Chapter 41: The Legend of Aloeric Fold
de Manifestation, Tom bellowed, his actions intended to serve as his response.
An azure greatsword blinked to life in ce of the longsword that was supposed to the Revenant ws [Greater Enhancement] skill disying its prowess.
Zakeran was the first to react, positioning his wrist seconds after Tom summoned his [Energy Sword]. The [Deck Card] in his hand began to glow, the earth underneath his feet erupting with momentum. Its fluiditysted for only a few seconds as the tip began to shape itself and consequently, rapidly hardened.
<em>[Earth Maniption].</em>
Ance of hardened rock sailed through the air, clearly headed for Toms abdomen. It seemed that Zakeran no longer cared about taking him alivewhich was fine, since Tom hadnt been banking on his mercy either.
Moving his greatsword with his minds eye, he positioned it before him-ready to change its direction in case Zakeran had an ability simr to his [de Manifestation].
A loud crack echoed out as the tip of Zakerans earth spear shattered, before it crumbled entirely. Toms [de Manifestation] was 75% more effective than it normally should have been due to [Greater Enhancement], so Tom hadnt been worried about his skilling up short from the very inception.
Zakeran hurriedly stomped his foot down to create an earthen shield, expecting Toms Energy Sword tonce towards him.
However, that perceived attack never struck.
Instead, Tom pointed his [Revenant w] towards the blonde woman as he willed his card gauntlet to switch his active card.
Water PropulsionTorrent, Tom whispered under his breath. A secondter a veritable cannon of water exploded outwards from his [Revenant w], the sheer recoil sending his arm jerking backwards.
The blonde woman tried to raise her card up in defence, but before she could channel her soul power a beam ofpressed water smashed into her, sending her crashing into the side of a residential hut and then copsing the hunt along with it.
What the fuck are you! The thief, Aelek, screamed as his [Deck Card] activated.
A bow and arrow set fashioned out of the same azure energy that powered his sword manifested in his hands and he drew the bowstring back.
Since Tom had already cast de manifestation, he didnt need to keep using the card to maintain its activeness unlike with [Water Propulsion] and [The me].
de Manifestation was already protecting his vitals, so Aelek aimed for the next best thing.
Tom bit down a grunt of pain as the energy arrow grazed his left arm.
That hurt, Tom remarked, loud enough for Aelek to hear him. The card in the Revenant w once again changed.
Earths Vitality, Tom whispered, and a powerful golden halo ensconced him. Secondster, the blood loss was stymied and the wound was well on its way to healing. In another thirty seconds, it would be healed.
The shock on Aeleks visage was reced with fear.
Before he could fire off another arrow at him, Tom pointed at him and let [Water Propulsion] explode outwards. Aelek attempted to dodge but unfortunately, he didnt manage in time and met the same fate as his teammate.
That only left Zakeran, who stepped out from behind cover, his right hand wreathed in mes. A secondter, he sent a zing mence arcing through the air, headed right for him.
Tom followed his train of thoughtas formidable as his de manifestation was, a sword couldnt block a mass of mes and water would simple evaporate.
Unfortunately for Zakeran.
Tom pointed at the mingnce, waiting as his gauntlet switched to the first [Deck Card] hed acquired in this world[The me].
The only way Tom could describe the sensation was like having ess to a methrower at the tip of his fingers his mes licking against Zakerans mingnce and subsuming them a secondter.
Before Zakeran could do anything else, the tip of his giant greatsword was resting against his throat, causing a drop of blood to trickle down his neck.
Try anything else and you die.
A young girl cloaked in faded ck robes peeked at the scene below from a rooftop, if the one storey building could even be called as such. An old stone chimney was the only cover she managed to find that let her observe the group whom she had been tracking on and off for a few months now.
Zakerans group had caught her interest one among six candidates that met her exacting standards, if only barely. [Deck Cards] were not something the young girl was particrly interested in. Power only mattered if one possessed the know-how to utilize it properly. Zakeran was a belligerent man, but not a cruel one she hadnt seen him, or their group, kill anyoneat least not yet.
That was workable.
Someone stronger than her was a variable out of her control. Someone who equaled her strength was a risk. Someone weaker than her was at least manageable. That was what she liked telling herself, atleast.
The simple matter of the fact was that she wasnt satisfied with their strength- not with Zakerans and not with the other candidates.
But she hadnt given up.
More like she couldnt.
And now, her perseverance had paid off a single, mysterious young man had dispatched not only Zakeran, but his teammates too alone.
She couldnt believe it but reality had unfolded before her.
As Tom finished robbing Zakeran and his goons of their coin and weapons, he angled his gaze down to the kneeling, now pitiful looking ck haired man.
The next time you think of robbing innocents or asking others for tribute, remember the despair you felt in this moment. Remember the pitiful state I, Aloeric Fold, left you in!
With that, Tomshed a kick that knocked Zakeran into unconsciousness.
Rummaging through his pockets, Tom found the [Earth Maniption] card Zakeran had been using earlier, which meant the mingnce was his soul card. Shrugging, Tom pocketed it.
It was the least he could do after they tried to kill him.
The young girl still watched Tom from afar, slowly changing her position.
Aleph Longstradia, a fallen Noble from the House Longstradia had a smile on her visage a smile after so long that she couldnt even recall thest time she had expressed her happiness so.