Age of Adepts

Chapter 945 Battle in the Night

It was deep into the night.

The Cedrac Mountains appeared particularly quiet under the lightless curtain of night. One could almost say it was void of life.

It had only been three days, and Greem and Katherine had fought each other nine times, creating nine death zones throughout the Cedrac Mountains.

The beasts and magical creatures of the Cedrac Mountains might not be all that intelligent, but even they became incredibly cautious and sensitive to their environment when under the constant threat of death. A disastrous stampede would break out wherever the two adepts set foot.

Whether beast, bird, or powerful magical creature, all the living beings would scramble to escape the area. None of them dared to remain near the two adepts for even a brief instant.

Moreover, over time, the two adepts’ analysis of Henvic’s planar laws progressed. The power they could unleash increased, and the destruction of the environment around them became increasingly terrifying.

During one of their battles, Greem’s Flamegate summoned thousands of fire creatures. They forcefully turned a valley in the mountains into an apocalyptic world of flowing lava and smoldering magma.

The mechanical witch seemed to have her own unique means of tracking and investigation, as well. She immediately stood up in confusion when Greem started to move and gazed into the dark forest.

The two of them had been indiscriminately fighting all this while, regardless of location or time. However, night battles were still few and far between. After all, both of them needed time to recover their Spirits and heal their wounds.

Neither side was willing to force the other into a dead-end before they had utter certainty at victory. Doing so would only make them suffer terrifying and irrecoverable damage. As such, nighttime became an unspoken time of truce between the two. Though assassinations, poisoning attempts, harassment, and all sorts of tricks continued uninterrupted, full-frontal confrontations had yet to occur.

That was why Katherine couldn’t help but be on her guard when she saw the male adept’s strange actions.

Given the current circumstances, she was still the one that held the advantage. She still had superior combat power. Most of these skirmishes and battles ended with her victory and his retreat. When it came to battle cunning and smarts, however, Greem was still a cut above her.

Most of the time, Katherine found herself having trouble turning her combat advantage into an opportunity for victory, all due to Greem’s sly and sinister tricks. These factors were what made this otherworldly hunt turn into such a tedious and dangerous affair.

Given Katherine’s understanding of the male adept, the reason he was so impatient to fight her must be due to him obtaining an opportunity to turn the tides.

What would that be?

While Katherine was thinking to herself and preparing for battle, Greem had already charged out of the woods.

“Brat, was the beating you took from me a few days ago not enough for you? You were scurrying about like a rat. Why would you come and seek your death today…”

Katherine didn’t manage to finish her words. Greem had released the elementium magical machine without any pause.

Katherine’s face instantly turned green at the sight of this two-meter-tall magical machine rising from the ground. Violent magical energy was radiating from its gleaming alloy body.

Third Grade. Dammit! It was a Third Grade magical machine!

The Blade Princess’ crimson mechanical eye quickly determined the magical machine’s combat power based on the intensity of the magical energy and the destructive aura it radiated.

Dammit, dammit, dammit! Apart from Agility, this magical machine was slightly stronger than her in Physique, Strength, and Spirit. Katherine could barely maintain a sixty percent chance of victory against a giant like this.

However, her body would be significantly damaged, and her power weakened even if she won.

If she were to fight this giant while dealing with the male adept at the same time? Katherine felt a chill run through her heart. The chance of victory she calculated was no more than three percent.

Blade Princess Katherine let out a roar, and five metal blades spun forward, intercepting the assault of the two enemies. She turned and fled without any hesitation, quickly vanishing into the darkness of the forest.

Reputation, dignity; what were those?

They seemed like things that only living people would require.

Just like that, a massive battle prematurely ended before it could even begin!