The Growth of a Titan
Chapter 163- It’s As If Nothing Had Changed

Chapter 163: Chapter 163- It’s As If Nothing Had Changed

"Hiccup!"

Mar-Dule was radiating a strong stench of spirit wine. His face was extremely flushed and it almost seemed as if could tip over with each step, but when you think he would he somehow managed to regain his balance and continue walking.

"Haha, let’s walk around him, I think he’s in a good mood."

Sol recalled being told by someone that Mar-Dule drinks heavily when something good happens.

Heon-Tae followed Sol and stepped to the path’s left side to allow a staggering Mar-Dule to pass.

However, they suddenly cross over to the right side.

They cross to the opposite sides of the path a few times and it was due to the fact that Mar-Dule was staggering into their way.

"Haha, what’s with him?"

Heon-Tae found this situation to be hilarious.

"Let’s stay on the right side."

Sol said stopping Heon-Tae.

On cue, Mar-Dule staggered to the right and went past them just outside of the Formation.

As he did Heon-Tae jokingly commented again.

"The Runes and Formation Pavilion is not even located in this direction, did he come all the way out here just to get drunk? Haha..."

"It’s not?"

Sol hearing that completely froze

"Hm? No, it isn’t Brother So-"

Heon-Tae’s words were suddenly cut off because Mar-Dule who was staggering past him abruptly grabbed his shoulder to steadily himself.

"There you are, and I was wondering if I had chosen the right path you’ll escape in after getting out of the teleportation array. Good thing I sprinkled some aura tracer in that hall."

Heon-Tae’s blood ran cold. A terrifying aura bombarded his face as Mar-Dule sent a punch his way.

Sol reacted quickly by stepping in front of Heon-Tae and allowing Mar-Dule’s fist to hit his palm.

BANG!

A loud explosion echoed out as the ground beneath these two physically gifted youths burst apart.

Heon-Tae was sent stumbling back from the shockwave. When he recovered he looked at Sol holding Mar-Dule’s fist with a trembling heart.

His head might have caved in if he had received that blow head-on. Heon-Tae nervously gulped down a large lump of saliva.

After having his fist blocked, a confused expression appeared on Mar-Dule’s flushed face.

"Huh? Is that you Brother Sol?"

Sol retrieved his Heavenly Samsara Formation and looked at Mar-Dule with a smile.

"*Hiccup!* Brother Sol! So it was you!"

Seeing that he guessed right, Mar-Dule threw his hands in the air and hugged Sol.

"What are you doing here? And who is he?"

Sol’s smile turned awkward. He wasn’t going to involve Mar-Dule in this mission but he really underestimated his cunningness.

"I’ll explain everything while we walk."

"Okay... *Hiccup*... but where to?"

"The Alchemy Pavilion camp."

Mar-Dule’s hug turned into him leaning on Sol for support, and his eyes widen when he heard Sol’s response.

"Oh, I see how it is, you and that bastard Yoon-Jae was up to something without me. I thought we were friends, Brother Sol!"

Seeing Mar-Dule’s hurtful expression Sol wanted to laugh but stopped himself.

"You’re drunk Brother Mar-Dule, why don’t you circulate your Aether Energy to get rid of alcohol in your system?"

"Brother Sol, you’re trying to change the topic!"

"Can you walked?"

"No, not really, I... Hey! Stop changing the topic."

Sol bent down and hefted a chubby Mar-Dule onto his back with relative ease.

"We need to leave, the commotion will draw people here."

Heon-Tae nodded before his and Sol’s figures vanished from their positions with a step.

The three youths made it back to the Alchemy Pavilion camp when the sun was almost on the verge of rising above the distant mountains.

Sol used his Heavenly Samsara Formation so they could enter undetected.

Inside the courtyard, Ji-Hoon and Yoon-Jae turned to see them enter.

Seeing Mar-Dule Yoon-Jae asked as he got up.

"I thought we weren’t going to tell him, did you change your mind last minute?"

Mar-Dule was now sober and he glared at Yoon-Jae before saying angrily.

"I can’t believe you two were going to leave me out of something like this, I thought we were friends!"

Yoon-Jae glanced at Mar-Dule to say something but paused and asked with a weird expression.

"Why are there scratches on your face?"

Mar-Dule paused and then instinctively glanced at Abdu with a terrified expression.

In his drunken stupor, he had tried to pet Abdu who was napping on Sol’s head.

Needless to say he quickly sobered up after that. He was just happy that these scratches were the only thing resulting from that ordeal.

Yoon-Jae shook his head when he saw Mar-Dule glance at Abdu, then said.

"It’s because you’re a friend that we didn’t want to involve you. Aren’t you the Prince of the Barbarian Race? What would happened if it was discovered you were working with the Demonic Cult to steal the Inheritance of this dimension?"

Mar-Dule showed a hesitant expression when he heard that, and his cautious personality appeared. He was only this cautious when it came to making decisions that might affect his Barbarian Race.

But Mar-Dule suddenly looked at Yoon-Jae and said.

"What about you? Your family might-"

"Stop. It doesn’t matter what my family thinks, I’ve already cut ties with them."

Sol titled his head and glanced at Yoon-Jae curiously when he heard that.

Yoon-Jae acted like he didn’t see Sol’s curious expression and said.

"Are you still willing to be apart of this?"

"Why not?"

Mar-Dule puffed out his chest.

"Brother Sol already explained that the Demonic Cult... I mean, the Forgotten Sect isn’t like what we were led to believe."

Yoon-Jae glanced at Sol.

"Is it really okay telling him all this?"

Mar-Dule frowned.

"And why not!"

"I left out a few things, but I trust Brother Mar-Dule."

Mar-Dule blinked when he heard that. He then looked at Sol.

"Brother Sol, you can definitely trust me."

Sol smiled and patted Mar-Dule on the shoulder.

Mar-Dule seeing this didn’t push any further.

It wasn’t like Sol didn’t trust Mar-Dule knowing his connection with the Forgotten Sect, but he felt that the fewer people that knew the better.

"So what now, are we going to leave to this Immortal Shen’s Palace?"

Sol, Yoon-Jae, and Mar-Dule all glanced at Ji-Hoon and Heon-Tae.

"What are they doing?"

Yoon-Jae asked with a weird expression.

"It’s their first time seeing each other in person."

Sol commented.

The three then watched as Ji-Hoon and Heon-Tae sized up each other.

"Well, you don’t look that much older for me to call you Eldest Brother."

Heon-Tae suddenly said.

"Well, you don’t look like what I had imagined. Just average."

"The same as you?"

Heon-Tae immediately quipped back.

"...You’re even more annoying in person."

"So are you."

Ji-Hoon and Heon-Tae glared at each other for a brief moment before the two started smiling.

Their smiles turned into laughter as the two hugged.

After four years of only communicating with each other via communication jade slips and secret messages left around the Academy, they finally meet in real life. Thankfully, it’s as if nothing had changed.

_______________

Yoon-Jae: "Hey you, yes you. This is Yoon-Jae speaking. I took this opportunity to address you all because I need to ask... what are you planning on getting Sol for his birthday? Wait, what? You didn’t think about it? Well, you need to get him something. It’s my birthday too but I don’t really care, just get Sol something. Don’t know what to gwt him? Well, do you see that new feature? Yeah, go and vote for him, shoo go do it now.

Search the lightnovelworld.cc website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.