Endless Evolution: Last Star Chapter 2076: Is This a Hunt? (Part 2)

For a while, none of them spoke. Only the waiters approached their table to offer a glass of wine or champagne along with appetizers. Only Arayna responded, politely declining each time.

Silvana’s theory gave them all pause, as it sounded logical and plausible. Everything fit together too perfectly.

None of them knew of a single young Second-Rank Phantom.

The only exception was Kogen, but he resembled monsters more than the monsters themselves.

Also...

"Huh, if Silvana’s right, doesn’t that mean that during the Zero War, the Befallen Crown will try to get rid of Kogen as well?"

Fromund glanced toward where Kogen stood in the distance, talking about something with Erik and Joarxa.

"It looks that way. By the way, Silvana, you suggested that the Zero War is basically a hunt for the new Second Rank Phantoms. But it’s quite possible that the K4-Phantoms will be targeted as well, right? I mean, the Befallen Crown has tried to kill me several times."

Now, Adam and Silvana exchanged glances. They were in the same situation.

"Damn it, Fromund, you and I seem to have more in common than it might seem at first glance. The Befallen Crown got so angry that they failed to kill me last time that they sent a True Lord after me."

Arayna’s face went pale.

"A True Lord? But... How did you survive? You couldn’t have...?"

Adam hurried to reassure her.

"Nah." He shook his head. "I got lucky. One of the Second-Rank Phantoms saved me. If it weren’t for her, I wouldn’t be here."

Tap!

Fromund slammed his palms on the table and jumped to his feet. His eyes were wide open.

"What? Does that mean you watched the battle between the Second-Rank Phantom and the True Lord? Who won?"

He quickly corrected himself.

"I mean, obviously the Second-Rank Phantom would win, but what happened to that True Lord? Did he escape or was he killed?"

"Killed," Adam replied calmly. "Though, she built an entire crypt for him so that no one could resurrect that True Lord. As I understand it, some monsters even have that ability."

Silvana was about to add something when something caught her eye.

Two people had joined the Radiant Branch. Strangely enough, Adam and Silvana were quite familiar with them. Well, they weren’t the only ones.

Arayna’s eyes widened as she poked Fromund in the shoulder.

"Look, those two are here too!"

Fromund turned around as a broad smirk immediately spread across his face.

"Damn, I knew they’d come. Huh, if she weren’t here, I’d be disappointed. She’s definitely going to be the next Second Rank Phantom, she’s one of us! But..."

His expression suddenly turned serious and pensive as he rubbed his chin.

"After what we discussed, I’m no longer sure this is a good thing."

Adam smiled as he looked at Alexia and Louis, who were casually glancing around.

Out of all six of them, these two were the most and least suited for each other at the same time.

Alexia and Louis both had unusual blue hair. Alexia had green eyes, while Louis had deep blue ones. That said, by any measure, Louis was more handsome than Alexia.

If he weren’t Alexia’s Operator and her husband, crowds of girls would be chasing after him, fighting for his attention. No one who had ever met Louis had any doubt about that.

Slowly, Louis turned as his eyes fell directly on their table in the distance. He stopped Alexia and pointed at Adam and the others.

Alexia’s eyes widened, shining brightly like two stars, as she smiled, revealing all her teeth, sharp as those of a satisfied shark.

She grabbed Louis and ran forward.

Alexia didn’t like dresses or anything like that, so her outfit was appropriate. She was wearing a loose, cropped jacket with a white fur hood reminiscent of clothing worn in northern regions.

Louis, in turn, wore a light blue top and wide white pants. His outfit looked very simple, especially compared to some nobles who had added dozens of details and accessories to their outfits, all in order to stand out in the crowd.

Ironically, it was all for naught.

As soon as a few nobles, especially women, noticed Louis, their eyes were glued to him. Someone like him didn’t need a complicated outfit or flashy, ostentatious details.

In his case, his face and smile did all the work. All it took was a single glance and a slight smile at the women for their hearts to start beating faster and a faint blush to appear on their cheeks.

Was Alexia aware of it?

Sure, but she wasn’t upset. On the contrary, she liked that other women looked at Louis with such hungry eyes. Like a greedy dragon, she giggled, knowing that the treasure they all desired belonged to her and no one else.

Louis belonged to her, and that suited them both perfectly.

THUMP!

Alexia lunged forward, pouncing on Adam as she flew across several tables.

"ADAM! Huh! You’re still alive, you bastard!"

Adam, in turn, smiled bitterly and stepped aside, letting Alexia crash straight into the floor.

BAM!

"Damn it!" She jumped up abruptly, brushing her nose. "You were supposed to catch me! How can you treat a lady like that?"

"Hahahahaha!" Adam threw his head back in loud laughter. "A lady? You? I don’t know anyone who’s further from that title than you."

In response, Alexia smirked as she looked at Fromund.

"Hi, want to repeat our hunt in the Primal Lands? No, not even that. I was there with the two of you, we should go there as a trio sometime! Huh, no monster could handle a team like that!"

Step. Step. Step.

While Alexia continued to propose her crazy ideas, Louis approached from the side at a leisurely pace.

Unlike Alexia, he immediately sensed the somber atmosphere lurking behind their smiles.

"Glad to see you all, but it looks like we’re in for some not-so-pleasant news?"

Silvana nodded and pointed to the empty chairs.

"Yes... Please, have a seat. You need to hear this."

"Hmm?"

Alexia tilted her head.

"Trouble again?"

Adam crossed his arms over his chest.

"More like a hunt."

He glared at her.

"On us."