Chapter 468 - 418 : Devil (2/2)
”A bunch of flies!”
An arrow made of white light materialized in the Devil's hand, it swiftly raised its bow and readied itself. Despite its enormous size, its movements were nimble and fast.
The Devil pulled the string and released the arrow, sending it flying at the prepared trio. The might of the arrow was so strong that the collateral damage it did was enough to kill many of the Devil's followers, however, it was uncaring about their miserable lives and only wanted to get rid of those invaders.
Leiu stabbed Anduril on the ground, resulting in a thick wall made of darkness to sprung from below and block the incoming arrow. However, it wasn't enough to totally resist it so Arthur conjured a semi-transparent Dark Barrier which not only strengthened the black wall but also acted as another layer of defense. The Joker added the last touch by throwing one of his special cards at the wall before him.
The card flashed with a red light before it melted inside the dark wall, causing it to change color and rise even higher, piercing the clouds and splitting the sky.
In the end, the arrow was only able to penetrate half of the wall before it vanished, nonetheless, the Devil wasn't done with them. It started bombarding them with numerous white arrows, each one stronger than the last.
By the time the wall was obliterated and a hole big enough for arrows appeared, the trio was ready to launch their counter-attack. Arthur was the first to attack, he tightly held Makaze, which became much larger than its master. Black flames covered them both as the red sky was covered by an encroaching darkness.
Stuck in that world of absolute darkness, the Devil started firing arrow everywhere, obliterating the forest surrounding the church and killing many of its followers.
The darkness lasted for a brief moment before it was absorbed by Arthur, who injected into Makaze and slashed down, sending a devastating strike at the Devil.
This time, the hit was enough to damage the opponent and cause a bloody scar to appear on its stomach but this was but the beginning as The Joker flashed a card at the Devil while mumbling
”First move of the Magician Series: The Devil Within!”
The card turned into countless specks of light and in its stead appeared an equally large being, very similar to the devil but its skin was red instead of black.
It ran toward the Devil and pushed it on the ground then mounted it before starting a bombardment of punches. Unfortunately, the Joker's 'summon' lasted for five seconds but dealt considerable damage as the Devil's face had been beaten into a pulp.
Last but not least was Leiu, who surprisingly discarded Anduril and pulled what seemed to be a pulsating black heart from his chest. He crushed the heart then used the Darkness within it on the ground, causing it to transform into a dangerous black whirlpool which devoured everything.
Everyone in their surroundings was sucked into the whirlpool, including the injured Devil. Unlike its followers, which were dead for sure, the Devil managed to break free from that whirlpool after an intense struggle, however, it suffered heavy damages and was on the brink of dying.
”Fools! You don't know who you're facing!”
He glared at them while snickering, uncaring about its current state. It hysterically laughed while stating:
”My death will be your reckoning!”
He stabbed his hand on its chest, ending its own life and lifelessly falling the ground. Before they could catch a breather, the three noticed that the corpse of the Devil started ballooning in size, clearly about to explode.
Left with no choice, they swiftly retreated, easily dodging the explosion that occurred right after. Sadly, when they thought this will finally be over, the trio was met with another thing that shocked their very souls.
An earth-shattering earthquake occurred seconds later and a majestic city rose from below. The shimmering Mana Crystal pierced the blood-red canopy and stretched as far as the eye could see.
Affected by the red sky, the crystal shone with a malevolent red light before it started shattering, revealing a figure as big as the crystal.
It was a dark-skinned creature with surprisingly handsome facial features and a strange-looking golden and red bow on its back. Its height surpassed 100 meters and the pressure it emitted was truly frightening and suffocating.
To make matters worse, several silhouettes appeared around this god-like figure, they had the same size as the Devil the trio had just killed and there were at least ten or fifteen of them.
It was then that the three brothers tasted real despair but it only lasted for a second before each of them picked up their weapon, ready to fight again. There's no place to run to and no one to lend a hand, they were on their own and they truly believed they can get out of here alive.
”We must live together as brothers or perish together as fools!”-The Joke