Rivers of the Night-Chapter 325: Time
Chapter 325: Time
Theron landed lightly on the ground, finding the situation a bit ridiculous. They were so incompetent that he could have actually escaped a long time ago if that had been his main goal. freёweɓnovel.com
The greatest issue with that was actually Elder Black, and Elder Black alone. There was no one else keeping tabs on him, and though she thought that he couldn’t sense her clearly, that was far from the truth.
The more Theron learned about the world of cultivation—a world that he had never truly been interested in until he was forced into this life—the more he realized how exceptional his Third Eye was.
Compared to most Gold Mancers he came across these days, he was far superior. And before his Resonance breakthrough, Elder Black was one of the few he couldn’t see through, but now he knew her cultivation maybe better than she did.
Eighth Gold Mancy, likely having been stuck at a bottleneck for upwards of two or three decades. As for why, it wasn’t because she lacked talent, but instead because there was something wrong with her cultivation method.
Now that… that was an interesting tidbit of information, one that Theron had no intention of using right now because it was entirely unnecessary.
This was all to say that if he wanted to, he could slip out of Elder Black’s Third Eye detection range. Or, more accurately, trick it for just long enough that he could do exactly that.
But once again…
That wasn’t what he wanted.
He had come here for one very good reason, and after seeing the state of things, he decided that that wasn’t to help the Nightingales corner more resources for themselves.
It was to kill.
If those three weren’t so uppity and hadn’t shown themselves to be part of the chase, maybe he wouldn’t have bothered with any of this. But since they had taken such a route, he’d just have to make certain that they had no choice but to appear.
While they thought themselves to be cornering him, Theron wanted nothing more than to rip their hearts out.
After arriving at a familiar rune, Theron suddenly vanished.
…
In the distance, Elder Black’s eyes widened. She flashed forward at her greatest speed, rushing toward the runes with panic in her eyes. She knew that Theron was very intelligent, and she had been watching out for what he was planning this entire time, but honestly speaking, it had looked like Theron was just running.
Although he had changed directions a few times before, trying to shake a tail, she had been able to stay on him quite easily. However…
If his plan was just to rush away, there would be little else she could do but block his path and force him to turn back—even if she didn’t take action personally. But she had never expected that he would just up and directly vanish like that.
An overwhelming danger suddenly overcame her, but it was too late. By the time she wanted to back out, there was already a spatial storm to her back. If she encroached on its territory just another two or three inches, her back would have become a bloody mess.
‘… There’s simply no way…’
Theron wasn’t a Space Mancer, she knew that. Was he a rare Dual Core genius? Did he have two affinities?
No, that didn’t make sense either. This field had to be set up ahead of time.
Did Theron understand formations, then? But how could a Silver Mancer lay a spatial formation capable of trapping the likes of her in it?
What Kelyne Black didn’t know was that the formation she was trapped in was forged by the hands of a Divine Space Mancer. Even a casual wave of Mesmeralda’s hand could have probably killed her.
But even if she had known this, it would have only made her more confused. Part of why she had continued so confidently was because Theron had just run straight ahead—not turning or pivoting a second time. At least not while he was in the runes.
How could she know that Theron had only been changing directions before not to shake someone that might have been tailing him, but instead to time his entry into the runes such that he wouldn’t have to change directions?
All this time he had been waiting for a straight lane to open up within the runes, and the moment he saw it…
He grasped it, trapping Elder Black.
However, Elder Black was not like the previous Gold Mancer Theron had trapped within here.
For one, she had stopped fast enough that she was only near the edge. And second, her sensory perception was well above that man’s as well, or else she wouldn’t have realized what was happening so fast in the first place.
It might take a few hours, but she could certainly make her way out in time. But even this was part of Theron’s plan.
The waiting for a lane to come open wasn’t just for the benefit of Theron alone. It was because of the open lane that Elder Black had travelled so far without her senses triggering.
Theron knew that Water Mancers lived for their control—even defensive powerhouses like the Black Clan. Plus, there was the fact she was likely a Runebound Water Resonance wielder to consider as well.
So, all of his plans were meticulously laid.
…
Theron watched from the inside of the Daggers of the Night lair. After realizing that his plan had worked well enough, and estimating how much time it would take for Elder Black to come out, he made a decision.
It would be tight, but he could manage it. Even if Elder Black appeared at the last moment, he’d have his own contingencies to deal with that.
It was time to release the assassins onto the city.
He had already primed them to believe that they were being targeted with his story about why Mesmeralda had disappeared. Now, it was time for the plan he had laid out back then to bear fruit.
They would just do what they do best.
Kill.
Theron pulled his hood over his head, nothing but his blue eyes shimmering sapphire in the dark shadows.
It was about time River made another appearance.
