At that moment, the man had nothing to defend himself with. Zeke's punch connected with his head, blood and brain matter flew everywhere…
"That's two down, and with Kenzo, that'll make three!" Zeke morbidly thought as he stared down at the body before him.
Zeke made little in the way of emotion.
Zeke produced a balance pill from his sleeve and promptly ate it, feeling rejuvenated from its effects.
"Although I've taken the pill, I'm still a Strength of level six," Zeke muttered.
"I thought I'd be a Strength of level seven by now after achieving Earth-shatterer, but it seems that I'll have to master the Way to achieve true greatness," Zeke pondered.
He frowned, he realized he underestimated the Way's potential.
Unless he mastered the Way, he would forever be stuck at a Strength of level six.
Zeke could not blame himself too much, after all, the Way has not been practiced by anyone in a long time, it is likely that many have not considered it in the first place.
"In my previous life, Kenzo only achieved some amount of draconic power. I'll need to find Kenzo to get it's whereabouts."
"Don't disappoint me, Kenzo!"
Zeke looked up and noticed a surge of true energy through the Forest, it was Kenzo and two others.
'Kenzo should be a Strength of level nine,' he thought.
'I've only just mastered Earth-shatterer, for me to attack Kenzo head on, it'll certainly prove arduous. Besides, he had his heirloom with him, that complicates things!' he thought to himself, all the while as he sped off towards Kenzo's company.
It was not long before Zeke found Kenzo.
Kenzo and his cohort were standing before a cave.
The cave had a small opening, were it not for the removed flora around, no one would have noticed it.
"According to reports, this should be the resting place of some draconic power. Once I get a hold of it, I will be unstoppable!" Kenzo's face was spastic, he was very keen on entering the cave.
"What? There's draconic power in here?" muttered one of Kenzo's underlings, both shocked at the revelation.
Although they were both aware of some mystical source here, they did not expect it to be such a rare treasure.
Draconic power, an unattainable boon, suddenly being attainable.
This boon would be exceptionally useful for Winged Serpents, it will allow them to evolve from their serpentine forms into dragons.
They knew if Kenzo were to ingest this power, he would be able to grow to terrible heights.
"Sir… the others have not returned, should we wait for them?" asked one of the henchmen.
"Hmph, they're just Strengths of level six, why bother?! I'll go in first, you two, stay and keep watch!" Kenzo ordered.
He was becoming more and more anxious, why should he wait? He entered without hesitation.
"So, it's here… how did Kerr even find out about this place?" Zeke murmured.
"I need to find a way to get in, otherwise I'd lose my only chance!"
He looked towards the guards at the mouth of the cave, and frowned at the thought of engaging them.
"They seem to be Strengths of level eight, even if I do manage to kill them, Kenzo will definitely notice and arrive…"
Zeke was deep in thought.
At the corner of his eyes, he noticed a light-blue plant near him.
"Is this what I think it is?!" he thought, surprisingly delighted.