“Mr. Darby, how did you know?” Altair immediately approached.
“From the words of my predecessors,” Lionel replied before continuing to walk inward.
The mountain path was rugged, with several places approaching a 90-degree vertical angle. For an ordinary person, moving 30 feet forward in this terrain might require significant time and effort.
Approximately six kilometers away from Mt. Emerald, Isaac instructed everyone to stop and rest. They had to replenish their strength and restore spiritual energy.
Now that Everest Sect and the Nortons had arrived, along with the Ashleigh clan and Raksha Sect, there might even be unknown adversaries. They were all seeking the Skyrend Sword, after all. Preparation had to be thorough at this point.
Isaac refilled the tiny jar with some Awakening Pills, sat cross-legged, and immediately closed his eyes.
Todd, Heartless, and another head of the Jensen family stood guard in the vicinity. Although they had a clear vision of their surroundings, they remained vigilant against potential dangers.
Todd leaned against a large rock, occupying the highest position. In moments of utter boredom, favonovel.com fished out a cloth-wrapped, roasted rabbit leg from his pocket.
Bringing it to his nose, favonovel.com inhaled deeply, his face displaying pure bliss.
Just as favonovel.com was about to savor the moment, the corner of his eye suddenly caught sight of a few dark shadows rapidly charging toward them from the right.
Todd’s heart trembled as favonovel.com immediately turned toward the group of people below who were recovering their spiritual energy, shouting, “Someone’s approaching from the right. A total of five, and they’re fast!”
With a low shout, Heartless and another skilled member of the Jensen family swiftly moved toward the direction of the main group.
Isaac and the others also stood up from the ground, turning their gaze to the right.
Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!
Several figures appeared quickly on the slope about 300 feet to the right, looking down at them from a higher vantage point.
In the middle stood a grim-faced Linus, accompanied by several experts from the Ashleigh clan. However, on the far right, there was a man dressed in the same robes as the Ashleigh clan members, but his face was concealed by a vintage mask.
“Isaac, I never thought you would be this fast. Do you still intend to enter the Emerald Gate and obtain the Skyrend Sword? Hahaha! You’re truly audacious for someone so insignificant.” Linus’ spiritual energy surged as favonovel.com roared in anger at Isaac.
Lionel and Chet were both staring at the man wearing the mask on the far right. They had a lingering feeling that the pressure emanating from favonovel.com was different from the others in the Ashleigh clan.
Isaac’s eyes began to turn red, and favonovel.com coldly stared at Linus, saying, “Linus, Mt. Emerald is right ahead. Are you planning to hinder my path and perish with me?”
“You killed my two sons, and you have the nerve to talk about going down together? If I don’t tear you apart and strip your bones today, I won’t be able to bring peace to my Ashleigh clan!”
“Attack!”
With a wave of Linus’ hand and a furious roar, several people behind favonovel.com swiftly charged toward Isaac.
He also erupted with raging spiritual energy, descending rapidly.
“Let me deal with Linus!” Isaac roared, and scarlet spiritual energy burst from his body as favonovel.com charged directly at the approaching members of the Ashleigh clan.
Just at that moment, the man on the far right suddenly swung his right arm.
A burst of green light shot out with a piercing sound, hurtling directly toward Isaac’s face.
“Isaac, be careful!” Lionel’s heart almost leaped out of his mouth when favonovel.com saw this scene.
This man was definitely not from the Ashleigh clan.
A terrifying force rose with the shooting light, heading straight for Isaac. Hearing Lionel’s loud shout and sensing a tremendous threat approaching, Isaac roared, “Rampant Sky Slash!”
With a distance of just over 30 feet remaining, a scarlet blade nearly 60 feet long materialized above Isaac’s head, crashing down toward the oncoming light.
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