For the past few days as Rex and Aragorn traveled through the Great Forest of Elias, their biggest headache was not actually the beasts but the genderless archer who kept on stalking them like a wardrobe pervert.
Rex's encounter with this mysterious archer was also in the forest when he was trapped alongside Maximo's merchant trade group.
Then, they barely spoke and though he showed his curiosity, this genderless archer refused to say anything about his/herself, revealing only ambiguous words.
He encountered the archer again after restarting his journey through the Great Forest of Elias. Surprisingly, Aragorn also already met her in the forest.
According to him, this archer stalked him whenever he hunted for beasts in the forest. He had already grown used to the archer's presence since this fellow never attacked him and didn't seem to have an evil intention.
Throughout their journey for the past few days, the archer stalked them and though Aragorn was fine with it, Rex was not and he started scheming.
He tried to use his system to snoop on her many times but his system's notification replies always left him astonished.
[Snooped target is wearing a concealment Myth Grade mystic treasure!]
[Status cannot be snooped!]
For the first time, Rex became exposed to the fact that his system's snooping could be blocked. Did this mean that his system was a mystic treasure also?
Rex had no answer to his question but what he did know was that with a Myth Grade mystic treasure, this archer's identity was definitely not simple.
For the past few days, he and Aragorn already clashed with the archer numerous times but every single time, this strange archer outsmarted them.
Individually, Rex believed that the archer was weaker than both of them but his understanding of the Great Forest of Elias was top-notch. Also, he had a plant control mystic ability that literally made him unstoppable in the forest.
Pairing his plant mystic ability with his unnatural accuracy and archery proficiency, this archer was a literal god of this Great Forest.
Rex was pretty sure that this was the greatest archer that he had seen all his life, not even the combat instructors in Obedin Mystic Academy were this proficient with a bow and arrow.
"Freak!" Rex spat again as he lay exhausted on the forest bed.
"My name is Elanor".
"…"
Rex and Aragorn were stunned. "Wait, you can speak?"
"I have always been speaking with the both of you".
"…" Both of them were flabbergasted.
"Wait, you are female?" Blacklines filled their faces as soon as they caught on to her real voice, they replayed how a warrior of the opposite gender toyed with them for days. "Damn!"
Though Rex was not sure, he always associated this archer with the male gender. Now that he knew the truth, he felt strangely humiliated and hurt. "Ouch!"
Tap!
Before the both of them could react, for the first time ever, the mysterious archer descended the tree tops where she stayed always.
She landed on the floor so smoothly that she barely made a sound, the sound was just like a tap and this surprised Rex and Aragorn.
Being so close to her, they stood up and got ready to fight.
This lady warrior was unfazed as she calmly walked towards them, she walked towards Rex even as the green cloak that covered her body disappeared.
Once the cloak disappeared, her real body was finally revealed to them. This was an astonishingly fair beautiful lady with blonde hair.
Rex and Aragorn were petrified by her beauty but most of all, they were petrified on discovering her real identity.
[Snooping Successful!]
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Name: Elanor
Age: 20
Race: High Elf
Title: Princess of the Great Elven Empire of the Micro-world of Elias
Natural Talent/Gift: Legendary Archer
Rank: Intermediate Mystic Warrior
Intermediate Warrior Grade: 10th tier
Strength: 510
Speed: 750
Mind: 400
Vitality: 220
Agility: 890
Dexterity: 680
Health Points [HP]: 2,000/2,000
Mystic Energy Points [MEP]: 2,500/2,500
Mystic Ability: Golden Metal/Plant Control
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"…"
Even after receiving confirmation from his system notification, Rex still stood stunned with Aragorn as they gawked at this otherworldly beautiful lady.
"You are an Elf?" Rex asked, completely flabbergasted.
"Hahaha". The next moment Aragorn laughed as he turned to face Rex. "What cursed beer brand did you give me? I think I'm sleep-walking, what is f*cking wrong with me?"
"I am an Elf; my name is Princess Elanor".
"…"
The next moment, this beautiful Elven Princess knelt before Rex. "Great Blood King, please rescue my race from the curse of the Micro World".
"…"
"…"
"….."
From flabbergastedness, Rex was now as clueless as clueless could get.
"Um, are you alright? Maybe you have a fever…"
"My intuition never lies, I already confirmed that you are a Vampire and the prophecy said the first vampire to walk these lands will be our liberator".
"…"
"Haha". Rex laughed awkwardly but feeling this Elven Princess's intense gaze, he coughed. "Ok, can we take things a little slower, please explain to me what this is all about because I am so f*cking clueless right now?"
"Yes, Blood King".
…
After 30 minutes, Rex got the full gist and he was well, stunned. The story sounded sus but Rex held himself back from saying the truth least he bust her bubble.
According to Princess Elanor here, she left her city in the Micro World every night to come search for the prophecy carrier.
According to her, the Great Forest of Elias as they saw it was just a part of this massive forest. There was another world, a micro world comprising an economy of micro beings that hid from the outside world.
The Great Elven Empire of the Great Forest of Elias was supposedly not a myth. The Empire disappeared due to valid reasons.
According to Elanor, after their Empire rose to power, their reign of power was long but like most others, the mystic beasts attacked.
To imprison the Mythical Mystic Beast who terrorized their home, the Demon Kamaitachi, the strongest Ancestor who was the Emperor then led his strongest elven war generals to a great battle against the Mythical Beast.
On that day, a Legendary Mystic Warrior died, the Elven Emperor sacrificed his life alongside his strongest war generals and the sacrifice was not in vain, they imprisoned the Kamaitachi forever.
The Kamaitachi was imprisoned in the Great Forest of Elias but at great cost, the Elven Emperor's sacrifice fragmented the Forest into 2 worlds, the normal world, and the micro world.
Before the Elven Emperor died, he prophesied that the Elves were doomed to live in the micro world until their savior, the wandering Vampire arrived.
According to the Ancestor, the wandering Vampire was called the Blood King.
Now, for the first time in centuries, a mystic warrior with blood-related abilities came to the forest in the form of Aragorn. Elanor started stalking him but with time, she discovered that he was not a vampire.
Rex's subsequent arrival was what really set her hopes up. Daytime in the normal world of the forest was night in the micro-world and vice versa.
Every night, she came to the normal world to spy on Rex. She witnessed everything that happened during his mission against the criminal gang, and by now, she was already 100% sure that Rex was the chosen in the prophecy.
Now, she could no longer hold herself back, she told the truth.
Well, the truth didn't sit too well with the 2 men that she told them to.
"Haha, no offense but seriously, Princess Elanor, when last did you go for a checkup?" Rex said while raising his hands to indicate that he meant no harm.
Elanor was not offended as she spoke calmly. "Follow me to the Micro World and see for yourself".
"But we barely just met, who knows if you're a slave trader who intends to sell us as slaves after we follow you blindly? Women are no longer trustworthy in my sight most especially after the stunts that you pulled in the past few days".
"I'm sorry that I hurt your ego but…"
"Wait, wait…, damn, who said you hurt my ego? My ego is perfectly fine…"
As Rex blabbered on, Aragorn touched his shoulders and gave him a meaningful look. "Speak kindly to a beautiful lady Rex, where are your manners?"
"Surely, a lady as beautiful as her can't sell us as slaves right?"
"Right". Princess Elanor nodded seriously.
Rex directed a suspicious look at Aragorn, then the beautiful Elf as his eyes went back and forth.
The sudden change in Aragorn's personality after meeting this beautiful Elven Princess almost left him thinking that his sword brother was brainwashed.
"What sorcery is this? What happened to our ambitions?" Rex complained as he finally complied to follow the both of them to the so-called Micro World.
He didn't just agree. Though he still felt that this story was sus, if it was coincidentally true, Rex could already smell a system mission from far away.
And by now, he already made it a rule never to miss system missions.
So off they went for the Micro World of the Great Forest of Elias.
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