Chapter 500 - 448 : Angel of Death 2 (1/2)
Author's note: Last chapter of the day but it's a bit longer than usual, so enjoy.
Three chapters tomorrow (possible four).
Good night!
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Against the ferocious creature, the woman crossed her arms, trying to block its blow. Despite her current strengthened form, she was unable to fully block the blow and ended up being pushed quite the distance. She clicked her tongue and glared at this creature, which she recognized almost immediately, just like anybody else.
”Nine shadows cast. Nine fates foretold. Yet at the end of the road lies death, and death alone!”
A ghastly voice came out of the creature's mouth, sending chills down everyone's spines. Just when the last word echoes throughout the whole battlefield, a white transparent skull appeared above the woman's head, acting like some kind of permanent marker.
The moment the skull made its appearance, the snake woman let out a painful groan and held her rapidly beating heart. She let out a wild hiss and tried to get rid of the skull but to no avail, her hands passed through the strange thing as if it didn't exist.
Before she could grasp the role of the transparent skull, the 'angel' lunged at the woman, trying to rip her apart with its claws. At the same time, the white head at the middle and spat a silvery leaf which latched itself on the skull.
”Nine lives lost. Nine fates foretold, at the end of the road lies life, and life alone!”
The silver leaf stuck onto the skull's forehead and emitted an ominous brilliance which was a mix of two opposite energies. The snake woman, who was about to block the creature again was abruptly frozen mid-action, helpless and defenseless.
So, just like that, the sharp claws of the 'angel' dug deep into the woman's toughened skin, ripping it apart and breaking many bones in the process. Her figure was sent flying until it crashed in the ground, leaving a fountain of blood in its pain.
The ground shattered and dust accumulated yet even after some time passed, there was no sign of movement from the heavenly snake. Nevertheless, the angel remained cautious as it gazed at the huge crater caused by the crash.
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”Vile being, your existence is like a plague.”-Monk
The bald monk fended off against Arthur's relentless attacks using his strange-looking wooden staff. Though Arthur's attacks were incredibly powerful, he was still not a match for the monk who solely relied on his prayers to negate the Dark Magic and resist all types of skills.
The two clashed hundreds of times but it didn't appear that a victor will arise any time soon. Furthermore, the monk wasn't fighting to win but to buy time, after all, their plan was to banish the parasite and not kill it.
Just a distance away from Arthur and the monk, there stood a worried Lucy, who tightly hugged Saly and inspected her body. She handed several healing potions to the little girl while repeatedly asking her if she's alright.
”Mom, don't worry, I'm fine.”
Saly smiled at the anxious Lucy and hugged her back, very happy to finally reunite with her mother. After making sure her daughter wasn't fatally injured, she asked again
”Why did you come here?”
In response, Saly pouted and replied
”Obviously to help you and daddy! I can't let you fight alone.”
Lucy shook her head while adding:
”This is not a safe place, you should leave and we'll meet later, alright?”
Unexpectedly, Saly wasn't obedient this time. She showed her refusal by shaking off her mother's arms and activating Fenrir's aura which healed her minor injuries and restored much of her used energy.
It wasn't the time to question her daughter about the changes that occurred to her so Lucy patted the little girl's fluffy head, softly smiled.
”Listen to mommy, ok-”
She stopped mid-sentence, pushed Saly then kicked the ground. From within the scorched earth appeared a woman covered in pink scales, her two pupils were glued onto Saly, wanting to devour her.
Contrary to her earlier condition, the snake woman appeared heavily injured and the skull coupled with the silver leaf were still present, floating above her head.
Lucy activated her Yin Physique and made use of the seven lotuses to attack the nearby woman. The area abruptly turned into a snowy field with countless snowflakes slowly falling into the frozen ground.
The silver-haired woman grabbed her thin saber and slashed down at the heavenly snake, causing the latter to retaliate by using the long thorny whip.