Chapter 884 Who Is The Real Monster? (Part 2)
Chapter 884 Who Is The Real Monster? (Part 2)
They were none other than the three Virtues chasing Vexa and Radur who had fled after the death of the two other Virtues in charge of protecting the Schwazen capital. Mirror Vanguard had been unable to find them despite the active collaboration of Caphriel and the Schwazens loyal to Aurae.
[How did they get here undetected?] She wondered, all sorts of unanswered questions bubbling up in her mind. [Could they have been lurking until now by moving through the Mana Storm?]
Maybe it was part of their plan from the beginning. If the other Digestor Trojans had not been culled from the Ordeal, the situation would probably have been much worse.
"It's definitely him." The one in the middle answered in a more normal voice, staring at Jake with a look of malice and cruelty, "His companions also killed Mahanaim. Too bad, the ones still alive are already out of reach..."
[Jake, we've got a big problem.] Xi shouted into the latter's head to get him to refocus to no avail.
Without giving Xi time to catch her breath, the last Virtue to speak waved its hand in front of him and one of the Mana vines binding Jake forced his right arm to unfold. The angelic creature flapped its wings once, raising a tornado of wind, and the next moment its eight wings covered in a black halo slashed the same spot: the insertion of his shoulder.
"Ahhhw, so delicious." The winged monster savored with an ecstatic expression of delight.
Not wanting to be outdone, the other two Virtues pounced on him at the same time and soon after Jake was deprived of his left arm and right leg, his partially Mana-saturated blood dissipating into the Mana Storm.
"Jake!"
Xi used all of her computing power and searched all the records in the Oracle System for a solution, wondering why Aurae hadn't intervened. This was typically an extreme situation that required his intervention!
Jake's soul and Spirit Body were in his Aether Soul Core, but the Mana Storm had already reached his brain. If the Oracle didn't bring him back now, he could very well die for good.
As Xi racked her brain, Jeanie could hear the three Virtues greedily devouring their snacks, commenting on each bite as if it were an exceptional gourmet meal.
The second Virtue was more calm and civilized, but totally agreed with him. "After devouring this Player I should be able to awaken several new abilities while significantly increasing my survivability and defensive capabilities."
Seconds later, they finished their first snack and postponed their digestion until later to devour Jake before the Mana Storm melted his precious Aether Code beyond repair.
"I just want that bead this time. I'll leave the rest to you." The creature called dibs on his Aether Soul Core, instinctively understanding that it was the most valuable thing there was.
"Too bad, I wanted it too. Why don't you eat his brain instead to assimilate his memories?" The second Virtue offered in a creepy voice.
The surprise attack sliced through the first Virtue's fingers, causing him to drop the Aether Soul Core between his fingers, but just as his assailant was about to gobble it down with a snap of his jaw, a ball of blue light shot out of Jake's mouth and caught the bead in midair. As he focused his gaze on the speck of light, a tiny winged figure appeared in his line of sight.
Trembling with terror, Jeanie summoned her courage and shouted, "I will not let you eat his soul!"
Understanding Jeanie's intentions, a mixture of horror and hope swept over Xi. [Don't do that.]
Jeanie passed through Jake's esophagus of her own accord and splashed herself and the Aether Soul Core into his stomach. What would happen if a Min Min and a soul ended up being digested by that same soul's body? Xi could only guess.
At the same time, hidden in Jake's cells, a grayish mass gloated. It had already been at work for a while, but nothing had happened the way it wanted. Sensing that the decisive moment had come, it retracted from Jake's cells and charged towards his stomach.
BOOOM!
At the same time, above them, millions of kilometers above, a titanic metallic face of cosmic proportions froze. Its six eyes, brighter than six suns, flashed imperceptibly and a crack opened at the bottom of its face, opening a chasm several hundred thousand kilometers long.
A smile. A smile that would give you the chills.