The orb before Jeff''s palm instantly inted to basketball-size.
At this moment, a mana density of sage-level mid-tier had been reached! ??
This was not an attack a sage-level early-tier like As could take.
In an instance, a thick beam of golden energy sted into the ocean. Upon contact, the water around the beam instantly vaporized into clouds of white fume.
Travelling like a beam of light, this beam had instantly engulfed As. There was simply too little time to react!
[Energy Beam]
Jeff''s new ability. Nothing fancy. But this beam of pure unprocessed energy was deadly enough by itself.
Sensing the results, Jeff raised his brows. His energy beam had just disappeared all of a sudden.
PAM!
As shot out of the ocean surface, bring out a pir of water.
"JEFF NORMAN!!" Floating above the ocean surface, As looked at Jeff with a grudging gaze. "I''ll remember. The shame you''ve. Brought to me today."
As panted. This towering fe''s size had deted like a balloon. He looked like a skinny teenager now.
Plop... Plop...
Purplish-ck blood dripped off the dude. These ink-like droplets quickly diffused in the ocean.
Jeff tapped his staff forward. In an instant, Jeff appeared before As.
A purple light blinked around As.
Whoosh!
Jeff swung his staff forward. An arc of st wave traveled down the ocean surface, gradually bringing up a wall of tide.
Jeff looked upwards.
As had suddenly appeared up there now. His ring emitted a purple glow. The dude''s figure quickly inted again. 2 meters tall... 4 meters tall...
In a blink, As'' form had changed. Before, he looked somewhat like a king. Now, this dude just looked like a purple muscr alien.
Leaving a hateful gaze at Jeff, As shot upwards to the sky. Not towards the sanctuary this time.
As chose to flee!
''Can''t let you do that...'' Leaving a trail of golden light in the air, Jeff shot towards As.
Some distance away, one could only see two rays of light shooting up into the sky. The golden ray below quickly caught up with the purple ray above though.
Sensing this, As turned around. Purplish-ck blobs quickly formed around him. As pressed his palm at Jeff. These blobs rained down like a barrage of missiles.
Before hitting Jeff, these blobs self-imploded into void rifts. In an instance, a field of void rifts blocked up Jeff''s path.
Without stopping, Jeff waved his staff horizontally.
It''s as if there was an invisible eraser, those void rifts got erased.
"This is your end As..." Jeff popped right above As.
Yet, leaving a purple sh, As had disappeared!
Jeff looked up. As had somehow travelled hundreds of meters instantly. Fog was obstructing Jeff''s vision. But only one glowing figure could be seen.
''Is it that ring?'' Jeff knitted his brows.
Jeff took a look around to be certain. No energy signatures whatsoever.
Without further hesitation, Jeff chased behind As. ''But how many times can you use that move As?''
Jeff certainly didn''t have to worry about mana within these 10 minutes...
Just like this, whenever Jeff caught up, As would sh away.
Poof... Poof...
Jeff squinted a little at the bright sunlight.
Following As, he had shot through the nket of fog.
Up there, it''s the beautiful blue sky. A few thin cloud puffs here and there. A scene Jeff hadn''t seen with his own eyes for a while.
The warm sunlight felt nice as well. Looking down, it''s like he was standing on a nket of cloud now. The sunlight gave the nket of fog a golden lining.
The atmosphere was thinning here. High wind: hundreds of kilometers per hour. Freezing temperatures: about -50 Celsius. Nevertheless, at sage-tier, being enveloped by ayer of golden energy, Jeff felt totally fine here.
Looking up, As was still ascending higher.
''Is he trying to get to space?'' Jeff knitted his brows. He suddenly had a bad feeling about this one.
Jeff was fine at this height. However, Jeff wasn''t sure if he''d be fine in sub-orbit. Or worse, in space.
''Enough.'' Jeff poured his mana into his staff. With a tap, Jeff instantly disappeared.
A couple of kilometers above As, Jeff suddenly popped into existence. Raising a palm at As, a sphere of golden energy inted.
Unfortunately, these were about all the tricks Jeff knew. However, it''s enough.
''Let''s see how many times you can make these disappear.''
Below, wearing a seeded smile, As chopped his dagger in the air.
In an instant, a void rift appeared.
Jeff widened his eyes. The orb in his palm instantly ttened into a disk. ''9yers of shield!''
Golden light quickly became blindingly bright in Jeff''s view.
Tss...
Before Jeff could do anything else, he''d been engulfed by a wide beam of golden energy.
Layer byyer, the invisible shields before Jeff shuttered and dissipated. The golden beam of energy collided with Jeff''s shield. Inside this beam, the temperature quickly heated up.
It''s like being propelled by a geyser of water, Jeff was uncontrobly pushed further up.
The beam of energy quickly dissipated. The surrounding quickly cooled down.
Coming to a halt, Jeff panted a little. Breathing was bing difficult. It had to be like negative 100 degrees Celsius here. The wind speed was getting rather fast. However, there''s barely any air around. Even being covered inside his energy, Jeff still felt a little cold here.
Looking down, Jeff could see the curvature of this clearly now. Below, this entire was covered in ayer of fog. No exceptions.
Some distance underneath Jeff, As clenched his fists. The dude wasn''t panting or anything. In fact, This guy wasn''t even breathing. As looked past Jeff into space with a longing look. So close. Yet so far away.
As'' gaze flickered in thought.
"Looks like you are out of tricks as well." Jeff''s voice sounded right by As'' head. A psychic trick. It''s not like talking was possible here.
As looked down. If he could get to the sanctuary, it''s his win. Then As looked up. If he could get into space, that would also give him a huge advantage.
As a void race, he could easily survive in the void space. Jeff couldn''t.
Yet, with Jeff in his way, neither options seemed viable now. He was simply too slow.
As clenched his fists. His gaze gradually became determined.
"My offer still stands As. Return to a human again, and we can figure something out together."
PAUSE: Jeff was still hoping for the void-reversal solution. Not for As. But for those void servants who''d changed their minds.
"Figure something out?" As'' voice sounded by Jeff''s head. "Figure something out?!"
"I''d rather die than rotting in prison!"
"Why do you think I chose the void in the first ce!" As stared at Jeff with an angry gaze.
"If the old man didn''t put you as his first sessor, you think I''d choose this risky path!" As ranted like he didn''t care anymore.
Jeff raised his brows. He actually didn''t know this information. ''Samson wanted me to be the keyholder?''
"Soft man like you should never be in charge of the military! Yet, you are in charge of the biggest mercenary group in this city! What a joke!"
"The old man even put Liam above me in session order! Am I the only sane person here!" As flew closer to Jeff.
"If you weren''t a category 4, you''d be nothing! Nobody! You hear me Norman? Nothing!"
"What do you know about resource management? What do you know about leadership! What you know about city nning! Nothing! You know nothing!"
"Only I, As, can bring glory to Berrystone. Only I..." As slumped in defeat as he floated up.
In a moment, As had reached the same height as Jeff.
"I... As..." As extended his hands forward. This guy was ready to be cuffed. "... Very well... I''ll be a fragile human again. But, at least let me be an advisor."
As looked at Jeff in the eyes. A smirk appeared on As'' face. His ring suddenly burst with a purple light.