Volume 2, Chapter 83 – Crushing

Eerie black light mixed with terrifying Shadow Essence suddenly erupted from underground! The ground split as black light shot into the sky! The small wooden cabin on the surface was completely obliterated in the explosion.

Similarly, under the onslaught of the wailing black light, the other members of the Ashurmos Church didn’t even have time to resist before they were swallowed by the sudden outburst. They died without even a corpse left behind, save for the two seventh tier Heroes.

Although those two Heroes had kept their lives, they were also heavily wounded.

At that moment, Kabane relied on his superb reflexes to dodge the first Annihilation Cannon Yuan’er had unleashed. However, because the distance was too close, his left arm was inevitably struck by the black light. It instantly dissolved into a mist of blood! Blood stained his armor.

The loss of his arm forced him to see reality clearly, and a thick sense of regret welled up within Kabane’s heart.

‘Damn it! If I had known, I wouldn’t… I wouldn’t have attacked her…’

‘And… why?! Why is she still alive even after I cut off her head?!’

After dodging the rampaging black light and rushing to the surface, Kabane tightly clutched the bowl-sized wound on his left shoulder. He looked toward the place where the cabin had stood with a gaze full of fear and confusion. Under the trembling gaze of the two Heroes, the rampaging black light gradually stabilized, transforming into an eerie black fluid.

Surrounded by this black fluid, a fearsome humanoid figure gradually emerged from the ground.

Under the sunlight, the pink-haired girl’s form was once again clearly displayed before the two Heroes. She had a petite and delicate figure with mid-length pinkish-white hair draped casually over her shoulders. Within her primarily pink hair were several pure black highlights. Her slanted bangs brushed just above her eyelids, framing curved willow-leaf eyebrows and beautiful gem-like eyes—one red and one blue. Her long eyelashes trembled slightly, and her flawless fair skin revealed a faint rosy tint while her thin lips were as delicate as rose petals.

Though she wore tattered slave clothing, it could not hide the little girl’s cuteness. Yet, alongside that cuteness was a demonic beauty and a bone-chilling murderous aura.

More importantly, the head that Kabane had just sliced off was now reattached to the girl’s delicate body without a single trace of injury.

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As her aura gradually stabilized, a sinister and terrifying smile slowly appeared on the girl’s face. Within her beautiful pupils, a thick intent to kill and bloodlust surged! Her heterochromatic eyes instantly locked onto Kabane and Arela!

The surrounding black liquid also began to violently twist at that moment as if it possessed a life of its own!

The instant he was locked on by the gaze of a demon king tier existence, Kabane’s legs began to tremble! There was no doubt that all his teammates had died in the previous explosion of Shadow Essence. He had also lost an arm because of it.

However, Kabane currently had no desire for revenge. All he felt was intense fear and the urge to flee! After all, once his ultimate move failed to kill the opponent, he had lost all will to fight.

While staring fixedly at the pink-haired girl, Kabane secretly circulated his battle aura, attempting to activate the rare high-tier teleportation scroll at his waist so he could instantly return to the Ashurmos Church headquarters! However, after repeatedly trying to trigger the scroll, Kabane discovered to his horror that the scroll wasn’t reacting at all.

‘This… what’s going on?! Why… why can’t I use it?! Is this some kind of joke?!’ Kabane roared inwardly.

Had the scroll been damaged just now? Or was it impossible to use within this barrier?! If it couldn’t be used inside the barrier, then he had to get out immediately!

In an instant, the thought of abandoning Arela to escape alone surfaced in Kabane’s mind! However, just as this thought appeared, Arela’s anxious cry reached his ears.

“Watch out!!”

‘Huh?!’

In that instant, every cell in Kabane’s body screamed a hysterical warning!

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Next, under Kabane’s terrified gaze, the black liquid around Yuan’er suddenly erupted! It violently reshaped and condensed into thousands of eerie whips with sharp barbs… err, strictly speaking, it wouldn’t be an exaggeration to call them tentacles.

Thousands of black tentacles carrying heaven-shaking murderous intent charged toward the two Heroes like unlocked monstrous beasts! Their terrifying momentum shook the world, and even the nearby forest seemed to let out a piercing shriek.

Facing such an overwhelming attack and realizing he couldn’t dodge it, Kabane had no choice but to brace himself. He circulated his holy aura and swung his battleaxe, meeting the countless eerie tentacles head-on! Arela did the same, drawing the rapier at her waist and launching a tempest of attacks against the mass of tentacles while surrounded by white light.

“Boom!!”

Accompanied by one explosion of energy after another, countless tentacles were severed by the two as deep red light and pure white light flashed. However, the situation remained extremely unfavorable for the two Heroes!

Compared to the boundless, ocean-like Shadow Essence, the combined holy power of Kabane and Arela was insignificant. They were like two isolated islands in a black ocean, liable to be swallowed by this black tsunami at any moment.

Furthermore, under Kabane’s near-despairing gaze, the severed tentacles regenerated instantly amidst the black light.

‘No! This… how are we even supposed to fight this?!’

“Flame Blast!”

Swinging his battleaxe violently, a giant tiger constructed from flame battle aura and raging fire charged toward the tentacles ahead! It exploded into a massive fireball in an instant.

After releasing this long-range attack, Kabane turned around without hesitation and bolted toward the edge of the barrier! Escape was his only thought.

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However, the moment he turned, Kabane’s pupils shrank! An indescribable feeling of dread, like a demonic claw reaching out from a dark abyss, instantly seized him and dragged him into an endless void.

In the reflection of Kabane’s brown eyes, that ghost-like pink-haired girl had appeared behind him at some unknown point.

“Where do you think you’re going, mister~”

Hearing the girl’s sinister voice, which was filled with bloodthirsty madness, and meeting those demonic heterochromatic eyes, Kabane’s breath hitched.

“Get away from meaaaaarrgh!!”

Under the influence of extreme terror, Kabane let out a heart-wrenching howl and swung his massive battleaxe at the girl with all his might!

Facing this strike released with the full power of the Seventh Hero, Yuan’er merely smiled. The surrounding tentacles instantly transformed into sharp blades that could cut through iron like butter.

“Squelch!!”

As blood splattered everywhere, Kabane watched in despair and resentment as the battleaxe in his hand was suddenly shattered. Countless blades then ruthlessly impaled his body.

Unparalleled pain assaulted Kabane’s brain! In his desperation, the Seventh Hero tremblingly raised his right hand, actually attempting to beg for mercy from the Abyssal Demon girl before him.

“No, please…”

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However, his pleas only seemed to make Yuan’er more excited. Her heterochromatic eyes were filled with pleasure and madness. In the next instant, the blades inside Kabane’s body went wild!

Before Kabane could finish his plea, countless black spikes exploded from within him! In a flash, the Seventh Hero turned into a human hedgehog. Both his eyeballs were pierced by spikes bursting from inside, and his heart and brain were naturally no exception. He was as dead as could be.

Meanwhile, taking advantage of Yuan’er focusing her attention on Kabane, Arela, the Third Hero, suddenly transformed into a streak of white light! She broke through the surrounding tentacles and reached Yuan’er’s back in an instant.

“Starfall Slaughter!”

Before the Abyssal Demon girl could react, Arela thrust her rapier directly toward Yuan’er’s heart! In the next moment, the strike, wrapped in dense light-attribute holy magic and carrying immense momentum, pierced straight through Yuan’er’s chest!

However, Arela didn’t show the slightest hint of joy. The reason was simple: she felt no sensation of hitting anything solid!

But the girl was clearly right in front of her! Arela was bewildered. Unfortunately, the Third Hero wouldn’t have the chance to think about it any longer.

Under Arela’s horrified gaze, Yuan’er’s head spun one hundred and eighty degrees to look back at her. The sight made Arela’s entire body tremble, and even her soul let out a wail of sorrow.

Yuan’er’s mouth split into a grin.

“Boom!!”

Accompanied by a flash of black light and the distortion of space, a terrifying black Annihilation Cannon was suddenly released from Yuan’er’s mouth. It rapidly expanded in Arela’s despairing eyes.