104 Ch. 104 The Last Breath (1/2)

Niken came down from Kazuto's back, and she felt something holding her feet as if she was descending from the air.

”There is something strange about gravity here,” Niken commented excitedly.

”Welcome to Shiqu mountain.” prompted Lionel. ”And you are right about the gravity. It's lighter than usual, allowing you to float for a few moments if you jump high.”

”Wow, that's so cool!”

”And for the time being, the white knight won't be able to find us here.” after that, Lionel took out a glowing white orb from his astral dimension and threw it upwards.

Kazuto, who was still in his wolf shape, could see the orb above turned into an invisible wall surrounding the area, while Niken didn't see anything.

”Nothing happened?” Niken asked curiously.

Lionel just smiled. ”Only the Elementalist knight could see the wall. By the way, Kazuto, go there. There is a hut, maybe you will find what you need.”

Kazuto remained unmoved from his place.

”Even though I can't hear you, I know what you think. Don't worry, Niken will be fine. After all, the shack is not far from here, you could still see her clearly.”

Kazuto snorted, then headed to the shack where indicated by Lionel.

”What does Kazuto need?”

But she had never heard the answer as a large lump of stone dashed towards her in frightening speed.

Reflexively, Niken raised her hand, hoping to hold the large stone even though it seemed impossible. She closed her eyes and anticipated the massive impact that would hit her.

One... two... three... She counted in her mind, yet nothing happened.

”Open your eyes,” Lionel ordered when Niken still did not dare to open her eyes.

After a few seconds, her heartbeat began to calm down and opened her eyes. She was shocked to see what she was facing. Large boulders in front of her turned into small pebbles floating in the air. Furthermore, the flow of the air around her had changed.

”What happened?” Niken asked Lionel, who was standing some distance from her.

Lionel took a stone as big as his grip and threw it to Niken. When it came into contact with Niken's energy flow, the rock broke into the same gravel as the big stone.

”How...” Niken was stupified at the scene that happened in front of her eyes.

”You used your ability to stop time unknowingly. Your range is only small.” Lionel scratched the line on the ground right in front of Niken's feet as a boundary. ”This is your range zone. If I enter beyond this line, I wouldn't be able to move. On the other hand, any kind of attack that entered your area would be destroyed like this and no longer useful.”

”Did I do it?” asked Niken in disbelief.

”Yes, you did it.”

”Impossible. I... I couldn't deform the boulder-like this before.” the pebbles suddenly fall apart as Niken's energy subside.

”Isn't she amazing?”

”...” Kazuto fell silent when he heard the compliment from Lionel for his girl. ”I already knew she is undeniably remarkable. But do you have to test her unprepared like this?”

”She is your inamorata, have faith in her. Her energy cultivation is now doubled as your fusion has successfully merged. She is slightly more powerful than other Time Master. This attack is only a small advance on her.” Lionel answered casually.

”If so, why couldn't she do it when that person attacks?”

”No, she couldn't. Her mo spirit was not with her. She needs a mo spirit to maintain the stability of her energy. This place could help her as this place is a substitute for the mo spirit.”

Kazuto nodded as he began to understand. While Niken did not understand what they were talking about.

”What are you talking about?”

”About your mo spirit.”

”I have mo spirit too?”

”The fact that you can grow up normally and healthy must be one of Liang members has made contact with your energy. The only thing to do is to forge a contract with him when he comes to see you. He should visit you once you reach sixteen, so I wonder if he survived the attack twelve years ago.”

”So, there is a probability that he's not alive?”

”Don't worry, he's alive somewhere.”

”How do you know that he's still alive? I don't think anyone survived the attack. You said it last time.” Kazuto remembered Lionel's words at Niken's and Richard's residence.

”Yes, I did say that. Nevertheless, I remembered Ling Duan once said he felt the presence of mo spirit inside Niken's astral. It meant, her contracted mo spirit to be is still alive somewhere.”