Life After Prison



A voice then echoed from the meteorite belt. "Get out! I'm laying claim to everything that's here!"

Karl was already seething with anger from the earlier attack, and found himself further provoked by the scolding and humiliation. Before he could retort, Blake unleashed yet another attack from the meteorite belt.

The menacing and formidable sword energy sent shivers down Karl's spine. He moved to block the attack and realized that something was amiss-the second strike had turned out to be even stronger than the first. The two attacks had nearly wounded him, and he was able to avert immediate bloodshed due to his strength and past combat experience.

Meanwhile, Blake's face soured from within the meteorite belt. He glared at Karl with murderous intent as Karl rushed forth. Blake then nodded to his companion, Zeb, and instructed, 'Let's deal with him and divide the metal Uru equally among ourselves."Ccontent © exclusive by Nô/vel(D)ra/ma.Org.

Zeb responded with a determined nod. "Don't worry! A perfect-stage level one paragon like him is asking for it when he showed such disrespect toward our family!"

Zeb unleashed his aura of a perfect-stage level four paragon, creating a towering presence that resonated across the void. He then launched himself toward Karl, who was caught off guard by the situation due to the fear and anger that was still gripping him. As soon as he was able to get a clear sense of Zeb's aura, Karl was in utter shock.

"Perfect-stage level four paragon?!" Karl exclaimed. He had recognized Zeb's attire earlier on as it bore the emblem of the Menzie family on the chest. A chill then ran down Karl's spine as he finally realized the gravity of the situation.

Karl attempted to reason with them and stammered, "H-h-hold on! This was all a misunderstanding!"

Zeb could not care less for those pleas. He ascended, brandished a golden spear, and struck Karl with brutal force.

Karl spat blood out as the blow sent him flying several dozen feet away. After struggling to stabilize himself, Karl rued his bad luck in encountering a Menzie disciple. The Menzies were historically one of Eastplain's eight great families, and they boasted disciples with formidable attainments comparable to certain sacred lands.

Adding to Karl's predicament was the superior attainment that the other two Menzie disciples had. A perfect- stage level four paragon and a level five paragon stood against Karl, whose current strength was only at level one paragon. Despite his past experience and combat prowess, his overall strength was still far below that of level three paragon.

Realizing the dire odds that he was in, Karl turned around and attempted to flee without a second thought. Upon witnessing Karl's attempt to escape, Blake-who was recovering in the meteorite belt-instructed Zeb, "Kill him!"

Karl's anger had reached breaking point, yet he could only lament the misfortune that had befell him in that chance encounter. Instead of crossing paths with Severin, he faced the Menzies, who showed no hesitation in trying to kill him without any reason.