Chapter 1104: The Demons’ Blade (III)
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"Ah — " Leaf’s scream suddenly ca from behind.
Ashes turned around and found the wind did not disappear but only weakened. It sent Leaf flying into the air.
At the sa ti, the Magic Slayer materialized behind her.
"How... is that possible?"
The cyclone should be a form of magic power, and it did not make sense that the God’s Stone of Retaliation had failed to block it.
Ashes could not afford to give it much thought. She aid the sword at her opponent’s neck.
However, the demon blocked her strike with one single hand. At this point, Ashes clearly saw its arm emanate blue light.
The Magic Slayer did not spare her another glance before he conjured another wisp of wind that made Leaf drift even farther.
"It’s... picking on Leaf only!"
Ashes followed at its heels, but the Magic Slayer managed to keep her at a distance. Leaf attempted to fight back, but the Magic Slayer pinned her down with a wave. Not able to concentrate her mind and summon her power, Leaf beca utterly defenseless under the firm clutch of her enemy.
"Is this how a Senior Demon controls its power?" thought Ashes, her palms starting to sweat. It not only subdued Leaf but also deflected her attack effortlessly. If she could not keep pace with the demon, the demon would probably kill Leaf in the end.
Ashes had never been so strained before.
"Faster, just a little faster!"
For the past two years, Ashes had been following Taquila witches’ training routine and noticed a drastic change in her physique. Her magic power increased and her body was well nourished by the magic. Sotis, she even had a feeling that her magic power was gradually taking place of her flesh and blood.
Yet this was not enough.
She must move faster to save Leaf.
And protect the people she wanted to protect.
Ashes concentrated her mind to summon her power. During the holy duel with Lorgar, she had discovered a unique combat technique, which was to direct all her power to a specific body part to strengthen and enhance it. This was also the reason why the wolf girl could transform her each limb separately.
Since the Magic Slayer was not paying particular attention to Ashes, Ashes could focus her mind. As the surrounding magic power was in disarray, she could sense the flow of the magic power in her body more acutely.
After the demon distanced itself from Ashes for the fourth ti, Ashes was around 20 ters behind. The demon brushed away the vines conjured by Leaf and attempted to snatch her by the chest.
It seed that Leaf was dood.
However, at this very mont, Ashes mustered all her strength and kicked at a big tree!
For a split second, her hand touched sothing.
She streaked at the Magic Slayer like a bolt of lightning. Ti appeared to have stopped. She could almost "see" the crushed tree crumple underneath her kick, its twigs and branches flying in midair and slumping heavily on the grass.
The Magic Slayer, for the first ti, stopped and used its arms to block her strike.
"WHAM! BANG!"
The Magic Slayer was thrown into the air. It flew through the air several ters and perford a double sorsault before it landed on the ground.
In the anti, Ashes caught falling Leaf and blocked further attacks from the demon.
"Hmm..." The Magic Slayer raised its brows and, for the first ti, showed so interest.
"Fire!"
Just then, the reinforcent Ashes had been waiting for finally arrived. The God’s Punishnt Witches stationed at the terminus station jumped out of the bushes and aid their grapeshot guns at the demon. Thunderous roars pierced the air above the forest. As bullets hailed down, the demon flitted from tree to tree like a fleeting ghost to dogde shells. In the midst of flying tree bark and crumbs, its blue light flickered.
A short way farther on, there ca a ruffling of footsteps. Apparently, the First Army had surrounded the forest.
The demon cast Ashes one last glance and leaped off. With a surge of magic power, it soared into the sky and vanished into the darkness.
"Damn it," the leading God’s Punishnt Witch spat. She crouched down in front of Ashes and asked, "I’m Elena. Are you OK?"
"I’m fine." Ashes answered while looking at half-unconscious Leaf. She wiped the blood off Leaf’s face and said, "But she needs treatnt."
"Rest assured," Elena said. "Miss Nana and Miss Nightfall are on their way."
...
As soon as the Upgraded descended to the ground, a junior guard greeted him.
"Sir Ursrook, your air tank."
Before the guard finished, Ursrook snatched the tank from him and inhaled deeply.
"Awh——"
After a long silence, Ursrook handed the tank to the guard and said, "Get a new one for ."
"Yes, sir."
The guard took out the old tank and implanted a new one in his spine. This was a more convenient and faster way to breathe as it did not require armor for transporation.
"How about your trip..."
"Had a little problem, but I anticipated that earlier," Ursrook replied expressionlessly. "That’s n’s territory. If I couldn’t even deal with that, I would doubt about Kabradhabi’s loyalty."
"No, that wasn’t your real power," the guard defended his master hotly. "The air tank limited your power. If you were around the Birth Tower, those low lives would have been no match for you, sir!"
Summoning magic power would significantly reduce a Senior Demon’s health points. To maintain a certain number of health points for a safe return, he had to reserve so of his power when combatting with the witches.
"I was just planning to bait the hook this ti. Next ti, I’ll pick a place more favorable to us for a fair duel," Ursrook looked in the direction of the southern forest and mumbled, "A place for their perpetual rest..."
"If only the Sky Lord could give you more support," the guard complained indignantly. "In that case, you don’t have to risk yourself, and the Birth Tower in Taquila..."
"Risk myself?" Ursrook interjected, "I actually feel it quite interesting. I prefer to go check myself rather than simply relying on others’ reports." He dug a deford steel bead out of his armor and studied it attentively. "The awakened females haven’t improved a bit, but the males, who used to have no magic power, are now sowhat different. It turns out that human beings aren’t completely useless... If only I could get to know more about them."
The guard did not reply but looked apparently disapproving.
Ursrook put the steel bead in his inner pocket airily and continued, "As for the lord... I believe he must have done his best. It’s just that the king has his own problems and considerations. We don’t need to be too frustrated about it. After all, our ultimate goal is to reach a higher realm, and that’s the reason we fight, isn’t it?"
"Yes... you’re right," the guard muttered while bowing his head.
"Let’s retreat, and take the ’tombstone’. It’s a long journey to Taquila," Ursrook instructed as he slowly rose into the air and turned in the direction of the ruins. "Now, we’ve set the hook. We’re just going to wait for the fish."
"Until it’s ti to haul in our net."
"We’ll surely et again one day."
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