Chapter 212 (2/2)
”A little . It's giving Joe a couple of ideas, too . ”
They began cycling the mana another way and a slightly different effect was immediately apparent . The corrupted mana was pushed back significantly farther, as well .
”That seems to have worked . Even I can sense it,” said Chuck .
”I think we'll be able to make it to the city now without problems . I intend to keep experimenting though,” said Joseph .
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(JOSEPH I AM DETECTING A LARGE-SCALE DIVINE INTERVENTION AHEAD OF US . )
'Not back at the city?' he asked confused .
(NO . )
”Joseph!?” cried Stella, looking forward in panic .
”I feel it, Stella . It's…death?”
Ahead of them, in the distance, a large black ma.s.s started to rise out of the ground .
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”Is that a dragon?” she asked, even though she knew it wasn't . It had a head similar to one, but the body was long and thin, like a snake .
”Not quite . It has dragon in it, but it's not truly a dragon . Something like an imugi maybe? It's not just corrupted, it's desecrated . ”
”Joseph,” she whispered, as soon as she realized what it was . ”This is bad! It's a unicorn slayer!”
”A what?”
”A unicorn slayer . They represented purity in the forest . Just their presence weakened most curses . To kill and eat the flesh of one granted immortality, but it's a cursed existence . Only one unicorn was still alive when I was banished . We kept it safe in our village . If they fed it to that thing in front of us, I don't know if it can be killed . ”
”Stella, it isn't just that,” he said in horror .
”What do you mean? An immortal fake dragon that lives in corrupted mana, is full of curses and can't be killed isn't enough for you?” asked Chuck .
”There isn't any mana around it . It doesn't live in the corrupted mana, it destroys it . The dragon is a magical null . The corrupted mana doesn't bother it at all . ”
Chuck roared in laughter . ”Finally! I get to fight something! You've just been killing the little squirmy things with spells, which I don't mind, they look disgusting, but I want to give this thing a beat down!”
With a s.h.i.+ver, he began to grow larger crystals over his claws, as the thing reared into view .
Shaped like a serpent, it was several hundred feet long . Four tiny legs, almost like a forgotten add-on, dangled with sharp claws, that Joseph doubted could do any damage . The real threat lay in the head, where six eyes peered at them and a mouth easily as wide as the entire head, opened to show an excess of sharp teeth . A snake-like tongue darted out, dark purple in color, almost bleeding to black in the darkening light of the evening .
”It would attack at night,” grumbled Stella . She might miss something, though her golems were ready if Chuck happened to need them .
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