Above The Sky
Chapter 121 - 121 113 I'm Right Here 1210!

121: Chapter 113 I’m Right Here (12/10!) 121: Chapter 113 I’m Right Here (12/10!) Weyges was certain that Hiliard was indeed in Harrison Port, having concealed his identity.

He rowed a canoe to the vicinity of Odell Reef, located in the distant sea off South Ridge.

It was afternoon at the moment, and at the distant horizon where the sea met the sky, one could already vaguely see clouds and a storm gathering, even catching sight of a fine bolt of lightning flickering within the distant rain clouds.

Centered around Odell Reef was a dangerous area of jagged rocks, standing unevenly in the sea like swords, among which one could faintly see various sizes of black sea eels weaving through the sword-like reefs.

In the entire Harrison Port, only the Silver Scale Fleet could fish for eels around Odell Reef because the Captain of Silver Scale was a Sublimator who had hunted the Fish King of the Tidal Fish Swarm, hence becoming a Wave Breaker.

He had reached a ‘bargain’ with the local eel population.

The captain would herd the fish swarms to the Odell Reef, and in return, the eels would let his fleet catch their ‘unfortunate kin’.

The eels got free food and reduced the number pressure on their population without having to engage in a grueling battle with each other, weeding out the fools who got caught by Humans.

And the Captain of Silver Scale could exchange cheap-to-death sardines for a pound of Sanbisen eel meat, occasionally even obtaining precious Origin Quality food or magical medicine ingredients.

It was truly a win-win situation for both sides!

As for the fish swarms…

Hey, anyway, no one here can talk to the fish.

However, the Silver Scale Fleet didn’t come to Odell Reef to catch eels every day…

They had fixed times for this, and it clearly wasn’t the day for eel fishing recently.

Weyges stood on the stable canoe, gazing at the indestructible-looking rocks that jutted out of the sea, covered with dense scratches like a heavy fortress scarred by enemy attacks.

Just looking at it brought a chill and dampness to the air.

Odell Reef was a convergence point for Spirit Energy Fields – this was also an open secret because without such a field, no matter how resource-rich the distant sea might be, it would not be possible to sustain an entire eel population.

If it were any other time, Weyges might have tried to benefit from this natural field.

After all, such natural fields having accumulated over hundreds of years would settle a lot of natural Elemental Crystals, stones that could directly harness Natural Spirit Energy.

Just obtaining one high-purity Elemental Crystal was equivalent to obtaining several hundred Talle.

But now, he had neither the time nor the inclination to covet such petty advantages.

He was only observing seriously, meticulously, without missing a single detail, those scars crisscrossing the nearly immortal rocks.

“It was the mentor…

Haha, this sword mark, is indeed the mentor’s Edgeless Sword!”

“He really was here, right in Harrison Port.

Two years ago, he was here, blocking those two Gargantuan Eels, saving Harrison Port from being breached by the Natives and Sea Beasts!”

After taking a few deep breaths, Weyges suppressed the excitement he felt at the moment, forcing himself to calm down, “Moreover, the mentor also used genuine techniques…

He completely suppressed and defeated those two Behemoths head-on.”

“With a body full of sores and holes from the plague, he still managed to do this much, worthy of being the former Empire’s First Knight…”

“But now…

Mentor, how much ‘life’ do you have left to squander?!”

The black-haired Knight did not fear his former mentor, and even clenched both hands, trembling, struggling to compose himself due to the excitement.

“Don’t rush…

Let me think.”

He exhaled and forced himself to calm down.

In a low murmur, he said, “Two years ago, the teacher didn’t hesitate to exhaust his life in battle against the Natives’ Totem Master…

He must still be recuperating now.

He is in Harrison Port, just hiding his true name, or perhaps he has assumed a different identity, living cautiously and discreetly…”

“What else happened two years ago?”

His eyes lit up with a silvery white halo as the Knight activated his Spirit Energy, beginning to gather the voices from across the city to assist him in deducing Hiliard’s possible identity: “Let me think…”

The voices started to converge.

Two years ago, special, war, Natives…

Key words were selected, as the ripples of Spirit Energy vibrated through the network, and then flowed into the ears of the network’s owner—the spider lurking in the web of Melodious.

With the onset of thoughts, some previously unrelated ideas began to converge and reassemble…

Finally, they became connected in his mind.

“Two years ago, the Native attack, the surviving Spirit Energy children, the severely injured uncle…”

Muttering softly, it was almost as if a beam of light spilled out from Weyges’s eyes.

He pressed fiercely on his throbbing temples, almost gritting his teeth as he listened intently to the voices that echoed back through the Spirit Energy Marks—those voices that seemed to burst forth from deep within his heart.

“Then came the Native War that followed, the great storm, the Sea Beasts that invaded the city, the huge Crocodragons…”

He knelt in the canoe, the Knight with black hair tightly shut his eyes, yet the substantial light still pierced through his eyelids, shining on the surrounding sea surface: “The Crocodragon, repelled by the city guards and children, the two Behemoths in the sea that were stopped…”

“Prodigy, hope, preferring to exhaust what little life he had left to protect him…”

Drops of blood trickled from his eyes, nose, mouth, and ears, falling on the damp wooden board, steadily spreading out.

But Weyges made no move to stop what seemed to be a deliberate push towards a Spirit Energy meltdown.

He even opened his mouth and smiled, “The severely injured uncle—the prodigy Spirit Energy child!”

“Once a useless junkie, he’s been back to normal in the past two years because of his nephew’s awakening…

Could it be possible that he became fond of a young prodigy, killed that scumbag of an uncle, and then took his place while also hiding his identity here?”

“And the person in question is the prodigy who could assist a squad of city guards to repel the Mountain Master…

Indeed, since it was a full-scale invasion by the Natives, how could an ordinary eight-year-old Spirit Energy User possibly withstand the assault of the elite Natives?”

“He must be different, or rather, his talent is unbelievably credible!”

“—All the clues have converged!”

He lifted his head and turned around.

Even as blood continued to drip down, he still widened his eyes and looked towards Harrison Port with his dark green pupils: “Ian!

That’s the name…

It’s you!”

“Now, the only thing left is the final confirmation step!”

Without the slightest hesitation, the Knight stood up.

He wiped the fresh blood from his face, then whispered with a smile and a voice that was forcefully suppressed yet still barely able to contain itself: “To confirm, indeed, that uncle has been replaced with a mentor…”

“To find, the body of that uncle!”

The canoe moved on its own, without wind.

Under the urging of the Sublimator’s power, the invisible paddles shook violently, propelling the small boat forward at great speed.

And its direction was east of Harrison Port.

To the east of Harrison Port, the lake forest.

The Knight’s heavy footsteps dragged through the thick layer of decayed leaves, raising a clamor of snapping twigs and leaves.

Although the Knight’s face was covered in fresh blood, emitting a scent that would be very appetizing to various hunters, not even a single wild beast dared to approach the man with black armor and black hair.

Invisible Origin Quality rolled, overflowing from his body, swirling, spreading out in all directions.

“It won’t be in the west of the city; that place was still extremely dangerous two years ago.

It couldn’t possibly be on the official road either; there are too many merchant caravans there, it would be too easy to be discovered.”

“It can only be in the east—in the lake forest to the east!”

Firm and indifferent light flickered in Weyges’s deep green eyes as he was fully utilizing his own methods at that moment.

Spiders.

Spiders are creatures that weave webs, hunters that feed on insects.

But, perhaps many people do not know that spiders’ close relatives are actually those that lurk in the sand—the scorpions, and the crabs that roam the seas.

Those ‘Knights’ who protect themselves with sturdy shells and have solid carapaces.

The Apprentice of the past from the Immortal City, now an Inspector Knight, was once a cultivator of the Sand Armor Apprentice and the Rock Cast Knight.

But, who would dare to continue training in this forbidden Inheritance after that Dark Moon upheaval, which caused the mentor to suddenly depart, most of the Knight Order of Inspectorate to perish, and all the elders, senior brothers, and familiar people to die?

One could only take the risk of mutation and, unable to advance for decades, change one’s allegiance.

The Knight of the past True Form, the Unyielding Fortress, now a Cultivator of the Bloodline, the Enamel Scorpion Spider, did not rely on a physical web to hunt its prey.

This type of transformed Magical Beast could listen through the earth and detect vibrations tens of kilometers away, accurately judging the approach of its prey, and then…

charge out as fast as lightning, hunting down the enemy!

Besides, the armor made of tough calcium phosphate and calcium carbonate could also protect its fragile internal organs.

Calcium…

The component of bones is calcium.

At this moment, as Weyges activated the Sublimation Organ within his body, the ‘Earth Element’—or rather, the ‘Calcium Element’—in the surrounding ground pulsated according to his will.

Instantly, shards of shattered bones, fine grains of sand, and God-knows-what calcium dust surged from the ground, the rock layers, and the decayed leaves around the black-armored Knight, revolving around him.

He walked, sensed, and listened…

until, at last, he arrived beside a shallow lake.

The clear lake water reflected the evening sun’s brilliance falling from the sky; clouds were shaken by the wind, and amidst the surging damp breeze, a multitude of insects buzzed loudly.

“This is the place.”

His iron boots stepped down, crushing an unknown beetle, as Weyges approached the roots of a lush, green tree.

He squinted his eyes, gazing at a certain spot beside the roots, then smiled.

Buzz!

A vibration arose, and the ground began to pulsate as if it were alive; the soil rose up under the influence of the Knight’s will, continually swelling, swelling…

And then, a patchy white bone was revealed!

Taking a deep breath after a moment of rapid breathing, Weyges focused again, stimulating the Origin Quality.

The roar of falling earth sounded.

Soon, along with the violent fluctuations of the Earth Element Origin Quality, the soil’s covering was broken open like a volcanic eruption, violently lifted by an invisible force, bursting forth—

And a tall, yet incomplete skeleton, missing its right leg bones, thus returned to the world from its buried state!

“It’s you!”

Staring at the skeleton with immense surprise, Weyges was ecstatic.

He examined the broken adult male skeleton in front of him and clenched his fists tightly, “It’s you!

The Spirit Energy User Ian’s uncle, yes, his right leg was deformed; it all matches up!”

“Mentor, so this was your hidden identity!”

At that moment, Weyges wanted to shout joyfully, to roar, to release his excitement, frustration, and incomparable joy with such extreme actions, “You were right there!”

“I’ve found you!”

He bellowed with joy.

Until a voice came from behind him.

“Yes, indeed.”

A voice that was tired, resigned, and indifferent emanated from behind the black-armored Knight, “Sure enough, Weyges, you are a smart child.”

Along with a clear, unrestrained footstep, the Knight turned around in shock.

He saw a familiar figure standing before his eyes.

Hiliard Lesi stood before his former Apprentice, the grey-haired Knight facing the black-haired Knight, their calm gaze meeting astonished eyes.

He smiled calmly and said, “Yes, you’ve found me.”

“I’m right here.”