Chapter 152 - 149 : Head Maid (1/2)

Without even thinking why the World Tree was here, Arthur raised his hand and started conjuring the Heavenly Arrow. In the past, it would take him half a minute more or less but right now, after his stats rocketed and he broke through so many times, only three seconds are enough to fully create it.

When he fought against the World Tree, he only used a miniature Heavenly Arrow, it was weaker than the original one and it didn't have a cooldown so it's practical. Moreover, it was instantaneous which made it more efficient.

The Grim Reaper was immune to almost everything, so Arthur decided to use a Heavenly Arrow only made from Void Magic. Usually, he'll add other attributes to have some extra effects but to also reduce its devouring effect, after all, he can't fully control it in its normal state, much less if it's only made from Void Magic.

”Alright, you better back off or you'll get eaten too!”

Arthur warned the blue blob of light then fired the Heavenly Arrow. Since the cave couldn't hold the full size of the arrow, he had to reduce its size but that only made it more terrifying. A 40m long purple arrow that devoured the sand, rocks and everything in its way.

He was sure that if he stood in front of it, he would be devoured it despite being the one who created it. Amongst all the attribute, the Void Attribute is the most lethal one, not only is it too mysterious, it's almost impossible to stop it. It contained many sub-attributes such as Spatial Laws and Time Laws but Arthur wasn't able to extract one of them to use it individually.

If he mastered Spatial Laws, traveling back to Earth or wherever Lucy was teleported to would be extremely easy. But to master these laws, it would take a long time so the only way for him is to possess someone who has mastered it and obtain his mastery, however, to find such a person on Astria is a difficult thing.

The devouring arrow ate away the thick vines as if they were nothing and finally reached the Grim Reaper, which was entangled deep into the vines.

Arthur first found it weird that the Grim Reaper didn't get out of the vines but when he saw how the deeper vines resisted the Void Arrow for a couple seconds, he understood how powerful these plants were.

To make it easier for Arthur, the World Tree withdrew its vines in a split second and left the Grim Reaper floating in the air and facing the incoming arrow.

With its long gray scythe in its hand, the Grim Reaper stared at the incoming Heavenly Arrow and raised its free hand to use the same gravitational attack from earlier. This time, the intensity of the attack was raised several times until the space around the arrow turned blurry and started twisting.

The arrow was stopped a few meters away from the Grim Reaper but its devouring force and the ominous aura around it was still being unleashed. All the gravitational force could do was freeze the arrow mid-air but even that, was not going so good as the arrow was resisting fiercely and trying to absorb that foreign force pressing it down.

”Arthur Bilgart, I have misjudged you.... Void Laws are a forbidden magic that should never be used... even in death fights.”

With its lifeless eyes, the Grim Reaper shifted its attention to Arthur. It's easy to tell from its voice that it was disappointed but it's not like Arthur cared about its opinions or mood.

”Forbidden? Hell if I care, you're trying to kill me and I'm retaliating. Facing death, I'll use anything, forbidden or not so.... die!”

Multiple Void Orbs circulated around the Grim Reaper and exploded into countless small devouring mouths. They slowly crept toward the Grim Reaper while devouring the air and the bits of sands flying around due to the intensity of the arrow's aura.

Seeing the incoming creepy mouths, the Grim Reaper finally took action. It raised its scythe and slashed at the frozen arrow, creating a gray deadly arc made from an ancient aura. To fight the Void, it is useful to use Withering Laws and that's exactly what The Grim Reaper did. It thought that if countless years passed while the arrow is frozen, then it'll dissipate, however, things didn't go as expected.

The Withering Laws were working and countless years passed in the small space around the arrow yet the monstrosity didn't dissipate, instead, it appeared to be breaking through from the space imprisoning it.

Unfazed but what he's seeing, the Grim Reaper contemplated the approaching arrow for a moment before it raised its scythe again but this time it was not to slash but to block the arrow which suddenly broke through and rushed at it.

The gray scythe and the tip of the purple devouring arrow collided but no sound was created, it was dead silent yet the space around the clash distorted for a few seconds before the Grim Reaper cried out in surprise, however, it was too late as the arrow devoured its scythe and struck its bones.

It all happened too fast, Arthur could only see the scythe disappear and the Grim Reaper turning into a pile of gray ash that fell on the ground. Since it struck its target, the purple arrow's intensity lessened by a bit but it still dived to the ground and continued eating whatever in its way until stopping after a certain distance. All that was seen was a gaping hole in the ground, clearly showing how destructive the arrow was.

”It's over.”

Hearing the relieved voice of the World Tree, Arthur breathed a sigh of relief and looked around to check if the dimension was still present or not. There were some traces of its presence but it seemed to be dissipating at a very rapid pace, but that's to be expected since its owner was just devoured by the Void.

It's a pity he couldn't possess the Grim Reaper but at least he got rid of him. Thinking back, if it wasn't for the help of the World Tree, it would have been practically impossible for him to defeat it without entangling it for a few seconds to prepare the Heavenly Arrow.

”Thanks for helping me.”

Arthur was sincerely grateful, if not for its help then no one knew how that fight would have ended but the chances of him dying was far greater than surviving against a Grim Reaper.

”... No need to thank me, we made an oath and I'm making my end of the deal. Helping you defeat any enemy that invades Astria.”

The blob of light vanished after saying that, it didn't even wait for Arthur to reply, maybe it was in a hurry or it didn't want to talk.

'... First time I see a shy tree...'

With the black mage killed, Arthur had no reason to stay here but after further thought, this was a golden opportunity. He didn't know where that monster from earlier disappeared into but since it was speaking about two worlds, then most likely, what it used was a teleportation item. All he got to do was wait for it then kill it and take away its item, furthermore, since it was only at the Spirit Realm, killing it would be a piece of cake.

The sad thing is that he couldn't bring Robin to witness the black mage dying, neither could he bring her his body since he turned into minced meat. He could only hope she believes in his words.

...

After leaving the death golem to guard the cave, Arthur went back to the Demon City to look for Robin and inform her of what happened. He needed to catch that monster and get that item because if it's really a teleportation treasure that leads to another world, it'll be a golden opportunity.

He needed to leave Astria and go to a world where he might find a Spatial Laws master or a way to go to Earth.

”So you're saying he's dead but the corpse is lost?”

With her arms crossed under the chest, showing those monstrous peaks, Robin glared at Arthur with piercing eyes, making him feel a bit uneasy.

'Weak or not, women are scary...*sigh*'

”Yes... more or less.”

While still glaring at him, she pulled back her glasses as usual and turned around after adding

”Fine then.... I believe you.”

”R-really?”

”Why wouldn't I? I can rest at ease now that he's dead, I do not need a proof as it is YOU who faced him after all, I do not need to worry.”

Now that the matter of the black mage is done, Arthur didn't know what do with her. She's a friend and things like this can occur again so it's better to have her in a safe place but knowing her attitude, she wouldn't like being guarded constantly.

”So what are you going to do now?”

”I'm obviously going back to the company's headquarters.”

Arthur hesitated a bit but he finally decided to send someone with her, it'll be much safer.