Reign could feel the mana surrounding them easily thanks to the mana organ, even with his eyes closed he could still feel the mana moving and he could spot movements, not to mention that everybody has mana in their body so trying to sneak up to Reign was pretty much useless right now. Of course, people like Shadow were able to as their abilities worked a bit differently so it was easier for him when he blends in with a shadow his mana also disappears alongside him.
The best thing about the mana organ was the fact that everybody had it, but the difference with Reign was the fact that he already started at the peak of its phase. Usually, a mana organ will start off at the beginning phase like Reign’s, but the difference is that people will usually have to slowly improve and get more mana with which the mana organ will grow as well.
The more mana your channel and the better control you have over it the easier the mana organ will grow, as it grows, of course, its storage capacity and its mana regeneration get better. Reign had skipped that part completely as he was given a mana organ at the peak of the beginning phase back in the dungeon. The same thing happened now as well, his mana organ was previously near the peak of the early stage, but not at the peak quite yet, but after his spirit crossed the threshold he was able to go straight to the mid-phase and nearly get to the peak of it as well.
Not only does that allow for Reign to have more mana, but his control and perception of mana were also incredibly good as well. Right now Reign was focusing on the conflict happening nearby.
“My guys were just complimenting you and yet you want to fight, ccc, I can’t allow that now, can I?” The leader of the Berserkers says as he stands in front of the group from the Ice Angels with a wide grin on his face. He stood at a height of 185cm while being quite bulky, his beard was unkempt and his black eyes intimidatingly stared at the people in front of him. He had short black hair and a couple of tattoos on his body that was visible because he was wearing chainmail armor that didn’t cover the arms at all.
A big axe could be seen on his back, a suitable choice for a weapon when looking at the name of his party. The big guy was staring menacingly at the man and girls in front of him, he was pissed off earlier as well as he never believed that his party was only ranked 3rd, the one above him is a bunch of girls and some pretty boys that looked like they never fought in their life, while the strongest party is supposed to be one that only has 7 members, not to mention that one of them is a monster.
He had fought and fought since the game started, he was unfortunate in the beginning as his workplace, a school where he worked as a janitor was suddenly transformed into a dungeon. He was one of the rare people that managed to leave the dungeon alone, the others that left were all members of his party back then, of course, the weaklings were useless so after some time they all died in battle.
“Complimenting, you call that complimenting, I should fcking kick their asses!” One of the girls yells out from behind, the three in the front give her a short glance and she looks down embarrassedly.
“Ohh, so you wish to hurt my men?” The leader’s aura suddenly changes as he releases his mana to pressure them, the three in the front immediately do the same and they manage to hold it together in front of him. Even though none of them are strong enough to face him alone, together they were able to.
As the leader sees that the people in front of him weren’t budging after his display of power he was surprised, the mana the three emitted was also strong, stronger than any of his men had. His face suddenly turned serious as he goes all out with his mana, even though the three were once again able to resist, one could see that their faces were slowly changing as the pressure was truly becoming a bit too strong, of course, if they simply decided to fight it wouldn’t be the same as they were also shielding the people behind them from the enormous mana pressure.
“Tch, little bastards like you want to talk badly about my men, I should break your bones, as for you, perhaps I should let my men have some fun with you huh?” The leader licks his lips as he looks at the girls before focusing on the one that previously cursed at his men. His lecherous gaze was seen by all as they all had serious expressions on their face.
“You would all die before even touching any of them.” A gentle voice says as the pressure from the man was gone as an even stronger wave of mana was suddenly pressuring him. After feeling the mana the leader’s face changed as a beautiful young girl was slowly walking toward him. The girls and the man in the group all made way for her as they looked at her in reverence. Her white robe hid her body as it fluttered a bit and only then would people be able to get a glimpse or two of her figure.
Her long white hair swayed in the wind while her face radiated an aura of coldness to all who looked at her. Her blue eyes were like the summer sky while her pink lips looked like the prettiest of rose. She was probably at most 20 years old, but the way she walked, talked and the aura that was around her would make you think she was much older.
As she nears the leader her mana was becoming stronger and stronger, soon the Berserkers leader was forced to go all out, his mana erupted as a bloody hue was suddenly covering him, and soon it spread and a blood-red cloud could be seen around him. The bloodlust that the man gave off together with his incredible mana made him look incredibly powerful, of course, the same could be said for the other person. 𝐨𝘃𝗹.
The ground froze while the wind became colder, one gust of wind was enough for people to think the cold had penetrated through their bodies. The incredible coldness was spread from the girl as her group made some space between them, their leader cared for them, but she still couldn’t control her ability perfectly and she could accidentally harm them. The other groups had all retreated as they watched the spectacle, the system said nothing about fights being prohibited so they believed that these two were definitely going to go at it.
The girl was superior, that was certain, the more perceptive players could even feel that she wasn’t even going all out compared to the man and yet she was still pressuring him a bit. The two had a staring contest for some time before the man suddenly roared and lunged at her. The girl simply scoffed and waved her hand as a snowy wind was sent towards him.
Boom!
Suddenly there was a fire in front of the woman, the coldness being spread around her was gone as her attack was blocked. In front of her was a blonde man that had his hands behind his back, he had a smile as he looked at the girl while the fire was enveloping him.
Behind him, however, a 2m tall man had grabbed the hand of the Berserkers leader and held him in place. His huge frame made the leader look small and the latter looked at him with a serious gaze.
“I don’t think there’s a need to fight right now, I honestly don’t care, but you guys are quite close to us and you’re being kind of loud and annoying,” Wolf said while looking at the girl and her group.
“Plus, there’s no saying what the system might do if you fight, even if it never specified anything it’s possible that was a trap.”
“Loud and annoying?”
“Huh? Wolf looks at the girl who was staring at him dangerously now.
“So we’re loud and annoying, well I do apologize for disturbing the first ranked team, how would you like me to apologize?” The girl says as her whole demeanor changes, her mana pressure intensifies as the coldness spreads even further, even though Wolf was able to stop it for a bit, he was sure that in the end, he would lose a contest of man against the girl.
Shadow and the others slowly walked towards them as they released their pressure as well, seeing that each of them was so powerful was truly a shock to all of the groups, but before they could even think further a change happened.
Bam!
An incredibly violent wave of mana was released as everyone stopped what they were doing as looked at the center of the mountaintop. Reign was sitting on a big rock as he looked at the groups in front of him with a slight smile on his face, lightning was present around him as it flickered and cracked everywhere.
Comparing his mana to the others was not even possible, even the girl had only about 20 – 30% more mana than Wolf who was ranked 2nd when it came to overall strength and mana in their party. Reign on the other hand had more than triple Wolf’s mana right now, the pressure that he gave off to others was simply incredible.
“How about we stop all of this?” Reign smiles widely at the girl as he asks her.