Chapter 220 – The battle continues

Elliot smiled coldly as he saw his sword pierce through Luke, but just as he was about to deliver a fatal blow, his smile vanished when Luke teleported again.

In the blink of an eye, Luke’s body disappeared from the electrified sword and reappeared far from Elliot. A small rock had taken his place.

Elliot, his brow slightly furrowed, looked at Luke floating in the air, who stared back at him.

‘How?’ Elliot thought.

His sword wasn’t just sharp—it was electrified. A single touch should have been enough to paralyze him, burn him from the inside, and yet…

Luke was only bleeding. There were no burn marks. He wasn’t trembling. He wasn’t paralyzed. It was as if the electricity had never even reached him.

The moment the sword pierced him, Luke had used his clairvoyance to perceive both his own body and the energy of the sword at a microscopic level.

He sensed the current, the vibration of the lightning, and with his telekinesis, he created a millimeter-thin barrier between the sword and his flesh, containing every spark. He couldn’t avoid the piercing, but he prevented the worst of it. Before Elliot could react, he executed his Shambles technique and escaped the final strike.

Although Elliot’s previous electrical attacks had been powerful enough to shatter Luke’s telekinetic barriers, the sword’s electricity was different.

It was dangerous, yes, but it wasn’t a high-voltage strike released in a single burst. Unless Elliot recharged his weapon with a powerful discharge before the blow, the electricity only ran along the blade, crackling in a continuous flow—dangerous, but weaker than a direct attack.

That was why Luke had been able to protect himself from the sword’s sparks. Though it wasn’t easy to do so in such a short time—and for the first time at that.

So before Elliot could take advantage of his wound to finish him off, Luke executed Shambles to get to safety.

Elliot reached this conclusion within seconds of analyzing the situation.

“A remarkable mastery of abilities, I must say,” Elliot remarked, his monotonous tone barely betraying a hint of surprise.

Luke raised an eyebrow, not expecting his mortal enemy to suddenly praise him.

“It’s been a long time since I’ve had such an exciting battle,” Elliot said, with what seemed to be a faint, excited smile. Then, he looked at the three normies who were still frozen in place.

Violet, Kate, and Simon barely had time to process what had just happened. Within seconds, they had seen Luke get impaled by a sword, disappear, and then reappear in midair. The only thing they truly understood was that they were still alive—and that was enough.

‘Shit!’ the three of them thought as they saw Elliot set his sights on them.

Their legs trembled, but they couldn’t move, even if they wanted to.

Elliot snapped his fingers, and an electric surge burst from his hand—a barrage of lightning streaking toward the three teenagers like a death sentence. However, just as the electricity was about to strike them, their bodies vanished, dissolving into the air.

Elliot’s eyes widened slightly, instantly realizing what had happened.

Luke had slipped into his mind again.

‘He only needs a few seconds to break through my mental defenses and plant an illusion that, while simple, is useful,’ Elliot thought, growing more and more surprised by the abilities of his enemy—who was the same age as his deceased children.

If the Spellmans had had a genius like him in their ranks…

Up above, floating in the air, Luke kept his gaze locked on Elliot. Violet, Kate, and Simon were soaring uncontrollably toward him at high speed.

“Get as far away from here as possible,” Luke ordered, and without giving them time to respond, he hurled them away from the battlefield at breakneck speed.

The three of them shot through the night sky, screaming as the city lights blurred beneath them.

The ground was coming up fast. Too fast.

“We’re gonna die!” Kate screamed.

“Hey, at least we’re flying like superheroes in the movies!” Simon shouted, trying to joke, though his voice sounded more terrified than amused.

Just as they were about to crash into the pavement, their bodies came to an abrupt stop in midair and landed gently on the street.

They remained on the ground, dazed, staring upward. They could barely make out Luke as a small dot in the sky.

“Is… is he one of the good guys?” Kate asked, her heart still pounding in her ears.

“What is this, The Avengers? Are we witnessing an Avengers-level threat?” Simon joked, but no one laughed.

Violet said nothing. Her eyes remained fixed on the boy floating far above them.

His tone of voice, the way he gave orders, the absolute confidence in his expression… it reminded her too much of someone.

Tuesday.

But this wasn’t Tuesday. This was a man, wasn’t it?

“Saving normies despite your situation?” Elliot said, shaking his head with a mix of disappointment and mockery. “Not a smart move.”

Luke didn’t respond. His breathing was heavier than usual, and though his expression remained firm, his body showed the toll of battle.

The wounds were piling up. The cuts and bruises from Elliot’s previous attacks were still there. He had endured earlier electric shocks that left a persistent burning sensation in his muscles.

And now, he had a new wound in his abdomen—a piercing injury. The blood loss from this small hole could weaken him quickly if he didn’t do something about it.

Luke acted. He used his telekinesis on the wound. A thin, invisible barrier covered the opening, sealing the skin and preventing the blood from spilling out. It wasn’t a cure, but it would allow him to keep fighting without bleeding out.

He knew the risks. If he maintained the barrier for too long, the trapped blood inside could become a problem. Moreover, it required precise control to keep the seal intact without neglecting his defense.

Even so, his enemy wasn’t at 100%. Elliot had endured two powerful explosions from his telekinetic orb. He had wounds that, while not as numerous, had slowed him down and weakened his attacks. He was no longer as brutal as he had been at the start, and that was a good thing.

“Shut up and fight,” Luke said, launching himself from his position in the air toward Elliot at a staggering speed.

Elliot didn’t show a hint of fear. Instead, he smirked slightly and braced for impact, channeling all his energy into a lightning shield that surged around his body. Electric sparks buzzed through the air as the barrier crackled intensely, ready to repel any attack.

Luke reached him in the blink of an eye, his fist charged with telekinetic waves compressed into a sphere of energy. The illusion of an imminent punch appeared with astonishing speed, but the moment Luke’s fist struck the lightning shield, a distortion occurred. The physical Luke vanished in an instant.

‘Illusion,’ Elliot thought with a grimace, but it was already too late.

Using Shambles, Luke appeared behind him. His leg, wrapped in telekinetic waves, struck with precision—a devastating kick aimed at his enemy’s spine.

The kick collided with Elliot’s lightning shield. Though the barrier held firm without breaking, the explosive force of the telekinesis was enough to send Elliot flying.

The shockwave of telekinetic energy rippled through the shield without destroying it, but it propelled Elliot with such force that he was hurled through multiple buildings. The sound of concrete and metal shattering echoed throughout the area as his body crashed through everything in his path, leaving a trail of destruction.

Luke felt a tingling sensation in his leg from the contact with Elliot’s lightning. The electric energy that coursed through him was minimal, thanks to the telekinetic waves shielding his limb.

He had no time to dwell on it—Elliot was already charging at him again at an incredible speed.

At that moment, Luke activated his future vision. He didn’t know how Elliot had dodged his telekinetic slash and appeared behind him.

He had to stay alert at all times in case Elliot used the same move again.

For a few seconds, he watched a replay of Elliot’s movements, anticipating every step, every action. Suddenly, Elliot vanished from his sight, teleporting with the same deadly speed as before.

But this time, Luke was ready. Using his future vision, he saw the exact moment when Elliot would reappear behind him. It wasn’t enough to react purely with speed, but he compensated with a telekinetic wave, shifting himself slightly at the perfect moment.

Elliot appeared, his electrified sword in hand, slashing toward Luke with lethal speed.

Barely managing to dodge the attack, Luke felt Elliot’s blade graze his shoulder. The sword’s electrified edge sliced his skin slightly, and the moment the electric sparks touched him, a tingling sensation and sharp pain shot through his body.

Luke held back a grunt and acted quickly. With a gesture, he focused his energy into a telekinetic push. The telekinetic wave erupted with such intensity that the air around him seemed to distort, forcefully blasting Elliot away.

However, Elliot’s lightning shield was still active. Though the push sent him several meters away from Luke, it didn’t actually cause him any real damage.

Luke couldn’t help but feel frustrated. A typical outcast his age would’ve been sent flying like a ragdoll, crashing into a wall or something and ending up in pieces.

At the very least, he had managed to push Elliot’s deadly electricity away from his body.

‘What the hell is that teleportation?’ Luke thought in confusion.

Elliot was an orange aura user. He controlled electricity. He shouldn’t be able to teleport. Even if he had control over other elements, nothing should allow him to teleport like that.

Could it be an ability from the demonic book? After all, Dolores’ servant had taken the demonic book—there was a high chance she had given it to Elliot. But Luke had no idea how long it took to learn abilities from the book or to make a deal with a demon for new powers.

“I need to think of something…” Luke muttered. He couldn’t keep using his future vision—it consumed too much energy, and even now, he had suffered a minor cut on his shoulder. Elliot’s speed was simply too overwhelming, especially when teleporting behind him.

With his domain, he saw Elliot charging at him again and got ready.

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