1023 The Dark Contract of a Duel, Part Two (1/2)
Translated by XephiZ
Edited by Aelryinth
Fenna took a deep breath. The wind produced by her wings blew at her light green robe and her brown hair. Her glittering eyes looked extremely firm and determined!
”In the name of the commander of Puccini City, I challenge you to a duel of life and death!” Fenna pointed at the Dark Swordmaster and spoke in the ancient Egyptian language.
Her voice echoed in the sky and entered the ears of every soldier. Her fearlessness even when knowing that her death was approaching made the heart of every Mage race with a hint of sorrow!
Not every Mage in the world was willing to face a Ruler-level demon creature, and not everyone was willing to live a selfish life like a coward. When certain things were lost, what left was nothing but an empty shell.
It was the same for Fenna. She had grown up in Puccini City, and was now the highest officer of Puccini City. She did not have any family members, nor children, but to her, Puccini City was her home. Sherlock, who was also a Super Mage, would never understand why she insisted on fighting the battle. If it wasn't for the kindness of the people in Puccini City, she would have frozen to death on the street decades of years ago...
It was a duel of life and death!
After her high-spirited voice rang out, a strong aura of darkness surged toward the human army!
The Dark Swordmaster stared at Fenna coldly. The disdain in its hollow, eerie eyes was replaced by a cold, stern light.
It slowly raised the giant, black sword in its hand and pointed its tip at the flying Fenna.
A black wind surged into the armor the Dark Swordmaster was wearing and spun like a tornado over a kilometer across. Both the humans and the undead were knocked a few steps back.
The Dark Swordmaster had a metallic voice. It was indeed speaking in human tongue, in the ancient Egyptian language.
It said something, but Mo Fan could not understand it. The dark power that had accumulated started to disperse. The Dark Swordmaster stopped staring at Fenna. It glared at the rest of the Mages and pointed its sword at the people who could not even survive a single attack from it!
”Damn it, I told you it was as ridiculous as a fairy tale!” Sherlock snapped furiously when he saw the Dark Swordmaster did not act according to what Mo Fan had mentioned.
Fenna was stunned too. She looked at the Dark Swordmaster in disbelief.
”Are we all going to die here?”
”It didn't work, the Dark Contract didn't work at all!”
”What are we doing here? Why did we bother believing something so ridiculous?”
The people started to panic. The Dark Contract was not established, meaning that the Dark Swordmaster's sword would still be targeting them!
”What happened? What did it say?” Mo Fan yelled at Fenna in the air.
Mo Fan was very shocked too. He believed that Meng'e had no reason to lie to him. The Dark Contract was definitely real, something must have gone wrong.
”Enough talk about the Dark Contract, we have to engage the enemy now,” Wankos said.
The Dark Swordmaster had raised its giant sword again. The sky had turned darker slightly once again.
Seeing this, everyone's heart skipped a beat. If the Nyx Regime was constructed, the Brutal Sword Death Servants would simply turn into killing machines!
”Darkness, it only accepts a duel from a darkness being! I'm not a darkness being, so I didn't have the right to challenge it to a duel,” Fenna landed in a dispirited manner. Her eyes were filled with tears.
The tears ran down her cheeks. It was a devastating blow to her, as there was nothing she could do even when she was willing to face death!
”How about Sherlock? Is he a darkness being?” Old Mage Mudin asked.
”He isn't, even if he is, there's no way he's going to do it,” Wankos said.
”What's a darkness being?”
”Can I go? My secondary Element is Shadow...”
”What's the point of you going? The Dark Swordmaster can simply kill you with a single slash. You're only going to get yourself killed.”
The situation was even more worrying. At this rate, they could only sacrifice their lives to clear a path to the mirage, yet would they really consider it a victory?
Ai Jiangtu, Nanyu, and the others fell silent. The plan they came up with was no longer an option. No one could possibly reach the pyramid with the Nyx Regime in place. It was the Dark Swordmaster's Domain. Even if they tried to force their way to the pyramid, they would only find themselves further away due to the complicated maze of darkness!
”I'll try,” a voice said. It sounded serious.
Xinxia turned around and looked at Mo Fan. She was hoping that it did not come from him.
However, Mo Fan took a step forward and said, ”I should fit the requirement. I'll challenge it to a duel; I'll leave the mission of destroying the mirage to the rest of you.”