Chapter 687 Prove that Four is greater than 1

If everything went according to Alina's plan, then it should be only her fighting against Xavier's Companions. The other Travelers will still have to wait until the Event Loop ends.

But with the appearance of this power burst, Alina realized that the whole area is about to get more chaotic…

"Actually I should not be surprised that someone else can break through this time loop. Because if I can do it, then others should be able too…" Alina thought as she narrowed her eyes. "Sigh, it seems like I underestimated my enemies again…."

With her body now free to move, Alina had no problems finding the source of the power burst. Alina just looked back, and there she easily saw the person who just disrupted the whole event.

"….."

Just like what Alina expected, the source of the power burst was another Traveler, and from the looks of it, this Traveler was about to free itself from the Event Loop too.

"…."

This Traveler that Alina saw was a beautiful and curvaceous black-haired woman who stood a hundred meters away from Alina. This Traveler's form-fitting cheongsam made her beauty stand out, and her rippling black hair helped this woman improve her feminine charm.

Such appearance was enough to make Alina's attention be focused on this woman, although Alina did not care much about this Traveler's beauty at all.

What made Alina more interested on this Traveler was the ability that she used to free herself from the Event Loop.

Behind this woman Traveler, a large golden throne could be seen, with its lining studded with countless precious gems and metals. These gems, combined with the throne's glowing golden skin, made it look like a precious treasure that is about to descend on the world.

There were also numerous beautiful inscriptions etched on the surface of this golden throne, all that helped increase the throne's magnificent appearance.

"Hong long~"

As this throne floated above the woman Traveler, a powerful and domineering aura can be felt from it, one that even the distant Alina could definitely sense. This aura solidified the desirable appearance of the throne, to the point that denying that it is a treasure is already impossible.

"…."

The appearance of this throne was accompanied by an intrusive hums of wors.h.i.+p, which were loud enough to overpower the noise around the area. These sounds of wors.h.i.+p did not deal any damage to those who heard it, but they started to have the urge to start prostrating along these wors.h.i.+pping sounds.

Even Alina was affected by this too, but it only took her a slight shrug to diffuse this effect.

"…."

With these amount of gems, etches and powerful aura, this golden throne can make even a pragmatic person like Alina look at the throne with greed. This is how appealing this throne looked like, and it seemed that there were no treasures in the world that can surpa.s.s it.

But the sight of this golden throne and gems did not invoke any sense of desire from Alina.

Instead, what Alina felt were familiarity and surprise.

"A golden throne that is studded with previous gems and metals? And one that is also filled with works of art? If my suspicions were right, could this throne possibly be 'that'?" Alina whispered as she began to feel the domineering aura emanating from the throne. She sounded unsure right now, although there was a hint of conviction and sureness on her eyes that made her unable to look away from the throne.

"But how could this throne be possibly be here? Shouldn't only a few select have the capability to have this? Tsk, now I am getting confused too..."

Although her interaction with people was limited before, Alina was confident about the true ident.i.ty of this golden throne. After all, she had already met someone who had this exact thing before, and she had even felt its effect too!

Alina was of course talking about the Conqueror's Aura, more specifically Alex's Sixth Stage Conqueror's Aura, which had the ability to summon a golden throne behind its user!

"Argh! Just one Sixth Stage User of Conqueror's Aura is already irritating, and now there's another one here? And she's also my enemy? Tsk, if Alex was just here, then he could have done something with this…."

The sight of this throne alone was surprising enough to Alina already, as she did not expect to meet another Conqueror aside from Alex. The appearance of this throne also messed up her plans, as she realized that she had to change her approach against her opponents already…

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With her knowledge about the Conqueror's Aura, ALina was 100% sure that this woman with the Conqueror's Aura can easily break herself out of the Event Loop.

The Conqueror's Aura after all had the ability to manipulate the laws, so using it to break free of a time-based spell is possible…

This just means that aside from Xavier's Companions, Alina also now had to deal with this woman Traveler, which judging by the potency of her Conqueror's Aura, will surely be a tough opponent too.

"Ugh, first I have to deal with Xavier's Companions. Now I have to deal with this woman with the Conqueror's Aura too? Tsk, if I don't deal with this thing well, it will be hard for me to win…"

As much as Alina wanted to complain, she knew that doing so right now will be of no use at all.

Since this throne had already appeared, then the best that Alina can do was to just accept that it was here, and she would have to just adjust her plans for today.

There's nothing else that Alina can do after all, so she just had to make do with what she had.

"Tsk, judging by the power of this woman's Conqueror's Aura, it will take her a few more seconds to break free from the Event Loop…. A few seconds of time is already enough for me. I can use that time to free both Queen Mother and Professor Frances, while also attacking Xavier's companions…"

"Since there are a few seconds of time left before my additional enemy comes out, then I must defeat all of Xavier's Companions within that few seconds…. That is the only way that I can win here, so I must be prudent!".

With her mind improved by the a.s.sistance of the Church of Wisdom, Alina was confident her new adjustments on her plan can make her win.

In fact, Alina thinks that even with the addition of this new Traveler, there is still 50% chance that she wins, as long as she puts in her chips right.

50% might not seem much, but for people that are in the same power level as Alina, 50% is good enough!

"Just you wait, all of you my enemies! I will win this encounters, and I will use these fights as a chance to hone myself! So instead of thinking that you had won, think otherwise!"

With her additional praises to herself, Alina finally regained her calm.

She was able to focus herself once more, with her takes clearly etched on her mind already.

"Okay, so just like what I thought earlier, I will free Queen Mother and Professor Frances from this event loop. After that, we will have to cooperate to deal with our foes…."

Now that she remembered what she was supposed to do, the calm Alina raised her arms as she started chanting for the activation of her Time Magic.

[T-MANIFEST: ORD____] No, not again!"

But before she could even channel the Time Essence inside her body, Alina was forcefully interrupted again.

Her Time Magic, which was supposed to be used right now, was forcefully stopped by Alina, with her face now contorted in both fury and fear.

She seemed to be rendered emotional by something, which she made obvious through her actions and words.

"What the f**k? Why does this have to happen again! Isn't one already enough? F**k!!!" ALina, who looked like a child whose food had been stolen, said these words with great anger as she began conjuring s.h.i.+elds that covered her whole body.

She then began flying in zigzag directions, with all of her body focused on still defending herself. She did not even look back to her enemies right now, as she seemed intent on persevering herself.

"S**t, this is not good… If this really goes on, this might escalate into an all-out brawl, which is not what I planned to happen!"

The appearance of these s.h.i.+elds and her sudden movements made Alina appear as if she was highly interested on protecting herself right now.

This was definitely confusing, as she had already promised to use her Time Magic to free her allies from the Event Loop.

Why would Alina suddenly be defensive right now, when she already said that she will free both Queen Mother and Professor Frances? Isn't this against her principles too?

Yes, what Alina did might sound both selfish and foolish, but if someone were to be in Alina's shoes right now, they would definitely think the same.

What did Alina see as she chanted her Time Magic earlier? She actually saw only 3 changes in the area, but these 3 changes were already enough to make her reconsider everything…

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A small fairy-like creature, a handsome man with an illusory body, and an armored woman holding a staff were the sources of these changes, all which are enough to make Alina feel fear.

The fairy-like creature has summoned an illusion of a ma.s.sive tree behind it, one that seemed to be unaffected by the effects of the event loop. This tree even protected the fairy-like creature, to the point that the creature was slowly getting out of the event loop itself.

The handsome man on the other hand manifested what a looked like to be his soul, which was much more powerful than Alina's. Once this soul had appeared, the handsome man became visibly stronger, which seemed to allow him to resist the effects of the event loop too.

As for the armored woman, what appeared behind her was a ma.s.sive black hole that hovered like a sun on her back. This black hole displayed an astonis.h.i.+ng absorbent power that was enough to affect even time itself, which also allowed the armored woman to resist the event loop.

"…."

Seeing these changes alone broke Alina from her attempt to cast her Time Magic, and it is rightfully so, given the intensity of these 3 changes.

These 3 changes exuded effects as strong as the ability used by the woman with the Conqueror's Aura, so there is really no way for Alina to treat them lightly.

However, what made Alina warier about these changes were their implications, especially for today's events!

With all the things that Alina had seen today, the power of these 3 changes and their effects against the Event Loop only meant one thing.

These 3 changes were also power bursts, and the ones who induced them were Travelers too!

That's the only explanation for these changes, and that was the reason for Alina's sudden defensive stance.

3 more power bursts meant that 3 more Travelers will join in the fight, which is definitely not a good scenario for Alina.

Fighting against 1 Traveler is easier than fighting 4, so for Alina to defend for herself is just right.

"F**k, so all of my enemies can free themselves from the Event Loop too, and they are now coming to fight us all? S**t, this is really the worst case scenario!"

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