CHAPTER 149: FINALLY

Under the night moon, Carlotta and Rolf clashed high in the sky, creating quite a commotion.

Amelia and Rolf’s shadow were fighting in the valley, unnoticed for the moment.

Many people from afar noticed the disturbance and looked up, stunned, because the difference in rank between the two fighters was too great, yet their battle gave off a desperate, life-or-death feeling, creating a bizarre sensation.

"That person I know, that’s Rolf Frank, leader of the Shadow Adventurer’s Guild."

Someone recognized Rolf.

Rolf was clearly well-known outside, and quite a few people recognized him, which only made things more astonishing, because in everyone’s impression, Rolf was no pushover. How could he not defeat a mere Listener?

Moreover, some had heard that Rolf had allied with Marshall, head of the Sunset Merchant Guild. So why was he fighting alone now?

Someone glanced at the sky rankings, and their face instantly changed, "Marshall is gone! Could he be dead? Moon’s ranking suddenly rose to first place. Could it mean..."

The truth was soon discovered.

The remaining participants didn’t have many tokens left, so they couldn’t get any ranking rewards anyway. They weren’t afraid of losing their tokens and, upon noticing each other, deliberately moved closer to exchange information.

Thus, in a short time, many things became clear.

"This red-haired girl, is she Moon?"

Everyone looked up at the girl fighting Rolf, and their hearts couldn’t help but tremble.

Since the Sky Island competition began, countless people had slaughtered each other, injuries and deaths everywhere. Yet now, the one ranked first was a mere Listener?

It was too surreal. But everyone had to admit, this Listener was truly extraordinary, her strength overwhelming, even terrifying.

Carlotta was truly fighting Rolf to the death.

Wounds gradually multiplied on her body. The pain struck, making her frown. Blood streamed down her form, making her appearance extremely tragic.

In the fierce resistance and fight, she had also landed a few miraculous strikes, leaving wounds on Rolf’s chest and abdomen, back, and arms, proof of her exhausting every technique.

Yet even this wasn’t enough to defeat Rolf. It only made his eyes colder and more ruthless.

’Has Sky Island not ended yet? Isn’t it midnight?’

Carlotta thought, unable to check the time, she didn’t have that luxury now.

But she was certain she couldn’t defeat Rolf. At least not as a listener. In her view, the best strategy was to delay time. Once Sky Island’s duration ended and everyone was teleported out, all problems would cease to exist.

Based on past information, Sky Island would directly teleport all surviving participants randomly to different locations on the ground below. Unless someone had extremely bad luck, that moment would be safe.

"Boom!"

In the valley, sword light surged like a rainbow. Amelia shot up into the sky, rushing towards Rolf.

She hadn’t eliminated Rolf’s shadow, only temporarily escaping it. Now, her blue eyes overflowed with killing intent.

Seeing Carlotta drenched in blood, her appearance tragic, Amelia felt her heart wrench. Intense anger surged straight into her head.

"This is the girl I said I would protect."

Amelia charged in. Brilliant sword aura instantly erupted, enveloping Rolf.

This scene caused many on the ground to gasp in shock again.

Was there truly a second Listener as monstrous as Moon?

For a moment, even Rolf felt pressure. He wasn’t at his peak, earlier, when fighting Eunice, he’d suffered injuries from her self-destruction.

Fortunately, Rolf’s shadow quickly arrived, joining the battle and greatly relieving Rolf’s pressure.

...

Meanwhile, in another region.

A large group gathered on a mountain, silent and eerily still.

Olivia Garcia stared at the current sky, seeing her name drop to second place. Her expression darkened.

She’d been surpassed again.

Just who exactly was this Moon?

Beside her, Mona Durant couldn’t sit still. Although second place reward would certainly be good, who would willingly pass up first place?

"Let’s keep moving. Find someone we can hunt."

Mona grabbed Olivia, shooting skyward, breaking away from the group to conduct a more efficient search.

As she left, Mona gave orders for the remaining members to quickly scatter and collect tokens.

"Will we make it? Midnight... is almost here."

Olivia’s mood wasn’t good.

Because time truly wasn’t on their side.

Mona wasn’t confident either, but they had to try. Who knew, maybe with good luck, they’d find a suitable target?

...

The Crimson moon hung high. Under its light, four figures fight.

On the ground, many people gathered. In Sky Island’s final moments, no one continued fighting, they couldn’t gain anything in such a short time. Everyone looked up at this battle.

Two Listeners fighting one Resonator, back and forth, blood splattering the sky. The scene was truly shocking.

"A Resonator can’t defeat a Listener?"

Someone whispered. That single sentence caused countless people to sigh in amazement.

By now, everyone had guessed what had happened. On the sky rankings, the name representing Eunice, the Black Rose, disappeared first. At that time, Marshall’s ranking had risen to third. But soon after, Marshall’s name disappeared too, while Moon’s ranking surged to first.

Everyone knew, Rolf and Marshall must have both suffered at Eunice’s hands. Yet Marshall had once risen to third, proving he hadn’t died on the spot. So he must have been finished off by Moon and her companion.

"Even if the Black Rose might have injured Rolf Frank, judging from this battle, Rolf Frank’s combat power hasn’t been greatly affected. He’s still a genuine Resonator. Moon and her companion are truly beyond reason."

Many people’s eyes were extremely complex.

They weren’t lacking in Listeners themselves. Right now, they all began doubting their own lives, why didn’t they possess such overwhelming strength?

As for middle tier and peak tier Listeners, they were even more speechless.

"Midnight is almost here. Will the first place belong to the Moon?"

Suddenly, someone spoke.

Many couldn’t help but open the sky rankings to check.

Olivia Garcia’s tokens, ranked second, were still increasing. But she still lags behind Moon, the first-place holder.

Was it still possible?

Elsewhere, Olivia and Mona landed atop a mountain, staring silently at the sky rankings.

It was too late.

Tick, tick, tick, the time passed, pointing toward midnight.

...

"So I only came in third?"

Flying through the air, General Soul Reaper glanced at the sky rankings.

She knew the second place belonged to Princess Brandon of the Brandon Kingdom, who most likely had Court Guard Captain Mona Durant by her side, a rank slightly higher than her own, truly unstoppable.

But who exactly was that first place "Moon"?

"If only I could find this person..."

General Soul Reaper danced through the air, scanning her surroundings, but then sighed, realizing it was already too late.

...

Carlotta didn’t know midnight had arrived, as she couldn’t check the time. She could only continue fighting alongside Amelia against Rolf, clashing high in the sky, where one misstep could mean death without a trace.

But suddenly, Carlotta sensed an unusual feeling rise within her heart. Immediately after, she felt as if her body had connected to something.

It was like a thread, linking her directly to a distant place.

"Boom!"

High in the distance, a massive luminous tablet emerged, an enlarged version of the sky rankings, now stretching from sky to earth, visible to everyone.

No matter where they were on Sky Island, everyone who looked up could now see the giant luminous tablet and clearly read every name on the leaderboard.

It displayed the top one hundred rankings this time. Each person ranked within the top hundred would receive a reward bestowed by Sky Island.

Now, it entered a kind of public announcement phase, and this phase came with additional benefits.

Each person on the list felt as if a thread connected them to the luminous tablet. Along this thread, a mystical energy flowed toward them, rapidly entering the body of every ranked individual.

"This is..."

Carlotta’s eyes widened.

She couldn’t explain exactly what kind of power Sky Island was sending, but she instantly sensed immense benefits. First, her numerous injuries recovered completely within moments, her entire body restored to perfect condition in an instant.

Moreover, the magic power inside her surged, being wildly purified and cleansed by the incoming energy. In just a moment, her magic power underwent intense refinement, its quality greatly enhanced.

Carlotta gained sudden clarity, her heart filled with joy. She never expected being on the list would bring such benefits.

Without any doubt, her rank instantly ascended into a new realm, officially making her a middle tier Listener.

Suddenly, the attacks from Rolf in front of her seemed weak, no longer carrying the oppressive pressure they once had.

"This is..."

Rolf sensed the change in Carlotta and his expression instantly darkened, feeling something was wrong.

Amelia also looked over in surprise, noticing Carlotta’s breakthrough. She keenly realized that Carlotta’s advancement seemed linked to the distant luminous tablet. She’d never heard of such benefits from ranking on Sky Island before.

"We’ve fought long enough, I suppose I’ve let you have your fun. But now, it’s my turn."

Carlotta’s gaze settled on Rolf, her eyes instantly turning cold.

Eleventh Movement: Elven Rhapsody!

Without hesitation, Carlotta unleashed the movement, her middle tier Listener rank finally allowing her to undergo another transformation.

With a single sword slash, Carlotta heard countless frenzied melodies echoing around her. The Elven Rhapsody was a movement that affected her own body, bringing immense and unpredictable changes. It granted her a state similar to berserking, significantly enhancing her attack, defense, speed, hearing, reaction, and all other abilities for a limited time.

"Slash!"

Carlotta cried out sharply, swinging her sword down and splitting Rolf’s shadow cleanly in two, causing it to dissipate.

The shadow was deeply connected to Rolf. Being slashed and shattered caused him tremendous backlash, he spat out a mouthful of blood and quickly retreated, staring at Carlotta with shock and unease.

He felt an intense sense of danger emanating from her, something he hadn’t sensed before.

’What the hell? She broke through now? And right after breaking through, she’s already threatening me?’

Rolf struggled to accept it. Then, he glanced toward the distant luminous tablet, his face instantly darkening.

He hadn’t defeated her before midnight, but... even if she received the first-place reward, perhaps he could just take it from her directly.

Just as this thought crossed his mind, he saw Carlotta’s elven wings vibrate behind her back, she was actively charging toward him.

At this moment, Carlotta’s feelings were extremely subtle.

While using the Elven Rhapsody to enhance her overall physical abilities, she unexpectedly felt as if she could even use the Twelfth Movement, Elven Symphony?

She clearly hadn’t felt this before, but under the enhancement of the Elven Rhapsody, could she actually use the Elven Symphony prematurely?

Surprised as she was, Carlotta immediately chose to activate the Elven Symphony upon sensing this possibility.

Carlotta had every Elven Movement memorized perfectly. Once her rank allowed it, she could instantly unleash them. She clearly understood the purpose of the Elven Symphony.

It was a method of explosive power, capable of integrating every mastered Elven Movement into a single strike, an extremely mysterious, indescribable, and devastatingly powerful attack.

This attack erased all traces of the other movements, yet was powerful enough, terrifying enough.

Of course, the burden this attack brought was immense. It could only be used once after a long interval, requiring sufficient recovery time before being used again.

This was a decisive blow to end the battle!

"Twelfth Movement of the Elven Movements, Elven Symphony!"

Carlotta swung her sword, thrusting toward Rolf. In that instant, the brilliant sword light became the sole focus of this entire world, capturing everyone’s gaze.

Rolf couldn’t even see the trace of the sword light. He only noticed that after Carlotta swung her sword, his body began to split, first one half sliding down, then the other... No, it wasn’t her body splitting. What had split...was himself.

With a single slash, Rolf was instantly cut into two pieces, plummeting from the high sky.

A mighty Resonator, yet before the Elven Symphony, couldn’t withstand even a single strike.