The five of them rushed to that place. However, they immediately stopped when they felt the pressure from the aftermath of the clash that happened between Clyde and Olyflan.
"Should we continue ahead?" Rosie stared in front of her. But all she could see was the forest that had been ruined. Sparks of lightning and light still flew over the place as if there was still animosity between them.
"That would be stupid," said Leon. "Let's just wait here for now."
His four friends immediately agreed to Leon's suggestion. They seemed to be returning to the Selection Stage. This situation was the same as back then where they just waited and watched while Clyde was fighting a strong enemy.
Clyde was already too strong that they couldn't help but felt small in front of him. His words are also cold so they always feel reluctant if they want to build a better relationship with him.
Looking at Clyde, the five of them always felt that he didn't want anyone near him.
The words he had spoken made them even more aware of it.
*CLANG!*
Suddenly a crashing sound between two strong objects was heard. Their eyes immediately shot to the place in front of them and they immediately saw the source of the sound.
Clyde was crossing swords with a man with long silver hair and wearing a white coat.
The man's coat fluttered as he moved to launch an attack on Clyde.
On the other hand, Clyde defended well with two swords in his hands.
"That sword..." Wiley said with curious narrowed eyes staring at the sword.
"That's the sword he used in the Selection Stage," Leon replied.
"How is that possible? Shouldn't all the things we carry with us be destroyed once we reach Sivagadh Fortress?" Lola asked in an astonished tone.
Leon shook his head with a sigh. "I don't know."
A lot of things about Clyde is a mysterious anomaly. Because of that they had proceeded to inquire further and simply assumed the sword's existence was another one of its anomalies.
Clyde fought the man with almost equal ferocity. Their strength destroys the environment that has already been devastated.
"Is that long-haired man the sage we should meet?" Albert asked.
"Most likely it was him," said Leon. Even though he wasn't one hundred percent sure about that answer, the truth of the possibility seemed big.
The lightning on Clyde's body was brighter and thicker than the last time they had seen him. But what was even more astonishing was the long silver-haired man who could keep up with Clyde's speed and strength.
From there they were increasingly convinced that the man was indeed the sage.
"Listen to me!" Clyde shouted in between his sword slashes clashing with Olaflyn's light sword.
However, the answer he got was something the same as before. Which is the more powerful slash?
Clyde gritted his teeth. 'Looks like there's no way to talk to him normally.'
Clyde had been holding back ever since. Because of that, he is still trapped in a battle that continues to be drawn.
He didn't know whether the Olaflyn he was fighting right now was his real self or not. Or whether he has unleashed all his strength or not.
But if indeed the sage has fought with all his might, that means Clyde - who hasn't used all his strength yet - is stronger than him.
Clyde decided to increase his power output. To talk to this sage, he must defeat him first without killing him.
It's the only way.
So Clyde proceeds to channel his Mana even faster throughout his body and weapons.
He activated [Skill: Burning Hand] and [Skill: Pure Lightning] simultaneously.
Flames came out from swirling around his body side by side with the bluish-white lightning that had already appeared.
Olaflyn the sage widened his eyes not only because he saw the flames that had suddenly appeared. But also because he felt a push from Clyde's sudden burst of power.
'What is this boy?!' the sage was shocked because of Clyde's power surge. Before he could gather his sense from the shock, Clyde had already lunged at him.
*WOOSSHH!*
Traces of fire and lightning trailed behind him as he dashed forward with incredible speed.
*CLANG!*
"Urghh!"
Olaflyn groaned under more pressure than he expected.
Clyde makes a circular motion with a flaming sword in his right hand and a lightning sword in his left, creating a spectacle that is both stunning and deadly.
Olaflyn endured each slash through gritted teeth. He couldn't believe that this boy could exert such power.
That made him even more curious about who this boy really was. Was he really a Celestial harbinger?
If so, why did he say he wanted to talk to him? If he really is a Celestial harbinger he just has to kill him right away.
All of this worried Olaflyn. In his mind, the thought crossed that he should talk to this boy.
Clyde continued to swing his sword fiercely. Until finally he brought together the two swords clad in lightning and fire and then slashed them together.
Olaflyn knew that he would not have the time to exert any more power because the swords were coming too fast toward him.
*CLANG!*
An extremely powerful slash hit him and shattered his sword of light. Clyde's swords descended on Olaflyn's head as if they were going to split his head in a few moments.
However, before his sword landed on the sage's head, Clyde stopped his sword.
Olaflyn felt the heat of the fire and the tendrils of lightning strike right in front of her face.
"We can talk now?" asked Clyde.
Olaflyn sighed. His prediction became even clearer when the boy in front of him didn't immediately intend to kill him.
Even though this body wasn't his real body and he wouldn't die even if he was hit by a fatal blow.
"Alright," said the sage.
After he heard that answer, Clyde drew his swords and deactivated all his skills.
"Now is the time to prove that Maethion sent you," Olaflyn said and drew closer to Clyde. "I'll check it out myself."
Olaflyn stood in front of Clyde. Suddenly his golden eyes shone even brighter. Clyde narrowed his eyes because the golden light suddenly became too bright.
After a few seconds of doing that, the light in Olaflyn's eyes disappeared. His eyes returned to normal.
"I can see that Maethion gave you a fraction of his memories."
Clyde's grip on his sword suddenly tightened. If he could prove that just by looking at him? Why didn't he do that earlier and instead chose to attack?!
"You can follow me." Olaflyn turned to his side. "And your friends too."
Then Olaflyn walked ahead of him.
Clyde turned to the five people who were still hiding. "Come!"
Hearing that, the five of them came out of their hiding places and walked toward Clyde.
"He is the sage?" he asked.
"Yes," answered Clyde as he put his swords into the scabbard. "It took a little effort to convince him but I succeeded."
The five of them turned around to take a look. All this devastating state happened because of the two of them fighting which only lasted less than one minute.
"I don't think it's just a little effort," Wiley commented as he continued to look around.
After that, they walked following the sage. They entered an area of ??forest that was just as dense as before.
Olaflyn walked in front leading them. Occasionally he looked back to see Leon, Albert, Wiley, Rosie, and Lola.
The five of them noticed the sage's mysterious gaze. Yet they didn't dare to ask why he was staring at them like that.
After a few minutes of walking, they could see a small hut ahead. The hut stood in the middle of a large field and a river flowed behind it.
"This is my home," said Olaflyn. "My real body is in there waiting for you guys. You can go in now."
A moment later Olaflyn's body that was in front of them melted into fragments of light and disappeared.
"So, that's not his real body," said Wiley.
Clyde is also sure that the one fighting against him is not the real body. Because the dot on his map was still flashing in the distance when Olaflyn was in front of him.
Clyde walked towards the hut followed by his companions. He pushed open the door of the hut and was immediately stunned because what he saw inside was so different from what he saw outside.
The size of the hut was perhaps only five square meters when viewed from the outside. However, the size of the inside is so wide like a big house.
"Please come in," said Olaflyn, who was already sitting on a chair at the far end of the room.
They went inside and sat in front of him like they were guests.
In front of them, there was already a lot of food and drink served by Olaflyn with his magic.
"So, you guys want to get information about the Nexus of Creation?"
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