?Haylee's face stiffened, and Kyle obediently went behind him, clearly shifting the bla to the boar. Just like Kyle, Bia hurriedly hid her presence behind the boar's huge body.
The duo fell silent as if they didn't exist at all.
Haylee's eyelid twitched as he stared at the guardian with a blank expression. The illusionary old man stared back at him with narrowed eyes.
"Why are you here again?"
The boar let out a deep sigh.
"There's sothing we want to discuss."
The illusionary figure replied with an 'Oh'. His eyes traveled to Kyle, and a hint of curiosity flashed in his eyes. Instantly, he waved his hand, gesturing for the trio to follow him.
However, before they could leave, a hoarse voice echoed from the pit. Guil crawled out, laughing like a maniac.
"Hahaha, you can't kill ! I'll tear apart all the outsiders!"
The illusionary old man gazed at the dark bloodied figure and waved his hand. In the next second, a few chairs and a table materialized in the air as he gazed at the boar and human.
"Let's talk here. I need to keep an eye on soone."
Haylee nodded, but before he could move, Kyle's figure flashed and he sat down opposite the old man. Bia followed suit.
The boar's eyes flickered as he shrank in size and sat down on the table.
The old man stared at Kyle with a profound expression. After a few monts, Kyle felt a familiar probing sensation within him. A strange feeling stirred in his chest, but he remained calm and allowed the old man to examine him.
The man let out a thoughtful hum.
"I think I know why you're here kid."
He tapped the table and pointed his finger at Kyle's chest.
"Tell , how did you find out? Haylee isn't strong enough to sense it."
Kyle gazed at the finger with a solemn expression. He could tell that the old man opposite him was powerful, even though it was just a fragnt of the latter consciousness.
'He can sense everything even though I'm wearing the earring. So, does that an the earring can't hide my presence from people above (SSS )-Rank?'
Kyle stroked Bia's feathers and locked eyes with the old man.
"The chaleon told ."
The old man looked at the faint particles floating away from his body.
"Oh, Ris woke up? I thought with his ssed up mory, he wouldn't."
Kyle placed his hands on the table, ready to speak, but the old man raised his hand to stop him.
"Kid, you've got potential. I can see it. But I believe Ris already told you that if he or anyone else forcefully tries to remove the artifact from your body, it could be fatal."
"That lizard's mory is a bit jumbled, but if there was another way, he would have ntioned it right away."
Kyle's brow furrowed, and his voice trembled slightly.
"So, there's no other way?"
The old man paused for a mont.
"It's a divine rank artifact, so I don't think there's much you can do except find the person who put it in your body. When you and the other kids entered the realm, I sensed four divine artifacts."
He sucked in a deep breath.
"It's almost unbelievable to think I sensed so many, which is why I had to double-check."
"One of them is with that kid Alec, right?"
He glanced at Haylee, who nodded in agreent. The boar's eyes widened in shock upon hearing the number.
Kyle blinked, his face paling instantly.
"Four? Does that an the other three people are in danger too?"
The old man smiled.
"Don't worry about the others."
He looked down at Guil, who was attempting to fly once more. The old man flicked his hand, and a beam shot out from his finger, pushing the dark man back into the pit.
"Unlike you, their artifacts were created to guide, not harm. Although, there was this one peculiar artifact I saw with a kid your age. I wonder how he got it. That artifact seed to make its owner miserable in order to gain more strength."
Kyle listened intently. Suddenly, Bia spoke in his mind.
-'Alec has sothing called a system, right? Don't tell the system is an artifact?'
The old man moved his eyes toward Bia, intrigued.
"So, you already know about it?"
Bia's eyes widened.
-'OMG! He can hear !'
The old man chuckled and shook his head, his eyes filled with amusent as he looked at Kyle.
"You know, Alec? I can't predict the future, but I can tell that you possess a powerful bloodline. I don't know its true strength, but it surpasses even that of the divine."
He was certain that if his real body were here, or if any other divine being could probe Kyle's body, they would be tempted to dissect him to see how the kid possessed sothing so powerful.
"Maybe that's why your fate is entangled with him? I wonder if you also know the other two."
Kyle's expression was gloomy, but he'd be lying if he said he wasn't interested in finding out the nas of the other two individuals who possess the divine artifacts. He tentatively let out a sigh.
"Who are they? Maybe I know them."
The old man's eyes crinkled with amusent, but then his expression turned serious.
"Go, don't waste your ti, beco strong. The more, the better. The artifact in your body is dormant right now because it consud too much energy. As a mortal, I don't think your soul is strong enough to feed so much energy to the artifact. Maybe it's because of your bloodline? Regardless, I don't think it would wake up soon."
'Except if the owner called it back.'
He stood up from the chair and gazed into the distance.
"Haylee would have already told you that the planet is hidden. Let increase your knowledge. After the secret realm was opened, I sensed a foreign presence outside, sowhere near the planet's core."
"The shield hiding the planet is sustained by the energy from the planet's core, but it's getting weaker. That ans the foreign individual is harming the planet's core."
The man gazed at Kyle with a deep expression.
"I don't know if Jas, Odiak, and my original body are alive, but I can tell you that the planet is still in danger. So, if you're able to stay alive, help Alec."
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