Chapter 220: The Legends Gather
The first thing Heero did with his Mystical Eyes was to look at the elixir.
Surprisingly, the translucent red liquid contained a strong colored energy, a bit redder than the one he had found outside. But of course, there was also a mixture of grey energy.
It was the internal energy of the beast that had mutated on Earth. Heero found this kind of internal energy inside the beast's body.
It was clear that the translucent red liquid was somehow related to the beast, or they could extract the liquid from the beast and process it with their advanced technology.
Heero concluded as much after a quick scan of the elixir. The next process was that the man poured the liquid into his mouth and swallowed it in one go.
The reddish-coloured energy entered the man's body. There was a small reaction at first, but as soon as the reddish-coloured energy entered the stomach area, the stomach shook violently.
He was shaking violently, a clash was happening inside, between the existing internal energy and the energy the man had just swallowed. Two different energies in one body, surely the two energies would collide inside the body, causing excruciating pain.
As Heero had predicted, a painful cry escaped the man's mouth. Surprisingly, the man took the pain well. He remained in his seat, holding on to the chair with all his strength.
While everyone focused their attention on the man's body, whether it had changed or not. Heero had his eyes on the clash of the two energies.
The clash of the two energies lasted a full three minutes. As a result, the reddish coloured energy was absorbed by the existing energy in the man's body.
At the same time, a fierce wind blew out of his body. The wind was as sharp as a blade, cutting through the steel wall and the ground.
Bam!
Not only that, the wind also reached the glass. Causing a noise that did not belong to a glass.
Heero was the first to react. He stood in front of everyone, ready to block the wind in case it broke the glass.
But his move was unnecessary, the glass was fine. The wind did not break the glass.
The middle-aged man in the white robe stood up from his seat with both hands raised.
"Yes! It's a success. It's the wind, the elemental awakening ability! We have a promising young hero~" The middle-aged man cheered happily.
Besides Heero, Bai Xin Yue and Kang Seo-Yeon were also present. There were five Hero League employees in the room. All five of them cheered happily at the result.
Kang Seo-Yeon and Bai Xin Yue were happy as well. They deserved to be happy that such a promising young man had joined the Hero League.
Heero was the only one with a frown on his forehead. He remembered what had happened to the man earlier. The guy had actually used his newly absorbed energy to summon the wind.
But how? How could he use it if he had no control over the energy?
That was the thing that confused Heero. The guy had somehow managed to use his internal energy without having a clue about it.
Another question popped into his mind, 'But why did that guy need the elixir? Why didn't he use the energy he had without swallowing the elixir? It is possible, but why didn't he do it?
The more he thought about it, the more confused he became.
"Why don't you take him in? He seems decent," Kang Seo-Yeon elbowed Heero.
She could sense that they were lucky to find a promising recruit on their first visit.
To her surprise, Heero rejected the idea of recruiting the so-called promising recruit.
"No, never mind! I'll take my time..." He paused and looked at the staff, "Is there more?"
"Yes, our room is to receive 20 new recruits for the Awakening. This is the first one, there are 19 more new recruits,"
Hearing Heero's question, the staff immediately turned to Heero and replied respectfully.
"Mnn, I will stay here for a while. I will watch the whole awakening! It's okay if you..." Hero turned to the two girls who had accompanied him. But he could not finish his words, the girls cut him off halfway.
"Then I will stay too!"
"Let's watch it together!"
The two girls replied in unison.
"Oh, okay then..." Heero had nothing to say if the girls insisted on staying. He turned back to the other room.
It was as if the awakening had drained all his energy. The man could not walk properly without the support of two people.
After the man left, another entered the room. The second chose one, he looked younger than the first and had a confident look on his face as he sat down in the empty chair.
So Heero spent his time watching the awakening process. He was curious and wanted to know how these people used their inner energy.
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At the same time, on the other side of the core region, the main home of the Ranker Alliance, Alliance House, was being built.
The Ranker Alliance was doing the same thing as the Hero League. On the same day as the Hero League, they launched a massive recruitment drive.
Their intention was clear: to compete with the Hero League for the new recruits. No, they actually suffered a lot of damage as the Ranker Alliance became one of the main targets.
Conference Room, Alliance House
Twenty-five people of various ages gathered. These people were the leaders of the Ranker Alliance.
If the Hero League was led by twelve executives, the Ranker Alliance was led by its Legendary Class Rankers. These twenty-five people were the remaining Legendary Class Rankers the Alliance had after the attack.
Of the thirty-nine Legendary Class Rankers, five died in the attack and ten betrayed humanity to join the spectral side to save their lives.
Dozens of Crown Class Rankers either died or joined the Specters. Countless Gold Class Rankers and Silver Class Rankers also died.
For the first time in many years, the Ranker Alliance suffered a critical blow. They needed to recoup their losses more quickly, so they launched a massive recruitment campaign at the same time.
They gathered here to discuss how to repair the damage caused by the attack.
"That damned Zack Jessel! How dare he betray us! Damn him!" Adrun, Legendary Class Ranker - Rank 12, slammed the conference table in annoyance.
"Stop being so childish, you idiot! We are not here to listen to your useless rant!" A cold voice rang through the conference room.
Adrun immediately turned to face the voice, clearly annoyed by the way he was being addressed. However, his pupils immediately quivered as he met the cold gaze.
He jumped back and took a deep breath to calm his temper. It was because the one rebuking him was someone he and his family could not offend.
A madman, Park Haneul of the Park family, Legendary Class Ranker - Rank 5. A middle-aged man in his late forties, he was also the younger brother of the head of the Park family.
Whether it was his background or his strength, everything about this guy was above him. Adrun was not stupid enough to piss him off and he shut his mouth immediately.
"Hoho, calm down guys! Take it easy~ Take it easy~" A white-haired old man meditated with his soothing voice.
This old man was Hanzo Keiji of the Hanzo Clan, Legendary Class Rank 4. His wrinkled face formed a smiling face, and he exuded a friendly aura amidst the grim atmosphere of the conference room.
Smiling at Park Haneul, Hanzo Keiji opened his mouth and a soft voice came out, "My friend Haneul, I heard that you have a solution to our crisis. Why don't you enlighten us with your solution instead of insulting our friend?"
Along with Hanzo Keiji's words, twenty-four pairs of eyes turned towards Park Haneul.
Park Haneul said nothing but clapped his hand twice and a projection appeared in the middle of the conference table.
The projection showed the face of a young man. As soon as the image appeared, everyone in the conference room immediately recognised the young man.
Everyone had a different reaction to the image. None of them interrupted Park Haneul. They waited for Park Haneul's explanation.
"He is the key for our Ranker Alliance to overcome the crisis and prosper. My cousin in the Hero League has done a thorough investigation on this man. We must get him on our side at all costs!"
Park Haneul clapped his hands again. This time, five attendants entered the room with documents in their hands.
The attendant handed the documents to everyone in the room.
"Read it, you will know why I said we have to get Xing Heero on our side at all costs!"
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