In a huge crater, a small figure could be seen. The being lying inside was extremely upset.
"Damn."
- ABNORMAL ENERGY IS PREVENTING OUR RECOVERY.
- ABNORMAL ENERGY RESTRICTED THE MANA IN THE AREA. IT IS ONLY POSSIBLE TO USE THE MANA INSIDE THE BODY. THIS WILL BE DRASTICALLY WEAKENED WHEN LEAVING THE BODY.
"I don't give a shit. Someone has to pay for this."
I was lying in the middle of a crater. My wounds had already closed; I had no wounds thanks to 'repair'. I healed in an instant, or so it should have happened. My recovery was not complete; the reason for this was due to the collision I had with the barrier. Externally I was fine, but internally everything was chaos.
"I haven't felt this much pain for a long time."
- WHAT DO WE DO WITH THE BEING THAT WATCHES US?
'Nothing. Let it be.'
- UNDERSTOOD.
'How long will it take to heal completely?'
- A FULL DAY. BUT IF WE USE THE REPLICATED AUTHORITY, IT WILL ONLY BE A FEW MINUTES.
'I understand.'
After my talk with D, I proceeded to stand up. My clothes were gone; they turned into nothingness when I collided with the barrier. 'Cut' was applied to my skin, to be exact, not my clothes. Without wasting any time, I took out of the bucket the clothes that messenger brought me and quickly put them on. It was not my style to go around naked. Looking in a certain direction, I said:
"Five powerful individuals. Two of them I can't measure up to."
Using the 'Demon Eye' to its fullest, I was able to see the whole scene. Usually, I wouldn't, but I was currently eager to get even with the bastard who raised that barrier. Using the 'Demon Eye' at full power had its downside, and that was that it damaged my eyes; but to me that didn't mean much, as it could be quickly repaired with 'Repairer'. In the distance, five individuals could be seen beating the shit out of a group of elves. Something that caught my attention was that one of the five individuals was staring directly at me. I immediately knew: he was the guy I was looking for.
- ACTIVATING THE 'HIDE' FEATURE.
'Wait. Why didn't we have 'hide' enabled?'
- THE IMPACT FROM BEFORE MADE ME LOSE CONTROL OF THE FEATURE TEMPORARILY.
'Even you were affected by the barrier?'
- YEAH.
At the same time, on a nearby battlefield, a figure in a completely black robe and a mask that seemed to be made of wood said loudly, so that his comrades fighting nearby could hear:
"Someone broke through my barrier."
At the mere mention of those words, his companions immediately stopped their attacks and quickly regrouped around him. A man who seemed to be two meters tall was the first to speak:
"Was it the dragon?"
"No."
"So what is it?"
"I don't know, but that thing is watching us right now."
"You, of all people, don't know what it is?"
"It has the shape of a human, but what is inside is unknown."
The group of people surrounding the person frowned. They had not expected that someone would be able to enter the palace. They had been taking their time regarding their objective, but things seemed to have changed now.
"What do we do then, Aris?" asked the large two-meter-tall figure.
"We will kill King Maedhros' youngest daughter. We will follow the original plan."
"And what about Gardolak?"
"If the opportunity presents itself, we rescue him."
Everyone present nodded their heads. Aris had a bad feeling about the current situation. The being he sensed earlier was emitting a deadly aura; it was like a monster looking for its prey, and what made the situation worse was that said creature completely disappeared from his detection. This was the first time this had happened to him. The two-meter-tall subject asked:
"Let's finish these guys off quickly. They managed not to die, but I don't think they can hold out any longer."
In front of them were four severely injured elves. They were part of the royal family's royal guard, and surrounding the royal guards were 42 elves from the palace guard. All of them had strange looks on their faces and serious injuries, but no blood was coming out of their bodies. Corpses could be seen lying on the ground all around the area. The corpses had been cut into small pieces by the four elves that were surrounded.
"Finish them quickly, Leonardo. The rest will come with me. Let's go get the princess."
"Okay. Give me a moment. I'll blow their heads off in one hit."
As Leonardo approached the four wounded elves, a scene occurred before his eyes, or rather, his vision quickly shifted from seeing the four elves in front of him to seeing his four companions behind him. He did not remember ordering his head to turn around to look at his companions. Slowly, everything around him began to go black.
Thud!
Leonardo's body fell to the ground. Aris, who was about to leave, was shocked at the current situation. He had only turned his head away for a few seconds, and when he looked back in Leonardo's direction, he had already been killed. Silence enveloped the entire area. Everyone present looked at a small figure standing right next to Leonardo's corpse. This figure soon broke the silence:
"Nice to meet you. I've been dying to meet the person who created that barrier."
The small figure spoke to Aris. He seemed to have no interest in the others. Having no other choice, Aris replied in the elven language:
"Nice to meet you."
Aris was confused. He didn't know how he had arrived at this place so quickly, and to make matters worse, he couldn't be detected. The four elves from before quickly recognized the small figure, with the actions they had seen they knew he was on their side. Without wasting any time, the four of them charged at the 42 elves that were being controlled by the enemy. They had to reduce their numbers quickly.
"Oh, you speak the elven language too."
"Who are you and why do you stand in my way?"
"Calm down a bit. I'm not here to answer your questions. I just came to deliver a message."
"???????"
"Gardolak does not wish to be released. Retreat, or you will draw the attention of that dragon."
The words that the white-haired, blue-eyed human said made Aris frown. He didn't know how this monster knew Gardolak. But Aris couldn't retreat without accomplishing his goal.
"How do you know that name?"
"You don't need to know."
The small figure stared him straight in the eyes. This made Aris uncomfortable. This time, Aris asked in a threatening manner. Getting the exact location of Gardolak was valuable information that only kings knew.
"Little girl, do you know where Gardolak is?"
When Aris asked the question, he noticed that the human's eyes widened, as if he was in shock at what he had said. The human's expression suddenly turned terrifying, and he said in a cold voice:
"You little son of a bitch, I'm a man."
"That?"
The long white-haired boy stepped on Leonardo's body, and he immediately disappeared. This surprised Aris and his group, who looked at him with different faces.
"What was it that-?"
Aris didn't have time to ask what had been done with Leonardo's body. The human disappeared from his sight, and he soon felt a pain in his abdomen. He looked down, and there he saw it: the human's hand had made a hole in his abdomen somehow.
"Ugh."
Hearing Aris groan in pain, Eldarion almost immediately realized what had happened and attacked the human. A spear was the first weapon to reach the human. To Eldarion's dismay, the human counterattacked with a powerful wind slash. The spear struck the human's body, and the human was sent flying into the air, and the wind slash was received by Eldarion. A huge gash could be seen on his armor; thick red liquid was pouring out of it in droves.
"What the fuck? This bastard can use mana."
Eldarion was shocked. He felt it when he stabbed the spear into the human; he didn't feel the spear penetrate him. That sensation he felt at that moment was of stabbing a mana shield. He knew better than anyone. Eldarion gave a scream that was heard throughout the area.
"Isaac, don't just stand there like an idiot. What the hell are you doing? Heal me already!"
"Alright."
Responding to Eldarion's shout was a man with black hair and brown eyes. He had the appearance of an ordinary person; his height was around 1 meter and 80 centimeters. He raised a staff that had a beautiful black gem on the tip and pointed it at Eldarion. He was thinking of casting a healing spell on him, but that spell did not come.
Spurt!
Thud!
Isaac's head left his body. The sound of blood spurting out could be heard. Seconds later the sound of something hitting the ground was heard. This did not go unnoticed by Eldarion. Noticing that Isaac had been killed, he immediately screamed towards the culprit at the top of his lungs:
"Eru, you son of a bitch!"
Eru, who had been hiding, decided to come out when the invaders let their guard down. He had already seen enough and had a better understanding of the enemy's strength.