System: Inherited

She had reached the place from where she was asked to leave and she looked around. She made haste towards Lucas's position and she was panting hard. After reaching Lucas, she began to convey the message she wanted to tell.

"We... can't pro... all... them", she said and her words were missing due to her panting. Lucas asked her to calm down and take a few deep breaths. She then began to narrate what she had seen in the forest.

Right after learning the information, Lucas knew what his sister told was true. Only the Royal Magicians were the people who knew of the tunnels and the layout of the Underground City. And if the attack is being made from the inside, he was sure they would not have enough time to defend.

"Jasmine, is it possible for you to make them go a tad bit faster? And in order?", he asked right after he thought of something. She nodded her head and cast her spell on everyone. They began to move at least fifteen percent faster than before.

"How much time do we have until the plan initiates?", he asked. "Fifteen minutes", she replied and Lucas began to make his move.

He and Robert carried the elderly inside, and the kids were next, Within thirteen minutes, Lucas had sorted out everything inside the Underground City.

"If what they said is true, I am sure they will create a diversion in the front to keep us occupied. But we need to clear them before that happens", he said as he placed his fingers on his chin.

Jasmine nodded her head and took out an earpiece. She gave one to each of them, and they heard Steve's voice on the other end. 

"I received the news and we have sorted out everything on our end. If what you're saying is true kid, it means that you kids will need to defend the opening with your very lives. Are you up for the challenge? And you kids keep the device to keep the communication going", said Steve.

Lucas nodded his head at Jasmine and she left the place with the both of them to defend. They were on the lookout, and anything that was coming had to go through them first.

"I am Tobias Brown, and no enemy shall get past me", came a voice in the earpiece. A smile began to spread across their faces, and they looked at each other. A curt nod was all they needed to communicate with each other. 

They had their hands on their swords, ready to draw them out anytime to attack the enemies that were about to come. Right when they were about to ask if the other saw anything, they heard Michelle's voice.

"Are you guys seeing what we are seeing?", she asked. Right after her statement, men with cloaks appeared out of the shadows. They pulled out staffs from behind them and began to chant, and the ground rumbled.

"Royal Magicians", muttered Lucas in frustration. He then pulled out his dual blades, and Robert was ready with his Katana. But another rumble threw them off their feet, and in front of them were some Golems.

There were three Earth Golems, Two Fire Golems, and one Water Golem. Each of them was towering at the height of ten meters. Lucas now understood what everyone meant with their shocked expressions. 

Just as he was about to make his move, the Magicians began to chant again, and this time the Earth and the Fire Golems began to merge. 

"We need to stop them, NOW!", he said as he quickly made his move. Robert understood the haste behind his voice, as neither of them was strong enough to take down a normal Golem, let alone a Compound Element one. 

Their only option now was to stop them before they had merged their Golems and thus destroying them both in the process. Just as they were nearing the Magicians, an arrow whizzed past his ear.

Lucas dodged it instinctively and took a step back. He was more frustrated now. He thought only the Magicians were working together, but now they were being protected by the archers. 

"A good thing they aren't the Royal Archers though. Dealing with them is harder than one can imagine", he said as he looked at Robert. He was someone who knew of his identity and kept it a secret, and thus he felt like he could trust him.

One of the Magicians had a face of realization right after he saw Lucas's face. 

"You are the Third Prince! You are supposed to be an outcast!", he said as he took a step back. Lucas was enraged the moment he heard the man call him 'Third Prince'. 

Everyone was on the other end of the line. He wasn't sure if anyone heard that, but he had to keep that under wraps for now. 

"Don't worry. Unless we activate it to speak, no one can hear us. And I already know of it", said Robert as he saw the worry on Lucas's face. He nodded his head and looked back at the magician that called him out.

"You have no right to call me that! You have betrayed this Kingdom!", he bellowed out loud. The anger was boiling inside him the more he looked at them, and he did everything he could to keep it under control.

After a few deep breaths, he had it under control and jumped towards the magician who had called him out. He placed his sword at his neck and locked eyes with him.

"Any last words?", he asked in a cold voice. The man shuddered when he saw this side of Lucas. Even Robert was taken aback. This one was merciless, and there was no emotion in his eyes when he was looking at the magician.

"I just chose the winning side. Nothing personal, Third Prince. HAIL OMEGA!", he said and foam began to form in his mouth. Before Lucas executed him, he had taken his life with poison.

Lucas turned to attack the next magician, but he felt a whip of water lash out at him. He tried to parry the strike but was thrown back by several feet right after the hit.

He was caught by Robert, and the both of them looked up above. The merging had been successful, and now above each Golem stood a magician controlling them.

Lucas was skeptical about his strength, and he didn't have much time to do a breakthrough. He turned his head to Robert to ask him if he had any ideas.

"Hey, you're the brains of this squad. I do not have any idea how to face these kinds of things. Monsters and Humans, I might have an idea. But this, don't even think about it", he said. Lucas sighed.

"How much time can you buy me? I will breakthrough right now", he said. Robert looked at him from head to toe like he was looking at a crazy person. 

"You have to be kidding me right? How is that possible for me? And you, how are you going to break through right at this moment? It will take hours to reach the point of breakthrough to the Third Stage! At most, I can buy you three minutes", he said.

Lucas smiled as he looked at him. He knew that was the time he needed to initiate the process. After that, he can move freely and attack and defend while keeping the process on the go.

He sat down on the ground cross-legged as he began to inject the Aura into every part of his body. As he was doing this, he began to draw a formation that would suck in the Mana from the outside and convert it into his Aura, creating a never-ending supply.

After he finished the process, he smiled. The time Robert had to buy was about to be over, and he activated the formation on his abdomen.

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The Aura began to create a hue around his body, and he began to redirect the excess Aura into something he had used before. He created Aura whips and began to counter the water whips that were directed at them, and it was working.

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The whips were both of the same sizes, and Lucas was controlling two of them. The moment a small problem occurred in the whip, he used the Aura to repair it. This was crucial to the defense.

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"Is this what Steve meant when he said we had to defend this place with our lives? I didn't think he would mean it literally", he thought. He pulled down one of the Golems using the whips and was now attacking the Golem.

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They were now facing against One Earth Golem, Two Lava Golems, and one Water Golem. Lucas didn't have the time to sense and separate Lava into fire as he didn't have enough training with it. 

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Right after he blocked an attack from the Lava Golem, he felt a pang in his abdomen.. "I am going to breakthrough", he said as he took a meditative state again.