Chapter 535 - Too Embarrassing (2/2)

But Link had said earlier that he wouldn’t take even half a step. That meant he could only die.

Just as the thorns were about to reach him, Link’s Dragon Power flared. The buzz shook everyone’s hearts as the space around him suddenly expanded. It stretched like a rubber band until the entire space swelled.

To everyone else, it was as if Link’s body suddenly became thousands of feet away.

Evolan, Sonya, and Milose stood in a triangle around Link, but they felt the same way. Eliard and Evelina also felt that way in the tree. They watched as their tree shot up like they were thousands of feet up in the air.

What they couldn’t comprehend was that Link really didn’t move. He was still in the same spot.

Here was the problem: they were suddenly so far away from Link. No matter how powerful the vines were, there was a range. One thousand feet was the limit, but now they were thousands of feet away. How could this work out?

What happened was that the vines of the Black-Gold Thorn spell slackened after around 300 feet. The thorns were able to fly to the limit, but then they dropped helplessly too.

When all attacks ended, the space buzzed again and went back to normal. Link’s body “snapped” back from thousands of feet away.

He really hadn’t moved during this. He just stood there without doing anything.

The three High Elves lost.

The forest was deathly silent.

The High Elves gulped in unison. How could they compete with such a miraculous spatial technique? No matter how powerful they were, they couldn’t hit Link. When they used up all their energy, he came back to harvest the fruits. This was hopeless.

After a while, Elovan put away his wand first. Speechless, he bowed to Link and turned to leave. Sonya and Milose were also shocked. Sonya opened her mouth to speak but gave up. She left with Elovan; Milose followed.

The three weren’t powerful enough. They’d attacked first but couldn’t even make Link budge. It was too embarrassing.

When the three were far away, Eliard brought Evelina down from the tree. “See, I said Link would win, but you didn’t believe me,” he said excitedly. “You’re so ignorant.”

Evelina couldn’t refute it. She was still shocked, but now she had to worry about her own fate.

“Lord, how will you punish me?” All thought of fighting back disappeared after seeing Link’s skills.

Link canceled the blue haze around him and looked coolly at Evelina. “You created 97 Ethereal Warriors in the Southmoon Kingdom and, either directly or non-directly, affected 12 people, including the dean of the Grinth Magic Academy and Amir, Magician of Ferde’s ambassador group. These are all grave sins that must be punished.”

Hearing this, Eliard opened his mouth to speak. However, he quickly realized that he had no reason to defend Evelina, so he kept quiet.

Evelina was much more resigned than Eliard. She shrugged as if she’d given up. “Then say what you’re planning. I only have this life. Take it if you want.”

“You must give something to the Southmoon Kingdom and me, as well. I must know the specific details about the Ethereals and the Syndicate in the South. I also need to know anything about Legendary High Elf magic. If you tell me, you can live. Of course, you’ll still be imprisoned.”

He wanted to have Evelina on their side, but the territory had laws. He couldn’t let her go just because she was useful. There was nothing free in the world.

“Fine, I’m a captive now. I can’t choose, so just ask whatever you want to know. I have a requirement though. If you don’t agree, I’d rather die.”

She was more like the Syndicate’s mercenary. As for loyalty, she’d ended all thoughts for the Isle of Dawn after learning that her mother agreed with the Elder Council.

“Alright, what is it?” Link asked.

“I can be imprisoned, but I want Eliard to be my guard.”

Eliard was speechless. He didn’t know what this woman was thinking but… he was kind of happy.

Link stared hard at Evelina. Her eyes sparkled and wavered. After a while, Link had a guess as to what she wanted. Smiling thinly, he said, “I agree. You have to ask Eliard if he agrees though.”

She obviously wanted to use Eliard’s feelings for her to escape. Sadly, she underestimated Eliard. It wouldn’t take long for her to fall into his trap.

“Eliard, do you agree?” Evelina turned to look at him.” I… I’ll listen to Link.” Eliard was confused but still agreed.