Chapter 233: Closing Battle (1)
Chapter 233: Closing Battle (1)
'Huh? Why was that Arthur brat blown dozens of meters into the air? Are the monsters in question that strong? Hmm, let's see how this goes. When push comes to shove, I can't help but step in. The battlefield is too close to the city.' Alexander, in his disguise as Cardinal, watched the event deep in the forest. He was standing over the city's eastern wall with other knights.
'Hmm... No sign of war or assault yet. There wasn't even an invasion or the like. Now I feel like things are getting weird.' Alexander stroked his beard and went back to watching the events before him.
Arthur, who was blown high into the air, spun around and landed in a smooth motion. He frowned at a few things, but what bothered him the most were his Imperial Knights rushing towards him.
"Your Majesty, are you all right?" One of the knights asked in dismay. The reflective power from the attack just now was dangerous.
"Ahem. What are you saying? Of course, I am always healthy and fit, whether physically or spiritually." Arthur cleared his throat. Pretending not to understand anything because he felt a little embarrassed. His battle cry was gallant and remarkable, but he was catapulted at his own attack.
"What are you doing here? Let's go back to the invisible dome and find a way in. If not found, find a way to make one." Arthur flew towards the previous location. His Imperial Knights had a confused look, but they only followed their Emperor nonetheless.
The reinforcements outside were looking for a small hole through the invisible barrier. They even tried to make their way in from many spots... Whether on the ground or the top of the dome barrier.
Elysia and Elena missed the point regarding the upcoming reinforcements. The entrance in the invisible dome was hard to find. Magic vision didn't help much either. Elysia and Elena didn't think that way before.
Yet, just then, they were faced with a colossal accursed monster. Regrettably, Elena still hadn't gotten any response from Elysia, but she was still trying for it.
'What did I just do? I just slaughtered thousands of monsters at once? What curse will I get because of that... Can I purify it? Hmm, looks like I just scorched that curse energy a while ago? Then, what about this massive monster? Is this the boss of all those accursed monsters? Was it I who accidentally broke the seal underground again? How many are sealed down there? Sister Elena, please answer me...' Elysia mumbled in her mind with a somewhat lost gaze.
'El-y! E-ly! Ely! Answer me if you can hear me!'
A melodious voice that was so familiar rang Elysia's mind.
Elysia's red eyes regained their brightness again. Finally, connected to her guardian angel? She could also feel her Soul Realm in her body. Then, why couldn't she access it earlier?
Whatever, the important thing was that the sense of loss just disappeared and immediately became a smile of happiness... Elena was there.
'I, I-I! I can hear you.' Elysia stuttered a little for many reasons. They were all right. Yes, Elena, Vanessa, and herself didn't get any dreadful impact... Everyone was still alive.
'Haah, phew... Thank goodness, finally. What's with that silly smile? Never mind, now we're still in the dangerous zone. A Saint-level accursed monster managed to break free from the seal. Quickly take some distance. It hasn't noticed you yet!' Elena swallowed all her complaints because of the emergency, though relieved that the connection was back to normal.
Elysia immediately flew back a hundred meters without a sound or a surge of energy. Thorough preparation was needed to fight this colossal monster.
'Ely, we better just run away from here. We don't know how many monsters still exist deep underground. Perhaps many survived your deadly attack earlier. Get help from the reinforcements. The cause and effect we received from the explosion earlier scared me the most...' Elena made a pleading suggestion. Fear of some things made her no longer want to remain here.
[| Lv. 172 | Saint Accursed Ruvoid | Monstrous Malevolent Mistghoul | HP: 6,195,000 / 8,301,000 | EP: 895,000 / 895,000 |]
Elysia swallowed her saliva nervously when she saw the status of this gargantuan gray monster. It was about four times the Spirit-class accursed monster, but she knew this Saint-class monster's strength was far in comparison.
Moreover, her height was not higher than a quarter of the monster's knee height. The king kong-like beast with sinister fangs and deadly claws. Did she need to fight this monster? Whatever Elysia was considering, Elena's advice was the one she listened to in the first place.
'Un, let's get out of here. I don't want to fight this colossal ghoul or hordes of monsters anymore.' Elysia nodded and covered herself in invisible magic.
Elysia and Elena agreed to leave the battlefield for reinforcements, unwilling to fight alone. The girl had just floated slightly to the sky, but the curse of the dead accursed monsters didn't allow it to be that easy.
The ground turned purplish-black, and curse energy spurted out from a large area to attack the shocked girl.
'Ely, help me purify all these curses, or you try to burn this energy again! All these curses are too superfluous. Purification, purification, purification...' Elena acted quickly to deal with the invading evil energy. Elysia also did everything she could to handle things as soon as possible.
The colossal monster was quite satisfied with announcing its freedom. It looked right, left, and back forward... Unaware of the girl who fell to the ground behind its large body.
The site of the former battle and this area was so foreign. The scent of death and curse was strong around here. A fight had just happened not long ago. The colossal monster stomped its foot, roared once, and shot into the sky like a high-speed missile.
"No, don't go west, you monster, come back here!" Elysia screamed as dark curse energy enveloped her. The hole she made and Vanessa was there.
"Ahh, burn, burn!" Elysia multitasked and got back on her feet. She gave chase while scorching the curse energy that kept coming. "Faster, faster, gotcha. Get back to the ground!"
A tremendous shock wave was released from Elysia's hand as she reached the above the monster.
*Swoosh*
The colossal monster didn't know anything about the ambush. Then, it fell to the east like a bomb.
*Boom!*
The magic had been weakened a lot, but the attack released by Elysia at that time was unbelievably strong. The impact power was still too strong to make the colossal monster bounce, although it didn't cause any significant damage.
'Yes! That's much better. Please don't use excessive Reinforcement Magic because your body can't keep up with your overflowing magic energy. You have no idea how hard I try to keep your body from crumbling, Ely.' Elena cheered as Elysia became aware of her complaint.
'Sorry, I'm really sorry. I won't make excuses or anything. I'm guilty. Please forgive me.' Elysia could only apologize sincerely. At that time, she was in a state of loss and was careless to achieve her two objectives.
'That's fine if you understand, so how? The gigantic beast is now after you, Ely.' Elena sighed as if she felt so tired. She wanted to sleep, but circumstances forced her to stay awake.
'It was the last wave of curse energy. Now, we are free from that evil thing.' Elysia let out a sigh of relief while observing the inevitable.
To get out of this barrier dome, she needed a little time to bring out the wounded Vanessa with her. So, she couldn't escape once she was targeted, considering the speed of this monster.
[| Level +3 |]
The notification screen suddenly appeared. Elysia reached level 28, but nobody had the time to cheer for it... The colossal monster shot into the sky at an impressive speed, aiming for her.
'We need to fight that monster to incapacitate or kill it, at this rate. May luck and good fortune always be with us.' Elysia gave a response to Elena's question. The monster sped off, and she dodged a little sideways and fled towards the east.
The Saint Ruvoid lost its flying momentum, but that didn't mean it would fall. It just kicked the air to change direction and chased after Elysia without needing to land! The monster flew like Elysia using magic energy.
'What? This terrifying huge king kong can fly freely in the sky?' Elena was surprised, as did Elysia. They had just remembered that Spirit-class beings or above would be able to fly freely.
Aerial combat was wrong because the accursed monster's trait could neutralize magic and much more troublesome conditions. Elysia decided to land in the middle area of the former tropical forest. The battle on land was better, and earth magic would help her a lot.
*Bam!*
"Roar! Human!" The Sant Ruvoid landed with a thump, roaring with rage in the ancient language.
Elysia furrowed her brows in seriousness, took out a dagger, enhanced the weapon with magic, and sent it out by manipulating gravity. "I pray for our victory."
*Swiish*
The lethal strike was launched, leaving ripples in the air on its tracks. Elysia and Elena had a discussion to use a more effective method than the risky Reinforcement Magic.