Chapter 256: Crab Commander (1/2)
The two abilities of the Temple would significantly improve their survival in this battle.
Kyros was adamant about trying it out!
”Everyone! We will be charging ahead! I'll use a weaker version of the attack I did earlier to make a gap. In the enemies charge. Knights, Servants. Use that time to reorganize your arrangement. Await my father and mother's awakening, and they will lead your team. Destiny has determined that we should die. But we are all Challengers! Fate Challengers! Arise and challenge the destiny that we are supposed to face! We will survive this tribulation and become stronger!” Kyros ordered.
”Yes!” Everyone roared.
Seeing the high morale of the group, Kyros called out to his offensive team.
”Let's go!” Kyros flew ahead.
The team followed as well.
[Time Haste] was activated, and Kyros zoomed with great speed into the deep layers of the battle.
The uncontrolled shadow army only had the desire to attack and kill. And as Kyros's flight was low, many of the soldiers in that army made their attacks.
Kyros flew deeper into the army of darkness and was evading the attacks that the archers and mages did. After reaching a certain distance, Kyros activated [Skotos Eis Phos].
FLASH!
The light exploded out. It wasn't as thick as the attacks before, as Kyros was now able to estimate and attack the shadows that would not disintegrate their body.
The howls of pain could be heard as the flash disappeared.
Kyros felt a strange power source rushing in him. Nearly half of what he lost in terms of magic energy was recovered from that attack.
”Oh? And here I thought it was able to heal me completely.” Kyros frowned.
But then...
”What? This power?” Aron felt it. It was small, but it allowed him to feel a similar sensation when the Temple would absorb and disperse a slain foe's life and death essence.
”Oh? So it's a group thing? Then this should work!” Kyros smiled.
Suddenly, the Temple absorbed the dispersing shadows as the souls and shadow energy was being sucked back to the Temple.
The knights were stunned at what they saw. The Temple immediately began to absorb the energy, and the Temple's light was faintly growing brighter.
”Amazing! That's the skill of the Temple?! Now we don't have to carry the corpses inside manually!” Mezal was amazed.
”It only works in this place where the Temple is. It was locked, and Fate only enabled it when we fought and killed a Commander. When we go beyond the portal, I doubt our kills will be immediately sent to the Temple. I'd have to rely on my Nephilim Storage Space. I also set the Temple to absorb the life of these shadows. A great percentage of the absorbed will be used to fuel the Holy powers of the Temple and will be slowly increasing the experience of everyone. The Temple will balance the levels first.”
”Good. I approve of that arrangement. That way, everyone will grow stronger together and have an equal level. We can then identify if there are any notable fighters among them. What's the second skill?” Mezal asked.
”What was that strange power? I felt a small amount of my magic restored?” Demerus asked.
”Let's go and kill. You'll find out. All of you.” Kyros smiled as he dove immediately to the armies and began to fight.
Slash! Slash!
The simple attacks of Kyros that were pushing through the ranks of shadow creatures and began to slash and kill everyone as he zoomed by.
But as Kyros killed, he could tell that the group couldn't sense it as the energy he was absorbing felt greater.
”Follow me!”
Kyros used his sword, and the Balefire energy was able to cut through most of the shadow force. Once it was sliced through, the power of the Blood Sword began to quickly drain the energy of the shadows. With True Cut aiding a bit of it, the sword easily cut through.
Seeing Kyros's fast movements, the rest followed.
The expense of Force and Magic was great, but Kyros intentionally did that for him to push through quickly and kill so that everyone could sense it.
”I feel something strange...”
”Everyone! Start killing as we push ahead! It's ok if you go a little wild.” Kyros instructed.
The Champions didn't use ranged magic but used their scepters to attack as it was able to emit an elemental attack with very little magic fueling it.
SMASH! SLASH! FWIP!
Everyone began to charge through the armies and fought as they flew aster. The group was killing whoever they could as they moved.
And then, strange energy was fueling them.
”What?! My magic? It's recovering!” Demerus noticed it first.
”Not just Magic, Force as well!” Aron laughed.
”It's not only those two. The Myster Experience System... The Temple has bestowed on us to receive a very small amount of life and death energy. In short, although it's slower compared to offering it to the Temple, we can level up as we kill!” Kyros laughed.
The name itself hinted that the Temple was finally harnessing the real power of Kyros. Mysterion was hidden in Myster, but since Kyros was someone who could turn Darkness to Light, it meant he was able to feel the power and life of the Dark Dependent and those who cultivate Light energy.
”What?!” The Champions were startled at the declaration.
Immediately, they began to kill as fast as they could.
”Hey! Focus! We are not supposed to wipe out this army! Save your strength! The gains are too slow! You guys have to be economical! We need to find that balance where we all are fighting and advancing and that the expense is never above our gains! Think like Asians in an all-you-can-eat buffet! Our gains have to be more than the cost!” Kyros cursed as everyone began to fight wildly.
The group continued to attack the armies. The Emberdon Champions revealed their skill in fighting at close-ranged as combat and were easily plowing through the army.
The Champions and the Steele family would have been wasting stamina and energy as they pushed through the endless horde, but with the sharing effect of their power, the group was able to fight fast and cut through.