âIâ¦â Alex Rockefeller had only uttered a single word before Luna Flores suddenly lashed out and
kicked Nanami Shochiku away.
Nanami fainted mid-air. After that, she fell hard into a bush somewhere far away.
Alex frowned. âWhy did you hit her?â
âDo you feel bad for the girl? Do you want her to summon Hygieia Valleyâs people to surround and
attack us? What an idiot!â Luna yelled angrily.
âI didnât mean that. I was just saying that you used a little too much force. Sheâs my friend,â Alex
reasoned.
âHow could a woman adored by a crazy murderer be someone good? I advise you to stay away from
her. Hurry up, letâs go!â replied Luna.
Nanamiâs sudden appearance was only an interlude. Meanwhile, the spell formation at Hygieia Valleyâs
main entrance had already been activated.
Herschel Lancaster led a few of his seniors to the main entrance to welcome their guests. âPresident
Bela, itâs been a long time. Please come in!â
The president of Floral Valley was a middle-aged woman by the name of Alcina Bela..
Feeling a little dissatisfied, she frowned and glared at Herschel.
After all, she was the president of Floral Valley, who had come with up to a hundred of her disciples. No
matter what, it was still a grand setting. It was a little rude of Hygieia Valley to greet them with so few
senior disciples.
âHmph. Whereâs your master? He sure is arrogant. Canât he walk anymore?â Alcina asked.
The kind of animosity between the two sects had long been acknowledged by the disciples, let alone
the high-level members like the master.
Floral Valley disliked Hygieia Valley because the latter was considered to have been established by
traitors. Meanwhile, Hygieia Valley felt that Floral Valley consisted of only a bunch of women.
Herschel laughed. âPresident Bela, you must be joking. My master is occupied now, and he canât step
aside. He asked me to greet you first. Heâll be personally coming over later! So why donât you all come
with me into the valley, and weâll have some tea while we take a break? What do you think?â Herschel
asked.
A female elder next to Alcina started to speak âWhat tea? We, the people from Floral Valley, wouldnât
dare to drink Hygieia Valleyâs tea. Who knows whatâs in it?â
âLetâs cut the formalities and get straight to the point. Weâll begin the pill-making contest right away! Itâs
already noon. After the contest, we should be on our way back,â Alcina said.
Herschel chuckled. âAlright! Anything you say, President Bela. Weâll go over and begin the contest right
away. Everythingâs been prepared,â he said.
âAre the Spiritual Valley Tokens ready too?â
âYes, itâs all here!â Herschel took out a bag and opened it to show the Flora! Valley people. There were
twenty Spiritual Valley Tokens inside the bag.
Now, Alcina and the rest could finally relax. They followed Herschel into Hygieia Valleyâs defensive
spell formation.
After over a hundred Floral Valley people had stepped into the defensive spell formation, Herschel
started chuckling.
He stopped walking and turned around leisurely. âPresident Bela, you shouldnât have come,â he said.
Alcina started frowning. Herschelâs behavior made her feel wary on the inside. This guy was acting way
too weirdly. âHerschel Lancaster, what is the meaning of this?â Alcina asked.
Herschel waved his hand gently.
The juniors who came with him immediately bowed and started backing away to get as far as they
could from this place.
A female elder started shouting. âHerschel! What the hell are you up to? Hurry up and get your master
to come over! Whatâs more important than the pill-making competition? If he disregards Spiritual Valley
Dungeon this much, ask him to give all the Spiritual Valley Tokens to us!â
Herschel pinched his fingers while seemingly smiling at the elder. âAre you done with your last words?â
he asked.
âWhat did you say?â The elderâs eyes snapped wide open.
Right then, the woman who rushed over with Alex and Luna started to shout. âMaster, Elder⦠Be
careful! He wants to kill all of us!â
âHuh?â
Bang!
Herschel immediately made a move and smacked his hand against the elder from Floral Valley.
Boom!
The elderâs head instantly exploded like a watermelon, and her blood splattered all over the air.
However, a protective layer of energy around Herschelâs body blocked all the splattered blood.
Alcina was stunned.