Gorgeous Jewel
Chapter IV Chapter 161

When the black sphere vanished into Elysia's body. Elysia lay on the ground for a while.

Then he got up and opened his eyes. Elysia was filled with confusion and unease. His heart suddenly became unsettled and his heart was racing. An indescribable feeling that he himself did not know what was going on with him. But when he blinked his eyes loudly many times, a pitch-black shadow figure stood in front of him. More precisely behind instructor Evelyn.

He did not look wrong, people did not realize the figure but only he was a.

The black shadow figure smirked. Elysia had a bad feeling from the smile on her face. The shadow raised its hand and it turned into a curved sword blade that wrapped around Evelyn's neck.

Surprisingly, Evelyn did not feel or see the figure of the black shadow. Elysia even called out to him many times telling Evelyn to move from her place. It was as if they were in a different dimension. No one realizes that.

The black shadow tilted its head still with a terrible wide smile plastered on its face.

"Nope-no. Don'tdon't. Don't do that!" Exclaimed firmly Elysia while shaking her head.

He became panicked. But the shadow enjoyed it. In an instant the curved sword blade slashed Evelyn's neck and she fell into a pool of blood.

Elysia shouted hysterically. He ran forward to stop the black shadow. Unfortunately, no matter how hard he ran, he could not reach them. It was like an illusion that kept him in place.

Thus, one by one Elysia saw her friends being killed by the mysterious black shadow figure.

He was crying sobbing.

Elysia lowered her head and slowly fell down on her knees. "Why? What the hell is going on? Huhuhuhu...Why did you kill them? Helian, Instructor, Aili, Reiss...." Elysia called out their names one by one.

The black shadow figure walked closer to him. "That's because you're weak." Whispers slowly. "You're weak, so you can't protect anything. You're weak and that's why the people you love die. You won't be able to protect anyone but instead, you're just a burden to them. Looky!"

After he mocked Elysia and broke her spirit. The black shadow showed a picture showing Alice and the Minotaur fighting. Their fight is fierce. Alice's body was covered in wounds everywhere.

Elysia was shocked at once. "Mother?!" Call him while holding his mouth with both hands. His breath stopped seeing the sight. Elysia shook her head in disbelief. "No way.mom..."

Hard to believe, his strong mother and always defeated his enemies with ease, being like that before the Minotaur.

Alice's hands and feet were covered in blood. It could be seen from her appearance, even the woman was already panting half-dead as if her breathing could have been exhausted at any moment. He could no longer maintain his upright posture. His sword had been broken and from the look of his eyes, Elysia knew that her mother had been on the verge of death.

The minotaur raised its big hammer. The hammer had been on Alice's head, but Alice did not move and tried to dodge.

"Mothers...Mother...! Get out of there!" Shouted Elysia.

As the hammer fell down strongly, the black shadow decided on their image.

"Hows it? You've seen it, haven't you? Your mother, that woman too, and all died protecting you. Hmm~ No." The black shadow paused for a moment. He brought his mouth closer to Elysia's ear. Then he whispered. "They're dead because of you."

Elysia jerked. His whole body became weak. His arms and legs lost their strength.

"I-I... My fault..." Lips trembling. Both of his hands were squeezing his hair. "It's all my fault.."

"That's right. It's because you're weak."

Her tears are getting unstoppable.

As he lowered his head, the black shadow smiled in satisfaction. People might not be able to see it, but from behind the dark and dense black aura that covered his body, the shadow was actually enjoying the slump of Elysia.

"Do you want to be strong? Say me. I have one easy way. You might still be able to save your mother's life."

Elysia's eyes widened. He looked up and looked at the black shadow. "....."

The black shadow created a huge scythe in his hand. Black and red symbolize darkness and fresh blood. He thrust it on Elysia. "Use this. With this weapon, you can save them and your mother. Know, they're not completely dead. They still have a chance." His word.

Dilemmas. Elysia glanced at the sight of her friends. Should he trust the monster? Didn't he just kill his friends and instructors? But...?

Seeing the elf girl hesitating, the black shadow urged her once more. "Decide immediately. I doubt that woman can last much longer out there."

Something within Elysia suddenly churned. Without her realizing it, Elysia was completely trapped further and further away in her illusion.

Elysia began to digress, "I have to save mother. I have to protect everything. kill the monster...."

What he saw was no longer the same as what had actually happened.

In the eyes of others, Elysia went berserk and started attacking them without hesitation. His eyes became cold and empty.

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Alice looked at Elysia's body wrapped in a black aura, while Elysia saw Alice as one of the dungeon monsters.

Alice used the [Glacial Eternal Slumber] technique to deal with Elysia. Within her icy territory, Elysia's rapid movements would slow down a bit.

"Your technique is good. You're so fast and agile. Even though your weapon swings are so wide but with that you make the enemy think that they get a chance to strike back. Then swiftly you pull back your scythe. Clever." Alice praises Elysia as she avoids Elysia's scythe.

Elysia's movements while swinging her scythe almost looked like Alice's swordplay. It was so beautiful and charming when he twisted his body or his scythe in the air. Every attack he made, almost nothing was in vain. If if it was not Alice who was his opponent, then certainly Elysia would have killed his enemy quickly.

[Freezing Palm]

Alice hit Elysia with her palm but Elysia immediately pulled her scythe and repelled Alice's attack.

The scythe he had turned out to be no ordinary weapon, seeing that he was unaffected by Alice's cold Qi.

What Alice was aiming for was not actually to hit Elysia, she just used the attack earlier to throw Elysia backwards so that she could make some distance with her.

Alice's goal was to make Elysia run out of her stamina. And when she was tired, Alice would catch the seed that Erebos planted in her.

The ice spines were again created from the frozen floor and attacked Elysia. Once again the girl avoided him shrewdly as she ran forward trying to shorten their distance.

"I won't let it." Alice made small thorns in the air in an instant. Then the thorns fell upon Elysia.

Elysia looked up. He then turned his scythe upwards to hold all the thorns.

"You're off guard." Alice squeezed her hands and made both of Elysia's legs freeze.

Elysia narrowed her eyes looking at Alice. He smashed the base of his scythe into the ground and made the ice that froze his legs shattered.

"I didn't expect it to turn out that the weapon could do such a thing as well. Very efficient."

Elysia jumped high into the air.

Alice immediately shot out ice thorns but again Elysia turned her scythe to repel the attack.

He swooped down in front of Alice. Then he quickly swung his scythe strongly.

[Mirror Mirror]

Elysia was fooled again and for the umpteenth time, she was hit by an explosion from Alice's icy shadow.

Elysia noticed the attack coming from behind her back, she immediately turned around and prepared to withstand the attack. But what came crashing at him was an energy Qi that penetrated into his forehead.

[The Soul Dispersion] One of the soul techniques to eliminate evil spirits, or the influence of magic on one's body.

Previously Alice was unable to do so due to her low cultivation level. Since this technique was like a double-edged knife, Alice had to be careful in using it.

If the opponent is too strong or has a strong soul, then most likely, his soul will be injured or worse, his soul will be swallowed in the consciousness of that person.

After Elysia's body and stamina were drained, Alice sent her soul consciousness into Elysia. From there he will destroy the influence of Erebos magic.