Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio  Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Golden Plains, night

Ariel studied the merchant caravan in the distance . Getting an idea, she gestured at the others . Look at the caravan . The air seems off .

Elovan and the others looked over . They really did see that, under the silver moonlight, there were some strange ripples in the air around the caravan . These ripples were very fine . Because the caravan was close to the magic seal, one would think that that was the reason if they didn't look carefully . However, they realized something was wrong after Ariel's reminder .

Of these six Legendary figures, the three High Elves led by Ariel were Magicians while Katyusha's group were Warriors .

The three Warriors saw that something was wrong but couldn't figure out where the opponent was from this . Thus, they turned to the High Elf Magicians, waiting for their conclusion .

Ariel said to Elovan and Milose, "You two protect me . The opponent has very strange power . It's hidden . I must put all my effort into tracking him . "

She didn't trust the three from the Army of Destruction . She only trusted her own race .

Elovan and Milose stood to either side of Ariel . Their Natural Power surged into their wands made from the World Tree into the preparatory state .

Seeing that they were ready, Ariel gestured at Katyusha . If I successfully track the opponent's position, I'll point him out . Be ready to attack!

Katyusha didn't like these three young High Elves, but they were cooperating, after all . They'd also treated her group's wounds and hadn't done anything tricky . She would manage to trust them this time . She nodded, showing her agreement .

After preparing, Ariel composed herself . She took out the World Impaler and added Natural Power into the magic sword . After half a second, the sword tip glowed and buried into the air .

An instant later, the World Impaler peaked out of the ground near the caravan . After that, a strand of faint Natural Power poured out of the sword . Disappearing into the ground, it entered the gra.s.s surrounding the caravan .

The biggest advantage of Natural Power was that it could fuse perfectly with the plants in Firuman . It had a perfect cover in places with dense vegetation . This was something that no other race's power could rival .

After the strand of Natural Power entered the gra.s.s, it started sliding . There were very slight ripples during this, but they were absorbed by the gra.s.s . No one noticed .

A short while later, the Natural Power reached where Link and Avatar were hiding .

While Link was focused on setting defensive runes for the caravan, Avatar gripped his obsidian sword . He kept his eyes wide, staring at the place Link had pointed out in high alert .

The enemy hadn't reacted yet, so he didn't do anything . However, he couldn't feel the Natural Power sneaking up at him at all .

Just as the Natural Power was three feet away from him and about to touch his body, Link reached out and pushed Avatar slightly to the side .

A snake-like tentacle of Natural Power slid past centimeters away from Avatar without touching anything .

Avatar was shocked . Natural Power was very subtle, but he was surprised that it was to this extent . He could obviously feel the change in power around him . As soon as Link touched him, he reacted immediately . Without any hesitation, he stepped aside, following Link's push .

His martial arts skills were practically flawless, and he had perfect control of his body . Even though he was huge, his movements were as light as a feather . He didn't disrupt anything when he dodged .

He was like a large buffalo that had the agility of a cat . One couldn't help but be amazed at the sight .

Less than half a second after the first tentacle of Natural Power came, another came . Link was still setting up the runes, but he tapped lightly, and Avatar sensed it . He moved lightly, following Link's direction . He moved at a speed and distance that was just right to avoid the tentacle .

After that, a dozen tentacles pa.s.sed by him . Link moved Avatar around as if he were a puppet on strings .

After that, a dozen tentacles pa.s.sed by him . Link moved Avatar around as if he were a puppet on strings .

To avoid the intrusive tentacles, Avatar had to make a lot of weird movements too . For example, he had to leap in the air and then spin three times . After landing, he had to go on his tiptoes, arch his back, move his hips with a hand on his pelvis, and much more .

Avatar was annoyed, but he had to follow Link's orders . It was like performing a weird dance under the moonlight .

He had to make sure Link would keep this a secret . If people found out that the Beastman king did all these weird things, they would dislocate their jaws laughing .

On the other hand, Ariel was deep in thought as she focused on searching . She could feel that the opponent was somewhere nearby, so she repeatedly checked that place . But strangely enough, she just couldn't find any trace of him time and time again .

After a full ten minutes, she was still fruitless .

At this time, she was forced to retract her Natural Power . Otherwise, she would use up too much power and affect her fighting later .

Retracting the World Impaler, Elovan asked with a gesture, How is it?

Ariel shook her head . I can't find him, but I can feel he's less than 2000 feet away!

Beside her, Katyusha pursed her lips with some disdain . She wouldn't say anything though . Gesturing, she asked, What do we do now?

The opponent was putting runes in the air around the merchant caravan . Clearly, they were getting ready to fight . Since Ariel couldn't find where the opponent was, there was no reason for them to stay here now .

Ariel was silent for two seconds . As soon as she was about to speak, the situation changed .

There was a soft sound in the air around the merchant caravan . Then the strangeness in the air disappeared . Other than the whistling wind and the merchants' prayers, the plains grew abnormally quiet .

He finished the magic seal .

He finished the magic seal .

He's going to attack!

But does he know where we are?

The six gestured speedily, trying to find a solution .

The seconds ticked by, but they couldn't reach an agreement . Ariel finally couldn't take it anymore and said out loud, "Stop arguing . This Magician is powerful . He knows where we are! Get ready!"

Everyone flinched and then got into defense mode, waiting for the hidden enemy to attack .

But what happened after that was unexpected .

Near the caravan, a pillar of silver light, like moonlight, appeared . It was more than 15 feet in width, and so tall one couldn't see the tip . More terrifying was that it didn't rush up from the ground—it descended from the sky .

It was as if a hole opened up in the boundless void and watery light flowed out to somewhere on the plains .

Seeing this, the merchants were shocked . A moment later, they fell into ecstasy .

Shallie excitedly cried, "There really is a G.o.d of moonlight . He responded!"

"We'll be saved!"

Mercenary leader Miro sighed deeply . He'd been on one knee earlier, but now, he knelt fully . Placing his hands on the ground, he murmured inwardly, G.o.d, you saved me once again . From now on, I will be your most loyal slave . I am your sword, and your will is my glory!

On the other hand, Ariel's group all gulped, s.h.i.+vering .

This power was too pure and subtle . Other than the silver glow, no aura seeped from the pillar of light . Right now, the six felt that this beam was so obvious, but it seemed to exist in another realm . They could only see it without sensing it .

On the other hand, Ariel's group all gulped, s.h.i.+vering .

This power was too pure and subtle . Other than the silver glow, no aura seeped from the pillar of light . Right now, the six felt that this beam was so obvious, but it seemed to exist in another realm . They could only see it without sensing it .

"F*ck . Is this really G.o.d's punishment?" The fallen angel gaped at the brilliant silver moonlight . He could feel his hands shaking . His newly-recovered wound was hurting again .

Ariel didn't know either . She just swallowed subconsciously . It was as if she'd angered some horrible existence today . Before she could speak, she heard Katyusha say, "What if we retreat?"

She could tell from the sight that they weren't a match .

As a servant of the G.o.d of Destruction, Katyusha had some knowledge about divine punishment . The G.o.d of Destruction had used the same method to pour power into a sacrifice or a messenger's body .

In that case, there was probably a G.o.d's messenger nearby . This nameless G.o.d had poured his power into him .

From the look of things, there would probably be a terrifying G.o.d's messenger coming after them in a while . If they didn't escape now, they would have no chance later .

"But we're six people . There's probably just one G.o.d's messenger . Maybe we have a chance?" Storm Warlord Parmese wasn't satisfied .

But just then, Ariel felt something was wrong . The scene looked scary, but it just didn't feel right .

Like…a G.o.d's punishment shouldn't be like this .

She didn't feel the danger of being in a hopeless situation . As a Magician, gut instinct was important, but she didn't feel the relative danger… What did this mean?

A thought popped up in her mind . What if this is a farce to divert our attention?