[Chapter 65 Comment]
[Hunter_Keenan_213: I am excited to see how Sir Theo implements the power systems of these other worlds, and finds a way to translate them back to his own world which is in need of new paths to power due to the missing system…see more]
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A moment ago.
The Marei were charging at Devian and the other elite soldiers. They looked at them angrily and were about to reach them.
But all of a sudden, a huge translucent barrier appeared around Devian and the others, as if trying to stop them. The barrier was similar to what the other soldiers used to block their advancement.
Still, if it was only this, the Marei could simply destroy it with joint efforts. What made the Marei change their target was that the ground underneath the barrier began to crack and fall down as if it was being swallowed inside.
"!!!" The Marei were confused. On the one hand, they wanted to kill those humans. On the other hand, the humans had been swallowed by the world.
In addition to the barrier that stood in their way, it was better to kill the soldiers that these few elites wanted to protect.
Hence, they avoided the barrier and made their way toward Baold and the others, not knowing it was something that only they could see.
No one would believe that the Marei would completely avoid Devian as if they had been working with them the whole time. Of course, Theo wasn't someone who liked to frame a person without any reasons. As soon as he was suspicious and confirmed Devian was the culprit, he used his ability to change the situation.
That was right. The way Theo used his illusion earlier was like how Lemin, the greatest illusionist in this world, used his.
Like how Haruka and Avalon got a different illusion, Theo planted the illusion only in the head of the Marei, confusing them. As a result, the Marei ended up avoiding Devian.
He had to thank Lemin for making this possible.
"Teacher. What are we going to do now after finding the traitor? Those elite soldiers are innocent, right? Their strength is also quite high. It will be a waste if they die right now." Haruka became worried. The loss of a few elite soldiers would definitely bring a lot of damage to their rank, especially since they couldn't cooperate with Devian anymore.
Theo pointed to the sky and said, "Toss the light talisman into the sky."
Haruka was confused but still followed Theo's arrangement. As soon as the talisman was fifteen meters above the sky, the talisman emitted a bright light.
The Marei had a hard time looking to the front.
Using that opportunity, Theo took out a sword from the Space Ring and waved it a few times, sending a few crescent-shaped sword strikes that ran through the ground.
Seeing the incoming attacks, the two high-ranking Marei hurriedly moved forward. Even though they had a hard time seeing the attacks, they still managed to destroy four of the sword strikes before reaching the other Marei.
Fortunately, six other sword strikes reached the Marei and hit them, cutting apart all Marei in its way. A few Marei tried to stop it, but the essence poured into the energy was so much that they couldn't block it.
The sword strikes ended up cutting a lot of Marei, creating a path that the elite soldiers could use to escape.
"Come back!" Baold shouted to the elite soldiers. "Make sure that Devian can't rejoin the rank!"
Devian was completely speechless. If he acted like he was confused earlier, he would be able to stick with the group. But because of the weirdness of the Marei's movement, his body ended up freezing. That just reinforced the doubt in Baold's heart.
No matter how hard he tried to persuade Baold, he would never be considered one of them anymore.
Devian gritted his teeth and started chasing after the soldiers. "I will kill all of you here so that no one will know anything!"
There was only one path for Devian to escape from all the predicaments, which was to silence all variables.
"You are crazy." Baold formed another inscription above his head, ready to shoot Devian.
However, Devian suddenly tripped to the ground.
"Huh?" Devian was perplexed why he suddenly fell like this, but he remembered there was an illusionist among them. He looked at Theo, who had a smile on his face as if telling him that he was the culprit. "You... You bastard!"
Devian's anger rose to the sky, realizing that all his plans failed because of Theo. He swore to kill Theo no matter the price.
Unfortunately for Devian, Theo had tripped him earlier with that small illusion, so he picked up his pace too late as the elite soldiers had left him behind.
Although the elite soldiers were still dumbstruck by the revelation, they had to follow Baold's orders if they didn't want to die in this place and be branded as traitors.
Seeing the Marei speeding up, Baold formed a few inscriptions, raining them down with white lights. The lights pulverized all the Marei that touched them, killing at least fifty Marei in a single go.
"The side..." Baold noticed that the Marei that were separated earlier had returned and flanked them from the left.
Before they reached this place, Theo asked Avalon, "That Knight Links... is it possible for outsiders to learn it?"
Avalon looked hesitant to answer, but since the condition was not favorable, he had to shake his head. "Sorry, Teacher. It's not possible. When we were born, there was a different system in our bodies that became the core of the Knight Links."
"I see." Theo nodded in understanding. "In that case, I will just change my method."
Theo jumped into the air, floating above the people while maintaining a certain speed.
"Mr. Theo?" Baold was surprised to find Theo moving this way, but he soon saw Theo pointing his finger to the side, specifically at the Light Bead Cannon.
The giant crystal where they were supposed to charge the bullet had begun to shine, indicating that they were about to shoot. It was clear that Theo was planning to stop the incoming Marei from the left, so he asked him to stop the Light Bead Cannon.
"Group A and B will take turns to stop the Marei. Make sure to protect me because I'll block the Light Bead Cannon!"
After hearing the order, they began taking their positions.
Meanwhile, Theo raised his hand and formed a giant circle made of essence. This giant circle suddenly shattered like glass. The broken pieces remained floating. The moment Theo snapped his fingers, the shattered pieces began to change shape into that of a sword.
The high-ranking Marei were shocked to find more than one hundred swords circling around Theo.
With a single wave of his hand, the swords rotated, pointing their blades toward the Marei.
Meanwhile, the Light Bead Cannon had fully charged its bullet and adjusted its aim. Since Theo posed a large threat to them, they chose to snipe Theo first before killing Baold.
The Light Bead Cannon shone brightly as it concentrated the essence in the barrel.
"I won't let you!" At the same time, Baold had completed his inscription. He clapped his hands to transfer the inscription in Theo's direction.
Boom!
The Light Bead Cannon shot its round, traveling at lightning speed and reaching Theo in a split second.
However, the inscription stood in its way and ended up becoming a shield that blocked the bullet.
Since he hadn't prepared the inscription beforehand, it was weak compared to the one he had placed on the dragon's back.
Just upon their clash, a few cracks appeared on the inscription. Baold used his ability to maintain the inscription so that it didn't disappear.
"Kh. I'm not going to let you hit him!" Baold shouted while pouring a lot of his essence into the inscription. Fortunately, the bullet lost its energy and eventually faded away. Seeing he managed to stop the bullet, Baold finally felt relieved and stopped providing the inscription with his essence. Because of the damage, the inscription faded right at that instant.
Bam!
Bam!
"Aaaahhh!"
However, because Baold didn't provide some cover fire to Group A and Group B, they were overwhelmed by the enemies. Some of them died as the two high-ranking Marei pierced through their ranks, aiming for Baold's life.
"Sir Baold!" The soldiers panicked, but they couldn't help him due to the distance.
The two high-ranking Marei concentrated their energy into their claws and tried to cut him into pieces.
However, a few clicking sounds echoed in the area, knocking their claws to the ground.
"!!!" The two Marei raised their eyebrows.
"Huh?!" The soldiers gasped. They saw two people coming for both high-ranking Marei, blocking their attacks. However, they weren't soldiers or elites that Devian brought. Instead, they were helpers from the outside. They were like mercenaries, having no obligation to protect Baold and the soldiers.
The high-ranking Marei even tossed them into the air with their strength. It was clear that the gap between them was significant, but the four people didn't mind it. They were ready to fight back.
"The situation doesn't look good. If we lose you, all people here will surely die."
"There is also that traitor too."
"We have to work together."
"Dawn Squad, gather here. We'll protect the minister!"
"Extreme Spear Squad will do the same!"
With their orders, more and more people lowered their pace and surrounded Baold.
"Conserve your strength. The true battle will start when we reach the hill. We're only ten minutes away!" Baold smiled but still warned them.
"You heard the minister. Save your strength and kill those Marei a bit later!"
Witnessing their cooperation made Theo slightly moved. He didn't think that they could have this kind of unity without any agreement or obligation. It seemed sharing common enemies and desperation created this unity.
"Well, I can't lose, can I? Although it's a shame that I have to get dragged into this conflict, I guess I'll get more serious." Theo took a deep breath before waving down his hand.
The swords began to fly down, raining on the Marei.
The three high-ranking Marei tried to block the swords, but surprisingly, all those swords flew accordingly, avoiding all of them as though they were alive.
As a result, each sword hit a Marei, and all of them struck them in the heads, killing them.
In other words, Theo had just killed one hundred Marei in a single attack.
Unbeknownst to them, the swords were just an illusion. By perfecting Lemin's way of illusion with the concept of one body and one mind, Theo made the Marei think they were killed by the swords.
Their real bodies ended up falling to the ground, but their wounds soon disappeared, showing it was just an illusion. Unfortunately, their brains had stopped working first because they believed the wounds.
Theo was strong. After witnessing Theo's power, Devian thought he wouldn't be able to defeat Theo if he fought him head-on. That was why he took this opportunity where Theo focused on the Marei to throw his spear with all his strength.
"Die!" Devian let out a shout, releasing all his anger.
Theo only glanced at the spear as if it was irrelevant.
As he expected from his students, a talisman flew into the sky and formed a giant rock. The spear ended up hitting the giant rock first.
Unfortunately, Haruka's strength was incomparable to Devian's. The spear ended up shattering the rock and continued on its path.
"Teacher!" Haruka panicked.
However, Avalon had also jumped into the air and raised his shield. His body was already covered by Knight Links, boosting his physical abilities.
He used both hands to hold the shield, taking this spear head-on.
The force was so strong that it pushed Avalon back. He even gritted his teeth as his hands grew numb.
A blue light suddenly fell down, hitting the spear's tip and changing the spear's direction. The spear ended up rotating in mid-air for a few seconds before falling to the ground.
The momentum was carried by Avalon, but Theo caught him gently as he said, "Good work."
Avalon couldn't contain his smile. "We are your students. We won't be a burden all the time."