Chapter 188: The Road
"Bang!" After taking the punch, Ares took advantage of the momentum and took several steps back. This is the sixth time he's pulled away by hard resistance to Pike's attacks.
Pike, who used all his strength, had a frosty aura on his fists. Although because Ares also has an ice magic element, he can barely resist the slowing effect of this breath. But as a warrior, Pike's aura is obviously not just a simple elemental release. There is also a strong energy in it, and under the impact of this force, Ares can barely defend it with all his might. However, Ares was no longer able to use his defense to completely stop Pike from getting close, so every time Pike was about to get close, he could only choose to resist some of Pike's attacks to use his strength to distance the two.
However, Pike didn't seem to care about this, and didn't mean to change the pace of his attack in the slightest. Just stared at the corner of Ares's mouth oozing blood from the hard resistance to the attack, revealing a satisfied and weird smile.
"The wind is winding!" At that moment, Vivien's shout came from not far from the two of them. It turned out that when Pike was fighting with Ares just now, Vivian, who had already run away, was still a little relieved that Ares, so she sneaked back again. As soon as he returned, he saw Ares being beaten by Pike until he vomited blood. In a hurry, he took out his staff and began to cast magic. But what the hell is this way of shouting out the name of the skill? I didn't see that Vivien still had such a middle and second aura on her body before.
"Vivien, don't mess around, hurry up and dismantle the magic!" Ares also changed his face when he saw Vivian's magic. Because of Yin Yi's relationship, Ares still has a certain understanding of magic. What's more, the magic used by Vivien, because of its unique effect, can be regarded as an extremely famous kind of magic.
"Miss, you're really embarrassing me like this. Pike glanced down at the wind elemental bound to his body, and said to Vivien with an ugly face. Wind magic is not very good at binding, and the magic used by Vivien uses the characteristics of the wind element to connect the caster to the target in order to enhance the binding effect. This ensures maximum continuous infusion of mana, thus strengthening the toughness of the magic chain. However, this will make the caster dangerous, as he will be injured at any time if the target forcibly breaks free from the spell. Therefore, this magic is also known as one of the most frivolous magic, because you don't need to strengthen your control over those who are weaker than you, and when you encounter someone who is stronger than yourself, you will be hurt by using this magic. However, at this time, Pike did not dare to break free in the face of Vivien's magic, after all, he wanted to mix in the imperial capital, and he had to rely on Vivian's father's protection. Not to mention, the Duke doesn't attach much importance to his daughter, as long as he still recognizes this daughter, then anyone who hurts Vivien will be regarded as a blatant slap in the face. Therefore, if Pike hurt Vivien by breaking free at this time, the duke, who loves face, will definitely not let him go.
"Ares, you go quickly, don't worry about me, he won't dare hurt me. It's a big deal, when you're far away, I'll just disarm the magic and go back with him. But once you find your friends, remember to come to the Imperial Capital to play with me. Vivien, believing that Pike wouldn't dare hurt him, shouted at Ares with a relaxed expression.
"Miss, that's what the Duke meant!" said Pike as he gritted his teeth and looked hideous. It's rare to encounter a high-quality "toy" like Ares, and before you can play much, you have to watch him slip away from you. This sense of disparity almost made him lose his mind.
"My father's meaning, let him tell me himself. What are you? Do you want to teach me a lesson for him?" Vivien said with a disdainful glaat at Pike. Then he continued to shout to Ares: "Ares, go quickly, don't bother with this guy." Aren't you in a hurry to find your friend and waste some time with him? I'm going back with him, so I don't have to bother my cousin. ”
Ares is also very entangled at this time, according to the current situation, following Vivien's words is indeed the most correct choice at present. But for some reason, deep down in his heart, there seemed to be a voice that kept preventing him from leaving. The feeling of tearing in his heart made Ares a little trance for a while.
"Coming back?" said Uncle Sanos, sitting in the middle of the somewhat deserted hall of the barbecue restaurant, smiling at the young man who walked in through the door.
"I'm back, teacher. What's going on?Why are there so few people in the barbecue?" The boy couldn't help but ask, looking around the hall.
"Isn't it chaotic near Liangcheng recently, those guys have gone out to run tasks, so naturally they don't have time to come to me for dinner. Uncle Sanos explained.
"It's all because of me, otherwise Liangcheng wouldn't be like this now. Neither will you ... Ares said with a pained expression, but was interrupted by Uncle Sanos raising his hand.
"Alright, here you go again. Most of them are mercenaries, and more tasks mean more money, and it's too late for those people to be happy. As for the barbecue restaurant, it is just a good time to take this opportunity to relax for a few days. Anyway, when those guys finish making money, they will naturally come back here to spend. So it's none of your business, and you don't have to take everything on yourself. Uncle Thanos covered his head and said helplessly.
"I heard that you are going to find Yin Yi's kid? Yes, you should go to him, no one can cure you except that kid. If you continue to feel sorry for yourself like this, I feel like you're about to die. By the way, speaking of which, what's the matter with your strength, why do I feel a little discordant?" Uncle Thanos let out a sigh of relief, and continued.
"Did the teacher find out too? There was indeed something wrong with my cultivation, and since a month and a half ago, no matter how hard I tried to cultivate, I couldn't feel the slightest sign of improvement in my strength. However, there is nothing abnormal in the body, and there is no discomfort during training, but the strength has been stagnant. Ares replied.
"Is that so? Step forward, try to stand firm, and I'll check it for you. When Uncle Sanos heard this, he said to Ares with a serious expression.
"Yes, teacher. Ares nodded, stepping forward and standing in front of Uncle Sanos.
"Bang!" Ares had barely stood up when Uncle Thanos slapped Ares on the chest. The strength of this palm is not small, Rao is Ares has been prepared for a long time, and he was also beaten and shook a few times. It was not easy to stabilize his body and not retreat.
"Sure enough, you've indeed reached the pinnacle of a high-level warrior. Uncle Sanos saw Ares' reaction and nodded with satisfaction.
"But teacher, after reaching the peak, shouldn't you naturally break through to the Holy Rank?" asked Ares, puzzled.
"You're talking about mages, we warriors are a little different. Since almost all warriors are not talented as mages, they have to choose the path of warriors. And there are some differences between using magical elements to strengthen the body and practicing magic directly. This difference is mainly reflected in the breakthrough, in the early stage of cultivation, because it is easy to advance, so it doesn't seem that there is much difference. But in the step of advancing to the Holy Rank, the gap is obvious. Many warriors had difficulty even breaking through the Holy Rank, let alone cultivating to the pinnacle to reach the realm of natural breakthrough. Therefore, basically few people knew what the natural breakthrough of the Warrior Holy Rank was all about. Uncle Thanos explained to Ares.
"And what should I do now?" Ares couldn't help but ask.
"Don't worry, we'll talk about that next. What's the matter with you kid now, why did you suddenly become so breathless?" said Uncle Thanos, giving him an angry look at Ares.
"I was wrong, teacher. Ares bowed his head and confessed.
"It's okay, I can't help you anyway, so I'll leave it to Yin Yi's kid to solve it. Let's talk about your strength bottleneck first. Sanos looked at Ares and shook his head helplessly, and then said: "Actually, your current problem also has a certain relationship with your mentality. Before, you and Yin Yi's child showed a calmness far beyond ordinary children, and they also had their own persistence in their hearts, so I didn't think you should have problems in this regard, so I didn't mention this to you. And in addition to reaching the peak of the advanced level of strength, the holy rank that a warrior naturally breaks through also needs to be clear about his path in his heart. ”
"The road?" Ares was a little surprised.
"Yes, the road. In fact, the point of explanation is to be clear about what you are fighting for, and to have a clear belief in your heart. Uncle Sanos explained.
"Fight to protect everyone!" Ares couldn't help but blurt out hearing Uncle Sanos's words.
"That was your previous belief, and I always felt that this was the path you followed. But do you really think that in your heart now?" asked Uncle Sanos, staring into Ares' eyes.
"I, I don't know ... Teacher, I really want to protect you, but now instead of doing this, I have brought so many disasters to everyone. If it weren't for me, my brother, and Hill, they wouldn't have been forced to leave the country. Ares hesitated for a moment and whispered.
"Hey, when it comes to enlightening people, you, teacher, and I'm really not very good at it. Now I have pointed out to you the problem of your strength, as for how to break through him, it is up to you. Okay, it's almost time, it's time for you to go on the road to find your senior brother, be careful on the road, after all, this continent is already full of all kinds of dangers. Uncle Sanos stared at Ares for a few moments, then got up and let out a long sigh before turning to the back of the hall.
"Ares, Ares, don't be in a daze, hurry up, or the magic element in my body may not be able to hold you up and escape to safety." At this time, outside the city of Tarim, Vivien looked at Ares who was in a trance and called out anxiously.
"Haha, Miss, don't bother. I'm afraid that this kid was just beaten stupid by me, and now he doesn't even dare to run. What are you doing protecting such a piece of waste? Why don't you let me go, let me end this boring game, and then I'll take you back to the Duke to get back to your life. Pike, who was worried about Ares escaping, said to Vivien with some joy and some disappointment when he saw Ares like this.
"Shut up! Miss Ben isn't your turn to dictate here. Vivien yelled at Pike.
"The road?" Ares muttered in a low voice as his eyes returned to clarity.