Chapter 897 Valyr's Return

Chapter 897 Valyr's Return

Surrounding the stone structure that served as the only entrance to the Four Pillars' Inheritance was an incredibly dense forest that spanned for miles beyond end.

However, as news of Valyr and the others entering the inheritance having reached the orcs, as well as the state of the war worsening with the passage of time, it was no surprise that the orcs have made a move.

Specifically, they decided to raze a considerable portion of the forest surrounding the stone structure.

With that, a great portion of the area surrounding the stone structure was now deprived of trees and shrubbery, with a large number of tall green-skinned beings patrolling the area as they tightly held onto their weapons. Rêạd new chapters at novelhall.com

"Haah... how much longer do we have to guard this place, Vromek?" Letting out a long sigh as he continued to keep an eye on his surroundings, an orc struck up a conversation with the orc accompanying him on his patrol.

Vromek shrugged in response to the question. "It depends on whether or not the last human to enter the inheritance comes out. If that human comes out early, then we leave early. If not..."

At those words, the orc let out yet another sigh. "I enlisted in this war in the hopes of that I would make my family proud for fighting for my life. Never once did I think I'd be sent here just to keep an eye on a possible threat."

"They're not just possible threats, Zaurog." Vromek glanced at his companion for a bit. "They're actual threats, especially if we give them time to grow stronger."

"All of the humans chosen to enter this place are talented and strong in their own right," continued Vromek. "With the help of the inheritance the humans entered, that fact was only boosted even further."

"Tell me, Zaurog. Do you really think a normal human at the peak of Rank 3 would have that much power? Enough power to even pose a threat to us chosen here?"

"..." Listening to the orc's explanation, Zaurog mulled over them in silence, recalling the things that had happened here in the past.

Though he was not part of the group that met the first group of humans to leave the entrance at first, he had heard from those that were able to escape with their lives that the two humans were a force to be reckoned with.

Against a group of dozens of orcs whose ranks varied between Rank 4 and Rank 5, the two humans were able to kill half of them without much effort, instilling fear into those that had been unknowingly spared by the two.

By the time Zaurog had been part of the group that patrolled the inheritance's entrance, another pair of humans had left the inheritance once more.

'How much time have I spent alongside Vaughn?' asked Valyr to himself, inwardly muttering all sorts of curses at the heavens for introducing this side effect in the first place.

Taking in a few deep breaths as he began to gradually slow down his thoughts, the young man felt some of the pain subside, allowing him to take a better look at his surroundings.

Unfortunately, just as he did so, Valyr felt his head ache once more, prompting him to conjure a Water-based spell around his head before adjusting its temperature to alleviate more of the pain.

Taking a few more deep breaths after that, the young man returned his attention to his surroundings, instantly noticing the fact that part of the dense forest that covered the stone structure he was on had been razed to the ground.

In the place of where the forest once was were orcs numbering over a hundred at the very least, all of them holding onto their weapons as their passive auras gave Valyr a rough idea of their strengths.

'Peak of Rank 4 to around the middle levels of Rank 5...' thought Valyr to himself, thanking the heavens as he gradually felt the pain beginning to subside.

Looking at them for a bit more, the young man noticed that the orcs were all looking at him with vigilance, tightly clutching onto their weapons in case he attacked them.

Though, as he immediately went to the ground as he clutched his head in pain, it seemed as if the orcs had visibly relaxed, deciding to take a look-and-see approach on what to do next.

'Well, I think I've gotten a rough idea of what's going on.' Taking a few more deep breaths as he reduced the temperature of the water surrounding his head, Valyr slowly stood up, causing the orcs to start tightly gripping onto their weapons once more.

'But of course, since I've been in the inheritance all this time...'

'It doesn't hurt to get more information from these guys.'

Looking at the orcs that surrounded him one by one, the young man soon flashed a faint smile at them, making some of the orcs look at him in confusion.

Taking advantage of their confusion, he then released a bit of his Azure Energy just as he slammed both of his hands to the ground, enveloping both him and the orcs in a domain.

"[Four Paths Azure Magic Arts]."

"[Dominion of the Azure Turtle].