14. Lightning vs Water and Wind

The three of them stood facing one another as the sand shifted beneath their feet under the pressure of their rising energy.

Wael released his blue aura.

At the same moment...

A massive tornado wrapped itself around dill, while the seawater behind sif rose like a towering wall.

sif attacked first, wielding a long water blade that he swung toward Wael's neck.

Wael raised his palm and caught the blade directly, then shattered the condensed water with the power of lightning.

But...

A wave of seawater surged toward him before he could catch his breath. Dozens of water spikes emerged from it.

Lightning wrapped around his arms, destroying them before they could pierce his body.

As soon as he finished dealing with them, the same water twisted through the air again, forming another water tornado.

dill smiled.

"This won't end that easily."

Wael vanished in a flash and appeared directly behind sif.

But before he could attack...

dill rushed in from his right, surrounded by razor-sharp winds.

Wael stepped back.

Then the two attacked together.

Fists... air blades... water blades... and bursts of energy.

He blocked some attacks and dodged others, while the remaining strikes hit his body one after another.

Whenever he tried to launch a counterattack, one of them stopped him while the other exploited the opening.

dill raised his arm, unleashing a powerful storm that swept Wael away and hurled him into the sea.

sif smiled.

"You've entered my territory..."

Suddenly...

The water froze around Wael's body.

He felt as though he were trapped inside a solid rock.

Then aquatic creatures began forming from every direction, moving toward him.

At the last moment...

A red Power Pulse aura exploded around him.

He broke free from the water and burst out of the sea.

But a gigantic water dragon rushed straight at him and collided with him at full force, sending him back into the depths.

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It did not last long.

The surface of the sea suddenly split apart.

Wael's fist emerged from between the waves, surrounded by red and blue lightning.

He had destroyed the dragon underwater.

Wael leaped onto the shore.

But his two opponents were waiting for him.

They resumed their assault without giving him a chance to recover.

They clearly had the advantage.

After a few moments...

The red aura disappeared, and Wael's body returned to its normal state.

Pain surged through his muscles until every movement became a burden.

dill smiled.

"Give up."

He added confidently:

"You don't stand a chance."

Wael took a deep breath. Despite the pain, he raised his head.

"I've trained hard..."

Then he clenched his fist.

"...and I won't fail this time."

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Memories flooded into his mind.

He had fought Elias day after day, trying to reach the Golden Transformation.

Every time, the golden aura would appear for only a few seconds before fading away.

His body refused to adapt to it.

Even so, he never stopped trying.

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He returned to the present.

The sand began rising around him, and the sea shook violently.

His aura gradually intensified.

Then the color gold began spreading through his hair.

In an instant...

A tremendous golden energy erupted.

sif stared in shock.

"This is..."

But he could not finish.

Wael's fist appeared against his face.

sif was sent flying hundreds of meters away.

Wael did not move from his position until the sand behind him scattered a moment later, a delayed reaction to his incredible speed.

He turned toward dill and unleashed a massive blue beam.

The beam swallowed dill's body and hurled him into the sea.

Wael stood silently.

But seconds later...

Two explosions of energy erupted in the distance.

A dark blue aura rose from afar.

And from the sea...

A dark gray aura emerged.

sif and dill slowly emerged.

Black energy accompanied their auras.

And even worse...

Their wounds had completely disappeared thanks to sif's healing power, as though the battle had never happened.

The two charged at the same time.

Wael raised his arm to block sif's strike, but he was caught off guard by its force.

He staggered back a step.

dill took advantage of the opening, unleashing a barrage of punches strengthened by wind.

Every time Wael tried to defend himself, he was struck.

Every time he tried to attack, one of them got to him first.

The advantage quickly began shifting in their favor.

The pain in Wael's muscles intensified, and his movements gradually became slower.

dill smiled.

"You can't keep going."

sif added:

"This will be over soon."

Then he said contemptuously:

"You're nothing but trash... and you only just started fighting."

Their voices began to fade.

Everything around Wael disappeared.

There was nothing left...

except the sound of his heartbeat.

One beat...

Then another...

With every beat, he could hear a faint electrical sound being generated deep within him.

He felt something strange flowing through his energy.

It wasn't only the energy of the Golden Transformation. It was something else...

Something that was born with every beat of his heart.

The sound of electricity gradually grew louder.

Wael slowly rose to his feet.

His golden aura became denser and denser.

Then sparks of lightning began mixing with it.

sif's eyes widened.

"What's happening to him?"

dill said confidently:

"Don't worry."

"It's just a power he'll lose control of in a few moments."

Wael vanished.

But this time...

It wasn't an ordinary disappearance.

It was a flash of lightning.

In the next instant...

The two were slammed into the ground.

They quickly got back up, but Wael was no longer in front of them.

He appeared above them.

Then behind them.

Then at their side.

A kick sent dill flying.

A punch struck sif in the face.

An elbow slammed into dill's stomach.

A bolt of lightning struck sif.

Another kick.

Then another flash.

They could no longer even see his movements.

The strikes came one after another at lightning speed.

Until...

The two collapsed unconscious.

Silence fell.

The golden aura disappeared.

Wael dropped to one knee, breathing heavily.

Every muscle in his body screamed with pain.

He whispered to himself with a tired smile:

"I was... moving at the speed of lightning..."

Then he looked at his hand.

"What incredible power..."

He sighed.

"But... I can't use it, even for a few moments."

His body could no longer endure it.

He collapsed to the ground, a small smile still lingering on his face.

Suddenly...

A black portal opened beneath the bodies of dill and sif.

Wael tried to get up and pursue them, but the pain paralyzed him.

The two disappeared into the portal.

Bahaa had recovered his two followers.

Amira ran toward him.

"Wael!"

"Are you okay?"

He smiled with difficulty.

"I'm fine..."

"I just... feel a little pain."

He tried to stand, but Amira stopped him.

"Rest for a while."

He shook his head.

"No..."

Then he looked toward the distant island.

"Someone else could come at any moment."

"We have to reach the place... before it's too late."

Amira was worried about Wael's condition. He had finished the battle covered in injuries and was no longer even able to stand, yet he insisted on continuing until they reached their destination.

She did not hesitate to help him.

She bandaged as many of his wounds as she could and supported him as they continued their journey together until they reached the opposite shore of the island.

There, an old boat lay overturned on the sand.

Wael moved Amira's hand away from it and said:

"Sorry for tiring you out... but I want you to handle the rowing."

She did not object. She simply nodded with a gentle smile that made him forget his pain for a few moments.

He walked toward the boat, turned it over with difficulty, and pushed it into the water.

The two climbed aboard. Wael lay inside the boat while Amira began rowing calmly.

Only a few minutes passed before Wael fell asleep.

Everything seemed hazy.

Muffled voices... sunlight blending with darkness...

"What is this feeling...?"

He could not explain what was happening to him.