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Chapter 834: Chapter 213: New Strength and New Companions Chapter 834: Chapter 213: New Strength and New Companions Hayna woke up to find the entire world had changed.

— After acquiring a new profession, she could clearly feel herself becoming much stronger.

Her strength became more abundant, and memories of martial techniques she had never learned before were now imprinted in her mind.

— [Elephant’s Charge].

— [Fierce Leopard Strike].

— [Rushing Wolf Stance].

…

Apart from these new abilities of a “warrior,” Hayna had also mastered the traits of the advanced profession “Royal Guard”:

The Royal Guard is an advanced profession that emphasizes defense and counterattacks, favoring the use of a shield rather than dual-wielding swords like an Arbitrator.

Even while holding a massive Tower shield in one hand, it retains agility in its movements.

Its basic trait is to enhance combat power through “speed.” A Royal Guard can accumulate “momentum” by moving, defending, taking hits, or attacking others, and then unleash the stored “momentum” at any given action to amplify the next move—be it movement, defense, counterattack, or pursuit—several times over.

Therefore, the lighter the weapon, the stronger the assistance to a Royal Guard.

And it is possible for them to turn the tide in an almost entirely passive situation.

Through agile speed to dodge or defend the opponent’s attacks, and after accumulating enough “momentum,” they can launch a deadly blow—an attack that is fatal with no need for a second strike.

This fits perfectly with Hayna’s Path traits!

With just a little training, she could become even stronger…

as long as she digests and adapts to this new power.

The basic profession called “warrior” brought her greater strength, agility, and physicality than before.

While strength and physicality have only improved slightly, her agility has changed dramatically—it used to be that when she donned the full battle armor of an Arbitrator, her movements would be obviously hindered.

But now, she felt that she could even spin her signature sword with two fingers and toss it into the air without risking twisting her fingers.

Even in full armor, she could launch an “Elephant’s Charge” battle technique far more ferocious than before.

The only downside…

was that her Mana Pool had clearly diminished.

Her Mana Pool was only a quarter of what it once was, and she also lost the Light-based Mana Pool—as an Arbitrator, Hayna originally had Mana Pools of both Light and Wind.

Now she only had the Wind attribute left.

The profession “warrior” does have a Mana Pool, and it can be of one of the four types—Wind, Earth, Water, Fire; however, a warrior can only possess one type of Mana Pool.

Any extra Mana Pools obtained from Path traits are converted to vitality, and this pure and extreme source is what makes their bodies so powerful.

Hayna stood in the courtyard, looking down at her own hands.

This courtyard was part of the official residence allocated to her when she became an Arbitrator.

She no longer needed to rent a house; now she lived in a three-story garden villa, even assigned with six servants.

Of course, these were not truly hers…

once she leaves the Arbitration Hall, these would have to be returned.

Taking a deep breath, her hair suddenly crackled with electric light—

Intense currents burst forth from within her, accompanying the storm.

In an instant, she became Thunder itself.

With a thought, Hayna transformed into a bolt of lightning, swiftly moving to another location.

The electric flash scorched the grass beneath her black, startling Hayna, who immediately exited the state.

— This was the “Elementalized” state.

A warrior’s Mana Pool allows them to employ battle techniques of the corresponding element by burning the Mana Pool, or to transform themselves into the state of that element.

Hayna had a Wind attribute Mana Pool, thus the battle techniques she inherited were related to storms and thunder.

“This power is so formidable…” she murmured softly, excitement unmistakable in her eyes.

Although she seemed to have little use for this power…

Hayna had been through many difficult battles.

She knew the meaning of power—it was to protect herself and those close to her.

It was a force to resist the fate she was unwilling to accept—such power can never be too much.

“Hayna…”

But at that moment, Hayna heard Liz’s voice.

She instinctively turned around: “What is it, my darling?”

The longer Hayna had been with her Gryphon companion, the more affectionate her terms for Liz had become.

But as soon as the words left her mouth, Hayna’s heart suddenly skipped a beat—

Based on the empathetic level with her Gryphon companion, she should easily sense the other’s thoughts at such a distance.

Yet she felt nothing of Liz’s thoughts.

“…

The contract has ended, Hayna.”

The now fully transformed White-Feathered Griffon, Liz, slowly walked over.

Her voice sounded bewildered and uncertain: “What’s happening…

I can’t hear your heart anymore…”

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Hayna hurriedly embraced Liz.

How could this be…

The fire of joy in her heart was instantly quenched by a bucket of cold water.

—Had she gained new strength, only to lose her telepathic partner?

But after much hesitation, Hayna still clenched her teeth and honestly revealed everything: “This is what happened, Liz…”

The White-Feathered Griffon Liz listened silently to everything and did not utter a word.

Hayna, with a mixture of sadness and panic, gently stroked Liz’s feathers, apologizing repeatedly: “I’m sorry, Liz…

It’s my fault…

“…If you want to find a new partner…”

Hayna got to this point, but no matter what, she couldn’t finish the sentence.

Griffons, though wise creatures and inherently transcendent beings, do not dream.

Without a contract partner, a griffon cannot delve deep into the Path of Authority and continue to grow stronger.

In other words, if a griffon wants better development, it must sign a contract.

It draws power from the path through its partner as a conduit.

…So was she going to let Liz go?

Tears filled her eyes as she bit her lip and hugged Liz tightly.

—This was the child she had named herself!

She knew sending Liz back would be best for her.

But she just couldn’t bring herself to say it…

“—Hayna.”

Liz, now speaking clearly, uttered a voice as gentle as a literary girl: “Do you dislike me?”

Liz was a griffon with a peculiar temperament.

During her transformation into a White-Feathered Griffon, she became quieter and even took a liking to reading.

Back in university, Hayna had received a book of poetry from a friend.

Hayna couldn’t bear to throw it away, yet couldn’t bring herself to read it, so she kept it with her.

Unexpectedly, Liz grew fond of it as she got older.

“I don’t dislike you, I like you very much!

But…”

Hayna fell silent for a while: “I’m no longer a Transcendent of the Path of Authority…

I can’t help you grow stronger anymore.”

But Liz smiled.

Hayna actually saw a sister’s gentleness on the griffon’s face.

“It’s okay, Hayna…”

She gently consoled, using her head to wipe away Hayna’s tears: “As long as you don’t dislike me.

Since you didn’t accept the new power intending to break our contract, this is just an accident.

“Like when one partner in a marriage falls seriously ill or becomes disabled, should the other leave them?

Their contract only exists at a legal level, but our contract is based on the soul.

“We are still partners—I won’t leave you.

As long as you don’t leave me, I will never leave you.”

The griffon Liz answered decisively.

This is the “loyalty” that comes with “Authority.”

Liz held Hayna, whispering softly: “Just as a sheep seeks salt, I too seek you.

“You still have the Heart of the Storm, don’t you?

We can still fly together.

“You’ve left the Path of Authority, like breaking a window pane.

It’s perhaps not destruction, but creation of a new Path, welcoming new Light.

“Just as I am no longer your contracted partner, I can still be your partner.

“Nice to meet you, Hayna.”

The griffon Liz smiled gently: “My name is Liz.

“It’s the name given to me by someone I dearly like.”