Protagonist?Antagonist? I Reject Both

Chapter 296: Breakthrough

CRACKLE!CRACKLE!CRACKLE!

Lightning started to appear in the sky.

A dark shade of cloud encompassed everything.

A huge vortex formed in the sky that pulled out clouds that covered everything.

And doing this in the middle of the ocean provided another layer of dreary as everyone saw huge tides rising and crashing onto the beach.

"We...We aren't to be hit by tsunami are we?"The moment Leon spoke this, he saw a huge wave rising in the ocean.

"Leon..."

"Brother..."

Sophia and Gwen glared at Leon for spouting a random red flag.

"Hey, don't give me that look. A tsunami isn't enough to kill us. Moreover, we have our personal water drier."Leon beamed a smile pointing at Sophia who's expression cracked.

"HUH!"

Leon's words made everyone tilt their head and then a startled scream echoed.

Sophia sped at Leon raising her fist, "Bastard...What did you say to me?"

"Darling...I was joking...Just chill."

Leon turned around to put some distance between Sophia and himself but just as he took a step something appeared from above.

BAM!

Both Sophia and Leon froze as lightning hit the place where Leon was about to step.

Beads of sweat formed over his forehead as he didn't know if his body could survive after being hit by lightning.

"Leon, hand over the breakthrough pill now..."

An angry murderous voice vibrated the entire place.

Leon stared at his grandma glaring at him.

"Can I not?"

"Are you kidding me?"

A humongous pressure dyed everything to the point the whole island seemed to be trembling.

"No..."Lia refused firmly.

"Stop acting pitiful. You don't need that as you already have another thing to level up."

"I got it...Take it."Leon shouted, gritting his teeth.

'This hateful old hag might leak all my secrets. Damn! Why do I have such a bossy grandma?'

Leon pulled out a grabbed yellowish pill and the moment it appeared, it disappeared.

Leon blinked his eyes trying to stop his tears from licking.

He had stepped on this precious thing after a long wait to give a woman a proposal.

"First time, huh!"Stephen teased.

"Shut up..."

"Don't cry...Having shortcuts isn't good."Stephen patted Leon.

"Shut up.."

"Fuck off!"

It was only then Stephen stepped aside but his eyes were still harboring a teasing gleam.

Meanwhile, Arthur took the pill and immediately engulfed the pill while Lia disappeared and appeared beside Leon.

"Now everything lies within him."

Though she said this, her eyes were tense.

Leon noticed her hands trembling a bit and she was clasping them tightly.

Leon rubbed his eyes and blinked many times wondering what the hell did he see?

He even had a thought to record this but he didn't want to lose a life unnecessarily and he was sure this woman would kill him if he dared to take out his phone.

[Master, I can help with that.]

Leon heard Hella's voice as she peeked from behind but Leon shook his head.

'It is not worth the risk. You are very precious to me..'

[Precious….I am precious to the Lord…]

[Oh my God! I can't believe this…Did you all hear, Lord, tell me that I am precious…]

Hella's mind seemed to be heated up and before she could spout more nonsense, she was pulled back by many pairs of hands.

Arthur, who was sitting cross-legged, trembled.

His blood began to circulate rapidly. Qi started running wild throughout his body.

He opened his eyes which flickered brightly.

BOOOOM!

The area below him was immediately pulverized and everyone felt an invisible pressure extending outwards like a wave of shock.

When the invisible force hit everyone, they felt their bodies tingle and a disgusting feeling as if someone was spying on them coursing through their body.

"Is this what you people's consciousness..."Sophia blurted out in disbelief.

Stephen nodded, giving her a look, and focused on his father.

'Old man do it...It's time to get out of the shell.'

Being someone who stepped into the high realm, he knew better than anyone about his father's inner thoughts.

He might look lively and happy, but inside was sad and dead.

His father was a genius. Despite being not at the top of his generation, he was quite good and acknowledged all his flaws.

Sadly, he chased someone whom not many would dare to imagine.

His mother was way out of the league, and it's even a miracle that such a woman decided to stay with such a useless fellow.

Stephen often pitied his mother for choosing this guy

Only after getting strong, did he know just how unfathomable was her mother's level.

It was like staring at the humongous universe by standing on a small planet.

On top of that, his father was forced to stop cultivating at Martial Emperor for several reasons. First, there wasn't anyone to take after as all his uncles died early even without living heirs, and being a Western family they didn't have elders and councils like Eastern ones.

Secondly, their mother calculated his fate due to which he needed to wait until Leon became stronger.

And for fuck sake it was done at a time when they didn't have any children.

And impregnating mother wasn't easy as she was way above.

You can neither become stronger nor act weaker and despite that, you need to act nonchalant.

How can the pride of Martial Artists allow this but his father swallowed his pride and stuffed all his messy feelings..

And the reason...

It was all because of his love.

"Do it..."

"It's time to do it…"Arthur screamed.

BOOOM

Tremors ran through his flesh, making it seem as if he truly had become a great furnace of Heaven and Earth.

Inside of him, there was no flame, but rather… his life force!

The ground beneath him shook, the invisible force field radiating from him struck the waves of the sea dismantling them.

At the same time, his body flashed with a bright-colored blood light.