Chapter 389: Devastatingly Powerful (2/2)

”[Energy Overflow Beam]!”

Bang!

Without even giving Aurus a chance to escape, the beam had collided with him head-on, covering the whole area around him in the dark silver light of the beam. Seeing that their attack had worked, Vytalis could not help but look at Mannelyn with a hint of glee on her face, saying, ”To think we can still cooperate this well even after going our separate ways for over a hundred years. It kind of feels nice to do something like this again.”

”It definitely is, especially if we're teaching the younger Spiriveritae to respect those that came before them.” Mannelyn could not help but let out a chuckle in response, prompting Vytalis to laugh out loud as well. Though, before they could continue to laugh any further, a hoarse and grim voice resounded amidst the dark silver light, making the two freeze in place as they looked at the aftermath of the attack.

Although the surroundings now looked like what seemed to be the aftermath of a large war, a being covered in dried-up blood still stood there, radiating the same malevolent aura it used to radiate. At the moment, a dark green barrier was conjured around the being, only for it to disappear as it looked at the two and asked, ”Are you two done?”

Before the two could even respond to the question, the being had finally made its move, muttering the name of a skill before disappearing in front of their field of vision a split-second later.

”[Zenith Nihility Dash].”

Whoosh!

Just as the two were looking for any traces of Aurus, the presence of a being appearing behind them hastily made them jump back in response. But of course, to the current Aurus, any move they made was useless in front of him.

”[Omnipresence].”

Swoosh!

In less than an instant, the terrifying yet tyrannical aura surrounding Aurus just some time ago had reappeared once more, instantly making the two realize that Aurus was just biding his time. However, it was also at this moment that another question formed in their minds.

”What kind of monster is he?”

With their questions left unanswered, Aurus then went ahead and summoned a blade of wind, similar to the blade of wind he had summoned before. Though, rather than infusing the blade of wind with the malevolent aura surrounding him, he instead summoned hundreds more blades of wind as they gradually formed a large claw capable of making one fall to their knees with just one look at it.

”[Spellswords of Ruination: Ultimate Art].”

”[Millennium Sword Embodiment].”

”[Nine Realms' Nether Claw].”

Bang!

With one quick swipe, both Vytalis and Mannelyn were sent flying once more. Though, this time around, shock could be visibly seen on their faces as they noticed that the strength behind Aurus's attack had increased in strength rather than decreased. At that instant, they realized that Aurus was holding back on them, wanting them to feel more and more despair from his attacks that were gradually getting stronger.

”What level of comprehension has he already achieved? Level 40?” Vytalis could not help but ask Mannelyn as they gradually stabilized themselves. In response, Mannelyn replied with a solemn tone, ”According to the power he's shown, he's definitely gone past Level 50 already. Then again, it's certain that his comprehension over his Epiphany is already stronger than ours.”

Although they were both the 11th and the 12th Spiriveritas respectively, Vytalis and Mannelyn were only able to increase their comprehension over their Epiphanies to around Level 30 or so, with Vytalis being slightly higher than Mannelyn. If only they knew that Aurus was also around the same level of comprehension as them. Utter disbelief would be written all over their faces.

Just as they were about to head back to where Aurus was, it seemed that Aurus had taken the initiative, appearing in front of them before they could even put up any sort of defense. With the large claw made out of blades still behind his back, he continued to conjure more and more blades, increasing the size of the claw as its color turned gradually darker.

Sensing how much energy was contained within the claw, both Vytalis and Mannelyn could not help but wonder why such a being would take on such a path, even wonder as to why they accepted this task. Nevertheless, they were certain on one thing at this point onward. In their minds, the only being that could defeat Aurus was Erudis.

He was just that terrifying.

”[Spellsword of Ruination: Extended Ultimate Art].”

”[Ten Millennium Sword Embodiment].”

”[Nine Realms' Gehenna Claw].”