Chapter 108~ Exposed?!
What in the world is going on??
The Elf Prince’s face flickered with a hint of astonishment. Even after enhancing her perception, she couldn’t detect when Tillysha had disappeared into thin air while they were in the thick of the jungle.
Back in the thicket, Tillysha was as agile as a roc diving into the sea, swiftly climbing onto a treetop and raining down arrows with fierce precision, targeting the enemy’s rear line.
Without Litte acting as a ‘shield,’ the light arrows pierced through the fortress walls unobstructed, shooting—right into the stronghold.
Suddenly, the Elf Prince felt a chill down her neck. Her sense of danger made her hairs stand on end, as if a sharp, icy object was about to skewer her throat at any second.
In a precarious moment, a delicate hand grasped the flying light arrow, her stern gaze piercing through the foliage, locking eyes with Tillysha hiding in the tree.
“Thank you, Your Highness.” The Elf Prince exhaled a sigh of relief, offering her gratitude to Aistride.
Aistride didn’t reply. At the moment, all her focus was on Tillysha, her eyebrows slightly raised in suspicion.
How did Tillysha’s strength seem to have skyrocketed in just an instant? Was she concealing her true abilities all along? If she truly possessed that kind of power, there was no need for her to hide it.
Why? What factor boosted her power? Since the start, the only change was the location.
Could it be… …
Aistride’s eyes scrutinizing Tillysha carried a twinge of suspicion, but she quickly dismissed the thought.
No, it’s impossible. She’s undoubtedly human. And… If she were really an elf, why would she deliberately conceal her race?
Just as Aistride was pondering this, Tillysha seemed to sense herself being targeted by Aistride. She sighed inwardly at the elves’ keen perception in the jungle and adhered to the principle of striking once and then shifting locations, changing her position.
Aistride was momentarily taken aback. Before she could react at all, merely perceiving and locking onto Tillysha, the latter noticed that she was being targeted.
This terrifying perception ability, even though Aistride knew it was impossible, forced her to overthink things.
Hidden among the bushes, Tillysha released surprise cold arrows, shifting her targets this time to the rear clerical God姬, Han Yuan.
Aistride timely swung her silver blade, its frost-infused flames dispersing the light arrows.
With Tillysha hidden and undetectable, her surprise attacks were hard to predict. Aistride knew she could probably withstand a few attacks, but there would always be room for error or when her reach couldn’t cover the situation.
Another synchronized barrage struck, Aistride swung her blade to deflect the arrows as she had done before.
“Groaaah!” In the next moment, the sound of a wounded teammate reached their ears. Aistride turned her gaze to the nearby scene—Lady Prince with an arrow piercing her arm, and Han Yuan with an arrow lodged in her abdomen.
How did this happen? I thought I deflected her light arrows. When exactly were these arrows shot?
Before Aistride could get an answer, she didn’t realize that the cold arrows were merely the beginning. Next, light arrows rained down from all sides.
The Elf Prince stood there in shock, feeling as if they were surrounded by a thousand troops in the jungle. The once friendly woods had now transformed into a prison confining them.
Their enemy’s unpredictable moves overwhelmed the Elf Prince, leaving her unable to think calmly. She felt like the blessings she received from nature were fake.
Was that human capable of some kind of cloning technique? How can she sh**t so many light arrows at once?! Not only was it questionable whether she could accomplish it, but would her divine authority even allow it?
The relentless barrage of light arrows dazzled the eyes, looking almost like light pollution.
Countless ‘raindrops’ overwhelmed the three people on the scene. Litte, crushed under the thorny vines, was the only one spared.
“Everyone, don’t panic…” Han Yuan hurriedly unleashed her Divine Authority. A serene blue glow radiated from her body, nurturing herself and her comrades.
However, there were simply too many light arrows. Unlike the clerical God姬 who had a protective realm, the Prince wasn’t so lucky and quickly turned into a pincushion after a single arrow shower.
The Elf Prince was pierced by multiple arrows, her token shattered, eliminating her from the competition.
As silver-haired Elf shut her eyes, an invisible force tugged on her body, levitating her in mid-air. Behind her, the image of the Chosen of the Moon composed of the Seven Stars faded, dimming three of its stars.
The Seven Stars became Four.
Tillysha, darting through the jungle releasing arrow showers, suddenly felt something lock onto her.
Looking up, she saw Aistride floating in the air, her silver-hair billowing like silk. Behind her stood a Chosen figure formed from the Four Stars, three of its stars had vanished.
Tillysha’s expression flickered with a hint of surprise.
She wasn’t quite sure what the dimming stars of Aistride meant, so she used the Divine Analysis Technique to check.
As before, the massive amount of encrypted data severely drained her spirit, and in the end, she only managed to glimpse a few incomplete sentences.
Currently, in Aistride’s hands, a transparent moonlight bow was formed.
Could it be a Divine Authority-based “Lock-On” attribute technique?
Tillysha trusted her instincts. She wouldn’t be able to escape, even if she ran to the end of the earth.
Since she couldn’t escape…
Tillysha loaded two arrows onto her bowstring, stretching it open— one aimed at Han Yuan, the other aimed at Aistride, as she began to charge.
The arrowheads released a brilliance as dazzling as the sun.
She wouldn’t attempt this recklessly in normal circumstances. Simultaneously charging two power arrows was extremely taxing on one’s spirit, but within the jungle, she was bold.
Aistride lifted her eyelids, lightly stroking the intricately transparent moon bow with her delicate hand, and without an arrow in her bow, a moonlight arrow formed as if out of moonlight itself, luminous and ethereally beautiful.
Tillysha squinted her eyes.
One up, one down, one on the ground, one in the air. Each bow was aimed at each other.
Their green and moonlit eyes met in a fleeting moment, and the next second, they both simultaneously released the strings in unison.
The golden sun arrows flew toward the airborne Aistride, and the silver moon arrows dived toward Tillysha.
Just as the two arrows were about to intersect, the silver moon arrow made a last-second sharp turn, bypassing the golden sun arrow.
“BOOM BOOM BOOM!!” The following scene left onlookers breathless.
The silver moon arrow, after swerving past the golden sun arrow, shot like it had eyes of its own, striking Tillysha’s head, and the diffused moonlight enveloped the golden-haired girl.
This was Aistride activating her super-strong Divine Authority, the [Silver Comet of the Deep Moon], after sacrificing three of her stars.
The terrifying power nearly shattered Tillysha’s wooden bow at once, causing her to fall from her perch, along with something falling off her head.
On the other side, the golden sun arrow also struck Aistride, Tillysha’s accuracy as precise as ever, going straight for the enemy’s throat.
With a hit to her neck, Aistride also fell from the sky, crashing onto the ground.
And the other fully charged golden arrow successfully hit Han Yuan’s throat as well, sending the elven cleric away under the jungle’s support.
Litte stared at the scene, trembling. Initially, she thought it was going to be a one-sided massacre, but it turned out to be such an evenly matched battle.
It felt like this match was primarily a duel between Tillysha and Aistride; the others were merely extras or extras on the field.
When gods fight, mortals suffer, and that was exactly the situation. All three of her teammates, including herself, fell victim to the collateral damage from these two celestial entities.
Though earlier, Aistride’s [Three Star Deep Silver Comet] successfully hit Tillysha, and it was a fatal blow. Shouldn’t she have been eliminated by now?
On the other hand, Aistride was also struck fatally by a powerful Divine Authority attack, but let’s not forget Aistride’s terrifying Divine Resistance. Taking this move in stride, she could definitely stand up again, whereas Tillysha might not.
However, she hadn’t heard the system’s elimination announcement or the victory announcement for the champion.
What was happening? Could it be the system judged that Tillysha wasn’t completely eliminated yet?
Impossible. Her bow was shattered, struck in a headshot without any protective aura around her, and she wasn’t eliminated?
Looking at the golden-haired girl lying on the ground with her long hair spread out, Litte felt perplexed.
But from the result, it was a good thing. At least Tillysha was knocked unconscious, and after a brief rest, Aistride stood up again, walking toward Tillysha.
Speaking of which, didn’t something fall from Tillysha when she got hit just now?……
The distance was too great, and with Tillysha falling face-down, she couldn’t see clearly what happened.
Just as she had this thought, suddenly she heard a few moans, followed by the blond girl slowly rising up, clutching her head painfully, struggling to get off the ground.
She was able to stand up?
Aistride tightened her grip on her crescent blade, intending to chase Tillysha down. But as she looked at Tillysha groggily rising to her feet while holding her head, her eyes widened in shock, her feet rooted to the spot, missing the perfect opportunity to attack.
“………Huh???” Not just her; after confirming she wasn’t mistaken, Litte felt her outdated CPU couldn’t process the information before her eyes.
It also occurred to her during their bewilderment that Tillysha had been hit when a mysterious object fell from her.
The distance was too far. With Tillysha falling face-down, she couldn’t clearly see what happened.
Just as she was thinking this, she suddenly heard a few groans, then the blond girl, holding her head in pain, got to her feet, struggling to stand.
She was able to stand up again?
Aistride clenched her crescent blade, intending to attack Tillysha as she hadn’t fully recovered, but she froze in place, stunned by the sight.
“Huh???” Not just her. After confirming she wasn’t mistaken, Litte felt her outdated CPU struggling to process the unfolding events.
And amidst their daze, Tillysha, clutching her head, leaned against a tree for support, her forehead beaded with sweat.
Realizing that two puzzled gazes were fixated on her, she looked up. The sight of Aistride ready to strike and Litte, still tied up like a dumpling, both glaring at her with shock-filled eyes, left her bewildered.
What was going on?
Tillysha frowned lightly. Her realm didn’t have a paralyzing effect, so why did these two people suddenly freeze with such strange looks after it shattered?
“Miss Tillysha… Miss?” Usually casual and a bit outspoken, Litte now sounded extremely cautious.
“Y-y-you… Who are you?………”
What nonsense was she spouting?
Who else could she be? She was Tillysha, of course.
Tillysha didn’t understand why this girl suddenly started acting so silly, though she hadn’t been particularly bright to begin with.
“Is this today’s cold joke, Miss Litte?” Still unaware of the situation, Tillysha offered a polite smile and mocked.
“…..” Litte remained silent, her eyes glued to Tillysha, making her scalp tingle. Even Aistride was similarly affected.
“I believe elves don’t like being stared at by strangers, nor do they like staring at unfamiliar people.” Despite the elves’ inexplicable behavior, the match wasn’t over yet. Tillysha felt it necessary to remind them they were in a competition.
“Instead of focusing on me, please concentrate more on the competition. Can you?”
“Ah, ah, y-yes, m-ma’am!” For some reason, hearing Tillysha’s slightly scolding tone made Litte stutter, reflexively blurting out a “ma’am.”
This confused Tillysha even more, prompting her to reconsider if something abnormal happened to her……
“Miss Tillysha… No, Lady Tillysha.” As she was reflecting, Aistride suddenly spoke up. Her hands were clasped together as if uncertain how to proceed with the conversation. Her expression was complex.
“Have you been concealing your identity for some reason?”
“Was there some difficulty or necessity that compelled you to hide your identity? Or is there another cause… Would you have sought help from your kind if my suspicions are correct?”
“Miss Aistride, what are you talking about?” Tillysha gradually realized something and her expression changed. “I’m sorry, but I don’t understand what you mean. What identity have I concealed?”
“…….” Aistride didn’t respond, lowering her head slightly and making a peculiar action—rubbing her ears.
“……” Understanding Aistride’s meaning, Tillysha’s pupils contracted, her expression shifting from incredulity to confusion, and finally, her lips slightly tightened as she raised her hand to touch her ears.
They were pointy.
Not covered by the earmuff.
“…….” Tillysha froze in her action, as if paralyzed, her normally cheerful and lively eyes losing their luster.
……How could this be?
When did she get exposed?
Though outwardly she maintained calm, her heart churned with turmoil.
Where’s the earmuff?
Where’s the earmuff?!
Tillysha’s composure shattered, frantically searching all around.
“I think you’re looking for this.” Aistride’s gentle tone reached Tillysha’s ears. She held up a black-and-white earmuff and handed it over in front of herself…..
“…….” Tillysha stared at the earmuff, feeling a wave of confusion. Her head started spinning as if it were a residual effect of the previous head strike or something else.
Exposed. Her identity has been exposed.
Her true identity was revealed to the public, even caught on the spot by the elves.
What would happen next?
Would these elves inform Elf Empress Bilodis of her? What would Bilodis do upon discovering she’s still alive?
Whether her experiment was a success or a failure wasn’t the key. The critical issue here was that she wasn’t Bilodis’s actual younger sister, Tillysha herself, yet she occupied Tillysha’s body.
Bilodis’ response was self-evident.
Who would let a dirty male human spirit wreak havoc inside the body of their most cherished younger sister?
The outcome awaiting her was likely that Bilodis would imprison her and extract her soul……
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