At first, all he saw was an alien group of spirit masters fighting against a scary fox. He mistook everything at first, thought the owner of this place was still alive, and came to take the lives of those intruders.
But later on, he realised it was his master. He previously watched William taking out his sword and flying knives, when the folks from the other Big Seven groups came knocking on their doorsteps.
Seeing that sword, listening to the way William spoke in, made it clear in his eyes. This monster, this grand and scary fox, was in fact his mysterious master.
And as he was absorbed in his shock, watching everything that happened here, he saw how his master was going to face a tough situation thanks to this ball.
Thomas was indeed a gold grade spirit master, one who climbed ranks thanks to his effort and hard work. His life wasn't that peaceful or calm, and his ride to his current stage of power wasn't by any means a smooth sailing.
He could see the huge importance of this ball to his master. And using his spirit sense, using the distraction of everyone here thanks to the scary master of his, Thomas slowly approached a spot close to the one who got the ball thrown at in the end.
Thomas had a much clearer mind than everyone, even than his master. And for a reason, the idea of that dude to throw the ball to another popped in his mind. And from there, he selected the one with the highest probability and approached him in stealth and silence.
As the ball got thrown as he expected, Thomas kept himself ready to move out. He still had the effect of that magical elixir droplet in his body. And so, he used his fastest technique to move and jump like a sent arrow, getting the ball from the opened mouth of the deadly beast itself.
But when he grabbed that ball, he suddenly realised how weak and vulnerable he was. He saw how these dudes fought and was sure he wasn't an opponent to any of them.
He was totally absorbed in his feeling and shock from his master, driven by the desire to help William at any cost. And that made him miss such small and yet crucial detail.
At this moment of realisation, which came when he intercepted the ball, many thoughts flashed through his mind, ending up with a single conclusion.
He might have pulled his greatest move he had ever done ever in his life. But he was also sure this was going to be the last move he'd ever pull in this world.
He saw his death as a fact fixed in stone. And without a single speck of hesitation, he threw the ball back towards his master.
For a reason, he felt weird loyalty, admiration, and pride towards William. And for unknown reason, he wanted such a mysterious kid, such a unique spirit master, to continue walking forward and not fall here.
His greatest regret was that he'd die and fall down here, would miss the amazing journey and ascension of such a spirit master. But thinking about how he aided in such a journey, how he helped his master to his fullest abilities, he felt a weird calmness and peacefully accepted his fate.
Even when that crazy dude turned towards him, unleashing everything he got like a flood, Thomas didn't even think about resisting.
He came with a consent with death, accepted his fate with peace and comfort.
He even closed his eyes, waiting for the unimaginable pain to befall him. But who knew at such a crucial moment of life and death, his valiant master would show up, come for his rescue!
William's appearance here didn't come as a shock just to that dark spirit master, but also to Thomas himself. Anyone watching this battle would know the limits of William.
He could jump a hundred metres in one go but wouldn't jump hundreds of metres in one go. William needed a moment before he'd start his amazing technique again.
Yet no one here knew that William was already using his technique with shackles all over it! When William saw the unexpected and courageous move of Thomas, he got deeply touched by this youth.
And just as the ball was sent flying into his direction, William got what Thomas realised. He knew Thomas was going to die. And it even looked as if he knew he'd end up with such fate and got prepared by throwing this ball towards William.
If Thomas knew all this and embraced his death to just help him, then William wouldn't stand back or hold his technique anymore.
If Thomas took such a bold move even when he knew he was going to die, accepting sacrificing himself to help William, then it would be a stain in William's name to let this youth die under his watch.
Just as the ball was midair, and even before that enraged dude would turn towards him and release his deadly attack, William unleashed the true power of his technique. He finally used it without any restraints, moving towards the direction of Thomas like a bolt of lightning.
And so the attack released by such technique was expected to be on a totally new level than anything William released so far.
"Stay back for now," William issued this order to his man, turned around and saw what remained of the dude he just killed.
Nothing! Only a giant spot of blood that stained a deep crater that went for tens of metres. William didn't notice it before, yet all of his deadly attacks left smaller craters behind. And seeing this small crater around, he couldn't help but admire how sturdy the land here was.
"That dude really made it sure that no one but me would deal with his traps," William knew this was done on purpose, to prevent anyone from digging and dealing with the deep below hidden traps.
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