“Oh, what can I say, you’re really lucky, Stella…” Garth said playfully. “Still alive and kicking, huh…”

“Are you cursing me, Garth? Should I tie you and hang you in a tree again?” Stella responded with an icy cold voice. However, one could see the relief radiating from her expression.

“Yeah right… how long ago was it? Five-six years…?”

“Can you please do your reminiscing later, that guy’s standing up again…” Allen said as he noticed the golden armor slowly standing up amidst the golden sparks covering his body.

“What a tough guy… anyway, go to that side Garth, I’ll finish this in an instant.”

“Okay…” Garth walked nonchalantly towards Stella and the others. It’s as if he was just strolling in his own garden, completely ignoring the things that were happening around him. His movements so casual and nonchalant.

“Hey, Garth who’s that? He’s my type…” The moment Garth arrived, he was immediately confronted by Stella who, for some reason has her eyes sparkling while looking at Allen.

“Ew, he’s your brother you idiot.” Garth made a disgusting expression.

“He’s really hand – wait, what?!” Stella’s eyes widened in shock! What did he say?

“Wait, Garth, what did you say just now?” Layla who had just arrived beside them accidentally heard what Garth said and was startled.

“He’s Cris…” Garth shrugs his shoulder “I met him outside and told him about your situation so, he immediately comes running…”

Garth made a pained expression as he suddenly remembered what he had experience. “Oh my God, I want to vomit…”

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“Really, what kind of brother let his younger brother experience something horrifying as that? It’s as if I was sitting in a roller coaster running in Mach 7… oh my god, my head still hurts.” Garth complained as he crouches down with a pale face it was nearly transparent.

“What happened to you?” Stella looked at her twin brother who seemed to have eaten a cockroach.

“It’s Allen? He came!?” Layla’s voice reached Allen as he looked at them and waved his hand.

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“Hey, sister, how you been…? Miss me?”

That’s right! Layla felt her tears bursting out from her eyes as she stared at the carefree youth in front of her.

He looked totally different from her memories. Silver hair, dark skin, and crimson eyes but that smile… that’s right! That carefree smile…

My Allen… he’s really my Allen…

Layla suddenly fell down, sobbing and crying.

She finally saw him…

God knows how much she had dreamed of this moment!! She missed him so much and she worried for him so much that she had almost become crazy!

Garth and Stella watched their sister and felt a wry smile forming their lips. Although they were quite jealous, they know how much their big sister suffered and endured for their big brother. How could they possibly replace him inside of her?

Even an idiot would realize that although Layla cared for them, Allen was different. Her love and care for him was something they couldn’t ever imagine. He has a very important part of her heart…

Allen scratches the back of his head awkwardly. This was that damn misbehave brother of his fault.

He was actually scared of meeting Layla? When did he become so weak…

Really, he didn’t know he was actually hurting her by doing that…

What a dumbass!

As Layla was being hugged by Stella and Ye Yuesheng, suddenly she realized something.

She raised her head and look again at Allen. When she saw him again, her tear stained face distorted…

Wait… isn’t he… Cris?!

That’s right! He’s Cris! The one she had met yesterday when she was strolling around the city.

Oh my God! She actually didn’t recognize her own beloved brother!!?

Of course, Allen wouldn’t recognize her and she knew it. She was wearing a disguise since she wanted to stroll around and play alone. Her escorts, due to Mia’s orders always followed her like a tail, she felt uncomfortable so she changed her appearance to break free.

But she actually didn’t recognize her brother!!?

What a total failure of a sister!!

She was crying but now, it’s not because of their reunion but due to embarrassment and shame…

Allen didn’t know what she was thinking and just felt that she was crying to their reunion after a very long time so he felt ashamed of watching her crying and breaking down like this. He then continued cursing that other ‘Allen’ inside of him.

At this moment, the golden armor monster finally managed to recover.

The Golden Armor pulled two swords that were piercing its body and wield it.

“Convenient…” Allen bemused as he saw it.

Just then, the golden armor’s silhouette gradually became as thin as the fog, and in no time, vanished from the sight of all.

“Stealth!!” shouted someone in the group hiding in the corner.

Allen let out his astonishment as the Golden Armor actually possesses that kind of skill… unbefitting of a warrior…

However, it’s actually high-level one at that… Allen couldn’t feel the presence of the armor anymore as if it had already vanished.

Wait…

That’s it! This is not stealth… well, not the normal one. It’s mist!

Allen’s lips turned into a grin. With his [ Sonar ], Allen knows that the monster was still here, however, his presence in the [ Sonar ] had enveloped the entire area…

However, a dark shadow seemed to flash across his pupils for an instant.

What a troublesome monster… Allen frowned when he noticed that most parts covered the area where Layla and her group were located.

It wanted to kill them first… as if you have my permission!

Golden electric arcs danced around his fingertips.

Shriiiikkkk!!

A piercing cry appeared as a bluish ball of plasma formed in his hand.

Electric sparks scattered in the air.

“Quite rude for turning your back on a King!” Turning into lightning, Allen disappeared with a flash.

Using lightning speed, Allen reappeared above the group, surprising them.

“Scram!” Boom! An explosion echoed in the room.

Even if he turned into a mist, a core was still present. And it was a small pebbled sized magic core!

It’s hard to notice it since it’s like a rock but Allen has no difficulty in finding it since Allen as a Monster King has an exceptionable perception for mana!

Besides, even if you notice it, a magic core like this monster was as hard as steel. It’s not something that could be destroyed by normal attacks.

With a ball of electrified plasma, Allen strikes the Magic Core and sent it flying away from the group.

Cryyaaaaahhh!!

A piercing cry echoed and in an instant, a Golden armor materializes in the air, and fell to the ground, lifeless.

“As I thought, it’s nothing but a golem…” Allen muttered as he landed on the ground.

The moment he does so, Layla started sprinting, and without any hesitation, she kicked off the ground with all of her might and threw herself into the air.

“Allen!!”

She shot through the air and headed straight for Allen with her hands spread out. It was obvious to anyone watching that she was planning on embracing him.

Smiling wryly, Allen moved and receives her, gently trying not to hurt her even a bit.

Layla’s intense expression of joy was wet from her tears as she held onto Allen’s head with both arms.

The tears now flooding out from her eyes had been dammed up for a long time.

She was like a child that had gotten a stuffed animal she always wanted, and she hugged Allen as hard as she could in an attempt to shrink the distance between them as much as possible.

Allen reciprocated the loving and hugged her back. He strokes her back, attempting to calm her down.

The group, seeing that there were already no monsters – though, in fact, there were still some but for some reason, they hurriedly retroceded and left the moment the golden armor monster was defeated.

The group stops and looked at the two people’s reunion with soft and gentle expressions. They were moved by this scene which seems to have been carved out from movies.

Girls like Ye Yuesheng, Ye Shishi, Alicia, Stella and others even started tearing up. Though there was also an exception, unbeknownst to Allen, one of the people in the group was looking at him, fire burning in their eyes. As to what the emotions conveyed through it, it can’t be discerned.

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