Chapter 95 - Unexpected Gift
"I refuse to accept this!"
RUMBLE!!
A rumbling sound came out from the sky, it was like the sky was angry.
Crack! Crack!
The sounds of lightning could be heard all around the place.
The girl who was making her way towards Reynolds stopped in her tracks and stared at the sky.
"What's happening?"
The boy asked in a surprised manner.
"Seems like it's about to rain"
"Could it be because of him?"
The boy asked pointing at Reynolds.
"You're even dumber than I thought, why would it rain because of him?"
She looked at the boy like he was a moron.
"Guess the rain wants to help you wash away your blood after I'm done with you"
She once again focused her attention on Reynolds.
But what she saw amazed her, Reynolds, was standing once again.
"Your willpower is terrifying"
She couldn't help but praise.
"I want to see just how long you can keep standing"
She waved her hand sending out a casual attack.
The attack hit Reynolds firmly, and he fell down once more.
Five minutes later...
Bam!
Reynolds hit the ground again.
In these five minutes, the girl had struck him over six times. But he always gets back on his feet. Stubbornness evident in his eyes, his body had already given up on him, but his mind keeps finding ways to make it move once again.
The sky was still rumbling, and the sounds of lightning got louder. But the assumed rain still hasn't started.
"How does he still have the energy to get up?"
He has been watching Reynolds fall, and stand up again for five minutes now. If he were the one in his position, he knew there was no way he would still be up. He wouldn't even have lasted this long under the assault of three people. But Reynolds not only lasted, but he also killed one of his attackers.
The girl on the other hand is already starting to get frustrated. Although she enjoys torturing her opponents, she has started feeling somewhat uneasy seeing Reynolds getting up every single time.
"Stay down"
She yelled releasing a stronger attack.
Previously, she was just having fun hence the strength of the attacks was meager since she believed he wouldn't be able to take them even.
Drip!
A raindrop dropped on her shoulder, feeling the coldness from the water, she calmed down. Soon, the rain started pouring down.
'I guess the shock he's been giving me after standing up multiple times is starting to affect my mind'
She thought with a wry smile appearing on her face.
'It truly isn't because of him. Guess I was thinking too much'.
With this thought, he relaxed visibly.
Reynolds was on the ground, with the rain continuously hitting his face, he tried to raise his hands so he could cover his face with it, but it felt like something was placed in his hands which kept them stuck to the ground. Not just his hands, his entire body felt like it was being pressed to the ground by something heavy.
Seeing that the lightning was beginning to fade, the duo looked closer with squinted eyes.
"Why do I see two figures?"
The boy rubbed his eyes again feeling the light was the cause of it.
Staring at it again, it was still the same thing, and the lightning was fading at a faster rate now as if it was being absorbed by something.
He remembered Reynolds was the only one who was covered by the lightning, but he could swear he was seeing another figure in there currently.
"Do you see it also?"
He asked the girl just to confirm he wasn't seeing double.
The girl didn't reply to his question as her full attention was on the light, she too, could also see a second figure in the light.
When the light finally died down, they saw the cause of the other figure. Reynolds was standing calmly with a smug smile on his face, by his side, was a man, made entirely of lightning.
"A summoner"
The boy exclaimed.
"How could this be? If you were a summoner, you wouldn't have waited this long before summoning..."
The girl froze mid-sentence and looked at the man made of lightning again.
Unlike the usual summons which is bigger, Reynolds's summon was the size of a man. And what was surprising was the fact that it had a bow, a quiver, and a sword.
"No! Impossible! It's... an elemental warrior!"
The boy shrieked in terror and immediately turned to flee.
Summons are divided into two, one is a normal summon just like the one Damian did at the tournament, while the other which is a grade higher and much stronger is the one Reynolds currently summoned. They are called Elemental Warriors.
Unlike normal summons which are mostly a stage above their summoners, the strength of an Elemental Warrior will see an increase after every leap in Plane. Meaning, for now, it's only a stage above Reynolds, but once Reynolds breaks through to the Origin Plane, it would go two stages ahead and so on.
They could be said to be the perfect warriors, only, the consumption is just as terrifying as their capabilities. Currently, Reynolds could only keep it for about three minutes. But that's enough to kill the duo.
"Don't run you fool, we can hold it back for some time"
The girl tried to stop the boy, but she was unfortunately too late.
Thang!
Swoosh!
The sound of a released string sounded out, followed by the sound of something breaking the wind.
The Elemental Warrior had released a lightning arrow towards the running boy. Just one arrow and it didn't follow up with another.
Bam!
The sound of something hitting the ground was heard coming from some distance away. The boy was dead, he didn't even make a sound before he died.
Reynolds s.u.c.k.e.d in a cold breath when he saw this.
"I don't know if I should thank you or not. Hehehe, because if not for you, I wouldn't have gotten this unexpected gift"
He laughed out in joy when he said this.
The girl suddenly felt regret for the first time.
'Why didn't I kill him when I had the chance?'
Despair washed over her, she knew she was no match for the Elemental Warrior since it was a Plane ahead of her. Had the boy stayed, they might have been able to fight for some time. Although they would still be defeated, it wouldn't have been this quick.
"Go to hell, you b****"
Reynolds looked on as the warrior charged towards her.
One minute later...
"No...."
A shriek of terror was cut short.
The head of the girl was cut off by the warrior, with her mouth still wide open.
The warrior soon started to fade.
Reynolds heaved a sigh and looked around before walking to where the trio stood previously, he picked up the spear once again.
In the end, he still retained it...