God of Tricksters

"Moon Lightning… Cannon."

The seven lightning balls concentrated their lightning in a single point before Ava stimulated that energy, causing the energy to erupt.

The burst flew forward like a laser. The energy was so overwhelming that it cracked the ground just by passing it.

This was one of Ava's strongest attacks. It wouldn't be stopped easily.

However, the trajectory was a bit special. Because their formation had a shape of a 'V,' there was no one standing between Ava and the Shadow King. Hence, the lightning beam Ava sent had no one to intercept.

All the King Class Monsters and the Transcendent Level Experts that the lightning passed could only feel the shock because they never thought an attack of that level traveled near them.

But the one who got shocked the most was the Shadow King as this lightning aimed at her.

"!!!" The Shadow King widened her eyes in shock. In the two seconds she had, there was a train of thought that flashed in her mind. And everything led to Theo saying, 'Use the attack from World Class Monster or the saint to kill your enemy.'

The instruction was clear, but she couldn't consider this attack to be one from a Saint or a World Class Monster. After all, only Ava could release this kind of attack.

'Ava? Why did she attack me? Misfired?' The Shadow King panicked for a split second. But no matter what, she had to dodge this attack.

When she was about to jump to the side to avoid it, she couldn't help but realize another thing. There was no way Ava was this careless. In other words, Ava must be using this ability with something in mind.

And with the level of the attack, it could definitely severely injure someone if they got directly hit by it.

The Shadow King ended up reaching a conclusion that might be the reason for this attack.

The other King Class Monsters had jumped away to avoid it. They had been suppressing her this whole time, but this was the chance for her to make the situation easier.

Instead of dodging this attack, she gathered her energy in her palms as if she was ready to catch it.

The King Class Monsters around her also thought this way, but when the lightning beam was about to reach her, the Shadow King took a step to the right.

The monsters thought she ended up running away, but that was a huge mistake on their part. After all, the Shadow King actually raised both hands and extended the shadow that she gathered around her arm, creating a net to catch the lightning beam.

The lightning was so overwhelming that it shattered the shadow at a rapid rate. But the Shadow King didn't plan to let this perfect opportunity go to waste.

She struggled and eventually got a good grasp on the lightning beam. Then, she spun her body, using the centrifugal force her body generated to make the lightning beam curve before launching it toward a King Class Monster.

The King Class Monster was obviously shocked because he never expected the Shadow King to be that reckless. Bending that power required a lot of energy and one mistake might cause a heavy injury to her body. Yet, the Shadow King dared to do it.

She was desperate. If they didn't do this, they wouldn't be able to defeat their current opponents. And this desperation showed its might. The lightning beam flew straight at the King Class Monster and the shock caused the King Class Monster to react a bit slower, causing him to be hit with the lightning with not much Magic Power to defend.

*Boom!*

The lightning caused a powerful explosion that cracked the ground around it. As for the monster that got hit by such powerful lightning… all of them could see his left arm being obliterated. Judging from the size of the wound, it wouldn't be weird if the guy would die sooner or later.

But the opponent was made of slime. Even with such an injury, the thing that flowed out of his body wasn't blood. It was slime. There was no way the enemies would die just because of that.

During the meeting, Theo explained the slime's body and their weakness. He said, "We can't defeat the slime with a heavy injury. In fact, the slime doesn't have such a thing as a heavy injury. However, when I fight them, they have a weakness where we can defeat them.

"In their body, there is a concentrated spot of Magic Power that functions like a human heart, supplying all the energy needed for their bodies. As long as we get rid of it, the slime can be defeated."

Because the Shadow King knew that she didn't feel satisfied just by throwing that powerful beam toward the King Class Monster.

As soon as she threw it, she actually jumped forth, following the lightning beam. When everyone thought it was over, the Shadow King appeared behind the monster.

"!!!" The King Class Monster was startled, but it was too late. The Shadow King had formed two blades on her hands. The right sword slashed her brain and the left sword sliced the body, specifically the heart.

It turned out the monster hid its Magic Power's reserve on its head. Now that it was cut, the monster couldn't supply the energy to maintain his form.

In the end, the body fell and all the slime within it flowed out. This was the first King Class Monster that got defeated by an opponent of the same level.

The Shadow King smiled because this meant she only had to handle five more King Class Monsters.

However, there was someone who still couldn't escape from her shock. She had been observing and trying to find a way to turn around the situation the whole time. And this lightning beam utterly dumbfounded her.

She was none other than the Transcendent Level Expert that was stationed near the Shadow King. The only one who might be able to understand Leonardo's plan… Nasagawa Rea.

She kept glancing at the Shadow King as one question continued to repeat itself in her mind.

'Why did Ava attack us?'