Chapter 547 - Battle Invitation at the Cliff (2/2)

Here, Link’s eyebrow twitched. “The spatial mark is gone.”

With that, he squatted to check carefully. The ground was covered in rotting branches and leaves. Occasionally, some insects would crawl over. It all looked normal.

After a few minutes, Link found a fist-sized claw mark on the roots of a tree.

Evelina walked over to look. “This is the paw print of a Blue Mongoose, but it looks weird. The Blue Mongoose is supposed to be very agile. Judging from the footprint, it’s matured, so why did it leave such an unsteady paw print?”

“Maybe because it isn’t familiar with the body,” Eliard said.

Link nodded and said, “The Ethereal must have possessed this Blue Mongoose. It’ll be easier to find.”

At the side, Evelina cast a beast tracking spell. A red-green spotlight rushed out of her wand. It circled the paw print and then flew away. The group followed it.

After a dozen miles, the tracking light suddenly stopped in place. It circled the spot and then disappeared.

Evelina was shocked. “His aura disappeared completely.”

The injured soul of an Ethereal used his own power to forcefully possess a mongoose in the dense forest. All signs on the road pointed to the fact that he couldn’t control the mongoose perfectly, leaving behind many traces to follow. But now, it seemed to have evaporated.

There was only one conclusion.

“Someone powerful intercepted,” Eliard said. “Maybe it’s Ariel?”

Celine was already holding her guns. “For some reason, I feel like it’ll become very dangerous if we keep pursuing… Link, what do we do?”

Link didn’t reply. He circled the place where the mongoose had disappeared, searching closely while casting different detection spells. Three minutes later, he found a tiny mark in the vines that extended from a tree.

Someone had made it with one’s hand. Judging from the size, it was a woman. Link looked at Evelina. “How is Ariel at martial combat?”

In the game, Ariel didn’t display any of those skills, so Link overlooked it. But after fighting her across space, he realized that she wasn’t so simple.

Evelina shook her head. “I’m not sure, but one year ago, I think she purposely went to learn from a wandering vigilante called Green Leaf Swordsman. He’s apparently amazing at swordsmanship. Later, I saw her practice a few times. She seems good.”

Eliard found this strange. “A Magician practicing swordsmanship? That’s weird. I heard that Elven Natural magic isn’t suitable for martial arts.”

Here, Eliard got an idea. His Sunlight Power was very suitable for martial arts. In combat, it was sometimes more useful than spells. It seemed that he should find some time to learn swordsmanship.

Evelina nodded. “Indeed, which is why I’m confused why she did that. However, Natural magic has a great advantage in controlling plants. There aren’t many clues here. It’s highly possible that Ariel did this.”

Link didn’t think so. If a Magician really wanted to learn martial arts, there were so many tricks they could use. To a Magician, there were only things that they couldn’t imagine. Nothing was impossible.

He already saw Ariel as a martial arts expert now and would treat her accordingly.

Thinking of this, he said, “Let’s go. She still left some signs. She used this vine to swing over and dropped onto a branch 60 feet away… Look, there’s her footprint. Then she used another vine to leave. That’s why there aren’t any marks on the ground. As for the mongoose, she must’ve taken it.”

The four of them were the top representatives of Ferde. It would be embarrassing if their plan was ruined by one person. Ariel didn’t know how to give up, but Link was like this too.

Only those with this personality could keep moving forward on the tumultuous path of power and make shocking achievements.

Celine and Eliard didn’t have any objections. Evelina couldn’t do anything either. She didn’t dare leave the forest alone, so she had to go with the flow.

The four continued pursuing. After around half an hour, a cliff appeared before them with plumes of white smoke under it. It was a few hundred feet high.

An ordinary female High Elf stood at the edge quietly. Her features didn’t stand out, but her aura was indescribable, especially her dark purple eyes. When she looked at them, everyone—including Link—felt ineffable pressure.

Right now, she had a Blue Mongoose the size of a cat in her arms.

She saw Link from afar and turned around, smiling thinly. “I knew you’d come. This cat is nice, but his life is in my hands. I can destroy him at any time.”

Link raised a hand, stopping the group. He stopped at a distance too. “What are your terms?”

“You and I have a battle at this cliff. No one else can help. The winner can take this cat. As for the loser, whether they can live is up to their skills. What do you think?” Ariel’s words were shocking.