1558 As Good As Dead (1/2)
Translated by XephiZ
Edited by Aelryinth
Rays of blazing white light slashed forward continuously, each increasing the damage of the Deathstrike Magic Equipment, like waves pushing the previous one to a greater height. The only requirement was to keep providing the Deathstrike Magic Equipment with energy.
Zhao Manyan truly wanted Ferrero dead. He had poured half of his energy into the Deathstrike Magic Equipment right away. The blazing white light ended up splitting into more than a hundred rays aimed at Ferrero. No matter where Ferrero was moving, the scorching light would slice the area in half. Most terrifyingly, each slash was deadlier than the one before!
Ferrero had no choice but to flee for his life. Normally, he would just flee into the distance when his opponent was attacking recklessly, but he was now stuck in the dueling ground. The limited space was clearly not in his favor!
Zhao Manyan showed no mercy at all, acting like he was trying to kill the man in a single blow. When the scorching rays stacked up to two hundred, each attack was stronger than some third-tier Advanced Spells.
Ferrero finally realized he was going to die at this rate. He immediately attacked Zhao Manyan, trying to prevent him from stacking the Deathstrike Magic Equipment's power up any further!
”How stupid are you to only realize it now!?” Zhao Manyan was amused.
This Ferrero was only good at bluffing, he was not that skilled. Most experienced Mages would try to stop him from using the Deathstrike Magic Equipment once they realized its traits, but Ferrero only realized it after its damage had already multiplied. It was obviously too late now!
”Take this!” Zhao Manyan saw through Ferrero's intentions. The Scorching Light Deathstrike Magic Equipment emitted another ray resembling a giant saber. It came down from a great height at a wave of Zhao Manyan's hand.
Ferrero was terrified. He immediately gave up on his attempt to attack and defended himself with a Rock Barrier. A little hill emerged from the ground in front of him.
The Deathstrike Magic Equipment was almost at the end of its duration, but the final slashes were the deadliest, too. The scorching light sliced through the rocks with ease. The huge impact sent Ferrero flying.
Zhao Manyan raised his other hand when Ferrero was in mid-air to prepare the final ray!
Zhao Manyan aimed it at the trail that Ferrero left in the air. The poised ray turned into a spear of light!
Ferrero slammed into the wall of the dueling ground. His body had just bounced off the wall when the spear punctured him in the shoulder and nailed him to the wall.
Blood poured out from the wound. The burning of the scorching light added more pain to the wound. Ferrero let out a cry of agony while twitching uncontrollably.
”I'm going to kill you!” Ferrero roared like an enraged beast.
”I thought you were going to pull off some insane trick, but it's only the Eyes of the Rock Demon, even when you're mad,” Zhao Manyan said disdainfully.
The Eyes unleashed a petrifying force. A layer of dark blue rocks spread across the area that Ferrero's vision covered and surged rapidly at Zhao Manyan.
He spotted tiny, dense lumps on the surface of the rocks. Zhao Manyan might not be the knowledgeable kind, but he was not completely ignorant. He quickly set up a defense with the Light Element.
Four Ramparts surrounded him. Meanwhile, the lumps on the rocks became restless and spread apart like the mouths of a terrifying rock monster. Zhao Manyan could even see rows of fangs inside them...
”It's the Man-Eating Rock! Enjoy the pleasure of being reduced to bones by it!” Ferrero burst out laughing when the rock demon swallowed Zhao Manyan!
The Man-Eating Rock was an extraordinary rock demon. They were actually predators found deep in the woods in the mountains. They would disguise themselves as caves and provide shelter to some living creatures. When the time was right, they would shut the entrance and eat the creatures within them, until they were digested by the things that looked like lumps.
It was the same creature that Ferrero was using!
He pretended to cast Petrify to scatter the deadly rock demon around Zhao Manyan, allowing the rock demon to swallow Zhao Manyan right away.
Loud blasts came from the rock demon's stomach. Zhao Manyan was trying to break through the rock demon, but the rocks were incredibly sturdy. Many Commander-level creatures actually died of suffocation inside them.
Zhao Manyan took out his Deathstrike Magic Equipment once again, but it was clearly not enough to slice through the rock demon's stomach. He was surrounded by darkness, and having difficulty breathing. Even though Zhao Manyan knew how deadly the rock demon was, he had failed to escape from its sudden engulfment!
The defense of the Light Element was mere decoration against the rock demon. It did not even bother to destroy the Rampart, as it simply swallowed both Zhao Manyan and his defense. As time gradually passed, the rock demon would slowly digest Zhao Manyan in its stomach!
”It's not that easy to trap me here!” Zhao Manyan gave up on using the Deathstrike Magic Equipment. Since he could not slice his way out, he would make it burst instead!
”Titan Body!”