Chapter 130 The Crazy Old Man

However what William said was true. These bears once freed from killing the monsters would turn around and kill the spirit masters around.

The bears weren't seeing or differentiating anything right now. They just followed the scent of that yellowish fluid around and kept attacking anything and anyone around the spears or the river.

In addition to that, once these monsters got killed, where should these brilliant spirit masters lead these bears towards next?

At the clan walls, the number of monsters wasn't that much to begin with. So, the bears were supposed to go all out and hit the walls next.

And that was what made such a move a terrible one. And it glared at the difference between William and other spirit masters' way of thinking.

It wasn't a difference in ranks or strength, not a difference in age. There was a difference in intelligence, in wisdom, and in rich battle experience between the two.

"Weren't you eager to fight?" seeing the bears making their way into his clansmen and approaching the walls, "go down there and kill them."

"Yes, patriarch," everyone had a fiery expression over their faces. They wanted to go all out and kill these bears.

"Remember," yet before any of them moved a muscle, the old patriarch warned, "don't overdo it, and don't reveal everything."

"We got it, patriarch."

The warning was simple, yet it held great weight indeed.

The old man was trying to remind them of the ones watching them. They were their enemies, and it wasn't wise to expose one's strongest techniques in front of their enemies.

Watching the sharpest swords of his clan step into the stage, the old man had finally one moment of peace.

"Patriarch…"

"F*ck! Why didn't you go down there with others?"

Just when he was about to close his eyes and take a moment to grasp the hectic situation with all its details, the sound of the fourth elder resounded in his ears, startling him greatly.

"There… There is something I wanted to tell you about…" the fourth elder was surprised by the nervous reaction of the patriarch, yet he spoke, nonetheless.

"Say it then…" the old man was annoyed. He wanted to recall all the information he got from William, match them with what this kid did here to learn the big secrets revealed in this war.

Even if he knew most of the knowledge William either spoke or showed in action, the key to their victory lay in two things.

William knew from the start that the incoming monster outbreak wasn't third grade but higher. He even knew the nature and way of attack of the enemy from the start.

Then it came down to this weird and simple forging technique which made all the difference in this war entirely.

William used common grade materials, two of the most insignificant ones to form something he yet had to understand.

What was special wasn't the materials, but the way William planned to use them to counter the monsters. From the look of it, this didn't seem like a sudden inspiration or a moment of elation.

William knew what he was doing from the very start.

It was shocking, but he already had a reason to explain all that. If William's master already spoke about the blood-typed monsters and those scary bears to him, then it was also possible to speak about how to solve their crisis.

Yet even with knowing so, the ability to decide such a tactic on the spot and standing firm against all the mocking and mean treatment William experienced was something admirable.

And that meant William didn't just hear it from his master, he also got to see such tactics before, or even better… He used it himself and was certain of its effects.

Or else, he'd have to show signs of hesitation when placed under such immense pressure from everyone.

Even Berry doubted him!

"It's about Berry…" and when the old patriarch was thinking about Berry's reaction towards William, he suddenly heard the fourth elder mention her name with a weird look on his face.

"And William…" and when he continued his words, the eyebrows of the patriarch rose up before motioning for him to continue speaking.

"It's… That's what happened…" The fourth elder knew this wasn't the right time to speak with the patriarch about this sensitive topic, but he knew after this battle William was destined to rise to glory.

He wanted to warn and inform the patriarch first before he'd do something he'd regret later on.

And besides, Berry's father, who was hard to deal and reason with, was already gone.

"Oh… So that's his true intentions then…" against what the fourth elder expected, the old patriarch didn't explode out in a storm of rage.

If anything could describe his attitude right now, then it'd be one… He was excited!

"Keep this to yourself," and when the fourth elder was puzzled by this unexpected reaction, the patriarch added, "I don't want anything to go wrong thanks to your words being heard by the wrong people."

The fourth elder looked in more disbelief towards the old patriarch. In his mind he kept questioning what he heard.

What? Do you think an outsider like him deserved your granddaughter to this extent or what?

This was the only logical explanation he could find. This old man was accepting William's move and intentions towards his granddaughter.

In fact, like anyone in the elders' circle, the fourth elder held Berry in a special place in his heart. She was gentle and kind, yet she had to suffer all this time without any way for him to help.

In his eyes, in everyone's eyes, she deserved a man who was like a blazing sun in the entire world.

Yet an unknown porter sprung out of nowhere, and he took the initiative to help her. In addition to that, he came here and helped his clan to survive.

The fourth elder knew what the old patriarch was thinking about. And yet he didn't accept such a line of thoughts.