552. Not So Invincible
The second layer had been a vast tunnel that seed to constantly fall into a steep decline. And no matter how far down I went, a city expanded all around . Buildings clung to the walls and ceiling, defying all logic.
But even though these expansive superstructures continued to pervade all around , they grew far more sparse. Large sections of the city had been claid by the corruption. Giant bubbles of non-existence consud dozens of spires, and the glowing moss that had been so ubiquitous was entirely gone.
Perhaps that was a clue that I should have slowed down that I shouldnt have continued further down. But I had been driven by curiosity. And perhaps, I had been motivated by a desire to grow even stronger, more than ever before. So I made a mistake. I proceeded without exercising enough caution.
And now I found myself trapped, surrounded by the corruption.
The city itself turned against . This ruined society that had fallen, brought back under the powers of a dying world. Dozens of houses, spires, and towers rose from the earth as a veil of iridescent light wreathed their bodies.
I stared at them all with wide eyes.
[---- Netherstructure - Lvl. ---- ]
[---- Netherstructure - Lvl. ---- ]
[---- Netherstructure - Lvl. ---- ]
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Huh.
My Grand Skill had ended. The boost in power I had been given thanks to my Divine Essence was gone. Without it, I had barely been stronger than a Corrupted Gargoyle. And with it, I had been able to defeat multiple Corrupted Gargoyles all on my own. I had even been able to defeat a Corrupted Netherstructure with relative ease.
But now, I was left surrounded by dozens of those corrupted beings without a Grand Skill. All I had on was my Divine Nebular Scythe. And the Corrupted Netherstructures screeched. A terrible chittering shook the area, and the ground broke open.
Tendrils of corruption exploded from the earth as I took to the skies with my [Angelic Wings]. I swerved around the attacks, yelling as I swung down with my iridescent blade. [Divine Strike] and [Draconic Fury] took over, but I still struggled to shear through the layer of corruption.
This is such bad timing!
I shouted and pointed at a nearby Corrupted Netherstructure one made from a small tower. It drew closer to , and I unleashed a volley of attacks created by [The Holy Flas]. A cluster of explosions erupted out, knocking the tower back.
It gave a brief respite. It gave just enough ti for to bring both my claws together and conjured up a sphere of black flas.
Take this [The Call of Armageddon]!
And a rain of black fire fell from the sky. It exploded out in every direction, targeting the Corrupted Netherstructures without any discrimination. It didnt just fly straight down the hail of dark fire fell upwards, crashing into the ceiling above.
I grinned as I activated [Divine Haste], flying to make my escape. This was one of my brand new Skills probably one of my greatest Skills too. It should keep the Corrupted Netherstructures occupied for a mont. Or at least, that was what I thought.
But a tendril of corruption swung my way. I blinked. My [Angelic Premonition] told it was coming. And I parried the attack just in ti.
I tumbled through the air as the impact knocked back. It took a mont to steel myself, regaining my bearing of my surroundings. I narrowed my eyes as I faced the Corrupted Netherstructure that had intercepted .
How?
And I paused. I saw the rain of black fire falling around the area, pelting the nearby Corrupted Netherstructures. But even despite [The Call of Armageddon], they barely slowed in their approach.
The rain of black fire didnt peel away at their corruption like I thought it would. Instead, it was a minor hindrance at most. I gritted my teeth and sent another salvo of [The Holy Flas] out at the Corrupted Netherstructure that had intercepted .
The explosion of gray flas knocked it back, burning away a layer of corruption. I paused. I watched as the shower of black flas continued to bounce off the Corrupted Netherstructure. Sohow, while [The Holy Flas] was sowhat effective in stalling the lashing corrupted tendrils, [The Call of Armageddon] barely did anything.
And that made no sense to . I slowly processed this, even as the various Corrupted Netherstructures drew closer. Until, finally, I realized what this ant.
I snapped my fingers.
Oh. I see now.
The corruption was weak to divinity. That was why my Grand Skill had been particularly effective against them. It must have also explained how I was able to defeat the Cursed Boulder back in the Beastn Plains thanks to the Breastplate of Alexander. The sa thing could be said when I went up against the Corrupted Island with my children I had the Sword of Alexander with , and that helped out a lot.
But on the other hand, regular magic was actually weaker to the corruption. Maybe I didnt notice it because the only ti I had faced the corruption without any divinity was against that Lesser Wyvern back in the Helbir Plains. Back then, it hadnt even been a full-on bout against the corruption, anyway. And I had Helena Warshade there to help .
Here, in the second layer of the Netherworld, the corruption was not just in its true form, but it was also stronger. And I had no Mythical Grade artifacts on no Divine Essence to help . Most of my Divine Skills had already been expended. I was completely pushed into a corner.
And now, I had to find a way to escape in spite of all that.
The Corrupted Netherstructures screeched. I watched as they flew up into the sky, chasing after . They whipped their tendrils into the air, ignoring the black fiery hail that poured forth from my Skill. I glanced back once, barely avoiding the sharp edge of a tendril.
I needed to lose them sohow. I needed to escape. I raised a hand, activating [Salvo of Vanity] with a cry. And six of my clones burst into existence all at once. They flew out away from , laughing as they unleashed their gold and gray flas at the Corrupted Netherstructures
They drew the power of [The Holy Flas], keeping the corruption back away from . They paved a path for to escape. But up against so many Corrupted Netherstructures, each clone could barely hold their own.
The first of my clones exploded they blasted out into a giant golden cross. The explosion ripped apart a large chunk of the corruption. But they werent made of Divine Essence. Their composition was that of ordinary magic. And the explosion only slowed the Corrupted Netherstructures.
I clenched my jaw as I dove under a tendril of corruption. But a Corrupted Netherstructured blocked my path. It was made from a large wall like the battlents that surrounded a city. I glanced back for a mont as I considered turning around. And all I saw was another one of my clones exploding in the distance.
More and more Corrupted Netherstructures drew closer, and they ca from every direction. The only way for to escape was to fly straight ahead. So that was what I did. I raised my Divine Nebular Scythe and struck out with the combined power of [Divine Strike] and [Draconic Fury].
I swung at the wall only for my blade to lodge halfway into the corrupted stone. I blinked, and the Corrupted Netherstructure made a hissing sound. It began to wrap its body around as I tried to fly back. But I couldnt yank out the Divine Nebular Scythe. I was trapped. And I was going to be crushed soon if I didnt do sothing to escape.
Iridescent flakes of the corruption wisped past my face, and I took in a deep breath. I let go of the Divine Nebular Scythe and raised my head. I was left with no other choice. I beat all six of my wings forward, before blasting myself straight at the wall that was the Corrupted Netherstructure threatening to crush .
And right as I was about to impact the corrupted stone, I scread.
[My Flas Shall Burn Until Eternity Ends]!
An aura of invulnerability coalesced around my body. An armor of flas that sparked out I raised a fist. I closed my eyes, bracing myself. And I focused the power of my Grand Skill only onto my right hand.
At that mont, I crashed into the Corrupted Netherstructure. It let out a low groan, before shrieking. My skin burned, and cuts opened up across my body as I ripped my way through the wall. But I pushed on.
I continued to smash my way through the layers and layers of corruption. All the stone and brick that made up the wall had been infected by that virus, and even as it crumbled around , the corrupt threatened to rip open my skin. The only reason why I could even push through was thanks to my [Corruption Resistance].
I exploded out of the other side of the collapsing wall that was Corrupted Netherstructure a mont later.
And as my clones died behind , the other dozens of Corrupted Netherstructures continued their pursuit of , while I continued flying on.
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