“[Thunderclap Strike!]”
I shouted while launching myself high above the heads of the Phantom League’s soldiers, after which I plunged downward as I sliced through the air when I let gravity and wind pull me into a deadly descent.
My blade mercilessly crashed into the center of a tightly packed group of enemies only to release an explosive surge of lightning that instantly burst outward, throwing soldiers back and electrocuting those who were too close. The ground splintered under the impact of my potent strike and the smell of charred flesh filled the air as my strike landed with a thunderous roar.
“Fuck! What is this?!”
“Arghh!!! My legs…!”
“Calm down and focus! It’s just one young enemy!”
“Yeah, we are still winning!”
Chaos rippled through the Phantom League’s ranks. Soldiers shouted and scrambled but I didn’t give them a moment to regroup. “[Stormblade’s Fury]” I whispered the name of the spell which I thought to be my current strongest based on its description, and I felt the wind gather around me as my body began moving as though I was weightless. The spell took hold and I became a force of nature as I darted from one enemy to the next in a flurry of lightning and steel.
Each of my strikes delivered a brutal mix of wind and lightning damage, searing through armor, rending flesh, and obliterating the defenses of my prey.
Thanks to my rather OP saber class and its spells, I’ve reduced their numbers to 25 with my sudden outburst but in the meantime, Abudha lost his last monk, Cedric and Selene their Heralds, and my teammates were getting overwhelmed on the front where I didn’t help yet. The only reason Ambition and I didn’t suffer losses was due to the existence of Seraphiel, Aurora, and Ambition herself who redirected a lot of damage from my girls to instead hit her.
Shit… My strongest spell just ran out too.
<Master!!!> I abruptly heard Seraphiel shriek into my mind with a tone of extreme danger.
I turned my head to see what stressed my gorgeous elf to this degree only to have my blood run cold. Seraphiel was in the midst of turning her bow towards Selene, who had a sinister, crazy grin on her features while she was aiming her staff directly at me. It seems my display made her realize how big of an enemy I was and that she had to kill me right here and now lest I become her undoing later on, even while we were bombarded by enemies from all sides. I imagine she had a way to escape with her fire spells, but first, she aimed to eliminate me.
My heart contorted as I realized that she was already in the midst of casting the spell of her choosing and that Seraphiel would be too late. I had a high HP amount, but I didn’t know if I could survive one of her stronger spells without even having time to cast a water shield on myself. At the very least, I would need severe healing, something we couldn’t afford right now.
It wasn’t hard for me to decipher that Selene smartly waited until my Healer had to shoot a Lifebloom Shot at Ambition and acted exactly then. Damn… I’m out of time.
Knowing I couldn’t do anything like cast a spell in time, I had only one choice left. I wanted to research more beforehand, but alas…
I opened my status window within my mind and clicked on the Primordial Rank-Up Mission to initiate it.
I didn’t know what to expect, but at this point, I simply had to introduce a new variable to the battle or we would be wiped out. If I suddenly died my other slaves would also become incapacitated due to the contract magic binding them to me. Yes, There was no other choice. A new line of text showed up in front of my eyes.
[Primordial Rank-Up Mission Initiating…]
Suddenly, everything turned white and the sound of battle could no longer be heard.
My vision gradually sharpened and the blinding white gave way to something entirely surreal. As my surroundings cleared, I came to the bizarre realization that I was standing on the edge of a vast, floating land that was suspended high above a sea of clouds.
The ground beneath me was soft grass that stretched out into a meadow filled with strange, vibrant flowers. Each plant was emanating a unique smell and they looked like nothing I’d seen before. They were entirely supernatural and seemed to live a life of their own since they were audibly conversing amongst themselves. That’s right; the flowers were talking and I understood them perfectly. Experience new tales on freewebnovel
“Lumi will come and water us soon!”
“I can’t wait!”
“Life is so good! Hehe!”
I didn’t know where to place this scene so I elected to ignore the cheery plants.
Beyond the field of flowers, I saw towering trees with iridescent leaves that cast multicolored shadows, and their branches were stretching out into the empty sky like skeletal arms reaching for something just out of reach.
I peered down from the edge of the island where I stood and saw nothing but endless clouds.
Panic surged in my chest as reality hit me. I didn’t have time to be here. Every second I spent away was another moment my team was left alone with the scheming bitch Selene ready to kill them so that she could escape with her wretched life intact. I thought the mission initiation would summon an apocalypse or that some brutal creatures would flood the battlefield to create chaos, which I could use to divert the enemy’s attention and turn the tides of battle. However… instead… I’d been
teleported
here.
“Am I… dead?” The thought clawed its way up into my mind. “Is this… some kind of afterlife?”
My body still felt solid and my heart still hammered in my chest. I don’t know what Heaven should be like, but I refused to accept my death just as so.
As I turned around towards the flower field and began rushing forward, hoping to find something- anything- that would help me, an old man’s voice sounded from next to me.
“I wouldn’t do that if I were you, youngster. Luminara planted those flowers a long time ago, and she will castrate you if you stomp on them.” He then chuckled wryly. “Trust me, you don’t want to test her.”