I JUST WANT A PEACEFUL LIFE

"What just happened?" asked Angus.

A few seconds later, Angus gets the whole story from his bond with Jayna. Unexpectedly, he broke through the fourth grade. During the breakthrough period, he released an enormous mana and pushed everything away.

If it is not for Nabe's fast reaction to change his body location, he may end up destroying his current base. After that, the surrounding area turned into a mana storm due to his strong mana fluctuation. This mana storm somehow rejects anyone except for Jayna and Anna.

"Daddy, wake up!! Daddy makes Mommy super worried!! Bad Daddy!!" said Anna from the side loudly.

Hearing this, Angus could only smile sheepishly while hugging Anna and Jayna. *Blink* King Leon arrived near him with his usual cold face.

"How is your body, Brat?" asked King Leon.

"I feel... stronger." replied Angus shortly.

"Hmph!! You are the first human that reaches fourth grade before twenty. I doubt there are even other races with such a speed advancement in Firuman. Alright, take your time before meeting me later." said King Leon before disappearing.

At the same time, Angus notices another familiar presence approaching him from afar.

"You goddamn brat!! Can you not worry your father for even a second!!" rebuked Duke Jacob loudly.

"Good to see you too, Father." said Angus.

"You have no idea what you did…." said Duke Jacob as he continued his complaint.

Half listening to his father's rambling, Angus slowly notices the surrounding change. The first thing he found was four huge Alkin in the distance. Based on Jayna's information, King Leon let the Homunculus squad open a space portal and let these four Alkin come in.

If the Guardian is not on the brink of destruction, Angus knows King Leon will use this method to launch a surprise attack on them. He could also guess his father Jacob is coming through this method.

The Everwhite region may have its space frozen and stagnated. However, it didn't mean others couldn't manipulate or use it. In fact, if Angus used shadow mode with the help of Draven, he could easily dodge and fight more appropriately with the Gram Overlord.

However, he decides to use Draven as his last resort. Draven also states to not use his power in battle unless he is confident to kill his opponent and any onlooker.

Since Angus wasn't certain about killing Gram Overlord and just trying to buy time, he decided to not use Draven's shadow power.

Besides Jacob and King Leon, Angus also noticed a large army of high-grade knights. Half of them come from Sur Knights and Explosion Squad. It could be seen that his father is the spearhead in this invasion battle.

'Fortunately, the battle has already ended before it even started. Otherwise, the Sur may exhaust their low number. Nothing good comes from infighting war.' thought Angus inwardly.

Besides the army stationed in his previous expanded base camp, Angus also noticed a thunderous black cloud in the place of Everwhite Basin. The whole Basin is covered by thunderous storm clouds that keep raging on constantly.

After the Gram horde retreats towards the bottomless Basin, the Gram Overlord seals the whole Basin hole with thick ice. Then, a vast cloud storm slowly covers the area.

Fortunately, only a day passed by since his breakthrough process. Angus still has time to forge Jayna's sword at the winter solstice.

Still, Angus didn't expect he would reach fourth grade so soon. He knows his mana core is designed so it could upgrade easily and not have conventional bottlenecks.

As long as he fulfills all the conditions to upgrade, it will automatically break through to the next grade. Thinking about this, Angus immediately open his status panel.

Host: Angus Victory

Age: 18 Years Old

MP: 779/779 -> 1002/1002

Chi: 1447 -> 2076

Heritage chi: ???

Strength: 61 -> 63

Dexterity: 60 -> 62

Intelligence: 60 -> 61

Vitality: 60 -> 65

Soul Point: 287.698 -> 291.878

Soul Reserve: 1758

Angus didn't expect his fight in the past few days in this cold area would improve his mana so much. His mana should be near 800 points and far from reaching his current mana threshold to reach fourth grade.

Since Angus also didn't intend to increase his attributes, he never checked his status since coming to the Everwhite region. In fact, he planned to never change everything in his stats so he could keep his perfect body control.

Now, his body is super in a mess. Not to mention getting perfect body control, Angus may have a problem with his daily life for the next few weeks. Almost all his stats increase by two, except for the Intelligence attribute.

Noticing the winter solstice and the forging time getting closer, he began to worry more about it.

As if sensing his worry, "Angus!!" called Jayna from the side.

Seeing Jayna's passionate eyes, "*Sigh* You are right. I am getting impatient. Don't worry, I will not force myself again." reassured Angus.

"Angus, you are my love. My only one. Just being with you is enough for me." said Jayna.

"Ehem… You are still in public, kids!! You should…" chimed Jacob from the side.

*Snapped* *WHOOOSH* A huge fire barrier covered Angus' surroundings and interrupted his father's lecture. Ignoring his father outside, Angus and Jayna kiss passionately and forget everything nearby.

After a few minutes of intense kissing, "Did Daddy and Mommy go to mate? Or already mating?" asked Anna innocently from the side.

Angus glanced at the naughty little girl while Jayna blushed shyly from Anna's sight.

"Yes, we are going to mate. Why don't you play first?" asked Angus, trying to make the naughty girl go.

*WHOOSH* "Not now, brat!! His Majesty is already waiting for you!!" said Jacob while creating an opening in his firewall.

"Tch.." replied Angus.

"I am not going anywhere." said Jayna from the side.

Afterward, they approach King Leon's tent and find almost everyone gathering. Be it the injured Respected Ones, King Leon, the real Patimura, Duchess Amberblaze, and other army captains under Duke Jacob.

"So, you are saying we should just abandon our home?!!" shouted one of the Respected Ones to one of the employees.

Before anyone could reply, they noticed Angus and his family's sudden arrival.

"So, what's the situation?" asked Angus.

"So, this is the real troublemaker. Release our leader!!" said one of the Respected Ones.

Angus frowned at this accusation before glancing at King Leon and the others.

"Apparently, the two Guardian Captain and Master Patimura's axe is still sealed under Anna's power." said Jacob from the side.

"Ohhh… Anna, did you want to release them?" asked Angus nonchalantly.

"Nope." replied Anna while clinging to Jayna.

"Sorry, can't do it." said Angus to the Respected Ones smugly.

"Brat!! Did you know what you are doing?" shouted Respected Ones.

Rather than replying, "Your Majesty, permission to kill?" asked Angus coldly.

"Granted." replied King Leon shortly.

*BOOOOM* *WHOOOSHH* A massive shockwave erupted and destroyed the tent. In front of Angus a huge line of destruction appeared until a few dozen meters away. As for the previous Respected Ones, besides the blood on the nearby ground and wall, none of his body is intact.

"Ahh… Sorry, I just broke through and it's hard to control my strength. I guess a single casual punch could create this mess."

"Y-You…" said another Respected Ones.

Before the other Respected Ones could say other words, "I apologize, Baron Victory. It is not our intention to insult you." said Respected Flokes in a hurry.

Hearing this, Angus once again had a frowning expression.

"If my daughter said she would not let them go, no one could force her. Then, I will rest first. I am quite tired after my breakthrough." said Angus before leaving the broken tent.

"*CLAP* Let's return to our previous topic?" asked King Leon.

"Personally, I don't mind if all those civilians are dying. Even if all of you somehow survive the next Gram Wave, you still need to compensate the Heart for the breach of our agreement and contract." said King Leon.

"Besides, you should be glad for Angus since he managed to buy you time for a total evacuation. So, what did you think, old man?" added King Leon.

"*SIGH* What a mess… I guess you will not leave me alone even after this. Between this accursed land or the survival of the people? Tch… Did you even need me to say it, brat?" said the real Patimura.

"Then, I will leave the whole mobilization to you. I hope none of you are trying to play around. Otherwise, I will butcher all of you personally." said King Leon before glancing at the Respected Ones.

Seeing this, the Respected Ones glance at the Patimura but only get a surrender response.

"Count me out!! After this, I will no longer be involved in politics again. Besides, it is not a bad thing. I am not sure what my ancestors did back then nor the real truth behind it. But, one thing certain is we should never stay in this accursed land."