As soon as Eve gave her order, the harbinger of death burst into motion.
Unlike the humans who were terrified of the water, it directly jumped into the pool, raising its scythe high before slashing downward at the leviathan's chest with imnse strength!
Ka-BOOOOM!
Upon impact, a thunderous sound echoed throughout the chambers, and a crack appeared on the abyss leviathan's chest. The beast roared in agony and thrashed about. Its enemy's scythe attack had been quite lethal, and it had dug relatively deep into its chest.
Seeing the exposed tender flesh, Aina didn't hesitate. A burst of white light appeared in her hands, slowly extending in all directions before taking the shape of a luminous spear that shone radiantly!
Inside this dim room filled with blood and dark magic, the radiant spear stood out like a sore thumb, emitting a holy aura.
Drawing one foot backward, Aina strained her muscles, and the spear shot out from her grasp.
FWOOSH!
The holy spear cut through the air, and just before it struck the leviathan, those terrifying eyes suddenly stared in her direction. But Aina remained unfazed; not even a tinge of fear could be spotted on her face.
The spear, however, was ineffective. Just as it was about to strike, the leviathan's scales began to glow, the milky light spreading across its massive body and clinging to it like a second skin.
The next barrage of attacks from the harbinger of death proved useless as well.
DENG! DENG!
The skeleton slamd its scythe repeatedly, but it felt as if it was hitting an anvil with armor, making the skeleton's blue eyes flash with great confusion.
"Guys, that's one of its skills—Eternal Abyss Armor!" Nox inford the group and quickly ordered, "Master, call back your undead. Let try sothing."
With a ntal command, the two-ter-tall skeleton jumped out of the half-dried pool, standing beside Eve like a protective guardian.
"What are you planning to do?" Aina asked.
"I'll destroy its armor," Nox replied, his eyes glinting with determination. He held both hands out, a tendril of darkness coalescing there. "Mom, you might want to put up your barrier."
Aina didn't ask any further questions and quickly did as he said. Her radiant white barrier began to spread outward in all directions, trapping everyone present while leaving just enough space for Nox's arms to remain outside.
The harbinger of death shifted uncomfortably when it felt the aura of the holy barrier, but it remained stoic and impassive.
The last ti I used a combo, it had been very useful against the yeti... I hope this one will cause enough damage too, Nox thought inwardly.
A small bloody pattern that could easily go unnoticed appeared beside him. Out of this portal, bloody tendrils started to extend onto each of Nox's arms, reaching up to his fingertips, which were already pulsing with condensed dark energy.
The red tendrils rged with the twin orbs, taking on a slightly darker shade. Their pulse grew more powerful, like the throbbing of hearts.
Though it was condensed, one could almost feel the raw power emitting from the twin orbs.
Aina and Eve were curious about what he was doing. Their gazes were montarily taken off the beast and fixed on Nox, anticipation gripping their hearts.
At that mont, the sound of a gunshot echoed in the air, and two dark, bloody orbs exploded forward.
BOOOOM!!!
The twin bloody orbs collided with the leviathan's chest, and an eruption of magical energy spread outward. The force of the impact shook the chamber violently, sending shockwaves that cracked the ground.
"It worked!" Nox's eyes lit up as he saw the leviathan's shimring armor flickering slightly, exposing its real skin. The beast's eyes were filled with anger as it started thrashing wildly.
BOOOM! BOOOM!
Rocks descended from the cavern's ceiling, slamming into the beast and making it even more furious. A few of them even landed on the holy barrier, but it had no effect; only a faint ripple appeared on the surface before it beca more solid.
Nox had suspected that his mother was very powerful after seeing her send that unknown demon back to its dinsion a few years ago. Hence, he was confident that even if the entire mountain collapsed, everyone would still survive.
As he watched the beast thrash about, a soft smile appeared on his face, especially when the giant rocks slamd into the leviathan with crushing force anyti it tried to glare at them.
It was a very comical sight as the beast would have to wait for the rain of rocks to stop before expressing its anger.
"Is it just , or is the beast's aura growing stronger?" Aina frowned.
Eve nodded as well. "You're not wrong. It's really growing stronger."
The smile that had been plastered on Nox's face quickly disappeared as he sensed it too.
Just to be sure, he used Analyze, and his heart sank at what he saw...
[50% Awake]
"What the heck!" Nox shouted, stunned.
Aina and Eve turned to him to ask what was the matter. Since they didn't have advanced features like him, another screen soon flashed before Nox again.
[51% Awake]
"We have to hurry!" Nox shouted. "It's waking up!"
[52%]
[57%]
What the fuck! I thought it was the pool that was hastening the process? Were we wrong? Nox's mind was in shambles as he fired attack after attack.
At Eve's ntal command, the harbinger of death jumped at the beast and began hacking away at the leviathan's chest.
CRACK! CRACK!
Black blood spilled out from the beast's chest. Before everyone's eyes, they could see that the beast was aging and shrinking slowly... though at a snail's pace, it was very noticeable.
Was this what she ant by strike its soul?
Seeing the skeleton's noticeable progress, another radiant spear materialized in Aina's grasp, but this ti it burned brighter.
FWOOSH! FWOOSH!
She hurled it, and the spear streaked through the air like a blazing cot. The exposed chest of the leviathan provided no defense, and the spear embedded into its chest, causing excruciating pain to shoot throughout the beast.
Eve, not to be outdone, unsheathed her blade and jumped into the pool. Most of the water was gone, but to be on the safe side, she landed on the beast's body and plunged her dagger deep.
SCHLUNK! SCHLUNK!
ROOOAR!
The beast roared in pain and thrashed about, but Eve skillfully threw her body backward, flipping through the air before landing back outside the pool.
[60% Awake]
"Dammit!"
"Master, pull back your undead!" Nox commanded as he summoned another surge of dark energy into his fingertips. Eve nodded and flicked her wrist. Almost instantly, the towering undead vanished just before a tail swipe could slam into it.
Aina and Eve shared a glance. They could feel the terrifying aura from the beast. Although they couldn't see its status screen, they could tell it was beginning to awaken from its dormant state.
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