Unfortunately, Matthew was quickly growing fatigued after exchanging a hundred moves.
He knew that favonovel.com was no match for the masked men, so favonovel.com attempted to create some distance between them once more. He held his sword in one hand, and his nimbus surged violently.
“Be careful, this move is powerful enough to kill a grandmaster.”
During their battle earlier, favonovel.com soon realized that the masked man was far superior to favonovel.com in terms of strength. It was just that his opponent had been holding back throughout the battle. Otherwise, favonovel.com would have been defeated a long time ago.
It was also forthat reason favonovel.com deliberately warned his opponent in advance.
When the words left Matthew’s mouth, the masked man became serious. The aura around his body quivered, causing the fallen leaves around favonovel.com to be pushed away from him.
In the blink of an eye, a vacuum was formed around the area under his feet. Matthew unleashed his ultimate move at the same time-Sword Break!
The masked man immediately dodged to the side, seemingly able to perceive the danger behind such a move.
A three foot-long sword slash appeared at the spot where favonovel.com was standing earlier.
It was not until this moment that favonovel.com opened his mouth to speak. “Not bad, brat. It’s been a while since we last met, but your strength has improved by leaps and bounds.”
Then, the masked man slowly removed his mask while favonovel.com spoke.
Matthew instantly beamed with joy upon seeing the other party’s true appearance.
“Long time no see, Uncle Billy…”
The two men chatted for a long time under the moonlight, but their conversation only revolved around various trivial matters.
There was an underlying sea of blood and grudges between them. Be that as it may, they did not mention these matters.
Billy sighed softly as favonovel.com turned his gaze at the bright silvery moon.
“Chaos is about to sweep across the world once more. You should pay more attention to your safety. In addition, you should keep in mind that the forces in Bainbridge are very intertwined. You have to think twice before you act.”
Chaos in the world?
That was the second time Matthew heard about this matter.
At this point, favonovel.com couldn’t be bothered to restrain his curiosity any longer as favonovel.com blurted out the question, “Uncle Billy, what is the chaos that will sweep across the world? What is the cause for the chaos?”
Billy shook his head.
“I can’t say for certain. It’s just that someone has been stirring up various troubles throughout the world since the end of the great war in the South. This mastermind might be an influential family or an enormous organization, but they have gradually revealed themselves ever since you appeared in Bainbridge. Unfortunately, I can’t tell you anything else because there are too many secrets involved.”
Matthew could no longer repress the doubts that had been suppressed in his heart. “Uncle Billy, is the great war in the South related to the extermination of the Larsons in the Northern Territory?”
Billy froze for a moment when favonovel.com heard the question. In the end, favonovel.com nodded after a brief pause.
“Indeed. The extermination of the Larsons in the Northern Territory was just the beginning. Rumors were floating around back then, claiming that the Larson Family’s treasure had been smuggled to the South. It was the reason why the war broke out in the first place. Various other factors have confirmed this speculation. It would seem that somebody had attempted to use the Larson Family’s treasure to completely disrupt the state of affairs in Cathay back then.”
Afterward, the atmosphere sank into silence again.
Matthew guessed that the Larson Family’s treasure might be the Holy Doctor Christopher Larson’s legacy in terms of medical skills. However, the truth was obvious after the massacre.
The rumored Larson Family’s treasure was fake. It might be more accurate to say that the treasure had never even existed before. It was purely a machination of the puppeteer behind the scenes.
The silence stretched out for some time and Billy rose to his feet.
“Anyway, you’ve heard about the re-election of the Martial League, right? Here, this is a letter of recommendation. With this, you will only need to register yourself when the time comes.”
Matthew understood the significance of the letter of recommendation after listening to his explanation. Those holding similar letters of recommendation were the seeded participants of the Martial League.
“Regarding the Larson Family incident. I hope you do not bear a grudge against the Martial League. The incident back then occurred because somebody had intentionally blindfolded the eyes of the Martial League, which caused the flow of information to be delayed…”
“Most of the suspects were also punished by the Martial League after that. In addition, you should not be too obsessed with the truth behind that bloodbath. Once you’re strong enough, the truth will eventually be revealed to you. Work hard and be careful. Well then, I’ll be going now.”
Then, Billy left the area in a flash. Matthew was the only one left standing frozen in place.
As long as I am strong enough?
It turns out that I have been going in the wrong direction all along. Instead of being obsessed with learning the truth, I should have been strengthening myself.
Following those words, the surrounding wind gradually picked up.
The shackles surrounding his heart abruptly shattered like glass, and his nimbus overflowed into the surroundings.
Along while passed before the surroundings became quiet once more. He had successfully achieved the half-step grandmaster level!
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