"When we return," said one disciple, "I'll ask our family to demand an explanation from the two of them!"
Most of those disciples had witnessed what happened in the Artic Heights, and the bitter taste of failure was something that they could not forget.
Seeing two of the clan elders surrendering to Severin left them shocked and outraged, with Sian sharing the same sentiment as them. He clenched his fist with his unsevered arm, dug his nails deeply into his hand, and stared at Severin with a gloomy expression. He muttered under his breath, "Damn you, Severin!"
With the Gahrr elders' decision to avoid any conflict, Severin thought to himself in surprise, 'I guess there are some smart people in the Gahrrs. Looks like they were able to guess my attainment simply from the strength of my body. Not that it matters, of course.'
He was an enemy of the Gahrrs, and accepting their supposed 'truce' might not be the end of their animosity with him. He could not be sure whether or not they would change their mind later and send some stronger people over to deal with him.
Severin had left without notifying Oskar and the other peak masters, so there was a risk he might be killed if some of the Gahrrs' stronger people surrounded him in the Fierce Beast Mountain. After all, he could not seek help from anyone.
Furthermore, he came to the particular valley to search for the Fire of Nine Ghosts and happened to chance upon the Gahrrs there. The only explanation was that the valley contained something that they wanted! He was not about to leave and just let them take something that he had been searching for!
Severin sneered. "Truce? That's a rather bold request when you started this whole thing!"
Zia's had a bad feeling when Severin expressed his unwillingness. Realizing that a battle was inevitable, he knew he had no choice but to go all out and exchanged glances with Hasa.
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