Heretic Trainer: The Gym Is My Cultivation Method-Chapter 436: Rachel Playing 4D Chess

Sorien’s transportation array had already disappeared, and the ridge became quiet again.

Now only Garion and Dahlia remained.

Dahlia stretched her shoulders slightly and looked toward the sky where Sorien had vanished. "Well... he’s gone."

Garion stood there calmly for a moment. Then suddenly he raised his voice. "Alright."

He looked toward a nearby rock formation. "You can come out now."

Dahlia blinked and looked around. "Come out?"

Garion nodded casually. "Yeah. No need to keep hiding."

He added loudly, "Sorien is already gone."

For a moment nothing happened.

Then suddenly the air near the rocks twisted slightly, and dark energy gathered in one spot.

A figure slowly appeared.

The figure that stepped out was the exact same demon that had appeared earlier in the Draconia hall.

The one who had thrown the demonic spear and later killed himself.

The demon stretched his shoulders casually as if he had just finished a simple task.

Garion smirked. "You’re pretty good."

He crossed his arms while looking at him. "How did you manage to show up here after dying earlier?"

The demon laughed lightly. "Simple, Master."

He tapped his chest with one clawed finger. "One of my demonic skills. I can create a clone."

Dahlia raised an eyebrow. "A clone?" 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝐰𝚎𝕓𝐧𝚘𝘃𝗲𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝕞

The demon nodded proudly. "The one that appeared in Draconia was just a body I created."

Garion chuckled. "That’s actually a useful ability."

He stepped closer and looked at the demon more carefully. "Velion... you’ve grown a lot."

The demon smiled.

Garion nodded slowly while observing him. "Honestly, I almost didn’t recognize you."

The demon standing before them looked very different from before.

His skin, which used to be pale and weak, had turned deep red. Large curved horns grew from the sides of his head.

Behind him were a long tail and a pair of demonic wings that folded neatly against his back.

Garion looked satisfied. "When I first picked you up in the Demon World, you were barely stronger than a regular human."

Velion grinned. "Those were embarrassing times."

Dahlia stepped forward and crossed her arms. "Velion."

Her eyes narrowed slightly. "Do you know how nervous I was when I saw you ’die’ in the Draconia hall?"

Velion scratched the back of his head with an awkward laugh. "Hehe... sorry, Sister Dahlia."

He shrugged. "I had to make it convincing."

Dahlia nodded slowly. "Well... there was no blood when you died."

She smirked slightly. "So I figured you probably had some trick."

Velion nodded proudly. "Of course."

"But still..." Dahlia pointed toward the direction of Draconia. "You really went all out."

She shook her head slightly. "With that stunt you pulled, you basically force Draconia to join the Black Chimera."

Velion spread his hands innocently. "But isn’t that good?"

Dahlia raised an eyebrow. "How exactly is that good?"

Velion smiled calmly. "Think about it."

He gestured toward the horizon. "Before today, Draconia was still technically a Grand Faction."

"So if we attacked them, the other factions might question us."

He then shrugged casually. "But now?"

His smile widened. "They openly joined a demonic faction."

Garion chuckled. "So now they’re the villains."

Velion nodded. "Exactly."

He folded his arms. "Which means if God Gym attacks them now ...everyone will say we are doing the right thing."

Dahlia stared at him for a moment. Then she slowly began to smile. "You’re really getting smarter."

Velion immediately shook his head and waved his hands. "Oh no, no... that wasn’t my plan."

Garion raised an eyebrow. "Then whose plan was it?"

Velion straightened slightly. "It was Elder Rachel’s."

Dahlia blinked. "Elder Rachel?"

Velion nodded. "Yeah."

He scratched the back of his head as he explained.

"After she heard that a demonic dragon had appeared near the archipelago, she suddenly had a good idea."

Garion listened quietly while Velion continued. "She told me to disguise myself as a demon that connected to Draconia."

Dahlia tilted her head slightly. "And then?"

Velion shrugged. "It’s just like you had seen before."

He gestured with his hand. "I appear in front of everyone and say that Draconia worked with demons."

Garion’s eyes narrowed slightly as he followed the logic.

Velion continued. "That way Draconia would look suspicious in front of the other factions."

He laughed a little. "But to be honest... I didn’t expect them to actually join the Black Chimera."

Dahlia nodded slowly. "So your plan made them look guilty... but they ended up making it real."

Velion spread his hands. "Exactly."

Garion let out a small laugh. "Wow."

He shook his head slightly. "To think Elder Rachel came up with something like that."

He rubbed his chin thoughtfully. "I always thought she was just a gentle and innocent woman."

Dahlia immediately snorted. "Innocent?"

Garion looked at her.

Dahlia shook her head. "Master, Elder Rachel has changed a lot this past year."

Velion nodded quickly. "Very true."

Dahlia continued. Her expression became serious. "She becomes terrifying."

Garion raised his eyebrows. "Oh?"

Dahlia smirked slightly. "She even said she wouldn’t mind going to war if someone tried to hurt the disciples."

Velion nodded again. "She’s very protective of everyone."

Garion stood there for a moment, clearly surprised. Then he suddenly laughed. "Wow. To think she changed that much."

He crossed his arms and smiled slightly. "That actually makes her much more interesting."

Dahlia tilted her head. "You sound like you’re enjoying this."

Garion shrugged. "A little."

Then he looked toward the direction of the archipelago. "Alright."

He clapped his hands once. "Let’s head back."

Dahlia straightened immediately and looked at him. "Back to God Island or Muscle God Island?"

Garion waved his hand casually. "Of course to Muscle God Island."

He glanced toward the direction of the archipelago. "I want to see what changed in God Gym first."

Velion folded his wings slightly and nodded. "Good idea."

Dahlia smirked. "You’ll probably be surprised."

Garion chuckled. "I hope so."

He stepped closer to the edge of the ridge and stretched his shoulders once.

"Alright," he said. "Let’s go."

Garion grabbed both Dahlia and Velion by their shoulders. A moment later, gravity energy gathered beneath their feet.

The three of them shot into the sky as Garion used his gravity power to pull them forward toward the distant islands.