Alpha Reborn!

The second hound, a boy with jet-black hair and a mischievous grin, was engrossed in a game on his handheld device.

Mia broke the silence with a confident tone.

"Our target will be passing by here anytime soon."

"Are you sure?" Alex raised an eyebrow.

"My soul plate gave me a vision. He's close." Mia nodded confidently.

Her soul plate allowed her to see the future, but it was a passive ability that only activated in response to specific questions or situations

Alex put his gaming device aside and stood up.

Suddenly, Mia spotted a solitary figure moving deeper into the forest - it was Evan, the crown prince of Frost."

"There he is, just as I foresaw," she whispered.

Alex nodded, his expression serious. "What's the plan?"

Mia's voice was firm. "Follow the drill. Take him out before he notices us. Don't let him escape away."

Alex hesitated for a moment, but remembering that the rules were in their favor and that their master could hide them from the warth of Magnus, he nodded obediently, "Understood."

With a swift motion, Alex lifted his hand, and an explosion of fiery sparks burst forth, illuminating the air with a mesmerizing dance of light. The sparks swirled and twisted, as if performing an enchanting ballet routine before slowly converging to form the shape of a bow. The bow emitted a radiant shade of red, a testament to the immense power of Alex's Four Wonders soul plate and Arcanum's Bowstring skill crystal.

Thanks to Four Wonders, Alex possessed the passive ability to infuse any of the four elements - fire, water, earth, and wind - into his skills based on sheer luck. And Arcanum's Bowstring skill crystal granted him the power to create a bow that, upon pulling back the string, would manifest an arrow out of thin air, hurtling towards its target with an incredible force.

As Alex pulled the bowstring back, the weapon hummed with anticipation.

"Goodbye, Your Highness," he said, "your demise will be a small price to pay for the power and influence it will grant us in the clan."

With a sudden release of the bowstring, a fiery arrow materialized in mid-air and streaked through the sky with incredible speed, blazing like a comet and leaving a fiery trail behind it. The arrow was infused with the power of fire and it charged straight towards Evan.

"Your fate is sealed, Crown Prince. Nothing can save you now," Mia gloated, savoring their imminent victory.

In the blink of an eye, the fire arrow was mere inches away from Evan, poised to strike. However, just as it was about to make contact, Evan vanished into thin air, leaving behind the towering monstrosity of a tree to take the hit. The fire arrow pierced through the trunk, and in an instant, the tree was engulfed in flames, the fire spreading rapidly like a wild beast unleashed.

The absurdity of the situation left a lasting impression on Alex and Mia's minds, and they were left wondering where Evan had disappeared to.

As Alex and Mia tried to process the sudden disappearance of Evan, he emerged from the shadows with a magical sword in hand, looming ominously behind them.

The glint of the sword caught Mia's attention, and her eyes followed the weapon's path as Evan brandished it with deadly intent.

Whoosh!

The sound of metal slicing through the air filled the room as the lethal blade arced towards Alex's unsuspecting form, poised to strike with deadly force. Mia's heart was in her throat as the sword sliced through Alex's neck, severing his head from his shoulders. Blood spurted out from his body, and he fell off the branch of the tree crashing onto the ground, his body lifeless. It all happened so fast that Alex didn't even realize what was going on until it was too late.

Mia stood frozen, horror-stricken, and unable to intervene as the scene of her brother getting killed unfolded before her eyes. Tears streamed down her face as she watched her brother's life come to a violent end.

"You monster! You'll pay for what you've done!" Mia screamed, her voice laced with venom as she pointed a finger in Evan's direction. Sparks of fire gathered at the tip. In an instant, the sparks converged, forming a scorching fireball that she hurled towards Evan with all her might.

Evan reacted quickly, activating the special effect of his energy-type equipment.

[The Gauntlet of Invincibility has been activated!]

[You have been granted one second of immunity!]

Mia's fireball whizzed through the air, leaving a trail of scorch marks in its wake, until it collided with Evan, resulting in an explosion. The tree they had been standing on exploded into splinters, sending debris flying in all directions. The force of the blast threw Mia off her feet, and she crashed on the ground with a thud.

Did I get him?

However, the very next moment, she watched in horror as Evan rushed out of the flames of the explosion completely unharmed.

"How are you unscathed? I hit you with my most powerful skill!" Mia exclaimed, her eyes widening in shock and horror. She couldn't believe that Evan had survived her fiery attack without a scratch.

"Skill? Can that even be counted as a skill?" Evan asked incredulously

As Evan spoke, the air around him seemed to grow colder and more distant, as if a void had opened up around him. Cold tendrils emerged from this non-existent void, swirling like vortexes of frozen mist, coalescing into solid, deadly projectiles that glinted in the dim light in the blink of an eye.

Mia couldn't help but feel a sense of dread wash over her as she watched the ice bullets form before her eyes, knowing that they were meant for her.

Evan's voice was cold and menacing as he spoke, "This is what a skill looks like."

Without warning, the deadly ice bullets shot towards Mia with blinding speed, piercing her body before she even had a chance to react.