Chapter 291: The S-Rank Ability That Saved Isaria

Her fists struck him repeatedly as she desperately tried to tear herself from his grasp.

"What you’re doing is wrong!"

But her resistance made no difference.

Ivar calmly endured every blow, barely moving as though the attacks of an Early Golden Knight were nothing more than the desperate struggle of a child, even kissing her punches to show how futile her attacks were.

Then, with a sudden burst of strength—

Thud!

Isaria’s body was forced against the ground.

Before she could recover, Ivar pinned both of her hands above her head with a single hand, completely overpowering her.

"What is wrong?"

A sinister smile spread across his face as he lowered himself toward her, forcing her to stare into his eyes through the tears gathering in hers.

"You were thinking about Luke earlier, weren’t you?"

The words immediately made Isaria’s expression stiffen.

Ivar’s smile widened.

His free hand moved toward the front of her armor.

Isaria’s eyes widened as she realized what he intended.

Rip!

The sound of tearing armor echoed through the dark passage.

"NO." She screamed with horror, because now only her inner garment remained, covering her upper part.

However, Ivar continued, "If you are so hungry for lust, then why go toward Luke?"

His smile widened, "I can also do that, and I am sure you will be fully satisfied after I make you a proper woman."

He said sinisterly, before caressing her exposed stomach, then slowly bringing his hand toward her upper bra, with only one intention—that he would satisfy his lust today.

’No, please no.’ Isaria felt panic and horror, as she saw his hand getting close to her private parts.

Then, the earlier golden path, which had become completely red, suddenly turned pure golden and even many golden feathers appeared.

Showing that she had to take this path, which would save her 100%.

’I have to escape.’ Seeing this, she thought about which ability could protect her.

Then she remembered one ability which could help her escape.

{Silent Monarch Wings}

Description:

Manifests a pair of gigantic spectral owl wings, granting powerful aerial movement while suppressing the sounds and magical disturbances normally produced by flight.

Effects:

• Greatly increases aerial speed and acceleration.

• Allows rapid changes in direction.

• Suppresses the sound of movement.

• Minimizes magical fluctuations during flight.

• Enables silent aerial reconnaissance.

• Makes pursuit and escape considerably more difficult to detect.

However, she knew that unless she distracted Ivar, she wouldn’t be able to move even a bit.

For that, she chose her ultimate ability.

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[ ULTIMATE ]

Thousand Eyes of the Monarch

Description:

Isaria manifests thousands of spectral owl eyes throughout a designated area. Each eye functions as an independent observation point and remains connected to her perception.

She can freely switch between them or observe multiple locations simultaneously.

Effects:

• Creates thousands of independent observation points.

• Allows simultaneous observation from multiple directions.

• Monitors underground areas when visibility permits.

• Tracks multiple targets simultaneously.

• Greatly expands effective reconnaissance range.

• Allows instantaneous switching between observation points.

• Provides extensive three-dimensional awareness of the designated area.

So without wasting any time, she first used her ultimate ability, as Ivar had already unhooked her bra.

’S rank Origin skill’

’Thousand Eyes of the Monarch’

The next instant, before Ivar could take behold of Isaria’s beautiful breasts, thousands of gigantic owl eyes suddenly materialized throughout the surroundings—covering the ground, floating in mid-air, and appearing across the walls.

It was as though every surface and object in the passage had suddenly grown an eye.

All of them turned toward Ivar at once, their golden pupils glowing eerily in the darkness.

Ivar’s expression changed immediately.

He froze in place, instinctively scanning his surroundings as the sheer number of eyes made it seem as though he had walked straight into an ambush.

Seeing him stunned, Isaria didn’t waste the opportunity.

’Silent Monarch Wings.’

In an instant, two spectral owl wings emerged behind her back.

The wings were silver-white and translucent, each stretching five feet long and forming a total wingspan of ten feet.

"Hah!"

Isaria poured her strength into the sudden movement and forcefully pushed Ivar away.

Caught completely off guard, Ivar stumbled backward, still trying to comprehend the sudden transformation and clearly never expecting Isaria to seize the opportunity to fight back.

Ivar immediately turned toward her.

But Isaria was already gone.

She flipped backward before spreading her silver-white wings and shooting through the dark pathway at terrifying speed.

"DAMN IT!"

"ISARIA!"

His furious roar echoed through the maze.

The sound made Isaria’s already frightened body flinch, but she didn’t dare slow down.

She kept beating her wings, weaving through the maze at high speed while narrowly avoiding the towering walls and sharp turns.

A few monsters were hiding along the pathways as well.

Normally, they couldn’t detect her from a distance, but whenever she came too close, their bodies would suddenly tense before they lunged at her.

Isaria narrowly slipped past each one, refusing to let even a single obstacle slow her down.

"You can’t run from me!"

Ivar’s furious voice followed from behind.

At the same time, he activated the A-Rank innate skill belonging to his Gravewing Owl bloodline.

{Wing of the Forsaken}

{Description: Creates a massive dark wing beside Ivar that can independently block incoming attacks or sweep through enemies with tremendous force.}

The moment the ability activated, two gigantic dark-colored wings covered in owl feathers manifested behind Ivar.

Each wing stretched ten feet in length, giving him a total wingspan of twenty feet.

Swish!

A powerful flap sent a violent gust through the pathway as Ivar’s body rose from the ground.

His wings beat again, propelling him forward as he took to the air and began chasing Isaria through the maze.

Unfortunately for Ivar, the darkness element infused into his feathers offered little advantage inside these ruins. Darkness normally granted excellent stealth, but the beasts and monsters that inhabited this place had survived in darkness for countless years. Their senses had long since adapted to it, making it impossible for Ivar to conceal himself simply through the darkness element.

And unlike some specialized techniques, his wings possessed no additional ability capable of hiding his presence.

"Damn it."

Ivar cursed as another monster suddenly intercepted him from the side.

His dark wings swept through the creature in a blur, cleanly cutting apart the Early C-Rank spider beast before he continued forward without slowing down.

Anything weaker than that wasn’t worth his attention.

Whenever lower-ranked creatures appeared in his path, Ivar simply flew straight through them. The tremendous wind pressure produced by his wings was enough to tear their bodies apart before they could even get close.

The occasional Early B-Rank monster was more troublesome.

When one of them blocked his path, Ivar immediately condensed darkness into several sharp spears and launched them forward, piercing through the monster and clearing the route.

He didn’t even bother checking whether they were dead before continuing the chase.

His attention remained fixed on Isaria.

Meanwhile, Isaria was already burning through her Aether continuously.

She had pushed herself to her absolute limit, desperately maintaining her maximum speed as her silver-white wings carried her through the maze. Her S-Rank Origin Skill and the special enhancement provided by her own ability had already brought her speed to an impressive level.

Yet even that wasn’t enough.

She was gradually running out of distance.

The difference in their cultivation was simply too great.

Ivar was already at B-Rank.

She was only at the Early Golden Knight level.