Chapter 538 - 484: Voice of Deceit (2) (1/2)
The only one left with nothing to do was the shogun, whose opponent showed itself when got very close to the strange white sphere. Unlike the large gargoyle, the second guardian was a monstrous angel with two pairs of wings, all painted with gold. The feathers released a beautiful white aura as they fluttered against the wind, the angel grasped its weapon, a golden longsword and looked at the pitifully small Sol'dhin standing before it.
Though its appearance was frightening, the shogun wasn't fazed as he cracked his neck and said:
”Been a while since I fought you beautiful guys.” He smirked at the expressionless angel, unsheathed his blade and leapt at it, his body emitting a powerful pressure.
Unlike the usual sword essence, Sol'dhin's was the color green though it had nothing to do with the Wind or nature, in fact, it was pure condensed Qi. He had a body very compatible with Qi, just like Lucy was with Mana. Were it not for her flashy Yin power, one would see small particles each time she unleashes a skill.
The battle between the couple and the gargoyle was proceeding well as the guardian clearly wasn't strong enough to resist the duo's bombardment. Arthur didn't even use Dark Magic to not alert the far away Elias, who's too weak fight but Arthur knew very well that the old man was strong enough to defend himself from the angels.
There's another thing that surprised him but in a pleasant way. The Life Energy in his left hand was reacting to the white sphere and the angels all around him.
Arthur stepped on the air and lunged himself at the gargoyle, which just received a heavy blow from Lucy, and punched him, his fist emitting a small green l.u.s.ter coupled with unnoticeable white thunder.
The moment the fist connected with its target, a deafening thunderbolt descended from above, hitting the guardian's head. Furthermore, Arthur's monstrous strength caused a huge part of the creature to be obliterated, resulting in big amounts of white liquid to gush out of its new wound.
As he saw that the Guardian was in no condition to fight for the next few seconds, Arthur shifted his attention to the angels and gargoyles and raised his left hand. An aura full of life and vitality was released from his hand, quickly reaching the numerous creatures and causing them to freeze in mid-air. Some were caught off guard and ended up being killed by the humans and parasites as for the rest, they magically followed Arthur's command.
Even Arthur just discovered this new ability as the System never mentioned anything related to Death or Life energy.
So, without needing to spend any energy, Arthur and Lucy backed off while dozens of angels and gargoyles attacked the injured guardian. Arthur could only control a third of them but they were more than enough to pin down the helpless Guardian, soon putting him out of his misery. The life energy coming out of his hand seemed to have strengthened them and there was no resistance whatsoever coming from them.
”You are full of surprises.” Emir commented as he glanced at the angels and gargoyles flying around Arthur, showing no signs of hostility.
”Heh, you're one to talk.”
Arthur smiled at the Archmage and looked down below, catching a glimpse of a large shadow pushing away the darkness flying toward the sky. Soon enough, a majestic dragon made of water made its appearance, its body was easily double the size of the Azure Dragon Arthur fought in the past.
The beast cried loudly as it spun in the air then turned to face the white space. Many of the nearby angels and gargoyles tried to attack the dragon but their spells and weapons went through its liquefied body.
Emir could not talk anymore as his attention was solely focused on the dragon, trying his best to control it. His forehead was sweating and the hand holding the staff was slightly shaking.
The dragon's might could be felt by everyone, including Arthur, who sucked a deep breath, feeling chills down his spine. The dragon's presence was almost similar to the Black Devil, making Arthur feel true fear from an existence created by an ancient Archmage.
Once the Water Dragon appeared, even the Shogun and the angel fighting him got out of the way, knowing that there'll be nothing left if they tried to block its attack. The body of the beast was twice the size of the spiritual prison, which seemed to fortify itself as the light sphere became denser, making it harder to see Timos' trapped soul.
”Dear guest, behold the true power of an Archmage. Truly… truly the peak of magic mastery. Even I, can't help but feel amazed.”
Timos voiced his thoughts as he gazed at the large dragon from far away. He didn't condone the humans' action but didn't interfere, after all, they were willingly freeing him.
Things started heating up as most enemies have been killed and only the angel guardian and the prison remained. The dragon waited for no one as it wrapped its body around the white sphere with its head pointing at the center. The body made of water tightened around the sphere, causing it to crack but those cracks were healed almost instantly. Nonetheless, the dragon kept doing the same thing while opening its mouth, where a violent aura started manifesting.
Arthur stood a short distance away from Emir, both he and Lucy were secretly guarding the busy parasite. The Shogun managed to successfully kill the guardian and was currently returning to the bridge.