1352 Evil Oracle Part 3 (1/2)
”Hehehe...” An eerie voice was heard from the vortex, and Saleen cast Thundering Phantasm without hesitation. There were then 12 illusions surrounding that vortex and Saleen cast yet another skill.
It was none other than the first half of Comet Flash, where Saleen's entire body was immediately encased in a thick layer of ice.
That layer of ice was the most powerful defensive skill Saleen could cast at the moment, even far more powerful than Water Shield. It was the layer of armor he wore when using Comet Flash.
But if the latter half was not used, Saleen would be rendered immobile. He was relying solely on his massive mental power reserves to keep the latter half of the spell from being activated, postponing the completion of the spell. His mental powers were draining with each passing second.
Saleen wasn't afraid of losing his mental powers. In his current state, even if he were hit by a level-13 divine spell, his Figure of Fate would have been able to resist it. If the enemy were to assault him, he could escape at any given moment.
The speed of the Comet Flash was second only to Rainbow after all.
Saleen promised himself he would master the skill for tempering one's body in the list of secret arts. Otherwise, he wouldn't have dared to learn powerful movement skills like Rainbow while his human body remained as it was.
Rainbow allowed its user to move in the matter of frames in time. The great thing is that these movements were controllable. This spell would have been far more effective than teleportation magic, which didn't allow for much control. That was how it would have stayed until level-16.
A movement skill that didn't allow for precise control could have easily jeopardized safety and even gotten someone killed.
The Comet Flash's ability could have been enhanced even more. Rainbow was unable to be cast in vacuum, because it was actually a combination of water, wind and light magic. Comet Flash, on the other hand, was a combination of water and earth magic.
Being an astrologer, Saleen could have easily used constellation power as a substitute for the power of Earth element. Moreover, he had a body of water element and was able to coalesce water element at breakneck speed. While he intended to learn Rainbow, he still had no intention of giving up on Comet Flash.
A youth was seen in the black vortex. Saleen, while wearing his ice armor, caught sight of two short horns on that youth that were smaller than a thumb. The power contained within the horns, however, made him feel as if the divine baby he killed a long time ago had been resurrected.
Worse still, power was contained within a pair of horns. The youth's gray eyes contained bright spots like the stars. Every single spot seemed like magic nuclei of powerful magic beasts containing massive power.
The youth took a look at the illusions and smirked somewhat, mumbling, ”Looks like I've wasted my time learning the language of this place. Man, I thought I could get some kind of good exchange with the beings here instead...”
Sigh!
The youth sighed and unfastened a sword from its hip. Then it vibrated the sword in its hand for a bit and began stabbing, quickly wiping out all of Saleen's Thundering Phantasms.
They did not bother to find out which illusions were real; even if they had been real, the youth would have killed them with a single thrust.
If they were to use mental powers to search the phantasms, the thundering sound within would have seeped into their soul. Even if their level was far higher than Saleen's, they would have been injured. The weakness of the Thundering Phantasm was that it didn't allow the illusions to attack enemies proactively.
After destroying those 12 illusions, the youth looked up and said to Saleen, ”You pissed off Lord Heretic God and he sent me here to take your life.”
”Who are you!?” Nailisi returned to Saleen's side. She asked that question merely to buy time.
Saleen's Thunder Dragon Blaster needed only one hour to be completely recharged. Even though the equipment was unable to lock onto the youth, it would still have posed a threat.
Rafel snatched the Gray Memory from Nailisi without saying a word. Brandishing her Inferno Spear, she spread her wings while holding those two spears and slowly took to the air, aiming her weapons at the youth walking out of the vortex.
Even level-11 abominations could have gotten out by being forcefully shot out of the vortex, yet that youth simply took its time walking out. Rafel could already tell how powerful that youth was, and she could not match its strength.
Rafel was puzzled about why she was so worked up. Am I doing this for my people? But those metal angels have already found their place. Am I doing it for Saleen? But he's just my employer.
But then again, seeing Nailisi and the Winged Skull standing before Saleen even when they knew they could have died from the ensuing fight made Rafel feel as if something was awakening within her.
She had shown such loyalty to her god once, but that was different: It had only been the natural reaction of her body and she could do nothing against those instincts.
So this is what my life chooses to do then? She had fought at the side of her god because she had no choice. That day, Nailisi and the Winged Skull could have just run away.
Their powers were such that they wouldn't have suffered retribution from their contracts even if they had run off. However, facing off against that youth would surely have resulted in their deaths.
”Me? I'm an Evil Oracle serving Lord Heretic God. Are you interested in learning my name?” The youth sounded rather gleeful.
”Not interested,” Nailisi rudely interrupted the youth.
”Oh? And why not? Aren't you trying to buy time? You could ask me my name, where I came from, who else is in the family, if there was any way I could spare your life and such. All those topics would have bought you a lot of time,” the youth chuckled.
”You're look too ugly for me to continue asking.” The youth looked hurt by Nailisi's words .
”Oh demon. I've been trying very hard here. There's nothing I could do if you're not happy with it.”