Chapter 341: The Trap

Chapter 341

The Trap

Seeing the golden magic power enveloping the 3 figures, Ellie narrowed her eyes slightly. These people were truly confident in their skills. If that was the case, she had no reason to be overly cautious anymore. Since they had decided to let their comrade handle her, Ellie would pretend to be cornered...

Her slender hand moved slightly, and the little rabbit responded swiftly. It knew that its master didn’t need to stay still to look for an opportunity. Thus, it flew around quickly, appearing here and there to confuse the enemy.

Ellie channeled her magic power into the little Black Fairy, allowing it to slowly absorb the enemies’ light shields. Even though they noticed this action, none of them were afraid. They stood firm, as if to show that a dragon need not fear a small mosquito bite.

Every time Ellie gave a command, her hidden presence would be revealed, prompting the 8-Directional Palm user to continuously launch attacks. Even though he couldn’t stay airborne, he would kick off the ground and quickly charge at Ellie’s previous position.

“Tch! Damn you, show yourself, coward!” He continued to threaten.

Ellie pretended not to hear and kept this up. Even though she didn’t need to expose herself by using magic, she continued to bait the enemy into anger. Her small figure appeared here and there, causing significant irritation. Even the 3 who accompanied the large man laughed at their comrade after seeing he was teased like this.

None of them believed the enemy was truly dangerous anymore. They thought she was just playing mind games and could only harm the newly recruited light magicians, who had all disappeared into the Black Fairy vines. Not even their screams were heard anymore.

Who would believe that even with over 300 elite magic user from various cities gathered here, they still couldn’t win? Instead, they ended up as mere sources of magic power.

But, well...this wasn’t their concern. Once these 300 were gone, they could just recruit more if they needed flesh shield. Those people were so foolish that just receiving an invitation letter made them flock here like flies! Truly contemptible.

"Enough with the games." Seeing their comrade use the 8-Directional Palm more than 4 times, the others seemed annoyed. The large man snorted. Seeing the youth appear this time, he decided not to attack directly anymore. Initially, he planned to play a game of tag to test if he could keep up, but after 4 attempts and failing each time, he gave up and switched to tracking the youth’s movements instead.

Narrowing his eyes slightly, he leaped into the air once more. This time, instead of using the 8-Directional Palm, he relied on his own fists, now coated with light magic, and struck rapidly.

Boom!!

"Got you at last," he sneered, his eyes full of mockery. Had the other really been playing around all this time only to end up like this?

As he laughed so hard his belly shook, Ellie, disguised as Luke, began to move. He seemed to be falling from the powerful attack, at least in the eyes of the others.

Ellie landed on the Black Fairy grass field some distance away. The large man jumped down, surprised to see that the enemy wasn’t as injured as he expected. He had felt his palm strike connect. However, he didn’t notice that Ellie had used an aura to briefly paralyze him, making his hand stop just short of Ellie’s skin. After that, she pretended to be flung away, but in reality, she only wanted to lure him away from where the other 3 stood.

"Now that I’ve found you, do you have any other tricks?" The large man asked, amused. He walked boldly on the Black Fairy grass field, unafraid. Although the grass tried to entangle him, the difference in their levels was too great. Being able to withstand his magic power wasn’t weak at all, but how could it deal with him!?

Seeing the enemy walk straight toward her, Ellie pretended to retreat, appearing to look for a way to fight back. When the large man saw his prey acting fearful, he grinned wickedly.

His thick hand clenched into a fist. Since the opponent was too fast for his 8-Directional Palm strike, how about his explosive punch instead? As the large man charged, Ellie, who seemed to be trying to escape, turned back and prepared to defend herself, her eyes fixed on him without fear.

"Watch out!!" One of the 3 observers shouted after carefully assessing the situation. He noticed something unusual about the little enemy’s movements. Although he didn’t fully understand what it was, his instincts never failed him. While he hadn’t yet reached the level of the previous association leader, his predictions in such scenarios were rarely wrong!

Unfortunately, the warning came too late. The large man, already charging, couldn’t stop. Ellie had used the time he thought she was toying with him to carefully observe his movements. She realized that the large man lacked good maneuverability, relying on brute force to move quickly. While an ordinary person might not easily notice, Ellie, who had trained in the Soft Jade Body technique, could clearly perceive his movement patterns and remained highly focused.

Seeing the large figure, like a dragon’s urn, charging at her with full power, Ellie knew that taking the hit head-on would be dangerous. She wasn’t foolish enough to just stand there. Ellie sidestepped slightly, understanding that it wouldn’t be easy to dodge entirely. The opponent’s attack combined physical strength with magic power. Thus, she quickly summoned the little Apple to be by the little rabbit’s side.

"Option One: Gather moonlight energy to glow."

"Option Four: Convert moonlight energy into a powerful protective shield."

"Option One: Expand the body to act as a protective shield."

Ellie swiftly activated both powers. Below her, the Black Fairy still covered the field, ensuring that any dispersed magic power wouldn’t be a concern. After all, the little fairy could convert it into food, ensuring none would harm her.

The first two commands were used on the little Nocturnal Rabbit. She turned the moonlight into a barrier to obscure her movements, preventing the enemy from seeing which direction she dodged. Then, she summoned the light shield of a level 3 legendary beast, which could only stop the incoming magic attacks. For the physical force of the opponent’s charge, the little Apple had to provide protection.

Boom!!!

The magical and physical forces collided with an explosive sound. Ellie moved herself along with the little Purple Mushroom that appeared to assist her. The Black Fairy also came out, ravenously absorbing the magic power. Because of this, the enemy couldn’t harm her even slightly. However, these were all of Ellie’s trump cards. If she didn’t finish this in one go, it would become a problem for her.

Within 2 seconds, everything happened very quickly. Ellie didn’t let the enemy stand still. She immediately activated two powerful skills.

“Nocturnal Rabbit, use Option Two: Combine moonlight energy to create a powerful moonlight bomb.”

“Little Apple, Option Three: Detonate the poison bombs on its back!”

When these two powerful skills were activated, normally, it would be fatal. However, the enemy wasn’t that easy to deal with. Realizing he hadn’t hit the enemy, he understood it was a trap and leaped backward in an instant. He took the brunt of the explosion, but it wasn’t lethal.

Next came the deadly poison, which even made the 3 further away pale. One of them quickly used his magic power to dispel the poison, saving all 4 of them just in time. However, the obese man closest to the explosion was significantly injured.

“Die!!” He was enraged by the series of attacks. His eyes turned red as he prepared to charge again.

“Stop!!” The same middle-aged man’s warning echoed. This time, it wasn’t just a gut feeling; he saw the red mark on his comrade’s forehead, a true symbol of bad luck.

Unfortunately, his loud warning fell on deaf ears. The obese man, feeling cornered for the first time since joining the Central Association, felt deeply humiliated. The enemy hadn’t fought him head-on but used such tricks. It was truly despicable!

“You bastard, die!!” He shouted, unleashing his explosive palm attack once more. But before he could strike, his body was suddenly hit hard.

“What?” One of the three onlookers froze, not understanding what had happened. The obese man suddenly stopped, drenched in sweat. While those at a distance might not comprehend, how could the obese man himself not understand?

He looked down and saw that right now, his leg had been impaled by some device. Yes! It was a trap meant for beasts, but it was a high-level trap. A regular human would have had their leg severed. Fortunately for the large man, his body was quite robust, so his leg wasn’t severed, though the hole in his leg was still quite terrifying.

“You!!!” He roared, his face trembling with hatred. Looking ahead, he realized that the path to the small enemy was filled with traps!

If it weren’t for the black grass field parting, he would never have seen how many traps lay ahead. The annoying black grass wasn’t just absorbing his magic power; it was also concealing these nasty traps!!

“Are you very angry?” Ellie, disguised as Luke, asked mockingly. She tilted her head, as if this fight meant nothing to her. However, if anyone else saw this, they’d be shocked. How could Ellie be playing so casually in such a dangerous fight? Every attack from the obese man could be deadly, even if it wasn’t a direct hit, yet she fought fearlessly. Even if they had 10 lives, they wouldn’t dare to face him head-on like this!

“Alright, shall we end this fight now?”

“Hah! Don’t think it’ll be that easy,” the obese man sneered. Did this kid think he was the only one with tricks up his sleeve? Didn’t he see that he still had 3 comrades?!!

And indeed, as soon as the three saw their comrade in trouble, they immediately unleashed their powers. 1 of them could attack from a distance, preventing the enemy from approaching his comrade from where he was. However, before they could act, the previously weakened Black Fairy grass surged toward them again!!

“Damn it!! Why do they seem to be getting stronger?!!”

“These grasses are really annoying.”

Boom. Boom. Boom!!

They unleashed more attacks and magic power, which in normal circumstances, the fairy grass should have at least break apart and give them a chance to escape from this fairy prison. Unfortunately, they were too slow.

“W-What are you doing?” The large man’s face showed utter confusion. Even he...was now tightly bound. He struggled with all his might, even though he was injured, but how could these seemingly weak grasses be so strong!?

His eyes fixed on the small figure with disbelief, noticing the thin arm with blood streaming down. He realized that the wound wasn’t caused by him, but what could it be?

His eyes changed color as a realization dawned on him. Only a high-level race could do something like this. He had spent a lot of time studying ancient texts, possessing considerable knowledge as a member of the Central Association. He had come across many old texts, and one of the secrets about high-level race’s blood was assumed to cause great calamities. He never thought he’d see it with his own eyes!!

Ellie let the blood flow. She didn’t fully understand why her blood was like this either. However, the eldest young lord had warned her to be cautious about it for a long time. Because of that, Ellie had always been careful not to let her blood spill unnecessarily, regardless of the situation. She never let anyone see her blood easily.But this time...the enemies she had targeted were ones she had calculated she could defeat. Ellie decided to use all her trump cards to deal with them in one go!