Chapter 96 - Meteor

"Hey kid, I've never seen you around here. Are you a new member?" the buff man which was walking down the stairs with his bald head and long beard said in a cold tone.

"Are you the guild master of this guild?" Julius asked the old man.

"Yes, so what of it? Are you the one who's making my subordinates struggle to breathe?" Hermes, who was the guild master of the guild asked which made Julius what he was doing and immediately stop as he wasn't there to kill.

"Tell me, what brought you here? I mean you must realize who we are right? Not that it matters since you won't get out of here alive. It's unfortunate but nearly all of our strongest members happen to be present today," said Hermes.

Wanting to prove his point, Julius pulled out the dagger which Zo had given to him from his pocket before disappearing from Hermes' line of vision. The next moment, Julius appeared in front of the old man with the dagger pointed at his neck yet Hermes looked to be unfazed.

"So you think you're some sort of big shot just because you have some speed? Let us show you what real speed is," said Hermes before he , himself disappeared so that Julius couldn't see him.

"Us? Is he referring to multiple others who are on par with him being present? Even so, they shouldn't be a problem for me," said Julius as he began to look around for Hermes.

The very next moment, Julius felt an overwhelming presence behind him which clearly had the intent to kill.

As such, Julius quickly turned around before catching the hand which had a short blade in it that was to be used to kill Julius.

"I guess you're not all talk," said Hermes before disappearing once again so that he could attack Julius one again.

"I won't fall for the same truck two times," said Julius as he turned to his side before he leaped forward  and pointed his palm out while he had his fist pulled back. For a moment, Hermes who was completely invisible was confused if Julius could actually see him or if he was just attacking randomly and he got lucky.

"Found you," said Julius as he brought his fist forward to meet Hermes' face.

…

"But how? Hermes asked as he began to get visible once again.

"So an invisibility monster core… no, it was a secret art. You're the guild master so most if not all of your attacks will be secret arts," said Julius.

"So what?! They'll still be enough to defeat an arrogant kid like you. After all we meditation cultivators have to work for much longer hours than you who battle for your strength. In the end, while you might be physically stronger, we can compensate for that with our secret art. Now, say your final words as you're about to face one of my strongest secret arts, a dragon tier secret art which will wipe the floor with you," said Hermes as he got up from the ground with everyone cheering for him as the members of the guild began to stand up as Yuki had stopped suffocating them.

"Guild master?! Is everything alright?" two individuals asked as they appeared right in front of Hermes. One of them was a young man with short blonde hair what wore a full suit of armour as if he was a royal guard for one of the great kingdoms.

On the other hand, the other individual which appeared was a young lady which had slim hands and legs and barely wore any protective gear. For someone so slim, she was remarkably tall as she stood to be taller than both guild master Hermes, the young man who came with her and of course Julius as well. She wore long yet slim black trousers with a metal small chest plate as he carried her long double edged sword while her long black hair swung back and forth.

"No, nothing is okay right now. Call upon the others. We might have a little pest that needs to be exterminated. I'll hold him back until the others arrive," said Hermes as he prepared to cast a secret art.

"Don't worry, I'll wait until the others arrive. How about we take this outside though? This place is a little too crowded for everyone to get a chance to attack me," said Julius which angered Hermes more.

"You arrogant child, I'll teach you a thing or two. Fine, let's go outside and wait for them to arrive. It'll allow you a little longer to enjoy the few minutes of life that you have," Ozel replied

After the two went outside, the young lady and young man went upstairs and told the rest of the members which were in the higher echelon of the guild about what Julius had done and as such, the rushed down and went outside to kill the pest which dared to get into their home.

"Is that him?!" one of the strong members yelled out as he got out to look for the one who dared to disrespect their guild.

"Calm down, once everyone is here, we can kill him with ease," said Hermes as he told the ones which already came to join him. After everyone was gathered the two which had come down first also came out of the guild building to indicate that everyone had been summoned. Seeing as the preparations had been made, a couple of them charged at Julius so that they could be the ones to kill him.

"Wait!" Julius yelled out.

"What is it now? Are you too scared to die now?" one of them taunted Julius.

"No, it's not that. I want the guild master to use his secret art first," Julius requested which made Hermes' blood boil.

"That's fine by me, I guess I get to kill you," said Hermes with a smirk as he raised his palm towards the sky and began to chant something which was familiar to what Jun did whenever he used a secret art.

<<Secret Art: Heaven's Meteor>>