Chapter 722 - Searching for Celine (2) (2/2)

Though she could walk through the yellow mist by casting a magical barrier around herself, it would put a considerable strain on her energy reserves. Flying over it also did not seem like a safe option. Her only way forward right now was by walking around the yellow toxic mist.

The yellow mist swirled ceaselessly in the forest, shifting its domain from time to time. Half an hour later, the God of Destruction had traversed 100 miles forward through the forest.

After a while, a huge body of water appeared before her. The corrosive yellow mist hung low over the water’s surface.

Her path was now completely blocked by this body of water.

Looks like a huge lake. It’s completely shrouded by this yellow mist… Celine Flandre should be up ahead. She was able to sense Celine’s aura beyond the mist.

However, she now faced a new problem. The yellow mist floating above the surface of the lake had made it almost impossible to pinpoint Celine’s exact location.

She now had two options. Her first option was to penetrate the corrosive mist and directly confront Celine in the middle of the lake. This seemed like a less risky option. However, she would be forced to use up a lot of her power. Also, she ran the risk of being caught in a pincer attack by both Celine and the lord of Ferde on both sides. She would have a hard time extricating herself from such a position.

Though her mission was to kill Celine, she would rather go about it without being killed for her troubles. Only a fool would sacrifice her life for the Ruler of Light and Darkness.

Her second option was to evaporate the entire lake with a Level-19 Legendary area-of-effect spell, which would instantly seal Celine’s fate.

However, she would still be exposed to an ambush from the lord of Ferde during the spellcasting process.

The second option seemed even riskier than the first. After weighing the two options, the God of Destruction decided to proceed with the first option. She plunged into the yellow mist with a dark red magical shield around her body.

She could feel Celine’s presence even more acutely in the mist. This must mean that her quarry was nearby.

In her excitement, she began to accelerate. However, at that moment, a sharp ripple of power entered her field of consciousness.

The ripple of power had appeared from the other side of the lake. It seemed to be making its way towards the middle of the lake, where Celine was.

The God of Destruction’s blood went cold. I’ve been expecting you, lord of Ferde. However, it would seem that your power is still inferior to mine!

Like an arrow, she streaked across the lake’s surface towards Celine’s supposed location.

The God of Destruction emerged from the other end of the mist in a matter of seconds. There, her eyes fell on a small island.

Not a shred of the toxic yellow mist could be found on the island, whose area was no more than 300 square feet. Trees grew lushly around the island. A wooden cottage stood in the middle of a small clearing. A blue-haired woman was watering her flowers in front of the building.

“I’ve finally found you!” exclaimed the God of Destruction. She immediately lunged at her target, ready to spill her blood on the island.

However, she suddenly stopped in her tracks. Someone else had appeared on the other side of the island.

The person was clad in a silver-black battle robe. A crystal crown sat on top of his dark hair, dazzling like starlight. It was the lord of Ferde himself.

Link raised the Ode of a Full Moon sword in the air. No sooner had the sword vanished into the runes swirling around it than it appeared a foot away from the God of the Destruction.

If the God of Destruction had not reacted quickly enough, the sword would have penetrated her head. Even if she had nine lives, all of them would be blown away by the explosion of power from the sword.

She stared coldly at Link. “I’m here to kill Celine. Don’t try to stop me!”

Even though both of them were equally powerful, there was no way Link would be able to defend Celine from the God of Destruction’s attacks. The fact remained that murder was a less inhibited act than trying to protect someone’s life.

However, Link suddenly smiled and pointed at the island. “Pale Hunter, you’ve been chasing after an illusion this whole time.”