79 One Step Closer (1/2)
One by one the team came out of the flamethrowers and saw the person that had hunted them for the past year relentlessly. This time it was different, it was the bottom of the ninth and s.h.i.+t just got real, the pressure coming from Chrysalis told them that the only way to make it to the next level was through his dead body ( no pun intended).
Even though everyone was standing still, the floor was taking them towards the portal at a fairly good speed. Only four hallways remained and who knows how many challenges would be stacked up together in Mode 004 but they had to clear the mode under a fight to the death.
The first to make a move was Master Chrysalis. Three hand signs known as mudras came out in succession, the sign for earth followed by Man and finally sign for Heaven were displayed at amazing speeds molding his Chi.
FUTON!! Wind Boost
The Wind Element gathered around him and it look like he was in the center of small wind tornado for a couple of seconds, the skill increased movement speed by 15% and increasing attack speed by 10%. Before the tornado dissipated 4 Shurikens came the team's way followed by the heaven mudra that activated another skill.
KUTON!! - Giant Shuriken
The 4 Shurikens increased to the size of a dinner plate and travel towards each of the members of the group.
Clink … Clink..Clink.. Clink
Eidolic Wards came out one after the other covering Rahz and the others protecting them from the incoming projectiles however the momentum generated by them still managed to send the team a few meters backwards. Rahz wiped the sweat of his forehead and was about to attack Chrysalis but he was no longer standing in front.
AHHH!!
Elune screamed as a blade was withdrawn from her left shoulder. When everyone turn to look Midori was coil around the undead a.s.sa.s.sin and the blade in his hands was dripping in blood. Even after all the training the second room had provided, the speed of Chrysalis was at another level.
Midori squeeze as hard as she could trying to break Master Chrysalis' bones but her attempt was stop by the 'OH s.h.i.+T' skill of the a.s.sa.s.sins Fade. He appeared 10 ft away from the group and threw yet another set of shurikens that rapidly expanded in size after the use of the heaven mudra.
It was a relentless a.s.sault that had all four people on the defensive. Throughout the whole year inside the second room, Rahz and the others learned that they need it to be focus no matter what went wrong as every challenge could take their life. There were many scars on their bodies from the fail attempts but luckily they had survived it all and now they were stronger than ever. Elune's control over the Elementium Flower was now at an advanced level and dual casting was almost a possibility thanks to the increased in casting speed the artifact provided.
Minor Healing!! Eidolic Wards!!
Those spells came out at the same time Chrysalis sent his throwing weapons to stop them.
With Elune's protection, Ridd.i.c.k responded with his Chaos Chains and was able to encase Chrysalis detaining him for a couple of seconds. Rahz saw the chance and activated a runic mark underneath Master Chrysalis feet that would detonate and create a chaos energy explosion right before Ridd.i.c.ks chain would expired.
It was a very hectic situation, there was no time to breathe as the next challenge was upon them and it was a crowd favorite, The Lightning Carrousel, but since Mode 003 it could change directions inadvertently and its speed was now double.
One by one they got into one of the s.p.a.ces in the revolving door while the second guardian was stuck in the chains and once they were through, the sound of the mark exploding was heard but they all knew that it was too early to celebrate and they were right. From a shadow formed by the walls of the cube, a gigantic ball of fire materialized and move towards them.
KATON!!! Giant FireBall
Ridd.i.c.k saw the Fireball and actually laugh, ” Good try, Wrong Element” He step forward and covered his body on Purple Chaos Energy and used the absorbed skill he used when he was decomposing bodies and absorbing them as energy. It was possible that in his prime this skill produced a higher level fire but in the present, Master Chrysalis was only Level 15.
The Fireball hit Ridd.i.c.ks Chaos Energy and was absorbed at the speed a naked eye could see, however, the way Chrysalis like to fight was to use a dream within a dream. If the first skill didn't work then used it as a smokescreen for the next skill and so on and so forth.
Before the Giant Fireball was absorbed completely, Chrysalis switched his weapon into a chain and launched an attack followed by the combination of the Earth Mudra and the Heaven one to generated another skill.
KUTON!!! Shadow Replication
The chain that was coming their way suddenly divided into 4 and using the visual obstruction the previous skilled provided, it managed to fool the group's eyes and wrapped around each and every member of Rahz's team.