Chapter 406 - 356 : Cooperation (1/2)

At first, the silver-haired woman remained motionless, not butting it and letting Jace and co take care of the Wyvern but when the burly men along with the two archer women showed great difficulties in shooting down the beast, she decided to land a hand.

Her figure turned half-illusory as she mysteriously stepped in the air, just like climbing some stairs, she swiftly made her way to the Wyvern and blasted it to the ground with the help of some kind of purple symbols that were created by her rapidly-moving hands.

The technique she used was similar to Arthur's Death Seals but instead of weakening the target, it blasted it. The Wyvern was pushed down a few dozen meters only for a second purple symbol to hit its body, causing it to fall down even further.

When the third symbol was about to hit it, it flapped its wide yellow wings and screeched loudly. It opened its grotesque mouth and spat a thick beam that directly hit the women.

Fortunately, she was more than prepared as the [Wyvern Blast] passed through, unable to hit her thanks to her Dark Void Physique.

The Wyvern followed the blast by using its eyes to petrify the human only for it to fail again. The Dark Void Physique isn't just all talk, its ability to bypass all kinds of attacks is literally a cheat.

Just like any other Physique, the Dark Void Physique strengthened its user's body, albeit slightly. Relying on her pure strength, the woman fell from the air, landing the wyvern's head, hitting it with her elbow.

It was only then that the beast finally succumbed, falling into the ground and allowing Jace and the others to attack it.

The struggling beast didn't wield even when Jace, Kelan, and Sral, started punching it with their thick gauntlets. Unlike the Stone Worms, which looked tough, the Wyvern's scales were pretty tough thus allowing it to stabilize its body and lash out with its claws and wings.

The Sand Storm intensified and the three men's gauntlets started turning into stone. It was then that Lucy joined the frey, accompanied by her 'little brother', who started casting Earth and Fire-oriented spells.

The Dark Oath made him unable to use any weapon other than Makaze, so he had to rely on long-ranged spells. The two silver daggers were continuously slashing the wyvern's body. Sparks flew everywhere yet the speed at which the daggers moved increased by the second.

Lucy would dodge whenever she's attacked, which startled Jace, who never thought she was so good at fighting. She wasn't absurdly powerful but she wasn't weak either.

Arthur, who had been timid and silent ever since they met, also helped, sending large fireballs at the Wyvern. A large prison made of jet black earth sprung from the ground, entrapping the beast for a few seconds.

”Please back away!”

Arthur shouted at the others before he mumbled a few words which caused a large explosion to occur inside the prison, which soon crumbled. From within the accumulated dust, there appeared an injured Wyvern, which groaned in pain as it viciously glared at Arthur, the perpetrator behind the last explosion.

Jace felt chills down his spines as he witnessed the explosion, never did he expect the weak-looking boy, who was missing an eye to be able to do this much.

Although the explosion wasn't enough to finish the Wyvern, it allowed his party to finish the job and kill the hateful Wyvern.

…

As the beast laid lifeless on the red sand, Kelan happily climbed on top of it and dug its core from its skull. The core was as big as his head, filled with Earth Energy, its interior pulsating with a dazzling luster.

The three men cheered as they played with the core. After a while, Jace walked up to the siblings and did a small bow while apologetically saying

”I was a bit impulsive. I underestimated you before and I sincerely apologize.”

He seemed earnest in his apology so Lucy merely nodded her head without saying a word.

”I-it's nothing.”

Arthur stuttered as he reassured the muscular black man. Jace seemed like a person who relies on his emotions to act, he's a bit sly but not in a bad way.

Actually, Arthur thought that he'll try something in the night as he seemed to be eyeing Lucy with a lewd look but since the sister appeared, he barely looked at his wife.

”You're strong, why didn't fight?”

An almost robotic voice entered Arthur's ears, which made him flinch. He turned his head only to see a very close silver-haired woman stare at him. He slightly backed away and replied with a flustered tone

”I-I'm not using to fights… It's the third time I ever f-fought a monster.”

The woman nodded her head understandingly then asked again

”I can teach you if you want.”

She very casually asked to train him only to be refused by Lucy, who sweetly smiled and replied

”It's fine, I'll protect my brother so he won't have to fight often.”

Since it was his family speaking, the woman couldn't insist. After one final nod, she returned to her half-destroyed tent.