Chapter 678 - Elemental Activation (5) (2/2)

“Say something, you b.a.s.t.a.r.d!”

“No…” He heard the young fairy girl plead. That usually optimistic creature was crying and shouting at him, “Please spare Master Malourcha…”

Brendel hesitated. The magic gathering on Malourcha’s horn was becoming more and more obvious. If it attacked, Brendel had to volley back. The arrow was notched and there was no way back. If he didn’t strike back how would he walk away with the crystalized blood?

“But dammit, it’s not me who wants to kill this cursed thing.”

The Crystal Stag had completely lost its mind.

But could it withstand another attack?

“Answer me!”

“Dammit, what’s going on!” Brendel shouted involuntarily. “Fine, if this is your choice –”

He took a breath and raised his sword.

It happened in just a second. Malourcha’s eyes were blood-red, as if it could no longer feel anything around it. But it raised its head and moved its neck to the side.

That was the warning sign for the attack.

“Master Malourcha!”

“Brendel!” The fairy girl and Maynild both shouted at the same time. But in contrast to the latter, the female knight’s gaze was calm and collected and had been so this entire time. She looked at the Crystal Stag and warned Brendel loudly, “The magic of the forest is gathered on a single point –”

“What?”

“Listen to me. The magic that disappeared from the forest is all gathered upon that Crystal Stag!”

“What?!” Brendel’s jaw dropped in that second. He saw the demonized Crystal Stag unleash his attack. The triple wave rippled out, as if on a calm lake surface, and the circles pa.s.sed through half the forest ground.

Before he could react, three b.l.o.o.d.y wounds appeared on his body. On his character panel, the pale green status bar indicating health immediately dropped by half and turned into a warning shade of bright yellow.

But Brendel didn’t pay attention to the crisscrossing wounds on his chest. He gritted his teeth and pushed the immense pain aside. Finally the fog of confusion in his brain showed signs of dissipating.

The answer to the puzzle was here —

So this was the key to the mission!

His figure instantaneously disappeared and when it appeared next to Malourcha, the demonized Crystal Stag had completely lost its ability to attack or to defend. Brendel raised the Staff of Earth —

“Ah—” The young fairy girl struggled violently. Right then, she didn’t act at all like her race.

But no matter how much she struggled, she was no match for Maynild. The female knight just coldly and easily squashed her against the ground with two fingers.

Brendel turned the blade around.

He swung the blade downward and the spine of the sword came down hard against the back of the Crystal Stag’s head. He didn’t show any mercy with this strike. This d.a.m.ned beast had caused him so much trouble already.

Malourcha crashed against the ground with a m.u.f.fled sound.

But the demonized creature was indeed as hard to kill as Brendel expected. Though it lay against the ground, it still stared heatedly at Brendel with its blood-red eyes full of anger. Those eyes, however, started to show signs of a chilling killing intent. This killing intent was quickly replaced by confusion — this meant that the invasion of the dark magic was at the last critical step.

“I’m asking you if you are the one who sucked out all of the magic in the forest –” Brendel placed his sword against Malourcha’s neck and asked.

Honestly, this entire scene was hilarious. You’d rarely see a knight force a stag to answer a question by sword point.

But Brendel’s expression was dead serious.

“Get out, human!”

The furious answer that resounded in his mind was just as Brendel expected.

At this time, Malourcha’s entire body was covered by black smoke. Clearly the battle before had used up too much of its energy and it no longer had any resources left to suppress the invasion of the darkness. The Dark Magic was increasing the rate at which it tainted the stag and Brendel could see the constant change in its eyes.

He didn’t actually need the answer anymore.

“Since you won’t respond then it’s up to me to find the answer.” Brendel suddenly leaned down and pressed against Malourcha’s neck. Then his sword pointed at a spot just beneath its horns at the center of the back of its head.

Below that spot was the magical core of the Crystal Stag.

He pressed down with a bit of force and Halran Gaia’s blade tore the skin. Blue blood spilled out. At the same time, Malourcha let out the antic.i.p.ated shouts of anger and then started to struggle furiously.

But Brendel was absolutely sure that it was not because of pain.

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