88~Brain Hemorrhage
The axe blade towering taller than her entire person was mere inches away from Wenfu. The chilling aura of impending d*ath sapped away her last shred of courage. Even though she knew this was a non-lethal competition, her body trembled uncontrollably in response to the danger instinctively perceived, refusing to cooperate any longer…
Anyone could tell that the blonde cutie was no easy opponent, so it was without question that picking on the weaker side was the smartest strategy at such a moment.
The valley had amazing sound transmission. With all the ruckus they were making, they couldn’t hope for the other teams within the valley not to hear. They had to wrap this up quickly.
The axe’s rise and fall happened in the blink of an eye, but to Wenfu, it felt like an entire century had passed.
It seemed elimination was unavoidable…
Before the sharp, freezing edge brought its crushing pressure, a fragrant gust arrived first. It wrapped around her waist, pulling her into a warm embrace.
Carried by this fragrant breeze, Wenfu could smell mint and vanilla, her senses enveloped in this refreshing, heart-penetrating aroma. It was as if a gentle summer breeze brushed over her heart, leaving her spirit swaying.
Coming back to her senses after a moment, Wenfu realized her back and knees were being embraced, leaving her entire body nestled comfortably. She could clearly feel the warm and ample “cushion” grazing against her back.
This size, hmm, turns out watching is very different from experiencing personally.
“Umm…” Although she understood she shouldn’t be thinking such embarrassing and far-fetched thoughts at this moment, Wenfu couldn’t help but have them anyway.
Tillysha, with her longbow on her back and holding Wenfu, was walking horizontally on the cliff wall.
“Thinking about running?” The mage hurled three scrolls, a thought later, and dozens of ice spikes emerged from the crystallized magic array, not aimed at Tillysha, but at the narrow exit ahead of her.
In the blink of an eye, the solidified ice spikes sealed off the retreat path for both Tillysha and Wenfu, spreading icy coldness everywhere. They also blocked other teams attempting to come and reap the benefits of others’ efforts.
Using up three scrolls in one go? Even disregarding the extravagance of such action, as with the Divine Son, a mage expends mental force extracting the enchantments from the scrolls, and to activate three scrolls at once cost mental strength that grew exponentially.
There’s a reason why this team made it to the Top Ten. But judging from what was seen, the Divine Son of their team was likely eliminated already.
If so, their informational advantage still stands.
“Strange…” Blake, holding his great axe, looked at Tillysha landing safely, and felt a bit confused inside.
His axe didn’t directly hit her, but the air current it carried should have struck her. Being hit by Divine Authority and still looking completely fine?
After placing the still-dazed Wenfu on the ground, Tillysha immediately activated Divine Analysis Technique.
It’s no wonder. While they were evading, the enemy team’s ranger didn’t stay idle and activated Divine Authority from the battlefield’s flank.
Name: Barkley Orin
Strength: Yellow
Speed: Blue
Stamina: Yellow
Jump Power: Green
Divine Princess Realm [Shadowy Haven]:
Physical Resistance: 4
Magic Resistance: 3
Alchemy Resistance: 2
Divine Resistance: 2
Realm Effect: When no one intentionally pays attention, their presence diminishes significantly.
Divine Authority [Relative Presence]: In the current vicinity, anyone unaware of her name can activate Divine Authority, enabling visual blending with the surrounding environment. Note: The fewer people who know her name, the better the concealment effect.
So it wasn’t true invisibility, but more about lowering presence and activating Divine Authority.
This ranger Divine Princess blended into the surroundings, making it very difficult even for Tillysha, knowing his location, to hit a vital spot.
The fewer who know your name, the better?
Tillysha glanced at Blake and the mage, pondering for a while before she grasped the essence of the situation.
She cleared her throat and shaped her hand like a megaphone. Her voice, as clear and melodious as a nightingale’s, echoed toward Barkley’s direction.
“Mr. Barkley Orin, stop hiding. I see you, okay?”
“Huh?!?!” Upon hearing this, the stealthy Barkley had his hairs stand on end, nearly losing his footing.
“Barkley Orin?” When hearing this, both Blake and the mage were puzzled, exchanging confused glances with each other.
Seeing their reactions, Tillysha confirmed her guess.
It must be.
“Barkley Orin? Who’s he?” Blake frowned.
Yup, just as Tillysha suspected, Barkley never revealed his real name when joining the team. Or rather, it was a fake name he disclosed, aiming to maximize the power of his Divine Authority.
Barkley was a master at covering his name and did it meticulously. Even the records in Coleman Academy’s archive only contained his fake name. He participated in all sorts of events using pseudonyms. To sum it up, beyond his biological parents, no one knew his last name or first name.
But there was a hidden risk. A Divine Son’s [Divine Analysis Technique] was a big threat to him. Names could be forged, but objective facts couldn’t be falsified. [Divine Analysis Technique] could see through all disguises and directly perceive the truth.
Meaning no matter how much Barkley claimed to be Jack or Jones, the fact that his name was Barkley Orin wouldn’t change. No matter how well he hid, Divine Sons with this ability could see right through him.
Facing this threat, Barkley had a plan. He splurged on a black stone pendant from a high-level enchanter. The enchantment on this pendant could block the Divine Son’s Divine Analysis Technique. So when a Divine Son used it on him, the name slot would read a bunch of undecipherable gibberish.
He thought this would guarantee him peace indefinitely, but the enchanter mentioned a detail: The pendant worked by weakening the Divine Analysis Technique’s “penetration”. It’s like putting a veil over his info. But if the Divine Analysis Technique was ranked too high, the penetration would be too strong, rendering the pendant useless. Facing an epic-level Divine Analysis Technique, any disguise would seem laughable.
But an epic-level Divine Analysis Technique wasn’t likely to show up in rookies. Not just rookies, it probably didn’t even exist in the whole Coleman Academy. Thus, the pendant was more than adequate.
Therefore, the instant his real name was discovered, Barkley lost all composure. He couldn’t figure out how his name had been leaked.
There’s no way he was exposed by detection, it must’ve been someone letting the cat out of the bag!
Who the heck did this?!
Before Barkley could figure it out, Tillysha’s voice echoed again.
“Mr. Barkley Orin, I understand why you didn’t share your real name with your teammates. After all, the fewer people who know your name, the stronger your Divine Authority, so you naturally didn’t tell them.”
This damned blonde girl!!!
After hearing this, Barkley almost blew a gasket.
