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.

sword had the same length of a human's height, but the body was covered

incantation. Unlike the Spirit Technique that derived from human research, Spirit Abilities come directly from the

forth, hitting the right root that blocked their path from

*Boom!*

spark was so strong that it could manage to destroy a

the root, so we can escape.' Noel observed her

the destroyed part and using it as her footing to jump on top of

'We can jump back to the ground or back to

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

come!" Noel

of him. The pointed tips impaled the roots, albeit missing both Noel and

but Noel's reaction time was still slower than her, causing the roots to graze his right arm

you alright?" Anna asked while

nodded before widening his eyes.

thing she did was turn around

barely avoiding the spike with only a graze on her

Noel managed to avoid it completely due to him being able to see what was coming

more they wasted their time on the roots, the more

started thinking about the potential danger

wasn't a spike, but the branches that bent inside the

the spikes. After that, he pointed at the front a few meters in front of them. There was a

to the root on the other side so that she could be closer to the

suit and followed her, preparing to