Chapter 38: Gerlaine
Chapter 38: Gerlaine
Up in the distance, two figures were floating in the sky. They were Gerlaine and Balaror, the same duo who had initially chased after Eddy. Instead of joining forces with him, they were fishing for benefits elsewhere.
"This is exhausting, let’s rest a bit," Gerlaine swung her long hair about, her pretty face revealing a hint of weariness. Looking around at the lush green farm they were nearby, Balaror smiled and agreed. However, both their personal gadgets suddenly started beeping, prompting Gerlaine to look into the distance in surprise, "Huh, there’s another student here. 2100."
"That low? Let’s check it out." Balaror replied, and the two slowly headed for the farm.
Within the farm was a troubled Lu Yin. It had taken only a few star crystals for him to go from a new Seeker to the peak of that realm, but going from a starting Sentinel to the peak required hundreds of times that amount. He had absorbed about a cube of star crystals, but his combat level had only grown to a little past 2,000. A portion of the energy had been used to eliminate any impurities, which meant it would take many more cubes to become a peak Sentinel. He was no longer sure if he could get there even targeting school leaders.
"Looks like it’s impossible to max out for now, at least I’m over 2k," Lu Yin mumbled as he recalled Parlie’s strength, but was suddenly distracted as he noticed Gerlaine and Balaror approaching. He was particularly intrigued by the latter; did a dryad manifest itself from the plant life here?
"You inside, come out," Gerlaine charmingly ordered, flinging her hair back with pride. Lu Yin walked out as asked, but she was displeased when she realized that he barely even noticed her, "Hey, what are you doing staring there? I’m the one talking to you"
He pointed at Balaror, "Is that a nymph?"
"What? Such insolence!" Balaror grew furious in an instant, sending a kick towards Lu Yin. As an elite student of the Great Yu Empire’s Outerspace Academy, he was second only to Gerlaine here at over 2,900 battle power; he didn’t see someone at 2,100 as a threat.
Lu Yin dodged with Roving Step, appearing to the youth’s right as he pressed down on his abdomen. "Robbery," he said with an icy tone as enormous force blasted out from his palm, the explosion blasting Balaror away as the Spacerender Palm split skin.
Gerlaine’s gaze focused as an unusual bow appeared in her hands, rumbling thunderously as she aimed an arrow at Lu Yin. He felt the approaching danger and immediately dodged with the Roving Step, barely in time as an arrow whizzed past his ear into the distance. It tore through the air and shook the earth in its wake, and moments later a thunderclap resounded in his ears accompanied by a violent shockwave.
Before he could even look back, the girl was already aiming another arrow at him. He clawed forward to stop her, but she dealt with that by forming lightning all over the surface of her body in a stormy armor. The appearance of the armor twisted the air and shook the ground, forcing Lu Yin to get serious as two stars appeared on his palm. Another loud explosion rang out, as his attack barely tore through the armor and struck her body.
Both literally and physically, Gerlaine was blown away. This armor had been a gift from her brother, and its defenses were something few Sentinels could break through. And yet, this random person had managed to do it.