nownovels Chapter 424 - 425: Is Aster Grant Still Alive?!
Chapter 424 - 425: Is Aster Grant Still Alive?!
Iris Ashford floated quietly in midair, the scarlet-gold phoenix eyes betraying not the slightest ripple.
When the words "Master is dead" came from Lazuli’s lips and reached her ears, not a single expression appeared on her stunningly beautiful face.
Instead, there flashed across it the faintest, nearly imperceptible trace of...
Disdain.
She did not believe it.
If their Master had really fallen so easily into the hands of the Demon God, soul scattered and spirit obliterated...
Then who had been the one who dragged her back from the brink of death back then, and forged that pact with her?
As one of the oldest forms of Life in the Alternate Space.
The secrets she knew stretched far beyond even those of the Dragon Emperor.
Naturally, she knew that the one who had once reversed heaven and earth by his power alone...
The Savior who forcibly sealed the Demon Abyss, possessed a might that defied all imagination.
Even if this was not his peak era, how could he fall so easily?
"Your Master, is he truly dead?"
Iris’s voice was still calm and ethereal, betraying no emotion; she merely repeated the question once more.
Yet this simple repetition was like a stone thrown into stagnant water, suddenly stirring a faint ripple within the deathly still lake of Lazuli’s heart.
Lazuli jerked her head up, a hint of disbelief flickering in her eyes.
This Imperial Level Fierce Beast, a being on par with the Demon God...
Why was she pressing the question this way?
Could it be... she knew something?
Could it be that Master...
A thought almost too outrageous to contemplate suddenly flooded her mind!
Wait!
She suddenly realized something, and her Spirit jolted violently!
She quickly swept her gaze around, anxiously scanning every inch of the surroundings!
Where was Sally?!
That little catgirl who had been at Master’s side earlier, wielding the Power of Time?!
Why had she been nowhere to be seen since just now?!
Beside her, Vera also snapped back to herself at once; her spiritual power surged outward, carefully probing the area.
Nothing!
There was absolutely no trace of Sally’s aura! It was as if she had evaporated into thin air!
"Sally... is gone?"
The two of them exchanged a quick glance, and in each other’s eyes they saw the same shock...
And a sudden, blazing surge of mad hope!
They remembered clearly that before their Master met with disaster, Sally had been right at his side!
Everything that followed happened too quickly; they had been drowning in grief...
But thinking back now, Sally’s disappearance was far too bizarre!
Coupled with the way the Demon God Valley had just now flown into such a fury, like someone who had been toyed with...
A guess so bold as to be almost absurd surged uncontrollably up from the depths of their hearts!
Could it be...
Master had not truly died?!
Could it be that at the final moment, Sally had invoked the Time Law and spirited Master away?!
This thought had no concrete evidence; it was purely their intuition.
But for Lazuli and Vera, who had been on the verge of drowning, this was without doubt the only stalk of straw they could clutch at!
They almost did not hesitate at all, choosing in that instant to believe this guess, and to treat it as the truth!
Yes!
It had to be so! Master definitely was not dead!
He had only been taken by Sally to some unknown, safe place!
He would definitely come back!
This thought poured into the hearts of the two Beastbond, which had been on the verge of exhaustion, like a stimulant!
The deadness and numbness in their eyes quickly faded, replaced by a hope rekindled!
Since Master was not dead, then what they had to do now...
Was to guard his Human Race at all costs before he returned, to guard everything he cherished!
They forcibly suppressed the excitement in their hearts, turned toward Iris, who was right before them, and bowed deeply with utmost reverence:
"Thank you, my Lady, for saving us! This grace we will never forget, not in this lifetime nor the next!"
Their gratitude came from the depths of their hearts.
Not only because of the other party’s fathomless strength.
But because at the most crucial moment she had driven away the Demon God and saved the entire Human Race.
And because she had told them the truth—that their own Master had not died.
Yet Iris showed no reaction to their gratitude, as though she had merely done a trivial little thing.
Her golden eyes swept faintly over the scarred Human Race city below; her figure gave a slight sway, and she vanished from where she stood.
The next moment, her form had silently appeared atop the highest tower at the city’s center, as if that had been where she belonged all along.
In the sky, only a faint line of words lingered.
"If the Demon God descends again, I will intervene to stop him."
"However, if some Totem Level members of the Demon Clan arrive, you will have to handle them yourselves."
"From here on, I will reside in this Human Race city. If there is no matter of true importance, do not disturb me."
Seeing Iris enter the city, Claire Sterling immediately turned her head and glared at Zane Drake and the others.
Then she too turned into a streak of white light, swiftly chasing after Iris’s figure, disappearing into the depths of the city.
In the sky, Zane Drake, Cavan Vero, Abel Vance and the others looked at one another, still finding it hard to believe.
A world-shaking crisis sufficient to wipe out the Human Race had just...
Been resolved so easily?
An Imperial Level Fierce Beast had actually chosen to sit in town over a Human Race city?
The change in everything was too swift, too dreamlike; for a time they could not come back to their senses, as though they were still in a dream.
But in any case, the crisis was temporarily lifted!
The Human Race had won a precious sliver of breathing room!
The few of them quickly flew toward the area where Lazuli, Vera, and the others were, urgent expressions on their faces.
Seeing this, the Snow Maiden immediately stepped forward, blocking the path in front of the feeble-aura Lazuli and Vera.
She looked calmly at Zane Drake, her tone clear and rapid:
"Everyone! Lazuli and Vera are grievously wounded, their foundations even damaged; I must begin treating them at once—there is no time to lose!"
"Any questions you may have, wait until I’ve stabilized their injuries before we discuss them!"
She paused briefly, her ice-blue eyes sweeping over the crowd.
Then, in a tone of absolute certainty, she spoke again:
"However, there is one thing I can make clear to everyone right now..."
"Lord Aster Grant has not died! He has only left for a time!"
"I believe it will not be long before he returns!"
This news was what the two of them had told her when she had just approached Lazuli and Vera.
And at this time, when the morale of the Human Race was at its lowest and most in need of hope, she unhesitatingly made it public!
As expected!
The moment these words left her mouth, they stirred up a great uproar!
The gloom and despair on the faces of Zane Drake, Cavan Vero, Abel Vance, Stryker and the others were instantly dispelled by more than half; an astonishing light flared anew in their eyes!
So long as Aster Grant still lived, the Human Race had its greatest hope and its firmest anchor!
"Good! Good! Excellent!"
Zane Drake uttered three "goods" in a row, his excitement overflowing; he immediately gave a decisive order:
"Miss Snow Maiden, whatever herbs or resources you require, speak freely!"
"I will at once mobilize all of the Human Race’s reserves; at any cost, we must heal them in the least possible time!"
"We must ensure that before Aster returns, they have fully recovered!"
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