Chapter 404 - 354 : Death (1/2)

The group didn't spend much time planning everything. The three men will deal with the monster or plant and the two women will provide support. Lucy's sister will approach the pond and snatch the Golden Numbra while also luring out whatever was protecting it.

As for Lucy and Arthur, they were instructed to stay at the back so they did, obediently. In fact, the husband and wife already knew what's hiding under the pond.

It was a large alligator with blue skin, it seemed threatening but it wasn't particularly strong. At best, it was a Sovereign Beast. One strike from either of the couple could finish it.

Lucy wanted something bad to happen so she could witness her sister's real prowess which is why she instructed Arthur to act and cause trouble. What better thing to cause trouble than his newest familiar, Innocence.

Although the cooldown for summoning it is kind of long, it was still powerful and it should force the woman to personally act lest they all get massacred.

There is a chance that he'll be discovered by her if he summons Innocence but only if she focuses all her attention on him. The current disparity between them is just too large for now, at least in terms of senses.

Lucy's sister was indeed powerful even when she's weakened but her Divine Sense could, at most, stretch for five hundred meters whereas this insignificant little pond is much deeper than the other might think.

With Jace's signal, the silver-haired woman, who still hasn't introduced herself, walked up to the pond and flew to Golden Numbra.Find authorized novels in Webnovel，faster updates, better experience，Please click for visiting.

Just as she was about to snatch it, water splashed and a huge blue alligator came from below, its mouth wide open, ready to devour her.

Unfortunately, its sharp teeth and big mouth couldn't touch her body, which bypassed her as if she was a ghost.

'It's a bit like the Tiger's ability but I'm sure I can touch her with Dark Magic even if she's in that form.'

The Dark Void Physique may allow her to travel through weapons and techniques but Dark Magic is purely made of emotions so it's possible to hurt her.

His sky-blue eye focused on the retreating woman, who seemed pretty relaxed and unafraid of the enraged alligator, which swam toward her with lightning speed.

Jace and his two companions jumped in front of the woman, wielding their weird gauntlets, they punched the five-meter long alligator.

Its scales were pretty tough but they were still damaged by their monstrous punches. All they did was punch the alligator but it was more than effective. Their bodies were sturdy and even when they were hit by the monster's tail or body, they remained unscathed. Their bodies emitted some white steam as their muscles bulged and their strength increased.

'Are you ready?'

'Always.'

Arthur replied to Lucy as his left hand emitted an unnoticeable light that entered the ground beneath him and headed toward the pond.

The alligator, albeit strong, wasn't the match for the three men and the two women, who would hit him with their fire arrows. It was quite an efficient combinations, something the monster wasn't able to handle as it succumbed to its injuries after five minutes.

Jace celebrating their flawless victory, suddenly turned toward the pond and raised his hands as a white tentacle-like thing hit his body, sending him flying dozens of meters. His companions weren't spared as they were hit simultaneously, suffering the same fate.

They weren't dead or heavily injured but the hit was strong enough to cause them to throw up some blood, especially the weaker one, Abid.

Even the silver-haired woman was startled as she jumped in front of the humongous beast that just appeared from within the pond. She couldn't even sense its presence.

She stared at the monstrous thing with a frown, clearly disgusted by its appearance. Innocence was truly grotesque and ugly, it didn't have any eyes, only a large mouth and had hands instead of feet.

It seemed a bit different than the one Arthur and Lucy fought, but it was still hideous.

With pales faces and shaking bodies, Arthur and Lucy slowly backed away only for the new monster to ignore the human in front of it and focus on the siblings, who became terrified once Innocence turned toward them.

Obviously, this was but an act orchestrated by Arthur, who ordered Innocence to behave like this. He wanted to force the woman's hand and see how she'll act.

Will she protect them or flee? The answer shall be revealed soon enough.

Innocence banged its hand on the ground, causing it to violently shake and split in two. The two siblings hastily backed away and avoided being sucked into the bottomless abyss.

Just as Innocence was about to engage with his tentacles, it was stopped as a silver-spear cut three of its tentacles.

Jace and his comrades followed with their punches, ganging up on Innocence from all sides yet even after suffering continuous minor and heavy injuries, a bright white light covered the monsters, instantly healing everything and even recovering its lost tentacles.

Arthur, who was witnessing this from afar, suddenly clutched his chest and knelt on the ground. An unimaginable was coming from heart, more precisely, the ARK in his consciousness.

His actions surprised Lucy, who ignored the ongoing fight and said

”What's wrong? Arthur!”

Hear cries were left unanswered as Arthur wasn't able to reply. The pain was agonizing, rendering unable to move or talk. He could only hold his chest tightly and crouch on the ground.

Inside his consciousness, Arthur called out his copy, who remained silent.

”Claud! What's happening?! Claud!”

No matter how much he tried to enter the ARK or called for Claud, Arthur was ignored, having to deal with the pain himself.