Child of Destiny

Later that day, Shin walked out of the Research Department, somewhat exhausted. He looked at the sky that was already getting dark and sighed a little. He had lost his sense of time during his training and almost forgot the arrangement he had with the others.

Fortunately, Shiella had just sent him a message, informing him that it was about time to gather with everyone.

He felt quite satisfied with the progress of his training, especially after using the elemental rooms. He had discovered that he had already balanced all five major elements within his body, which were seemingly waiting for him to combine them and form his version of Spiritual Force.

Once he was done with this, he could immediately initiate his breakthrough process.

…

Right after organizing his thoughts, he suddenly noticed David, who was doing a series of stretching exercises, near the entrance of the department.

“Senior Brother? What are you doing here?” asked Shin with a somewhat frown.

David turned to him and smiled. “You’re finally done with your training?”

“I’m just walking around when I notice that this is your department. I came to get you since your Big Sister has already messaged us,” he added as he walked over.

Shin squinted his eyes as he could tell that David was somewhat hiding something. But he did not ask further questions as he could also see that the latter had no intention of sharing it.

He just nodded his head and left the place along with David.

…

In the meantime, Benedict had just come back to the living quarters meant for him and his older sister.

He immediately collapsed on the ground as he had lost all his energy to continue walking. Even crawling toward his room was quite impossible.

He had no visible injuries on his body, but he was thoroughly exhausted after his little sparring with David. He was too tired to do anything right now.

Dayna, who was lying on the sofa lazily, noticed his strange state and flew over while using her Spirit Speech Mentalism.

She then frowned deeply when she saw that Benedict was thoroughly beaten up. “Who has the guts to beat you within the academy? Is there anyone that bored to live a little longer?”

His voice was so cold that it could even freeze the space around her. Her Spirit Speech was resonating with her words, making her will to materialize into the physical world.

But she quickly calmed down after realizing that Benedict was not in any danger. He might have been beaten up, but the perpetrator seemed to know what he was doing, only hitting where it hurt the most but not dealing any serious damage.

Benedict had no energy to argue with his sister, so he just said as casually as possible. “I’ve bumped into the Wanderer earlier. We’ve sparred a little to get ‘get to know each other.’ This is the result?”

“David Solomon?” Dayna frowned when she heard about it. She knew very well how powerful the famous Wanderer of their generation was, so it was not a mystery that Benedict had lost badly.

Even she, herself, was not confident in fighting him. She had to do her best if she wanted to fight him on an equal footing, but even that did not guarantee her victory.

Within the academy, only the Student Council President and the leaders of the Hand of Midas Club and Wings of Dawn were the ones who could reach his level other than herself.

“Why did he want to fight you?” asked Dayna confusedly before suddenly realizing the answer immediately after. “Don’t tell me he discovered that you are a Voidwalker!?”

“That is impossible! Even those old monsters in the faculty are incapable of seeing through the barrier that Professor Henry has cast around your body,” she said in disbelief.

Benedict could only smile bitterly when he thought about this. “It seems like we have underestimated his ‘Enlightened Eyes’ and the techniques of the lost kingdom of Solomon.”

Dayna fell silent when she heard about this before nodding. “The Royal Bloodline of the Solomon Kingdom is indeed as powerful as ever.”

“But what did he say after?” she asked, feeling that this was not going to end like this.

Benedict recalled what David had said to him after beating him up and could not help but sigh helplessly. “He said that we will be keeping an eye on us and asking the professor why he is hiding someone like us under his wing.”

He paused for a moment before quickly adding. “But I think he already knows the reason and just wants to confirm it with the professor.”

Dayna nodded as she sighed. “We have been exiled by that place since we were young, so we have no relation with them. If not for the professor picking us up and taking us under his care, then our fate has already been determined by those people.”

“Heh! We can’t blame everyone since our Clan did commit a grave sin, which also became the spark that started the war of that time,” said Benedict with a helpless sigh.

“It is not like it is our fault as well!” refuted Dayna before flying over the sofa and sulked there. “So, what if we have the blood of those filthy people flowing in our veins? We are nothing but a pair of halflings in the end!”

Benedict maintained his smile as he stared at the ceiling before mumbling. “I do hope that the promise that the professor has given us will come true.”

…

World Research Center.

Coffin Maker was currently being held at the deepest part of the research center, heavily guarded. The ones who were guarding him personally were the Domain Realm Experts sent by the Top Military School and Magic Ace Academy, who had jointly decided to work together.

Given the most recent incident that happened in the Eastern Sea Region, all the factions within the Soaring Continent were on guard for any possible incident.

The Top Military School was worried that another spy would lurk within the research center, so they sent an expert who had been working in the military for a very long time.

There was no need to doubt the loyalty of this person, as he was one of the commanders who had launched a continuous attack during that massive war, Leonel Luther.

As for the other person, it was Manuel Morales.

As former comrades, who fought side by side during that war, the two were quite familiar with one another.

These two had also volunteered to take on this post as they knew that it would be dangerous for the continent if Coffin Maker had broken out of the jail, especially when he had already seen what was inside the research center.

Given the abilities of this notorious criminal, stealing the most important data that the World Research Center had, especially from the highly concealed and restricted project, was quite easy.

This was why these two old monsters decided to guard the place, making sure that any accidents would be prevented if someone powerful tried to break in to rescue Coffin Maker.

At this moment, Professor Herny had just returned to this place to check on the status of this criminal, making sure that he was still alive.

After a series of tests, the old professor stood before Coffin Maker and said. “The information that you have provided us still needs to be verified.”

“If you are just luring us for a trap, then you can already prepare yourself for the consequences,” he added with a threatening tone.

Coffin Maker, who was sealed inside a huge cylindrical glass container, slowly opened his eyes and smirked. “I know better than anyone how scary the methods of the current technology to extract information from the brain. I am not that foolish to try it for another time.”

He paused for a moment, staring straight into the professor’s eyes, before continuing. “But let me warn you – you may have prevented that device and poison from spreading through my body, but the organization still has some means to keep their secrets forever.”

“Moreover, it is impossible for the ‘Snake Head’ not to guess it. I am sure that they will be having extra precautions when doing that important deal, so you better be prepared.”

Professor Henry smirked ass he heard that and spoke. “We already know about it, so you can rest assured that we have also made our preparations.”

The old professor was about to turn and leave when Coffin Maker suddenly opened his mouth once again. “One more thing, professor.”

Professor Henry could not help but pause and turn back, only to see that the other party was looking at him with a savage smile.

“Let me warn you as well,” started Coffin Maker before quickly adding. “You are the most crucial piece that all the organizations around the world are lacking, so be mindful of your surroundings next time.”

“We may have failed this time, but you can’t say that it will be the same next time. After all, the Heavenly Demon seemed to have already left to guard that place after this incident.”

Hearing those words, Professor Henry could not help but squint his eyes. After all, not many knew about Adam’s movements. He was quite confused as to how these guys knew about it.

Seeing the expression that the old professor was making, Coffin Maker suddenly lifted the corner of his mouth even further. “I am quite curious about who will be protecting you this time.”

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