Chapter 414 - 364 : Fire Spiri (1/2)

”What's the situation?”

”There's a fire Spirit guarding it. We can't advance.”

A young man clad in golden armor politely replied to the deacon, who unhappily snorted and gazed at the volcano. If they go back empty-handed, all their previous would have gone to waste.

Moreover, their main target seemed to have vanished into thin air, unless he purposely exposes himself, there's no way they can find him.

The reason they treaded this perilous land and climbed this mountain is getting their hand on the bead and the dragon blood. Not many knew that this was but a normal mountain which drastically changed when a drop of blood of an adult Empyrian Fire dragon fell there.

The bead isn't as important as the drop of blood, which has countless benefits. It would allow anyone to obtain a small number of the dragon's powers and enhance the potency fire techniques. It's something sought by many people, especially those hailing from sects that rely on the Fire Attribute.

The problem was the Fire Spirit that was born from this rough environment, which is a perfect place for it to grow stronger the longer it lived here.

The Deacon included, there were twelve people, eight of which are God Monarchs and the rest are at the peak Sovereign. Their cultivation is weakened but they can still use powerful techniques.

With one hand on her temple, deeply pondering about her available choices, the woman(deacon)assessed her current situation and sent a few of her subordinates to scout the area and ascertain that they're indeed alone.

If they're going to fight the Fire Spirit, they must be united and wholly focused on the enemy, there must be no disturbance whatsoever.

The Deacon spent thirty whole minutes talking about their plan and repeatedly warning them to be careful. Unfortunately, no one noticed the invisible figure hearing them some distance away.

Lucy, who was ready to engage at any given moment, stared at the group of Holy Knights, who jumped below and took a favorable spot where there's a considerable mass of land, which is safer as the volcano can't reach it.

The drop of blood is supposed to be deep inside the volcano, as for the bead, it was growing on top of a blood-red grass, which sprouted from within the lava.

The Fire Spirit didn't show itself as they haven't tried anything yet. All of them were sweating profusely from the heat, even breathing became slightly difficult due to the suffocating Fire Energy lingering in the area.

'You don't have to act, I'll finish them quietly.'-Arthur

Arthur stopped Lucy, who was about to jump at them and slaughter them all. It was better to wait until they are a bit distracted albeit the little difference it would make.

They are way weaker than the couple and they can't be considered a threat. The Fire Spirit, however, is another thing.

Arthur planned to get rid of them when they started fighting and 'save' the Fire Spirit. The Deacon severely underestimated the Spirit, which was paying close attention to the Holy Knights.

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Once the white-robbed woman gave the signal, one of her Holy Knights jumped on the lava and closed in on the bead, planning to snatch it. The man only took three steps before a huge entity appeared from within the magma, causing it to splash to all corners.

The man already expected it, he raised his shield to block the boiling hot lava before jumping back, landing near his comrades.

The Fire Spirit was literally made of fire, its two eyes were shining with blood-red as it glared at the invaders. It didn't bother talking and immediately started retaliating.

The 'safe' land they were standing on was covered with lava then bombarded with a raging wave of hot flames.

Just when it thought it had gotten rid of the annoying pests, a blinding white light vaporized the lava and pushed the flames away.

The light purified everything in its way, causing the fire spirit to retreat two steps. It raised its enormous hand and punched the tiny human, which formed a circular formation and raised their shield.

The eight shields expanded in size then formed a bigger golden shield which blocked the incoming flaming fist. The deacon waved her staff and cast a white blast which hit the Fire Spirit and caused a huge chunk of its body to disappear.

Although a powerful attack, it was useless as the Fire Spirit recovered in a few seconds. This place was its home and the amount of Fire Energy present was enough for it to heal itself more than a hundred times.

The Fire Spirit was about to attack again only for a big black cube to appear out of nowhere. The people from the Holy Dominion were even more confused.

Their world became that of darkness, not being able to see a thing. This, however, was but the beginning of a long, and painful nightmare.

The air soon became toxic, thick chains sprung from the ground and bound them bodies, breaking some of their bones and rendering unable to even lift a finger.

”USE YOUR HOLY HEARTS!”

The deacon hysterically shouted once she saw what's happening. Without a doubt, it was Dark Magic. Only a malevolent and ominous magic like that could do this.

Although her reaction was fast, her words reached them a bit too late as a weird liquid fell on them, melting their limbs and faces.