Chapter 2452: Shocking News
Chapter 2452: Shocking News
Chapter 2452: Shocking News
"Rui..." Emperor Rael's expression grew relieved as he saw that his son was finally waking up.
The air in the medical ward grew jubilant and triumphant as the prince of the Kandrian Empire finally woke up after two weeks. The medical teams that had watched over his medical condition for every second of every day heaved a sigh of relief at the recovery of one of the most powerful and important figures of the Kandrian Empire.
The sheer amount of stress that they had each endured when tasked with saving none other than the Void Prince was beyond anything they had ever experienced in their entire lives. Any mistake on their part could mean not just the delayed recovery of the young Master, but also the defeat of the Kandrian Empire in the war.
Then they froze.
They froze as a wave of cold displeasure washed over them.
It sent chills across their skin.
And yet, it wasn't directed towards them.
No.
Rui's eyes were fixed on one man.
Ieyasu met his chilling gaze with stoic eyes as the two men regarded each other for the first time since the end of their fated battle.
The air boiled tumultuously.
It boiled with peril.
WHOOSH
In the blink of an eye, Rui appeared before Ieyasu at blinding speeds.
BOOM!!!
A thundering Flowing Canon blasted into the man's guard as the two men narrowed their eyes with ferocity.
BADUMP!
Their Hearts and Minds flared with power as they brought out their full strength.
And just like that, round two began.
Or so they thought.
CLASP
The Tempestuous Fortress caught their attacks mid-air while protecting the humans from their Martial Embodiments.
He knew.
He knew because he shared the same desire.
He hadn't been interested in some low stake duel like a sparring match or a monitored duel.
He had wanted a no-holds-barred match where they were both squeezing out their very absolute best to win the fight.
Rui had truly given everything to the battle.
He had mustered up every ounce of power, of Adaptive Evolution, to win the battle at all costs. He had even gone as far as to suffer for what felt like an eternity inside his own head just to adaptively evolve to the Harbinger's Martial Art.
The same could be said for his opponent.
While they did feel this way with other strong Martial Artists as well, there was something that especially drove them to be hyper-competitive with each other.
Perhaps it was because they were each other's only equal.
Perhaps it was because they had fought many other Martial Artists and were the only ones
who were as extraordinary as each other.
Rui heaved a sigh, throwing one last glance at Tokugawa Ieyasu.
"Next time, I will win."
Rui was deeply displeased by his defeat, but it only increased his determination to grow stronger faster so that he could win next time. Their battle had forced him to squeeze out power that he didn't know he had.
It showed him that he still had vast amounts of untapped potential when it came to his capacity to adaptively evolve. Potential that he was determined to unearth and manifest for
himself.
BZZZT
The buzzing of his father's royal comms artifact drew his attention.
"Your Majesty!" the Director of the Kandrian Bureau of Intelligence urged. "We have received intelligence that an enormous force of forty-two Martial Sages has just been dispatched towards the Kandrian Empire from the Britannian Empire!"
RUMBLE
The air boiled with peril as grim severity and horror swept across each and every person that
was misfortunate enough to hear the horrifying news.
It was the beginning of the end.
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