[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-ancient-tears-bloodline":3,"chapter-ancient-tears-bloodline-ancient-tears-bloodline-chapter-538":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},1256666,1684,"Chapter 538 Part 1: Carlos's Summon","ancient-tears-bloodline-chapter-538",538,"\u003Cp>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From MC's perspective:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I'm trying hard to control the turmoil in my heart. Carlos Kent's smile is unkind. He is looking at me like prey.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There is one way to get through this other than that to listen to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Faction Head?\" I said with a half smile on my face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Zack Lockwood, take your seat,\" Carlos said casually.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But I'm getting no good vibes at all. Nodding my head, I sat opposite him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Zack, you and your team have failed to complete the mission. What is your response?\" Carlos asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing that I cursed in my heart. This guy is still thinking about the mission.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Faction Head, we were surrounded by rogue warriors. If not for the timely help of local forces we would have been dead.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I hope you remember that,\" I answered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Presumptuous,\" Carlos scolded and immediately released a faint pressure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"F@ck, I slipped..,\" Before I could finish my words. I was crushed under heavy physical coercion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crash~\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My body smashed into the floor. The coercion was so sudden that I was caught off guard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pfff~\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blood splattered. My bones are making cracking sounds. \"I knew it,\" I said in my heart. Carlos Kent is not a good person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I hope someone comes to save me. Under heavy physical coercion. My inner organs are suffering damage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I knew Carlos had kept his hand. But still, this small amount of pressure was unfathomable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Carlos was displeased by Zack's response. But he didn't intend to do it in the first place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing that he is slowly losing consciousness. He removed the pressure the next moment. \"I was hasty,\" Carlos muttered. His eyes flickered with a cold glint.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He is not the most powerful person in the academy yet. There is still the supreme elder above him. So he should wait properly for the appropriate time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, I noticed the pressure was gone. Right after, the immeasurable pain attacked my senses. The pain was many times higher than the blood element method practice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The splitting headache was so much. I'm fighting to gain a trace of clarity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Carlos Kent sent a message to someone. After a few minutes, someone came to the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Send him to his dormitory room,\" Carlos ordered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right after, I felt someone dragging my body away. Before I knew it, I found myself in a familiar place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even with the spitting headache, I tried to look around. After confirming that I was thrown in front of my dorm room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I tried to get up. After a few minutes, I managed to stand up on one leg. Then I hurriedly entered the code to enter my room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Creak~\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The door opened. I walked in and headed to my bed to lie down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Front the beginning to end. I felt like a worst nightmare.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Carlos is impulsive. He knew he would get a full earring from the dean. She has already been suspecting him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If she finds out about my small punishment, she will think I'm deliberately targeting him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So he carefully thought of a plan. He immediately sent a report to the Supreme Elder. He stated about Zack's bad conduct towards him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Carlos also mentioned about his little punishment in that message. Now if the dean wants to complain. The supreme elder won't suspect him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After arranging everything, he went to his private secluded training room. He won't come back for a few days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because it will take a few days for Zack to heal. Then he will send him outside of Viper City again for a mission. Where he will be taking Zack Lockwood's life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lying down on my bed. I concentrated on my body. But my body was not in a good condition. Fortunately, in this kind of situation. I have already prepared myself. There is a dark green essence in my dantian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I have decided to run the wood scripture to heal myself slowly. Right after, the dark green essence starts to reach all of my inner organs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Where there is heavy injury, the dark essence was more concentrated at that spot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Healing is a time-consuming process. So I forgot about the time and fully focused on healing myself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>2 days later,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was still lying down on my bed. But my complexion was better than before. I felt my inner organs were not in a serious condition anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But my dark green essence was consumed completely. Now I have to cultivate again. But before that, I made up my mind to consume healing pills.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As an added security, this pill will help me recover from unknown dangers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I sat cross-legged on the bed. I brought the healing pill outside from my storage ring. Then I consumed it in one go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then I started to run the wood scripture to maximize the benefits. The pill energy entered my body and started to flow through my meridians.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After circulation, the remaining small cracks in my bones all disappeared completely. Seeing that a hint of relief flashes in my eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>1 hour later,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Black impurities came out of my body. When I opened my eyes after refining the pill energy. The bad smell attacked my nostrils.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the thick black sludge all over my skin. My eyes shone with bright light. This situation only happens after a large breakthrough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But looking at my condition now. I think it's a blessing in disguise. Carlos harmed me. But I got an improvement in strength as a result.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then I got up from my bed to clean myself. After 20 minutes, I changed into a fresh set of clothes. When I accessed my communication watch. I saw many notifications.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most of them are from Ernest and Laverne. Even the dean had called me one time. My eyes flickered with a slight glint.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I guess there was no chance for the dean to know about this. Her call might be casual. She might have wanted to know about my situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When it comes to Ernest and Laverne. I won't tell them. This piece of news would certainly horrify them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What about the dean? Should I call her back?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shaking my head, I decided to postpone for a while. Carlos Kent's behavior had scared me. That guy didn't show any mercy at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just a small slip of the tongue on my part. But he handled me heavily. What to do? It's impossible to fight against him. He is a half-step SSS Elite Warrior. He is slightly weaker than the dean.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It's impossible to go against him until I get help from Jonathan. I hope he will do something about it. Then shaking my head, I decided to stay in my room until I got a call from Jonathan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who knows if I go outside, there is a good chance for Carlos to summon me again. Which is not good for me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ernest and Lavenre, both of them are concerned about Zack. The duo have heard that Zack had shut himself in his room. Which was not a good sign at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially Zack is not picking up his call. Which further made them worry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the special faction common room, these two were discussing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beep~\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next moment, both of their communication lights lit up with the notification.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the duo saw the contact name. Both of them are petrified on the spot. The message was from none other than Carlos Kent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He is back,\" Laverne uttered in shock. She starts panicking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He summoned me,\" Ernest said in a solemn tone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He summoned me as well,\" Laverne said after reading the message.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a moment, both remained silent. No need to tell. Both of them felt bad.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ernest, we should avoid this message,\"Laverne said in a trembling tone. She fears that the faction head would again send them for a deadly mission.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A small sweet bead appears on Ernest's forehead. Which shows how worried he is right now?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's impossible to deny his order. If we do that, then he has the right to take disciplinary action against us,\" Ernest said after calculating everything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn't find any good solution to escape from this summons Zack's situation is already troubling their minds. On top of it, they got this summon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ernest, do something,\" Laverne asked. She is on the verge of mental breakdown.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing her condition, Ernest missed Michael right now. He was currently in retreat. Without Michael and Zack, both of them are helpless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Retreat?\" Ernest uttered. His eyes shone with the bright light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Laverne quickly understood from his words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, we can enter in seclusion. No one can force us to appear,\" Laverne added. A trace of hope appeared in her heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ernest weighed in. How to proceed with this? Two of them can't retreat after getting this summon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because Ernest thinks that Faction Head knows their whereabouts. That's why he is asking both of them to appear in his office.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If both of them go for retreat, then it will lead to more disciplinary action against them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, Ernest turned toward her and said,\"Laverne, you should leave immediately for retreat. Don't come back until you get a message from me or Zack.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A look of disbelief appeared on Laverne's face.\u003C\u002Fp>",1537,"2026-06-05T15:56:52.844Z",1,"novelbin.me","dfe3c13a7483ade902a95a835b1865cab941381a1a6a1969fa42685e3a2c2245","ancient-tears-bloodline-chapter-539","ancient-tears-bloodline-chapter-537",1498,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fancient-tears-bloodline-cover.jpg"]