It was Riona who was looking at Nux with a slight smile on her face.
“I thought you were training in Waranal.”
Nux spoke.
“Lady Vyriana sent me here. She said she would only teach me further if I hurt a saint.” Riona replied as she then glanced at Rune and a smile appeared on her face.
“I guess I succeeded.”
“Vyriana…”
Nux narrowed his eyes.
‘Just what in the hell is that woman doing?’
It wasn’t just Riona. Ember and Astaria had followed her to Waranal.
Astaria plans on taking the Human Trials while Ember has set her eyes on the Dragon Trials and both his women have been so focused on their goals that they haven’t appeared in front of him for weeks!
Of course, he has the option of visiting them himself, however, knowing that they were working hard, he wanted to respect their work.
But to think Riona would be joining them as well… Nux couldn’t help but Blame Vyriana in his head. That woman was taking away his women from him.
And as if she knew what he was thinking, Riona spoke.
“I will become the best assassin you know so that you can rely on me more.”
Hearing those words, Thyra instantly narrowed her eyes.
Her position was being threatened.
“You do not have to put yourself thro-” Nux tried to convince her, but then, “You think I would lose to my Daughter?”
Riona spoke up.
“With her as your strategist, I know that the best I can do is help her in that department, as ashamed and proud as I am to admit it, Amaya is indeed a better strategist than me.
So I will defeat her in a different department.”
Riona spoke, her eyes shining with competitive spirit, it was an expression Nux had never seen before on her face.
In the end, he had no choice but to give up,
“Alright… I won’t stop you from doing what you want.”
Riona’s smile brightened.
“Look forward to meeting the new me.”
She spoke.
Nux just shook her head as he sighed and as if to add salt to his wounds, “Nux.”
Thyra called out.
In an instant, Nux knew what his assassin was thinking.
“I will be leaving as well.”
“…”
Nux turned silent.
“People need to know that the old are bound to be replaced by the new.
The effort you put in wouldn’t matter if I put in even more effort.”
The jabs Thyra threw were merciless.
Riona glanced at Thyra and smiled, “To think the child I raised would try up to compete with me. How amusing~”
Thyra narrowed her eyes,
“There is nothing to compete here, woman.
I have already surpassed you.”
“I never taught you to be overconfident,” Riona replied.
“You did not.
I learned it myself.
You would understand when you stand at my level.
Of course, by the time you are here, I would already be up ahead.”
“…”
“…”
“…”
Rune, Lyriana, and Nux stared at the two injured women and could feel the heat coming out from their confrontation.
“I get the feeling that you are in trouble…”
Lyriana muttered without looking away.
“I get the same feeling as well.”
Nux nodded.
Then suddenly, a big smile appeared on his face, and, “It is a very beautiful trouble.”
“I think it will be bloody trouble.”
“That would make it even better, wouldn’t it?”
Nux spoke as his golden eyes shined brightly.
Lyriana turned towards Nux with a deadpan look on her face.
How could she forget?
These women were crazy, yes.
But the one they were crazy for… this man was even crazier.
Rune, on the other hand, couldn’t understand this strange thing she was feeling when she glanced at Riona and Thyra.
Both of them were assassins like her.
Assassins are supposed to shut in their emotions and act logically, that is the sign of a good assassin.
Sparring with these two women, Rune did learn one thing, the two of them are excellent assassins… but… Their emotions were much different than hers.
It wasn’t just about them having a partner while she did not, even when she was together with that man, the intense emotions these two women displayed were something she never displayed.
Those eyes… they may look crazy to a normal person but… the emotions in those eyes were something she had never felt… She never had those crazy eyes…
‘Is it because of him…?’
Rune turned towards Nux, who had a big smile on his face while looking at his wives. Rune couldn’t help but look into Nux’s eyes.
That man had the same eyes as well.
Those strong emotions…
“Lady Rune.”
While Rune was thinking about all this, Rune was suddenly brought out of her reverie when Riona called her.
“I am all healed, should we start another spar?”
Thyra who stood beside Riona nodded as well.
“Wasn’t your aim to injure me? You already achieved it.”
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