As Guinier’s effect surged through his mind, clarity enveloped his thoughts,’Seraphina, scan the entire area,’ he commanded, redirecting his focus toward a specific direction.

Zeph and Banzihum stood opposite each other; an aura sword rested in Banzihum’s hands while Zeph’s body began to return to its former state.

WHOOSH

Golden eyes locked onto Banzihum as a white luminous sword, inscribed with runic markings, materialized from a tattoo on Zeph’s wrist, emitting an otherworldly pressure.

SWISH

Banzihum narrowed his gaze; his figure blurred and then vanished. Zeph, standing calmly in the midst, tightened his grip on the sword hilt.

Their incredible speed rendered the world motionless. First Eyes materialized, and then Banzihum’s hands, before he swung a aura sword, its shiny aura slicing through Zeph’s body.

In that moment, realization struck Banzihum as his body leaned from the force of swinging a sword that felt like cutting through air.

HUSH

A barely audible sound reached his ears due to his pure mana enhancing his senses. He swiftly tightened his grip on the sword hilt, turning to block the impending sword strike.

CLANK

Banzihum’s eyes met two shining golden orbs, exuding a deadly intent. He stood, blocking the sword emanating an enormous amount of Divine Energy, tinged with a hint of golden hue.

’How can Nexus be here?’ Banzihum recognized the energy pushing against him, albeit faint and diluted, standing against his Pure Mana.

He had reached such heights from Chrintain Valley, an exile where no one was allowed to leave, risking war.

It couldn’t be possible for all these years, noone tried to leave that place, A dragon and an elf attempted it 700 years ago, only to lose their lives to a 20-year-old boy claiming to be the Reincarnation of Archmage Riannel.

Then and now, no one dared to repeat the attempt.

Killing an Archmage wasn’t a big deal for the Elves, but the problem lay in the fact that the Archmage wasn’t alone — he was with Demons and the queen of that Realm, Amrantha Tenebri Noctilucis.

These two were the sole witnesses of the Cataclysmic war and acted as a barrier to Chrintain Valley, a place interfered with by the Demon Realm, proposing to send the remaining Elves and Dragons there after the War.

The Human Realm, already reeling from losses, had to comply with Amrantha’s words of sending remaining ones to Valley.

At that time, it was confusing to know reason for a Demon queen to display such generosity.

However, after residing in Chrintain Valley for so long, every Elf knew they were being used as guards for certain secrets. As they dug deeper, the involvement of an Archmage surfaced before the entire Valley.

Riannel Aintain and Amrantha Tenebri had known each other for many years.

Amrantha, the perfect candidate for the next Demon queen, stood beside that woman in her days of training.

It was taboo to use her name, as perhaps humans might forget, but None of the Valley forgot the day of The Twilight’s End — A battle against Evangeline.

Every Elf and Demon remembered the day an Archdemon appeared, slaughtering thousands of Elves and Dragons.

After suffering such devastation at the hands of Evangeline, the Elves, despite the Humans’ rejection, proposed the creation of the Elven Haven and Dragons proposed to create Dragon domain, for protection against other realm, leading to the Cataclysmic War when Humans considered their offer as tyranny.

{A/n: I hope readers aren’t confused and understand the Elves perspective, as everyone thinks they are right in their own place }

BOOM!

Banzihum’s figure was thrown into the distance, pulling him out of his thoughts. Standing in front of him was Zeph with his glowing sword emitting a golden hue crackling within it, while he looked at Banzihum.

"Sigh... Guess stretching it too far won’t benefit us, would it, Human?"

Zeph narrowed his eyes, trying to comprehend Banzihum’s words.

SCHLKT

"Ughhh!"

Suddenly, he felt a piercing sensation from the side, causing him to stagger back. He looked and saw two Banzihums.

Even though Zeph had knowledge about Every Character through his understanding of the NOVEL, remembering each one’s fighting style was impossible.

"You’re fast, aren’t you?"

SCHLKT

"Kughh!"

Another sword appeared out of nowhere, piercing his shoulder, which began to heal instantly.

Zeph couldn’t sense the presence of the forthcoming figures resembling Banzihum, making him confused, as if they weren’t actually there, bewildering him.

SCHLKT

Again, and Again. It had already occurred several times, causing Zeph’s divine energy to flicker due to its rapid use.

While holding his abdomen and seeing multiple Banzihums towering over him, he realized his energy was depleting.

’Zendal, increase energy supply’

[Master, somehow this energy is disappearing. I can control it, but its amount is too little.]

’Don’t use it, transfer all of it to Seraphina’

Being a transmigrator, it was impossible for him not to know what it was and right now, he needed this to complete the task he assigned to Seraphina.

Zeph turned his eyes towards a lifeless woman’s figure lying on the ground, gritting his teeth, and then swiftly shifting his gaze towards several mirror images of Banzihum.

Knowing well about the source of this unique energy, Zeph couldn’t help but feel overwhelmed.

He understood the reason for Chrintain Valley to pursue him. Due to Guinier, his brain was calmer than ever; otherwise, he didn’t know what he might have done in a situation where anger would have overtaken his senses.

Calmly observing everything that had occurred, from Thalia’s death to his possession of something he shouldn’t have, he couldn’t help but sense how deeply he was entangled in this world’s chaos.

’Seraphina, that energy should be enough for the task, right? ’, Calmly looking at Banzihum, Guinier’s effect started to take hold as his mind began processing things at a normal pace, causing him to glance towards Thalia’s lifeless body.

[Yes, Human]

’In which direction is she?’ Observing Banzihum’s figure, his mind was filled with anger and relief simultaneously.

If his suspicions were true, then it was a relief that Thalia was safe. However, he felt anger towards the figure who, in line with its personality, was playing mind games.

[Human, she is at the head of the Barrier]