The enemy general effortlessly raised his spear imbued with his own Spear aura, intercepting Sylvia’s strike with remarkable ease. His deep, unsettling voice echoed beneath the hood, dripping with arrogant mockery. "Speed alone won’t save you, mortal."
Sylvia raised an eyebrow and retorted, "Are you an immortal that you keep referring to me as mortal?" She twisted her body while spearing, swiftly deflecting his spear’s counter-strike with her blade.
The sound of clashing weapons resonated crisply, sparks igniting briefly in midair. He smiled creepily, "You wouldn’t be wrong to call us immortals."
She frowned, but each of her movements remained smooth, swift, and precise, enhanced by her Wind affinity.
However, despite her impeccable form, the enemy general matched her pace with indifference, shadows wrapping around his weapon, multiplying his speed and power.
The general abruptly stepped back, spinning his spear gracefully before thrusting it forward. A spiraling torrent of dark energy erupted, surging toward Sylvia at frightening speed before hitting her sword.
"Not so fast," came Nyss’s calm, almost chilling voice. She materialized abruptly beside Sylvia, spinning her scythe skillfully as shadows intertwined with the scythe.
Nyss slashed horizontally, releasing a devastating crescent wave of shadow that collided violently against the general’s dark attack and saved Sylvia from the devastating damage.
Sylvia felt the harsh recoil shudder through her arms as she swiftly withdrew from the collision. Nyss stood steady beside her, eyes narrowed, the faintest sheen of perspiration forming on her forehead.
Their opponent looked at them quietly from beneath his hood, shadows dancing eerily around him.
"Such delicate teamwork," the enemy general mocked, his voice carrying a subtle note of disdain. "But shadows and wind alone will not be enough against me."
Sylvia’s eyes sharpened. She instantly understood their precarious situation. The enemy was effortlessly matching their pace, parrying their strikes without breaking a sweat.
Her wind-enhanced swordplay, while precise and fluid, could barely breach his guard, and Nyss’s shadow-infused scythe strikes met a similar fate.
"Let’s switch!" Sylvia called sharply, her voice determined as she suddenly surged forward once more, her longsword igniting with crackling bolts of lightning.
She had rapidly switched from wind to thunder, seeking an advantage in sheer speed and raw explosive power. The blade hummed violently, arcs of electricity leaping toward the enemy general in vicious lashes.
Simultaneously, Nyss seamlessly shifted her aura, withdrawing shadows and invoking thunder to cloak her scythe.
Her movements became sharper, her aura now surging intensely with electric energy. Thunder was among their strongest offensive elements, and both hoped this sudden, synchronized shift would catch the bastard off guard.
Sylvia reached the general first, her thunder-infused blade descending swiftly in rapid, merciless arcs. Each strike was more aggressive than before, the lightning aura enhancing the destructive force behind every swing.
The general twisted his dual-bladed spear calmly, parrying her assault with ease, yet his footing subtly shifted, betraying slight strain.
Nyss seized that faint opportunity, leaping forward, her scythe blazing with dazzling electricity.
"[Thunder Reaper’s Judgement]!" she whispered coldly, releasing a surge of devastating electric energy with a decisive, horizontal sweep aimed directly at their foe’s exposed flank.
Yet, impossibly, the general pivoted instantly, shadows rippling around him, absorbing the crackling bolts of thunder effortlessly.
Nyss’s eyes widened momentarily in shock before she immediately retreated, narrowly evading the counterstrike that grazed her shoulder.
"Predictable," the general sneered, his voice cold and taunting. "Merely cycling through elements without mastery will only bring your end faster." 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝔀𝓮𝒃𝙣𝓸𝒗𝒆𝒍.𝙘𝒐𝒎
Nyss bit her lip, frustration flashing through her icy gaze. Sylvia felt an anxious flutter deep in her chest, knowing their desperate gambit had failed miserably.
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