Child of Destiny

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Shin started at Andras and the Sword Expert behind, who were obviously keeping a close eye on his movements.

The dozen or so Executioners might not be much of a problem even if they worked together, but he did need to be wary of these two.

Shin was about to make his move and take the initiative when he suddenly heard Uno’s voice inside his head once again.

[On the second thought, let me out for a bit. Leave these guys to me.]

Shin raised his brows for a moment before asking. “What are you planning this time?”

[Nothing much. I just want to greet these acquaintances a bit and remind them why we have been called the number one in our camp.]

“They come from the different camp, though,” refuted Shin.

[There’s that. But even then, we still used to rule over them. Aside from those few abnormalities, no one can raise their heads before us.]

[I am a bit annoyed that they now dare to look us in the eyes now that they have gained a meager strength.]

Shin chuckled inwardly after hearing those words before shaking his head. “That does not sound like you.”

He then looked at the opposing group before continuing. “I guess these guys have something in them that interests you.”

“I wonder what it is,” he mumbled before giving up the control of his body and letting Uno take over.

He could not deny that he was quite curious about what Uno was planning and wanted to see what it was the thing that the opposing party had that took his interest.

In the meantime, Andras, who was leading the opposing party, could not help but frown deeply after seeing the nonchalant attitude that Shin had.

He could not help but be reminded of the time when they were still training in the camp. He could still vividly remember the time that those monstrous individuals looked at them with indifference.

Envy? Jealousy? Reverence? Fear?

Those might be just a few of the feelings that Andras felt during that time whenever he saw them.

But he must admit that he felt weak before those monsters during his time in the camp.

However, he also could not help but laugh at the few of them who had fallen into the trap that he and the others had plotted against them.

Aside from the few truly monstrous individuals, who slaughtered everyone who messed with them, the rest had perished under their schemes.

“So what if they are powerful? In the end, we are the ones who have graduated and stood at the very end. The winners are the kings while the losers are beggars!” he mumbled crazily before raising his hand and about to order the others to launch an attack.

However, he suddenly halted his actions when the Sword Expert stepped forward and stopped him.

Frowning his brows, Andras could not help but ask coldly. “What do you want, Feng?”

The Sword Expert named Feng did not immediately respond and just stared intently at Shin, who had been silent since earlier.

His eyes turned sharp as the expression he wore suddenly turned grim, for he could sense a familiar feeling coming from Shin.

No, it was not just a familiar feeling. It was that feeling that struck fear into everyone during that island incident.

“You-…” he was about to say something, realizing that the person that everyone was looking for had finally revealed himself.

Unfortunately, Uno, who had taken over the main body, beat him into it and said. “Feng? Ah~! Now I remember. You are that brat accompanying that sword maniac on that island.”

“What’s his name again? Ah! That’s right! Blade, Rowan Blade. The number one agent from the Executioner Camp,” added, seemingly recalling the incidents from that time.

On the other hand, Feng could not help but tremble after hearing the tone of Uno. He could not be wrong this time since it was the very tone that struck fear into most of the young agents training under the Black Serpent Mafia during that incident.

Even the so-called number one talents of different camps could not help but tremble after hearing this voice.

Aside from the five other absolute geniuses that the Black Serpent Mafia had produced, which included Rowan Blade that Uno had mentioned, the rest feared this very person before him.

“It is really you,” mumbled Feng grimly while tightening his grip over his sheathed sword.

When he first heard that the famous ’Uno’ of the Joker Training Camp was currently in the Soaring Continent and even studying in the Magic Ace Academy, he could not help but feel a bit excited and nervous at the same time.

After all, this was one of the legendary figures within their generation, especially when the result of the battle royale that the Joker Training Camp had conducted spread throughout the organization.

It was not even a battle royale at that time since it was more like a slaughter when the recorded video was released by the higher-ups.

A single child slaughtering all the other young agents training in that camp was vividly imprinted in their minds.

Aside from the five monstrous individuals, who were equally notorious as this person, everyone else was in awe of his achievements.

“I wonder if your master will come to your rescue this time,” said Uno as he combed his hair with his hand.

His overall appearance was mostly the same as Shin’s, but the air that he was emitting was overly different in comparison. He was a completely different person from the perspective of the other party.

Aside from that, his purple pupils were also somewhat noticeable, especially when Shin was supposed to have grey pupils.

Seeing that Uno was not planning to make any moves yet, Feng signaled to Andras to instruct the others to form a battle formation first before making their move.

Andras could not help but frown deeply after seeing Feng order him around. After all, he was supposed to be the one leading this operation.

However, he did not question Feng’s actions either since he knew that this guy was supposed to be more familiar with their target despite Uno’s years of absence from the training camp.

Moreover, Feng was one of the most trusted subordinates of one of the monster agents of the organization, Rowan Blade.

Following the signal that Andras had given them, the dozen or so agents swiftly moved and surrounded Uno from every direction. They formed a battle formation unique to the Black Serpent Mafia while carrying their respective weapons.

Uno did not immediately make his move, seemingly waiting for the opposing side to finish their arrangements on purpose.

However, his eyes were constantly moving left and right, seemingly looking for something.

He refused to admit that the organization, like the Black Serpent Mafia, would be so careless as to send just a bunch of small fry to capture someone like him.

Aside from Andras and Feng, who were a bit decent compared to the rest, everyone else was a bunch of rats in his eyes.

Moreover, the reason why he took the initiative to swap with Shin was that he was quite suspicious of the other party’s intentions.

He also felt that he would meet with those monstrous individuals, whom he had acquainted with.

He wanted to see if they had grown quite well. After all, they were decent enough to keep him entertained during the annual ’examination’ of all the camps under the organization.

He was feeling quite bored these days, especially when he no longer had to keep a close eye on the Seed of Hatred that they had just sealed. It would take quite a while before it caused them any disturbances.

Uno wanted to stretch his muscles a little, wanting to see if there was anyone who could entertain him for a while.

Uno might not be voicing this out due to his temperament, but Shin could at least tell what he was feeling right now. After all, the memories during their ’stay’ in the Black Serpent Mafia Training Camp were slowly coming back to him.

He was also able to clearly recall that time, when he and Uno first saw Dylan, who was thrown on the island by his father, Eugene White, for some sort of training.

“From what I recall, there are five great geniuses that those training camps have produced, excluding Uno and me,” mumbled Shin, trying to recall the so-called top talents of Black Serpent Mafia, which were also around their age.

“The oldest of them should be Edward, who is a poison and medicinal expert. I am supposed to be quite close to him since he is the only one who has a decent personality among them all.”

“Moreover, he is supposed to be the ’Big Brother’ as well. I wonder how he is doing these days. I seem to remember that he dreams of escaping the camp that he belonged to and living a simple and normal life in the mountains, away from the conflicts of the world.”

“Tsk! Tsk! Let’s just hope that we will not encounter each other as enemies when we meet again.”

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