"You're smiling? Do you think this is laughable?" Ragnis said as veins popped on his forehead.
His job was to protect the tree so he didn't have a time to play with anyone. Plus, the Jungle of Demise was already activated. It means that a large number of Hall of Power members have fallen including their leader, Sir Draymond. Sir Draymond's death was the trigger to activate the Jungle of Demise.
"You are wasting your time. The ritual started several days ago and there is nothing you can do to stop it. Our emperor will return soon."
Ragnis said with a mad look. He opened his arms widely and looked above as if he was welcoming the return of the great emperor.
"Maybe, but I will try it on that tree. If you are protecting it, it means that it is important for your plan." Alice said as she pointed her spear at Ragnis.
"You're dead." Ragnis looked at her coldly.
The two stared at each other for a few seconds before both of them vanished from their position. Alice quickly dashed toward the tree but Ragnis blocked her path. They exchanged thousands of blows as Ragnis madly swung his daggers.
Clang! Clang! Clang!
"Don't ever think about touching it?!" Ragnis said in a strong tone. His energy level rose once again as he activated another skill to boost his power.
Alice took a step back and raised her spear above her head.
[Hail Storm]!!
The temperature suddenly dropped as a cold wind swept out in the whole area. It was followed by thousands of blocks of ice raining down the field.
"Tch!" Ragnis clicked his tongue in annoyance.
He slightly bent his knees before he launched himself into the air. His figure turned into a lightning arc that shattered all the blocks of ice in just a second. His figure was leaving a trail of lightning that slowly spread out like a net.
Seeing this scene, Alice proceeded to launch another skill.
[Great Blizzard of Thousand Moon]!!
The storm grew stronger and stronger. Snow filled the area as large ice spikes emerged from the ground and ceiling. They were all heading towards the tree.
"Shit!"
Ragnis realized this so he rushed back. His body flashed turning into a ray of lightning.
[Lightning Weaver]!!
His lightning trail didn't disappear at all. Instead, it stayed on the field encroaching on the whole area with vicious lightning that destroyed the ice spikes.
In just a second, he protected the tree from all the ice spikes and ice blocks. Even the cold energy was repelled by his lightning.
[Paralyzing Barrier]!!
Ragnis threw his dagger in the air before he pressed his palm on the floor. A huge net of lightning appeared and it covered the barrier around the tree. Even though the barrier was tough, he had to make sure that it wouldn't break so he added another layer of barrier to the tree.
"I'm going to end you right now!"
Ragnis glared at his opponent. His energy skyrocketed and hundreds of lightning bolts burst out of his body.
Crackle!
It spread out quickly filling the whole cave so Alice had to erect a shield made of ice to protect herself from all the lightning bolts. She then stomped her foot on the ground creating dozens of ice spears that floated on her back.
At the same time, her energy level rose to the limit creating a field of cold energy that expanded in a circular motion.
She activated her [Elemental Drive: Ice Force] without hesitation. She didn't want to hold back and wanted to go all out to finish this battle as soon as possible. She would use any means to achieve her goal of stopping the plan of the Hall of Power.
Alice swore to herself. She was actually blaming herself for what happened to the White Wheat City. Souta left her in charge of everything yet she only gave him more problems. She couldn't finish it on her own.
"You're going all out from the start." Ragnis narrowed his eyes. Then, a burst of elemental power exploded within his body.
He had no choice but to use his [Element Drive] too.
"This is the only way..." Alice said coldly. She stepped forward and thrust the spear in her hand.
Swoosh!
The spear created a shockwave that flew toward the tree at extremely high speed. Trails of cold energy that freeze everything in its path were left behind it. But before it could even touch the tree, Ragnis appeared in front with a flash of lightning before he dispersed the shockwave with a wave of his hand.
Boom!!
Alice knew that this was going to happen. She had to defeat this man first if she wanted to get ahold of that mysterious tree. She bent her knees and launched herself like a missile.
Swoosh!
She tightened her grip on her spear and swung it toward Ragnis. Ragnis smiled and crossed his daggers in front of him.
Clang!
Ragnis then spun in the air and tried to kick Alice in the stomach. Alice used her other hand to block the kick but Ragnis already anticipated it. A figure appeared behind her and swiftly attacked her without hesitation.
Ugh! What?! A clone...? Alice spat a mouthful of blood as she glanced at the figure behind her. It was a copy of Ragnis.
She gritted her teeth and spun in midair at high speed. The speed grew faster and faster until she created a blue tornado with ice spikes swirling around the cold wind.
[Cold Tornado]!!
Ragnis and his copy jumped away to avoid the tornado. Then, both of them raised their daggers and electric sparks traveled between them. In the next second, three more copies of Ragnis appeared.
There were a total of four copies of him and all of them rushed at the tornado.
Boom!!
The four copies exploded causing the whole cave to tremble. Although it was extremely powerful, it wasn't enough to destroy the whole cave. This area was still part of the Mountain of Demise.
Alice was blown away and crashed into the walls. She wiped the corner of her mouth and widened her eyes.
Ragnis was already in front of her.
She moved her hand and swung her spear. Ragnis blocked it before they exchanged hundreds of blows instantly. Sparks and energy waves flew every time their weapons collided. The collision caused extreme friction of energies in midair that sent ripples in the atmosphere.
Lightning and ice spread out enveloping the whole cave.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
After a few moments of clashing, Alice was thrown away once again. She crashed into the ceiling as three copies of Ragnis appeared once again. The three copies charged at her and exploded causing waves of lightning to spread out in a circular motion.
Boom!!
"You have no chance against me..." Ragnis said as he stared at Alice's bloody figure.
Cough! Cough! Alice coughed heavily as her body fell to the ground causing a loud thud sound. She forced herself to stand and glared at her opponent.
"You can't defeat me with your current strength," Ragnis said in a frosty tone.
It's not that this battle was easy for him. Alice was strong and he had to give it to her but he was far stronger than her in all aspects. Speed, strength, defense, and energy were all above hers.
He was a little bit tired and he received damage from fighting her. Ragnis guessed that if she was fighting the other member of the Hall of Power then she would have defeated those people. Unfortunately, she met him.
Ugh! Alice was breathing heavily. Her wounds recovered in the blink of an eye and she fixed her stance. She was ready to fight another round again.
"This should be enough... Huff... I can't fall today... Huff... I will defeat you."
Alice forced a smile on her face as she pointed her spear at her opponent.
"You!!" Veins popped up on Ragnis' forehead. He gritted his teeth before he charged at her.
Swoosh!
On the other side of the Mountain of Demise...
Franklin's body was full of wounds. He was in midair with branches wrapped around his body. His blood was flowing out of his mouth, dripping to the ground.
Ugh!
Franklin slowly lifted his head and stared at Drayrin.
"Hahaha! What did I say?! All of you will fall here!" Drayrin laughed madly at the sight of his opponent's condition.
Both Franklin and Eztein were captured by thousands of branches. They didn't have the strength to break free from these shackles. The more they struggled the more energy was drained from their bodies.
On Torkez's side...
Torkez and all the other people within his group were captured too. They couldn't do anything as the branches were too fast for their current level. It was too much for them.
"Damn... What the hell is this...?"
Torkez muttered with a tired look. He slightly turned his head and tried to sense what was happening around him.
It was bad.
He couldn't even sense Franklin and Eztein's energy from the direction they were fighting in.
Cough!
Torkez spat a mouthful of blood and felt his vision getting blurred.
"Is this the end...?"
