16 The Brave Velum

Juno notices that the monsters are slowly losing control, and they are able to kill them without respawning again. she saw that Linhardt had somewhat overpowered Gaia and was lying down for a moment. she couldn't believe with her own eyes what she had seen. a powerful High guardian was being played by the spell of a Libra. Gaia was facing and talking with a statue that was created by the Libra while Linhardt and his comrades were behind him and preparing for an opening attack.

That Libra. who is he? Why do the spells he can use seem so advanced, and it even works on that High Guardian? Juno said as she briefly turned her gaze to Kilian, who was controlling Gaia's mind.

Lucius prepared his attack on Gaia again, while Seth also cast a spell on Lucius so that he could briefly see. It is a spell that Seth casts on him, but it won't last for five seconds that Lucius could use his sight, but that is only temporary only, and he still can't use any ability that a Leo Zodiac has, so it is necessary for them to ensure that every attack will definitely not be wasted and missed. Linhardt is their bait, and his main task is to run around to confuse Gaia.

when Lucius saw an opening, he immediately rushed to give a strong blow to Gaia again, but this time, the High Guardian Taurus dodged it.

Kilian tried to read Gaia's mind but was unable to penetrate her mind again.

He saw that Gaia was just closing his eyes and not thinking about anything. that way Kilian wont know what his next move would be. and due to the very strong senses of a great High Guardian, no matter what kind of attack Lucius does, he can dodge it by just letting his body move on its own.

Gaia's quick reflexes are strange, and maybe this is the muscle memory of all the battles he went through.

Kilian became alert and knew that they couldn't just act on impulse suddenly, even if the High Guardian had his eyes closed and not attacking them. Gaia might be planning something to attack them when they start attacking randomly.

Juno gave them support when she saw that they were struggling to attack.

Juno released an arrow and aimed it at Gaia. Lucius tried to take advantage of the opportunity to match his attack with the arrow that was coming to hit Gaia.

but something happened very quickly, and before Lucius could attack again, Gaia acted very quickly. He caught the arrow that was going to hit him. He broke the pointed edge of the arrow, and he thrust it into the shoulder of Lucius, who was about to attack him.

Lucius recoiled and realized that the arrow had hit him too hard in his right shoulder.

Before Lucius could get up again, the remaining assassins suddenly appeared. one of the assassins tried to stab Lucius with a poisonous dagger, but Linhardt stopped him. Linhardt held the assassin's hand very tightly, and it quickly retreated when Linhardt was about to punch him. the assassin felt fear because he was there when Linhardt killed his comrades, and he saw that this man could also easily kill him without doing anything. That is also the main reason why a hundred armies from the house of VEA gathered to capture Linhardt. words came to Lord Sirius about the true ability of a Leo, which is why they didn't even waste more time and acted immediately when they found out that Linhardt was within the area of Velos Desi.

Kilian and Seth also have an assassin that is currently facing them.

but this time, they will not allow them to simply defeat them easily like before when they fought. they only lost because they were shocked by the sudden attack and not prepared at all since they are communicating with the Velums, and Kilian was worried about Seth's condition.

but now they are ready to fight, and their minds are in the condition of how they will fight these assassins.

I'll leave these amateurs to you. Gaia said to the assassins as he quickly continued his attack inside Velos Desi. his real target is Linhardt, but Juno has also caught his attention, so he also wants to get the female leader of the Velums to make it an extra gift to his Lord Sirius.

even though Juno had killed some of the monsters summoned by Gaia, more of her companions were still dying. Too many people were killed, and the rest of the inhabitants of Velos Desi struggled to save themselves. blood and fire covered the whole area. he saw Gaia approaching her. other Velums try to protect her, but Gaia breaks the heads of the Velums, who try to block his way to Juno.

even Jagal, the right hand of Juno, also rushes to block and protect their leader.

Gaia also tried to break his head, but Jagal was more skilled compared to other Velum. like Juno, He is also a Sagittarius Zodiac.

he is quick, and he can somewhat avoid Gaia's attacks while performing counterattacks with his ability and quick reload of arrows in his bow.

Jagal released three arrows at the same time. He turned around and released one more to hit Gaia's legs. no matter how Gaia tried to avoid the other arrows that, Jagal released, he could not help but get hit by the last arrow that was aimed at his legs.

Gaia smiled when he saw that her opponent was a Zodiac that was worth killing. he seems to have found an opponent that he deserves to take seriously in a fight.

he suddenly disappeared from Jagal's sight and went behind him. he tried to strike Jagal's neck but Jagal quickly used his legs and turned his body to land his arrowhead on Gaia's face.

Jagal's arrow was angled just perfectly, and when he released his arrow, Gaia caught his attack with his bare teeth. Taurus's teeth were harder than a slug, and when he bit the arrow, it just crumbled like a piece of paper. Jagal retreated quickly and scouted the area around to see another way of his next attack.

Juno wanted to help, but Jagal yelled at her. Do not interfere, Chief Juno! you have to run away please. let me serve you even at the last moment. I will do my best to buy time for your escape. Jagal said as he focused on fighting the High Guardian. even though Gaia really wanted to take Juno immediately, he still had the pride of a warrior, and when he saw that Jagal really wanted to risk his life just to save Juno. He didn't even bother to interfere with her escape.

You have shown that you are a brave warrior, and I can see that you have fighting potential. I'll give it to you. I will give you an honorable death before I finally take your leader to our castle. I will not go after her immediately until I kill you. so make sure that you will entertain me so that somehow she can get away before I track her down. Gaia said.