Chapter 253 - C253. Icyla’s Armaments

As the Black Knight lunged towards Rain with supersonic speed. They both practically disappeared, as their movements could not be followed by the naked eyes. Only beings beyond the level of a demigod could keep track of their moves.

Knowing this, Misty clicked her tongue in annoyance as she had to admit defeat to her troublesome little sister. She had been forced to recognize her strength just by the fact that she was able to keep up with the behemoth from the Alcar Family, Voke. 

He was a sadistic and perverse warrior that had sworn loyalty to the Alcar Family some centuries ago. The reason for that was unknown but the family had always favored him, turning a blind eye to any sick and perverse things he did as long as he respected the nobles.

As the Dark elves were not valued highly as a species in the demon continent. He could do whatever he pleased to them without suffering any consequences and as long as he phased it as training, he could torture, kill or even rape them without facing any consequences. 

Frankly, Misty did not like him at all but her orders were absolute and she had no choice but to work with him on this mission. She could only imagine what he planned to do with her sister if he caught her but quickly shook the thought out of her head as she couldn't afford to think about such things.

Her target now was the ice monster that caused her sister to become a subject for experiments in the first place. Up until she was born, no Dark elf had been used for experiments so everything that had happened to Rain till now was all her fault.

She believed whatever they had done to Rain was because of her and she had even gone as far as to brainwash her sister's mind, forcing her to become friends with the monster and turning her back on her only family. 

This was something she could not forgive and would be sure to make her pay for it.

She wasn't a demon and thus, she held no arrogance in her own strength. The pill she took had boosted her physical ability past that of any mortal but it was impossible to approach the realms of a true demigod.

That was exactly why her first move had been to activate the sealing barrier after realizing that Liz had also received a massive boost since the last time she saw them. 

The fact that she was no longer able to sense her aura showed that she had broken through the mortal realms and had become a demigod just like Rain. 

How they did it was beyond her comprehension as she was fairly certain that while Liz might have the potential to become a demigod, Rain did not. So this was beyond everything she understood about how the world works.

The immense power difference was something she could not overcome with pills alone. However, as she was aware of Liz's strengths and weaknesses, she had chosen her target the moment she used the seal.

She could no longer contend with Rain who was a specialized mage assassin but she would stand a chance against an elemental mage when the majority of their spells had been sealed.

Glaring at the still calm and silent Liz who just quietly stared at her. Misty tightened her grip on her short sword as she adopted a low launching stance from a considerable distance be away. 

*Boom!

Her slender figure shot forth like a cannon as she moved swiftly, crossing the distance between them is only a matter of seconds.

Her speed was only a step below what Rain had displayed earlier and there was no way a specialist mage would be able to keep up with her movements. 

She appeared before Liz and was in the midst of swinging her blade when she suddenly exploded into a cloud of mist and her presence vanished, leaving Liz who was attempting to cast a spell speechless.

For only an Instance, her presence suddenly reappeared behind Liz. Her blade was seemingly coated with a poisonous liquid as she augmented her strike with a skill and swung.

•Flowing Serpent Strikes•

Her blade seemed to follow unnatural paths and curved through the air like a snake as it seems to aim at several vital points in her body. 

With the speed at which the attack came towards her, even with thought acceleration, one would find it difficult to predict the true path of the sword, and defending all possible vitals in such a limited window was almost impossible. 

However, Liz did not panic in the slightest as her eyes had seen through the illusions of the mist. The spell she had cast allowed her to see through illusions and thus, she had kept track of Misty the entire time.

She could even accurately follow the movements of Misty's weapon but unfortunately, she wasn't a melee fighter who had trained her body to move reflectively, and thus, she was unable to react in time. 

As a matter of fact, she had never been trained in her entire life as the family didn't deem it necessary for any resources to be wasted on the black sheep of the family.

The short training with Rain and Albert the last few days had been the first for her as she had always been self-thought by reading magic books and the research materials found in the labs she was in. 

The fact that they had even given her a nobles' education at all was a miracle. They had just seen it a disgrace for any noble even half-bloods to be illiterate. Everything else she had learned on her own and due to her high intellect, she could pick the new thing up almost immediately. 

As such, she was no longer at a disadvantage when faced with faster opponents or even when her abilities were sealed. However, she could no longer dodge Misty's attack and as she was not wielding a weapon, she could not conventionally defend herself either.

Her eyes moved to meet Misty's and it immediately glowed in a dominating pressure that made Misty hesitate for a moment as she struggled to resist the mind dominating effect, giving Liz the chance to use spatial teleportation to avoid the attack. 

She then followed both the Domination demonic eyes skill and spatial teleportation skill with another as Misty had become unbalanced after missing her target.

"Shockwave"

A wave of invisible force blasted towards the unbalanced Misty who received the impact but it was because she had an item that nullified most of the damages low tiered spells.

"Hehe... That was weak, I guess without your ice magic you're nothing but a mediocre magic user. It's only a matter of time before one of my attacks hits and game over."

"Is that so?"

Liz looked disinterested in whatever Misty had to say and just stared at her blankly as though she was trying to remember something.

"You little! Just shut up!"

Perhaps it was the fact that she had met Rain again. A person she had believed to be dead for weeks. But it would seem like everyone was getting under her skin today. 

"Secret Technique - 17 Whirlwind Strikes."

She had strangely returned her blade to its sheath and pulled out her whip. It was a long brown whip that contained sharp thorns along its length. Made of unknown materials, it had an ominous feel to it. 

She twisted the long whip rapidly in the air and it seems to create a tornado for a brief second as she flung it towards Liz who tried to dodge and seemingly succeeded but the wind that accompanied the whip had struck her with the force of a mountain.

The whip contain far more power than she had thought as the force of that attack along could shatter tens of mountains in a single hit. 

The cloak she wore was a relatively high-ranking magic item but it had been ripped to shreds by that attack. It had originated as a single strike but the wind had created more whips that lashed at her.

Even using her other spells to defend herself, most of the attacks had still landed on her and her white dress had almost been completely torn. If her resistance hadn't increased recently, she probably would've suffered grievous injuries from taking those hits.

The barrier Misty had used was a disruptive barrier that didn't have any other purposes and as such could not be destroyed only dispelled. 

The barrier also did not prevent anyone or anything from entering or leaving it which was why Rain and Voke had been able to leave. 

What it did specifically disrupted the essence of the various natural energy in the air causing the use of any and all elemental spells or skills to be prohibited. 

She could try leaving the barrier and firing long-range spells but the spell would break down the moment it entered the barrier. While the were other ways around this, Liz didn't have the time right now to execute them. 

•Spatial Vortex•

A vortex of spacial energy formed in front of her and shot at Misty as it attempted to pull her in but she immediately disappeared from her sight in a cloud of mist.

"Magic shield"

Liz had accurately predicted the next move of Misty as she created a magic barrier around herself but just like the last time, Misty's whip tore through her defensive spells like they were nothing which seems to be a common theme for this item. 

The whip then continued on its way as it struck Liz in the abdomen, sending her flying several meters back but she was able to remain standing using Gravity Manipulation. 

"I told you I would not forgive you for what you did. Even if I can no longer save Rain, I'll have to end your life for her sake."

She proclaimed loudly as she lunged forwarded using various enhancements to boost her abilities further as she skillfully used her whip in attacking Liz even from a distance.

Liz no longer attempt to block the attacks from the whip as she simply moved skillfully as well and dodged the attacks while keeping up with Misty's speed. 

"You know until now. I never knew Rain had a sister. After all, she never spoke of you. I've been trying to remember all the faces of those who have met with her back in the castle but can't remember yours. You never even came to see her during those early years so why are you acting as though you care about her now?"

"What the hell are you talking about! You are the one to blame for all this. It was because of you that they took her away from me! Do you think I wouldn't see her if I could!?"

"Well, maybe you're right. But neither of us had a voice in the matter so all you did was hurt your sister by not finding a way, even that cold brother of yours came to visit once in a while. Do not blame me for your foolishness."

"You bitch.... Just shut up, Shut up! SHUT UP!"

As her attacks became more vicious and random with each passing second. Liz lost interest in conversing with this girl anymore for Rain's sake. Clearly, she was hurt but rather than face the truth, she was projecting her hatred on her which would be fine as long as it didn't cause Rain any more pain but, she didn't have the time for that now.

"I'm afraid I'll have to end this farce. I promised Lord Ty I'll win in a dominating fashion and he placed his trust in me. I'll end this in a sing strike."

"Huh? Ahahaha... are you trying to intimidate me? What do you think you can do without your—"

• Gravity Inducement•

As Misty almost fell to her knees by the sudden increase in Gravity, Liz took a few steps back and rubbed the crystal ring on her left ring finger with a gentle smile on her face. 

This was a God Tier artifact that had been personally gifted to her by Lord Ty. She didn't know why she had worn it on that particular finger but thinking of it made her heart race and her face flushed.

She immediately tried to quell her silly thoughts as she activated one of the many abilities of the Ring of Icyla.

•Equip: Ice Goddess Armaments•