Chapter 281 (2/2)
However, just as I began to channel lightning through my arm and into ht in front of ed my stab Then the world suddenly flipped as I found , snapping me out of h to ai I unleashed the voltaic spear from the point of my blade while I descended
Yet, even the fastest eleuard as he blurred away fro on ReadNovelFullonlinecoround the ascender had tripped, spun, slammed, and thrust his fist down athis arth of the impact cracked the dirt floor
Immediately, I kicked back to ht close quarters against thisHar ripped out ofon top of Pallisun
I didn’t stop there Focusing more mana into my emblem, I willed the voltaic crescent to split into over a dozen separate projectiles It took all ofinto the form I wanted, but in that span of tiround and raised him to use as a hu the spell just before it hitwithout a weapon” The wheat-haired ascender frowned as he peeked his head from behind Pallisun’s unconscious body “But I’m confused Are you a striker or caster?”
Is he not even taking this seriously?
Both Pallisun and I had tested into the threshold of high-tier e—he as a shi+eld and myself as a striker The evolution of one ofover a distance
Yet, this ascender who see circles around us like ere toddlers barely able to walk
The ascender’s gaze flickered over to Pallisun “You’re conscious already?”
“Screw you!”a doround flattened as even I felt the pull of gravity weighing down on me
Pallisun’s first emblem took a heavy toll on him with his current mana capacity If he had decided to use that as well, then I shouldn’t hold back either
“Hold on!” I shouted as Pallisun broke free frorip
My partner and the ascender broke out into a close-quarter brawl But even within the gravity field that should’ve been slowing down hisno tinited randfather’s concerned voice in a drawl as the entire world shi+fted into slow h h my veins like thousands of small pinpricks I could feel every inch ofmy confidence
In a way, the ascender’s capabilities would work to our advantage
With the footage our artifact captured froet into an ascender’s acadeaze flickered onto the ascender who—even as he fought against Pallisun—had his gaze cemented on me with an expression of surprise for the first tiic is rare, and this one is a high-tier erandfather’s shouts, I approached their duel “Pallisun!”
The emblem on my partner’s lower back blazed underneath his tunic and the doauntlets to forlassy aura that blurred the space within it
A confident smile arose from Pallisun’s worn face as he activated the full effects of the precious artifact designed for Blood Blather’s inherent affinity for gravity ic
Once he was able to fully auntlets, Pallisun would be able to not only block physical projectiles, but redirect h the use of the repellent force
Even in his current state, he would be a force to be reckoned with And with ed ascender would be hard-pressed to beat us, let alone one that had just barely finished his first ascent
“Interesting!” the ascender beamed
Then, for the first time, the ascender approached us
I had known he was fast He’d been notour previous exchanges But even withmy senses and reflexes, I was barely able to keep up with hishis artoward the man’s exposed side
The world aroundin—the crunch of dirt beneaththe air, and the resounding thud of the ascender’s fist hitting Pallisun’s gauntlet
Yet, before I could finish the blow, the ascender spun on his heels, closing the distance between us andran harmlessly behind the man’s back He trapped s out from under me
I could follow every moment of the ascender’s brilliant maneuver, from his footwork, to his apparent ability to predict the position ofand reacting, however, were two different stories
Before he could finish his ravity-imbued punch fro to see that he was able to dodge—iven him a pair of eyes behind his head This tiauntlet expanded just as it passed the ascender’s head, pushi+ng hirasp before executing a lateral handspring to uprightthrobbed like it was on fire froht on it to follow up Pallisun’s attack with a low horizontal sith Harbehind the inside of Pallisun’s knees
Before I could even warn Pallisun, the ascender kicked his leg back and swung a straightened arht at his face
Pallisun’s neck snapped back fros flailed up in the air before the back of his head s crash
A guttural yell tore out of ed the ascender
I can do this I can still read hisas I can read it, I can react
The ascender looked back over his shoulder with an i an approaching
Currents of electricity coiled around e, while I continued I watched every inch of his body for signs of his next move
His left shoulder twitched, and I responded by bringing Harht shoulder twitched, followed by his left ar I tried to react and predict all of his e, I realized his hand was by h pressure to let me know that he had won
He hadn’t siainstmy mana, I dropped my sword “I-I concede”
It hen I spoke that I realized that I had been holding in ed my defeat, s
I was frustrated, disappointed, and envious of the , I realized I was relieved—relieved that he wasn’t truly my enemy
Because I knew that had he considered this a real fight, I wouldn’t be alive
The entire arena shook frohts
“It was a good fight,” he spoke in a low voice as he lowered his hand fro you have no idea how to properly use”
“Aphene!” the fa from behind
The ascender patted my shoulder as he walked past me “Do you have a name for that spell?”
“There’s no official na ”
He looked back with a faint s it ‘Thunderclap Impulse’?”