Guild Wars

Chapter 1326: Compatibility Issues

Eva and Shuangtian were currently in the sectioned-off building for the Purgatory Group gaming studio, standing before the group of core members who had hastily gathered after hearing that something horrible befell their guild leader.

Currently, the duo were hard-faced, trying to comfort themselves more than the slightly concerned core members, especially Lilith, who had been crying the entire morning. Dante was seated with clenched fists, constantly wanting to rise to his feet to try and help his son, but not knowing how.

Gremory had been tied up using industrial-strength rope, her mouth bound as she thrashed crazily with red eyes, wanting to go on a killing spree to vent the hatred of her darling big brother being ambushed.

Suddenly, at some point during the meeting, the faces of everyone changed as Draco walked out of a space portal, his demeanor casual. While everyone was naturally happy to have him back, they could all almost immediately tell that there was a great difference in him.

Eva especially, who had been rushing forward to hug him, froze in place as she deeply recognized the aura of the one who stood before her. Immediately, she became reserved and slightly fearful, none of her usual bravado and rebelliousness present.

Shuangtian’s face became solemn, but she was less worried because she did not have the same trauma Eva did. She just knew that this fellow was no-nonsense and very cruel, but that was not enough to deter her from approaching her husband, not to mention that she was confident in her own strength.

Draco glanced at everyone and saw their reactions, shaking his head internally. That Lucifer fellow was insidious and troublemaking, but he was right about one thing, and that was the fact that his presence here was not optimal for social relations.

Seeing Shuangtian unhesitatingly coming forward, there was a glint of appreciation in his eyes.

"I believe this is the first time we are actually meeting, dear wife." Draco greeted with a smirk.

Shuangtian came to stand before Draco and folded her arms beneath her plentiful bosom. She scanned her man from head to toe with a raised eyebrow.

"Where is he?"

Draco smiled cruelly. "Dead. His time was up, and he served no purpose anymore."

Eva’s face changed greatly, but Shuangtian only furrowed her brows for a bit. "Why haven’t you reconnected with us all this time? Why can’t I connect with you anymore?"

"That’s because such a connection is not necessary anymore." Draco responded casually, flicking a finger to release Gremory from her bonds, who rushed over into his embrace.

"Waaah, big brother, I was so scared!" She wept openly, her body shaking as she clung to Draco.

"Don’t worry, dear Gremie, I am fine. Come on, stop crying, you’re a big girl now." Draco comforted her gently, an uncharacteristic expression of extreme softness on his face.

Gremory managed to control herself and raised a tear-stained face from Draco’s chest to glance at his face. "What even happened? Which bastard dared to attack you?"

This was something that everyone wanted to know, so they perked their ears up. Even Eva and Shuangtian, who were silent with countless questions to ask, decided that they would have to get it verbally instead of directly, like usual.

Draco paused and glanced at the serious Shuangtian and the subdued Eva, sighing internally as he knew that this was unavoidable.

"Do you know why we initiated a mental connection in the first place? It wasn’t just for openness and transparency, but also to share our power and keep track of each other should Shangtian attack back then." Draco pointed out lightly.

"Now my power far surpasses the two of you despite being of the same origin, I have already shared everything down to my very core and have nothing else to show, and finally, Shangtian is dead and gone."

Draco made a questioning gesture. "So what is the point of keeping it up?"

Shuangtian shook her head. "Everything evolves and changes over time. The initial reason it was set up is one thing, but we kept it up till now for newer reasons, like protection and assimilation of knowledge. If we didn’t connect our minds, how would you have had the time to go running off and leaving your harem to be managed by Eva and our training as Eternals to be done by me?"

Shuangtian was blunt and didn’t save any face for Draco, making his smile disappear quickly.

"I simply don’t want to initiate the connection, that’s all." He eventually answered coldly, his eyes gleaming dangerously.

Shuangtian snorted. "Not a good enough reason. You can suppress Eva with your little frowns and dark aura because of the trauma you inflicted on her, but I do not fear you. No pain you can inflict on me will match the years I spent from infancy locked while having my bone marrow continually harvested without anesthesia by my own family."

Shuangtian’s clothes shifted into a loose battle attire akin to gym wear and she entered a fighting stance. "I can tell your type, violent and arrogant, using force to get everyone to follow your way. I don’t mind it, as I love you whether silly, lecherous, or cruel, but I will not allow you to step on my feelings and especially step on our bond."

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Draco’s heart moved and his cold edge softened, but he still manifested two dragorugio-like swords out of darkness energy. "I have always wanted to spar with you since this version of Eva is too scared to even piss when I’m around. Let’s see who is stronger then."

Draco also entered a battle stance and squared off with Shuangtian while Eva was speechless by the side, completely disdained and disregarded by the two. She was technically a victim in this whole thing, so why were they blaming her for the problem?

Draco and Shuangtian suddenly disappeared, clashing together in the center of the room. Draco had already sealed off this space in a pocket realm, so no amount of damage they caused would reflect in reality.

Shuangtian’s bare fist met with the blade edge of Dragorugio’s leading sword, and to his surprise, she easily punched through the blade and almost struck him head-on. Instead, he easily dodged the attack and used the flat side of his blade to knock away her insidious knee strike aimed at his abdomen.

The second blade was destroyed as well, giving Draco a new appreciation for the raw power Shuangtian possessed. She had every right to be confident in herself, and her nickname of ’one punch girl’ was accurate.

If there wasn’t something she could resolve in one punch, then two punches would be enough. However, she had her strengths, and she also had her weaknesses, just like Draco and Eva did.

Shuangtian threw another punch, but Draco stretched out a hand to catch the blow. Shuangtian saw this and her eyes flashed, intensifying the power of her blow suddenly to catch Draco off guard and break through whatever method he planned to use to deal with it.

She knew his powers and abilities, and she knew his combat sense was far superior to herself or Eva. Her biggest advantage was that she was an unstoppable force and an immovable wall in one, so she had to make use of that!