Chapter 38 Cooperation
Because of the shock in his mind, the illusion that Locke cast on himself failed.
In the eyes of Cole and the two viscounts, it was as if Locke suddenly appeared.
"Who?"
Suddenly, strangers appeared in the conference room. Cross and Marek stood directly in front of Cole, full of fighting spirit, ready to take action at any time.
"You..."
However, when the three of them saw Locke, they hesitated.
Finally, Cross and Marik looked at each other and immediately knelt down on one knee.
"Cross, Marik, met the Grand Duke."
"Brother."
"Yeah."
The three people's names awakened Locke.
"Cole, how long did it take for me to retreat this time?"
Looking at his elder brother's face, which remained unchanged from decades ago, Cole smiled bitterly and shook his head.
Although he had known for a long time that the strong men in the holy realm enjoyed endless lifespan, Cole only now understood it deeply.
"Brother, you have been in retreat this time for thirty-seven years."
"Thirty-seven years..."
Locke pursed his lips.
He remembered that he achieved the Holy Realm at the age of thirty-five, was discovered by His Majesty Seres at the age of fifty-two, defeated the Legion of the Temple of Light at the age of fifty-five, and asked his younger brother to bring his parents to Rock City to live at the age of fifty-six.
Now, thirty-seven years have passed and I am ninety-three years old.
When I was born, my father was nineteen years old and my mother was seventeen.
"Huh..."
In the blink of an eye, Locke calculated the ages of his father and mother in his mind.
"Hey, Cole..."
"Father and mother..."
Although Locke already had a premonition in his heart, he still held out hope for the eventuality and asked Cole expectantly.
Cole was silent after hearing Locke's question.
After a long time, Cole said to Locke: "Brother, my mother has been gone for thirteen years, and my father also left five years ago..."
Cole's words were like a heavy hammer hitting Locke's mind.
He never imagined that he would be separated from his parents for a normal retreat.
"Whoosh!"
Taking one step forward, Locke came to Cole, grabbed Cole by the lapel, and roared at Cole: "Cole, why didn't you call me?"
"Lord Locke, please calm down!"
Seeing Locke doing this to Cole, Cross and Marek immediately stood up from the ground, and one of them grabbed one of Locke's hands to prevent Locke from hurting Cole.
Of course, with the strength of the two of them, if Locke wanted to hurt Cole, they couldn't stop him at all.
After thirty-seven years of seclusion, Locke's warrior cultivation had already broken through to the holy realm before he knew it.
A ninth-level warrior can only be regarded as a bigger grasshopper in front of a strong man from the holy realm.
"Sir Locke, it was the master and the old lady who didn't let Mr. Cole delay your cultivation because of their affairs, so Mr. Cole didn't call you."
Hearing what Cross and Marek said, Locke was stunned, and let go of Cole's hand on Cole's clothes, allowing Cross and Marek to pull Cole away.
"Sorry, Cole, I was too impulsive."
After taking a deep breath, Locke apologized to Cole.
"No, it was my fault that I didn't call me brother when my parents passed away."
Locke shook his head and didn't dwell on the problem anymore.
After all, no matter how much I regret now, my parents will never come back. "Where are my parents buried? I'll go see them."
"In Pu'er Village, I'm buried next to the wooden house you built before, eldest brother."
"Yeah."
After nodding to Cole, Locke walked out of the conference hall and flew towards Pu'er Village.
……
In the conference hall of the Rock City Lord's Mansion, the three Coles looked a little pale, and large drops of cold sweat dripped from their foreheads.
"Lord Locke, have you flown far?"
After a while, Cross asked hoarsely.
"Well, based on the flying speed of the strong men in the Sanctuary, Master Locke has already flown out of Locke City."
"Huh..."
As Marik's words fell, Cole suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, held the long table in the middle of the conference hall, and sat on a chair beside him.
"Viscount Cross, Viscount Marrick, you guys, have you discovered what happened to us?"
"Sir Cole, don't worry."
"You are Lord Locke's younger brother. Even if Lord Locke finds out, he won't do anything to you."
Marik comforted him.
"Haha..."
Hearing Marik's words, Cole smiled bitterly and shook his head.
The eldest brother Locke was found to have an affinity for water magic at the age of six, and had a mental power sixteen times that of his peers. He left Pu'er Village and entered the Magic Academy to study.
When they met again, the two brothers were already in their twenties.
To be honest, there doesn't seem to be a deep relationship between myself and my eldest brother.
When his parents were still alive, the eldest brother had nothing to say to his "brother" for the sake of his parents.
But my parents are gone...
Look at what happened just now. In the past, how could the eldest brother grab his clothes?
It is better to rely on others to achieve the Holy Realm yourself!
This is also the reason why Cole will cooperate with Cross and others.
Of course, regarding this, Cole would not really say anything about the relationship between himself and his eldest brother. It was no longer as deep as before.
After all, when Cross and others asked him to cooperate, didn't they just want to wait until the matter was revealed so that the eldest brother could bypass everyone for his own sake?
If they knew that they could not get any safety protection from their elder brother, they would get rid of them in an instant.
"Okay, Cross, Marek, now the Temple of Light has sent everything over."
"Go down and make arrangements so that someone can secretly search for you in Locke Territory."
"However, I hope you two can figure it out. If you really find it, I will be the first to use it!"
Speaking of this, Cole's eyes flashed with a sharp look, and he looked at Cross and Marik.
"If you dare to deceive me, I will tell my elder brother everything you have done, and let him kill all five of you."
"Of course. If you are confident that you can escape from your elder brother after becoming a saint, just pretend that I never said this."
Cross and Marik were shocked by Cole's words and quickly comforted Cole.
"Sir Cole, please rest assured about this."
"The five of us really want to take a step closer, but we must do so while ensuring the safety of our lives."
"As you said, even if we become a holy realm, we are no match for Lord Locke."
"Only you can save us from Lord Locke. We know this very well."
"We can swear to you that if we really find someone, you will be the first to use it."
(End of chapter)