Ascension of the Sylvan Cosmos

Chapter 175. [Second Energy Cycle] Powerhouse.

The Stormriders that were around saw Flor managing to snatch Eldric, and their faces sank. The battle situation was chaotic enough because of the five giant serpents roaming the place and the Rose Fairies using their wind attacks to block their ability to move. Now, their leader was captured by the enemy.

If Eldric died, they would die as well.

However, from the second they were attacked the first time until now, the enemies had surprisingly managed to break their formations and create chaos between them continuously.

By the time Flor managed to get a hold of Eldric, there were no people left to help. Eldric's face grimaced when the sharp wind in Flor's hand materialized, and together with his scream of regret, a burst of wind blasted him flying as blood burst everywhere.

The Stormriders saw Eldric's state and rushed toward him, wanting to recover him before he smashed against the ground and died. Yet, as the ones that managed to shake off their enemies rushed to help, the ring of flowers around Liu Shu lit up again, and several beam-like attacks covered the sky. The World Tree's aim was impeccable thanks to her super spatial awareness, allowing her to miss Eldric completely.

Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!

As the barrage of projectile seeds blocked their descent, the flying snakes arrived and blocked their way with several lightning and fire aether attacks.

Knowing that recovering Eldric before he landed on the ground was impossible, the Stormrider group gritted their teeth and turned around, trying to flee. During all this time, their numbers had decreased from 25 to 14. In the meantime, they could damage their enemies. However, they only managed to score three lucky kills on a few Rose Fairies using range attacks.

The Sylvan Stormrider that was facing off against Tempestria shouted. "Retreat! Sir Eldric is lost!"

The others who were fighting off the serpents and Rose Fairies frowned, yet they knew that they were in a disadvantaged position. While, in general, the Stormrider group wouldn't have had so much trouble fighting them, the shots that came from below at first thoroughly destabilized the formation. Then, thanks to the surprising strength of the Serpents and the wind-attributed expertise from the Rose Fairies, they could continue to disrupt and gain aerial superiority.

Flor saw their intentions and looked around. She could see that the snakes were somewhat hurt, each of them having lost between 10 to 20 thousand Phoer Body Shards. On the side of the Rose Fairies, those that were struck were flying wrongly, and between them, Clavel and Amapola were heavily injured from covering for other Rose Fairies.

After a moment of hesitation, she shouted. "Retreat!"

They all descended, and both groups separated.

Eldric, falling to his death, looked at the past and regretted many things. 'I shouldn't have been so greedy. My path to becoming Lord Stormrider was almost guaranteed. I needed to be better than my cousins, half-siblings, and blood siblings.'

Eldric saw the Stormriders trying to reach for him, but a yellow light swallowed his surroundings, pushing them back. 'Level 19s were too weak... The growth of this place is completely outside the norm...'

In the past, perhaps this group would've been enough to raze this place to the ground. But now, it is not possible. 'And soon... I am going to die...'

Turning around, he could already see the ground approaching at a very high speed. He closed his eyes, tears slipping from the corner of his eyes. 'I don't want to die!'

And then, he landed.

However, he didn't die. He felt his body falling onto a strangely bouncy surface. 'Huh?' Opening his eyes, he noticed his body enveloped in a vine net. 'What happened?'