Chapter 267: A Black Mask (2/2)

He still couldn't accept it, that someone he cared about could die so easily. What did she die for? He wondered. He could still smell their stench, one of the bringers of chaos, the Enders. They were still here.

”Let's take them out,” Arthur said as he raised his finger. Rae has already seen more than enough for her to suspect him; it didn't matter if he held back now.

He couldn't hold back here. Even though these were undead with almost half of their strength gone, there were still three Vetus rankers in their midst. There was also an army of dead rei-rankers.

'You were supposed to protect me, now you are the ones to bring me trouble.' Arthur sneered coldly. His finger started glowing bright a bright orange hue as condensed fire spilled out from it. His liquid fire formed into a rope that stretched as fast as Arthur waved his arm.

”Take them out!” Arthur told Rae as the rope of fire whipped toward the undead members. As soon as it came into contact with their bodies, chaos ensued.

The undead started howling as their flesh began to turn into charcoal. They ran in every direction and used their shields to block the fire.

There was a whistle as a bright flash of light tore through the darkness. Arthur ceased using his liquid fire and hurried to construct a barrier. However, he was too slow in transition between the two runes and the light struck him in his chest.

Arthur grunted as he took several steps back. The flesh on his chest turned black as blood oozed out from it. He raised his head at the undead standing far away with a gun in his hand.

The undead gunman fired several more shots but Arthur was able to construct a barrier in time. The bullets bounced off his barrier as they couldn't break-in.

”Take him out, Lilo!” Arthur ordered and Lilo flapped his wings. It flew close to the ground in the direction of the undead. It turned ethereal and passed through all of them. The gunman shot several mana bullets at him but they passed through Lilo's body.

Seeing the futility of it, the gunman was about to flee. It sluggishly began to ran away but Lilo caught up to it in no time. Using its front claws, Lilo pinned the gunman to the ground as mana gathered in its mouth.

”Lilo, retreat!” Arthur shouted in alarm as his senses screamed danger. He used his Dragon Mark to enforce the command and Lilo flapped his wings. At that moment, an arm stretched out from thin air and slashed the place where Lilo was standing.

The slash sent a vertical ray of black substance that ate away everything in its way while heading toward Rae and Arthur. Rae tried to block it with her scarf but Arthur hurried to construct a wall of liquid fire.

The two forces collided as a rupture in space was all that was left. Arthur retreated several steps back while squinting his eyes to see what had come out from the darkness.

The arm wasn't human, but something like a shelled resembling of a human arm. It had white lines covering it from fingertips to the shoulder. The body of the newcomer slowly revealed itself as a cloak appeared followed by a black mask.

The newcomer was fully disguised, but Arthur's hair stood up as he felt his existence. There was only a single figure that has appeared but it was enough to alarm Arthur to no end.

”What... are you?” Arthur was stunned as he muttered out. This was something that he has never felt before.

The Enders but also an Existence. Usually, the Enders were a gap in existence. They held no 'power of existence' that everything held in different degrees.  That's how Arthur could recognize their existence.

Now, Arthur was confused. The figure in front of him was neither an Ender nor a creature, but he had both qualities. Furthermore, the creature's existence was more powerful than a human's body should have.

The creature didn't answer and the black mask silently stared back at Arthur. There were no eyes nor a mouth, there was nothing. It raised its hand again and slashed out, sending another ray of force that tore through space.

Arthur couldn't hold back anymore and activated his Art of Creation. His body started glowing golden as he summoned his mana to block the incoming attack.