Chapter 56: Blindspot (1/2)

”Kh! Sh*t!” Theo cursed as he thrust his spear, only to find Alea's sword slashing the monster's head.

Despite his determination to control Alea, there wasn't a single attempt he managed to succeed.

Alea killed all the monsters for the last three hours, leaving Theo in the dust.

”Huft.” Theo panted as his forehead was covered in sweat. However, the frustration in his heart was more painful than anything that could hurt him right now. He never thought that someone actually pissed him off this much.

Alea took a deep breath and sheathed her blade while looking around. ”It's been three hours. Are you giving up soon?”

Theo's eyebrows twitched. She wasn't trying to mock him or something. Her flat tone only told him that it was a genuine question, but the fact that she was not saying that just to be mean was even more infuriating.

Theo clenched his fists and hit the ground before looking at Alea.

Alea smiled when she saw his eyes that seemed to haven't lost their light. ”That's enough for the answer.”

'With my current pace, I'll never be able to keep up with her…' Theo looked down and closed his eyes, recalling what his master said. He stared at Alea's back and thought, 'Search it. I have to find the power that I lack. Perhaps, changing my tactic is not enough. Something… Something bigger… Oh, wait… There's that option.'

Theo was lost in thought even when he walked behind Alea.

Meanwhile, Alea sensed his gaze as if there was a wolf behind her that seemed to be waiting for her to lower her guard before devouring her. The stare had changed.

She instinctively gulped down as she continued moving forward.

”5 bulls spotted,” Alea shouted, reminding Theo that the enemies were coming.

Fifty feet before them, a group of bulls charged at her. Alea furrowed her eyebrows and decided to step forward, not understanding Theo's current state.

”I need to lecture him after this. Anyway, I need to end this first.” She pouted and saw the bulls spread out to pincer her. An orange-colored flame burst out of her sword.

The bulls seemed to be wary of it, creating confusion for a split second. Seeing their eyes and action, Alea leaped to the left to avoid the bull from the opposite side.

”Flamming Ge-Sword.”

Surprisingly, Alea slashed her sword to the bull behind her even though there were at least thirty feet between them while the one in front of her was only ten feet away.

The fire covering her sword suddenly flew forward, forming a crescent-shaped flame.

”Mo?!” The bull panicked for a second, albeit it was too late.

Boom.

The fire exploded the moment it touched the bull, roasting it until it died.

Meanwhile, the fire in her sword completely vanished, so there was no way to do something like that again. And she needed to face the bull that was about to hit her.

Alea took a deep breath, jumped on top of the bull, and placed her hand on its body, supporting her body to stay afloat before slicing the bull's head.

After killing the second bull, she launched herself into the air by using the power in her hand, preparing to kill the other three.

'Kh. Why didn't he move yet? Did he seriously give up? Was it wrong to rile him up this whole time?'

While having her own thoughts, Theo seemed to have no interest in helping her until one moment.