Chapter 234: Chapter 234: Defeat me, and I'll give you a chance!
Chapter 234: Chapter 234: Defeat me, and I'll give you a chance!
It seemed like William had gotten himself into a bit of trouble outside, sustaining injuries while possibly engaging in a fight.
Meanwhile, Ethan was busy healing him, pondering over how to respond.
On the other end of the phone, Orion had already said, "Look, if you don't want to show up, then don't bother coming at all. If you don't appreciate this opportunity, plenty of others will."
At that moment, Ethan's face lit up with joy. In the event log, a breakthrough was happening.
Both Edward and Donna had reached the Developing Skill stage. Donna's physique seemed to be influenced by the dragon's blood, coupled with her years of intensely developing psychic powers, her Developing Skill had reached an extraordinary level!
Hearing Orion's words, Ethan responded with even greater joy, "Thank you, you really understand me!"
"You..." Orion's voice grew increasingly irate over the phone, "Do you not realize how rare the opportunity to join the psychic abilities team is?"
Ethan was checking Donna's traits.
[Your descendant Donna saved the Exploding Sky Serpent and earned its gratitude, gaining the trait: Dragon's Grace]
[Bathed in dragon's blood, her physical strength increased by 20%. Gaining some of the dragon's power, her Developing Skill became more solid.]
[To prove her generation's bravery, Donna intensely cultivated psychic powers, gaining the trait: Desperate Effort]
[Her cultivation of psychic powers became even more diligent, increasing her physical training speed by 10%]
On the phone, Orion was furious, "Do you think you're a Competent Force? How can you not cherish the resources of the psychic abilities team?!!"
Realizing something, Ethan sincerely said, "Thank you, sister. I am useless. It's not that I don't want to go, but I know that using these resources on me is a waste. The old lady next door always taught me not to take advantage if I'm not capable, not to waste what I have. So, I'm not fit to enjoy these resources, please save them for someone useful. I was born ordinary."
Ethan grinned, realizing that once you reach Competent Force in the psychic abilities team, there are no useful resources left. Why bother then? He could feel a breakthrough approaching, just needing to grasp the power of the sun and moon to advance beyond Competent Force!
These days, although Blackwood seemed calm, with Luna's breakthrough, everyone was preparing for their own advancements and battles.
As a Forebearer, he couldn't lag behind. Every second counted!
Moreover, Donna and Olivia had already joined forces, plotting a major plan against Michael!
After a moment of thought.
Ethan choked up, "Sister Joshua, please don't tell the teacher, I'm afraid he'll be heartbroken. Tell my successor that there is a future in the tomb, to carry my hopes and serve society."
In the lab, Orion stared at the phone in disbelief, her eyes moistening, "This child... I..."
"I was even angry with him before, I... I'm really not a good person!"
In the room, Ethan smoothly hung up the phone and turned it off, "Finally, I can focus on striving with my clan again!"
With eyes turning white, the rested Ethan returned to his true home!
...
Upon arriving at Dawn's headquarters, Katie was already standing before Olivia, sharing her troubles about Nate's harassment and the arranged marriage Michael had set up for her.
"Don't worry, Katie, with us here, no one can bother you," Olivia assured her with a smile. "I've looked into Nate. Aside from being a bit of a flirt, he's actually a decent person who values his reputation highly. Arrange a time with him, defeat him in a challenge, and he'll avoid you and bow his head in respect whenever he sees you."
"With your skills, plus this specially crafted psychic bow that fits you perfectly, defeating him will be a breeze."
"As for Michael... you can dismiss him from your concerns for now."
Katie took the pink psychic bow handed to her by Olivia and left.
Soon after, Olivia summoned some of Dawn's assassins. With the druid attacks on major towns, the years of conflict had only increased the number of Dawn's assassins. It was likely that even the core members of Blackwood didn't realize just how vast and powerful Dawn had become.
Ethan, just by observing, noticed that among the ten assassins Olivia had called, one was at the peak of Developing Skill!
She pulled out a thick book and expertly flipped it open to a page filled with detailed information on Duke's Mansion, down to the secretive dealings of its servants.
"After all the descendants I've killed, after assassinating your younger generations to the point of breaking your lineage, you still haven't learned your lesson," Olivia scoffed coldly. "It seems you haven't suffered enough."
[Your descendant Olivia is assigning tasks to ten Dawn assassins, all of whom have deep-seated vendettas against the descendants of Duke's Mansion!]
Seeing the content of the mission, Ethan grinned, "That's quite ruthless."
Ten days later.
Ethan was still meditating, watching the sunrise and the moonset, experiencing the interplay of day and night, and absorbing the forces of the universe.
Suddenly, a message caught his eye.
[Your descendant Olivia reports to you that Michael's talented descendant, only over two hundred years old, has broken through to Competent Force. He personally led the Martin clan members to set up a massive defensive formation.]
[In this secret location, a traitor among the Martin experts sabotaged the formation's foundation. Ten fearless Dawn assassins charged into the weak spot under the cover of a thunderstorm, causing a massive upheaval in the storm, leading to their mutual destruction with the Martin genius on the verge of breaking through Competent Force!]
[Olivia assures you that after this incident, Michael will never have peace.]
"So many years have passed, has my Blackwood's influence reached another height?" Ethan thought, reassured by Nicholas's negotiations with the druids and Olivia's covert protection of the family.
Just as he was about to continue his meditation, Ethan saw Katie approaching with her pink longbow. Facing her was a handsome man who said with a bitter smile, "Katie, my feelings for you are genuine. After all this time, you know what kind of person I am."
"I admit I was a bit of a flirt before, but I promise, I'll never wander again. Let's grow old together, get married, have children, and name our child..."
He had even thought of a name for the child...
Ethan really wanted to slap some sense into the young man.
Katie, however, just snorted coldly and silently took out her pink longbow, "Defeat me, and I'll give you a chance!"
"Why must it be this way?" Nate's face turned sour. "Katie, I'm a genius, no one of my age can defeat me."