1134 The battle for Maynard Island (11)
Taking advantage of the chaos, Erik focused on Vex. The ti manipulator was dangerous at close range and had single-handedly saved his comrades more tis than he could count.
Glanced at his clock.
Erik targeted Vex and unleashed a barrage of lightning bolts that forced the Vindicator to constantly teleport.
"Restro, I need backup!"
The constant spatial jumps were taking their toll.
Restro surged forward and aid a powerful blow at Erik's head, but Erik anticipated the move. At the last mont, he ducked, seized Restro's arm, and used the Vindicator's montum to fling him towards Vex, who had just appeared behind him trying to take him off-guard.
The Vindicator's leader slowed ti around himself and Restro just in ti. But Erik had anticipated this. He hurled a wind blade, its edge sharpened by frost, straight at Vex.
The blade sliced through the air. For Vex, they were moving in slow motion, but there was so little distance, and the blades were still fast enough that he couldn't fully dodge. It caught him in the side, cutting deep into his shoulder.
Vex fell to his knees, holding his wounded shoulder. Restro ca to help his friend, using his armor to create a protective shield around them both. Then he turned the outer layer into acid. Whatever landed on it was going to instantly lt.
"Vex, hang on!" The man looked at him. "Where's Terra? Why isn't he helping?!"
He gritted his teeth against the pain, grabbed his radio, and tried to contact their earth-manipulating ally.
"Terra, Terra! Are you here? What are you doing? We need your help."
But there was no answer.
"Terra... Terra's not responding."
Restro's face paled. "What? How could-"
His words were cut short as Erik's laughter rang out. "Took you long enough to notice. Your friend t a rather... unfortunate end. But don't worry, you'll be joining him soon enough."
"You bastard!" Vex snarled, struggling to his feet despite the pain. "Check the clock," Vex whispered.
"One minute."
"We need to resist for a minute, and then we die."
Restro nodded, his armor shifting once more. Spikes erupted all over its surface, gleaming wickedly in the light. He used the spikes to send Acid toward Erik, who was forced to jump away.
"A minute, Restro!"
Vex teleported behind Erik, sending his Ti Freeze power into overdrive, slashing at the younger man with desperation.
Restro joined the fray. He couldn't use acid again, or he would injure Vex, but his armor beca a whirlwind of blades. However, he moved, he was going to attack, and Erik had to be careful not to injure himself when he did the sa. As the Vindicators closed in, he activated his Phantom Veil and vanished from sight.
"Clever trick," Vex spat, blood dripping from his wounds. "But we're not done yet."
There was still water on the ground they could use to track him down, or so they tried. In fact, Erik simply hovered far enough away to create a do of fire safely. That made the surrounding water evaporate.
Vex finally saw his chance at winning null.
Erik reappeared several ters from the Vindicators. There was a grin on his face.
"Well, you are done now."
In truth, even without Terra, the two Vindicators were holding their own against him rather well. If the battle had just started, he wouldn't be having a so simple ti right now. Most of the situation was currently happening because Terra died. Erik had to close the ga now, though, because he started feeling weird mana fluctuations in the air, coming from the blackguards' main building. Sothing was happening there. To close this duel, he needed the Chimaeric Demons, and that was exactly why he was stalling for ti.
The Chimaeric Demons were going to pounce on them, but the Veritas Lenses would not make sneak attacks easy to be done. He needed the two to focus on him.
"Are we?" Vex said. He, too, wanted to waste ti as much as possible.
"Yes… You are…"
"00:00 Vex!"
They did it, but then twenty figures materialized around the two. They were Erik's soldiers. Their appearance caught even Vex off guard. For a second, since it was now 00:00, he thought the third division commander might have been able to join them in the fight, but their appearance ant he was going to die here. Yet he didn't abandon himself to desperation. He already knew he was going to die today with 90% of the .
Before either Vindicator could react, the clones moved. Their hands shot out, gripping Restro's head. There was a sickening crack as they snapped his neck.
[VINDICATOR RESTRO KILLED: MANA ABSORBING PROCESS STARTING.]
[0%...1%... 5%... 30%... 70%... 100%]
[MANA SUCCESSFULLY ABSORBED, STARTING CONVERTING PROCEDURE.]
[3...2...1...0]
[MANA SUCCESSFULLY CONVERTED INTO EXPERIENCE. 1,035,989 EXPERIENCE POINTS AND 10359.89 DNA POINTS AWARDED TO THE HOST.]
Restro's body crumpled, his armor dissolving into nothingness. Vex prepared to teleport away to escape this nightmare and regroup with the third division commander. Maybe there was still a chance, but Erik was faster. A barrage of wind blades sliced through the air and cut Vex's limbs.
He scread, blood pooling beneath him. His powers flickered and died, leaving him helpless on the ground.
Erik stood over the fallen Vindicator. "It's over. You fought well, but it wasn't enough."
Vex glared up at him, defiance burning in his eyes despite the pain. "Go to hell, you monster!" Erik shook his head. "Not before you..." He raised his hand, electricity arcing between his fingers. Vex opened his mouth, but whatever he was about to say was cut short. A bolt of lightning struck him, ending his life.
As the last of the Vindicators fell, Erik felt another surge of mana. [VINDICATOR VEX KILLED: MANA ABSORBING PROCESS STARTING.]
[0%...1%... 5%... 30%... 70%... 100%]
[MANA SUCCESSFULLY ABSORBED, STARTING CONVERTING PROCEDURE.]
[3...2...1...0]
[MANA SUCCESSFULLY CONVERTED INTO EXPERIENCE. 1,003,871 EXPERIENCE POINTS AND 10038.71 DNA POINTS AWARDED TO THE HOST.]
He looked around at the battlefield.
The area was destroyed. The ground was pepper-pocked with holes from the fight. The air buzzed with leftover energy from their clashing powers.
Erik turned to his Chimaeric Demon clones. "Well done," he said. "Collect the brain crystal and blood. I want these powers."
"Yes, master…"
But then the ground started trembling.
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