Child of Destiny

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Bang!

Right after being summoned on the battlefield, Akailu swiftly summoned his monster pets before commanding them to scatter in every direction.

Bang! Bang!

Swoosh!

He just summoned three of his strongest monster pets first, which were the Shadow Wolf, the Savage Tiger, and the Grizzly Bear. He did not summon the Spirit Eagle and sent it to the sky since he knew that it would only become a target in the sky.

It would be foolish to send it into the sky when he was against a top-notch marksman within the game. He had to wait for the right opportunity to send the Spirit Eagle to scout in the air later, when he had already gotten Sheryl occupied with something else.

If not, she would only snipe the Spirit Eagle down along with her mechanical torrents.

Even though he could use that opportunity to force Sheryl to reveal her location, there was also a chance that she would only use her mechanical torrents during the process, misleading him.

He would rather use that ’bait’ to his advantage later when he finally got a glimpse of her tracks.

Swoosh! Swoosh!

Roar!

The Shadow Wolf swiftly jumped into the shadows and melded with them, disappearing from everyone’s sight, while the Savage Tiger agilely jumped from the mountains of rubble while looking for the traces of the opposing party.

Boom!

The Grizzly Bear, on the other hand, bulldozed its way through the mountains of rubble and further destroyed the surrounding buildings, making them collapse completely.

This bear seemed to be purposely making a commotion to attract the attention of Sheryl and her mechanical torrents.

While all his monster pets made their respective move, Akailu remained standing in the same spot, seemingly trying to meld with the surroundings.

“Huh!?”

A moment later, Akailu’s nose twitched as he got a scent of something. But it was not something he had expected, making him frown quite deeply.

The air seemed to be filled with dust and the burnt scent of the collapsed buildings, along with a strange smell mixed in them. It was as if Sheryl had purposely mixed something in the air, erasing her scent and preventing Akailu and his monster pets from locating her.

He could not even smell the metallic smell that was supposed to represent her mechanical torrents.

But he was not that disappointed since he somehow expected this to happen. Instead, it seemed to have proven something, making him smile a little.

“Trying to trick our noses, huh?” he smirked before making a series of hand seals, which summoned a summoning circle behind him.

Tweet! Tweet!

Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!

Not long after, flocks after flocks of little spiritual birds flew out of the summoning circle before scattering in every direction. They then flew in the air to scout from the air, becoming his eyes.

He might not be able to send the Spirit Eagle in the air to scout for him, but that did not mean that he could not use the less powerful pets that he could summon from his arsenal.

Coordinating with him, the Shadow Wolf in the distance had also summoned more shadow wolves from the shadows, letting them scatter in every direction while scouting on the ground.

From a certain building, Sheryl saw all of these through her tactical goggles, frowning deeply. She knew that Akailu would not be an easy opponent, especially after being enlightened just recently.

His battle style might not have changed that much, but his outlook on certain things had changed a little. This then changed his responses to different situations and occasions, which were quite different from how he usually dealt with certain things.

This made their data about him quite outdated and less accurate, making it difficult for them to deal with him.

At the very least, the level of his skills and combat power was still a bit behind Owen, who had recently achieved the true level of a top-notch Godlike Player of the game and made him a quite powerful Maverick God in a certain sense.

However, dealing with Akailu was still quite troublesome, especially once he had warmed up on the field and gotten his rhythm.

Sheryl knew that she had to think of a way to deal with this guy as soon as possible before he picked up the pace and overwhelmed her with his battle style.

Akailu was different from Chaotic Luck, who was still quite inexperienced. This guy was quite a veteran, who was used to fighting against top experts within the game and clashed against different gods of the game from time to time.

Hu~!

Taking a deep breath, she raised her right arm and pulled out the tactical gadget attached to it. She pressed a couple of keys, seemingly remotely controlling some of the mechanical torrents that she had scattered on the field.

Beep! Beep! Beep!

After issuing a series of commands, she proceeded to pick up her sniper rifle and prepared for her next move.

She walked to the inner parts of the building, where her fully assembled mechanical cannon was located. This was the same weapon that she had used against Alucard in the previous Group Battle, where they had fought.

But since she was no longer under anyone’s protection, she had to be careful at using this advanced weapon.

She had to make sure that everything was going smoothly before making her move. After all, just a single shot from this particle cannon was more than enough to reveal her current location, causing Akailu and his monster pets to lock on her.

She had to wait for the right opportunity before making her move. She had to wait until her mechanical torrents and advanced gadgets to fully attract the attention of the opposing side before ending everything with a single shot, just like how the previous round had ended.

Sitting behind the particle cannon and putting her sniper rifle on the container right in front of her, Sheryl adjusted her position by leaning forward.

Such a posture earned quite a reaction from the spectators watching the match, particularly the male ones. They whistled and cheered loudly, making the tense atmosphere on the live stand and the online chat a bit lively.

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At the same time, the first clashes between the two sides had finally started.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Boom!

The mechanical torrents that were scattered in different parts of the map had finally revealed themselves and started shooting down the little birds that were flying across the sky, as well as the shadow wolves that were running around the ruined city.

The spirit birds were unable to do anything since their only purpose was to scout through the air and gather information. They did not have any combat capabilities, so they were incapable of dealing with these mechanical torrents that were strategically arranged in a solid formation.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

But the spirit birds did not care about anything else aside from gathering as much information as possible, flying across the air above the mechanical torrents, and continuing their scouting.

Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!

While they were passing by, the mechanical torrents did their best to take down as many spirit birds as possible, preventing them from gathering any more information.

Awoo~! Awoo~!

Not long after, the shadow wolves started pouncing out of the shadows and attacked the mechanical torrents, trying to destroy them.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Unfortunately, these mechanical torrents seemed to be much sturdier than they had expected. They continued to stand strong despite receiving intense attacks from the shadow wolves.

Most of these mechanical torrents survived the earlier battle against Chaotic Luck’s legion, so they couldn’t get destroyed just like that.

Boom!

Instead, these shadow wolves were the ones that got blasted by the mechanical torrents in the process.

Roar!

Awoo~!

Boom! Boom! Boom!

However, the Apha Shadow Wolf and the Grizzly Bear had made their appearance almost at the same time, destroying all those mechanical torrents that they came in contact with.

Swoosh! Swoosh!

Boom!

The Shadow Wolf jumped in and out of the shadows before appearing in different parts of the battlefield, destroying all the mechanical torrents that it encountered.

Roar!

Boom! Boom!

The Grizzly Bear, on the other hand, utilized its tough defense to endure all the bombardment of the surrounding mechanical torrents and forced itself through their intense attacks before using its overwhelming strength to destroy them.

It charged through their encirclement and bulldozed its way through them like an unstoppable force.

In the meantime, Sheryl and her mechanical torrents seemed to have lost track of the Savage Tiger and Akailu, who were supposed to be the easiest to track compared to the rest.

Sheryl could not help but frown deeply, especially when she could not find any traces of Akailu despite locking on his figure earlier.

She was not sure what this guy was, but she knew that this was going to be a little problematic for her side, especially when Akailu possessed a much stronger combat prowess when it came to direct confrontation.

Realizing her current predicament, she swiftly summoned a few drones before scattering them on the map, looking for the traces of the opposing side through the air.

She had also used her tactical projections and teleportation mechanisms to send these drones away, preventing Akailu from locking on her location.

Little did she know, her location was suddenly exposed by the sudden fluctuations caused by the teleportation channels.

They still produced a certain signal that revealed her location to certain creatures, despite how small those signals were.

In a certain building away from this location, a Spirit Eagle was standing on its rooftop and scanning the entire map with its sharp eyes.

Not long after, it picked up a small fluctuation of mana somewhere, making its gaze lock on that location.

“Found you!”

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