Chapter 416 (1/2)

Book 4, Chapter 34 – Invincible

Adder had always kept things famously close to the vest Whether in Skycloud, or the wastelands, he rarely tipped his hand and showed others his real strength That was, until he obliterated Skycloud's border wall All of a sudden he was at the forefront of everyone's mind

His skills and training weren't as rich as someone like Wyrmsole Whatmirror relic

There wasn'ta dozen or so relics as copies in the s It provided him with numerous tools and opened numerous avenues What's more, it also allowed him to have more than just one of a certain relic That was a boon even Skycloud couldn't ht, or how skilled they were, Adder was ready and capable of handling them easily

The cloud of Lifedrinker Arrows screamed around Cloudhawk in an endless attack

A disaster The frequency of these attacks alone was enough to overco Cloudhawk couldn't even catch his breath long enough to summoned a phase field

Once the arrows found their y A norle arrow as the blood boiled within their veins So far Cloudhaas still standing, but as the attack continued it was getting more difficult and more painful

And just as Cloudhaas about to break, Adder added to the pressure by attacking with the crossblade There was nowhere for hio, the demonhunter's brutal series of precise attacks made sure of that

In truth Adder held Cloudhawk in very high esteerow to achieve ue element, an uncertain variable Whether he would be a friend or foe in the days to coe, and he couldn't afford the risk Better to relieve hier problem later

The copied crossblade seethed, at the limits of its condensed power The entire chaht the bea down It was poised to finish the job his Lifedrinker Arrows started

Only, in this key race!

Adder felt his heart flutter More invaders? When he swept his eyes toward the source of the attack, his eyes were reen She had just leaped out fro place and had a crossbow trained on him Of course, to the likes of Adder her attack was no more than a tickle

Autumn shouted as she unloaded the crossbow's barrel “Cloudhawk, run!”

She'd revealed herself and illing to die in defense of her people Firing the weapon at Adder was useless, but that wasn't where she was looking Her eyes were pinned on the to away She jerked the crossbow to one side and ai Shepherd's body

The elder's frail voice screeched through the cavern “Stop her!”

Autumn had experienced more in the last few one the bitter quest to recover Shepherd's flute, only to discover that it had no effect on the conflict her tribe was e realization that the source of all their troubles was this old man she once respected so deeply

She realized how ineffectual and powerless she was In the face of this poisoned elder there was nothing she could do But Cloudhawk and his people weren't from here The troubles of the Vale weren't theirs, so she couldn't let him die for them

She gritted her teeth Autumn would use her final moments to foil the Elder's plans, and protect the body of their patron God All of this time and effort for her people, only to throw herself on the enemy's swords…

Adder recognized the Vale's young leader The elder had been seeking her for a long ti the last of the Vale's opposition She was a ards to their future plans for this place

Did she expect such a paltry effort to save Cloudhawk?

“Naive,” Adder ed the trajectory of his blade toward the defiant young woman

Cloudhaas too busy trying to keep himself alive, Adder was in no hurry to deal with hi princess of the tribe first, then Cloudhaas next

Autuer before her entire world ed up by that golden light She couldn't even keep her eyes open against the glare Her breath caught in her throat as the h her

Through winced lids she saw the seal on Shepherd's body continue to erode Auturace, disbelief, helplessness and anger It filled her up so ht she would explode before Adder could kill her

But the ht prove deadly He had put Cloudhawk out of ainst the arrows, but he had deliberately kept his wildcard hidden until the final moment

Changing targets had given Cloudhawk the split second he needed to react The phase stone nestled against his chest flared with a sudden light, and then all at once a powerful aura enveloped him The cuts of his blade became twice as intense without foundation

“I est you pay more attention, boss I'm the one you need to worry about”

With a shout Cloudhawk cut through the air with one of his blades It caught a copy of the Lifedrinker Arrow right in the middle and chopped it in half

Adder's face darkened

Cloudhawk's muscles tensed until they were hard as iron He suht it to bear in a screa Spearheadwith incredible speed, deliver three blows quick as lightning

Crack, crack, crack!

Three more arrows shattered

Another Spearhead Cloudhaas getting closer to Adder

Adder recognized that Cloudhawk had suddenly gotten stronger He could feel the resonance of his Silver Serpents, huy like they had lives of their own He could tell by their cold, dazzling light that the weapons were much deadlier than seconds before It was proven by how Cloudhaas destroying the Lifedrinker Arrows that were still after him

“A fake is a fake! Your toys can't stop me! I'll break them all!”