"What did you say, boy? Are you looking for death?" A tall man beside Manvi aggressively said.
He has a tall, heavy build, and by observing him, Kritos guesses that this man must be older than them and would have the highest cultivation among the group.
Although Kritos never saw him, he assumes that he must be one of the geniuses of his generation.
And by noticing the arrogant glow in his eyes and the way he was talking. He must have a relationship with Manvi.
Moreover, Kritos had evidence to prove his statement, although he can't show or explain it to anyone.
"Me looking for death? Really! can you kill me like other commoners? No, no, could you even injure me? After my death, I don't think you can escape successfully. Just do your own business. Don't try to become a hero." Kritos coldly snorted
He didn't have to waste his time with them, especially those who were rudely talking to him without any reason.
And the best way to end the conversion with the idiots is by mentioning the power behind him.
He doesn't think they will dare to say anything after warning them.
Initially, Kritos don't like to act up in front of anyone by giving them a warning of his grandfather or anyone.
He knows the Only Person You Can Always Depend On Is Yourself.
Humans are not the smartest species on the planet Sincromas world. We do stupid things, we say stupid things and we think stupid things. But one of the dumbest things that we actually do in our life is to depend on other people. We don't realize we can only depend on, or trust in, ourselves until the last moment.
We do it every day without even knowing it. We depend on other people to make us happy and satisfied. Even the strong cultivator depends on something in their life.
But he, Kritos, knows they are just external powers. It will not stay forever. Only his strength and power will remain with him forever.
At this moment, Kritos wanted to quickly leave this place and meet his big brother. He could sense that his brother was in trouble. So, he can only rely on the power behind him to quickly leave from here.
Hearing the arrogant words of the peasant who once always bowed his head after meeting them. The grandson of the elder of the Vishwa clan, Mayank, furiously glares at him.
He never thought Kritos would be arrogant even after he released the aura of Foundation realm warrior.
He had come here with Manvi to teach a lesson to this bastard who dared to disrespect and humiliate his love.
Furthermore, Manvi herself requested help from him. Previously he didn't act rashly due to the fear of the man standing behind him.
Kritos maternal grandfather and head of the Dwivedi clan.
However, Manvi promises him that after he kills Kritos. She will accept his previous proposal and willingly marry him.
For his childhood love Manvi, he was willing to do anything, and it was only a matter of killing a peasant.
About his maternal grandfather, he will kill Kritos in such a way that no one would find a single piece of evidence that indicates he killed Kritos.
Just thinking about marrying his childhood crush Manvi he couldn't help but feel excited.
Nonetheless, Mayank doesn't think that Kritos will dare to talk to him arrogantly.
This time he merely wanted to learn about his prey and then set a trap which ultimately leads to his death without anyone suspecting anything.
Only the cruelest hunters set their traps with terror and trepidation.
As Mayank knew, now it was not a good environment to talk to Kritos, so he chose to stay silent, or many people would suspect him after the death of Kritos.
In his mind, Kritos was an already dead man. He just has to find a way to kill him silently.
Before anyone says something to Kritos, he has already left the place.
"He will pay for his arrogance," Vishwa Mayank fiercely said
In his reply, Manvi merely nodded her head. She was determined to kill Kritos even if she had to sacrifice something.
A peasant who always bowed his head upon seeing her now dared to be arrogant in front of her. She can't accept this fact.
So, she decided to execute a plan to kill Kritos without anyone suspecting her.
Even if Mayank were exposed, she would be out of danger from the fury of the clan head of Dwivedi Clan.
On the other hand, marrying Mayank is only a facade to let him close his mouth. Not only that, she will gain a puppet which she can control on will.
This was the perfect plan without any flaw.
About Kritos winning against Mayank, this thought never comes to her mind.
**
On his way, Kritos was barely 20 meters away from Sanju. However, they were on the upper floor.
Suddenly, he thought about the line which he heard in one of his dreams. These words affect him in such a way that Kritos never forgets it.
"Stop your whining. If you are frightened, be silent. Whining is for prey. It attracts predators. And you are not prey."
Yes, previously, when the System was unknown to him. Kritos understand that it was almost impossible to become stronger and fight with any cultivator.
That is why previously, when they provoke and insult him, Kritos remains silent. He was afraid that saying something might lead to big trouble. As he remains the only son of his parents after his brother Rio's death, he was worried if something happened to him who would take care of his parents when they became old. That is why never act carelessly and choose to remain silent.
However, presently it is different. He had the strength to back up. Although it is far from being able to beat them, he could surely survive if he decided to escape from them.
Due to it, Kritos didn't care about their reaction or what they were planning.
Kritos quickly fastened his speed and approached Sanju.
In the room where they were talking, the door was closed. Kritos hardly push it before the door automatically opens.
As the group in the room heard the sound of the door opening, they quickly moved their head to see who it was.
They saw a boy moving towards them and shortly approached in front of Sanju.
"Elder brother, I'm exhausted because of finding you in the whole damn palace. Why are you here with them? Anything happens, or you are secretly proposing to sister Clara without telling me." Kritos said with a smile on his face and then secretly peeped at the people who were standing opposite to Sanju.
Kritos quickly recognized them, one of them is John Augusta, and the other is Clara Augusta.
"As expected, something happens between them." Kritos thought
As Sanju listens to the words of Kritos, an embarrassed look emerges on his face.
"W-What are you talking about, Kritos? I am just discussing an important matter with…" Sanju glanced at John Augusta and continued,"...the young master of the Augusta clan."
"Ohh! I thought you finally decided to express your feeling towards sister Clara after two years of wait. Well, I think too much." Kritos express a feeling of sadness from his last words.
"Hey Kritos, don't talk nonsense. I already told you. We are only discussing an important matter." Sanju embarrassingly said.
"Ok, ok, I understand." Kritos quickly said.
While both of them are talking to each other, Clara Augusta recalls the face of the boy who had just appeared from the memories.
She silently asked his brother, John," Brother, it is the same boy who doesn't awaken any soul beast in the same awakening ceremony as me."
John Augusta simply nodded his head; he didn't bother to explain more about this peasant.
Although John respected Kritos for his compression ability and guts, which he had seen in the Dwivedi Clan training area when Captain Mitchell was demonstrating Earth swallowing technique to them.
Within a second after watching Kritos extraordinary moves of Earth swallowing technique, John Augusta accepted that Kritos might be the late one.
Nevertheless, the Late one is the late one, and peasants are peasants. You can't change the character of a person even if he is a genius. The characters remain the same.
You can't easily trust a money-loving poor who can do anything for the money. Maybe in Kritos case, he will do anything for the cultivation resources.
Most importantly, poor people can't be trusted.
Whenever he sees Kritos friendly talking with Sanju, he remembers the girl who breaks his heart. More importantly, the betrayal of the human heart.
John Augusta ignores their talk and suddenly says something to Sanju.
"Will you accept my condition or not. If not, then forget about my sister."
As he heard John's words, Sanju angrily said," I already said don't interfere with our matters. Clara herself sets the date of the duel. It is between Clara and me. Why are you jumping like a troublemaker."
Sanju then glanced at Kritos and said," Let's leave,"
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