Chapter 266: Bony Castle (1/2)

They traveled the wasteland together while anticipating any monsters that would appear. However, there was none. The only enemy was the distance between them and the pillar.

Originally, Arthur thought that the tunnels underground changed to keep him inside, but what if it also moved him farther away from the others? If this was true, then this fact implied something bewildering and yet dreadful.

They tried to separate Arthur from the rest for some reason, and Arthur could only think of one. Whoever was behind this knew of Arthur's connection to creation and his ability to eradicate the Enders.

This made Arthur run faster, but his tired body needed recovering. There was also Rae carrying Ori, as the scarf needed mana to be used. She didn't complain at all, but Arthur knew that she couldn't travel faster after her earlier display of power.

To be honest, Arthur was shocked that she could break that monster's skull at all. After all, it should have the properties of anti-magic. Yet, Rae used physical force only to break its skull.

As they were walking, they heard another scream as the bones started gathering to form another creature. Arthur's face paled at this as he was still recovering from earlier.

”Quick, carry him on your back!” Rae shouted and Arthur didn't think twice before doing as she said. He carried Ori on his back as Rae ran over to him and spread her scarf.

The scarf surrounded the three like a cocoon with Ori on Arthur's back and Rae standing close to him. The scarf slid underneath their feet as it started to levitate and move.

The scarf then grew transparent and Arthur was able to see the monster beyond it. As soon as they hid, the monster lost sight of them and fell apart into smaller bones.

”Where do I buy one of these?” Arthur was amazed at how versatile it could be. He suddenly felt a ticklish as a breath of warm air blow on his neck. He turned to see Rae sweating and breathing heavily. ”Are you alright?”

”I am, now shut up.” She said, breathless. It seems she was pushing her limits by hiding all of them. Arthur stared at her silently and placed his hand on her abdomen. ”What are you doing?!” She panicked and looked down.

”Don't resist,” Arthur said as he sent mana toward her energy center. His mana wasn't differentiated, meaning it could supply all awakeners without causing a conflict of energies.

”Take your hands off!” She shouted visibly shaken as she tried to remove his hand. However, she stopped when her body started glowing and became rejuvenated. ”What is this?” She asked with her mouth agape.

”A little help to my lackey.” Arthur smiled. She met his eyes and he could see the amazement in them.

”Is there anything you can't do at this point?” She sighed. ”Giving me your mana would just be counterproductive. If we met any of those giant fishes, we would...”

”It's alright, I have a high stamina.” Arthur wasn't worried. His stamina resembled that of tankers as it allowed him to recover faster. As for his mana, his art allowed him to replenish it faster than any arts he could get his hands on.

”Mm,” Rae nodded and looked down on his hand. She seemed reluctant to leave it there, but she didn't say anything. Like this, they continued their trip unbothered by the other monsters.

It was half an hour later that they arrived at their destination. The black pillar of light pierced through the sky of the wasteland of bones. Beneath the pillar, they found a castle of bones standing imposingly.

”I don't think there are any other monsters here,” Arthur said as he looked around. ”Their existence could threaten the castle.” He looked at Rae who had gotten used to the help he offered.

Arthur removed his hand and the mana supply was cut off. Rae flinched but didn't say anything. As the scarf unfolded, they landed again on the bony ground and Arthur placed Ori on the scarf again.

Looking at the castle in the distance, it was surrounded by roaming undead. From skeletons to undead monsters, there were hundreds of them roaming around the castle.

”We need to take care of them.”

”Yeah, but that would take a while.” Arthur looked at the castle with worry. ”There's something wrong going on.” He said with unease.