Chapter 65. NET {24}. Rune Monarch.

Chapter 65. NET {24}. Rune Monarch.

However, since the prince hadn't yielded the fight yet, the officials continued to watch closely to see the outcome of their fight.

Meanwhile, Orion continued to be dragged into the sand.

However, he finally understood what was going on. Before their fight began, Orion had assumed that he knew Luna's strengths and weaknesses.

She was clearly a moon elf whose specialty was being proficient in using magic, with her magical affinities being wind and plant magic.

He had watched all of her previous fights in the arena, so he had expected her to complement her inexperience in combat by making use of her vine warriors.

This was why he hadn't been surprised when Luna created ten vine warriors to fight him.

Luna had also been able to complete the first activity of the tournament within six minutes by creating twenty vine warriors who helped her to hunt ten horned rabbits, so he predicted that she would use them again when fighting against him.

However, he forgot to take into account her innate bloodline magical ability which allowed her to create illusions.

This was an innate ability common to all moon elves.

Until now, Luna had never used illusions on any of her opponents so he thought she couldn't use it yet.

However, he hadn't expected her to use her spirit guardians to increase the effect of her illusions.

If Luna had created the illusions on her own, Orion would have probably been able to counter it on his own, but right now, she was creating this illusion with the help of her two spirit guardians, so technically, the fight was three against one.

Moreover, Orion had noticed for a while now that he couldn't activate any of his skills.

It had been like this ever since the magical barrier was erected by the fairies who transformed into butterflies.

He had been trying several times now to use some of his skills but he couldn't, and the reason for that was because of the Gale Wing fairy.

Not only was the Gale wing fairy nullifying his ability to use any of his skills, but the moonlight fairy kept absorbing his mana as he was being sucked into the sands.

If Orion weren't a high elf with a huge mana capacity, he would have probably been unconscious by now due to mana exhaustion.

But right now, he wasn't the one exhausting his mana. Instead, his mana was being forcibly absorbed by the moonlight fairy.

With the rate at which his mana was being absorbed, it was only a matter of time before he became too weak to do anything.

At least, this was what Orion wanted her to believe.

The moment Luna's fairy erected the mana barrier, Orion's system had warned him of what the mana barrier could do.

That was when Orion finally understood what Luna's intentions were.

If Luna's spirits were to drain his mana and prevent him from casting a spell or even using a skill, it would have been easy for Orion to lose hope in the battle, allowing Luna to have the upper hand, and all she would have had to do was sit back, relax and watch as Orion became unconscious the moment his entire body got dragged into the sands.

It was the perfect plan, and Luna couldn't wait to see it all unfold before her.

A smile spread across her lips when she noticed that only Orion's head was above the sand and he would soon be completely sucked in.

Since Orion couldn't use any of his skills, this meant that he wouldn't be able to summon his spirit guardian and if he couldn't summon his spirit guardian, then he would have no one to depend on. Thereby making it an easy win for Luna.

The second whip instantaneously cracked out, slashing the moonlight fairy into two, just like the Gale wing fairy.

The moment the whips made contact with both fairies, their bodies ignited in flames, returning them back to the spirit realm.

The lightning whips also dissipated as quickly as they appeared.

Everyone watched the fight in dead silence as they couldn't believe what they were seeing.

Not only had their future king displayed to them a glimpse of what a rune monarch was capable of doing, but Orion had also single-handedly fought against two spirit guardians on his own with a bizarre kind of magic.

The likes of which none had ever seen before.

Meanwhile, a few minutes ago, before Orion's fight against Luna began.

Ariel, Karen, Elena, Evelyn, and Mia walked into the section reserved for the royal family.

Everyone sat down and a couple of maids walked in to give all of them snacks and something to drink.

Karen held her mug and drank from it, feeling nourished and satisfied as the tea slid down her throat.

With a contented sigh, she said. "I miss this, elven tea is always the best, right Karen?" Ariel asked Karen, who was sitting right beside her.

"Indeed, your Majesty."

"We have to get the recipe before returning back home."

"Your Majesty, you say this every time, but you always forget to ask for it."

"Then make sure to remind me."

Hearing this, Karen straightened her glasses before replying. "I'll try, but Your Majesty should try informing Queen Evelyn now before it's too late."

"Fine," Ariel nodded her head in understanding before turning her head towards Evelyn. "You'll remind me too, right, Evelyn?"

Evelyn smiled and agreed with a nod.

"Good, you had better remind me, or else I'll grope your– *nom* *nom*," Karen shoved a cookie into Ariel's mouth before she could complete her sentence.

"Please eat, and enjoy the fight."

The moment Karen said this, Orion and Luna stepped into the arena and it didn't take long for the fight to start.

"Is that the prince?" Ariel asked, pointing at Orion while zooming her vision to see him more clearly.

Impressed by the prince's good looks, a huge smile appeared on Ariel's face and she spoke. "Wow, well done Evelyn. The little prince is cute," Ariel complimented Evelyn about her adorable little son and Evelyn smiled after hearing her words.

"Yes, he is. My baby really is the cutest."

"Well, let's see if he's as good as his mother," Ariel leaned back into her chair before watching as Orion successfully neutralized every single spell Luna cast towards his way.

"Interesting, so you've taught him how to cast spells without chanting?"

"Of course, he's my baby, so it is expected of him to learn it from his mother."