My Substitute CEO Bride (Nash Calicraft) novel Chapter 2654

Dwight was stunned. The way they were fighting did not seem like they were sparring at all. Nash had even created a barrier to ensure that their battle would not harm any bystanders.

Reese was quite bold to confront Nash directly. However, it was strange that Nash was not dealing with him directly.

Inside the barrier, Nash kept complaining internally, 'This rule of not being able to use my original abilities after obtaining a ritualistic weapon is a bit too abstract, no?'

The artifact Nash possessed, the All Souls Token, was the pinnacle of medical arts. Meanwhile, the Heaven-Shaking Tome was the apex of array techniques. Logically speaking, he should be able to handle someone like Reese, who relied purely on physical skills.

However, the situation was more complicated than that.

With a powerful strike, Reese sent Nash flying. Nash used an array to propel himself into the air. From below, Reese laughed and said, “How’s that, Master Calcraft? My abilities are no less impressive than yours, no?

"Don’t call me arrogant. The truth is that the one ritualistic weapon in me, the Skyshard Armor, is the strongest.”

Reese did indeed possess the Skyshard Armor, a fact that both Nash and Otto had noticed. This was also the reason Otto had chosen to keep Reese around. If he was able to inherit the Skyshard Armor, then he might just be one of the chosen ones.

Otto had refrained from informing Nash about the Light Reflector Mirror because he wanted to avoid any conflicts of interest. If Reese were to discover that Otto openly supported Nash in obtaining the Skyshard Armor, he would undoubtedly become furious.

Should a conflict break out on the mountain, it would be the other disciples who would suffer the consequences.

Thus, Otto only provided Nash with a hint before encouraging him to challenge the secret realm in the back area of the mountain.

Otto certainly knew about Reese's situation. To his understanding, Fredwyn did not accept just any disciple. Therefore, he still held some hope for Reese.

He never would have expected Reese to injure his apprentice on his very first day, however. Consequently, he stopped having any expectations of him.

Otto even neglected to inform Reese about the precautions surrounding the secret realm. Reese ended up entering the realm recklessly and fell victim to its illusions, which plunged him into a state of fear.

Otto then learned more of the situation from Fredwyn. In fact, strictly speaking, Reese was not entirely his disciple. This was because Reese had been away from the monastery for almost a decade after becoming a disciple at the age of eight.

As a result, Fredwyn had not taught him any internal cultivation methods or martial arts techniques.