Going back to a few minutes before Isamu"s victory against the three bandits that he faced, Selena Allister made her approach to the two bandits that she"s going to face with no traces of hesitation as she casually walked like how one does when touring leisurely in the Boscage of Chadena. This action is very much in contrast to Isamu who charged right in quickly into the fray.The two bandits stared at their child adversary with uneasiness on their respective faces as they could not help but sweat nervously. The aura of murder that the girl is radiating is simply too intense for both of them to handle, despite their unlawful trade that centers around killing and theft.
Add to the fact that the girl, who looked to be around 11 or 12 years old, displayed stats that are unlike any other for her age group. Of course, the bandits don"t know about Selena"s real ident.i.ty of being a Sentinel, so their fear and uncertainty about her are absolutely justifiable.
The bandits resolved to maintain their own composure as they held their respective weapons even more securely for their unavoidable battle against the girl.
Selena wasted no time in being idle as she cast her own u003cArcane Barrageu003e at her two enemies, controlling the trajectory of blasts to direct four at one bandit, and two at the other.
Additional information about the spell aforementioned, the soul-siblings" u003cArcane Barrageu003e have significantly improved during their apprentices.h.i.+p with Rarsu. Instead of possessing five blasts as depicted by the spell description in its early levels, it now has six blasts, due to the fact of the spell evolving from its attained skill level of three.
The siblings also found out that with enough magic control, they can direct the trajectory of the blasts as well. This is a notable development from the spell"s base power where the blasts originally would be distributed evenly among the enemies who are in a crowd. This means that the spell-caster now has the option of focusing all of its blasts to a single enemy target despite being in a group, choosing how many blasts in their chosen target, or merely abandoning their control for the blasts to be distributed evenly as per its original intentions.
Selena definitely took advantage of her remarkable magic control as she felt satisfaction upon witnessing the bandits being rammed violently by the barrage of volatile magic. Dodging was not an option as well since the blasts were too fast for them to react.
The bandit who suffered from the four blasts stood no chance of survival as he screamed in utter agony from the consecutive attacks before death took him in the form of pixels.
The other bandit, still breathing in the plane of living, stood in fear upon witnessing his comrade"s untimely death.
Adrenaline kicking in, the first thing that came into his fear-driven mind is to run away, deeming the current situation hopeless for him as he instantly turned his back and proceeded to retreat. His agitation was vindicated even further as he also saw three of his comrades nearby being outplayed brutally by the girl"s cat-folk companion.
Of course, Selena realized the last bandit"s intentions of retreating. As a Sentinel with an incredible a.r.s.enal of magic in her disposal, she possessed multiple means of taking out an insignificant bandit from a distance. But this time though, she opted for a different approach as she wanted to try something out, her curiosity and fascination being the basis of this.
Focusing her very own magic, Selena"s right arm was suddenly filled with a violet aura that emits a concentrated amount of devastating magical power within. In an instant, she gave chase to the retreating bandit as she proved to be significantly faster than him. As she was closing in at the bandit, Selena uses u003cBlinku003e to arrived in front of him, stopping the bandit instantly in his spot. As a result, the bandit"s eyes widened with terror upon seeing the girl appearing just like that. Without any wasted movement, she stabbed the bandit in the chest with her magically induced right arm, piercing right into his torso in a gory display that caused a gaping hole of blood as she bored right in his chest.
"I see." Selena muttered to herself in her thoughts as she was pleased by the outcome of her deadly magic. "Flesh certainly cuts like paper with the use of u003cBane"s Embodimentu003e."
Introducing Selena"s exclusive magic of the Arcane Sentinel, u003cBane"s Embodimentu003e, a magic skill that allowed her to control her own Arcane Energy in turning her own body essentially into a living weapon.
u003cBane"s Embodimentu003e (Active) (Level 3, 100%) - The Arcane Sentinel manipulates its own Arcane Energy from within, focusing the energy at any part of its own body to turn it into a fatal weapon of ma.s.sacre. Basic attacks deal 979 damage and each additional strikes is more magically lethal than usual to the same enemy, dealing an additional 20 damage that stacks up to ten times. Each stack lasts for 7 seconds. The Arcane Sentinel also gains 10% more critical chance on her Basic attacks. Mana cost: 50 to 110 per second depending on the body part used. CD: None.
This is one of the skills that Selena honed religiously during her training, being solely exclusive only to her due to the intricacies of being an Arcane Sentinel. As a result, Gray was incapable of learning this skill, much to his utter dismay. The girl could not help but snicker mentally at remembering her brother with a jealous look of comical annoyance whenever she telepathically gloats right in front of him while showcasing the skill during training.
But hey, Big brother Gray has his u003cArcane Physiqueu003e, so it"s only fair to have her own unique skill that she can proudly call her own.
Anyways back to the reality, the bandit no doubt was in for a world of unimaginable pain as he horrifyingly saw his own chest being penetrated by the girl"s unnatural attack.
Isamu, after finis.h.i.+ng off the bandits that he fought, stared at Selena with his mouth agape at how utterly brutal the scenario is, even more so than his own dealings earlier.
"W-wow." The cat-folk marveled at Selena"s deadly efficiency. "Yup, I"m so not p.i.s.sing you off and your brother."
As Selena was about to execute the bandit on her grasp, she heard her victim uttering some words despite being completely maimed.
"M-monster." The bandit gritted his teeth in anger with blood flowing outside from his mouth. "You"ll never get away with this."
Upon hearing the insult, Selena"s eyes gleamed with unamus.e.m.e.nt as she channeled her magic into her left hand to end the bandit"s pathetic life with a clean decapitation.
And with that, Selena and Isamu"s battles came into their respective conclusion as both of them rejoined together for their next course of action.
"b.l.o.o.d.y murder aside, I"m impressed at your incredible combat prowess, Selena." Isamu praised the Sentinel with a teasing grin. "The look of fear the bandit a.s.sumed when he looked at you, truly inspiring indeed."
"Thank you." Selena communicated with the cat-folk telepathically as her only way of making a proper conversation, her tone being cheerful. "You"re not so bad yourself, big cat. The results of your training are definitely well-deserved."
"Hehe, it was nothing." Isamu crossed his arms with a smirk. He then looked at the girl as he could not help but comment. "Still, me being vocal while you and your telepathy, I know it can"t be helped but forgive me if I still find it quite strange whenever we talk."
"It"s understandable." Selena muttered with a sad tone. "This is the only way that Master Rarsu thought of as Big Brother and I were introduced with a simple spell of one-sided telepathy."
"Yeah, I know," Isamu answered to comfort her with a smile. "Still, Gray and I are glad that at least you can voice out your opinions to a considerable extent."
Selena merely nodded in acknowledgment as she appreciated the cat-folk"s att.i.tude about her situation.
"Anyways, we have to find Gray." Isamu immediately suggested as he turned serious regarding the current situation that they are in and pointed at the direction where the explosion has occurred. "Let"s go."
"Agreed." Selena mentally said in response with the same stern expression as the cat-folk.
"Hey, guys!!!"
It seemed that Isamu and Selena"s intentions of finding Gray are no longer needed as the elf himself was seen waving cheerfully at them while approaching at their location from afar.
The two companions are definitely relieved upon seeing the elf all safe and sound with him being equipped back again to his usual robes. Although both of them can"t help but be concerned as they saw a hulking figure clad in a set of full plate armor with a black surcoat walking nonchalantly alongside Gray.
"So, who"s the big fellow?" Isamu asked Gray out of curiosity as he stared the armored Bandit Boss whose eyes glowed in violet diabolically from inside his enclosed helmet.
"Just my new slave, hehe." Gray chuckled as he playfully tapped the Bandit Boss in the chest. "My friend over here a.s.sisted me in dealing with the bandits that I encountered."
"Impressive, Big Brother." Selena adored Gray with a tone of approval. "You managed to enslave the boss himself and used him against his former allies. Very crafty indeed."
"Thanks, little sis," Gray smiled at Selena. After a short while, the elf looked at the crystal corpses laying around the battlefield and nodded approvingly. "I guess there won"t be any bandits anymore who is going to cause any trouble around these parts. I suppose the next thing we are going to do is to find out about their plans and the reason as to why they are here, with the guidance of our behemoth of a slave that is."
"Ah, so that"s why you didn"t kill him yet," Isamu said in the realization of the elf"s actions.
"Yup," Gray replied in agreement with his arms crossed. "In the meantime, you two searched around the encampment for whatever clues or plans the bandits have while I"ll be having a nice little chat here with the big boss himself."
"A chat huh," Isamu smirked in return as he realized the true implications behind the elf"s words. "Your call. But seeing your magic, let"s just hope that you won"t be accidentally killing him in the process."
"Oh, don"t worry." A sinister grin a.s.sumed on the elf"s youthful face as he faced the still figure of the enslaved Bandit Boss with intentions that can"t exactly be considered good.
"I have my ways."
[+7 CHAOS]