Chapter 382: Time to End This (1/2)
As the heat of the battlefield continued to rise, the difference between the Heavenly Lightning Tribe Barbarians and the combined forces of the Corrupted and the Mortal Rank Dark Beastmasters grew apparent.
Originally, the number of the enemies was more than double of the Heavenly Lightning Tribes' army, but with the difference in quality, one Barbarian, even if surrounded by the five Corrupted Barbarians or beasts, could take down two or three of them before dying. There were also times that he would live through it.
Because of that, it didn't take long for them to shave off their numbers.
Nonetheless, the descendant didn't really care about the Mortal Ranks anymore. Those Corrupted by the Dark Energy were all destined to die once their lifeforce was depleted after all. There's no future for each of them unless they miraculously reach Transcendence which is highly unlikely.
Back then, the Whiteshade Division disseminated the information that I passed them about the Corruption and its danger. However, a good number of them didn't believe it, especially those outside the Desolate Plains. They thought the Heavenly Lightning Tribe was just scaring them.
Now what will happen to them is the result of their choice.
With the powered-up King Realm Generals leading all of them, It's now safe to leave the Mortal Rank Battlefield to them and they didn't require assistance anymore.
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”Reinys, how are you three faring? Do you think you can defeat that Transcendent?”
From out of nowhere, Daisuke's voice rang inside Reinys' mind.
Minutes already passed since they started fighting the Beastmaster Transcendent. Daisuke's clone already disappeared as well as the enhancements they received from him. Because of that, the previous advantage they had against the Transcendent disappeared, leading for the tables to turn against them.
Even if they're all Rank 5 Mortal in total UPL now, just by being subjected to the enemy's Domain, the three's prowess would be hugely restrained, rendering the enhancements on their bodies obsolete.
With this sudden message from that man who she still couldn't decide whether she already likes him or not, she couldn't think of an immediate response.
She's currently busy activating three Level 4 Wizard Spells at the same time, after all.
Her upgraded system allowed her to simultaneously activate registered Spells. Moreover, she could also enhance it with her own Energy, making her Level 4 Spells possess the strength of a Level 5.
Their enemy, the Beastmaster Transcendent and the Soulbound-beast were already full of cuts and burns on their bodies.
However, those all appeared to be superficial injuries compared to the bruises and wounds being endured by Caila, the acting tank among the trio.
Despite Noelle not neglecting her duty as a support, sending all sorts of Blessings towards her, resisting a full-powered attack by a Transcendent while still being shackled by the realm of a Mortal could be considered suicidal.
Caila's enhanced system gave her an increased resistance both in Energy and Physical Attacks. However, it has its limitations and it's not as overpowered as Daisuke's Quintuple Shields or Support Hero's Protection. If she continued to get hit by an attack at the level of a Transcendent, her Mortal Body would undoubtedly collapse on her.
Reinys knew that the three of them needed this kind of experience.
When Yuko became a Transcendent, the gap between them already grew to the extent that they couldn't stand and fight alongside her anymore. Yuko was already facing Transcendent enemies while they're still having a hard time facing a Rank 5 Mortal.
They're called Hero's Party Members but as time continues to pass, they're gradually being left behind by the Hero.
The desire to continue walking alongside Yuko was one of the reasons why they all rejected the positions being given to them when their world was finally rid of the foreign invaders.
For Reinys, however, another reason was to see the guy who kept on encouraging her, allowing her to stand back up on her feet again. Despite her attitude towards him when he's still a lot weaker than her, that guy never looked down on her even if he's already so high up that her title as the Princess didn't carry any weight anymore.
She knew that she didn't really have a chance to become like Yuko or that daughter of the Noble House in his eyes. Nonetheless, she's determined to follow along the path they're treading on even if it's near impossible to close the gap.
”We can do this! You better watch me… No, watch us. Even though you're all far ahead, we will catch up to you.”
Because she couldn't afford to split her meager Energy Control to reply in the same way, Reinys shouted her reply.
For Daisuke who had his overwhelming Energy Control, the method of using energy to enhance any sort of skill, ability or spell before the activation could be easily done. On the other hand, for Reinys who was being restricted by the Pathway with the most restrictions, it's a hard feat to emulate it.