Arpious of the Planes

(Akito POV)

All the commanders, including me, spread out amongst the heroes, trying to draw them away from each other… which was relatively easy due to their overflowing emotions. But, the ones who were hard to separate were the elf and dwarf, who were the perfect duo for fighting.

It was Mother Nature versus the duo and me. Our teamwork wasn't bad, but it couldn't compare to the dwarf and elf. The dwarf always put himself right before us, rejecting my option of using my spear due to its length.

Mother Nature was at her limit of summons, and they were all fighting in the war that raged beside us.

Taking a sharp breath in, I step back and swing my spear downwards towards the Tank since I couldn't even get close to the Archer. My current best bet was for Mother Nature to support me and block the arrows that barrel towards me while I overwhelm the tank.

But of course… I have to hold back. I have to save Dracula and [Blood Manipulation]. I could've easily killed this duo with [Blood Manipulation] due to the insane amount of blood coating the air and water.

I might even be able to kill the other heroes with just one swipe of my hand... but of course, I have to follow the queen's will.

CLANG

The tip of my spear collided with the metal shield that had been wrapped in various layers of rock. The dwarf took a deeper stance and redirected the spear away from him. Since I've already been through this situation multiple times, I instantly knew how to react.

"Spin it here and then strike sideways," I mumble.

I rotate my spear handle around my wrist, allowing me to grab it with my other hand, and then I swing the blade towards his neck. Unfortunately, his body was so short, and his shield was so big that I had to swing it at such an awkward angle, not allowing much power behind my swing.

CLANG

My spear collided with brown rocks that had jumped from his shield all the way to his neck… in just an instant.

"This guy," I mutter, retreating a few steps back, with Mother Nature's vines locking the dwarf in place.

He only stopped for a moment, but that was all I needed to recover from my jump and lunge forward with my spear once again. I could see a rain of arrows coming from above me, but I knew Mother Nature had my back.

"[Forbidden Magic: Chloris]," I hear somebody mutter from behind me.

Suddenly, a giant flower, the size of her highness's castle, had erupted from the murky water below. It had a green stem with light green veins that seemed to pump a glowing light towards the top.

The actual flower was pink, and it had exactly 48 petals that instantly blocked the rain of enhanced arrows. I couldn't tell from below, but judging from the sound of the arrows colliding with the petals, I could tell they just bounced off like the flower was made from metal.

"Where are you looking, kid?" I hear the dwarf say, making me snap my head back towards him.

The dwarf slammed the side of his shield on my temple due to my moment of carelessness. I felt my head spin and barely avoided a kick to my gut. Just one step back was enough to evade the dwarfs' stubby legs.

"Ah shit," I say, stumbling back a few more times.

Mother Nature caught my back and helped me stand up.

"What are you doing? Even if you're stronger, one moment of carelessness will kill you," Treyni says, her voice as cold as ice.

"Sorry… didn't her highness say that she was going to take out the Wind Hero?" I ask Treyni.

The Earth Hero and Wind Hero take a few steps away from the giant flower and regroup. Suddenly, an aura with their respected color surrounds their body. In the next second, a denser type of aura surrounds their weapons.

"She wants us to try and push you, commanders, to your limits while in a limited state. However, she also realized how weak the Heroes were after inspecting them, so she's leaving it up to you guys," Treyni responds.

"Alright… I guess I can't disappoint the queen,"

"I agree with Arpious's decision since this will help you grow. Focusing on your basics and training while in a limited state is one of the best ways to grow stronger in a short amount of time," Mother Nature says once again.

I nod my head once before bending down and checking my status.

『Status』

[Name: Akito]

[Race: Blood Elf]

[Status: Direct Subordinate]

[Level: 92/110]

[HP: 582/700  MP: 469/700  SP: 129/300]

[Strength: 150]

[Defense: 150]

[Magic: 200]

[Speed: 175]

[Luck: 1]

[Charisma: 40]

[Skills: [Slash] [Body Enhancement] [Gust] [Wind Magic] [Blood Healing Magic] [Intense Focus] [Blood Manipulation] [Enhanced Regeneration] [Enhanced Senses] [Contortion] [Cut] [Bloodlust Cape] [Forbidden Magic: Dracula]

[Mastered Weapons: [Spear]

[Titles: [Direct Subordinate] [Party Leader] [Great Commander]

…

That's more than enough juice to win.

I glanced back at the heroes and saw the Wind Hero was holding a bow made completely of wind. It looked like all the air around it was spinning and condensing into the shape of her usual longbow.

Her wooden arrow also had swirling wind around it. As a result, it looked almost completely white from afar.

The dwarf dashes towards me, while the archer does as well. Treyni and I take a deeper stance as we run towards them with thousands of flowers, the height of myself sprouting out of the ground.

When I thought they would stop growing, they kept reaching higher heights, creating footholds for me as I dashed towards the Heroes from above.

While jumping on top of the flowers, the dwarf raises his shield above his head, serving as a foothold for the Wind Hero. She jumps off of it and then creates bursts of air under feet, which I assumed to be a skill.

[Blood Manipulation]

Only taking a slight amount of my blood dripped from my temple, I expanded it over my spear and completely hardened it around the tip. The stench of blood coated my nostrils. Normal people would've gagged or thrown up, but it was intoxicating to me. It made me feel lighter and happier when I just inhaled it.

You don't even need to guess what happens when I drink straight blood since it happened during the beginning of the war. I was intoxicated by the addictive scent, taste, and smoothness as it ran down my throat.

[Cut]

[Slash]

A gray aura had hardened around the tip of my spear, giving it the appearance of a deathly weapon given straight by a powerful spirit of blood. Even it scared me a little as I've never tried this combo out.

To top all of it off, I reactivated [Body Enhancement]. The veins in my body bulged out, filling me with a familiar sense of power. My muscles loosen and then suddenly tightened, creating a weird feeling that almost made me lose balance.

Kicking off the flower petal below me, I lunged towards the Wind Hero, who pointed her arrow of wind towards me. I thought I would cut her down before she released the arrow, but as I swung my spear, the Earth Hero intercepted my attack somehow.

But, my spear and muscles were so reinforced that I cut halfway through the shield, sending the Earth Hero barreling towards the ground.

I lost all my momentum and started to fall towards the flowers below me…  And most importantly, the Wind Hero had just released the arrow.

[Gust]

[Wind Magic]

I pushed against the spiraling arrow with both of these skills, trying to redirect it to anywhere but me.

"ARGHHHHH!" I shout, my fingers flexing.

I tilted my head out of the way and somehow managed only to receive a large cut that made chunks of meat fall off my cheek.

I saw the Wind Heroes expression, and it was full of terror.

She had already used all of her steps for [Wind Walker], so she started to plummet towards the ground, trying to slow herself down with [Grand Wind Magic], but… I landed on the petals below me and kicked off them once again.

I prepared my spear behind me and,

SHING

I cut her legs straight off. She was able to stop herself mid-air with [Grand Wind Magic] suddenly, but it seems she used up much mana for that as she flinched in exhaustion for a few seconds.

"AH! SHIT!" The Wind Hero screams, her hood coming off and revealing her pointed ears.

We both fell to the flowers below us and landed with a,

Thud

『Status』

[Name: Akito]

[Race: Blood Elf]

[Status: Direct Subordinate]

[Level: 92/110]

[HP: 253/700  MP: 391/700  SP: 103/300]

[Strength: 150]

[Defense: 150]

[Magic: 200]

[Speed: 175]

[Luck: 1]

[Charisma: 40]

…

I stood up easily and used [Blood Healing Magic]. But since [Blood Healing Magic] needs the blood of another being to heal yourself, I just drew my blood from the bleeding elf in front of me.

"Akito, stop,"