253 Chapter 253: Leaving the continent 3

"This…" Kira was left speechless by Derik's words.

Over the years Kira has watched Derik fight, back then when they were still recruits and even now they have become the pillars of the empire, the champions of the human race. Derik has always had this arrogant attitude in battle and this wild temperament! He was like a fearless beast diving into battle, like it was unkillable and each time he got hurt he would just laugh crazily and fight harder.

Derik back then when he was still at the bronze realm faced thousands of warriors and mages belonging to all the forces of the continent who were eager to steal the treasures he acquired in that dungeon. Even when going up against such a force he just laughed crazily and kept fighting ruthlessly until Cyrus managed to deal a fatal blow to him. To see such character act like he can be killed by just anyone left Kira speechless and confused. Derik has always shown his soft, humane side to his allies when they are out of the public's prying eyes but something seemed off about Derik today.

He looked sad… As if he was mourning someone.

"Derik…" Kira muttered while placing his hand on Derik's shoulder.

"You don't have to worry about me… It's just that I know a lot of things right now… Maybe I know way too much and that's why I'm always lost in thoughts… that's why I need to go to such a dangerous place, to improve myself faster and break into the peak grade of the gold realm…" Derik smiled at Kira and walked away.

Yes, his former teammates, members of the famous team guardian betrayed him the past and sold him out to the former king Robert, Kira even broke their blood oath-bound by his blood magic and ratted him out, even falsely accused him with the rest. Back then he hated them so much that he wanted to kill them all but now things are quite different, Derik finally understood that these people he called teammates had families too which they had to protect, all they did was in the interest of their own blood and kin. He realized that if they backed him up and betrayed their families, he probably would have been furious with them right now.

How could he hate such people?

Derik easily forgave them all, even though he never attempted to reach out to the others. Since Kira was the only always close to him alongside Kuen and Cyrus, their relationship flourished naturally and reached new heights. Unfortunately, the crimes of his father and sister were unforgivable! He was all they had and they were all he had, no relative, no blood ties, there was no solid reason for them to betray him and no matter how much he thought about it, all he knew was that these people betrayed him because of the benefits they could acquire from the royal family

This is something he could never forgive!

"It's alright now, fetch me, my personal disciple, I wish to speak to them" Derik didn't bother turning back, he easily yanked open the massive iron doors before walking into the dark room.

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Within the darkness Derik's body was hidden skillfully, he sat in a crossed-legged position at some corner in the room. Each time he exhaled from his mouth a green gas would escape his lips and spread around the room and a green light shone in his eyes. His body had so many black cracks that it looked like his skin was peeling and Derik was quite curious to know what's within.

"I can no longer be considered human…" Derik muttered with a bitter smile.

"You will always be human to us…" Dimitris's voice echoed from outside the room.

The massive iron doors swung open and five youths entered. These were the people he saved from the holy church's experiment, granting them a new life and more power. These people were considered Derik's personal disciples and for this reason, even the representatives of each race and the top tier gold realm masters have to give Derik face and treat them well.

Unlike the other members of the sect who are allowed to absorb the raw aura death aura overflowing from Derik's body, thereby corroding their skin and changing their physique, Derik allowed these five to stay in his mansion, the only place safe from his aura. In order to boost their cultivation speed, he also provided them with his aura but at a smaller amount, just enough to grant them the extra cultivation speed they need but not too much so that their physical appearances will not be affected.

Seeing these kids enter, Derik quickly sucked in all the death aura flowing within the large room, his eyes were like two black holes, greedily pulling all the death aura towards him until there was nothing left.

"Oh? I can see why you feel like you are not human anymore?" the female vampire with the curse magic, Jean was slightly stunned by Derik's appearance. He looked like someone who could fade at any moment!

"Will I really become like this when I get to your level?" Blake rubbed his forehead repeatedly and stared at Derik worriedly.

"Hehehehe… You wish! You may possess similar aura but it's weaker than mine… I am the original, you are something else" Derik teased the boy, trying to annoy him but Blake simply ignored him, he was already used to Derik's tricks.

"Uncle Kira said you are leaving and he said it's going to be dangerous…" Dimitris asked with a worried look on his face. Seeing this Derik couldn't believe that someone wielding the necromancy magic would be this cute and innocent!

"Yea, Kin said you will be leaving soon so you wanted to see us…" Andrew who was shrouded in a cluster of darkness spoke up. Philip on the other hand just sat quietly beside Derik, waiting for him to respond. Since the kid also possessed the darkness element, he and Kin naturally got attracted to each other and they were like brothers right now. Kin always made out time to teach Andrew and help him understand the strength and weaknesses of their element and how to use it properly. That is probably why he's growth rate is faster than every other member of their little group.

Seeing these five kids, Derik's hunger for power increased rapidly. If he's unable to protect these five people whom he calls family, what kind of person is he? He swore to make sure that every single one of these people survives this war!

"Yes it's dangerous but your big bro is really strong…. Cyrus and Kaido will accompany me too, there is nothing to worry about" Derik laughed at them.

The others laughed, leaving only Blake and Jean who were staring at Derik suspiciously. They were older than the other three, so they weren't so naïve to completely believe everything Derik says, especially in situations like this. With just a glance they easily spotted traces of worry in Derik's smiling face, they realized that Derik too was worried but they chose not to dig deep into the matter.

"You have been stuck at the peak grade of the bronze realm for a while now… I'm happy you all are growing stronger, at a very fast rate… Before I leave I have two gifts for you all…" Derik gave them a sly smile while he spoke.

Hearing him speak everyone present felt excited and quickly sat right in front of him. They have all reached a bottleneck in their cultivation but they didn't wish to disturb Derik since he was always busy, only Andrew was a step away from entering the silver realm, thanks to Kin's help. If they can get a few pointers from Derik they can make it to the next realm in a short time.

"Come on now, don't get too excited… It's not what you are thinking!" Derik could easily tell what they were thinking.

If they are expecting him to give them cultivation tips they have come to the wrong person. He and Cyrus lacked the profound knowledge concerning their elements which others possess, they have never broken through due to the use of techniques and understanding of their element. Instead, they have always forcefully broken through by using excess energy to crumble the invisible walls preventing people from reaching the next realm. The power contained in each person's life force is not something that can be overlooked, this has always been their secret and this is why they couldn't progress any further during the peaceful times.

"I will directly force you to break through to the silver realm and then impact some of my abilities to you all…" Derik explained casually.

Before these kids could respond, a sudden wave of death energy surged forward and penetrated their bodies and souls. Right now they felt naked, unable to hide their thoughts and feelings in Derik's presence! His gentle hands were literarily touching their souls!

Crack!

Crack!!

Before they could complain, they suddenly felt the invisible wall preventing them from reaching a higher realm tremble. Under the fierce assault from Derik's violent aura, the barrier was struggling to stay up. Their eyes were filled with awe and admiration as they felt Derik's aura forcefully tear hole in that barrier before ripping it apart completely!

Bang!!!

A powerful force exploded right in front of them, sending the five of them flying a few meters back, slamming them into the metal door behind them.

Groans!

"Ouch…" Dimitris muttered but his eyes showed hints of excitement.

Who would have thought such a godly method of acquiring power existed?

Forcefully breaking through to a higher realm with just one's raw energy was not easy, even for Derik. Even now he felt extremely worn out and really tired just because he tried to elevate the power of five bronze realm mages? At a point, he almost even gave up but even then he had to force himself to do it.

Black blood trickled down his nostrils and his eyes were even bleeding, at this point, he felt extremely worn out.

"What if I tried to elevate a silver realm expert to the gold realm… I will probably die… I guess I will have to forgo my plans of pushing them into a higher realm with my power" Derik muttered ruefully.

He once thought of elevating the power of Kuen, Kira and Kin to the gold realm using this method but after seeing how much was taken out of him just to strengthen bronze realm mages, he was quite sure he will die if he tried to strengthen just one of those three, not to mention three of these people.