Soverick's speed and the way he moves are mind-boggling because it is something one should see if flying were not banned and they can use their mind to levitate. But that is not the case here. Everyone needs to move their body to move. Except it seems that Soverick is already moving without any changes in his posture.
They were not caught off guard by the sudden development. They were ready for him.
Soverick is too fast for their eyes to track. You have to keep your eyes constantly open and focused on Soverick. But even that won't help you. Thankfully, they expected this because of the information that Jarkon gave them about their last fight.
He was about to reach them but he stopped all of a sudden. The lady in front of the squad of 5 had activated her divine ability. She was hoping to catch him within the range of the destruction wave but he stopped just at the edge of the field of destruction.
There was a flash of bright golden light. Then an invisible wave of destruction was expelled from her body. It destroyed the ground that she is standing and everything for 100 meters. It also obliterated everything within that range except for her 4 other companions with the same bloodline as hers. All five of them are levitating just above the smooth crater that she has formed while Soverick is at the edge of the crater looking at them with a smirk.
"Nice try." He said to them.
They didn't say anything in reply. He wasn't caught in the trap but they weren't disappointed. The other 4 used the opportunity when he stopped to try and corner him. They dashed forward using the empowerment of the wave of destruction to approach him from the sides even as the destructive wave rampaged about hoping to corner him.
This exchange happened in less than a second. Soverick seemed to have been suddenly catapulted forward only to hit an invisible wall that protected him from entering a zone of death. He had moved from his top speed to zero almost instantaneously. It also happened to have occurred at the very edge of the range of her divine ability.
It proves their suspicion that he can somehow tell when they are about to activate their divine ability and he can also predict the range. Jarkon told them so but they didn't believe it. They didn't believe it either when he said Soverick copied his divine ability.
They didn't believe it but they were hoping that Soverick will try the same thing now. He will find out that 5 of them using their divine ability against his 1 will be an unfortunate match-up. Unfortunately, he didn't do that either. He was either lucky which is good for them. Or he could tell that it was a bad idea. Which is terrible for them.
They are prepared for him either way. Jarkon's loss was not a waste. They are hoping to corner Soverick now with the information they gained at Jarkon's expense. The bloodline of the lion of justice will be glorified through them.
Their divine ability doesn't harm them and the members of their bloodline. Instead, the power of the wave is amplified. It resonates with their bloodline and is amplified. Every member of their bloodline that is within the range of their divine ability acts as an amplifier and a new focus. So it spreads farther than normal and is stronger too.
The destructive wave should have a single source which is the person that activated their divine ability. It will then extend from that source and die down when it reaches its maximum range but each one of them can reflect the wave and act as another source to further extend the range of a single use of their divine ability. This will allow them to maximize the use of a single destructive wave to make it seem like 5 of them used it at the same time and after one after the other simultaneously.
They use their numbers to maximize their divine ability so if they manage to surround Soverick then he won't be able to escape them. The wave will ping around each one of them and box him in. So while Soverick stopped at the edge of the first wave, the other four moved closer to him to catch him off guard.
They had to stop to defend themselves when he swung his blade several times at them. Thin and fast translucent blades shot at them. If not for the way the air warped with their passage, they wouldn't be noticed until they enter the range of a divine sense.
The 5 justice seekers stopped and prepared to defend themselves. Their courage returned when the translucent blades entered the divine ability and were ground down by the destructive wave still around them. Their divine ability could protect them from his attacks as they thought.
They stepped forth again to corner him. But unfortunately, the wave had died down leaving a crater around them. Soverick stood at the edge of the crater and smiled at them. It was a bright and radiant smile. For the first time, they noticed that Soverick was actually handsome.
They didn't notice that fact about him before because his face was always frozen cold and his eyes were always looking down on people. But now, he looks terribly handsome. His smile animated his perfect face and his twinkling golden eyes are mesmerizing. That just made them angry.
Then he said, "I've got you now."
They got even angrier. The fact that he is handsome didn't change the dangerous situation that they are in and his white teeth did not ease the tension they felt. He is still a liar, a cheat, and a killer. Most importantly, he is still trying to kill them. The threat to someone's life has a way of keeping them focused. And in this case, they are more focused than ever before.