Corrupt Creations

The tunnel protected her entire body from any harm. The arrows were all deflected and hit the ground around her. 

After the barrage stopped Elyra undid her defensive skill and was about to rush forwards once again, but she noticed a very bright golden light in the tip of the arrow Elyon was about to shoot. 

"Let's see if you can defend against this attack." Elyon smiled and discharged his golden arrow. 

He used the Arrow Shower to actually hide that he was gathering Mana for this attack. The destructive force behind that golden light was immense and even the air shook as the arrow cut through it. 

As the arrow approached Elyra, the golden radiance around it grew exponentially, turning into a bright star that threatened to destroy everything. 

It pierced through Elyra's chest, making a deep hole that made the background behind her visible for Elyon. 

The arrow continued to fly until it struck a mountain far in the distance. 

BOOM! 

A huge golden explosion occurred and a very big crater opened up in the middle of the mountain. A huge quantity of rocks and dust flew, painting the entire sky in a mixture of brown and golden. 

"A pity." Elyon looked towards Elyra's body and shook his head. 

"Indeed." But suddenly, he heard her voice from behind. 

Her body that has been struck by that arrow, shone in a green light and turned into an illusory wind, disappearing in single second. 

The real one was behind him. 

Elyon felt the tip of her sword touching the nape of his neck and understood that with a single move she could behead him. 

"What an impressive skill you have there! I did not expect something of that caliber." Elyon said without turning back to look at her. 

"I should be the one to say that. It is impressive, how destructive that arrow was... However, it doesn't matter how destructive it can be if it cannot hit me. Now tell me... What are you up to?" 

"Hehehe, you got me. To think that you would have such and incredible technique... But it was an error showing it this early. You're too impatient woman... And as I have said... You're going to discover about everything real soon." 

As Elyon finished to talk, a very strong aura popped up from the east. It was the aura of a Mana Control peak-stage beast that started to wreak havoc wherever it went. There was a crimson energy circling that beast body. 

The beast saw the two elves and rushed towards them. It didn't matter against who it was going to fight, it just started to attack the both of them. 

The beast shot a wave of strange acid fluid and Elyra was forced to use her sword to cut it in half, however, she was still paying attention on Elyon all the time. 

When he moved to take advantage of the situation, she had already cut the wave of acid and moved her sword to cut him too, but a strange blue talisman appeared in his hand. 

He teared it in half and a strange shield covered his whole body. 

"Hehehe. It is a pity, but I'll be going Miss Elyra, since I don't want to be caught in all this mess." 

Elyra tried to cut the shield using a huge amount of her Mana, but she wasn't able to penetrate it. Suddenly, she realized something. 

"That... That is the spatial formation that is covering the dungeon. You... How are you able to activate it?" 

"I'm not able to use it. However, there is a certain person that can. Haven't you realized it yet?" Elyon had a mocking smile plastered over his face. 

"No, that's not right. Only Chief Commander Allannia is able to control it from the outside..." After saying those words, a very crazy possibility emerged inside her head. 

"Hehehe... That person crafted this talisman and connected it to the formation. Once a person tears it, you are able to directly leave." 

The beast that had its attack cut by Elyra, didn't stop charging towards her. When it was very close to her, Elyra could see that reddish aura covering its whole body. The beast seemed to be tougher and stronger than a common Mana Control peak-stage beast too, however, near a Profound Mana Realm practitioner, it meant nothing. 

Elyra's blade started to shine in a green light and she suddenly made a cut motion. Thousands of wind blades rained down on that beast body, cutting it into tiny pieces. 

"See you later Miss Elyra. If you are able to leave this place alive, that is." A blue light descended and Elyon's body stater to vanish from Elyra's sight. 

"Not so fast." A violent blast occurred and Elyra's entire body was enveloped in windstorm. Her speed and dexterity rose to the extreme and in less than a second she was already in front of the vanishing figure of Elyon. 

Her eyes were completely green as the wind attribute grew stronger than ever. 

"Wind-Rend!" 

SWOOSH! 

The entire sky was cut in half. The wind, the clouds, the particles, everything was cut in half, leaving a ten-kilometer scar in the air. 

Pah! 

Elyon spat a mouthful of blood as a fifteen centimeters long cut opened up in the center of his abdomen. He was lucky that the spatial shield absorbed ninety nine percent of the damage Elyra had inflicted, letting him leave with only a deep injury. 

His body vanished and Elyra could do nothing about it. 

"Damn!" She cursed out loud and realized that their plans were deeper than she thought. Until now, she couldn't bring herself to believe that Allannia would be in coalition with Elyon. 

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Seth had his Soul Sense active and observed Elyra's fight with Elyon from a distance of ten thousand meters away. 

"Phew... Profound Mana Realm cultivators are scary. However, this situation may be scarier than them." While Seth observed everything, he witnessed those members of the Secret Security Unit infecting every beast they found with the corrupted blood. 

"So, what are you going to do now? It is impossible to stop them all and even if you did, there are at least a hundred beasts infected already." Lexi's voice popped up inside his head. 

"You're right. I can't do anything about them. These elves are going to be massacred today and only if a miracle happens would some of them leave this place alive. However, I can protect my Caizhi and her friends with the information I just got. Let's go Lexi, I have an idea that could save us." 

Seth was about to leave when he picked something interesting with his Soul Sense. 

"Heh... So, he is here." His body vanished as he dashed towards a certain place. 

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Outside the dungeon, Elyon's body appeared in the air and fell to the ground like a heavy bag. 

Thud! 

He held his abdomen and ate some herbs to make it stop bleeding. When he was about to stand up, he saw Allannia coming towards him. She didn't even bother to ask if he was alright or not. 

"How was it?" 

"Everything is going according to our plans. There is only one thing remaining." Elyon said respectfully. His demeanor was nothing like when he was with Elyra. 

"You don't have to bother with that. I made sure that it would inevitably happen." 

Just as she told that, a huge pressure descended on them from above. The entire sky above them had turned green and a silhouette approached the Central Stadium with a supreme speed. 

Allannia and Elyon were forced to kneel on the ground as the Elf Queen entered their line of sight. 

Elyon made sure to not even look towards her face, since it would cost his life if he did something wrong right now. 

"I have returned. Why did you activate the emergency formation Allannia?" 

"My queen... Many of my subordinates of the Secret Security Unit reported that they saw those phenomenons happening on the beasts around the city. The preliminaries were held yesterday and more than three hundred people died. I've collected some samples and tested the water droplet to identify if it was that plague. All the result were positive. While you were studying about it, the plague has reached our neighborhood already. I need some guidance my queen." 

Allannia tried to report everything in a single phrase. She knew how much importance the Elf Queen gave to these matters. 

"So that's how it is." The Elf Queen released her aura and tried to cover everything around the city.

She noticed some signs of battles outside, since there were still some aura remnants; however, it was necessary to investigate more. 

But suddenly the Elf Queen stopped and asked: "Why can't I sense my daughter's aura? Where is my daughter?" 

She looked towards Allannia, since she was the one responsible to keep an eye on her. 

"My Queen, I've been in charge to administrate the whole event and could not stay in the castle all this while. However, I made sure to let some people taking care of her." 

"No... She's not home. Where is she?" 

"My Queen..." 

"I can't believe you've let her flee from home... You know how cruel this world is, yet..." The Elf Queen stopped, since she felt a familiar but weak essence around. 

She looked towards the door that led to the dungeon and felt a very familiar feeling. There were some traces of an essence that she knew more than anyone. 

Evergreen Essence.