Garen and Alexios had been waiting in the sky on the other side of Mount Olympus for a full day and night, but Ilias never showed up.
To them, this seemed perfectly normal.
The reason was simple: they had completely forgotten that Ilias was already dead.
Since they believed Ilias was still alive, he must be nearby.
A confrontation lasting a day and a night among Soulmancers wasn’t unusual or strange at all.
However, back at the Pantheon Guild, there was a problem with the destiny spirit bead that connected all the Elders.
The destiny spirit bead belonging to Ilias, which was kept inside the Guild, had lost its glow.
This meant that Ilias was dead.
This method of determining whether a member of the guild was alive was useful in many Soulmancer organizations.
It allowed the guild members to be informed of any accidents that happened to members who were outside.
“Ilias is dead? When did this happen?” Andreas, the president of the Pantheon Guild, was shocked.
Ilias was not weak by any means,how could he have died within just a day of leaving?
“President Andreas, the disciple monitoring the destiny spirit beads only discovered today that Ilias’s bead had gone out…” the reporting disciple said with his head bowed, barely daring to breathe, “but we don’t know the exact time it went out.”
Andreas frowned deeply: “Could it be that Garen’s swordsmanship has become comparable to that of a god?”
He had heard of Garen, who was acclaimed as the strongest human swordsman.
But that was just a claim. In the face of absolute power, what did being the strongest human swordsman mean?
With the recent surge in Earth’s energy, their magic should not be weaker than Garen’s secret sword technique!
Logically, even if Ilias couldn’t defeat Garen, he should have been able to escape unscathed.
Moreover, Andreas felt that even if Garen was incredibly powerful, he wouldn’t dare to actually kill Ilias.
Killing an Elder of their Pantheon Guild would truly be starting an irreconcilable feud!
“President, Adrian and Barrett have been waiting outside the great hall for a long time. They say they have something important to report.”
Andreas sighed and said, “Let them in!”
Important matters?
What could be more important now?
Ilias is already dead!
After entering the great hall, Adrian and Barrett knelt on one knee before Andreas.
“Speak, what is the important matter?”
Andreas suppressed his anger,he had already decided that he must teach Garen a lesson. Daring to kill an Elder of their Pantheon Guild would cost him his life!
“President, we discovered a user of dark powers in Arcane Village, and it seems he is associated with Garen at Brokeback Mountain! This user of dark powers must also be at least a Lesser Deity level.”
Andreas raised an eyebrow: “A user of dark powers?”
Adrian quickly said, “Yes! His name is William!”
Andreas realized, “Him?”
Adrian asked, “Do you know him, President?”
Andreas replied, “The affair between Garen and that William was once the talk of the entire Soulmancer community. Who doesn’t know about it?”
“I just didn’t expect him to be at the Lesser Deity level!” Andreas said, his eyes flashing coldly.
Pretending to be weak by hiding his true strength?
It was said that William only showed the capabilities of a novice Soulmancer.
Now they say he’s a Lesser Deity level user of dark powers!
Then he might know how Ilias died!
Garen conspiring with a user of dark powers, two Lesser Deity level powerhouses against Ilias and Alexios, naturally, they could win…
“Has Alexios’s destiny spirit bead not gone out?” Andreas suddenly thought of this.
“Alexios’s destiny spirit bead is still glowing normally!”
Andreas sat in the president’s seat and summoned the Elders of the Pantheon Guild through telepathic communication.
“Everyone, Ilias has fallen! Alexios must have been captured!” Andreas’s gaze swept over the Elders in the great hall. “Garen has conspired with a user of dark powers. It seems they have taken Alexios as a hostage.”
“Conspiring with a user of dark powers?”
“Garen really has some nerve!”
“President, we are willing to join forces to annihilate the Emerald Lion Guild!”
The Elders of the Pantheon Guild were furious. The ten Elders were as close as brothers, and now Ilias had been killed, and Alexios had been taken hostage?
How could they tolerate this?
Absolutely intolerable!
Especially upon hearing about Garen’s collusion with a user of dark powers, they resolved to destroy the Emerald Lion Guild.
“Follow me, Elders, and let us confront this William,” Andreas declared. “Since they’ve taken Alexios, they must be up to something!”
At Andreas’s command, the Elders of the Pantheon Guild mobilized en masse, setting out to settle the score with William.
Meanwhile, William had made breakfast that morning and, after eating, leisurely headed to his office.
He had cast a spell yesterday, and Adrian should have prepared the book by now.
Promises made to a student must always be kept.
Upon entering his office, he saw scraps of paper everywhere and was stunned.
His book had been torn up?!
Good grief!
William realized he had been careless!
It must have been that Barrett fellow!
For the first time in many years, someone had broken his spell.
It must have been that Barrett fellow!
For the first time in many years, someone had broken his spell.
Mainly, he had never imagined that someone would dare to tear up a book he had written!
A book he had spent an entire day and night writing!
Someone dared to tear it up?
Truly audacious!
Normally, William was very even-tempered and preferred not to quarrel with ordinary people.
But what Barrett had done was really too much.
“Pantheon Guild!!” William’s consciousness swept across the entirety of Mount Olympus.
He had found out that Adrian had labeled him a user of dark powers.
Damn it, if I were a user of dark powers, you two wouldn’t have even made it out of the school alive!
And now Andreas was gathering forces to come and settle scores with him?
Well, speaking of settling scores, that wasn’t entirely wrong.
After all, Ilias had indeed died by William’s hand.
William stepped out of his office and moved to a secluded area, then teleported to appear in front of Garen.
At that moment, Garen was still intently scanning his surroundings. When the space around him fluctuated, he instinctively drew his sword and swung it.
A wave of energy shot out three thousand miles…
William caught Garen’s sword with one hand, yanked it forcefully, and threw it away.
“Look before you strike!” William said coldly. “You can stand aside now. That man named Ilias is already dead.”
“Mr. Johnson?” Garen was in a state of panic.
What had he just done?
Had he really just attacked Mr. Johnson?
And his full-force strike, his sword, was just snatched away by Mr. Johnson like it was nothing.
What energy wave, what secret sword technique?
They crumbled to dust.
The disparity in strength was simply too vast.
Alexios was even more shocked. William’s disarming move was terrifyingly effective. Garen’s strike, which could definitely be considered a peak Lesser Deity-level attack, was effortlessly neutralized by William.
And what did he just say?
“You said Ilias is dead?” Alexios chuckled. “And why would you say that?”
William glanced at him and said, “Because I killed him!”
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