Yarra’s Adventure Notes
Chapter 1029 - 144: Tacit Agreement

Chapter 1029: Chapter 144: Tacit Agreement

The Thunder Element truly lived up to its grumpy reputation as described in the records. From the moment it spotted Annie and Little Deer to showing its intent to attack, and then actually launching the attack, less than two seconds had passed. There was no time to explain anything to the Thunder Element before it initiated its attack. The attack method of the Thunder Element was simple, its entire body transformed into a spherical bolt of lightning, charging towards the two undead who had just been squeezing together reading a book and had only had time to lift their heads, too startled even to panic. The young souls of Little Deer and Annie couldn’t comprehend what was happening, they just stared dumbfounded as the electric sphere in their field of vision grew larger and larger, forgetting even to cry out.

Catherine didn’t have time to say a word. As soon as the Thunder Element started moving, the knight girl’s rescue charge also launched simultaneously. After all, the Thunder Element was not real lightning, lacking the speed of light, they were still creatures, just relatively faster than other intelligent beings. However, although the lightning was fast, it was still not as fast as light, Catherine’s unarmored body dragged a blur, surpassing the electric sphere transformed by the Thunder Element in the last stretch of distance. But it was too late to turn around to defend, she could only strengthen her Aggression Shield to its maximum, using her body to protect the two dazed undead.

"Divine Spell, Guard." "Protection, Deflection." "Binding, Gravity." Three chanting voices almost sounded simultaneously. The energy-depleted Lina, Vivian, and Freya, who had been sleeping together, didn’t even wake up when Catherine had left the makeshift shelter until Pannis again lifted the curtain of the shelter to speak to Flare, did the three girls wake from their deep sleep. By the time the Thunder Element launched its attack, they still didn’t know what was exactly happening, in fact, they hadn’t even fully opened their eyes yet and their vision was still a blur. But, the sensitive girls still sensed the hostility of the Thunder Element amidst their grogginess. Years of living dangerously endowed the girls with rich combat experience, without asking any questions, showing any hesitation, or even futilely focusing their vision to search for the enemy, they moved as soon as they sensed the hostility.

There was no time to discuss beforehand, but after locking onto the target through energy sensing, the choices of the three girls were very clear. Lina’s protective divine spell was applied to Catherine first, knowing well that if the enemy launched an attack, the big sister would definitely stand in front of the enemy, there wouldn’t be a second scenario thus, strengthening Catherine’s defense was the best choice at the moment. Vivian’s target was the same as Lina, she trusted Catherine just as Lina did, to be exact, she trusted every member of the adventure team, she didn’t choose some elemental comprehensive defensive magic, but opted for a Spell Deflection field aimed at magical attacks, forming an area around Catherine that could divert most offensive spells. Her vision was blurry, unable to identify the enemy’s means of attack, yet she made such a choice because she equally trusted Lina, sure Lina would make the right choice, then, if the opponent was a physical attack, a priest’s protective divine spell would completely resolve it, she only needed to deal with the possibility that the opponent was launching a magical attack. Regarding Freya, her target was different from Lina and Vivian, she used sensation to lock onto the Thunder Element. In her understanding, since the best choice for Lina and Vivian was to add two defensive measures for Catherine, what she needed to do was slow down the enemy’s speed, delaying the time the enemy attacked Catherine, giving Catherine enough time to prepare for defense, even if it was too late, it could still prevent the enemy from launching the next attack immediately, giving everyone time to wake up.

Meanwhile, behind the three girls, a pillar of light containing destructive energy grazed Catherine’s body, enveloping a diameter of several meters, which could completely cover the entire sphere of electricity, following which a delicate figure silently followed, her tender fists wrapped with enough power to shatter large stones. The attacker was naturally Ava, among the four girls, Ava had not slept at all, her gaze had turned to the door when Pannis lifted the curtain, thus she clearly saw the process of the Thunder Element launching its attack. Unfortunately, she was too far away, it was already too late to rush over to assist Catherine, leaving her only one method. Although Catherine had admonished countless times never to open The Third Eye in front of others, and in her logical judgment, Catherine’s admonishment was also the choice that maximized benefits, yet seeing the scene where Catherine was about to be swallowed by the electric sphere, Ava’s body acted contrary to her logical judgment, as if moving on its own, The Third Eye opened instantly, and powerful light burst from her forehead.

In fact, the other Demigods within the sanctuary had not been unresponsive. When Pannis drew back the curtain, they had already heard the commotion outside. Knowing that it was likely Flare’s friends visiting, as Flare had been called by Pannis, and with Pannis watching over the situation outside, they didn’t prepare to intervene until the Thunder Element showed hostility. However, to avoid disturbing the girls, all the Demigods had gathered on the other side of the sanctuary, over twenty meters away from the girls. In the sudden situation, they couldn’t make it in time to help. Of course, their lack of urgency was also due to their confidence; they knew that the omnipotent Kyle was right beside the girls, and any attempt to harm his friends in his presence would be foolish, with perhaps the exception of Nellie. Thus, they were not in a hurry. After realizing they couldn’t reach in time and lacking other means of ranged support, they stopped and watched the Thunder Element in combat with considerable interest.

Indeed, with Kyle nearby, there was truly no need to panic. As the Thunder Element was about to touch Catherine, it found itself unable to advance even a centimeter further. A pair of slim, clean hands, immovable as mountains, was positioned in front of it, blocking its path. Even though as an Elemental, it should have been intangible and any obstruction should have passed directly through its body, electrifying it into char, Aggression, being a form of energy as well, could directly collide with the energy of the Thunder Element. Hence, the hands wrapped in an Aggression Energy Barrier unsurprisingly stopped its attack at the last moment.

"Calm down and explain yourself first," Pannis said in a voice that sounded normal though the words were merely a suggestion. However, his eyes were narrowed to slits, and those familiar with him knew that this was when he was at his most dangerous. If his final warning was ineffective, he wouldn’t resort to such gentle means anymore.

"Thunder, stop," Flare’s deep voice also followed immediately, "They are not your enemies. What are you really trying to do?"