Chapter 280 Greater Demon 2 (2/2)

"It is quite sad, in a way Only I kno many lives you have lived because I can truly, truly see And look at you, you are living another life again This time, in an entirely different real, 'player' A little disappointing, Ibut an ordinary mortal

But that scent on you…how quaint"

A pause

"How exciting

Maybe I should try my best to kill you Maybe then I can take over your body and escape this realm If you are my jailer, then it stands to reason that you must have my keys, no?"

"Well, I never expected an outco to kill each other It's in your progra, after all," said Aldrich "And it looks like you're ht even have inforame files because they were extradi controlled by a greater extradimensional entity

The player, so to speak

"I am quite free, you know Freer than any of the other blind creatures trapped in these quaint little quests of yours

But I am also very, very shy I do not think I will tell you much"

"Don't worry I kno to break the ice As" Aldrich readied himself to move forward The more time he spent, the more the Flame Arc opened up

The deeper the Flaot and the faster they regenerated Aldrich needed to close it as soon as possible

"Very good Then let us do this dance again, Death Walker, as we have so very many times"

The voice faded away, and Aldrich saw the de his stats boosted with the passive effect of the [Solar Seal] and the active buff of [Negative Surge]

Aldrich jumped up on a rooftop of intertwined branches Derade cloak gave hie froive Aldrich enough fire resistance to negate his undead weakness to the element, but with both cos are very different You can wade through fire Very irades here and there, I see, but was it worth losing your legion?"

Aldrich ignored Barbos's voice echoing through the air On the rooftops, he couldswarmed not just by deh the roof and jumped to another close by

There, hellhounds appeared in flashes of fire, already es towards hinored asfro close to the Velis Te speeds

On every rooftop, Aldrich slashed his way past hounds and i them away like they were flies Eventually, a Grinner demon stood in his way

"Hold it!" Aldrich commanded

Chrysa nodded and closed her eyes

The Grinner froze, distorted space rippling all around it Chrysa was not strong enough to tear the Grinner apart as she did with the imps, but she could keep it in place

Aldrich thrust his halberd into the Grinner's heart and twisted, killing the demon He did tossed the de its purified heart fro it in his inventory

Chrysa and Aldrich were, for the first time, truly in synch Their soul link worked in their favor now, their instincts and senses and thoughts all ears in a well oiled machine

There was still work to do, practice to be had, but the Death Lord was right: Chrysa naturally had skill in protecting him

It was part of the skillset she was born with