Chapter 43: Finding the lake
"This boar couldn't have provoked you. Even if it's just a beast, your aura would have scared it away. The materials that can be obtained from it are negligible for someone at your level, so there must be some reason that you hunted it." Bryce explained calmly.
The others' eyes lit up as they reasoned Bryce's words.
Adrian's face darkened. He didn't expect him to be able to deduce the whole situation just from a few clues.
'Dammit, this is going to be troublesome.' He thought as he tried to find an excuse to explain his actions.
Bryce didn't fail to notice the change in Adrian's facial expression. Even if he was wearing a mask, he could still see the crease in his eyebrows. This just further solidified that his reasoning was on point.
Adrian finally spoke after being silent all this time. "Would you believe me if I said I was just hungry?" He asked. He didn't want to tell them his real reason so he just made up a lie from the top of his head. He only hoped that these disciples would believe him and let him leave.
Alas, things didn't go as he had hoped. Bryce released his aura of the ninth stage foundation establishment realm. He didn't speak again but his actions were enough to show that he wasn't joking around.
Adrian heaved a sigh at that sight. He knew that saying anything else now was pointless.
He cleared his throat before speaking again.