Chapter 300

Chapter 300

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Cadels reason for bringing his subordinates to the mountains was to improve everyones performance, but there was one in particular he planned to pay special attention to.

Garuel, come over here.

Garuel, who had retracted the demonic energy he was unleashing, stood before Cadel. Since arriving in the Mountains of Silence, Garuel had removed his eye patch. His uncovered eyes still gave off an ominous aura, but Cadel had gotten used to it by now.

There wont be anyone watching, so you can fully train your demonic energy here.

Thank goodness. I thought I could only practice a little during battle. As expected, Knight Commander, you have good skills.

Cadel rolled his eyes at Garuels cheeky compliment. Cadel shook his head at that shamelessness and added weight to his voice.

Its not just demonic energy, I want you to bring both demonic energy and light mana to an equal level.

Hmm. You said something similar when we were dealing with Mendel, Knight Commander. You always ask for the difficult task.

Garuels newfound power must be a challenge for him now, but Cadel knew. His true power came not from demonic energy, but from two perfectly proportioned sources. When those sources were balanced and harmonized, Garuels true power was unleashed.

Normally, you can only fight with your demonic energy. In the first place, if we ever had to cooperate with other knight orders, you would have to hide your light mana. But if there comes a critical moment when none of that matters, it will definitely be helpful.

Thats a pretty good bet.

You underestimate yourself too much.

Garuels eyes widened at Cadels words. He didnt seem to disagree, but Cadel was serious.

Garuel was capable of far more than he realized. His low self-esteem, his instinctive rejection of demonic energy, and the disconnect that came from being forced to accept it. Those things had only hindered his growth.

It was surprising how Lumen had managed to swing his sword so discreetly among people until now. Lumen was walking through the forest in a trance. It seemed like the fact that no one was paying attention to his actions had a significant effect on him.

Kunras requirement that he not harm any living creatures limited his swords trajectory, but it also made his swordsmanship more sophisticated.

Cadel turned his head, hearing the thudding of falling rocks everywhere.

There was Lydon, talking to the spirits. Lydon was making unintelligible arguments, snorting, and sticking his tongue out to mock his opponents. From the outside, it looked like a very heated conversation.

It really feels like hes talking to a ghost.

The problem was that to a mere mortal like Cadel, the spirits were invisible. To him, Lydon was no more than an actor practicing his lines or a child talking to an imaginary friend. Until he was introduced to the spirits himself, he thought Lydon was playing a prank.

But at least Lydon was able to make small talk with the spirits instead of being subjected to Kunras presence. The humans seemed to spend hours talking about things he couldnt understand. Of course, hed expected Lydon to attach himself to him as soon as he got to the mountain.

Well, thats actually a good thing.

There was a hint of disappointment in Cadels expression as he said this, but he had no way of knowing it.

All that remains is Yozen.

After setting up his tent in the forest, Yozen suddenly disappeared. There was no mention of him descending separately, so he must be somewhere in the forest.

Where on earth should I go to find him? Will he come when I call him?

Cadel also wanted to meet and talk to Yozen for a while, but he couldnt think of a good way to find him, so he decided to wait for Yozen to show up first.

[You must be quite fearless to spread your dark energy across the mountains without this ones permission.]

Kunras angry voice rattled through his head.