A few minutes before the arrival of Seraphina.
Elowyn took deep breaths as she looked at the battle between the dark green-haired girl and the [General] rank Wraith.
Even though that girl was clearly in [Gold], she was fighting toe to toe with a wraith whose power could rival [Diamond] rankers.
Elowyn contemplated what to do.
She lacked the power to join a battle of that scale.
Elowyn straightened her posture, ignoring the strain in her legs.
Just monts ago, she had pushed her skill, Ti Deceleration, to its limit.
The aftereffects hadn’t faded.
A dull heaviness lingered in her muscles, and her breathing had yet to fully stabilize.
But she endured it.
She had successfully sent Cael away.
’Hopefully he won’t co back.’
Her eyes hardened as her gaze shifted.
A few [Elite] rank wraiths and one [Captain] rank wraith were moving toward the bunker.
Their movents were sharp, purposeful, with no hesitation.
Gripping the sword in her hand tightly, Elowyn stepped forward.
Red lightning flickered beneath her feet as she moved.
...
-BANG -BANG
The wraiths began attacking the bunker entrance.
Their strikes landed repeatedly against the reinforced structure, each blow echoing like thunder against tal.
Fortunately, the bunker was constructed with high-grade tals.
The surface held no visible damage, for now.
But the sound, the impact, reverberated through the structure like a continuous hamring force.
Inside, people flinched with every hit.
The vibrations crawled through the walls, turning each strike into sothing they could feel in their bones.
Fear spread faster than the sound itself.
On the outside,
Elowyn approached.
Without even the slightest hesitation, she slashed at a nearby wraith.
But compared to before, Elowyn’s speed and power were much lower.
Her mana was running low.
So, the wraith was able to react and dodge Elowyn’s attack.
That disturbance wasn’t unnoticed by the other six [Elite] wraiths and the [Captain] rank.
They all looked at Elowyn with mocking eyes.
Faint sparks of red lightning flickered weakly around her boots before fading.
The heat from the burning streets reflected off their distorted forms, making their human-like silhouettes flicker like shadows.
Looking at Elowyn’s exhausted state, they didn’t take her seriously at all.
One of the wraiths lunged at Elowyn and slashed its hand like a claw.
Elowyn took a step back, letting the attack pass by inches, then, with a swift motion, she slashed her sword in return.
-PUSF
That wraith’s hand was cleanly cut off as it fell to the ground, twitching briefly.
The wraith’s eyes widened as it turned, intending to flee.
But how could Elowyn let it go?
Red lightning concentrated on her left leg as she leapt forward, using that concentrated energy to propel herself.
In an instant, she was behind the wraith, and her sword flashed.
This ti, it was the wraith’s head that detached from its body.
A faint arc of dark blood scattered across the cracked pavent.
Seeing that, the other six [Elite] wraiths grew serious.
This girl, even in her exhausted state, could not be underestimated.
And they had paid for that lesson with a comrade’s life.
Without any words, they surrounded Elowyn, intending to overwhelm her and kill her.
The [Captain] rank wraith didn’t move.
It silently watched from behind.
Even Elowyn felt the tension.
She knew her condition well.
She had used Ti Deceleration twice. She couldn’t use it again.
Not with the little mana she had left.
That didn’t an she was helpless, but she would have to pay a price.
And the problem was... she didn’t know what that price would be.
Miasma began to envelop the wraiths as they closed in.
The air grew colder, heavier.
One of them grinned and mockingly said,
"Let’s kill this lowly bit—"
Just then, a figure flashed into existence out of nowhere.
A sword was already at its neck.
Before the wraith could react, its head separated from its body.
For a fleeting mont, it saw only a pair of cold violet eyes staring at it, as if the figure intended to drag it into sothing far worse than death.
Naturally, it was Caelir Vayne.
Elowyn’s eyes widened ever so slightly.
Cael turned and looked at Elowyn.
Ash drifted between them, carried by the heated wind.
Both of them stared at each other in silence.
The other wraiths didn’t wait even for a second. The mont Cael turned his head, they moved.
Cael didn’t care.
He didn’t even look at them. He was no longer a helpless weakling against Mid-stage rankers.
-STEP
He took one step forward toward Elowyn, completely exposing his back to the wraiths.
Cael took another step as the mana around him twisted and ford.
Five Cael dummy clones appeared, each holding a sword.
They stood in silence, mirroring his presence.
-STEP
Cael only watched Elowyn’s face without looking anywhere else.
The wraiths ca closer.
Cael didn’t stop.
-STEP
He activated the SS-rank skill, Ti Deceleration.
He hadn’t read the description, but he already understood enough.
And he used the skill to its maximum.
The falling dust slowed.
Distant battle cries stretched unnaturally.
The wraiths charging toward him beca sluggish, their movents dragged through invisible resistance.
Instantly, the five clones moved.
Each one targeted a different wraith.
They didn’t hesitate.
Their swords flashed in unison.
With Cael’s sword mastery already surpassing fifty percent, and wind enhancing the edges, the wraith’s hardened necks offered no resistance.
-STEP
When Cael took another step, the world resud.
His clones vanished as if they had never existed.
For a brief mont, nothing seed to have happened.
Until...
-THUD -THUD
-THUD -THUD
-THUD
Five [Elite] rank wraiths collapsed.
Their bodies hit the ground one after another.
Their heads rolled away from their bodies.
The [Captain] rank wraith’s eyes widened.
It could clearly sense that the boy’s presence was only comparable to a [First-rate] wraith.
Yet he had killed five [Elite] rank wraiths so effortlessly.
Without even looking.
-STEP
Cael finally reached Elowyn and stood before her.
His violet eyes locked onto Elowyn’s blue eyes.
He slowly parted his lips and asked,
"Why? Why did you send away?"
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