Lahat ng Kabanata ng Master of Life and Death: Kabanata 451 - Kabanata 460

Dunley said, "Don't underestimate Cassian, Lady Wynteris. He's the most distinguished medical genius Charmya has seen in the last century, and his gift in martial arts triumphs even that of the Marquis, Nero Salazar.""Him?" Isolde let out a disdainful laugh.She wasn't the only one. Leland and the others all thought Dunley was being ridiculous, and they all chimed in mockingly."Cassian York, you say? Which hole did he crawl out of? I've never heard of him.""Some snot-nosed kid is calling himself the greatest doctor in a century? What a shameless braggart.""More gifted in martial arts than even Nero, huh? That's a whole new level of bragging."Just then, Cassian stepped forward and asked, "Care to make a bet with me, Lady Wynteris?""What bet?" Isolde asked curtly."You said I couldn't withstand a single strike from you, so let's bet on three strikes. If I can block all three strikes of your blade, you'll become my woman." Cassian smirked. "More specifically, my mistress."

Despite verbally agreeing to it, Leland was cursing Cassian on the inside. That sly bastard was using Isolde to delay the battle! How shameless of him."You shouldn't have agreed just now, Elder Holloway," Charmaine whispered beside Leland. "That punk is planning on getting Isolde to help him defeat us once he deflects three of her attacks."Leland understood Cassian's intentions, of course. But if they started the battle now, Isolde would think he was intentionally disrupting the spar, and she might turn her blade on them immediately.While he wasn't afraid of Isolde, there was no need to create another enemy for no reason."It's fine. It's not even a given that he can hold out against three of her attacks. But even if he can, three attacks won't take very long. It won't stop us from killing Anthony," Leland said confidently.Charmaine said nothing else.High atop the maple tree, Isolde stood with her white dress fluttering, looking like an ethereal goddess. She slowly extended

"Why, you!" Isolde snarled.Her face had turned scarlet. At last, her seemingly untouchable facade had cracked, revealing traces of anger in her eyes.She swung her sword at Cassian's head, but he moved to the side to avoid it before muttering, "Immobilize!"Yet again, Isolde's body turned stiff.Pressing his palm in the same spot once more, Cassian said seriously, "Your meridians are quite severely blocked here. I'm a doctor. If you need any help, I can be of service.""Go to hell!"She was outraged over the fact that he'd taken advantage of her in public multiple times now.Tapping her foot on the ground, she used the momentum to lift her body in the air before landing lightly on the branch of a maple tree overhead.Her sword fell back into its sheath with a crisp clang. Then, she started making a series of hand seals. Within three seconds, a powerful force burst forth from her."What are you doing? You said you'd only use your sword. Are you going back on your word—"Befor

After shooting a haughty glare at Cassian, Isolde said, "Since your battle to the death is about to begin, I won't stick around. Goodbye."She turned around and left.Cassian ground his teeth, staring at her retreating figure. Suddenly, he shouted, "I wasn't lying earlier! Your meridians really are blocked. I can help clear them and stimulate your physical development. Trust me. I'm a professional doctor!"Isolde stumbled and nearly fell."Hmph. That's what you get for pulling one over me," Cassian muttered with a self-satisfied scoff.Dunley pulled Cassian to the side and quietly took out a tiny bottle. He shook out two black pills and handed them over. "Swallow these. Quickly.""What are these?" Cassian sniffed the pills and caught a rich herbal scent."These are the Restoration Pills from the Tigris Order. You used up a lot of your inner energy just now. You can regain it quickly by consuming these pills," Dunley said.Cassian immediately popped them in his mouth. Within sec

Darius's gaze immediately turned grim.The Paradox Flow Technique demanded the perfect harmony of light and dark as well as strength and weakness. Only when one was able to return to a natural state of primal purity could one claim to have achieved full mastery.And now, Dunley was giving off the air of someone who'd done just that.Could it be that he'd truly surpassed Darius in his understanding of the Paradox Flow Technique?Darius dismissed the thought at once. That was impossible! He'd devoted himself to learning the Paradox Flow Technique from a young age. No one could outdo him in mastery of the technique. Surely Dunley was just bluffing.He was now filled with the eagerness to fight."Make your move!" Dunley rasped.This time, Darius launched the first attack.He advanced with small but rapid steps, closing the distance before unleashing a precise sequence of moves.Dunley waved an arm, employing a move from the Paradox Flow Technique to effortlessly deflect Darius's f