Angel Monarch-Chapter 382: Ensnared Perfectly

The Princess walked down the corridor confidently. Since she liberated her spatial perception from the black knight's strange power, she could feel every raven and Transcended inside the castle.

They hid behind pillars above in the rafters and in the rooms along the corridor. Every single one turned back to human upon Vicky's appearance.

Close to twenty Transcended, each clad in armor holding a weapon or prepared to shoot some projectile.

Vicky took one deep breath and summoned a single dagger. It floated by her shoulder, pointing at the enemy.

Behind her, the strange aura appeared around Yvonne, while Adam's armor became liquid glass. They both curiously awaited Vicky's next action.

The Princess looked into the enemy's eyes, then spoke with unmatched authority.

"I already deemed you all beyond saving, but just in case, let me give you one more chance! If you kneel and drop your weapons, I'll promise no harm will come your way! You won't be tortured or interrogated! You'll be prisoners of war!"

The twenty Transcended looked at the small girl, then they shared a long glance. One of them, standing at the front, began laughing, and like a chorus, the rest followed.

"I think you failed in math, little girl! Even though you might be more powerful individually, the disparity in our numbers closes the power gap easily!…"

"But we're merciful as well! If you and your friends put down your weapons and call off the attack across the castle, we'll promise not to harm you!"

Vicky just sighed and mumbled under her breath… "At least I tried!"

Without any warning, she sent the dagger flying straight into a portal. As she attacked, the Fourth Principle came to her mind: 'Aim for precision and speed, unnecessary brutality is forbidden!'

Only one dagger entered the portal. However, a moment later, similar portals opened behind every Transcended's head. From them, the exact same dagger exited!

Half of the Transcended reacted in time and managed to evade the weapons. The less fortunate fell forward with a dagger sticking out of their skulls.

With their numbers suddenly halved, the ten Transcended looked at the confident Princess with boiling hatred.

Vicky wanted to offer them another chance at surrendering, but seeing their combat stances, they had no intention of letting her live.

She took another deep breath and summoned her cloak. It enveloped her entire body, reflecting the night sky. Soon after, her enemies began sprinting towards the Princess.

Instead of engaging them on the spot, she teleported away. She didn't need to open any portals, since her cloak was already a portal!

The young girl appeared behind the last melee Transcended. From her cloak, two hands with daggers reached out, stabbing the woman in the chest, piercing her heart.

She fell over dead, while the three Transcended, shot different types of projectiles at Vicky. The Princess didn't even try evading them. The bullets, arrows and spells entered her cloak and disappeared.

In the next moment, Vicky's body teleported as well, behind the three shooters. They tried fighting against the small girl by summoning their own close-combat weapons.

One Transcended raised his sword to block Vicky's dagger, but it looked different. Instead of the previous dark blue, its blade had the same pattern as Vicky's cloak.

He expected his weapon to block the blade, however it did nothing. The dagger cut straight through the Transcended's weapon and landed in between the man's eyes.

From the cloak's infinite depths, two more daggers flew out. The other two tried defending as well. However, no physical barrier could stop Vicky's daggers.

By the time she killed them, the other six Transcended died too. Both Yvonne and Adam walked up to Vicky with calm, measured steps.

They had quite a bit of blood over their bodies, especially Yvonne, who seemed to have bathed in some poor soul's innards.

"Hmm… Thea didn't lie when she said you love brutality… Disgusting!"

The tall woman chuckled at Vicky's words. Then, without saying anything else, they moved on.

The Princess's perception guided them along the corridors. They only had to fight a handful of times, and soon they reached a large, fancy double door.

Behind it, Vicky felt at least five Transcended, waiting to shoot their projectiles at the door. She didn't care about them though… In the corner of the room, she felt a sixth presence!

Vicky took one shaky breath as a small smile spread across her face. She glanced behind at her two bodyguards and whispered… "Be right back!"

The young girl disappeared and soon screams echoed from inside the chamber!

…

Hope filled Bea's body while looking at the beautifully carved double door. She knew sending that message would begin something like this, however she didn't expect her daughter to act so fast.

It's been barely an hour or two since she sent it, but her rescue party has already arrived. She felt their presence beyond the doorway, but she couldn't identify them.

Bea three living human presences outside the doorway. Deep down, she hoped Vicky wasn't one of them.

All these five Transcended standing guard were extremely strong. They were personally keeping watch over Bea for the past year.

They didn't mock or looked down on her, which was strangely pleasant. Their entire demeanor suggested strict professionalism… Now they stood ready to kill anyone dumb enough to open that door!

Bea stayed in the corner, with her legs pulled up to her chest. Chains bound her arms to the wall, restricting her mobility.

Months ago, one of the guards pulled out a syringe and drugged her with something. It stopped her essence flow for days, sometimes even weeks.

This surprised the guards. Supposedly, the drug should've made any essence flow impossible indefinitely. However, for Bea's body, it took less and less time after each drugging attempt. Now, its effects barely last for an entire day!

Sadly, they drugged her just when the assault on the castle began, so most of her essence stayed locked. She could passively sense living creatures, but that's about it.

She took deep breaths, keeping her calm, trying to not alert her guards. Even then, she accidentally took a sharp intake of breath when one of the humans disappeared.

Bea blinked once and suddenly a small, cloaked person appeared inside the chamber. She stood at about 160 centimeters, with a cloak that resembled the night sky.

The other five Transcended hadn't noticed the girl yet, and she didn't give them the chance.

Nearly a hundred floating daggers appeared around the girl. They shot out towards all the Transcended, turning every single one into pincushions. freёwebnoѵel.com

None of them died yet, but all of them screamed in pain. After they fell to their knees, she opened a portal at each of their necks, decapitating them all.

Vicky took one moment to stare at their corpses, then turned around towards her mother. She looked down at the chains binding Bea with disgust.

She prepared to cut the chain, but then her white eyes met Bea's beautiful forest green ones. Surprisingly, instead of relief, only terror and panic showed in her mother's eyes.

Bea opened her mouth, trying to speak, but no words came out. Only then she remembered… They cut her vocal cords when the assault began…

While still panicking, she began frantically pointing behind Vicky, where the five 'not so dead' Transcended got to their feet.

Just like the black knight, these five were also sent here to counter and capture Vicky. Since she could use surprise attacks any time, they needed to fool her.

They knew she would come straight to Bea, to rescue her. They also knew how easily she can move around and kill.

That's why one of the five Transcended had the power to heal all of their wounds, even deadly ones. The power used a lot of essence, but it proved perfect for counter Vicky.

That wasn't the worst, though. The other four didn't just carry weapons, they specialized exactly in attacks Vicky couldn't defend against… Mind and soul attacks!

The Princess, seeing her mother's distress, quickly turned. Just as her eyes widened in surprise, a multitude of attacks landed on her.

A beautiful female Transcended, who wore no armor, opened her mouth. She said a single word while pointing at Vicky… "Ensnare!"

Suddenly, Vicky fell to her knees. She couldn't move a single muscle, as if bound by some invisible force.

Another Transcended, a man looked into Vicky's confused, desperate white eyes. His swirling white and black eyes mesmerized the Princess. Her thoughts became sluggish, and she lost the will to teleport away into safety.

The third Transcended walked up to Vicky. His hands began glowing, and he gently touched the cloak enveloping her body. It turned into specks of light, leaving Vicky defenseless.

The fourth Transcended, another beautiful woman, but shorter and younger, approached Vicky as well. She placed her hand on the Princess's forehead, causing her experience excruciating pain in her soul.

Vicky opened her mouth, prepared to scream from the top of her lungs, when suddenly the last Transcended, the one who revived everyone, moved.

He, using Vicky's own dropped dagger, stabbed the blade through her throat. It cut her vocal cords and even her spine. He left it in, so Vicky couldn't heal from the severe wounds.

In excruciating pain; her body unresponsive; her mind sluggish; without outer protection and her spine cut… There was nothing she could do, as the last Transcended moved towards her with syringe in hand…

The trap was perfect. The five Transcended knew exactly how to counter Vicky's powers. Even her training couldn't prepare her for such an extensive attack.

What truly surprised even Vicky was the lack of malice in her attackers' eyes. They showed no emotion whatsoever, like this was nothing but a regular job.

With was perfectly ensnared, but the five Transcended miscalculated at some point… They severely underestimated a mother's desire to protect their child!