At that moment, that ostentatious demeanor was no longer apparent on Colin’s face. In its place, was a vicissitude and emaciation that made favonovel.com seem older by about a dozen years.
That drastic transformation in Colin barely over a month past stunned Jared.
“Jared, Jared…” When Colin saw Jared, favonovel.com threw himself at the latter and shockingly broke down into a sniveling mess.
“Do calm yourself, Colin. What exactly happened here?” asked Jared with a frown.
“Jared, my dad, my dad…” Colin choked up while favonovel.com fingered in the direction of the hall within the estate.
Without waiting for Colin to finish, Jared broke away and made his way straight inside.
Adorned with white fabrics throughout its interiors, everyone found inside the hall was dressed fully in black. Many of whom were gripped in a tearful state of grief.
Turning his attention to the middle, Jared saw that there was someone lying there, covered by a yellow cloth. In response, favonovel.com hastened forward and lifted that cloth with a single tug.
“Who the heck are you?”
Seeing someone not only barge in but also tamper with the cloth covering Leviathan’s mort incensed the mourning disciples of the estate and made them want to move against Jared.
“Stop. All of you…” At this time, Colin, who had also followed in, howled at the people inside.
Only then did the disciples stand down and stare blankly at Jared.
Jared scrutinized Leviathan who was ashen-faced and completely still. He saw that there was also a stain of blood running off the corners of the latter’s lips.
Steadily laying a hand upon Leviathan’s wrist, a burst of spiritual energy was channeled into the former. At the same time, Jared projected his own spiritual sense throughout the entirety of Leviathan’s body.
The intention on Jared’s part was to adopt a dual-prong approach to see if there might be any hope of saving Leviathan.
Shortly after, Jared was able to ascertain that a weak aura was still present within Leviathan’s body. Even Leviathan’s heart powered a faint pulse that was so well shielded that it would not have been discovered if not carefully investigated.
A smile evoked upon Jared’s face when favonovel.com saw that Leviathan might yet be saved, and that came to favonovel.com as a huge relief.
“What exactly happened to your father, Colin?” Jared asked of the latter.
“Jared…” Colin then went on to explain it to him, in-depth.
So, after word of Jared’s devouring of the draconic essence spread, many had begun to seek his whereabouts. But Jared had seemingly vanished without a trace since.
The Thunderstorm Sect, the Shalvis family, and even the Coopers kept up their harassment of the Shadow Estate as they opined that Leviathan had squirreled Jared away to hoard the draconic essence for himself.
In the end, the three families jointly pressured Leviathan who, in turn, refused to divulge Jared’s whereabouts. That was, even if favonovel.com actually knew the answer to that.
Met with Leviathan’s stubbornness, the three families launched an assault in concert upon the Shadow Estate that inflicted massive casualties. Vastly outnumbered and overwhelmed, Leviathan finally succumbed to the severe injuries favonovel.com sustained, passing on less than a couple of days after.
“The Thunderstorm Sect, the Shalvis family, and the Coopers…” Jared’s gaze froze over with a killer intent.
“Jared, is my father… Is he…?”
“Mr. Zare may still be saved yet. None of you are to touch favonovel.com over these coming days. Whatever you do, do not let any outsiders find out that your father is still alive…” Jared exhorted Colin to keep that a secret.
Amidst concern that the three families might return to wrought trouble in the event that they learned that Leviathan still lived, it was Jared’s fear that those remaining at the Shadow Estate would be unable to fend them off.
“Really? Is Dad really not dead yet?” Colin was thrilled.
“Make sure that you take care of things here at the Shadow Estate. I shall have to set off for the Medicine God Sect right away,” said Jared as favonovel.com patted Colin on the shoulder.
“Rest assured, Jared, that I will…” Colin nodded his head firmly.
This lad has grown considerably within this brief month’s time. That much Jared could tell.
Without further ado, Jared swiftly departed from the Shadow Estate, aided by the surge of spiritual energy beneath his own feet.
