The days flew by again. Everyone had heard about what had happened to the Red Orb Fortress. Of course, some understood why. What they wondered was where Kai had gotten the strength to do such a thing. It seemed that in the past year and a half, Kai had somehow become much stronger and had reached the top of Heaven Island.

However, that didn't mean that Kai could end this tournament. If all the academies united, even they could easily kill Kai. That was why Kai hadn't joined the Academy. If he had joined, there would have been a war and the Red Lightning Academy would have been torn apart until it was destroyed or one of the academies betrayed the other. Power did not always serve them well.

But the way Kai was doing it now, no one dared to say anything. After all, no one knew where Kai was. The longer Kai continued to attack cities like this, the fewer their numbers would be and the more endangered they would be.

Every day, Kai prepared to destroy another academy. On average, every 3-4 days, an academy would be completely wiped from the World Tournament. Kai had stopped doing this for a while. This was because they were about to destroy the Immortal Sword Academy, and because of the injuries he had sustained in his battles with the Legendary Leaders. The healing knowledge from his past lives was a great help to him, and the infinite knowledge helped him in many ways.

Meanwhile, back at the Academy, people were going about their business as if it were an ordinary day. Reina and Alvar were out and about again. It was 45 degrees and people were very angry because they had to work in this heat, but Reina and Alvar went outside and lay down despite the heat. Even though they looked like they were baking, they had a fake shade made by Kevin, and an ice chair made by John, and Quentin so they didn't feel the heat. Quentin had been on duty a long time and had been thoughtful. Perhaps he was the only one of the top 32 from the last tournament whose current strength was unknown. Since he was rarely seen, the number of people who knew his strength was very small.

At that moment, Isaac ran up to them. Little Tiger was with him, but he was a bit older now. It had been more than a year and a half since Kai had taken him out of the capsule in the Garden of Eden. His strength had increased accordingly. Isaac had fed Little Tiger with the food Kai had left, and now he was even bigger and stronger.

When Isaac joined them, he sighed and sat down in one of the chairs next to Reina and Alvar.

"I'm exhausted. Ahh!!! Kevin was inconsiderate and made me do all the expedition preparations. It seems that the 7 Sea Waters that appeared this time made a big impression on people... "

After Isaac spoke, he took a deep breath and accidentally took Alvar's fruit milk and drank it. Only seconds had passed when he sprayed the fruit milk from his crotch and hurriedly turned to apologize to Alvar, but the moment he turned his head, he noticed the fear in Alvar and Reina's frozen gaze.

"7......Sea?"

Isaac knew something was wrong when Reina stuttered, but he didn't protest and began to explain.

"Not long ago, a bowl containing the water of the 7 seas was found, but because of a barrier, no one could pass through it. Meanwhile, the news has spread throughout the academies, and now people are asking for permission to go on this expedition." After all, Kevin, John, Kronos, and others like them who became Kings did so because of what they found in the Skylands. Who else could have become king so easily?

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Reina stood and slung his round shield over his back a few feet away. Then he looked at Isaac.

"Which way?"

Isaac was startled by Reina's sudden and cold question, but he could not deny it. For Reina's gaze was very frightening. His white hair was pulled back. And the scar on his cheek radiated a different aura. Reina's gaze had completely changed and his aura had evolved.

"Go 24 kilometers from the east gate and you will see a crowded place."

While Reina walked away with slow steps, Alvar gestured to Isaac with his eyes.

"Remove all our allies and friends from a 10-kilometer radius around that area."

Reina said his last words and continued walking solemnly. Alvar had been friends with Reina for a long time, although Isaac could not understand his sudden change of attitude. He knew that the reason Reina was so serious was because of the wound on his face and because of his family.

But Isaac was also aware of a major problem.

"Ten kilometers away is Yellow King City. What will happen to them?"

Reina stopped suddenly and took a deep breath. He put his hand on his back and removed his shield. As his eyes wandered over the shield, he was lost in old memories. The day he got the scar on his cheek... The day his father threw him out...... The tears his mother shed behind his back... They were all in his mind and he had never forgotten them. Now it was time to make the memories a little more vivid. Isaac's words didn't matter to him at all. Red Lightning Academy was going to win this tournament. It didn't matter what happened to the other academies. Only his friends needed to be unharmed.

"What will happen to them? Of course, they will be destroyed!"

***

Two people sat panting in house 520 of Red Lightning Academy. They were both very wet, and Lily's look sent a wave of fear through Sam.

Just as Lily was about to scold Sam again, the phone rang and Lily stopped talking to answer it.

"Yes, Mom?"

The person on the phone was Isse, Lily, Sam, Matt, and Kai's mother.

Isse was relieved to hear her daughter's voice on the other end of the line. The last time they had met the Slayers, they had been very worried as parents. Now her mother's heart was relieved and she could calm down. It had been more than two years since Kai had left home and she had not heard from him for a year and a half. She knew it was because of the tournament, but she couldn't help but worry. Kai was only 14 years old when he left home.

"How are you, dear? How's your brother?"

Lily frowned and looked at Sam when she heard her mother asking about Sam's condition. But she didn't tell him that Sam had almost killed himself. If Lily didn't have the holy blood and couldn't enter the Forbidden Forest. Sam would be dead in many ways.

"Well, he's just being stupid again. He made a mana weapon and now he's resting."

Isse couldn't stop shaking when she heard that Sam had created a Mana Weapon. Lily was still waiting for her mother to continue speaking calmly. To her, there was no way her mother could know what kind of Mana Weapon had been created. Even Lily had learned about it from Sam.

"Mom, the sword is so cool and sharp! I have decided to reach for the stars with it one day. My sword is as good as Kai's sword, Sirius... So I think... I hope so... It has to be..."

Sam shouted from the other side and Isse realized how much she missed her son. He let out a deep sigh, but the words he had just heard nailed him to the ground. Her body began to shake and her eyes widened in fear. Of course, Lily was oblivious to all of this.

"S-Sirius?"

Isse's trembling voice was noticed by Lily, of course. Nevertheless, she asked without showing it.

"Yes, mother, Kai's sword. What happened? Why are you asking me that all of a sudden?"

"It's-it's nothing!"

"Mom, I have to go, I'll call you later."

As soon as Lily hung up the phone, Isse fell to the floor with confused eyes. Her hands were shaking and her eyes were watering. She didn't know what to say or do. She had only heard that name once, but she knew the greatness and personality of that name. And he had never dared to say that name again. Until today.

"Is it really him?"