Facing the Shepherd's attack, Kael was prepared for it at first. But soon, he realized that rather than saying that the Shepherd was attacking, it was more accurate to say that he was probing and obstructing them.
The Shepherd's probing was different from other people's probing. His probing was more to confirm whether or not Kal-El possessed the power of wind.
Countless green flowers floated in the air. The flowers that looked like roses spun and floated to Kael's side.
As the flowers flew, they began to tremble, as if they were foretelling what was about to happen. As the flowers approached Kael, they began to tremble even more, as if there was a surge of energy within them that yearned to be released.
Finally, the large number of flowers around Kael reached the peak of their trembling. With a rumbling sound, the flowers all exploded … or rather, disintegrated.
The disintegration of the flowers brought with it countless petals. These petals were like sharp blades, attacking Kael at a high frequency.
This attack wasn't very strong, but it was very annoying. It was like mosquitoes constantly circling around one's ears. It didn't affect one greatly, but it was enough to make one's mind chaotic.
The best way to deal with this kind of attack was to ignore it. But the Shepherd seemed to have some foundation in the Sound Element. He increased the hiss of the petals as they cut through the air, and by adjusting the frequency of the sound, he continued to provoke Kael's nervous nerves, making him even more annoyed.
If he ignored it now, it would affect his performance.
And how to deal with these petals became a problem for Kael.
Kael understood the Shepherd's intentions. The Shepherd used this kind of harassment instead of a direct attack to test whether or not Kael had the power of wind.
As the Shepherd had said before, if Kael wasn't willing to answer, then he would test him himself.
If Kael really did have the power of wind, then the simplest way to deal with it would be the same as what the alchemy puppet had done before: turn strong wind into weak wind.
As long as Kael set up a layer of strong wind around him, he could easily turn these petals into weak wind.
And this method of setting up a layer of wind around him couldn't even be considered a magic trick for a wind elemental apprentice. It could only be considered a basic application of the power of wind.
So if Kael chose to use other methods to deal with the petals, then it would expose the fact that he didn't have the power of wind.
The Shepherd had made things so complicated just to prove this conclusion.
Kael understood the Shepherd's intentions, but he didn't understand why the Shepherd had to confirm whether or not he had the power of wind.
In such a high-pressure battle, wasn't it unnecessary to prove such a worthless conclusion?
Kael hesitated for a moment, wondering if he should call the alchemy puppet back. After all, the one who truly had the power of wind was the one hiding inside the alchemy puppet.
But for some reason, when Kael tried to contact Speed Spirit through the puppet's device, Speed Spirit didn't reply.
Kael doubtfully glanced at the puppets and discovered that the four Black-Faced Goats had already transformed into four terrifying vortexes that surrounded the Speed Spirit.
Su Ling was trapped by the four black-faced goats?
However, wasn't Speed Spirit an elemental creature that was close to the level of an official Adept? Why would he be trapped by four black-faced Goats of unknown origin?
While Kael was still wondering, the petals around him started to get denser and denser. The hissing sound made him even more irritated.
After a moment of hesitation, Kael decided to use a spatial defensive spell to block the petals.
Among all the defensive spells, only the spatial defensive spell was a rank 3 cantrip. The power of space wasn't as easy to control as the other elements, and once it went out of control, the consequences would be unimaginable. Therefore, the spatial defensive spell was the only rank 3 defensive spell of the same rank. It didn't have the highest defensive power, but it was definitely the most difficult to cast.
Kael's use of a spatial defensive spell made him feel like he was using a butcher's knife to kill a chicken.
But then again, Kael had done it on purpose.
It wasn't that he didn't know any defensive spells of other elements. The reason why he chose the most difficult one was purely to bluff.
In any case, if he used any other type of defensive technique, the Shepherd would determine that he couldn't use the power of wind, so he might as well use the most difficult type of defensive technique, space.
It was a deliberate act: I know what you're trying to do, but I'm not going to follow your script.
Kael didn't know if the Shepherd would be fooled by this bluff, but it was still a strategy to deal with the situation. Besides, even if the Shepherd saw through his plan, it didn't matter.
All he had to do was show that he couldn't use the power of wind. It wasn't a big deal.
He had been hesitant to answer earlier because he was embarrassed. After all, an "adept level alchemy puppet" wasn't something that an apprentice could use. If it was exposed, it would be confirmed that it was a trick given by an official Wizard.
Even though everyone had their own methods, but the help that Ghost Shadow and Fen Mo received was still within the scope of an apprentice. It was a bit too much for him to use an adept level trick to participate in an apprentice duel.
Because of this, he didn't answer the Shepherd's question.
But since the alchemy puppet was allowed to participate, it meant that the Wise Ruler had tacitly agreed that it complied with the rules of the duel. Therefore, even if it was exposed, it wouldn't be a big deal.
Kael's sudden change in attitude left the Shepherd stunned.
However, he quickly came back to his senses and shook his head. He looked at Kael with an amused expression. It was as if he was telling Kael that he had seen through his tricks.
Kael wasn't affected by the Shepherd's attitude. Like he said, he didn't think it was a big deal. The only reason he had taken a detour was because he didn't want the Shepherd to be able to prove himself so easily.
Kael was more concerned about Speed Spirit's condition than being seen through by the Shepherd.
Why didn't Speed Spirit respond? What did the four black-faced goats do to Speed Spirit?
Kael was very worried about Speed Spirit. He knew very well how precious elemental creatures were in the southern region. If something happened to Speed Spirit, he wouldn't be able to pay for it.
With that in mind, Kael activated his spatial defensive spell and flew towards Speed Spirit.
Kael didn't consider the fact that Speed Spirit was almost as powerful as a wizard-level creature. If something happened to Speed Spirit, Kael wouldn't be able to help.
On the other hand, the Shepherd knew that Kael didn't know how to use wind energy. However, he still couldn't prove where the wind energy came from. Was it from the alchemy puppet?
The reason why the Shepherd cared so much about the answer was because the wind … was very different.
The Shepherd had his own secrets, and the wind energy seemed to be related to them somehow.
Therefore, the Shepherd wouldn't allow Kael to disturb the four goats before he came to a conclusion.
The Shepherd quickly chased after Kael. This time, he didn't use wind energy. Instead, he directly approached Kael. With the power of the wind, the Shepherd's speed was extremely fast, and he easily blocked Kael's path.
They looked at each other and saw the determination in each other's eyes.
Kael knew that he couldn't avoid this fight.
…
At the same time, Dorcas approached Angor again.
"Do you know what I want to do the most right now?"
Angor didn't know what to say. What does that have to do with me?
Dorcas clenched his fists and glared fiercely at the Shepherd in the arena. "I want to give that guy a good beating."
If it was before, Wai would have complained, "Are you jealous or jealous of him?"
But now that Wail was gone, and he didn't want to say anything, Dorcas had no choice but to keep talking to himself. "Because he did something outrageous!"
Angor gave Dorcas a doubtful look. The Shepherd was behaving normally. There was nothing wrong with him, right?
Seeing Angor finally paying attention to him, Dorcas quickly added, "He summoned four ugly goats!"
Those four black-faced goats? Angor took a closer look and didn't think they were ugly at all. Overall, they looked very much like sheep. Their fur was fluffy and naturally curled, pure white and flawless. Only their faces were slightly black.
Even though their faces were black, it didn't make them look ugly. On the contrary, because of the color, it covered their protruding noses, making their faces look flat and furry. They looked very cute.
Besides, the color scheme reminded him of a cat from Earth he saw on his hologram tablet, which made him more subjective in his evaluation.
Angor didn't argue with Dorcas. Everyone had their own aesthetic standards. Dorcas' aesthetic standards were just as ugly as Angor's. So, he respected Dorcas' opinion.
But if he wanted to beat up the Shepherd just because of the goats' looks, that was a bit twisted, wasn't it?
Dorcas continued, "More importantly, he gave those four ugly goats such horrible names!"
Angor tried to recall what the Shepherd called the goats. They were called Black One, Black Two, Black Three, and Baby? What was so horrible about that?
"The names are horrible, and they're not symmetrical! Black One, Black Two, and Black Three are fine. But shouldn't the last one be Black Four? Why is it Baby? What's the connection between Baby and the others? "
Hearing Dorcas' complaints and seeing how impatient Dorcas was, Angor had an idea.
Some people with obsessive-compulsive disorder would go crazy when they noticed something that didn't work out. They would only feel good when everything followed the rules.
Could it be that Dorcas was such a person?
But Angor remembered that such OCD sufferers were obsessed with order. Dorcas himself didn't follow the rules that much. He preferred freedom. He didn't look like an OCD sufferer.
A weak voice came from the side. "Gold One, Gold Two, Gold Three, and Gold Four. Those are the names of his sandworms."
Angor turned around and saw that it was Wai, who had been quiet for a long time.
Wa Yi's expression was still miserable, and his face was still very pale, but at least his eyes were a little more spirited than before.
As long as Angor didn't mention what happened before, Wai should be able to recover slowly.
"If I remember correctly, his sandworm is called Goldie, right?"
Plus, Dorcas still owed Angor a "Gold".
"Gold is just a nickname. Its official name is Gold Three," Wai said.
Angor began to understand what Vaey was trying to say. Dorcas was an atypical OCD sufferer. He usually didn't show any symptoms, but when he got serious about something, he couldn't stand it anymore.
He didn't care about his sandworms being named Gold One to Gold Four, and he didn't care if they had nicknames or not. But when he heard other people's black-faced goats were named Gold One to Gold Three, and Baby, he couldn't help it.
Even so, Angor still found it ridiculous. It was just a name. Maybe Baby had nothing to do with Gold One to Gold Three. Maybe it had its own combination, like "Bebe" or something like that.
As Angor thought about it, the shepherd on the stage suddenly yelled, "Gold One, help your brother. Don't let that alchemy puppet break through the vortex!"
Angor didn't know what to say.
According to the order the shepherd used to call them, Gold One was Gold One, and Baby was Gold Four. But now, the shepherd asked Gold One to help his brother? Brother? So Baby was the boss? Then why did you call Baby last?
Angor's head was full of question marks.
He glanced at Dorcas, who was beside him. Dorcas was already gritting his teeth.
Angor finally understood Dorcas' feelings a little. Because his hand was also itching a little ….
"Angor, what's up with your Speed Spirit?" Black Earl's voice sounded in the Spirit Bond at the right time, which instantly dispelled the anxious atmosphere in the Spirit Bond.
"I don't know."
Dorcas also turned around. "Isn't it your elemental companion? How come you don't know about it? "
Angor looked at Dorcas' calm expression. Wasn't the guy yelling about killing Angor just now? Why did he suddenly change his mind?
Angor shrugged. "Maybe they're cute?"
Angor knew what Count Black and Dorcas meant. Speed Spirit was surrounded by four black-faced goats, and it didn't come out at all.
Even Angor himself was puzzled, let alone them.
Angor sensed Speed Spirit's presence when Kael tried to contact him. But Speed Spirit didn't respond to Kael's call, which was strange.
At first, Angor thought Speed Spirit was in danger. But through the bond and his Super Perception talent, Angor was sure that Speed Spirit was fine.
As for why Speed Spirit didn't come out from the goats' encirclement … Angor had no idea.
After all, Speed Spirit was only his subordinate, not his elemental companion.
(End of Chapter)
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