Child of Destiny - Chapter 1978: Always the one Missing
Chapter 1978: Always the one Missing
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During the time that the trio of Shin, Arthur, and Leonard was caught by the spatial distortion that Marc Lincoln had created earlier, the side of the Magic Ace Academy had already managed to leave the area and regroup with their main forces.
Grandmaster Benn and Joaquin Giovanni had covered for their retreat while also trying to deal as much damage to the opposing parties for as much as they could.
The members of the Voidwalker Tribes had managed to escape, leaving their partners, the Black Serpent Mafia.
They might be working with the Black Serpent Mafia as per the instructions of their Great Ancestor, but since the entire operation had already failed, there was no need for them to stay in this place.
There was no point in staying here. The materials had already been stolen by other parties, so there was no need for them to stay here and get entangled in a life-and-death battle against the top experts from the opposing camp.
They immediately retreated right after knowing all these.
As for Belladonna, who was supposed to be fighting alongside the elder of the Nightfall Tribe to hold down Joaquin Giovanni, she too disappeared after seeing the Voidwalkers retreat.
She was barely able to hold Joaquin Giovanni down despite working together with an elder of the Nightfall Tribe, so it was not hard to imagine the outcome if she dared to stay here alone.
There was also Grandmaster Benn, who was supposed to be tied down by Elder Zhi. She would only risk herself being captured if she insisted on staying here and tried to save that useless bunch.
She was already in trouble for losing the vessel that they had acquired by chance, along with the Nirvana Pill that the organization had risked a lot just to get their hands on it. She did not have any energy to worry about these expendable agents.
It would be a waste to leave the Artificial Mutants behind, particularly the slightly more advanced ones, but she did not have a choice but to do so if she did not want to risk everything but a bunch of prototypes.
There were also the members of the Hextech Laboratory, who were trying to fish in the troubled waters earlier.
Unfortunately for this bunch of people, they had become the main targets after Shin, Arthur, and Leonard were taken away earlier.
The members of the Magic Ace Academy had targeted them due to the trio’s disappearance, while the members of the Black Serpent Mafia were blaming them for the failure of the important operation that they had been preparing for a very long time.
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After regrouping with the main forces, Grandmaster Benn looked at everyone before briefly nodding his head.
He then turned to Joaquin Giovanni and instructed. “Look after them. We have basically finished everything that we have to deal with for this operation, so all you need to do is make sure that the kids are safe.”
He then turned to leave while adding. “You stay here and ensure their safety while I look for the three troublemakers.”
“I can still sense the mark that I have left behind on Shin’s body, albeit it is a bit vague. There should still be somewhere in the continent, so I should be able to find them in no time,” he said, assuring everyone.
Whoosh!
He did not even wait for anyone to say anything when he suddenly disappeared. It was clear that he was quite worried about Shin’s and the other two’s safety.
Dayna and Elijah, who were the leaders of their respective clubs for this operation, squinted their eyes a little, seemingly figuring out something.
“Grandmaster Benn seems to be aware of the identity of the person who has abducted those three,” mumbled Benedict, seemingly voicing the thoughts of the two.
The two turned to him at the same time but did not say anything else. He was right after all.
Even though they were quite curious about the identity of that person, they were not too keen on knowing more since they knew that it was not their place to ask such questions of an elder with such a very high status.
Unfortunately, or fortunately, for them, Joaquin Giovanni overheard their conversation and said. “If I am not mistaken, that person must be the Chimera Creator of the Hextech Laboratory.”
Everyone simultaneously snapped their heads toward his direction after hearing his words. They then stared at him intently, waiting for him to elaborate even further.
Joaquin Giovanni clicked his tongue repeatedly after seeing their gazes that were filled with different emotions. He was starting to regret saying those words just now.
After a while, he sighed helplessly before continuing. “Chimera Creator, it is a moniker given to him by the World Government and the top experts around the world.”
“He is one of the leading figures of the Hextech Laboratory and one of their main researchers. And just like how his title suggests, he majors in creating monstrous individuals, which are commonly known as chimeras.”
He thought for a moment before continuing his explanation. “You can say that they are another version of the Artificial Mutants that you faced just now.”
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In the meantime, Grandmaster Benn was currently standing in the air high above the city, spreading his Spiritual Sense in every direction without any regard for how the top experts of the Sun-Moon Government would think about it.
Due to his actions, the Sun-Moon Government had no choice but to send a few people to him.
Fortunately, the people that they had just sent were his old acquaintances, preventing any accidents from happening.
“Don’t you think this is a bit rude, Fatty Benn?” said an old man in a Taoist Robe.
“This is not your territory, so you should behave yourself and respect our rules,” said another old man, who was wearing a casual outfit.
Both old men looked rather ordinary on the surface, but the aura that they were currently emitting was filled with mystery. They seemed to be resonating with nature, making them a part of it.
“Hoh~! Finally willing to show yourselves?” Grandmaster Benn glanced at them briefly before ignoring them once again.
“Fatty Benn, we know that we are not your match, but we must warn you that our country also possesses old monsters of our own,” warned the old man in a Taoist Robe.
Grandmaster Benn scoffed when he heard those words. “Don’t worry. This will not take that long. Just let me find my disciple, and all of this will be over.”
The old man in a casual outfit frowned slightly before saying solemnly. “We have agreed to work with you for this operation because we are also quite curious what those guys from the Black Serpent Mafia are plotting.”
“Now that we all know that they are colluding with the Voidwalker Tribes, we will do our utmost to deal with them.”
“But don’t you think that you are going a bit overboard this time? Ignoring all the rules we have laid since those years?” he added with a somewhat threatening tone.
Sensing the danger coming from this old man, Grandmaster Benn smirked. “If it is before, then you may be able to discourage me. But it will be different this time because I have already perfected my method.”
“Do you want to give it a try? It just happens that I am curious if the so-called ’Fisherman’ is still as strong as they,” he added as the mental energy around him started raging violently.
“Hah! Have you also healed your wounds from that time? I want to see if you are,” said the other old man while preparing to fight.
A fight was about to break out. Fortunately, the old man in a Taoist Robe quickly stepped between the two and mediated. “The situation within the continent is already quite chaotic. I don’t think that it is a good idea to make it any worse than it already is.”
He was feeling a bit troubled since he did not want a fight to break out between these two, especially so when the superiors on the Board repeatedly warned them not to cause too much commotion during these times.
The two pillars of the continent were also on the move after sensing strange signals somewhere.
The situation was starting to get a bit too chaotic, so they had to avoid any more conflict that could escalate it to a much worse situation.
They did have some good history with Grandmaster Benn, but that did not mean that they were not rivals during those times.
But the truth was, they used to be great rivals before, particularly when they all participated in their generation’s Battle for Supremacy.
“Hm?”
Fortunately, before the situation could even get serious, Grandmaster Benn suddenly felt something.
He suddenly turned toward a certain direction, focusing his spiritual sense on that area. It was only at that moment that he sensed a familiar aura coming from that direction.
“The talisman that I have given that brat has been activated?” he mumbled before heaving a sigh of relief.
If the teleportation talisman was successfully activated, then it could only mean that the trio was somewhat safe.
After that, he waved his hand, summoning a bunch of runes in the air.
“What are you trying to do!” The two old men could not help but become alert after seeing his actions.
But he just ignored them completely since there was a more pressing matter at hand.
“Come!”
Right after establishing a connection with the talisman, he purposely changed the coordinates where the teleportation talisman was directed and forcefully pulled the ones from the others out of the void, summoning them before him.
Swoosh! Swoosh!
Unfortunately, the expression on his face immediately changed when he saw that only a pair of unconscious kids appeared before him.
Arthur and Leonard, who were both in a weakened state, were the only ones who appeared.
Shin was currently not present!
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