Chapter 75: Hell Wraith (1/2)

Mei's eyes widened as she quickly pressed her hands together and a screen of bright white light flashed before her as if trying to block those flames.

However, the screen of white light seemed to contain the flames for a second before the flames devoured the white light and blasted away all four by a few feet.

Mei somehow grabbed Arion's collar to soften his landing while Yaro was about to grab Shun's arm, but he seemed to have already landed on his feet perfectly.

However, she didn't pay any mind to it and hastily got up while clutching her spear tightly and threw it towards the Hell Wraith.

The spear magically shot out of her hand and towards the Hell Wraith. But just as the blade of the spear was about to touch the Hell Wraith, it began to revolve like a wheel at an insane speed, cutting through the Hell Wraith successively while producing a strong gale of wind that made Arion feel like he was standing in a windy region.

*SCREEEK!!*

The Hell Wraith let out a venomous screech before it disappeared into thin air as if it got extinguished by Yaro's spear.

”Ari, why did you try to approach it before? It's no ordinary Dreadling, and its flames are extremely dangerous,” Mei couldn't understand what was going on in Arion's mind before when he stepped forward towards the Hell Wraith.

But before she could say anything more, she frowned as she said, ”Oh no...it's still alive! Ari, get back.”

*Screeekkk!*

The Hell Wraith again manifested in thin air before them as it let out a howling screech. It flapped its wings made out of pure dark orange flames as yet another jet of flames headed towards them.

Yaro pushed her hand out as her spear began to revolve in the same manner before, but this time instead of attacking the Hell Wraith, the spear seemed to create an invisible wind barrier that seemed to stop the flames.

Arion also readied his arrow and fired it.

However, just like how the flames broke past Mei's counterattack before, it also dissolved the wind barrier even more easily, and instead, the flames seemed to have increased in size and vigor as it blasted towards Yaro and the others.

The arrow Arion shot turned to dust just before the flames could completely devour it.

”Ughh!” Yaro groaned as she somehow caught back her spear and blocked the flames with her spear as she shielded the others.

”Aunt Yaro!” Mei and Arion called out in worry, but they were still sent flying while Yaro was sent even further back, her hands completely scorched.

Arion finally got out of the feeling of complacency and disregard for the Hell Wraith when he saw Yaro getting her hands burned and seeing her getting injured for their sake.

He finally started to feel fear after the previous lackadaisical attitude seemed to evaporate. But he was not disappointed but was instead glad since because of how laid-back he was about the Hell Wraith, he almost got himself killed.

If even an expert like Yaro was sent flying, then how could he possibly stand a chance against it? But this was highly contrary to the contempt and disdain he was feeling for this Dreadling before.

He had no idea how he suddenly had such a ridiculous mindset before, but he was glad that he was feeling like his old self now.

He got worried, wondering if Yaro got severely injured but seeing her still conscious, groaning in pain on the ground, he felt a bit of relief.

However, he still wanted to rush over to her and help her, but right now, he knew that the best thing to do was stay behind Mei since if he takes one step outside Mei's range of protection, he would instantly get toast and turn into ashes.

He saw how even his steel arrow got turned to dust before it could even touch the Hell Wraith. In fact, he also couldn't help but worry, thinking that physical weapons may not have any effect on a Dreadling like this that didn't seem to have a tangible body.

It looked no different than a blazing ghost-like bat, especially the blazing wings of flames, with the difference being that its face didn't look anything like a bat but some alien monster he had seen in movies.

Mei's brows furrowed and pushed out her hand as a bright light manifested on her hand to reveal a bow.

But Arion had a confused look since this bow looked nothing like the one he saw yesterday but a relatively ordinary-looking green bow. And in her hand, a green arrow appeared, which she quickly used to draw her bow and then fired at the Hell Wraith.