[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-ancient-tears-bloodline":3,"chapter-ancient-tears-bloodline-ancient-tears-bloodline-chapter-388":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Ancient Tears BloodLine",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1256316,1684,"Chapter 388 Shock!","ancient-tears-bloodline-chapter-388",388,"\u003Cp>(From MC's Perspective)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several hours later,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I walked out of the gravity chamber. When I decided to meet Mr Arthur, I noticed there are several notifications popped up on my sci-fi watch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then suddenly I wrinkled my eyebrows in confusion, Who could be? But when I opened the sci-fi watch, I found it was a message from Mr Arthur and Elder Thornton.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing that, I quickly figured it out. I guess Elder Thornton's friend must have contacted his friend. A wide smile blossomed on my face after realising the situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next second, I immediately head towards Elder Thornton's cabin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few minutes later,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Creak\" the door opens.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the door opened, I quickly walked into the room. I saw Elder Thornton working behind the desk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I wonder, what type of work he has?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shaking my head, I walked forward to sit opposite him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elder Thornton already felt my arrival. After closing his projection screen, he looked at me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Zack, I got good news for you,\" Elder Thornton said with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing that, I can confirm my assumption was right.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before I could ask anything, he said, \"My friend Ricardo decided to go to Trunulesia Forest after two days.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So we will leave the day after tomorrow to meet him,\" Elder Thornton added further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Day after tomorrow?\" I mumbled under my breath. So I got one free day in between. Should I stay at home tomorrow?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Various thoughts come to mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the other hand, Elder Thornton saw through Zack's thoughts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He said with a smile on his face, \"You don't have to come tomorrow. Take rest at your home. Then I will send our meeting point later.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Okay,\" I said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My mind is a little bit solemn right now. Because I failed to start my soul cultivation. I felt something missing, but I don't know what it is.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the face of Elder Thornton in front of me, a thought rose in my heart to ask him about my doubts. But Mr Jonathan clearly warned me not to reveal soul cultivation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This leaves me no choice other than to contact Mr Jonathan himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the other hand, Elder Thornton felt its better to tell Zack about the competition. Because at the end of the day everything revolves around Zack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The purpose of this small competition is to hide Zack's whereabouts and to stop people's attempts from defaming their institute.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Cough\" \"Cough\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elder Thornton coughed twice before start explaining the situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>5 minutes later,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At first, I was surprised, I never thought Elder Thornton would care for people's criticism. But this plan is extremely important now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, I would be forced to step up. Which I don't want. So I don't have any problem with this competition rather I'm glad.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then I looked at the Elder and asked, \"So I have to fight the winner of this small competition.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To that Elder, Thornton nodded his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He replied, \"There is no young Trainee Warrior in our city. So you can be at ease. It will be an easy fight.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then it's fine. Just make sure that no one uses artefacts in the tournament,\" I said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only thing that can pose threat to me is deadly artefacts. Who knows if some rich dude comes up with a high-end artefact, then there is no point in fighting against him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A quick glint flashes into his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He also realised there are things which can cause danger to Zack during the fight. Such as high-end artefacts and forbidden pills.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, they didn't think of the competition's rules yet. Elder Thornton then said in a solemn tone, \"Don't worry, we will take care of it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing that, I nodded and decided to leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Okay Elder, I'm leaving now,\" After saying that, I got up from the seat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After walking out of his cabin, I covered my face with the mask and walked towards the exit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I thought about meeting Mr Arthur earlier. But after considering his mental state right now. I thoughts it's best to leave him alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was already under a lot of mental stress because of press people. So he needs some rest right now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then a few minutes later, I exited the building.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time not a single person can be seen protesting outside. The place was empty and clean. I found the security guard was staring at me with a strange gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then without minding him, I proceeded forward to find an air car. Soon I found the air car at a nearby restaurant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then a couple of seconds later, the air car flew towards the destination.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The following day,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crimson Hall,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The headmaster's office.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Creak,\" the door opens.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One by one five silhouettes quickly walked into the room. They were Bob Williamson, Austin Boyer, Bradley Reese, Ella Downs and Sallie Mills.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Five of them came here as per their headmaster's order.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The headmaster of the crimson hall noticed their presence. So he stopped working on the screen and turned towards them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just ten minutes ago, he had received a message from First Elder. First Elder stated that the deal was made successfully between Red Stone City's City Lord and him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So now he can implement First Elder's plan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Various thoughts come to mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he raised his head to observe five of them. Three male warriors and two female warriors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If they participate in that small competition, he knows all of them will completely crush their opponents.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he was thinking, he heard Bob Williamson's voice,\" Headmaster?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing that, he retracted his thoughts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked at everyone and said, \"First Elder has a small mission for you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What?\" Austin Boyer was startled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only him but after hearing that everyone's expression tightened. Who doesn't know about their First Elder? He is more famous than their headmaster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now entire outside forces were looking for the first elder Casey. Nobody knows where is he right now. And what is he doing?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire crimson hall is now shrouded in mystery. Even students like them were clueless about what their organisation is up to now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A trace of worry appeared on Sallie's face. She remembered what had happened at star tower. It was already a miracle to escape alive from that place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>People say the border conflict happened partially due to crimson hall's plan. And when it comes to planning, there are only two people behind the crimson hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first one is their great elder and the second one is their first elder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So she is a little scared. She doesn't know what type of mission they have to do now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, Ella Downs is not good either. She feels something bad about the mission. Because she also remembers when was the last time the same people gathered together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was at the star tower trial. After the star tower trial, everyone stopped meeting with each other. Especially, she and Sallie stopped meeting Bob, Austin and Bradley.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Apart from Crimson Hall's misadventure, the death of Darius Case caused them to feel wary of each other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So far crimson hall had found many possible suspects, but in the end, they couldn't able to find the actual killer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While two girls were sulking about the mission, the other hand their boys has different thoughts about it,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A quick glint flashes into Bob's eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Recently, his family has been asking about the huge competition that is going to happen in a few months.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But unfortunately, their teachers and elders were clueless about it. Unless he meets First Elder in person, it's impossible to know about the competition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now he has a chance to meet the First Elder in person. Before anyone could digest the information, he opened his mouth to say, \"Headmaster, if I complete the mission. Will I have the opportunity to meet First Elder?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His words startled everyone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This guy? Austin's face completely turned ugly. He was surprised by Bob's quick thinking. \"Sure, Bob is cunning, \" Austin thought to himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only Bradley Reese remained silent. First, he wants to hear about the mission before making any assumptions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the other hand, seeing various reactions from everyone, the headmaster let out a small laugh, \"Ha...Ha...Ha...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let me first tell you it is not going to be your usual mission,\" after saying that he began to explain the red stone city's competition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When five of them heard slightly familiar words, they began to frown.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Red Stone City, it feels familiar,\" Bob said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bradley and Austin were surprised to hear from Bob. Because they too had this familiar feeling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, Sallie seems to realise something. \"Zack is from Red Stone City,\" She was shocked to the core. She felt has heard something wrong, so quickly composed herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But after a few minutes,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The place-tuned pin dropped silently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sallie felt terrible inside. This mission was aimed at Zack Lockwood. The First Elder didn't forget about him after the star tower trial.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ella Down's eyes gleamed with surprise and shock. Who doesn't know about Zack Lockwood? Especially, after the star tower trial, everyone named him as Tier-8 city's genius.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She and Sallie had talked with him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But she doesn't know how strong has he grown since last time? She is curious to know about it.\u003C\u002Fp>",1549,"2026-06-05T15:56:39.138Z",1,"novelbin.me","c86bc2a891e07ee173d4020f61de2876dc813ffffce71abf1d54c16e4cb139d1","ancient-tears-bloodline-chapter-389","ancient-tears-bloodline-chapter-387",1498,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fancient-tears-bloodline-cover.jpg"]