Binding System



Boom!

The sound of a leopard crashing against a huge stone reverberated in the entire area.

Ace was currently fighting against a 3-star leopard.

No!

Fighting was not the right word.

One-sided fight!

Yes, these were the right words to describe it because the leopard was covered in wounds, while Ace had no injuries.

Sure, Ace got hit once earlier, but it was because he was careless.

Once he was serious, the leopard never landed an attack on his body anymore; instead, he got hit by Ace continuously.

Actually, this was normal.

Even though the leopard was a 3-star magical beast, his stats were lower than Ace's.

If one saw the leopard's stats, that person would think that the leopard had just broken through to the 3-star because his stats were only between levels 42 to 45.

As for Ace, his stats were between levels 56 to 61. 

The difference was big!

Sure, stats alone could not determine who was stronger because they also needed to consider their skills.

The problem was that the leopard's skills were not as good as Ace's.

In other words, the outcome of the fight was already set in stone before they fought because Ace was better in everything.

However, the leopard did not notice this and continued to attack Ace, causing him to be in a miserable state.

"Humannnnn!" the leopard roared angrily because Ace injured him and killed all of his underlings.

'I will kill you. I will kill you! I will kill you!'

He repeated the same words over and over in his head.

Even though his body was filled with injuries, he did not run away and chose to keep fighting Ace.

The reason for this was only one thing.

Unexpected endings often occur in fights.

Sure, he was at a disadvantage now, but he believed he could turn the tables.

He could win the fight.

He could kill Ace.

This was the reason why he refused to run away and kept fighting Ace.

"Are you sure you still want to fight me?" Ace, who was standing in front of the leopard, inquired, "I will let you live if you leave this place now."

"Dream on!" the leopard responded, "Our battle is still not over. The winner has yet to be decided."

Ace sighed.

'I gave you a chance to live, but you refused it right away.'

Because the leopard still wanted to fight him, he decided to kill him.

"Then I will end this fight now." Ace raised his right arm high after saying that.

His intention was clear.

He wanted to use the Great Lightning Dragon magic.

However, he saw his clone flying toward him before he used his magic.

'My clone?'

He canceled his magic immediately.

Like Ace, the leopard was also startled.

'Another human?'

He was shocked because that person had the same appearance as Ace.

'Is it his brother?'

He suddenly thought Ace had a twin brother.

'Damn it!'

The leopard gritted his teeth.

Fighting against Ace was already difficult, but now another human appeared before him.

'What should I do?' 

Of course, he still did not know it was only Ace's clone.

'Should I run away?'

He immediately shook his head because it would hurt his pride as a 3-star magical beast if he ran away from his enemy.

'Hmf! It's only one person. I believe I can still win.'

He still believed he could kill Ace and his clone later.

"What's wrong?" Ace inquired.

"You should return to where group C is now." Ace's clone responded, "A 3-star ogre appeared, and your other clone is fighting that ogre right now." 

Ace wasted no time and flew in the direction where group C was.

'I hope I won't be late.'

He flew as fast as he could.

Every second was important because he could lose group C if he were even a second late.

The leopard was stunned again.

'What?!'

Previously, he thought they would fight until one of them died, but he was wrong because Ace suddenly ran away.

When he remembered that Ace had killed all of his subordinates, he ran after him. "Human, don't run! Our fight is still not over."

As the leopard was chasing Ace, group C and Ace's clone fought the 3-star ogre.

Bang!

Group C and Ace's clone were thrown ten meters.

Even though they ganged up on the ogre, they did not have the upper hand in the fight; instead, they got beaten up by the ogre.

"Kekeke." The ogre laughed happily when he saw their pitiful state.

Previously, Mike and the others dared to act as if he was invisible, so he was happy when he could teach them a lesson.

"Why don't you talk like before? Why don't you act like I'm invisible again?" the ogre mocked group C and Ace's clone.

Mike and the others rose to their feet.

Of course, they knew that the ogre was making fun of them, but at that time, they could not do anything about it.

They were weaker than the ogre, so they could only stare at him with hateful eyes.

At this moment, Ace's clone stood before group C, trying to protect them. Even though the ogre had destroyed his left hand, he still tried to protect group C.

'I only have a little bit of mana and energy left now. This is dangerous.'

He hoped the real Ace would arrive soon because his body was almost destroyed.

"Kekeke." The ogre laughed evilly. "Female mage, I'm coming again."

When the ogre tried to kill Bella, Ace's clone blocked his attack. 

*Crack…Crunch…

But because Ace's clone was already in his weakest state, his right arm got destroyed instantly after blocking the ogre's attack.

Now, he no longer had arms.

Did he give up protecting group C?

No!

He immediately used his legs to attack the ogre.

Sure, he no longer had arms now, but he still had legs. 

As long as his body was not destroyed, he would keep fighting and protecting group C because Ace had entrusted that task to him.

The ogre was annoyed when Ace's clone still tried to fight him.

"You can no longer fight, so get out of my sight." After saying that, the ogre kicked Ace's clone, causing Ace's clone to be thrown fifteen meters from where he was. 

"Protector!" Mike and the others shouted.

Even though he was only a clone, they cared about him because he had protected them many times.

"Now it's your turn, female mage." After saying that, the ogre tried to kill Bella again.

Like Ace's clone, Mike and the others tried to protect her, but they were thrown shortly after that.

Because no one could protect her now, the ogre laughed evilly. "Kekeke."

Bella only looked at the ogre.

'Am I going to die today?'

She said in her head.

The smile on the ogre's face grew bigger when he saw her expression. 

Even though Bella did not beg for her life, he was already satisfied. "Die now, female mage!"

Bella did not try to block his attack and only shut her eyes because she knew she could not block it.

'City mistress, I'm sorry. I can't protect our city anymore.'

She accepted her fate.

But before the ogre could kill her, a handsome young man suddenly stood before her and blocked the ogre's attack.

"Sorry for coming late." The young man uttered.

Bella immediately opened her eyes when she heard a familiar voice. "Protector?"