[Bonus chapter for 500 powerstones]
Matheus followed behind Ryu with a calm expression, but there were raging tides in his heart. He could tell that Ryu wasn't going all out with his speed, yet it was difficult for even Matheus who was a Half-Step Connecting Heaven Realm expert to keep up.
In truth, Matheus was a Necromancer, so his body was his weakest aspect. However, knowing this, he had invested quite a lot into comprehending movement techniques to act as life saving measures. In addition, his Loom Clan's lineage was quite fond of lightness type techniques, as Tae could attest to. Yet, he could hardly keep Ryu in his field of vision despite using seventy percent of his full potential.
Matheus was so shocked by this that he hardly had the time to realize he hadn't thought about where Ryu was leading him. But, by the time he thought that he should be more questioning of this, his senses already picked up the fluctuations of a Small Realm's entrance!