Chapter 985 The Leader

Whooooooooooosh.

Sven grabbed Silvia's arm, stepped forward, and was behind her. There was a loud crunch as Silvia's face contorted in pain, but she recovered quickly.

"Well, that's enough. Obviously, I was right, though, I'm never wrong." Sven calmly said letting go of Silvia's already broken arm.

"Arrogant piece of shit!" Silvia exclaimed furiously as she slammed her fist into the ground. Her aura raged, but she didn't try to continue the battle as she knew she had lost.

Olax sighed, "In that case, it's settled. Sven, Marlis, and Osvald are going to Azure Tail, with the goal of destroying them. For you four, I'll have another assignment, since you have so much free time to come here and do some nonsense."

Silvia frowned, but she had no choice but to go along with it. She had lost in a fair duel, so all she had left was to accept her fate.

"Marlis, cure her." Olax waved his hand.

"As you wish." Marlis nodded slightly, walked over to Silvia, and extended her arm forward.

At Silvia's wound, a faint green glow appeared, which accelerated the healing of her wounds several times over. Right before my eyes, the broken bone healed, and her arm took on its former appearance.

"I really don't understand why you guys are acting so wary." Osvald said with a broad smile, "What does it matter that we don't all work together anymore? We three are good friends, so let us act together. You'll have a team of four in that case."

"Agh... Oddly enough, I believe you say that sincerely..." Silvia shook her head with a bitter smile, "However, we can't take it as easily as you do."

"Enough talk." Sven said coldly, then he looked at Marlis, "Open the portal. We've been delayed enough as it is, which we shouldn't be."

Marlis nodded, "Sure. In a few minutes, we'll be right there."

Whooooooooooosh.

Marlis waved her hand opening a space gap in the air into which she, Sven, and Osvald immediately entered.

"Agh... What the hell did you all come here for? You're all a few hundred years old, but now you were acting like little kids!" Olax shook his head with a frown.

"I'm sorry... We're just worried about the future of our race. You give Sven, Marlis, and Osvald the most important missions, but what happens if they fail?" Silvia asked with a serious expression.

"Hah, you must be joking, right? Sven hasn't failed a single mission yet. It might be nice to have you all working together, but the fact that Shining Star is now in two parts has its advantages, too." Olax grinned.

"You have that much confidence in him?" Silvia was puzzled.

"Why not? Sven is a genius. After Arox and me, he's the strongest Arkan, I'm sure he'll reach the Transcendence Stage soon. In any case, it's time for you to get to work. Listen to my orders." Olax said seriously as his moaning changed considerably to a sterner one.

Silvia and the others gulped with a nod.

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"I thought you were going to act tougher. This isn't like you at all." Marlis calmly said following Sven, "Considering she wasn't expecting your attack, you could have even ripped her arm off."

"I don't care about that. I'm just thinking about how we can accomplish our mission. If Azure Tail is waiting for us to come, we might actually have a problem." Sven waved his sleeve nonchalantly, stepping forward.

"Hah, can they really stop us? If you want you can stand aside, I can handle them myself!" Osvald grinned widely as his aura intensified.

Sven glanced at him, "Don't be so cocky. As far as I know, Azure Tail has an Elder-level Dragon. Anyway, be careful."

They walked amidst the vast darkness as they approached a distant space from which occasional blue energy waves emanated. They were powerful enough to make Sven's hair flutter as well as his mantle.

'Obviously, Sven is on my side now, moreover, I am fully convinced that he did something very important during the Great War. However, Sven looks completely different now, even more, intimidating than Olax or Arox.' Wain pondered, rubbing his chin, 'When will the change within him come?'

Tremble. Tremble. Tremble.

Upon reaching the right place Marlis's energy intensified as she guided her hands forward. In front of her, green streams of energy accumulated, which turned into a massive magical circle.

The magical circle glowed brightly, for a brief moment revealing their hidden passageway into the Dragon Zone.

"Damn, I still don't understand why Silvia and the others are so intent on making us all work together. We have a great team, we don't need them! Marlis, you're a genius!" Osvald let out the praise with a burning fire in his eyes.

Marlis only sighed while shaking her head; sometimes it was too hard for her to try to explain something to Osvald.

"Well... Maybe you don't understand why they did it at all, but your words make sense. The triangle is indeed the strongest shape and we'll continue to work as a team like that." Sven calmly said before entering the magic circle.

Whooooooooooooooosh.

A green portal opened on a high hill of blue grass from which three silhouettes emerged, then the magic circle disappeared.

"Looks like they didn't see us, that's good. If we attack stealthily we'll get the job done faster." Sven calmly said as he gestured to Marlis what to do.

She nodded, directed her energy forward, and created a transparent dome around them that completely silenced all sounds. No energy passed through the dome either, making them practically invisible.

'Not bad... If Osvald is abnormal physical power, then Marlis is a real walking arsenal. She has a weapon for every occasion.' Wain muttered inwardly, assessing their actions. He wondered at what point Sven would become what he was now.

'Though I have met him many times, I still do not know his true abilities. What is his power?