Ancient Tears BloodLine

Secret Land

Day and night passed in the secret land. I lost count of the days. Instead, I focused on improving myself in all aspects.

My attacks and defensive techniques are improving at a faster rate. The skills are at intermediate and proficient levels, but my goal is to become a specialist.

Only then can I perform well and cause lethal damage to the enemies. In the remaining time, I spent hours understanding the inheritance methods.

The main goal is to become a Gold Mark Warrior. After becoming a Gold Mark Warrior, I can face the threats outside.

Dean Jerome set this condition for me. I’m sure if I don’t reach the target, then he will put me inside another secret land.

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Star University

The Faction Leaders and the Main Elders are trying to find news about Zack Lockwood, except for the Thunderflame Faction and Faction Leader Francesca.

They knew where Zack Lockwood could be.

But others are not like that. Mainly, the Elemental Factions have gone mad. They used everything to find clues.

But they didn’t know Dean Jerome was watching all of them. All of their efforts were thwarted by him.

The person who was most pissed off was none other than Faction Leader Vince. He is being pestered by people from other universities.

He had sold information before. This time, he was asked to find the whereabouts of Zack Lockwood. He was promised many things, including a way to become a Half-Step Red Mark Warrior.

The chance was hard to come by. What’s worse? He was contacted by the planted spies of the Foreign Creature Side.

Their offer was even more tempting. They had a way to make him a Red Mark Warrior right away.

Faction Leader Vince lost his mind. The offer was way too tempting. He had already offended Dean Jerome before.

For some reason, Dean Jerome didn’t take serious actions against him. So, Faction Leader Vince wanted to become stronger.

Once he becomes a Red Mark Warrior, he can protect himself. Without knowing it, his heart betrayed him.

He didn’t say it out loud or accept the offers. Instead, he started looking for Zack Lockwood. Once he finds Zack Lockwood, then he can make the decision later.

On the other hand, the other Elemental Faction Leaders felt threatened by the growth of Zack Lockwood. They felt Zack Lockwood could become another pillar for the Thunderflame Faction.

Then the influence of the Thunderflame Faction would be further strengthened.

Only the Bloodline Faction is not in a hurry. One reason was because of the Human Bloodline Faction Leader, Francesca Ball.

The other reason was that Monster Bloodline Faction Leader Bethany was not interested in this matter. She doesn’t care whether the Thunderflame Faction grows stronger or not.

Maybe only these two factions are unconcerned.

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Thunderflame Faction

Faction Leader Clifford convened a meeting. Main Elders Austin, Ann, Leola, Cathy, and Rosie were there.

Their mood was a little down. Not long ago, one of their outer circle elders was killed here. He was a Purple Mark Elder.

Later, they came to know he was one of the planted spies. Clifford disclosed the news to them; it shook them to the core.

Since then, they have been looking for planted spies in their faction. If Zack Lockwood comes back, he would be attacked by the planted spies.

When everyone was seated in their seats, Faction Leader Clifford was there looking at them.

"How many are there in our faction?" Austin asked.

Hearing that, others had the same question.

"I have killed a few rats in my palace," Leola said in a cold tone.

"Hmmm, I too found a few suspicious people," Cathy said with a frown.

"We got a few members. I didn’t see anyone suspicious," Ann said this time.

"I’m still investigating my place," Austin added.

Faction Leader Clifford heard everyone’s words.

Rosie was here as well. She didn’t have many people around her. She and her disciple, Clara, spend most of their time alone.

"It’s time to find and eliminate them. If we don’t do it, I doubt Dean Jerome will let the kid come back here."

"He might send the kid to another secret land again," Faction Leader Clifford said.

Hearing that, everyone’s faces changed drastically.

It could be true. They knew the terror of the planted spies. If they are not careful, then Zack Lockwood could face another attack.

Then the elders shared information with each other. They aren’t going anywhere for missions. Their main goal is to eliminate the planted spies first.

They knew that, just like the Thunderflame Faction, there could be planted spies in other factions as well.

But they didn’t have to worry about it. It is the problem of Dean Jerome. He will take care of others.

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Tier-4 Region

The foreign creature side is actively looking for Zack Lockwood, who occupies the top place on their kill list.

They were also using the opportunity to target other warriors on the kill list. So many talented warriors faced assassination attempts.

A few of them were attacked by sudden sneak attacks. They died as a result. It alerted the major warrior families in the Tier-4 region.

They started guarding their warriors against the planted spies. Everyone had expected the foreign creatures to focus on Zack Lockwood.

But they were all caught off guard. The foreign creature side lost patience. They are using the opportunity to uproot as many genius warriors as possible.

It didn’t take long for the foreign creature side to launch an attack on the warriors of other universities. Some died in the attack.

Though the foreign creature side failed to find Zack Lockwood, they were able to eliminate some other targets.

It has caused a considerable loss to the human side. Everyone wanted Star University’s Zack Lockwood to be dead.

They are so deeply interested in the matter that they forgot to provide more protection to their own talented warriors. It’s hard to guard against the planted spies.

After the attack, the Deans and elders of other universities started actively hunting for the planted spies on their campus and in their territory.

They realized the danger of the planted spies. They were happy to bring down Star University, but they forgot about their own condition.

Red Moon University was proactive compared to others. They did good work monitoring their students.