Chapter 426: The Ancient Black Water Necromancy

Chapter 426: The Ancient Black Water Necromancy

"However, before we have some fun, I think we should take care of these two little pests first."

The Exquisite Black Cloak Maiden, an incarnation of the Goddess of the Abyss Hela, glanced sideways at Nick and Agrippa, who had just arrived.

With that glance, both of them felt their hearts jump into their throats.

And with those words, they instantly understood that she intended to clear the field before dealing with Rein.

This caused them to exchange glances, their faces turning grim as they thought:

"What the heck is going on here?"

"You were supposed to distract her, but you're doing a little too well at it!"

"Bro, you did your part already!"

This scene was witnessed by the crowd on the second floor of the Astrologist's Platform in the capital city of Temurial.

For a moment, everyone, including Marshal Alfred and the renowned Astrologist Dallian, who was maintaining the astrological observation, stared at the image of Rein on the elliptical stone platform with shock.

"Augustus, did you say that Rein had previously encountered the Goddess of the Abyss?" Marshal Alfred quickly regained his composure and asked.

"Er, yes. To be precise, it was a projection of the Goddess of the Abyss that fought with Lord Rein," General Augustus replied, slightly taken aback, nodding.

But in an instant, General Augustus also realized the implication of Marshal Alfred's words.

If it was just a confrontation with a projection, the Goddess of the Abyss shouldn't be so determined to eliminate these two.

"Was it just a brief encounter?" Marshal Alfred asked, puzzled.

"Well..." General Augustus struggled to recall.

The empire was vast, filled with numerous secret ancient sects and cults. While encounters with divine projections weren't extremely common, they still occurred once or twice a month on average.

And every few months, there would be reports of divine incarnations appearing in various parts of the empire.

"I might know the reason," said Brigadier General Tatiya, her expression peculiar. "The reason is that when Lord Rein fought the projection of the Goddess of the Abyss, it was in the Frost Tundra, so it was the Maen Province Swordsmen Division that reported it first."

"I've reviewed the report several times, and it left a deep impression."

Tatiya's words immediately captured the attention of everyone present.

"Well, Lord Rein's words might have been a bit harsh," Tatiya continued, but as soon as she started to elaborate, she realized it might not be appropriate and quickly added, "That's why the Goddess of the Abyss remembers him so vividly."

However, this only piqued everyone's curiosity further.

"For example?" asked Marshal Alfred, his usually stoic expression now filled with curiosity and a desire to investigate.

"Well, for instance, the Goddess of the Abyss wanted Lord Rein to submit to her, but he immediately replied that she should submit to him instead," Tatiya explained, waving her hands to emphasize her point.

"What?!" The crowd gasped, their eyes wide with disbelief as they stared at Tatiya.

"It wasn't me! Lord Rein said that!" Tatiya quickly clarified, feeling a chill down her spine as her superiors stared at her.

She had been shocked by the details in the report and had even sought confirmation from the Maen Province Swordsmen Division, which was why the incident was so deeply etched in her memory.

The crowd finally realized the reason behind the Goddess of the Abyss Hela's intense gaze at Rein.

She looked at him with a deep, passionate gaze, like a woman scorned by a man who had broken her heart.

Her smile was exquisite, but it sent shivers down their spines.

However, just as everyone's attention returned to the projection on the stone platform, the scene within the image suddenly changed!

Hela, the Goddess of the Abyss, pointed casually at Agrippa, who was standing not far from her right side. In an instant, five rapidly spinning black water vortices appeared in front of her, each containing what seemed like trapped souls, their tormented faces barely visible.

Without hesitation, these dark vortices shot towards Agrippa like lightning.

True to her words, she was taking care of the pests first.

This development caused Rein's eyebrows to furrow, and he immediately charged towards the Goddess of the Abyss Hela.

He wasn't going to stand by and watch Hela kill his companions.

As for Agrippa, being the target of the attack, he dared not rely solely on his own third-tier wind magic, the 'Cyclone Shield', to defend against a divine incarnation.

With his keen senses, he could easily discern that although Hela's magic was cast almost instantaneously, the energy fluctuations were so intense that they were almost comparable to a fourth-tier spell.

Agrippa's first instinct was to rely on his agile wind magic to quickly dodge the attack.

His body, enveloped in a green glow, left multiple afterimages as he retreated dozens of meters away.

Just as Agrippa thought he had evaded the spell, he looked up, his heart sinking with dread.

To his horror, the five black water vortices, like living entities, followed him in a staggered pattern, tracing an arc around him.

Such powerful tracking ability?!

It was unbelievable!

Typically, spells had a certain degree of tracking ability guided by the caster's mental power, but this ability diminished quickly with the target's distance and speed.

Yet, despite Agrippa being at least two hundred meters away, Hela's spell still locked onto him with pinpoint accuracy.

This was insane!

Such mental power was on par with a fourth-tier Dawn Wizard, and yet, wasn't the secret realm supposed to have power restrictions?

Agrippa's mind raced with these thoughts, and he could only focus on evading the attack.

His body, surrounded by green energy, darted and weaved, while he bolstered his defenses with first and second-tier innate spells.

Unfortunately, one of the black water vortices appeared directly in Agrippa's path of evasion.

"Boom!"

The first Black Water Vortex shattered Agrippa's Tier Three Wind Magic 'Cyclone Shield', causing him to stumble.

It was just the first of five vortexes.

One down, four to go.

"Boom!"

Agrippa's speed decreased significantly after the initial blast, and the second vortex swiftly caught up, instantly dispersing any remaining protective spells.

Even the protective amulet around Agrippa's neck, which had released a blue shield in a burst of light, shattered into pieces! This caused Agrippa's hair to stand on end in shock.

This was his last automatically triggered defensive spell.

"Boom!"

The third vortex struck, sending Agrippa flying through the air.

"Ahhhh!!!"

As the black water splattered, Agrippa screamed in agony. The black water, like the strongest of acids, instantly corroded his unprotected body.

He melted like a candle in a raging fire.

Agrippa's screams abruptly stopped as the fourth vortex finished him off.

Only a foul-smelling pool of black water remained, a testament to the legendary peak power that had once stood there.

Rein, standing nearby, witnessed the entire scene, amazed at the strength of Hela's incarnation.

Compared to her previous projection, her power had increased at least fivefold! Moreover, the energy fluctuations from Hela's spell were so intense that Rein could vaguely see faint spatial rifts.

In other words, the energy of Hela's spell had reached the limit of what the secret realm could withstand.

If Agrippa, a legendary peak power, couldn't withstand a single spell, then Hela's incarnation at this moment was equivalent to a legendary perfect state. One more step, and she would be forced out of the secret realm.

No wonder even a powerful figure like Agrippa couldn't withstand a single spell from her!

At the same time, Rein had already rushed to within ten meters of Hela. His body suddenly expanded, and dark gray dragon scales appeared as he directly activated the second phase of his transformation—the Dragon Human General form. The hardened adamantine on his claws quickly covered his dragon claws.

Rein knew that without transforming, his attacks would have no chance of breaking through Hela's defenses in this state.

As Rein's transformation completed, he took his final step, covering the ten-meter distance in a single stride.

A white energy wave burst forth from Rein's nearly ten-meter-tall body, and the speed of this sudden release exceeded the speed of sound! Accompanied by a loud sonic boom, Rein's powerful dragon claw slammed into Hela's black-robed incarnation.

"Bang!!!"

A three-meter-wide black energy shield, raised by Hela with one hand, blocked Rein's attack, causing his claw to feel like it had struck a resilient ball.

At the point of impact, a black energy ring burst forth, enveloping the surroundings, while the black energy shield was slightly dented by the blow.

However, Hela's still-smiling face revealed that Rein's attack had caused her no trouble.

She was no longer a projection but an incarnation, operating on a completely different level of energy.

To break through her shield with their previous methods would be nothing but a dream.

But she wanted to see Rein's despair.

The sight of these two attacks left Nick, the captain of the inner guards on the other side, horrified.

"The power of the Goddess of the Abyss, Hela, is terrifying!"

Nick quickly made a decision.

He must retreat immediately!

Not even a minute could be spared in this place.

However, there was still one problem.

If he wanted to return to the Drargon Empire, he couldn't hold back on his spells.

Unless Nick abandoned everything and joined the heretical sect, he had to at least launch one attack.

With this in mind, a ruthless expression flashed across Nick's face.

"Don't blame me if I accidentally harm our own troops!"

Nick began casting his spell towards Hela, who was currently engaged in combat with Rein.

In the next moment, Nick's white wizard robe was quickly enveloped in circles of blue lightning, like an electrical resistor charged with high-voltage electricity. All living creatures around him were instantly killed by the stray currents, and leaves and green grass floated in the air.

Meanwhile, in the command hall on the second floor of the Astrologist Platform in the imperial capital of Temurial.

The scene within the elliptical stone platform had changed drastically in just a few short seconds, like a world turned upside down.

Although the command staff, including Marshal Alfred, had repeatedly underestimated the strength of Hela's incarnation after infiltrating the Dragon Valley Secret Realm, this scene still shocked them.

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The veteran legendary peak power, Agrippa, couldn't withstand a single spell. How could they possibly continue this battle? Only Rein and Nick remained, and their strength was only slightly stronger than Agrippa's.

Could they withstand two spells from the Goddess of the Abyss in this state? Or three?

For a moment, everyone was astonished by Hela's strength, and a sense of foreboding arose within them.

"This is the ancient spell 'Ancient Black Water Necromancy'. It is said that each black water sphere contains a bound spirit from the Abyss."

"This is actually a Tier Four Dawn-tier spell, but the Goddess of the Abyss has simplified and weakened it, allowing her to cast it within the Dragon Valley Secret Realm."

At this moment, the Grand Astrologist Dalain frowned and explained.

Huh? A simplified Dawn-tier spell? That's almost a Tier Four spell! No wonder Agrippa couldn't withstand a single attack.

Everyone suddenly understood.

"This spell is powerful and has strong tracking ability. The black water vortexes aren't too fast, so dodging them shouldn't be too difficult if you know they're coming." Grand Astrologist Dalain continued.

"Tatia, check who else is nearby!"

Marshal Alfred rose from his seat, his expression grave.

"Yes, sir!" Tatia sprang into action.

She knew that without reinforcements, even Lord Ren and the others might fall.

"The closest one... Huh? It's Captain Baldwin! He's about two kilometers away from Lord Ren's position." Tatia exclaimed in surprise.

"Contact him immediately and have him speed up."

"Sir, Captain Baldwin is rapidly advancing towards the target location."

"Excellent! Inform Captain Baldwin about the combat capabilities of the Goddess of the Abyss, as well as the situation that Lord Dalayn just mentioned. It's best if he can also remind Lord Ren." Marshal Alfred instructed.

If they had known the enemy's strength beforehand, they wouldn't have been caught off guard.

If Agrippa had known earlier, he might have used a different strategy, which could have increased his chances of survival, even if it didn't guarantee his safety.

"Yes, sir. Also, there are two more..."

Just as Tatia was reporting, she was abruptly interrupted by a furious shout!

"Smash!" General Augustus slammed his palm on the table, his gaze fixed on the scene within the stone platform.

Everyone turned to look at the elliptical stone platform.

Within it, Nick roared, "Dragon Lightning!"

"Smash!"

As the blue crystal ball on the tip of his staff shattered, the power of his spell surged. Instantly, a spherical lightning bolt rushed towards the location of Ren and Haera.

Just before it reached them, the spherical lightning split open, forming a ten-meter-wide web of crackling electricity.

Ren's eyes flashed with determination.

He hadn't expected Nick to attack him as well.

Additionally, Nick was using a metal-based spell, and Ren's nearly ten-meter-tall body was covered in 'Steel Armor'.

Metal conducts electricity.

This meant that Ren would bear the brunt of the attack.

Ren couldn't believe that Nick hadn't considered this.

Haera, protected by her defensive shield, watched calmly, curious to see how Ren would handle the situation.

Ren's response was swift. He transformed the hardened fine gold in his hand into a spear and thrust it into the ground near Haera's feet.

"Whoosh!"

Most of the electrical arcs were instantly absorbed by the metal spear, and in a flash, Haera's black water sphere was also affected, conducting the electricity.

Haera was taken aback. She hadn't expected Ren to so effortlessly counter this indiscriminate attack and then use the gathered electrical power to strike her again.

Haera's face turned slightly angry.

However, she didn't attack Ren. She planned to toy with him before delivering the final blow.

Naturally, she wanted to save Ren for last.

So, Haera's anger could only be directed at Nick.

Her beautiful eyes narrowed as she watched Nick fleeing.

"Does this little bug think he can escape?"

"How foolish!"

Haera extended her other hand, and in an instant, a pitch-black light flashed, forming a trident made purely of energy, shimmering with semi-transparent black light.

"Whoosh!"

A black lightning bolt flashed by, and in the blink of an eye, the shimmering black trident appeared behind the fleeing Nick.

Nick cursed and felt his scalp tingle.

"Lightning Displacement!"

But Nick was an experienced fighter. With a roar, he suddenly lunged forward, as if teleporting a few meters.

This was his ultimate survival technique, a rare Tier Three Lightning Mage spell—'Lightning Displacement'! Although it consumed a significant amount of mental energy, it allowed him to teleport a couple of meters in any direction instantaneously.

It was a life-saving skill against physical attacks.

Nick breathed a sigh of relief as he saw the energy trident barely miss him and pierce the ground nearby. He was grateful for this last-ditch survival technique.

"Phew! Thank goodness I have this life-saving skill."

"Or else, I'd be dead meat!"

But before he could finish his thought, Nick suddenly felt himself being blasted away.

From Ren's perspective, the scene was crystal clear.

Although the black trident didn't directly hit Nick, after piercing the ground, a black current flashed across its surface, and then it exploded.

A shockwave comparable to a Mini Cloud Burst Bomb and a flash of black light followed.

Nick's protective spell didn't last a second; it shattered like glass.

Nick was instantly blown away.

The previous attack was not purely physical; it was a hybrid.

Ren didn't even need to check; he knew Nick was dead.

The black energy, in addition to the impact damage, possessed a powerful corrosive effect.

Nick's fallen body lay on the ground, melting like a candle.

If he were alive, he would have struggled to get up.

But now, there was no reaction at all.

Despite the deaths of Agrippa and Nick, Ren felt neither sorrow nor guilt.

He had done nothing wrong in the fight.

On the contrary, Nick's 'Dragon Lightning' attack seemed deliberately malicious.

Using an old saying from their past lives, it was a case of "Overthinking it and messing up your own life!"

If the enemy had set a trap, even if Haera hadn't taken care of them first, Ren would have made them suffer the consequences later.

But this outcome was even more irreproachable.

"Good, now both pests are dealt with."

"Now, it's your turn."

The black-robed maiden, the incarnation of the Goddess of the Abyss, stared at Ren with a mischievous smile in her beautiful eyes.

"How do you want to die?"

(End of Chapter)

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