Warlock Apprentice Chapter 1723: Section 1724: Awakening

Chapter 1723: Section 1724: Awakening

After receiving Angel’s reply, Greya nodded and did not ask further, and the air grew quiet.

On the other side, within Destiny’s Boiling Tune, Sharley crushed another Demon Flower Sprite Demon Blood Stone, marking the escalation of Toby’s confrontation with Extre Resentnt Thoughts into its most intense phase.

Seeing this, Greya broke the silence first and asked, “Do you think Toby can defeat Extre Resentnt Thoughts this ti?”

Angel shook his head, “I don’t know either. This is a battle Toby must fight alone.”

They had done all they could. Whether Toby could triumph over Extre Resentnt Thoughts now depended on Toby’s own efforts.

“I hope so,” Greya said, worry flashing in her eyes. “After all, the sooner Extre Resentnt Thoughts is defeated, the better.”

As Toby’s strength continues to grow, Extre Resentnt Thoughts will also grow stronger. One day, even Frost’s sealing will no longer be able to suppress it. At that point, the gap between Toby and Extre Resentnt Thoughts will be insurmountable, making victory nearly impossible.

Frost had also ntioned that the sooner one challenges Extre Resentnt Thoughts, the higher the chances of success. Challenging it early might carry a higher probability of failure, but there was still a chance. The longer it was delayed, even if it ant extending life slightly, it would be re survival because Extre Resentnt Thoughts was like a tumor, slowly spreading over ti, eventually extinguishing any hope of life and replacing it with despair.

“That is my hope as well,” Angel softly said.

As the anticipated ti for Toby’s awakening neared, Angel and Greya stopped speaking, their eyes focused on the inside of Destiny’s Boiling Tune, waiting for the final resolution.

Twenty minutes, twenty-five minutes, thirty minutes… This was already the ti Toby usually woke up.

However, this ti, Toby still had not awakened. Even Sharley on the other side was still maintaining a high-intensity output of her talent. Beads of sweat covered Sharley’s forehead, making it clear that Toby was still entangled in his struggle with Extre Resentnt Thoughts.

Another five minutes, then ten minutes passed. Just as Greya felt her heart rise to her throat, Sharley, from within the Magical Energy Array, finally let out a long sigh of relief.

Sharley removed her Magic Hat, shaking the hair that was nearly drenched with sweat. She didn’t even have the energy to use a Cleansing Spell and just collapsed where she stood for a whole minute.

Only then did she use a gentle breeze to dry her hair before she tiredly walked out of the Magical Energy Array.

Once she had left the array, she looked in the direction of Greya and Angel and gave a faint smile. “Toby’s emotions have stabilized. I think the battle must be over.”

After a pause, Sharley added, “This ti, Toby’s emotional outburst was particularly intense. Luckily, I soaked in the hot spring to rest beforehand, or I feel I wouldn’t have lasted. But fortunately, in the end, I still won.”

Greya stepped forward and patted Sharley on the shoulder. “Well done.”

As her words fell, Greya snapped her fingers, releasing a misty pink fog tinged with the aroma of food. Before Sharley had ti to react, the fog darted straight into her nostrils.

Sharley felt a wave of energy sweep through her body, bringing an indescribable sense of refreshnt. She exhaled a deep, impure breath and said, “Thank you, ma’am.”

“You did very well,” Angel nodded at Sharley, signaling her to rest for now.

Just as Sharley sat down, Toby opened his eyes on the other side. This ti, Toby seed to have reverted to the effects of Komos’ dream state. After opening his eyes, he stared blankly into space, unmoving.

“Judging by its appearance, could it not have succeeded?” Greya whispered.

Angel couldn’t say for sure either. After all, the House of the Heart was Toby’s trial, and outsiders had no way of knowing what was happening inside.

With a worried heart, Greya approached Toby. Toby seed to sense soone drawing near, and its crimson eyes flicked slightly.

Seeing this, Greya realized Toby had regained its senses. She was about to utter so comforting words like “It’s okay if you didn’t succeed, you can always try again.” But before she could say it, Toby suddenly shot into the air, turning into a small black dot high above.

“What’s wrong with it?” Greya was puzzled.

Just as both Greya and Angel were unsure, a roar echoed from the sky. Looking up, they saw Toby transford into a fiery Gryphon, its massive wings blotting out the sun as it soared and circled above.

“Its voice… it sounds excited?” Sharley also stood up, curiously gazing at the sky. “What’s it saying?”

Greya and Angel could also hear Toby’s cries. They exchanged glances, joy evident in each other’s eyes.

“It’s saying,” Greya’s face lit up with unconcealed happiness, her lips curling upward, “… It succeeded!”

…

After two weeks of continuous trials in the House of the Heart, enduring a total of 81 failures—or deaths—Toby finally triumphed over Extre Resentnt Thoughts on its 82nd attempt!

When Toby awoke earlier and seed dazed, it wasn’t due to Komos’ dream state. It was simply overwheld with joy.

Once Toby collected its thoughts, it imdiately let its emotions loose, transforming into its Gryphon form to repeatedly circle and cry in the air, releasing the suffocating tension built from two weeks of relentless “deaths” and celebrating its victory over a formidable opponent.

This state of elation lasted for several minutes. Only when Toby’s Gryphon form could no longer hold did it revert to its little seabird form and descend from the sky to share its joy with Greya and Angel.

Toby chirped endlessly for quite so ti, expressing a torrent of excited thoughts before finally calming down a bit.

“So, what was the experience like this ti?” Angel asked curiously. “How did you defeat Extre Resentnt Thoughts?”

“Chirp chirp?” Toby blinked innocently at Angel. Even though Sharley and Asaz couldn’t comprehend Toby’s bird language, from its expressive eyes, they could roughly guess its aning.

——What are you saying? I don’t understand human speech.

“Here we go again,” Greya sighed, holding her forehead. In response to Angel’s perplexed look, she explained, “Every ti we ask it about its battles with Extre Resentnt Thoughts, it responds like this, pretending it doesn’t understand human language.”

Angel turned to look at Toby, who chirped back with an air of righteous indignation: “Chirp chirp!”

Toby: I’m not pretending; I really don’t understand!

Angel said thoughtfully, “It seems like it truly doesn’t understand.”

“Well, that’s odd. Who was it I promised last ti to buy dried fish for?”

Greya chid in casually, “And who was it that asked for a Sharley-style magic outfit?”

Toby let out a pitiful chirp, “…Chirp.” It’s !

“Didn’t you just claim you don’t understand human speech?” Angel said, turning to Toby. The bird shifted guiltily, lowering its head to stare at its little claws.

Angel and Greya exchanged amused looks, shaking their heads and sighing.

They were rely teasing Toby and chose to let the matter rest.

In truth, they both suspected that Toby withheld its experiences, perhaps simply to avoid recalling painful mories, or perhaps… to spare them from worrying.

“Toby has really grown a lot after this ordeal,” Greya murmured to Angel through the Mind Ribbon.

Angel nodded, “Indeed.” Though it still retained so of its childish temperant, its mind was gradually maturing.

It had learned to shoulder responsibility on its own.

Greya’s eyes reflected both sentintality and a hint of lancholy. At tis, she wished Toby could grow up quickly; yet other tis, she hoped it could stay as it was, carefree and unburdened.

But such is the way of the world—rarely can one have both.

Growth always cos at a price.