Chapter 378
Although he had fulfilled his wish of challenging the South Regent, he was crushed in a one- sided battle and defeated in a single move. Although he was released afterward, many people treated him like a stray dog, beating and looking down on him along his journey.
Seeing that Andy did not reply, the man smiled. It’s okay if you don’t want to talk about it. Are you returning to Riveria now?”
Andy nodded.
“It’s still far from Riveria, around 143 miles.”
The distance made Andy feel a wave of despair. Was it still so far away?
“You seem afraid.” The man was surprised.
“Yeah,” Andy said honestly. “I feel like I won’t make it back.
“How could that be?” The man chuckled. “Aren’t you from Riveria? All it would take is a single. eall, and someone would come and get you, right? Riveria has Ethan. Here, anyone would show nothing but respect when they hear Ethan’s name.”
Andy was stunned. Was Ethan really that powerful? Did his name hold influence even beyond the borders?
“Do all of you know Ethan?”
Before the man could answer, his daughter interjected, “Yeah. Everyone knows Riveria used to be just as chaotic as it is here, but Ethan turned Riveria into a peaceful place. We all hope that one day, Ethan will come to save us too.”
The girl was much more fluent in Riveria’s language. It was obvious her father had taught her to speak the language from a young age.
Andy’s eyes widened. He knew Ethan was great at fighting and could easily defeat him. Ethan was also the mentor of his mentor and could even take down the South Regent. However, he did not expect the people here to be hoping for Ethan to save them!
“Why?” Andy subconsciously asked. “Why do you think Ethan could save you?”
“Watch what you’re saying!” The man said, “Are you really from Riveria? Ethan is known as the infamous Lord Rivers!”
The girl added, “Ethan’s legendary feats are everywhere around here. In the faraway Riveria exists a very tall mountain. An almighty king lives in the mountain, and he can see everything. He saw that people were suffering along the border in Riveria, so he pointed his finger, and countless heavenly soldiers came to restore the peace.
“We all hope that one day, Lord Rivers will also free us from hardship and suffering.”
Chapter 378
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Andy trembled. He never knew much about Ethan, only that he was a great fighter. He used to think he would surpass Ethan as long as he defeated the South Regent, but at that moment, Andy understood the truth. No matter how strong he became, he could never surpass Ethan. He could not win!
He always thought Ethan was a country bumpkin while he was the son of an influential family from the capital. However, that country bumpkin defeated every enemy inside and outside of Riveria, bringing peace to the province, and inspiring hope to the people outside the borders. What about him? As a privileged kid from the capital, he was born into a noble family that far surpassed Ethan’s background, but what had he achieved?
All he had were some fighting skills, and he looked down on others everywhere he went, equating strength with power.
How could someone like him possibly defeat Ethan? To oppose Ethan was not merely becoming enemies with one man but to stand against all of Riveria and even the people outside the borders!
At that moment, Andy recalled the words he had once said to Ethan. Those words were like a slap in his face. He really wanted to go back to that day on Drakthorn Ridge, to apologize to Ethan when Marcus had asked him to apologize!
However, it was all just extravagant hope now.
“Hey, after you return to Riveria, can you find Ethan for us?” The man said to Andy, “Please tell him we’re always waiting for him.”
Andy snapped back to his senses and did not dare to look into the man’s eyes. If the man knew how he had cursed at Ethan before, what would the man think?
