Chapter 597 - 542: Robot (1/2)

The three flags they just received were all given to Lucy as she's less likely to be attacked by strangers. Arthur was infamous amongst the contestants and there could be more people like the dead lancer who are aiming for his life.

”This event won't last for long so let's get more flags.”

Soon after, Lucy jumped on Arthur, who transformed into a big Azure Dragon. In such a large body, it won't be that easy to steal the flags from him, furthermore, this Divine Beast can use many ultimate skills such as the Dragon Breath or the Dragon Words, which some sort of absolute authority that no one can resist.

Due to their little act on the previous floor, Forne most likely knows about their reunion but he won't try anything funny. Arthur and Lucy decided to remain together and clear this floor by eliminating the other contestants and stealing their flags.

With the two of them joining hands, there is only a few individuals who can stop them, one of them is the Sword God, who Arthur abstained from even getting close to. Yes, the they recently become friends but this is a competition and there's not a convincing reason for Ber Von Xin to not steal the parasite's flag, or even Lucy's.

Two minutes after Arthur started flying over the massive chest board, he found the next target, a lone figure standing on the white area. Surprisingly, he was the scythe-wielding man from the previous floor, the one who got hit by Zodiak's Dark Magic.

Apparently, he managed to recover and seemed to be in a healthy state. His lengthy and curve scythe was vertically facing him while he had his eyes closed. Unfortunately, the peaceful experience he was in didn't last long as a dragon came flying at him, startling the man.

The beast opened its mouth and spat a sea of transparent red flames that fell down on the panicking man. In retaliation, the scythe-wielding contestant did a back-flip while at the same time swinging his weapon, sending multiple green arcs made of concentrated elemental energy.

Whatever the man unleashed, it didn't seem that impressive but those arcs were able to split the dragonic flames in two and head toward Arthur. Just as the dragon was about to get hit, two ice lotuses flew from above the dragon and blocked the green arcs, turning them into countless blue particles that dispersed within seconds.

The cultivator didn't linger there any longer and tried to get away from the large dragon but the latter was just too fast. Despite its massive body, it managed to fly with incredible speed and crash into the tiny fleeing figure.

The scythe was swung yet again, unleashing an even greater blast which locked both Arthur and Lucy for a few moments. The man used this time to attack again, raising the staff with one hand and holding a spiky red ball in the other.

Normally, the effect of the man's technique would last for at least ten seconds but due to the passive Arthur gained from the White Tiger, he was only frozen for five seconds before breaking free. Invisible Nether energy emanated from the dragon and shook the scythe, which showed signs of breaking. Seeing this, the man grit his teeth and stored his weapon before injecting more energy into the red ball then throwing it at the dragon, which opened its mouth, ready to execute its breath.

The red ball in the man's hand started brightening, making him throw it Arthur, who just cast the Dragon's breath and blasted an unstoppable violent fire upon the area before him. The minuscule red ball emitted a red light which seemed to distort reality and suck all the dragon's fire, however, it was only able to do so for a short while before it shattered, causing the rest of the skill to hit the man and fling him far away.

Arthur was about to follow up only for the wounded man to quickly get up, his body shaking all over and burnt. He raised his hand, indicating his surrender.

The dragon's fangs were about to bite down the small human body it stopped at the very last second. Seeing the parasite stop, the man let out a sigh and threw his white flag on the floor while saying:

”I lost.”

He didn't attempt anything and just used the Escape Ticket, soon disappearing from the floor.

”They're really strong.” Commented Lucy as she glanced at a red spot left by the strange red ball. It might have looked like a one-sided battle but the scythe-wielding man was powerful. It's just that Arthur has a wide variety of skills that allows him to counter most enemies. Moreover, he had Lucy with him to provide timely support hence the easy win.