Chapter 264: What Plan? (2/2)

”Of course, you wouldn't allow me to be grateful for long.” Arthur sighed. ”Let's leave this place.”

”Unless someone enters the space, we can't leave,” Rae said with a frown. ”Are you that dumb?”

”You have a way of pissing people off.” Arthur's eyebrow twitched. ”Prepare your scarf.” He said as he touched his shadow on the ground.

His mana drained as a shadow was formed. The shadow transverse the shadow dimension and appeared above the ground. As soon as it did, the place started to move.

Even though there was no sound, the bones were shifting in front of their eyes. Soon, a hole formed on top of them to reveal the dark sky above them.

”Let's go!” Arthur started levitating and Rae looked at him doubtfully. ”We can't sit around and expect to find an exit!”

Her scarf unfolded as it pushed her upward. Arthur took the lead and left the hole, returning to the surface after flying for a few moments.

What was in front of them was the giant fish colliding against his shadow, killing instantly. Rae surfaced from the hole before it started to close down on them.

”Run!” Arthur sprinted as soon as the fish started to turn in their direction. Rae followed right after as she asked coldly.

”What's your genius plan now?”

”What plan?” Arthur was confused. ”If we want to find the rest, we need to look above ground where the structure can't be changed. Using ourselves as bait is the only way for the others to get out as well.”

”Brilliant plan! We'll see its fruition as ghosts, you dumb piece of shit!”

”Now, now.” Arthur smiled. ”I thought you were a fan of competitions.”

”... Go on.”

”Let's split,” Arthur said as he glanced at the fish chasing after them. ”Whoever finds a way to deal with this fish is the winner.”

”What's at stake?” Rae asked with a competitive smile and Arthur knew she was hooked. What's more exciting for a battle maniac than an impossible challenge? ”Would you become my slave?”

”...” Arthur was silent for a second. Even though he hated such a concept, he has to accept that this person was different from him. ”I'll be your follower, and the same goes for you if you lose.”

”Heh, that's good enough for now.” Rae grinned. ”Deal. Now, let me show you the reason I wasn't worried about this place.”

The transformation happened instantly as they split. From the corner of his eye, Arthur could see the scarf solidifying around her, turning her into a celestial fairy.

”Oh Father, grant me your blessings.” She recited in prayer. The last thing that Arthur has expected from her at the moment was a prayer. ”Grant me a fraction of your powers.”

For some reason, her mana boomed and exploded around her body. Her scarf turned into armor as the two wings flapped, making her soar through the skies.

She turned into a bright meteor that drew white arches in the night's sky. Like a supernova, the bright light dyed the sky as the darkness was shed away by it.

'Damn,' Arthur's heart trembled. 'This nutjob is too overpowered.' His grin couldn't be restrained as excitement flooded through him. 'But I'm sorry,' His body started glowing golden as the bones broke beneath him. 'This product of the Enders can't be defeated by someone other than me.'

'Existence is unfeeling, not designed to serve or destroy life. It has no physical body, yet it's as real as everything and it's everything. No one can deny it and everyone needs to bow down to it.'

He recited as he summoned mana from Existence itself. Space started cracking around him as his body was flooded by mana. As his powers increased drastically, so did the damage to his body.

His Release rune was in full swing as it burned his mana to amplify his stats. The black armor left his space as it surrounded him, increasing his stats further.

'This power demands to be released.' Arthur crouched and sprinted toward the fish, leaving a mess of broken bones. His view narrowed until there was nothing but the giant bony fish.

The landscape merged as his body reached incredible speed. He saw the bright flash of bright descend toward the fish at the same time as him.

He knew that he was showing Rae his true powers, something he avoided doing for good reasons. However, there was no other way for them to leave this place with the Enders' mana eating abilities involved.

He was the only one capable of stopping them.