chapter 2486 – 2490


    Chapter 2486


    It was the most famous gathering spot for fiends in the whole of Hestia Continent. It was also a battlefield


    between humans and fiends. Humans regrlye to Grand Yorn Canyon to ughter fiends.


    Fiends would also hunt for humans there, and death was a regr urrence.


    Jackie helplessly reminded them, “Grand Yorn Mountain isn’t a ce for us to go sightseeing. It’s not


    famous for its scenery.


    “It’s famous for being a gathering spot for many high-level fiends. We can’t even beat a one-eyed frost


    wolf, so how could you be so excited…”


    Hansel let out a slight cough as he nodded in agreement, “Jackie’s right. Grand Yorn Mountain isn’t


    somewhere we can stay idle in. There’s danger everywhere. I was forced to, or I wouldn’t have rushed in


    here.”


    His words sessfully stunned Jackie. Jackie hurriedly asked, “What do you mean by that? Is this the


    inner region of Grand Yorn Mountain?”


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    As Jackie asked, he grew so anxious that his heart almost jumped out of his throat. If they really were in


    the inner regions of Grand Yorn Mountain, then it would be incredibly difficult for them to get out.


    Hansel immediately shook his head and said, “It’s not the inner area. If we were in the inner area, we


    would not even be alive anymore. This is somewhere between the border and the outer regions. Most of


    the fiends here are at the spring solidifying realm.”


    With his exnation, Jackie immediately understood where they were. He also understood how terrifying


    Grand Yorn Mountain was. Even the area between the border and the outer region was filled with spring


    solidifying realm beasts, so how horrifying would the ones living in the inner areas be?


    Even an elder of a fifth-grade n would probably not dare to venture into the inner regions casually.


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    Rudy asked, “If it’s so dangerous here, why are you here?”


    The question caused Hansel to let out a long sigh. It seemed like it was something he did not want to


    bring up. Yet, there was nothing to hide, so he helplessly said, “I was forced here by someone. If I hadn’t


    been forced in here, I would never havee.”


    Jackie frowned as he asked, “Could I know how strong you are?”


    Hansel answered incredibly earnestly, “I’m at the initial stage of the spring solidifying realm.”


    That answer sessfully stunned Grayson and Rudy. The spring solidifying realm was already the final


    goal for the two of them. After all, the two of them were far too weak.Without the help of pills, they would


    never be able to step into the spring solidifying realm.


    Only by getting to that level would they be able to have enough power for alchemy. Before, they had


    nned on reaching the spring solidifying realm as well, but had thought that they would need a very


    long time.


    Yet, such a young person was already at that level. He was obviously a master within his n which filled


    the two of them with admiration and respect.


    Rudy excitedly said, “Since you’re already at the spring solidifying realm, does that mean you’ll be able


    to bring us out after you’ve recovered?


    “Don’t forget, the three of us saved you. If we weren’t here, you would have been swallowed alive by that


    wolf.”


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    Hearing that, Hansel nodded earnestly, indicating that he would repay them. Yet, Jackie pursed his lips


    helplessly.


    Rudy really did not think things through before speaking .


    Chapter 2487


    Even if he wanted to be repaid, he should not have made it sound so obvious. However, even if Jackie


    wanted to save the situation, it was already toote. He could not believe Hansel was already in the


    spring solidifying realm.


    Furthermore, he was also the disciple of a fifth-grade n. That meant he could probably be a chosen


    disciple in the Seven Absolutes Pavilion, so Jackie wondered how he had been forced into Grand Yorn a


    Mountain.


    Hansel said earnestly, “I know how to get out. As long as I’ve recovered, I’ll bring you out.


    “This area isn’t as dangerous as other ces, but it’s not that safe as well. As long as we’re careful, it


    shouldn’t be too hard to get out.”


    Hansel’s words gave Grayson and Rudy a lot of hope. Their pale faces suddenly regained some color.


    Their earlier hopelessness had disappeared as they once again found the confidence to survive,


    However, Grayson found something puzzling that made him suspicious. “If you’re already at the initial


    stage of the spring solidifying realm, how were you beaten to such a state by the one-eyed frost wolf?Property of N?)(velDr(a)ma.Org.


    Even if you can’t beat it, you should have been able to run away.”


    Hansel seemed to have thought of something. His gusto suddenly disappeared as his eyes reddened


    with a wry smile.


    “I only met that one-eyed frost wolf after being heavily injured. My injuries were mostly caused by the


    wolf, but it’s also because someone else had injure me before I met the wolf


    “If you hadn’t saved me, I would already be in the stomach of that wolf. Thank you all so much.”


    With that, Hansel saluted them in thanks again. Rudy was even more curious when he heard those


    words. Hansel had only fallen to this fate after being injured by someone, so who was the one who had


    injured him?


    No matter how dumb Rudy was, he could guess that Hansel was someone quite high up in the Seven


    Absolutes Pavilion. If he had that status, he should be a respected individual. He should not have that


    many enemies.


    Rudy hurriedly asked, “Who was the one who injured you to this degree?”


    Hansel answered with a dark look on his face, “It’s my junior. He set up a trap for me. I had seen him as


    a close friend, so I didn’t doubt him that much. That’s how I ended up in this state.”


    After saying that, he slowly shut his eyes, not willing to continue on the topic. Just those few words


    managed to exin everything. The internal affairs of ns were often that intense.


    Rudy continued, “How did your junior end up holding a grudge against you? What sort of trap did he set


    for you?”


    Hansel frowned and said, “I think we should focus on how we should leave this ce.”


    Hansel’s words clearly conveyed the fact that he did not want to dwell on the topic any longer, but Rudy


    seemed to not understand at all and continued with his questions.


    He seemed insistent on getting to the root of everything. His actions caused Hansel to frown, and Jackie


    was forced to pull Rudy back in exasperation.


    “Can you please shut up? Why do you keep insisting on prying into his problems? What’s the point of


    knowing?”


    Chapter 2488 Those words sent Rudy’s temper boiling. He said angrily, “What do you mean by that,


    Jackie?! Don’t think that you can do whatever you want just because I let you off earlier!”


    Jackie let out a coldugh. What did he mean by letting Jackie off? Rudy had obviously just cowered


    under Jackie’s strength. Jackie could not be bothered to answer and turned to look at Hansel.


    He asked, “How did you end up in conflict with that one-eyed frost wolf?”


    Jackie’s question was straight to the point. He could also find out how honest Hansel was from the


    answer. It depended on what Hansel would hide for them.


    After all, even though the three of them had saved Hansel, it was impossible to know if that person would


    repay his debts. Jackie was nowhere near as gullible and naive as Rudy


    and Grayson, easily believing someone.


    Jackie’s question caused Hansel to fall silent for a few breaths. The color on his face had recovered


    quite a bit, and he was no longer bleeding from his wounds.


    He took a deep breath before saying, “I stole the Crimson Blood Fruit that it had been guarding. The wolf


    had been out hunting and I happened to pass by its cave.


    “I was already injured then, and the Crimson Blood Fruit is a rare recovery medicine, so I plucked it and


    ate it.


    “I didn’t expect the wolf to return so quickly. It saw me putting the fruit into my mouth which angered it.


    Thankfully, I have some skills myself, or I would have been ripped apart on the spot.”


    Thinking about the scene back then, Hansel felt a wave of fear. If he had not frantically used all his skills


    to run away, he might already be inside the mouth of that wolf.


    When he noticed the fruit, he already expected that there would be a fiend guarding it.


    However, in order to speed up his recovery, he threw those thoughts away as he stuffed the Crimson


    Blood Fruit into his mouth.


    The Crimson Blood Fruit was very good for recovery. After eating it, he immediately felt a lot better. Yet, it


    brought him an even greater disaster. When the wolf saw him eating the fruit with its own eyes, it


    immediately went crazy.


    Hansel pursed his lips helplessly, “That Crimson Blood Fruit looks like it’s already quite mature. That wolf


    must have guarded it for many years and was probably nning on eating it to break through to a new


    level. Yet, I ate it before the wolf could…”


    Hearing his exnation, Jackie calmed down. If Hansel had tried to avoid the topic and made up


    something like him meeting the wolf by coincidence, Jackie would have definitely questioned Hansel’s


    character.


    After all, he had personally seen how crazed the one-eyed wolf looked when it was pursuing Hansel.


    Even if fiends were the natural enemy of humans, they would not be so crazed.


    “No wonder that one-eyed frost wolf looked so angered when it saw us bringing you in. You actually ate


    the fruit it had been guarding for such a long time…” Rudy said with a raised eyebrow.


    Hansel shook his head helplessly, “I don’t know what else to say. Spiritual objects belong to no one. The


    Crimson Blood Fruit had no owner in the first ce, whoever has it first owns it.


    “Even though the wolf protected it for so many years, it did not mean it owned the Crimson Blood Fruit.


    There’s nothing wrong with me eating it.”


    Chapter 2489 Hansel did not feel that he had done anything wrong. Fiends and humans were natural


    enemies anyway.


    Grayson frowned, “Do you think the one-eyed wolf has left already?”


    The question caused the thrilling atmosphere earlier to temporarily calm down. No one could answer


    Grayson’s question. Even after a long time, no one spoke.


    Grayson was forced to say himself, “I feel like he’s already left. We should be able to go out now. Even


    though the wolf is vengeful of Hansel for eating its Crimson Blood Fruit, doesn’t mean it will stay waiting


    outside. We’ve been in here so long without any movements, so surely it’s already left…”


    The moment he finished saying that, he nced at Jackie. Jackie’s lips twitched in


    exasperation, not knowing what to say.


    Jackie had clearly said earlier that the one-eyed wolf was still a wolf at the end of the day.


    Wolves were naturally patient hunters. As long as a wolf had its eyes on something, it would stop at


    nothing to get it.


    Grayson had clearly heard what he had said earlier, but still asked that question. He was just incredibly


    curious if the wolf had left or not.


    Jackie frowned and said, “We can’t see what’s happening outside at all. If you want to open the vessel


    right now, then you’ll be putting all of us in danger. If you want to die, then go ahead. I don’t want to throw


    myself into danger because of you.”


    Rudy nodded slightly, agreeing with what Jackie said, but not adding to it.


    Grayson’s face reddened in anger at those words. He frantically struggled to stand up.


    “I know you have always had your own opinion, but I don’t believe that everything will happen just as you


    said. I’ll go out right now to see if that wolf is gone or not!”


    Jackie looked up strangely at Grayson abruptly. He felt like Grayson was like a wild cow that could not be


    held back. Jackie refused to believe that Grayson really was as much an unreasonable idiot as he


    seemed.


    Yet, Grayson insisted on checking the situation outside. Jackie took a deep breath and said, “What


    exactly do you want? Are you really not afraid that the wolf will bite onto your neck and drag you out the


    moment you open the door?”


    Grayson seemed a little emotional, but he waved around and said, “Then are we supposed to just wait


    around? Both of us know how dangerous this ce is. If we continued to wait, no one knows what would


    happen. I don’t want to think about anything at this moment. I just want to leave as soon as possible!”


    After saying that, Grayson slumped to the ground like he had used up all his strength. His mood was


    veryplicated. The more terrified he was of the ce, the more he wanted to leave.


    Before, he hadplicated feelings about Grand Yorn Mountain. After all, Grand Yorn Mountain


    contained the most fiends in all of Hestia Continent. It was also a famous ce. Yet, the moment they


    arrived there, he realized how small he was.


    His future was incredibly bright, so he did not want to die there. He did not want to end up being lunch to


    a certain beast. That was far too cruel for him. It was too much for him to ept.


    Chapter 2490


    “What’s in your hand?” At that moment, Hansel suddenly said as he looked at Jackie’s left hand.


    Jackie raised an eyebrow as he looked at the red-colored crystal in his left hand. He opened up his palm


    and showed the crystal to Hansel. Before he knew what exactly the crystal did, he did not n on hiding


    it.


    After all, the other two had also seen the crystal. They even wanted it for themselves. When Jackie


    revealed the crystal, Hansel frowned as he looked at the crystal in Jackie’s palm in earnest.


    After looking at it for a while, he suddenly looked up at Jackie and eximed, “You actually have a


    Scarlet Blood Crystal!”


    The words echoed in Jackie’s mind. It shocked Jackie a little, but he was mostly just confused. What was


    a Scarlet Blood Crystal? Why had he never heard of it?


    What could the Scarlet Blood Crystal be used for? After noticing that Hansel knew what that thing was,


    Jackie could not help but feel excited. Yet, the rm in his heart did not disappear.


    He was worried that Hansel would not tell him the truth despite knowing what it was. He was worried that


    Hansel would try to steal the crystal from him, but the next few words caused Jackie to rx.


    Hansel frowned as he spat out, “This thing is incredibly valuable. Normally, people would never be able


    to see one. I’ve only seen one in ancient texts before.


    “I can’t believe I get to see one for myself. However, the crystal is mighty amazing, it’s not something a


    normal person could use. Even I have no way of absorbing it.”


    Those words were incredibly informative, causing Jackie to straighten his body. The Scarlet Blood


    Crystal still looked the same,but Jackie seemed to feel sudden warm energy within the crystal.


    Hansel’s exnation seemed like a bucket of cold water to Grayson and Rudy. They had wanted the


    Scarlet Blood Crystal as well, especially after Hansel said it was valuable.


    The next words caused the two of them to stop again. Rudy said, “Tell us clearly. Why can’t a normal


    person use it? Why can’t you use it? Does a natural treasure require the rights to absorb it?”


    Rudy’s words caused Hansel tough. He helplessly pursed his lips as he looked at Rudy earnestly. He


    frowned and thought about it, and felt Rudy’s question was absurd.


    After all, Rudy was only in the early innate stage. That amount of talent would only be able to barely


    qualify him to be a runner disciple in the Seven Absolutes Pavillion. He would never get to be an


    outer disciple.


    People like that would naturally know very little, but Rudy was still his savior, so he had to treat him


    politely.


    He took a deep breath as he exined sincerely, “Absorbing natural treasures obviously require


    qualifications. Those without the skill or the talent might end up exploding if they absorb too much


    energy.


    “Clueless folk would just absorb any treasures they got without regard for anything to increase their


    powers. It would merely end up in disaster.”


    The words caused Rudy to turn red in embarrassment.


    Even though Hansel was not mocking Rudy at all, it still caused Rudy to feel like he was too clueless.


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