Chapter 203 - The Game Of Kings (1/2)

The Dark Silhouette walked slowly toward Ayla. The monster decided that she would be his first target.

Of course, Keya had teamed up with Ayla, and they were ready to take the hit together, but the others had pulled away from them.

Wain retreated to the left side of the hall while Finch and Dia stood to the left. They watched the fight intently, like spectators in a coliseum.

Wain was curious to see what the Elves would do in a critical situation. They would have to use their most powerful skills to survive.

”Miss Ayla, I think we should use our Beyonds.” Keya suggested, and blue energy enveloped her arms.

”Yes, I think so too, but there is no need to hurry. First, we must find out what our opponent is capable of.”

Ayla's eyes flashed, and an energy bow and three arrows appeared in her hands. She used all the arrows simultaneously, drew the bowstring, and fired a powerful shot.

Each of the arrows had to hit a specific point. One in the head, one in the neck, and one in the chest. However, the dark silhouette simply swung his sword and knocked the arrows away.

”Damn.” Ayla bit her lip, ”My attacks can't do anything to him. He's got great equipment...”

Keya attacked next. She folded her arms together and then spread them apart. Above her appeared five spheres, which would turn into magical arrows that collapsed on the dark silhouette.

Whooooosh.

However, the monster decided to use one of its skills, and electrical discharges appeared on its body. The silhouette turned into blue lightning and swung its sword sharply.

The weapon's blade plunged into Keya's flesh and left a deep cut on her chest. She cried out in pain and struggled to step aside.

Blood wouldn't stop flowing from her wound, but the girl was calm. Such wounds posed no threat to her.

She pulled a vial of red liquid from her pocket and drained it quickly. Her wound began to regenerate quickly. It was even faster than Purple Pilgrim's when he activated his Beyond.

”Guess it can't be helped. I'll have to use the most powerful thing I have. Keya, save your strength.” Said Ayla, and the air around her rippled.

She decided to use Beyond, as it was the best option in this situation. Keya had healed her wound and was ready for battle, but she had to conserve her strength for the emergency.

Ayla realized that she would have less than 10% of her total energy left after she used her Beyond. In that case, if Finch, Wain, and Dia decided to attack her, she wouldn't be able to stand up to them.

So she decided to deal with the monster independently, so Keya could save her in that case.

Tremble.

A large amount of energy accumulated around Ayla, and she used Beyond. The next moment, as if from a vortex, an azure tiara appeared on her head, as well as a long, blue staff in her hand.

Unlike all the previous Beyonds Wain had seen, this one was very different. No silhouette appeared above Ayla as above Luar or Ria, the power concentrated on her.

'Hmm, it looks like my Beyond, the crown that appears on my head is just as material, but the energy on my arms is not. It looks like Beyonds divided into several types. It's interesting...' Thought Wain and decided to smoke.

He blew out a puff of smoke, and it turned into a ripped doll. Wain had long been trying to figure out if there was any meaning to what the blue smoke was turning into or if it was all an accident.

He liked that kind of mystery with no obvious answer.

The Dark Silhouette didn't wait any longer and turned back into blue lightning, but Ayla wasn't about to dodge anymore.

She pointed the staff forward, and a large amount of energy gathered on its tip.

When Ayla was ready to attack, the tiara on her head glowed brightly, and the energy sphere split into dozens of small arrows. They were fast and strong, capable of piercing anything.

However, the dark silhouette had no intention of retreating. Instead, it raised its sword above its head and used the same skill.

”What...!?” Ayla muttered in disbelief.

She couldn't believe that the dark silhouette knew the same skill, but she wasn't going to stop because of that.

Ayla knew that no one could help her. Others watched her like ravenous hyenas and kites waiting to wound and crush her.

Whooooooosh.

Ayla waved her staff, and an energy cloud appeared over the monster. A hail of arrows rained down on the dark silhouette the next moment. The monster tried to block each of the arrows, but it didn't succeed.

Moreover, Ayla was about to continue her attack. She struck the ground with her staff, and the silhouette of an angry, gigantic wolf appeared, running toward the monster like a hound from hell.

The Dark Silhouette was unable to resist this attack.

He was simultaneously attacked by energy arrows and the wolf, each bite of which tore the monster's flesh apart.

Ayla realized that she was almost victorious and decided to make a final strike.

She snapped the staff in two and from there ripped out pure, white energy, which turned into a lotus.

The flower flew toward the monster, and then each of the petals glowed brightly. At that moment, Wain, Finch, and Dia became alert and ran as far away as possible.

Booooooooom!

There was a deafening explosion, a dark silhouette torn apart. A purple soul flew toward Ayla, and she smiled contentedly.

'What? Why did the soul head toward her on its own? Could it be another flaw of humans? Wain pondered.

Crackle.

The tiara on the girl's head broke into pieces, and she vomited a mouthful of blood. Though she had won and gained a valuable soul, she was seriously exhausted.

”Ayla!” Shouted Keya and ran up to her.

Keya immediately gave to Ayla a potion and two pills, one to stop her internal bleeding and the other to increase her strength reserve.

However, it would take at least a few hours for Ayla to regain at least a third of her strength, even with the medication she took.