Chapter 261: Spirit Reader

The ellipse-shaped objects called Soaring Shuttles were indeed unique items. Their small and modest appearance truly didn't justify the strength they could show. After all, who could ever think objects no bigger than a human arm could hit like an elephant.

At the moment, the golden-haired acolyte, Armand, sent two of them directly towards Emery, while the other two maneuvered from other directions, searching and waiting for an opportunity to land a decisive strike.

Seeing the two incoming ellipse-shaped flying objects, Emery quickly used his battle art technique to match the strength they exhibited as he already had the firsthand experience with it.

[Immortal Gate - Stage 3]

[Battle Power increased by 8 points]

[Current Battle Power : 53]

Clank! Clank!

Two consecutive metallic sounds resounded through the air as Emery deflected the two Soaring Shuttles. His arm that held the sword was trembling violently, showing how heavy the clash had been. Even though Emery was still being pushed back by the shuttles, this time he felt much more confident facing them after successfully deflecting two of them.

Alas, his happiness didn't last long as another round of attack was coming.

The Soaring Shuttles flew in a perfect curve and returned back to Emery. Even though his arm was still shaking, Emery immediately took his defensive stance again, ready to counter the next attack. But then, his instinct blared loudly and he realized something didn't feel right 

Because of that, Emery quickly used the buffer time the Soaring Shuttles needed to reach him to cast [Blink] and teleported a few meters back, instead of parrying them like his original intention.

The moment his foot touched the ground again, Emery could see the two shuttles flew in two curves that complemented each other, while one of the two Soaring Shuttle that was hovering around him plunged towards where he was earlier.

Looking at the three Soaring Shuttles he noticed they were actually flying at a speed way faster than before.

The three-pronged attack from two different sides and sky, added with their accelerated speed. Emery was not sure if he could parry them perfectly. Heck, he might not even be able to dodge them if he didn't trust his instinct and teleport away.

As if they were alive, the three shuttles shifted their trajectory and made their way towards the location Emery was currently. In addition, the last Soaring Shuttle also joined its brethren in their pursuit.

Emery immediately casted [Shadow Mist] when he noticed those four Soaring Shuttle coming at him. In the blink of an eye, several mirror images of him appeared inside the mist while Emery wisely chose to teleport once again, as he tried to confuse his opponent.

Swissh, Swissh, Swissh, Swissh!

Within seconds, the Soaring Shuttle had destroyed four of the mirror images. They didn't even have the chance to dodge before getting ripped apart into two.

Due to that, Emery realized those items were not a common weapon at all.

Noticing the incredulous look on Emery's face, Armand laughed loudly, "Hahahaha! Did you just realize now? These are one of the ingenuity products of the human race! But I guess trash from a lower world like you won't understand what I am saying."

Armand swiftly cast another spell that was unknown to Emery with his hand. Immediately after, the four Soaring Shuttle piercing through the air straight at him.

Swissh, Swissh, Swissh, Swissh!

The four shuttles flew together straight at Emery and the multiple mirror images, ripping through them like butter. As a result, they quickly found his real body. Seeing the incoming Soaring Shuttle, Emery was unsure if he would be able to block it. So, he teleported out of the mist.

This time, Emery teleported towards Armand, hoping he could fight him in close combat. Emery appeared in front of the golden-haired acolyte for a split second before he reappeared behind him. The moment he did so, Emery swiftly sent a slash with his sword. 

However, when the sword was only a few centimeters away from landing on its target, Emery was stopped by a strong force that held him for a second before quickly pushing him away. 

Emery was thrown a few meters towards the unexpected four Soaring Shuttle.

With no time to blink away, coupled with the razor-sharp shuttles looming over him, Emery quickly accessed his storage ring and took out another weapon in a hurry.

Clank, Clank, Clank, Clank!

Despite his body staggering back continuously due to tremendous impact, the four Soaring Shuttle were successfully parried. The shuttle were knocked away and made their way around to him again, Emery stabilized his footing, swiftly preparing his stance again with his sword and dagger technique.

In his right hand, Emery held the tier 3 sword given by his master, Magus Xion. In his left hand, he gripped the pitch-black dagger he got from granny in reverse grip.

Clankk! Clankk! Clankk! Clankk!

Seeing that Emery could only defend under the barrage of the shuttles, Armand laughed, "Hahaha! You can't defeat the Soaring Shuttles with your trashy weapon, lowlife! This is the power of a Spirit Reader!"

Spirit Readers were a title of special acolytes who had high aptitude regarding the control of the spirit force. Their practice was normally divided into three categories: controlling objects, like what Armand was currently doing right now, attacking the opponent's mind directly like what Klea's [Enchantment] spell did and taming other creatures like what Molt, Emery's previous opponent, did with his ants.

When spirit force was used to control a certain weapon like a sword or dagger, its effectiveness dropped into a tenth or a fifth of its actual prowess. That was the reason for the creation of Soaring Shuttle: an item that could be easily and completely controlled by spirit force, while also enhancing its strength and speed.

If Emery knew this information, he would not be surprised to see the ellipse-shaped objects speed to keep gradually increasing.

Even though he utilized his dual wielding technique of dagger and sword, Emery would still be unable to cope with the increasing speed the Soaring Shuttles had.

Splaattt!

Finally, Emery couldn't take it anymore as he was hit from the back by the shuttle and knelt to the floor. Luckily, his special tier 4 spell [Jade Skin] was strong enough to stop the Soaring Shuttle from piercing his body. Emery gritted his teeth resisting the pain and blinked away.

Seeing Emery was panting in the corner of the arena, Armand laughed even harder, "Hahaha! Run! Run away, you lowlife! You are already running away, aren't you?!"

Armand then turned around, confidently giving Emery his back and shouted to the crowd, "Look! He's afraid!!! What a coward!!"

The crowd was entertained by Armand's conduct and the cheers in the arena became even wilder.

Emery grabbed the opportunity when Armand valiantly bragged himself to take out and use the familiar blue-colored [Strength Paste] on both of his arms and legs. Knowing it still wouldn't be enough to take care of the shuttles, Emery decided to employ his newfound understanding of his Fey Transformation.