Chapter 175: Essence 10!
Chapter 175: Essence 10!
"Lee!" Aria cried out in despair as she witnessed the death of the Blood Knight.
The Blood Knight had taken the brunt of the attack, allowing Aria to remain unscathed during the previous confrontation.
However, this left the Blood Knight severely wounded and defenseless against Zuo Dan's second form, who launched a surprise attack without any resistance.
A phantom flickered, appearing behind Aria, and a blood-red claw abruptly reached out.
"Watch out!"
"Ding..."
As the blood claw made contact with Aria's back, a metallic clanging sound echoed, and a flash of white light passed by.
Before anyone could react, the phantom vanished into the void.
The arena fell silent once more.
Aria clenched her teeth, her eyes revealing a lingering fear.
If not for the protective rare artifact her mother had given her, she would have likely suffered the same fate as the Blood Knight.
The others' faces paled, and even though they weren't adversaries, they instinctively huddled together.
Karl's eyebrows furrowed, and although he was the most relaxed among them, he couldn't come up with a solution.
The phantom,
was surprisingly difficult to perceive with witchcraft.
"It's not invisible."
The Second Elder swung his longsword, blocking an attack from an unknown direction, his expression grave.
"It's probably a technique that hides within the void, which is why our attacks have no effect on it."
As a warrior who had lived over a hundred years and endured countless battles, his experience was vast.
After several attempts,
he quickly arrived at an answer.
Karl's eyes flickered.
He suddenly raised his arm and swung the giant hammer backward.
"Boom!"
Accompanied by a loud noise, a pool of blood was left on the ground behind him, and Zuo Dan's figure disappeared again.
"When it attacks, its body emerges from the illusory state, and that's when we can injure it."
The others' faces turned grim.
Karl spoke casually, but among those present, only he likely possessed the ability to retaliate in time.
"Huff..."
The Second Elder took a deep breath, stepping forward and holding his knight's sword upright in front of him.
"God Loves the World!"
"Pfft!"
A cold light flashed.
The Second Elder's left arm was severed at the shoulder, blood flowing freely, yet his expression remained unmoved.
The upright sword now lay horizontally.
A streak of blood appeared on the blade.
"It's useless," Karl narrowed his eyes, "With your speed, even if you use yourself as bait, you can only inflict minor injuries, and you can't force it out."
"Swish!"
The phantom flickered again.
"Ding..."
This time, the Second Elder swiftly swung his sword, blocking the incoming attack, and a blinding white light burst forth from his body.
Holy light could cleanse all.
However,
it couldn't reveal the monster hidden within the void.
"It lacks rationality."
The Second Elder's body trembled, blood dripping from his clenched fist, and his cloudy eyes sparkled with determination.
"Zuo Dan won't keep attacking me, and he'll realize my strategy. He'll only attack based on instinct."
"So..."
He glanced at Karl,
"Guardian, if you don't kill it, you won't be able to leave this City Hall."
Karl raised an eyebrow.
The Second Elder was unaware that Karl possessed a divine domain fragment, allowing him to leave at any time and return to the same location.
The Second Elder's words were an attempt to keep Karl tied to his battle line.
"Pfft!"
A flash of blood reappeared.
The Second Elder stumbled forward, his knight's sword swiftly swinging to intercept the incoming attacks.
"Joints, throat, back of the heart..."
"Its attacks target vital areas, and there's a brief pause after hitting its target."
"Poison doesn't affect it, and there's no way to use poison to lock onto its body."
"Pfft!"
"Pfft! Pfft!"
Gashes appeared on the Second Elder's body, and in the blink of an eye, he was covered in wounds.
"Swish!"
A cold light flashed and vanished.
The Second Elder's body tilted, his right calf had disappeared, leaving him to stand on one leg.
"Besides its hands, it can also bite, and its bite force is terrifying. A legendary knight's physical body can't withstand it."
"The Guardian should be fine."
Karl fell silent, tightening his grip on the Gravity Hammer. He wanted to help, but he knew there was nothing he could do.
He could protect himself, but not the others.
The Second Elder clenched his Knight Sword tighter, glancing at Karl one last time. A complex emotion seemed to flash in his eyes.
Then, gritting his teeth, he sidestepped and swung his sword.
Before the enemy could kill him, he had to do as much verification as possible and find its weaknesses.
A spark flew.
His body was torn open again, and the dancing blood seemed to wrap around a phantom.
"Blood!"
The Second Elder's eyes lit up, and he roared, "Fresh blood can affect the time it sinks into the void. My blood doubles the time!"
"Pfft!"
A blood-red claw appeared over his heart, gently squeezing, and his still-beating heart shattered.
"Hey..."
The black figure appeared before everyone for the first time.
Its slender and refined form contrasted sharply with Zuo Dan's bulkiness. Where a face should be, there were no facial features, only a large vertical eye. Its cold gaze seemed to connect to another world, sending chills down their spines.
"Swoosh!"
The eerie figure disappeared again.
"Hmm!"
Aria grunted and staggered back, a bloodstain appearing on her abdomen.
A shadow of blood also appeared in the air.
"Blood!"
With the legendary knight's robust vitality, losing her heart wouldn't kill her immediately; she could still hold on for a few breaths.
The Second Elder collapsed, blood foaming at his mouth, "Demigod... blood..."
Aria's expression changed, and her grip on her weapon trembled slightly.
She understood what the Second Elder meant; her blood could make Zuo Dan's body appear in the void.
But...
How much blood would it take?
How useful could it be?
Aria hesitated, even unconsciously taking a step back, her eyes revealing a hint of fear.
Just then, someone stepped forward, extending an arm and swinging their sword down onto their own arm.
"Bang!"
Before the arm could fall, it exploded under the stimulation of battle aura, turning into blood that splattered in all directions.
It was Black Sword Melia!
Her face was cold, her eyes calm. She glanced at the Second Elder lying on the ground, barely breathing, then turned the sword towards her abdomen and thrust it in.
"Pfft!"
Blood splattered.
Divine bloodline... She had it too! Aria's heart trembled as she realized the direction the Second Elder had fallen in; he hadn't been relying on her to act.
He was a Blasphemy Knight.
The Second Elder and Melia were enemies, once having clashed swords, but they shared the same unwavering conviction.
In this regard, they were of the same kind.
"Ah!"
Melia let out a pained roar as blood gushed from her body, splattering in all directions and enveloping the entire area.
A phantom also quietly emerged from the blood.
"Swoosh!"
Karl dashed forward, his giant hammer crashing down.
"Boom!"
The ground shook.
The phantom flickered rapidly.
Its strength was inferior to Karl's, but it was faster and could re-enter the void as time passed.
The effect of Melia's blood wouldn't last long.
Black Sword - Cage!
The black longsword crossed in midair, enclosing the phantom with pseudo-divine blood.
At the same time, Ana charged with her greatsword towards the phantom.
Tier One Witchcraft - Tidal Power!
First Rank Seal - Lightning Strike!
A series of attacks landed on the phantom, and Karl's figure flickered as his giant hammer unleashed twenty times the gravity.
Die!
An invisible force field distorted everything around it and slammed down.
Essence,
+10!
(End of Chapter)
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