Chapter 19 The Gargoyles Hear (1/2)

”Mr. Rhode! We've found it!”

Hearing this voice, Rhode immediately looked back and saw Matt happily standing at the church entrance. He was holding a beautiful statue. It was the statue of Two Gargoyles in a curled up position, their eyes were made of ruby, vaguely emitting a trace of dark red luster.

That's the controller device!

Matt's action caught the attention of the two Gargoyles. As alchemy creatures, they certainly knew what that statue was. Therefore, the two Gargoyles immediately shifted their attention towards Matt.

”Aaah!”

Discovering that the two terrifying monsters were shooting after him, Matt couldn't help but scream. He wanted to run far away, but at that moment, Rhode yelled at him.

”Throw it over!”

Matt paused for a while when he heard Rhode's voice, and then he glanced towards the two Gargoyles advancing towards him. He had no qualms about their ability to shatter him to pieces, but still, he steeled his mind and threw the black statue.

The fat merchant's throwing accuracy was awful. When he threw it across, while it still it flew in an arc, the direction that he threw towards was totally opposite from his intended target. It can be said that he wasn't even throwing it to Rhode, rather, he threw it toward the two Gargoyles instead.

If anyone was watching this scene at the moment, they would believe that Matt was helping the two Gargoyles instead of Rhode. The two Gargoyles were surprised for a moment as they stared at the gift that was being delivered to them. But they still stretched out their claws to grab that little statue.

Just as they thought that they were about to succeed, a breeze suddenly sped beside them. It was the invisible Spirit Bird! It shot through the air and snatched the statue before the Gargoyles could react.

This move from Rhode was his final attempt at whatever strength he had left. Then, he stored his sword and made a snap with his right hand.

The Spirit Bird homed back towards Rhode when it heard the sound. The two Gargoyles also stopped midway and immediately locked their sights in Rhode's direction again.

”Swoosh!!”

The Gargoyle that was on the ground spun its body and flicked its tail towards the Spirit Bird. While the impact didn't cause much damage, it still distorted the wind element that formed its existence.

However, the Spirit Bird did not give up and kept trying to increase its speed. It flapped its wings vigorously and flew towards Rhode's direction.

But things did not go as expected.

Suddenly, a claw appeared from the sky, smashing through the Spirit Bird's body. The distorted wind elements could no longer maintain its form and turned back to its original appearance, drifting away in the wind. The black statue that the Spirit Bird carried flew a distance because of the impact. In an instant, two large shadows appeared from behind. They stretched their claws and opened their mouth, trying to reach out to the statue ——— only to find out that it had fallen into Rhode's hands.

[Obtained The Gargoyle's Controller Device, Identified]

[Command———]

”Aig” (ED: The command to stop)

Rhode spoke in a low voice and the hostile Gargoyles stopped abruptly. The bright light on the Gargoyles bodies gradually turned dim and the incandescent red light on the Gargoyles also disappeared in an instant. Two large shadows flew past Rhode and crashed towards the ground.

Boom!!! Followed by a tremor, the Gargoyles that had lost their power, turned back into a statue. Right now, they were quietly sitting near Rhode. After losing their magic power, they were not as violent as before. Their remains scattered on the ground.

”Sigh...”

Rhode could finally breathe. At this moment, he felt that he had no energy left. And because of the overconsumption of Soul Power, he lost his strength to stand. Even his right hand that was holding on the statue felt powerless. But on the surface, he still wore a calm expression on his face and stood firm. He then put the statue in his pocket.

”Mr. Rhode!”

Lize and Matt ran towards him and stared at him with a worried and anxious expression.

”Are you okay!?”

”I'm okay.”