Chapter 584 - 530: That One Boulder (1/2)
In just a few minutes, a clear and clean path was created after the total obliteration caused by Forne and the rest. The ground was turned into lava, the air filled with exploding red particles and the purple orbs which acted as some sort of black holes, sucking everything close to them. The usually mindless Cthulhu didn't recklessly charge at them after witnessing this bloody massacre, their forces slowly backed away, shocking obvious signs of dread.
The tall and golden-eyes ones kept firing arrows which decayed before they even crossed half the distance. So, just like that, Forne's team arrived before the Sky Door within three minutes, more or less.
The giants dragging the massive chains weren't able to defend themselves so they were cruelly killed by the rampaging Void Behemoth, which ripped their heads, leaving nothing but lifeless and headless corpses.
The gigantic metal door stopped its advance and remained tightly shut while facing the destruction magic of the Black Seat of Death.
”It seems we need more firepower to force it open.”
He motioned for 'X' and G'am Tir, who haven't participated in the battle against the Cthulhu. The enemies grew warier when they saw Lucy and co attempt to enter the door, causing the far away generals to personally step in.
Silhouettes that were 3 to 4 meters tall rushed at the group, their speed insanely faster, to the point where you could only see a black shadow.
”We'll deal with them. Begin with haste!”
Forne jumped in the air and performed a simple punch in the air, causing the sky to rumble and an absurd explosion to occur, momentarily stopping the incoming generals. When they were struck by the explosion, Forne was able to see their appearances, which was drastically different than the normal Cthulhu or the humanoid archers.
Their skin was jet black and they wielded curved red blades, moreover, there were dark red flashing crowns above their heads.
In total, there were three of these generals, two coming from the front and tried to stealthily attack from the back. Celes, Lucy, and Forne took one each while the rest prepared for the big blow meant for the Sky Door, which is very difficult to open using brute force.
”Insect-like livestock!”
One of the generals spoke with a ghastly voice as its body blurred, almost melting into nothingness.
”Hmpf! We'll see about that!”
Forne was like a raging beast, shooting into the sky and unleashing one explosion after the other, turning the luminous canopy into a scarlet curtain filled with cracks.
Celes didn't pale in comparison as she made full use of her rare Death Physique. Despite not having access to her techniques, the Death Magic released from her body was enough to push away the invisible general, forcing it to maintain distance and only circle around, trying to find an opening that he won't find any time soon.
The only one who slightly struggled was Lucy and that was only because she was hiding her true powers such as the Yin Physique and the fusion flame. There's also Lonely Moon but it was stored in her ring, which was currently disabled, unfortunately.
The black-skinned general descended upon the White Specter like meteor, continuously waving its blades at Lucy, leaving her no time to retaliate. Its attacks were fast and precise, mainly aimed at her vital parts, though, due to her unusually resilient body, the successful hits didn't do any severe damage.
”Why isn't she attacking?”
Celes, who was standing at the same spot, frowned upon seeing Lucy in a difficult situation. She mumbled with a low voice but the supposedly busy 'X' chuckled and replied with a crisp voice:
”Wait for it… wait for it!”
He raised his head and stared at the bloody sky, where you could see numerous mushroom clouds.
Thirty seconds later, Lucy's clothes became bloodied from all the injuries she received, nonetheless, her movements remained oddly monotonous. Either crossing her arms to block or dashing away from the general, which was enjoying this exciting hunt, contrary to the other two.
Even Arthur, who was watching from afar, wasn't worried about Lucy. Just like 'X', he stared at the sky and smiled, already knowing what's going to happen.
”I expected no less from the Madam.”
The Quad-Spirit, having a strong affinity to Earth and Fire, was the first to grasp what's going to happen.
Right after it spoke, the clouded red sky was split in two by a massive descending projectile. It was an absurdly large meteor covered in magma, its sheer size and speed added more to its pressure.
Even the explosions repeatedly occurring in the sky did nothing to the massive boulder, which seemed to distort space itself.
”Oi oi, I said take it f.u.c.k.i.n.g easy!”
Seeing the meteor coming straight at where he was, Forne panicked and loudly cursed before an ear-piercing explosion to push himself far away.
The Grey Seat of Decay remained on her spot for several seconds before snapping out of it and enveloping herself in a fog, appearing next to the Void Behemoth, which roared loudly and raised a spheric violent barrier, which seemed to be strong enough to absorb anything.