Chapter 559 - 505: Prison Break (2) (1/2)
For several minutes, Zodiak blocked all the thunderbolts, making it impossible for the tribulation to reach its target and frightening the watching angels. The summoned black monster was barely able to move properly, nonetheless, it used its body to stop any thunder coming its way.
Although Zodiak wanted to leave, there was an army of angels circling around him so the safest place seemed to be the most dangerous one. As long as he's within the thunder's reach, they won't dare to get close, which made him feel a bit at ease as he doesn't have to worry about interference from their part.
At some point, there was a loud thunderclap which numbed Zodiak's ears and momentarily blinded him. When he came to his senses, he saw a thunderbolt as thick as the black monster. It destroyed everything in its way and quickly reached him. Unlike its predecessors, this special one seemed specifically for him because it didn't head to the monster but directly towards him.
Zodiak's hands moved in the air, releasing several small black whirlpools which rotated around him. There were illusory black threads linked the whirlpools to him, furthermore, the black monster roared and jumped in the air, trying to intercept the aerial assault.
Unfortunately, it was only able to stop it for a short time before it was extinguished by heaven's thunder. When the attack finally reached him, Zodiak was fully prepared as the threads acted like some sort of a net, freezing the thick bolt while the whirlpools slowly sucked some of the thunder. The process was fast but seemed incredibly slow, allowing all the spectators to see what exactly happened.
When everything ended, Zodiak stood alone, unscathed and in perfect form. He retracted the black whirlpools and let out a sigh as he glanced at the terrorized angels.
”He's the new 4th level prisoner?”
The female angel with eight wings asked one of her close subordinates, to which the latter replied:
”Yes, his name is unknown… so are his powers. The report only mentions a harmful darkness very different from the one that can be unleashed using Darkness Magic. Apparently, it can consume anything and just being near it can affect one's mental, slowly corrupting them.”
The leader angel, who was, in fact, the warden of this prison, stared at the hooded-Zodiak, her eyes seemingly able to see through everything.
”The tribulation will most likely tire him but he's not its target so there is a high chance he'll be able to escape. I want the 1st level filled with people!”
”Yes!”
…
On the 4th level, Forne was clutching his chest and rolling on the ground, the chains that were previously binding could no longer be seen. There was a strange dark red energy coming out from his body and disintegrating everything around him, whether it's he walls, prison bars or even the air. This destructive energy was the cause of the sudden tribulation, it is reaching its final stage of completion and seemed to have incurred the wrath of the Heavens.
The young man's body convulsed as several wounds appeared all over his body, turning it scarlet from all the gushing blood. The ground was destroyed but Forne remained at the same spot, floating mid-air while wailing from the pain.
'Strong but it isn't enough to destroy everything.'
That is what Zodiak told him when he managed to kill everyone in the Colosseum. The look he got was that of pity, it was as if Zodiak never considered him as a threat. That was what drove the young Forne to strive for more power, something unique and unbeatable under the heavens. He spent the last ten years traveling around the Universe, defeating countless enemies and building up this new, strange destructive energy.
His desire to live and the fear of the imminent death were the last requirements to complete this power and anger the heavens.
”I m-must…”
While coughing blood, Forne started mumbling, his hands clenching into fists, causing more of that energy to appear and destroy even more of this 4th level. Merely seconds later, numerous thunderbolts descended from above and struck him, however, they didn't manage to hit his body and only clashed with the dark red energy acting like a defensive layer.