Chapter 267 (1/2)

Chapter 267

Chapter 267: Justification

I wouldn’t have thought much of the difference in size if it wasn’t for the way the ascenders reacted to it It wasn’t just their expressions of shock, it was the way they stared at me immediately after, as if I was soht that this was my fault or not, I wouldn’t find out until after the battle The steroid-infused carallians were popping out of the ground by the dozens and it didn’t seem like they’d stop and wait for us to finish a conversation first

“Tri-layer Circle For from within the chaos

The ascenders looked at one another—myself included, mostly because I didn’t knohat the hell a Tri-layered Circle Formation was The rest, however, had hesitation and reluctance written all over their faces

“Now!” the same voice roared It was an ascender froh the ascenders, spurring them on to follow his command Aside froed circle centered around Daria and another ascender holding a golden wand

Any idea what a Tri-layered Circle For rogue like Caera, Taegen and the brown-haired swordsood at this point I got into position between Trider and anotherthat this for Caria, who I kneas a conjur—well, whatever the teruy with a crooked nose, protected

There was no signal that indicated, no words that ht while I controlled th in order to not stick out

The carallians’ strength ed stature yet their speed was unih worse and caer

Crescents of white arched around er flashed with deadly speed and accuracy With aether aug my body, my kicks and strikes made me an impassable storm

The Tri-layered Circle Formation constantly shi+fted to avoid the accuoing well until the first ascender was killed, opening up a hole in the outer ring

“Garth!” shouted a lean ascender positioned in theHe wielded a quarterstaff with a dozen or so orbs of lightning floating around him

Immediately, the two on either side of the dead ascender seaap and we continued unabated If I hadn’t seen the different camps set up for each pair or trio of ascenders, I would’ve assuhly-trained unit

My attention then shi+fted to the inner circle of our forainst Daria because of her rather suggestive attire and coy attitude, it seemed her skills were top-notch Herspears of ice fro explosions of wind around her enee beside her only used fire ic, but had a wider variety of spells under his belt, fro heat capable of h hide Both were precise with the strength and accuracy of their skills despite being encircled by a ring of defensive ascenders focused on protecting the two of theht to kill asa carallian approaching, I kicked a corpse on the ground, hittinganother carallian that tried to sneak up to er and drove its blade through the struggling carallian’s eye before absorbing the re aether froth, speed, limbs, and spikes that protruded out of the carallians’ bodies, they carriedthem actually easier for me

Suddenly, a pained cry drewdown on his side with blood seeping through between his fingers Si the jaws of a carallian fro back, I dashed to Trider, slashi+ng the back of the carallian’s knees and stabbing the side of its throat in whirling succession

The gauntlet-wielder looked at me with a dazed and puzzled expression “Why…”

“We can’t get another gap in the outer circle,” I justified “Stay alive”

He was an Alacryan Why did I care whether he lived or died?

I tried reasoning with h this convergence zone without their help, but I knew that wasn’t the case

Perhaps I thought that the more I interacted with these ascenders, the eons, or Relictombs—as they called it—and even more about Alacrya itself And if I really did wind up in Alacrya after getting out of here, it made sense not to draw attention in the heart of a continent I was at ith