Immediately, Arthur's figure flickered from the other side of the practice field. The eyes of Nyssa, Henrik, Dagen, Eric and Helga all widened, only seeing the speed he currently used once before.
When the blocked Elder Zarek from grabbing Dagen during the final match of the new Fae Master Tournament....
Parvan glanced at the five younger Fae Masters, his voice snapping them out of their shock.
"Don't get distracted! He's coming!".
Parvan activated his Monolith Fae, creating numerous pillars of earth to rise up from earth beneath their feet. A stone pillar jungle appeared in front of the area between Arthur and them, instantly giving room and cover for both parties to hide behind.
The aim of the game was to deal a fatal blow to Arthur, and surprise attacks were the easiest way to do so. Zlatanna, who specialized in Wind Attributed Fae, vanished as an intense burst of speed thrust her forward, her figure flickering like a candle under a soft wind.
Iryna and Milena gathered around Parvan, who turned towards Nyssa and the others, gesturing for them to enter as well.
"All of you are offensive Fae Masters! So it is up to you to fill the gaps in between where the rest of us fail. Milena and I will focus on the defense, while Iryna is the best tank out of all of us! Find gaps in his offense and use them against Arthur!".
The younger give nodded their heads before glancing at each other, with Henrik taking the lead, with Eric and Helga at his sides. Dagen didn't have a powerful defensive ability, and Nyssa was the ranged offensive Fae Master out of the group.
Her Bone Bow Fae, alongside her Blood Arrow Fae and other Blood Attributed Fae made for an extremely powerful offense. Even though it might not do too much against a Bulwark type Fae, which could block origin essence and spiritual essence, it was still an extremely powerful ranged attack.
They all entered the stone monolith forest, glancing at each other before Helga pointed towards her right.
"There he is!".
Henrik and Parvan, stood directly in front of everyone with Iryna standing right behind them.
Her Golden Poison Lance Fae fully extended, pushing the short girl off the ground and towards the ten metre tall pillars of stone all around them. In such an environment, with her Spider Transformation Fae, she had the advantage in terms of mobility!
Helga on the side vanished behind a large monolith, disappearing in a manner not dissimilar to Zlatanna.
Both of them specialized in Wind Attributed Fae, however while Zlatanna was an offensive close quarters combat Fae Master, Helga on the other hand was an offensive stealth combat Fae Master.
She used Wind Attributed Fae to hide herself, waiting for the right moment to strike. It was similar in the way that despite Henrik possessing a Mountain Bulwark Fae, an Earth Attributed Fae, just like Parvan, he used it to strengthen his Metal Attributed Fae.
He used some of the same Attribute of Fae, but for different reasons.
Arthur noticed Iryna leap from pillar to pillar, using her Golden Poison Lance Fae in order to clutch to the stone monoliths, before waving her arms and shooting forward numerous balls of thick, sticky webbing.
Arthur waved his leafsword fae in the air a couple times, causing the thick webbing to fall to the ground, cut perfectly in half. The large splotches of web fell on either side of Arthur, making the ground somewhat sticky.
Behind Parvan and Henrik, Dagen and Milena activated their Fae in conjunction with one another, a deathly red aura being released in the monolith forest.
Arthur's eyebrow raised slightly and he smiled before nodding.
"Not bad. The relationship between her corpse poison and your blood poison is extremely compatible. You might actually kill me with that".
Arthur noticed the large, five metre tall Essence Leaf Bear corpse rise up from within Milena's Corpse Sealing Fae. The Essence Leaf Bear was a Lord Ranked spirit beast, one that had its Wood Attribute removed after death, being refilled with a powerful Corpse Attribute and Blood Attributed spiritual essence.
If Milena had the right Fae, she might even be able to transform this Essence Leaf Bear Corpse into a proper Undead Essence Bear. It's strength wasn't exactly Rank 2, but with the added effects of the Blood Poison Fae, it was definitely a dangerous existence.
The reanimated bear corpse released an unholy growl before turning towards Arthur and charging forward. The young man narrowed his eyes slightly before activating his Rank 2 Wisteria Fae, alongside the Rank 2 Blood Healing Fae.
Arthur used a couple of Connection Fae to link the two Fae together, flicking his arm out towards the oncoming bear corpse, sending the flying Wisteria Fae towards it, wrapping itself around it, tightly, but not to the point where it could affect any of its movements.
When it came within striking distance, Arthur flicked out his leafsword, severing its four limbs, causing its massive head and torso to fall to the ground, still struggling under the effects of Milena's Corpse Attributed Fae.
A huge amount of blood spilled out, a few droplets here and there landing on Arthur's face, but causing no damage.
Dagen's eyes widened and he turned towards the pool of blood underneath Arthur, in addition to the bear corpse, still entangled by the Wisteria Fae.
"You used Blood Healing Fae on the bear corpse!?".
Arthur shrugged.
"Healing type Fae are the antithesis to Corpse Attributed or the Undead. You can't heal death, but you can heal the body".
Milena and Dagen glanced at each other before activating their own other Fae. Numerous blood lances shot out towards Arthur from one side, while from the other, numerous bullets of corpse poison shot out, all aimed and targeted at Arthur's heart and lungs.
Even Helga, who appeared seemingly out of nowhere, directly above Arthur, fell down silently, an invisible windstream fae in her hands aimed at Arthur's jugular.
Arthur smirked and lifted his head slightly, flicking his hand out again letting the Rank 2 Wisteria Fae let go of the bear corpse, flying around in a strange pattern in front of Arthur, blocking the corpse poison bullets and the blood lances with relative ease.
Arthur's eyes met Helga's and her body froze for a moment, as she stared into his eyes. The girl couldn't help but pause, for far longer than she should have as Arthur's Rank 2 Halberd Fae entered through her abdomen, piercing straight through her.
Her eyes widened, and a huge amount of blood was pushed up her windpipe, spilling out of her mouth as her eyes broke free from Arthur's unfathomable gaze.
The last thing the girl remembered before passing out, was the feeling of being flicked off Arthur's halberd, and smashing into one of the stone monoliths around her. A cold, piercing sensation emanating from her stomach....