Chapter 195: High Elf Queen (3)
“Is it true?” Arkemis, who had rushed up late and only now grasped the situation, had a twisted look on her face. “So all he did was expand his presence?”
“Yes. As ridiculous as it sounds,” Karin replied.
The two of them, Arkemis and Karin, were talking about Ketal. He wasn’t there. Karin had told him to take a break. Ketal said he didn’t need to, but Karin was so firm that he couldn’t refuse.
“This is just....” Arkemis was at a loss for words.
She had felt the effects of Ketal’s presence herself, since she’d been staying in the sacred ground. The moment his aura had expanded, her breath had stopped. She’d frozen like a mouse before a cat, unable even to blink, her whole body trembling. Even someone as strong as her, a Transcendent High Elf, could barely withstand it. At first, just like Karin, she’d mistaken it for the descent of the Spirit God.
The overwhelming force that had pressed down on the entire elven sanctuary was, astonishingly, nothing more than the result of one barbarian expanding his presence.
“Is he really human?” Arkemis muttered. Even Arkemis, who knew Ketal well, couldn’t help but doubt it. He was far beyond what she had imagined.
Karin gave a wry smile. “I don’t think so, but he’s so adamant about being human that I really can’t contradict him.”
“I just don’t get it. At that level, isn’t he even stronger than you, Your Majesty?”
At that, Karin hesitated.
No, I’m stronger, Karin thought. However, she couldn’t bring herself to say so. She hadn’t been completely certain even before, but after seeing Ketal’s display, her confidence had been shaken even more. “It’s hard to tell, but I don’t think I will lose to him...”
She couldn’t deny it—Ketal’s Karma far exceeded that of the High Elf Queen. That was a fact she could not ignore. However, just because his Karma was high did not mean his strength matched it. The legendary emperor had only ever been a frail human, after all.