Following Yugen’s command, the villagers of Cyan Village let out bloodthirsty cries of excitement and began shooting arrows toward Rock Village.
Some kept pounding on the gates of the village. Although there was an arcane array around the door, they were simple spells that would not last long.
The villagers of Rock Village began to retaliate. Countless arrows rained down from the tower. Consumed by bloodlust, Percy sent arrow after arrow flying.
Soon, there were casualties on both sides, but the villagers of Cyan Village did not seem to care as they continued to attack. The villagers of Rock Village knew that they would not stand a chance if the village were breached, so they resisted with all their might.
In that manner, both sides fought relentlessly while Francois and Sigurd, who were not far away, watched the fight with smiles on their faces.
To them, the villagers of both Rock Village and Cyan Village were lowly, wretched peasants who were no better than insects. Whether or not they lost their lives was of no particular significance.
After over an hour of battle, the gates of Rock Village were at risk of falling. The towers on both sides had collapsed, and it was only a matter of time before the invaders of Cyan Village stormed in.
“Percy, inform Emily at once and go with her to bring Jared to safety through the secret passage. Go as far as you can. Don’t come back.”
Antonio had also sustained injuries. Aware that he could not defend the village, he grabbed Percy and ordered him to take Jared away. “I won’t leave, Mr. Antonio. I will stay and fight. I will die with you,” Percy said, sobbing. I won’t go!
“Why won’t you listen to me, boy? Go with Emily and take Jared away. Look for Ali. Jared should know where he is. As long as you survive, Rock Village’s future lives on. Remember to avenge us,” Antonio said to Percy.
Percy bit his lip, his tears falling incessantly. In the end, he nodded and ran toward Emily’s house. As soon as Percy left, the gates of Rock Village finally collapsed, and the villagers of Cyan Village dashed in..
“The village has been breached, Emily. Mr. Antonio asked us to bring Jared to escape through the secret passage!” Percy said to Emily, panting as he did so.
Emily’s heart lurched. She looked at Jared’s unconscious figure and nodded. Emily and Percy got to work. They decided to carry him to escape through the secret passage. Just when they were about to lift him, his body flickered with rays of light..
As it became blinding, Jared began levitating. and he suddenly opened his eyes. Emily and Percy exclaimed in excitement when Jared woke up.
“You’re finally awake, Jared!” Emily threw herself onto him and wept. Percy, too, could not stop his tears when Jared came to.
Jared looked dazed. He tried to recall the events before he lost consciousness. He remembered Ira giving him the demon bead, which he had ingested and fainted shortly after.
He gently clenched his fists and realized that he had regained his strength and broken through. to Eighth Level Manifestor. Furthermore, he seemed to possess an unusual power within. him.
Unlike spiritual energy, this power was formed by a combination of several forces. Jared directed his spiritual sense inward, guiding the power within him all over.
“I-Is this the Power of Three?”
Jared was stunned because he realized that apart from the Power of Dragons within the draconic essence, his spiritual energy, Ultimate Force, and even his newly obtained power of the beast race had melded together.
