Chapter 268 - Battle In The Abyss Part 2
Chapter 268 – Battle In The Abyss Part 2
FWOOSH!
The red streak of light descended towards the group of corrupted beasts, not giving them time to run or react. Inside that crimson light, there was the figure of Seth, using his greatsword weight to drop down with a great momentum. He had activated his Crimson Flames this time, making him resemble a red meteorite.
BOOM!
Seth hit the ground with his greatsword and all the energy behind his attack, made everything around him bathe in a crimson glow. A huge blast suddenly happened, sending hundreds of beasts flying through the air just by the impact. Some of them were already dead, while there were others that were still alive, but gravely injured. However, before those creatures were even able to stabilize themselves, crimson flames quickly consumed everything, creating a red hell right there.
The entire area shook and none of the beasts near the point of impact survived. Actually, there wasn't even a remnant of them left behind. The beasts that were sent flying, were all engulfed by the crimson flames, turning into ashes very quickly. Their tough hide and incredibly high resistance were not able to guarantee their safety near that unholy fire.
Inside that disordered formation of beasts, a huge round area was now burning endlessly and more than eight hundred beasts were massacred in a single attack. Seth suddenly left from inside that sea of flames, carrying his greatsword that was already infused with Mana.
When he saw a group of twenty monsters waiting by the borders of that ocean of flames, he quickly swinged his greatsword towards them, creating a havoc that decimated everything. He suddenly vanished and appeared in another area, doing the same thing over and over, till the beasts were finally understanding what kind of monster they were up against.
All of them were now feeling fear. It was caused by their instinct. It was telling them that only death waited for them, if they were to proceed and fight. But every time they felt the aura that greatsword released, that warning voice coming from their instinct, was thoroughly erased.
CHIRP! CHIRP! CHIRP!
A group of relatively big and fast flying birds started to dive down towards Seth, after locking their perception on him. Those beasts resembled deformed eagles, full of spiky protrusions and sharp claws that could rip a human body into pieces.
They circled around Seth, descending together and sealing his escaping path.
"Heh…" Seth snorted and as he was repositioning his greatsword. He started to control the corruption in the air around him, making the essence gather and turn into thousands of crystal shards. Those shards started to spin and shine in an ominous red light, before shooting themselves towards every direction.
In a single second, those aerial beast bodies were ripped apart and started to fall down from the sky. It was like blood was raining down towards the earth. Those beasts were torn to shreds when those rotating shards penetrated their bodies, completely destroying their attacking plan.
While that was happening, a group of huge and tough beasts approached Seth on the ground. Those beasts were similar to small boulders and Seth realized they were probably earth elemental beasts formed by a concentration of Mana in certain special rocky spots. Their bodies were entirely made of tough rocks, that were reinforced by a Profound Mana late-stage layer of energy.
When Seth saw that group of fifty boulders trying to seal his path, he felt like a mountain was moving towards him and not earth elemental creatures. However, striking those huge beasts would actually be the best way for him to use his weapon and test it better.
The first creature was already really close to him. It raised its majestic arm and smashed it down with full force.
Seth greeted that attack with his greatsword, creating a loud collision sound.
Bang!
However, after a single second, the earth elemental creature arm shattered and his rocky body exploded, throwing rocks flying through the air. Seth used his Shadow Walk to reposition his body and made his greatsword greet another one of those creatures.
Bang!
Lan Xue watched how unstoppable Seth seemed to be. He was already at the mark of killing a thousand beasts, but he kept fighting non-stop. It was like he had endless stamina and nothing would be able to shake him or change his pace.
At that moment, a Mana Sovereign initial-stage Realm aura appeared besides those approaching beasts. It was so majestic that all those other Mana Control and Profound Mana Realm beasts instantly started to act like they were its subordinates.
The remaining earth elemental beasts started to retreat, waiting for the Mana Sovereign beast to command them, but Seth didn't let them go so easily.
Seth was not only stronger, but way faster than those earth elemental monsters, so he kept destroying each one of them, not being bothered by the Mana Sovereign presence that had appeared. He already knew which beast had arrived. That aura that was released belonged to a monster he desperately wanted to find right now and get his payback.
ROAR!
Seth suddenly looked towards the sky and saw a massive crystal body coming from above. That attack had caused him many troubles, back when they were still inside the Desolate Scorching Wastelands. If it were to hit him there, he would be completely destroyed, but now, he felt like it wasn't that much.
As that massive body descended like crimson mountain, Seth breathed in, accumulating his Mana and his essence of corruption on his greatsword, preparing it to the confrontation.
Lan Xue was watching that scene and she suddenly stood up and started to scream, trying to tell Seth to immediately leave that area. She didn't comprehend why all of a sudden, he became crazy, trying to fight against a Mana Sovereign entity. However, he chose to not hear her.
"Seth! What are you doing?! Leave! Quickly leave!"
But at that moment, it was already too late. The beast was already right above him.
The red crystal golem body collided against Seth's greatsword and an enormous energy blast happened.
BOOOOOM!
It was like the apocalypse had arrived. A bright red light passed over, and together with it, the bodies of those earth elemental creatures disappeared. The other creatures that were at a relatively greater distance, thought they were in a safe spot, but that red light didn't stop advancing, reaching them in no time.
Just a single touch from that light was enough to make those creatures disintegrate. It was after all, the resulting force from a clash between a Mana Sovereign beast and the inheritor of corruption. If those beasts were the ones accepted by this place, Seth was now in its command. The energy around there was his for the taking and as time passed, he was getting more and more accustomed to use it for battling and for replenishing his own energies.
Swoosh!
After the red light, the air was pushed away, creating another shockwave. Seth and the red crystal golem were still locked in a confrontation, where none of them wanted to relent to the other.
However…
Crack!
The red crystal golem felt the surface of its body cracking and it released his Mana to push its massive body backwards, finally separating.
The creature looked towards those cracks and then looked towards the item that was inside Seth's hands. Suddenly, an uncontrollable fury started to rise inside of it. It didn't understand why it wasn't able to acquire that item's approval, even after it was touched by it. However, all of those thoughts were compressed in a linear and simplistic line of thought, that could only generate more fury as the resulting emotion.
Roar!
It smashed the floor with both its crystal hands and from below Seth's feet, many crystal towers started to surface, trying to pierce his body.
Instead of escaping, Seth raised his greatsword and made it descend with full force, striking the floor with all its might.
Crack!
The whole ground cracked and the shards being generated there, cracked alongside it. That whole area became a huge hole, where it wasn't possible to see the bottom.
After destroying his enemy's attack, Seth felt it was his time to go on the offensive. His greatsword lit with crimson flames and he swinged it towards the crystal golem. Even though they were hundred meters apart now, a wave of crimson flames formed from the greatsword and was carried towards the front while utilizing all the momentum the weapon had created.
That wave was hundred times fiercer than a normal wave Seth could cast while not using the weapon. It was like a dragon had opened its mouth to swallow his enemies and toss them in the middle of the burning hell.
The crystal golem could not escape from that area and was forced to resist those flames with his Mana.
The crimson fire tried to advance further, but there was a Mana Sovereign energy blocking its path. However, little by little it kept advancing.. It was like the Mana was slowly being consumed by that raging fire.