Field Spell

The ground was filled with the noise of panting. The breathing is very loud and clear. Even though they had a distance of five meters between them the noise of their breathing was clear to their sparring partner. Lin Cian extended his hands in the direction of the thrown dagger but was disappointed by the result. Sabertooth didn't return to him. William concluded, "It must have gone to a long distance" and he lowered his guard. Lin Cian understood what he meant so he let his guard down. It means Lin Cian won. William had a mixed feelings of surprise, excitement, satisfaction, and annoyance. He was surprised to see Lin Cian's abilities and improvements. Not to mention his presence of mind and reflex. William was excited to know that Lin Cian was stronger enough to fight alone. The more he was shocked the more he got excited. It also meant he have a stronger partner to spar with. He always believed that he can trust his back to Lin Cian with no question. Now he can trust Lin Cian even more. He can send Lin Cian on a lone mission without any worries. After all, William was one of the people who genuinely cared for Lin Cian. Lin Cian was his sworn brother so it is normal to get excited about his improvements. Even though William was tossed between his thoughts and emotions he could still notice Lin Cian with him. The fact that Lin Cian was strong enough to win him and he was able to calm him made him stack the pile of his trust, respect, and satisfaction over Lin Cian. But he was also annoyed to know that he had to end the sparring session soon. The dagger was nowhere to be seen. In a normal circumstance, it should have returned to Lin Cian once he extended his arms. Since it didn't find its way to come to Lin Cian they had no way other than to search for it.

William walked towards Lin Cian and made a deep sigh. As soon as he neared Lin Cian he extended his left arm and pushed his left hand towards Lin Cian on his back and looked at him while pushing Lin Cian and walking towards the location where the knife was expected to be found without asking a word to Lin Cian. He dragged Lin Cian because he want to find the dagger so that have another round of sparring. When they moved a few steps they heard a deep, broad, masculine but familiar voice.

"Are you looking for this?"

A tall man in black was holding a piece of metal that had a handle made of jade. He wore a dark cone-shaped black hat on his head which prompted him to look like a wizard. His face was long and white just like the looks of a phantom. His eyes glimmered even though it was pitch black in color. His nose was large and all his teeth were slightly exposed through his lips. He had a grin on his face from ear to ear as the meat on his cheeks got amassed under his lower eyelids. He was very tall. His clothes were well designed and fabricated. He wore long pants that are unlikely for a witch. His hands were covered with black leather gloves which exposed the shape of his fingers which were quite long to an average person. He wore black boots on his legs. He made an annoying feeling to whoever saw him. It was Wei Li who Lin Cian searched for in the whole village. He was just in front of him with a calm demeanor.

Seeing him Lin Cian slightly bowed him saying in a polite and calm tone "Sorry for troubling you the other day". It was quite confusing but also was enough to surprise him. "The other day?" Wei Li asked in a confused tone. His lips betrayed him by showing his sudden unhappy action. Even his eyes accompanied it with a frowning look. His lips tightened and his jaws were stiffened but suddenly it changed as he fastened a smile on it and tattooed his eyes with a lively look.

Wei Li didn't let go a word but he was smiling at the new duo. He held Sabertooth in his right hand as his index and middle fingers locked the blade in between them. Wei Li displayed the blade to the duo as the tip of the blade pointed toward him.

Lin Cian and William were shocked to see it for a moment before the same broad voice led them out of confusion. "Summon your blade" said Wei Li with a calm expression. Lin Cian and William looked at each other before Lin Cian extended his left hand toward Wei Li. "Sabertooth," he said but was disappointed again because his dagger was unmoved. Sabertooth didn't even show a sign of moving or vibration. William was shocked and he looked at Lin Cian in a surprised manner. William was surprised because Lin Cian was a person who always had answers for him. No matter what the situation he face he would find a solution to take the situation into his hands. No matter what questions he has, he would find effective answers before anyone would ever find but not this time.

Lin Cian was confused and questioned himself about the incident. He had no idea why his weapon is not responding to him. A weapon will have the ability to be connected to its owner. When a person finds a suitable weapon and feels extremely satisfied with it the spirit of the weapon will get recharged by the satisfaction of the user and will listen to its owner's command. But now the spirit of Lin Cian's weapon is not responding to his call. So basically there is no theory for this incident unless the weapon is destroyed. That is the other reason for William to get worried about. William thought that the spar between him and Lin Cian was the reason for the dagger's unresponsive behavior because the spirit weapons are said to have self-respect. It is said that a spirit weapon cannot be abused or mistreated by its owner. If it was mistreated the weapon will not respond in turn. Lin Cian throw his weapon toward William but was not aimed against him. No drop of blood was drenched on the blade which is a necessity to convince the spirit of the weapon if thrown. So in other words, only a battle maniac or a tyrant is suitable to wield a spirit weapon effectively as well as to bring out its potential. William looked worried and he turned his head to see the face of Lin Cian who is confused about the happenings.

Wei Li the annoying ghost saw everything and understood the reason for their surprise. He looked at the new members of the ghost's party with a frown on his face. When he decided to ward off the confusion from them he got a sudden shock that almost made him gulp. "What is that called? Is that a field spell or something" asked Lin Cian which made Wei Li get surprised. Lin Cian could see that Wei Li's lips got extended to one side as he smirked. He was not only surprised but he also felt satisfied and agreed inwardly to treat the newcomers as his comrades. He was staring at the ground while he was discussing with his inner demon. It took Wei Li almost two seconds to look at the face of Lin Cian again. He smiled at Lin Cian who was standing while his eyes were fixed on Wei Li with full confidence in the cause.