Chapter 241 - Chapter 241: Chapter 231 Demon Lion (1/2)

Chapter 241: Chapter 231 Demon Lion

Byrne felt as if countless eyes were watching him, an invisible intrusion upon his nerves that sent a chill down his spine.

Strange whispers and clicking sounds emanated from the white, thick fog, as if something not belonging to this world was silently descending, spreading a deep, unfathomable, and eerie atmosphere, which involuntarily made his innermost being shudder with fear.

Suddenly, demon after demon swarmed in, their blood-red eyes glowing as they danced in the shadows, the piercing shrieks resonating like grating music, permeating an aura that seemed to tear at the soul.

The outlines of demons coalesced in the gloom, waving their sinister claws, and tainted the surrounding fog with an eerie hue.

Viscount Bast had summoned a total of four types of demons, and each demon possessed its own special power.

There was a slender, strange ghostly shadow, a fierce and powerful pitch-black panther, a giant three-headed demon wolf standing dozens of meters tall, and finally, an abomination swollen like a decaying corpse—Giant’s Outlook.

The four demons each charged in two different directions, with Marzo facing the “Pitch Black Panther” and “Three-Headed Demon Wolf”, while Byrne had to contend with the “Strange Ghostly Shadow” and the “Giant’s Outlook”.

“All are demons I have encountered before, plus there’s a type of body-double demon that he once used on Renzo—I’ll have to be wary of that as well.”

Within the depths of his mind, Byrne pondered continuously, time and time again using shape-shifting to increase his distance, evading the demons’ onslaught.

Each demon possessed power at least on par with mid-level Transmutation, and some were even trickier than the average mid-level Transmutation Extraordinary Exponent. Byrne also had to be vigilant against Viscount Bast himself, which made the battle quite challenging.

“Byrne, I underestimated you!”

Bast’s fury never subsided, aware that Byrne and that emerald elf both were formidable high-level Transmutation Extraordinary Exponents, much stronger than that disposable member of the Stars Embrace Order they had just faced.

Moreover, Byrne Fischer likely also had some forbidden techniques at his disposal, such as those derived from the worship of a false god, which were indeed worthy of caution.

However, he was not clear about which false god the Fischer family worshiped, so he couldn’t speculate about what special powers Byrne might hold.

Nonetheless, Bast had always observed Byrne’s methods, aware that the man’s power mostly consisted of various auxiliary abilities: invisibility, body doubles, spatial displacement.

As for direct attack options, there seemed to be only the creation of fire and the summoning of meteorites, with the fire not being very powerful and the meteorite attack requiring a long buildup.

As for the elf, her power of Bloodline that included natural forces was indeed troublesome, seemingly especially effective against demons.

Bast could distinctly feel the seed within his body swiftly taking root and sprouting, wreaking havoc on his viscera and flesh, causing continuous internal damage.

Were it not for his ability to transform mental power into life force, he would gradually be marching toward death.

Both of these adversaries were quite thorny, but they likely hadn’t reached the Metamorphosis Phase yet, unable to use their spiritual power to continually heal their wounds, so exchanging blow for blow would be to his advantage!

He finished analyzing the course of the battle in just an instant.

Bast furrowed his brows, keeping a vigilant watch around him, knowing that he also needed to be cautious of another matter.

That was the possibility of other enemies emerging from within the fog at any moment.

He was well aware that Byrne was a cautious man. Since Byrne had premeditated to kill him, he would not entertain the possibility of overcoming a stronger foe with lesser strength. It was very likely that Chris also had followed into the White Bones Canyon.

“Heh heh, Byrne, tell me where Chris is? Did he follow us in?”

Bast shouted loudly at Byrne while reshaping his flesh to expel the seeds from his body.

Byrne didn’t respond; he was engaged in battling demons, and he was very cautious deep inside, after all, the Viscount Bast’s strength was formidable.

He possessed strength, speed, and defensive power that had all reached the pinnacle of Transmutation Level, coupled with a vast array of demons with bizarre abilities under his command, and the giant sword’s Sword Qi was exceptionally powerful. Other potential Forbidden rare artifacts could not be underestimated either.

Furthermore, Viscount Bast could see into Destiny’s Trajectory, allowing him to lock onto Byrne’s location. Hiding was thus futile for Byrne.

And most critically, that old man’s combat intelligence was absolutely not low!

The next moment, Byrne saw Viscount Bast charging towards Marzo!

His speed was incredibly fast and he quickly closed in on Marzo.

Natural auras continued to extend around her, and although the two frightful demons hadn’t been able to bring down Marzo, Bast joining the fray immediately plunged her into a life-threatening predicament!

Byrne wanted to free himself to save Marzo, yet he found that his own situation was also quite dire.

The ability of the Strange Ghostly Shadow caused him to fly uncontrollably into the sky, and it was obvious that in such a state, he would become extremely vulnerable.

Then there was the demon like the “Giant’s Outlook” corpse. The flames released by Byrne were nearly incapable of inflicting any real damage!

Facing just two demons was already quite a struggle for him, but he still needed to save Marzo. If Marzo were killed, he simply could not withstand alone.

“Sorry, elf lady, but you’re the best point for a breakthrough.”

With a characteristically evil smile on his face, Bast, now fully embracing his demonic nature, spoke with both malice and mockery. His giant sword was not an alchemy-enchanted weapon, but a powerful Forbidden rare artifact.

“Giant Sword,” Forbidden rare artifact No. 3154.