Chapter 532.1: Strategic Boasting (1)
Chapter 532.1: Strategic Boasting (1)
Nothing much happened after the New Year’s Prayer.
It was already dawn by the time Roel and the others returned to the Ascart House. Exhausted from a night of standing, they headed straight for breakfast to replenish their depleted energy. Even as the first ray of light dubbed as Sia’s gaze fell upon them, Roel was still unable to quell the unease he felt.
He had thought hard about the matter on his way back, but he couldn’t find a good reason behind this inexplicable warning his intuition was relaying to him.
Worried about his condition, Alicia asked Carter over breakfast if he had a solution.
“Lord Father, Lord Brother suddenly felt uneasy in the midst of his prayers. Do you know what could be the reason behind it?”
“You suddenly felt uneasy? Well…”
Alicia’s question brought a frown to Carter’s face. He spent some time listening to Roel’s story before finally expressing his helplessness. Even with his vast experience as a transcendent, it was impossible for him to make a deduction without ample information to work with.
That being said, Carter didn’t just leave them hanging. He proposed a couple of possibilities regarding the matter.
“Your encounter seems to be a warning, but it’s not necessarily directed at you. It could be pointing toward someone whom you’re close with or a matter that you’re intricately linked to…” Carter advised.
Those words expanded Roel’s scope of thought, but he soon shook his head.
Times had changed now. He was not the homebody he used to be. He had traveled widely over the last few years and became close with many people. If the warning was targeted at someone else, his attempt to find that person was no different from searching for a needle in a haystack.
It was then that Carter raised another conjecture.
“Alternatively, the warning might also be referring to an undiscovered internal issue, similar to how a patient afflicted with a terminal illness occasionally suffers bouts of pain.”
“Internal issue?”
“Yes. It could be physical traumas arising from severe side effects or an accident in the midst of a breakthrough. These were threats faced a transcendent may face in the absence of external intervention. There were reports of transcendents feeling uneasy before such happenings.”
“I see…”
Roel’s eyes widened when he heard Carter’s second suggestion.
He was reminded of his recent difficulties in trying to establish contact with Witch Queen Artasia. The contracts binding him and his ancient gods together had placed them on the same boat, creating a situation where they either flourished or drowned as one. This made it unlikely for the Witch Queen to double-cross him.
It could be possible that the warning was pointing at this matter.
However, that didn’t make sense upon further thought, considering how it had been half a month since he lost contact with Artasia. His intuition ought to be alerting him to something that had yet to happen rather than somethin…
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