NOVEL NEXT Chapter 1188: Escape
"This is an illusion that brings the direct message of my master, Nathan. We will scatter in different directions and leave this place. Please go with the grand duke."
"!!!" Evelyn widened her eyes in shock. The message was simple. However, she didn't think Nathan would give such an order.
'This is… the situation is not that bad. While the black weapon is beyond our expectations, it's not at the level where we need to retreat. If we could reach a stalemate, that should have been fine as well.
'Besides, has Nathan ever retreated before?'
When they fought against the Divine Hand, Nathan had never retreated.
Of course, he had heard about Nathan running away from an elite class alien.
However, everything usually went according to his plan. This time was different. Nathan actually chose to retreat because something didn't go according to his plan.
'Now that I think about it, the attack was so sudden. It was as if they had been waiting for us this whole time. A spy? A double agent? Or maybe a weird innate ability?
'It can't be determined right now, but it's clear something is amiss. So, retreating is the only option, huh?
'But why did he ask me to escape with the grand duke? Shouldn't we escape together?'
If they escaped together, using the space element would be necessary. She should be able to use it in a way that they wouldn't know.
However, if she went separate ways with Nathan, the latter might become targeted. After all, he was weaker than her and Johnson.
'As usual, I can't really see through his intentions… However, how am I supposed to convince the grand duke to escape? The people of this place like the grand duke, so…'
Evelyn clicked her tongue. It looked like the hardest job was given to her.
Evelyn and Soul Devourer waved their hands at the same time. No matter how hard the gravity element fought back, the devouring energy recovered itself and continued to suck Evelyn's power.
Hence, Evelyn changed her approach. She gathered the gravity in her fist and punched forward, aiming at the air in front of her.
Distortion Fist.
"!!!" Soul Devourer expanded the devouring energy like that of a shield to absorb Evelyn's attack. "Your power is no longer usable against me!"
Soul Devourer tried to weaken Evelyn's morale, but Evelyn had used that split second to turn around and head in Johnson's direction.
"I will crush your arm first!" Alex grinned and smashed the shield with his black mace. After taking so many hits, the shield finally broke apart.
However, before he could strike Johnson's arm, Evelyn appeared from the side and punched him on the cheek.
The Distortion Fist caused his body to flatten for a second before all that force hit him and knocked him to the mountain, the impact creating a crater not smaller than Nathan's Absolute Bullet.
"Kh." Blood was streaming from his mouth and nose, and his jaws were dislocated. Yet, the stream stopped soon. He fixed the dislocated jaw with a single snap. Still, the pain was there. "You bitch!"
Evelyn, on the other hand, turned around, ready to stop Soul Devourer, who was right behind her.
Fortunately, Johnson reacted one step faster and struck Soul Devourer. Soul Devourer tried to suck Johnson's power, but Johnson had never used any power. He simply used pure strength to knock him away.
'It works?' Evelyn was surprised. She had attacked him multiple times, but it never worked. Yet, Johnson could easily blow Alex away.
"Against that guy, you should use pure strength. All kinds of energy will be linked to your body, but without that link, his power will be useless." Johnson snorted. "Let's go."
"Let's go?" Evelyn was stunned one more time. She was preparing an argument to convince him, yet Johnson was already prepared to leave.
"You are lucky to have such a lover. If you don't marry him, you might regret it for the rest of your lives." Johnson turned around. "Follow me."
Evelyn was still confused but had no choice.
"Don't leave!"
"We will kill them."
Soul Devourer and Alex Tear had returned, threatening them with the lives of the villagers. However, they didn't seem to have any intention of turning around.
In fact, the other three had already gone from the village, and the familiars had stopped attacking the village.
'What's going on?' Evelyn widened her eyes in shock. "Did he tell you anything?"
Johnson fell silent.
…
A moment ago.
"I relay the direct message from my master, Nathan Reckmoon. The house has been burned down, so no evidence can be secured anymore. However, I secured the book you've given me earlier.
"I know you are worried about the villagers or your people, but they won't target them as long as we're gone.
"My fiancee has two elements. Her second element is a space element. In other words, she can teleport back to the village if you are worried about them.
"If they chase us, we can use the space elements to kill those who are trying to harm the people in the village. Their strongest forces will have no choice but to chase after both of you. If even a single one of them is missing, you two can join hands to take that person down after all.
"The village is a good target, but at the same time, it's not worth losing one of their strongest people.
"I will draw the remaining three people. I know we only met each other today, but please trust me on this. By escaping this way, we're able to discern the level of information the enemy has about us. I'm sure it will benefit us all, don't you agree, Grand Duke Johnson?"
The grand duke couldn't deny that fact. Even he wondered how much these people knew about them. And this attack was so coincidental that it was suspicious.
If they attacked because of Nathan and Evelyn, the biggest bait in this plan was not the villagers but Nathan himself. In other words, Nathan was risking his life to figure out the truth.
His boldness and cleverness sent chills down his spine.
After recalling the plan he gave, the grand duke only said to Evelyn, "I will tell you about it later. For now, we need to get away as far as possible and try to lose them."