"Thad!"
Austin was in untold shock as he stared at the tall figure in front of him.
After he overcame the initial shock, he immediately thought of Caroline.
"Thad, what are you doing here? What do you want?
I advise that you return Caroline to me right now, or I will make sure that you regret it!" he said sternly.
With that, he opened his mouth, and the small purple sword flew out.
It remained suspended in front of Austin, ready to attack at his command.
At the same time, under Austin's control, the continent of eighty million square miles rushed out of his body. It emitted bright earthy yellow lights, and released numerous runes of earth law.
Tens of thousands of earth dragons could be seen moving above the continent.
He also summoned the Reincarnation Token, and held it in his hand. He was ready to activate it any time to make an escape if needed.
Lastly, he sent a message to the stronghold of the gods of light to call for backup. He had to make use of all the resources he had in front of Thad if he wanted to get out of this alive.
At this point, Austin was on high alert and readied himself to take fatal blows from Thad.
Compared the various kinds of opponents that he had fought in many battles in the past, Thad was an entirely different kind. He was one of the top masters from the gods of darkness.
Moreover, the thought also occurred to him that other top-notch masters of the gods of darkness could be lurking nearby since Thad was here. In which case, there would be more fighters other than Thad.
Austin was well aware that his life was at peril.
"This is not good, Master Santos. The gods of darkness might have found out what we are doing so they've sent people here to stop us.
This guy in front of us is extremely powerful. Master Santos, be careful!"
Austin said to Santos through his spiritual sense.
"So you are Thad?
I never thought that I'd see you again,"
Santos said as he turned to look at Thad with complicated emotions in his eyes.
"Master Santos!
It's you!
I can't believe that you are still alive!"
Thad was shaken up at the sight of Santos, whom he had long presumed dead.
"I wasn't killed in that battle. You look pale. I can see that you are very surprised.
You remind me of something from my past.
You were one of those who attacked me, weren't you?"
Santos said as he fixed his eyes on Thad.
"Yes, you are r
tin a lot the whole time that they were apart, and now she burst into tears of joy.
In front of everyone, the two hugged each other for some time, overwhelmed with happiness.
"Ivy and Sue told me to bring you back. And now, I've finally made it,"
Austin whispered to Caroline.
"I know that they are concerned about me. I've missed them too,"
Caroline said gently as she nestled in Austin's arms.
The members of the evil shadow race stood around looked on, not uttering a word. No one dared to disturb them.
Santos stood in the distance as he watched the scene with interest.
Thad stared at Austin and Caroline with his huge eyes which were placed where his nipples should be. There was a hint of guilt in his eyes.
"Caroline, forgive me. Maybe I shouldn't have kept you and Austin apart,"
Thad said suddenly.
Caroline turned around and looked at Thad.
"I know that you did it for my sake.
Anyway, I don't blame you at all," she said respectfully to Thad.
"Ah!
Ancestor, what's happening to you? Did you get hurt?
Are you all right?"
Caroline screamed abruptly.
She could feel that Thad had grown incredibly weak.
Since Thad's blood flowed in her veins, Caroline immediately sensed that Thad had just sustained serious injuries.
'What? He is hurt?
What the hell is going on?
And why did Thad suddenly give Caroline back to me?'
Austin had a million questions as he narrowed his eyes, looking at Thad.
"Thad, what is going on? Is this a trap? I will not let you hurt anyone!"
Just then, a few powerful figures walked out of the void in the distance.