Born Almighty Warrior
Chapter 308 Meeting Jerry

Most of the disciples from the Aeolus Palace had gone to hunt down Tyson. This meant that only a few of them remained in the Dark Fog Woods. By now, it was apparent that all the warriors at the eighth and ninth grade of Bone Reinforcement had already met their defeat at the hands of Soar. By the time Ricky arrived, the enemies in the forest were almost completely obliterated. So hiding in his two zones, he reached the heart of the Dark Fog Woods without so much as delivering a blow.

At this point, Ricky discovered that Soar, the leader of the Aeolus Palace, and the guarding devil beast of the Celestial Flower were all nowhere to be found. He could only distinguish their voices and sounds of their combat somewhere in the distance.

Seeing no one else around, Ricky turned to investigate his surroundings. Deep in this woods, he saw a huge black lake. Instead of reflecting any light, the lake seemed to be absorbing it like a black hole. What it released from its bottom was the eerie dark fog that filled the whole forest. Ricky's eyes were soon drawn to the huge white flower right in its center.

It was as white as snow and nearly two meters wide. Once Ricky came nearer to see it more clearly, he discovered that it was actually floating above the water like a small boat. The contrast between the white flower and the black lake was quite stark.

Ricky could feel the power unleashed by the flower even though he was a great distance away from the lake. Like its fragrance, its power was pure yet strong. Deep within it, he could even sense a combined power of pure frozen ice and burning fire, two opposing forces which had somehow been made to be compatible.

At the same time, Ricky sensed that all the power of pure frozen ice and burning fire in the air around was rushing to the flower like crazy. Like a swarm of bees drawn to flowers, the two separate kinds of energy rapidly streamed into the white petals of the flower, traversing all the way down into its heart.

"Is this a sign that the flower will bloom soon?" Ricky murmured excitedly at this wonderful sight. He speculated that he had arrived at the right timing, compared with others who had coveted this precious flower.

Looking around in his excitement, he had noticed that there were several dead bodies floating on the black water as well. It was obvious that they were the warriors of the eighth and ninth grade of Bone Reinforcement who had met their doom from Soar.

"Looks like that the legendary flower is now mine for the taking!" he said in his excitement. No more strong warriors would present competition for this treasure!

But he still had to wait until the flower had bloomed thoroughly before attempting to pick it.

While he was waiting, he took time to inspect the magic flower. As the pure and high quality energy flooded into it, its nine petals were glowing and blooming, like a moon that gave out bright and clear light. Of course, Ricky should have seen ten beautiful petals, had Tyson not torn down one of them.

As he examined it more intently, he found that a bloody red and a snowy white lights were alternately changing on the petals, and the speed of their changing accelerated. Within less than a minute, however, the colors of the lights had deepened, until both of them were shining steadily on each of the nine petals, split into the two colors. Ricky surmised that it was the sign of the flower's complete blooming.

The moment the process was completed, Ricky rushed over to the flower without any hesitation. This intermediate King Level flower was surely his!

But right when he was about to touch it, there came a big splash from under the water! Right beneath the huge flower, the water suddenly swirled, and from the middle of the whirlpool a black figure shot out like an arrow! The figure made for the flower at lightning speed, picked it and threw it into a storage bag. All of this happened while Ricky was blinded by the curtain of water.

"I'm so sorry, Russell, but the Celestial Flower belongs to our Aeolus Palace. And we need to take it back.” In his shock and confusion, Ricky heard a voice saying. When the water curtain fell, Ricky saw a young man turn around and look at him. He had quite a handsome face, but Ricky never met him before.

"How could this be?" Ricky said to himself in utter disbelief. "I have activated the power of two zones to scan the surroundings! How come I didn't detect that there was still someone under the water?" Ricky found it hard to accept that he had been stabbed in the back by his enemy.

By now, it suddenly dawned on him that this might be the Aeolus Palace's strategy. Rather than being driven away, the leader of the Aeolus Palace must have strategically lured Soar away! That way, this handsome man could guard the flower and wait for its bloom under the water. This explained why the fight had been unexpectedly easy for Ricky and his men.

"Who are you?" Ricky asked coldly.

Taking a deep breath, he began to think more calmly, sizing this young man up. He was dressed in black, which had helped him hide under the black water. But Ricky understood that this was not all. He had not only cheated Ricky's eyes, but also the power of his two zones. Again, Ricky pushed his mind and used the power of the two zones to feel the man. He was surprised to find that the combined power of his zones still couldn't penetrate through the man's body. It was likely that this young man was shielding himself. So based solely on Ricky's senses, the man simply didn't exist. 'He might have some kind of treasure that could help him hide his breath and shield himself from the power of my two zones, * Ricky analyzed, his face darkening. Without feeling the man's existence, he had no way to know his level, either. This annoyed Ricky even more.

Trying his best, Ricky got the feeling that the man had not yet reached the eighth grade of Bone Reinforcement, but was definitely more powerful and dangerous than the Devil Leopard he had recently encountered.

"Nice to meet you, Russell. My name is Jerry. I'm son and heir of the Aeolus Palace throne. My father has ordered me to stay here and guard this precious flower, and of course, to welcome you," the man said with a smile.

He had said it in a soft voice, but in quite a confident manner. His confidence indicated that everything was under his control, including Ricky.

"Really? How very kind of you! So it seems that everything has gone as you guys have planned so far. I take it that we are also playing your game by helping lead the devil beast away for you, right?" Ricky said in a low, rumbling voice.

Ricky was now really pissed off. He had thought that he was the one who would strive to get the flower, and that no one else had the initiative! And what was worse, he had nearly fallen into the trap set by their enemies. 'l was too cocky, * he thought grumpily.

"Ha-ha!" Jerry laughed. "You can think of it this way, Russell,” There was a smug look on his face. "Alright. What's your plan now, young leader?” Ricky asked, trying to hold back his anger.

"I've heard a lot about you, leader of the Manor Gang. I have to admit that you really are a genius in both casting and martial arts,” Jerry started, still with that sickeningly confident smile. "Generally speaking, Aeolus Palace would benefit a talent like you, and try to make friends with you.”

He then paused, looking Ricky in the eye. "But unfortunately, your friend and comrade Tyson has stolen some of our secrets. I think you have heard it as well. Such being the case, I'm afraid..."

Jerry did not continue. As he stared at Ricky with his sharp eyes, a sudden surge of wind energy burst out from within his body and circled violently around him.

"Yes, I'm well aware of that. So are you seeking revenge on me now? If that is the case, I think it would be fair enough for you to tell me in exchange why the Aeolus Palace has the map of this world?" Ricky asked in return, gathering his spiritual energy and preparing for the impending fight. "Ha-ha! That's a good question. But do you really think I would ever tell you?" Jerry laughed out loud.

"I think you might, but certainly not now. You will only tell me after you beat the daylights out of me, and before my painful death. After all, dead men tell no tales,” Ricky answered in a low voice through clenched teeth. Before he finished speaking, fire spurt out from his body as the force of roaring flame had exploded inside him.

"Well well, a genius is a genius. You are so clever, Russell," Jerry laughed more wildly. "Tell you what, that's exactly what I thought! Rest assured. I will let you enjoy the fight before that!"

As soon as he said this, the water of the black lake splashed again, making loud forceful sounds. Huge waves formed and rushed at Ricky like horses stampeding. The next instant, Jerry had come face to face with Ricky, wielding a fist covered in numerous blades of wind that were sharp enough to shred the whole place to pieces. The fist was striking at him. If Ricky didn't act quickly, the fist would certainly obliterate his face!

But Ricky was not one to go down without a fight. Murderous intent shone in his eyes. Right before the fist reached his nose, he crossed his arms in front of his face, and met the powerful fist. The two forces clashed, the collision sending out mighty blasts.

The deafening sound of explosion was suddenly muffled by the water.

When Ricky opened his eyes, he found that both he and the fire surrounding him were drowned in the black water. He didn't know when, but he was sure that Jerry had somehow dragged him into the lake and slammed him down to the bottom of it. The explosion from their collision continued down there, making black surges shoot out to the water's surface.

Before Ricky could readjust himself, Jerry's silhouette appeared against the dim light right in front of him.

He swam at a fast speed to Ricky, and when he got nearer and nearer, Ricky saw that his mouth had curled into a sneer. It was an ugly sneer full of contempt.

"Boom!" The scornful smile on Jerry's face froze when Ricky suddenly disappeared. The next thing he knew, Ricky had shot out of the water, covered in a purple light strong enough to shine through the black lake.

Jerry followed him up. The moment he emerged, he discovered that the whole place was shaking. He turned his head just in time to see a fist shining with a blinding purple light coming right at him. "It's impolite not to return your kindness. An eye for an eye and a fist for a fist!" Ricky roared with glee.

In his astonishment, Jerry too had raised his arm to fend off the angry fist. Inmediately he was forced into a defensive fetal position.

"Bang!" The attack produced a loud thud this time, and Jerry was knocked back by the strong energy. Managing to maintain his balance, he didn't fall into the lake, instead he had skidded over the surface for a long distance.

"This is impossible!" Jerry exclaimed. For the first time, the confident light had disappeared completely from his eyes. He felt Ricky's forceful strength through his arms and his face grew somber like never before.

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