Chapter 278 - The Ark Of Agile Quadruplet

Mavislin s.u.c.k.e.d in a sharp breath of air, carefully accessing the situation. Any moment from now, her opponent would strike. Since the girls at the back alley had been taken to a safer place by Gab and Ysabeau.

"You think that these are the right girls?" asked Gab, placing a blanket of a girl.​​

"Yes, I'm sure. Her statement is never wrong," said Ysabeau, checking up on the girls' pulses.

Ysabeau took out a shard of a crystal. It was small, but it had a rainbow glow.

"This is our main communication within the Arks. Only the Founders are gifted these. Basically, these are called Crystal Prisms. Since it converts information into light when aimed at a specific angle, the information would travel within the speed of light," explained Ysabeau, wiggling the piece between her fingers.

"But what if the recipient is in a dark area, where light can't shine through?" asked Gab, lifting another girl.

"I didn't say anything about using natural light. We use our Elemental Power to convert into beams of light. Each Crystal's hue represents the wielder's Elemental Aura. Mine is rainbow since I can use the most basic Elements. Mav's light is golden while Z's would be blue."

"Hmm... Such a neat device... Mind if I take a look at it?" asked a voice, appearing behind Ysabeau.

The boy was hanging upside down, with his feet hooking onto a clothesline. He then tried to grab Ysabeau.

"Duck!" shouted Gab, instantly dropping down to hug Ysabeau's legs.

He narrowly escaped with Ysabeau, with both lying on the ground.

"Looks like we've got company..." growled Ysabeau, standing up.

"No, your little friends are joined by my sibling too!" exclaimed the perpetrator.

The boy grinned playfully as his whole body rotated a full circle before landing right behind Ysabeau. If she wasn't human, she wouldn't have caught that punch. He quickly recovered and delivered a powerful kick, knocking Ysabeau off-balance.

She then grabbed the boy's leg brought it down with her, but the boy was extremely agile. He managed to get out of her grip by launching himself up into the air, using Ysabeau's shoulder as a stepping stone. He ended in mid-air, hanging upside down once again.

Ysabeau was starting to get annoyed since she detested this type of fighting style. It reminded me of Mavislin's fighting style, gracefully annoying. As he was facing away from Ysabeau, she thought it was a good idea to attack the back of his head.

"You are full of surprises, but old tricks are easy to beat!" yelled the boy, still wearing that same grin as before.

The moment he felt the wind of Ysabeau's punch, turned his entire body and blocked the punch with his own wrist. This happened within a fraction of a second, Gab had no way of predicting what could happen next. And the boy was still upside-down when the two clashed again.

He then flipped once more, dodging yet another kick from Ysabeau. He landed upright, staring right at his opponents.

The enemy was a young boy. But something was off with him, Ysabeau couldn't quite put her finger on it. But Gab could punch through it. He knew exactly who this boy was. He gritted his teeth as he remembered how upsetting it was to find their lifeless bodies.

"I don't know what power you wield. Or if you are just an echo. But you should rot in hell for copying him!" shouted Gab, angrily.

"Oh, you know this kid?" asked the enemy.

"Know?! Dig deeper into your memories! You'll find out who I am! You'll find that this boy you are acting as was very close to me!"

He took out his rifle and loaded it in special ammunition. He was lucky that he managed to make some new bullets or else his usual ammunition might not work at all. But if he could predict the boy's movements and tactics, then this enemy should not be the problem.

Never thought he would have to meet his dead sibling like this. The boy was pale, dressed in rags. His eyes weren't human at all, drowning in a deep sea of black. His brown hair was short and unkempt. He looked similar to the puppets by the Husks.

But Ysabeau was sure that it was an individual of its own since his movements and words were too fluid to be controlled by someone else. Plus, his Aura may be hidden but did not alert Ysabeau of any significant danger. This was going to be an easy opponent.

No, whoever this Mage was, he was pretending to look like this kid.

"There's no mistaking it, he was the only one who could be this agile. Each of the Quadruplets was known for their talents," explained Gab.

"Talent of being extremely annoying," mumbled Ysabeau.