1137 The battle for Maynard Island (14)
The battle increased in intensity. Erik darted through the air, avoiding another blast of the black wyvern's flas. The undead creature was relentless, as was the woman riding on it.
"Is that all you've got?" Monica taunted from atop her monstrous mount. "I expected more from a man who defeated three Vindicators!"
Erik gritted his teeth as he was forced to use Ti Freeze again. The world around him slowed to a crawl, giving him precious ti to evade the wyvern's snapping jaws. But he felt the drain on his mana reserves with each use.
Erik didn't have neural links for this power and didn't even know how to use it properly. But he couldn't avoid it because the wyvern was too fast, too strong, and its brain crystal power was too deadly. The monster was releasing a torrent of flas, lighting the black skies, and illuminating the battlefield below, which showed a grim sight.
The most logical thing was in theory to kill the woman, but she was on top of the wyvern, and Erik couldn't get close to her. As ti resud its normal flow, Erik countered with a barrage of wind blades. They were faster than fireballs but slower than lightning. They weren't as deadly as the latter, but at least they weren't going to be neutralized by whatever the third division commander was using to prevent that from harming her. The wind blades sped towards the wyvern but weren't enough to cut the beast.
But Erik was reluctant to risk remaining without mana. He had many powers he needed to use, and so just to survive. If he spent all his mana attacking, without the Chimaeric Demons providing him more by killing the blackguards below, he couldn't replenish it, and he would end up powerless against the beast.
Monica's laughter rang out. But she said nothing.
Erik summoned a massive gust of wind, buffeting the wyvern and throwing it off balance. In that split second, he activated his Molecular Restructuring power, focusing on the air around the creature's head. Erik found out, in fact, that he could actually affect the surrounding area with that power up to a couple of ters. Restro could likely do the sa, but there was a downside to this since the missing direct contact made the mana consumption increase. Yet Erik had no choice. Two ters were the closest he could get to that thing, and even that was awfully close.
The oxygen molecules began to separate and concentrate, creating a combustible pocket within the wyvern's mouth and throat.
"Let's see how you like this," Erik said, unleashing a focused burst of lightning into the wyvern's maw.
The result was explosive. Flas erupted from the creature's mouth and nostrils, the internal combustion tearing through its decaying flesh. The wyvern let out an ear-splitting shriek.
Monica, caught off guard by the attack, nearly lost her grip on the writhing beast. Her eyes blazed with fury as she locked gazes with Erik.
She raised her hand, mana swirling around her fingers. She was using her second brain crystal power. The wounds on the wyvern closed, necrotic flesh knitting itself back together. "You got a healing ability as your second brain crystal power?"
"It works well with my minions!"
Whatever she used, in fact, could be fixed in this way. This complicated things for Erik.
Most of the wounds on the wyvern's body disappeared. Its maws got fixed; the few cuts Erik created closed. The damaged leg even regrows, partially at least. But Monica didn't heal the wyvern's wounds in full.
Erik dove, weaving through the air with the wyvern in hot pursuit. He needed to draw Monica closer to the ground, where he might have a chance to isolate her.
As they neared the earth, Erik could see the chaos of the battle below. His clones fought valiantly against the blackguards, but the undead horde was posing too much of a problem. [ENEMY HUMAN KILLED: MANA ABSORBING PROCESS STARTING.]
[ALLIED CHIMAERIC DEMON KILLED: MANA ABSORBING PROCESS STARTING.]
[ENEMY HUMAN KILLED: MANA ABSORBING PROCESS STARTING.]
[ALLIED CHIMAERIC DEMON KILLED: MANA ABSORBING PROCESS STARTING.]
The undead below could not use brain crystal powers, or mana, since it already left their bodies. But these were still powerful, especially the corpses belonging to Erik's Chimaeric Demons. That was why his clones were slowly being overwheld.
Erik thought.
He spun in mid-air, facing his pursuers. Concentrating, he activated his Frostwind Fire Tempest power. The surrounding air swirled, a maelstrom of fire and howling winds forming. "You can't run away from !"
Erik was targeting the enemy troops but was trying to not make it obvious because he knew that if the Third Division commander understood he was going to target her minions directly, she would do the sa for Erik's clones. No, Erik needed to make it look like it was an accident.
Erik used a huge chunk of mana because this ti, he wanted to kill as many enemies as he could. Burning them was going to neutralize the woman's powers, as the bodies would get destroyed completely, leaving her with nothing to use.
Besides, if he could free the Chimaeric Demons from their fight, they might be able to help him against the third division commander.
Monica's eyes widened as she saw the elental fury building before her. "Brace yourself!" she said to her mount, who then ascended to the sky, avoiding a massive fla, more looking like a tsunami than a fire.
The torrent of fire missed the wyvern and its rider, but the wind-driven flas consud the enemy ranks below.
[ENEMY HUMAN KILLED: MANA ABSORBING PROCESS STARTING.]
[ENEMY HUMAN KILLED: MANA ABSORBING PROCESS STARTING.]
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[ENEMY HUMAN KILLED: MANA ABSORBING PROCESS STARTING.]
[ENEMY HUMAN KILLED: MANA ABSORBING PROCESS STARTING.]
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[LEVEL UP.]
[LEVEL UP.]
[LEVEL UP.]
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[LEVEL UP.]
The amount of level-ups was insane; Erik got 16 levels.
The biological supercomputer answered his question.
[These blackguards are powerful. The three Vindicators had around 100 Neural links, and you got millions of experience points, but these guys are no less strong. They have around 70, considering both brain crystal powers. Based on what you did now, you just killed around 5000 people. Well played, Erik.]
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