CHAPTER 133: LISTENER

Amber knew that it was difficult for those who had just entered the Listener to build themselves up to fly using memory magic.

Yet, the young girl before her was already flying steadily in mid-air, the meaning of which was clearly not simple.

Coupled with the fact that she possessed the combat power to contend with middle tier Listeners when she was still a ninth-tier apprentice, Amber had to take this seriously.

At this moment, before her eyes, Amelia’s threat level had far surpassed that alchemy ship.

She stopped all attacks on the alchemy ship, held her sword horizontally in front of her, and took out a potion bottle with her other hand, drinking it down.

It was a magic restoration potion. She had been bombarding the Moonlight for so long, her consumption was naturally not small. She needed to replenish as much as she could at this moment.

Amelia gave her an unusual feeling. She always feels that this person would be unexpectedly difficult to deal with.

Amelia’s silver hair flew, soaring above the lake, and she quickly approached the lakeside.

Then, she raised her hand and made a chopping motion in the air. Instantly, a sword aura was constructed and fiercely slashed towards Amber.

Amber’s pupils contract sharply.

Because this time, the sword aura constructed by Amelia was no longer ordinary sword aura, but the starlight sword aura that she had been unable to construct before.

Within the sword aura, starlight flickered, beauty and killing intent coexisting.

Amber immediately unleashed a starlight sword aura as well. As it flew, it tore a long gash on the ground. When it skimmed over the lake, it even tore through the lake water.

The two sword aura whistled and collided in an instant.

There was no massive commotion, as if everything had frozen. After the two sword aura collided, they strangely stiffened in place. A collision imperceptible to the naked eye was occurring in secret.

This stalemate did not last long. The two starlight sword aura discharged simultaneously, everything vanishing without a sound.

This scene made Amber’s heart sink a little.

The starlight sword aura constructed by her using memory magic could possess the same power as the starlight sword aura she released. What was this? How could a pirated version be the same as the genuine article?

Furthermore, she had only just stepped into the Listener tier, merely an early tier Listener.

Amber couldn’t understand, but with things having come to this point, she could only attack again.

This was already a situation that required her full effort!

Amber wielded her long sword, starlight and moonlight enveloping her body. She continuously swung forward, unleashing wave after wave of sword aura. Starlight sword aura and moonlight sword aura intertwined, filling the heavens and earth with killing intent.

Amelia followed suit. Whatever attack the other party used, she will use the same kind of attack. Again, wave after wave of sword aura crisscrossed in the air, killing intent surging.

Sword aura crisscrossed the heavens and earth, killing intent rising everywhere, but there were no booming sounds. As the sword aura collided, they mutually dissolved, presenting a particularly strange scene.

The surrounding listeners who were watching also felt that something was wrong, their expressions were extremely uncomfortable.

In their eyes, the formidable Amber was actually unable to defeat an opponent who could only flee before?

Seeing that her round of attacks had no effect, Amber’s heart sank to the bottom.

Why was this happening?

At this moment, she already regretted pursuing Carlotta and Amelia so relentlessly. Otherwise, she would never have found herself in such a difficult predicament.

Having already offended the two of them, she naturally wanted to deal with these two troublesome individuals. But could she still defeat them now?

While Amber was still contemplating this question, Amelia’s counterattack had already arrived. Again, a sky full of crisscrossing sword aura appeared, slashing down with a roar, carrying extremely terrifying killing intent.

This was her own attack. Amber was all too familiar with it and had always been proud of being able to unleash such sharp attacks. However, at this moment, her heart felt very uncomfortable. For the first time, she wished these sword aura attacks were not so outrageous.

With no other choice, Amber could only continue to unleash sword aura, allowing the two attacks to continue to cancel each other out. But this couldn’t go on.

Even though she didn’t want to admit it, Amber had to admit that she really couldn’t defeat these two.

"Let’s stop here."

Amber said in a deep voice, "I admit I underestimated your strength. I will no longer pursue you. We can go our separate ways and do our own things."

Amelia’s expression was cold, and she said, "You chased us to kill us. Now that you find you can’t do anything to us, do you think of changing your mind? Don’t you think it’s too late?"

Amber said, "Do you still want to fight me to the death? Even if I can’t do anything to you, can you do anything to me?"

When it came to self-preservation, she was still very confident and didn’t think Amelia could do anything to her.

Amelia said indifferently, "Everyone has to pay the price for what they have done. As the commander of the city’s guard, do you need me to teach you this lesson?"

Amber said, "One must know when to cut their losses. What’s the point of forcing yourself to do something you can’t accomplish?"

"Whether it’s forcing it or not, it’s not decided until the end, is it?"

Amelia showed no intention of backing down.

She attacked again, raising her hand, sword aura crisscrossing the heavens and earth, sealing off Amber’s path.

This attitude caused Amber’s anger to flare up.

She felt that she had already taken a step back and given enough face, yet the other party was still relentless. This was truly irrational and excessive.

"Since you insist on pestering me, I will make you regret it."

Amber said with a sullen face.

She decisively attacked, unleashing a sky full of sword aura once again, colliding with Amelia.

Sword aura raged across the sky, constantly touching and constantly dissolving, the heavens and earth filled with brilliance.

Amber knew that the situation had devolved into a war of attrition, waiting to see who would run out of magic first. Perhaps the other party thought that because she had spent a long time consuming each other with the Moonlight, they could outlast her.

’Have you forgotten that I am a peak tier Listener? The magic contained within a peak tier Listener is far beyond what an early tier Listener like you can imagine. You want to exhaust me? Without a doubt, this is a very foolish decision.’

Amber no longer wanted to waste any more words. Since the other party was stubborn, she would naturally make them regret it.

The two clashed again, the scene was exceptionally fierce, causing the expressions of the many Listeners around to be complicated.

Amelia’s rank was the same as theirs, both early tier listeners. Yet, the gap between them as early tier Listeners was enough to shatter their mental states.

The gap between people is truly something that cannot be thought about too deeply, otherwise, it would often make one feel extremely uncomfortable.

Amelia and Amber were in a great battle, while the surrounding Listeners formed a circle to spectate. Carlotta, on the other hand, was cultivating silently on the deck.

Carlotta could truly feel the wonders of the inner region of the Sky Island. The elements here were so rich it was astonishing, a treasure trove truly hard to encounter in the outside world. Just a short period of cultivation here would benefit her immensely.

She had originally only intended to cultivate for a bit, to purify her magic power to some extent. But as she continued to cultivate, she felt subtle changes beginning to occur within her.

"So, the Listener isn’t that far from me after all."

Carlotta revealed a thoughtful expression.

Since it hadn’t been long since she broke through to become a ninth-tier apprentice, she naturally believed that it would still be quite some time before she could become a Listener.

But the reality was not so.

Whether one’s tier increased or not involved many aspects. Time was indeed a factor, but as long as the other factors met the requirements, time was no longer an issue.

The inner region of the Sky Island could provide crucial factors, which were benefits exclusive to extraordinary beings at the apprentice level. Since Listeners could already search for better elements in the void and purify their magic power, the gains, while not small, were not astonishing.

But for apprentices, this was a brand new world. As long as apprentices stayed in the inner region for a certain period, their gains would absolutely be immense and astonishing.

However, the inner region was also excessively dangerous. Normally, very few people at the apprentice level would dare to enter. A single misstep could lead to their demise here. Compared to the immense gains, life was valued even more.

Carlotta was currently enjoying the benefits that only Listeners could enjoy in advance.

Bathed in high-quality elements, her magic power was continuously being purified, which caused her to instantly reach the dividing line between a ninth-tier apprentice and an early tier Listener. She was just a little bit away from becoming a Listener.

Thus, Carlotta focused even more intently on her swordplay. She knew that Amelia had already gone to deal with Amber, so the Moonlight stopped fighting and remained quietly on the lake. She could confidently devote herself to cultivation.

After the previous nine major movements were successively performed, the tenth movement, "Elven Melody," appeared in Carlotta’s mind for the unknown nth time.

This was a method of attack targeting the senses. With a swing of the sword, a faint lullaby would emerge, targeting the opponent.

Even in the midst of battle, it could cause the opponent to fall asleep on the spot, becoming an easy target.

Of course, causing an opponent to truly fall asleep was not easy, but making them drowsy was relatively easy. In a tense, deadly battle filled with murderous intent, drowsiness would absolutely be a fatal weakness.

As for the degree to which each person would become drowsy, it also depended on their individual resistance.

At this moment, as Carlotta swung her sword, the faint lullaby sound suddenly emerged.

In this instant, Carlotta felt the surrounding elements surge towards her body as if they had gone mad. They were rapidly converted into her magic power, and the total amount of magic power instantly reached a new height, while the purity of her magic power was further enhanced.

"I’ve broken through."

Carlotta stood firm on the deck of the Moonlight, took a deep breath, and truly felt the changes within her.

She hadn’t expected to actually break through at this very moment and become a Listener. Even if it was only an early tier Listener, it greatly enhanced her combat capabilities.

In the inner region of the Sky Island, the tier of an apprentice was ultimately a bit low. Becoming a Listener allowed Carlotta to face this land with a more composed demeanor.

"Let’s deal with the person who needs to be dealt with. It’s your bad luck to encounter two people breaking through, me and Amelia, in succession."

Carlotta controlled the Moonlight and steered it towards the shore of the lake.

At this moment, how she wished she could fly, just like Amelia.

Normally, only Resonators could fly automatically. Any flying methods achieved before that required additional conditions.

Amelia could fly by constructing wings with memory magic, a testament to the uniqueness of her memory magic.

Card magic was also considered relatively special.

At the stage of an early tier Listener, Carlotta could create a card called a "Flight Card." This required incorporating the wings of some avian creatures into the card. This way, by using the card, she could briefly fly.

However, Carlotta had only just broken through, so she couldn’t create a Flight Card yet.

As the Moonlight began to move, the many surrounding Listeners couldn’t help but stir, but they could do nothing. They could only watch as the Moonlight sailed forward.

Although Amber was not afraid of this alchemical ship, it was still very difficult for other early tier Listeners to deal with.

The Moonlight was extremely massive. As it sailed towards the shore, even though they were in the midst of battle, Amber and Amelia could not ignore the arrival of this ship.

"You want to use the ship to deal with me at close range? It’s useless."

Amber thought Carlotta intended to use the ship to attack her.

While she didn’t master alchemy, she knew a lot about it and wasn’t worried about the threat of an alchemical ship.

However, the next moment, Amber couldn’t help but freeze.

Although she wasn’t afraid of the alchemical ship, she still paid some attention to it and noticed Carlotta leaping off the alchemical ship and rushing towards her.

Under the enhancement of the Speed Card, Carlotta’s speed was already very fast. Because she had become a Listener, her current speed was even faster than before.

Amber merely froze for a moment, and then her expression changed.

"A Listener?"

She hadn’t expected Carlotta to have also become a Listener in the blink of an eye and was now rushing towards her. This caused her entire body to tremble, and her face turned extremely ugly.

She clearly remembered the scene of Carlotta, who was still a ninth-tier apprentice, easily killing an early tier Listener. This was a person no weaker than the other one. Now that she had also become a Listener, she was probably capable of threatening her on her own.

Amber found it difficult to accept the current situation. Such an absurd person, encountering even one was bad luck, why did she have to encounter two at once?

Taking a deep breath, Amber turned and ran.

As things had come to this, she naturally understood that the tide had turned against her. Staying to deal with two unreasonable individuals would only lead to her own demise for no reason.

But... could she escape?

"Are you trying to escape from me? Do you think... you can do it?"

Carlotta easily caught up to Amber, her voice sounding right beside Amber.