CHAPTER 519: WILL OF THE HEART

Four flying knives sailing through the air, each one would be a deadly strike. But Aeryon believe that he could deflect it.

He decided to do it and his body moves

He uses his right hand to tap the handle of one of the flying knives, moves his head slightly as a knife that was about to reach his head would pass only an inch near his cheek.

Tting

One of the knife was deflected and embedded itself to one of the wooden pillar

Now, the other two is flying knives is flying toward his stomach. This is simple. He could just slam it down with a palm

But as he moves his left palm to slam down these two flying knives that is flying parallel with each other something unexpected happens

These two flying knives slowly separated and then.....curved!

Aeryon eyes widened. He could only see it but could not stop it. It curved and went on each side of his stomach.

It did not hit his stomach but separated and fly in a different direction like it is magic.

one goes to the left, one goes to the right and then as it passes through the side, these two flying knives then double back

Shritt!

Aeryon feel his skin being pierced as he nearly kneel down.

But he did not scream out nor did he show any sign of being pierced

But blood drips down from the back of his waist.

Two flying knives embedded itself on Aeryon back near the waist. The blood drips and Aeryon face become distorted

But it was only a second before he regains back his calm.

Aeryon eyes narrowed

He never thought that the flying knives could curve. And he never thought Ayera could hurt him.

This is no mere improvement.

This is a whole batch of upgrades, Aeryon thought to himself.

"If not for my Unbreakable skill, that flying knives could paralyze me. She said she did not want to kill me. But paralyzing me is fine?"

Aeryon laughed. But no one understood why he is laughing. The guards also did not understand.

Even Ayera does not understand

Ayera behaviour, if she did what she did just now, she would have already been killed. Any chief would not be as broad minded as Aeryon

Not to mention, even though Ayera has value, her value is not as high as Ogura or Barbager, the legitimate heirs of the Utgard succession

But for Aeryon, other than the fact that he himself has a soft spot for Ayera, he also sees how important Ayera could be if she is cultivated properly.

Justification, cause, support, all of that could be gained if Ayera is cultivated properly and after removing the obstacle for her.

Aeryon wanted to elevate Ayera status in Utgard and make her the saviour of Utgard from the moment he failed to protect Garron

It is mixed with personal interest and public interest

Other chief would not make such choice because these kind of choices is labour inducing and harder than just allying with either Ogura or Barbager.

Aeryon on the other hand believe that to get the sweet reward at the end, sometimes you have to pick the harder path.

And that is what he is thinking of doing.

Picking the hard path.

So, he could tolerate Ayera.

Even when she is now actively trying to kill him, he could tolerate it

He even dismiss his guards.

Because he wanted Ayera to be convinced.

This wife of his is a stubborn person

But she is also very principled in certain matters.

If she loses, she would obey his instruction. Maybe, only after he died she would be rebellious again but that is the matter of the future

Sacrificing the present for the uncertain future is actually sacrificing the future.

There is still time and as long as there is time, there is a chance for things to change.

"That is a very ingenious use of the flying knives. I never thought, that it could even curve"

Aeryon said with a calm face. There is no longer a smile on his face.

It means he is getting serious.

Ayera heard the compliment but she did not say anything. This is not the time to be happy about being complimented.

And she did not learn all of these methods to be complimented.

Instead, her eyes shows her wariness

Because Aeryon began to walk towards her.

Her eyes narrowed

And with each step, he takes, there is this uneasy feeling that she is feeling in her heart

She did not know how to describe it.

Even the sword in her heart is trembling right now. But not out of excitement like before

It is like fear.

Like a beast is walking towards her right now.

And she is the prey and the one walking towards her right now is a predator.

Aeryon did not think too many things right now. Aeryon realizes that when he is fighting, many of his own problems would disappear and he could focus on one thing

The only thing he thought about right now is how to defeat Ayera

Ayera.....is not so easy to defeat now.

The fact that she could hurt him to this extent shows that she improved beyond his comprehension. There is something he didn’t know and that unknown made him feel threatened

This kind of power...it seems that if she wanted to kill Mayeux, with this kind of strength, it is enough

But she came here first. Because she wants his blessing.

Because she also wanted to live.

So, she must made him agree.

"It is a pity I don’t have a sword right now"

Aeryon skill, his self-created sword skill is the Wind Sword. Added it with his passive skill Swordsmanship, using a sword would increase his strength exponentially.

His archery is also something that should be envied. He could shoot people accurately from two hundred paces equivalent to 150m

Further than that, he could also shoot it given the durability of the bow. But further than two hundred paces, his accuracy dropped

And he also has a boost in any stealth-based attack. Because stealth is also one of his passive skill.

And when he is fighting on top of a horse, his horsemanship would give him a boost in power.

But right now, he did not have a sword, nor did he have a bow. He is also not riding a horse and there is no chance of using stealth right now.

All he have is his body.

But there is still that smile of confidence on his face. After all, he is not facing an army. Even if he is facing an army, as long as it is not a thousand people, he still have the confidence to flee.

His palm alone is enough to handle Ayera.

He has many active skill and he is now activating all of these skills.

And Ayera of course did not know about skills and system but she could feel the danger as Aeryon come closer to her. She did not falter.

"Facing me head on?"

"What a peculiar choice" he thought to himself.

He has Mighty Strike and Unbreakable skill.

Aeryon uses Mighty Strike to deflect the daggers before and uses Unbreakable skill when the two daggers swerve on his left and right and return back to attack his back.

He also has Second Breath which will help withstand the exhaustion that his body would experience after exerting himself.

After all, he is about to exert himself

Ayera.....is now worthy of that. At the same time, he is also activating his Commanding Aura. Out of all of his active skill, this skill is one of the most mysterious one for him

The description is very generic.

It said that could exude the aura of Command.

The function seems to be an aura that could be released to inspires and empower tribe member.

Like a buff skill.

But the reason why Aeryon is using this is because of the other effect of this skill which is Attribute Enhancement

This effect did not only help the tribe member that fight alongside him but it also included him in the enhancement of the attribute

This skill is related with leadership attribute.

But Aeryon notices something when he uses this skill when he is fighting. This skill is more than meet the eyes

He notices that when he uses this skill near an enemy, the enemy would stiffen up.

If they were fighting with him at that moment when he uses this skill, it is like they were being attacked by some kind of invisible energy and causes them to either stiffen up or their reaction become slower.

In a fight between master, once your reaction become slow even for a beat, it is enough for the other side to take that advantage and pierce through your flaw.

It was then that Aeryon realizes that his Commanding Aura is more like a powerful aura that could also affect enemies

Akin of killing intent that he could feel when he is facing enemies.

A kind of Will.