On top of that, Amie could only sense that Darryl was nothing more than a mere mortal. He was not radiating any energy waves, nor holding any threat over her.What she did not know was that Darryl was immensely powerful. It was just that the last battle had drained him of all his abilities.Darryl heaved a sigh of relief at the look on Amie's face, flashing a smile. "Alright. Thank you for taking care of me."He had lost all of his divine energy from the duel against Master Magaera in the Gem CIty, and he was in desperate need for a quiet place to restore. He obviously could not return to the Gem City anymore, so he was more than willing to take up Amie's offer.Kimberly was nothing but reluctant. "Master, you—" '"That's enough. I've made up my mind."Amie cut her off before she could finish speaking. Her tone was gentle, but it did not leave any room for suspicion.Kimberly was nothing but reluctant at Amie's determination, and she could only nod in response.Following that,

"Also, Maxim mentioned earlier that they were going to win for sure—"Kimberly was nothing but anxious. What had gotten into her master? Was she looking for trouble on purpose?Before she could finish, Amie cut her off calmly. "It's precisely because Head Elder held this competition that I should join it. If the sect master is still alive and trapped in the secret realm, how is he going to handle whatever Head Elder tries? I've got to go."Amie turned to gaze outside. "I'm going to find the sect master this time for sure, regardless of whether I win or lose the tournament. I'll find him—dead or alive."Kimberly knew that there was no talking her out of it at that point, so she could only nod and sigh helplessly."Alright then, Master. Please be careful. You know Head Elder's going to try something."Amie nodded with a small smile. "Don't worry, I'll be alright."Suddenly, Darryl piped up from the side out of curiosity. "About that… What was it you guys were talking about? Some S

'Could that be why he's in this state?'At the thought, Kimberly hurried to unblock Darryl's acupoints. She had not realized one bit that Darryl had seen all of her.Kimberly heaved a sigh of relief upon unblocking his acupoints before turning to glower at Darryl. "I'm warning you! You're not allowed to mention a word of what happened to my master, got it?"Amie was surely going to punish her if she found out."Yes, yes. Of course…"Darryl nodded repeatedly with a smile."You were just healing me when you blocked my acupoints, right? You did such a kind deed, but you don't want your master to find out. What a good heart you have, Miss Kimberly."Despite saying so, Darryl huffed in amusement to himself.Kimberly was afraid of her master finding out that she had blocked Darryl's acupoints.Interesting.Kimberly nodded, satisfied with Darryl's response as she sneered at him.'What an idiot… How very foolish of this commoner. I was only blocking his acupoints so he wouldn't be a

At the thought, Darryl put on a look of great terror as he said to Savannah, "Hey! What's happened to you? Why are you breaking out into a sweat?""You must be too tired from practicing your sword skills, aren't you? I don't mean to rub salt into the wound, but how can you just pick someone to be your live dummy?"Darryl's expression was nothing but solemn as he spoke, but he was actually holding in a laugh."You…"His tone only angered Savannah even further, and she roared, "How… How dare you! Shut your mouth…" This man was no more than a lowly refugee, and it was despicable of him to say whatever he was saying.Ho ho!Darryl put on an expression of helplessness in the face of the shouts, smirking to himself all the same. "Alright, alright. I won't say anything."How dare she put on airs still after already being trapped by the formation? Alright, she was going to learn her lesson.Savannah paid her no further mind as she silently channeled her internal energy in an attempt to

He was desperate to show off in front of Savannah and was obviously not going to let such a good opportunity go to waste.Buzz!As the final word rang through the air, Maxim exploded with his skills as he leaped into the air gripping his sword and charging toward Darryl.This bastard commoner was still trying to talk sense with him. How shameless."Oh my!"Darry put on a shocked expression at the incoming attack, crying out loudly, "This is all a misunderstanding! I never tried anything! How are you just believing her like that…"As he spoke, Darryl turned to run.To tell the truth, Darryl would have no problem taking down Maxim with his skill level. Yet he held it in at the very last second so as not to expose himself."Trying to run?"Maxim could hardly be bothered to waste any further words. "You're not getting away today, idiot. You tainted my Junior Sister's purity, and for that, you're going to pay." Just as the words rang through the air, Maxim sped up and pierced his s