Chapter 881 Siblings, Emotions, Troubles?

Chapter 881 Siblings, Emotions, Troubles?

Michael was unsure if Tiara could think straight in her current condition. The battle had consumed her rationality, and it would take a while before the effect of Silvarean Tiger would wear off. 'I should wait until she's a bit calmer. There is no way I can ask her about her brother like this.' He looked at Tiara, covered in blood, intestines, and body parts. The wild glint in her eyes was enough to tell Michael he had to wait.

But that didn't mean he had to postpone asking Caesus as well. Michael could tell Caesus, the former prince of the Silverfang Tigerfolk, was far from timid. He looked dignified and disciplined. His height of 1.9 meters was above the Silverfangs' average, and so was the amount of muscles covering his entire body. He was extremely muscular, enough to consider him one of the Berserkers' rivals, which was only friendly competition. He had a short three-day beard, sharp ocean-blue eyes, and his long hair was pulled back to a man bun.

It was unclear what happened before Caesus was summoned or before the Silverfang Tigerfolk escaped into the Origin Expanse. Still, Michael saw a strong, disciplined warrior with great strategic thinking when he looked at Caesus.

'Maybe he is a bit foolish for attacking a Higher Lifeform at the 2nd Tier, but he is still alive, and he killed the Higher Lifeform. But then again, Daniel did most of the work, alongside the support of the other Silverfangs' Boost Soultrait.' Michael shrugged, his attention lingering on Caesus. Caesus was only at the 2nd Tier but had great martial mastery, including an exceptional understanding of most weapons. Still, it was rather stupid to fight a Higher Lifeform, even if he managed to land the killing blow, rewarding him with the energy influx.

Caesus would also be rewarded with Jungle Points for fighting at the frontlines and for every Awakened he'd slain, which could be transformed into more Soultraits or to upgrade his existing 1-Star Soultrait.

The more Michael thought about it, the more he liked Caesus. It was obvious, but Michael fought similarly to Caesus – above their weight class.

The gains from dealing with enemies stronger than them were too good to be true. At least, that was the case for Michael due to Extraction.

'Is he desperate to change, or is that guilt pushing him to do something?' Michael didn't sense any fear or desperation from Cassus, and he was fairly certain that his assumption was correct. Caesus was calculative and volatile. It was questionable if the latter was a good thing, but Michael would leave him be as long as Caesus didn't endanger anyone other than his own life.

It was a matter of fact that Caesus' Link of Loyalty was strong. However, he was not connected to Tiara like the other Silverfangs. Caesus was only connected to Michael, and some Silverfangs – of the newest batch – were connected to Caesus, removing the burden of their Link of Loyalty for Michael.

"Don't resist me," He said aloud, using River of Vigor to mend Caesus' wounds while invading his mind with Mind Reader. Mind Reader wasn't unleashed to the fullest, but that wasn't necessary in the first place. Caesus couldn't differentiate Mind Reader and River of Vigor as they affected him simultaneously. He didn't block his invasion and openly revealed his memories and thoughts to Michael as his wounds healed.

Michael found out what he needed until Caesus was fully healed, and he decided...to ignore Tiara's hatred for Caesus.

Caesus had only a 1-Star Soultrait, a Soultrait he didn't know how to use properly just yet. The information influx he'd obtained mentioned a need for Descendants and Children for him to grow stronger. It was a power boost related to his bloodline. Unfortunately, at best, the power boost was minor as his Soultrait was only 1-Star.

That didn't seem important at first because his Soultrait was why Caesus had been considered a failure since the day he awakened, but his Father never treated him like a failure. He trained his oldest son as the hidden heir while announcing Tiara as the official heir. Tiara never knew about that, but her father wanted to tell her. However, the Demis attacked the Silverfang Tigerfolk before he could, forcing them to retreat into the Origin Expanse.

Tiara last saw Caesus and their Father before she was pushed into the Runic Gate.

What she didn't know and didn't want to accept was that their father knocked Caesus out before throwing him into the Origin Expanse behind.

Their father died, but not without transferring all racial rights and the authority of the Silverfangs to Caesus, who realized what had happened only after he was summoned into Michael's territory.

That was fair, but Tiara didn't know about anything. She considered Caesus a failure. That was all he was in her eyes.

Michael was curious, but he shrugged. Their quarrel had nothing to do with him. Not yet, at least.

'They can solve their sibling problems without me.' **