System vs Rebirth

As soon as Noel understood Anna's intention in using the root to increase their elevation, he finally saw the path that Anna planned to take.

They might be moving up and down for a minute, but Anna skillfully came closer and closer to the trunk at the highest elevation they could get.

"Four, no… Five meters. As long as we can reach five meters, we should be able to avoid all the roots. And…" Noel raised his vision and saw the branches start moving. "Anna! Above!"

"I know." Anna shouted and calculated their best path. "We might not be able to reach the best position."

"Indeed." Noel nodded. At least, tell me a second prior so that I can react." Noel nodded in understanding, preparing to avoid both the roots and branches at the same time.

As expected, the Ancient Demon Tree might not have its past power, but it could understand their language.

As soon as Noel and Anna reached an agreement, the Ancient Demon Tree sent its branches to the ground.

"This is insane." Noel gulped down when he saw the tip of the branches begin to extend and bend to the ground, aiming for their lives.

"Here they come!" Anna shouted while glancing to the left and right. The roots were stopping next to the one they were stepping on, forming a wall on both sides.

"Walls? We need to get away somehow." Noel furrowed his eyebrows while trying to find an escape path.

"We're not going anywhere." Anna clicked her tongue and clasped her hands. "North Sword, South Lightning. Sword D'Dantalian."

Noel's vision soon darkened as he realized the culprit was the sword that gradually formed on top of them, blocking the moonlight.

had the same length of a human's height, but

that? No, that's a Spirit Ability and the incantation. Unlike the Spirit Technique that derived from human research, Spirit Abilities come directly from the Spirit themselves like

right root that blocked their path from

*Boom!*

spark was so strong that

the root, so we can escape.'

and using it as her footing to jump

and left. 'We can jump back to the ground or back to the

enough because not long after they got to a higher elevation, the

come!" Noel

fell down on top of him. The pointed tips impaled the roots, albeit

body and avoided all the huge branches, but Noel's reaction time was still slower than her, causing the roots to graze

asked while

Noel nodded before widening his eyes.

she did was turn around and saw spikes

barely avoiding the spike with

the same time, Noel managed to avoid it completely due to him being able to see what

the more they wasted their time on the roots, the more

trunk let out a spike?" Noel started thinking

wasn't a spike, but the branches that

Noel remembered the branches that impaled the roots earlier. It turned out they were the culprit of the spikes. After that, he pointed at the front a few meters in front of them. There was a perfect curve near

on the other side so that she could be closer

suit and followed her, preparing to jump right