Chapter 198: Trump Card

At the moment, Emery's body was soaking wet, as his mind was concentrating on casting his [Nature Blessing] spell, healing his still wounded body to the optimal state as fast as possible. Feeling the pleasant feeling coursing through his body, Emery perceived his previously wounded spirit core would return to its normal condition soon. However, he still had to focus his mind, as he knew the situation was turning for the worse every second passed.

Emery was no longer concerned about the drastic problem plaguing his fey bloodline. He could handle that matter later. Right now, he just needed his spirit core to function properly again to help the girl, who was fighting with the crazy man in front of him.

AAGGHH!!

Loud pained screams resounded in the air, as an apparent grimace appeared on Silva's face. The sound of Silva's flesh being pierced by the large needle-like spell, combined with the agony one could feel in her scream, haunted Emery's mind. He could no longer close his eyes.

Emery's healing spell was still maintained, while he carefully saw everything Silva did to fight Lodos. Since he knew he would have to fight the man himself, Emery split his attention into two and observed each step she did to handle this madman.

As he watched the raging battle, Emery noticed the solution to the seemingly unbeatable gravity spells. Apparently, speed was the solution. Yes, pure and plain speed. Thanks to her speed, which was astounding even amidst the ranks of elite acolytes, and her experienced battle sense, Silva was able to predict and dodge the gravity spells Lodos tried to throw at her, before he could even finish to cast them.

By the off-chance she did get caught by the spells, Silva swiftly used her high battle power, courtesy to her half-blood heritage, to break free from the spells, before they could be strengthened.

Watching the fight unfolding before him, Emery realized this was a battle of speed and long-range spell attacks. When Lodos was casting his signature black sharp needle spell, Silva casted her [Leaf of Steel] spell to welcome it.

The fight went on and Silva seemed unable to get closer to Lodos no matter what she tried. The closer she got to Lodos the easier it was for him to trap her with the gravity spells. Hence, the battle turned into a shooting contest, one where Silva was badly losing.

As he fired his needles, like someone who was watering their plants, Lodos had another spell activated, one that acted as his defensive spells the [Shadow Barrier]. The spell covered his entire body with a faint layer of darkish glow when he was attacked. Moreover, the spell was still active whether he moved or not, in other words, the defensive spell was mobile.

Meanwhile, even though Silva's [Wall of Thorn] spell was very powerful. The flexibility of the spell was not really its forte, as what the spell did was raise a few meters tall thorns barrier from the ground.

The spell was a formidable one when used as a defensive option. However, the situation of the fight where the two of them were throwing and dodging spells to each other, which made them move around, was not really the best condition for the spell.

Emery could tell Silva was slowly being cornered by Lodos. When it looked like she was about to lose, Silva finally used her trump card. Thorny roots, which looked like those that would appear when the [Entangle] spell was casted, emerged around Lodos' figure. But then, when they got close to him, the vines suddenly turned into dozens of snakes and began attacking Lodos from several different directions.

Silva was about to enjoy the sweet taste of victory, as she saw her trump card was about to hit Lodos. However, her smile was broken by the sight of Lodos rising up into the air. The crazy man casted a spell named [Pull Up] from one of his many gravity-based spells, and effortlessly evaded Silva's trump card.

The last spell Silva casted seemed to affect her state, as her speed was reduced by quite a lot. That was exactly when Lodos was finally able to trap her with one of his [Pull Down] spells. Silva finally got caught, and seconds later, dozens of black needles flew from above and whizzed through the air towards her.

This time, Silva unfortunately wasn't fast enough to break free and avoid the needles completely. As a result, two of the needles were successfully embedded into her leg.

AARRGGHH!!

Another loud scream was heard, as the needles went deep into Silva's leg. Once again, Lodos casted the combination of [Pull Down] and [Shadow Needle] spells towards the groveling Silva. This time, she was surely unable to dodge.

Looking at the precarious situation Silva was in, Emery knew he had to make a move now or it would be too late. He swiftly consolidated all the spirit energy he had gathered and channeled it all into his darkness core.

Immediately after, all three other element energies were channeling their power towards the center, and then an explosion of energy was created, as Emery's darkness core returned to its optimum state.

As soon as he felt his spirit core was restored and he could use it again, without even getting up from his cross-legged position, Emery swiftly casted the [Blink] spell. His figure warped through the space and instantaneously appeared near Silva.

Swiftly sweeping the young girl's body, Emery immediately took Silva away from the danger, as dozens of needles pierced the ground where Silva was standing just an instant earlier. He carried Silva in his arms, as he put distance between them and Lodos.

Expecting to be scolded again by the young girl for taking too much time on healing or carrying her like this, to his surprise, Silva was very silent at the moment. Emery noticed her face seemed to be a little red. However, he quickly threw the sight to the back of his mind, he had no time to be concerned about those things right now.

Seeing Emery's energized appearance, the crazy man turned to his cheerful state, as a smile could be seen on his face.

"Come, come, come. Both of you, come and attack me... I am bored." Lodos said, beckoning with his hand.

"Be careful, Emery. This guy is a freak." Silva said, as Emery put her down and prepared to fight the lunatic. She then immediately cast healing magic on her wounded leg.

"I know." Emery said with a nod.

As he walked towards the man step by step, Emery brought out everything he could use. First, he used the [Immortal Gate] battle art technique to once again increase his battle power. Then, knowing the best strategy to fight against Lodos thanks to Silva, Emery decided to use his new spell.

Lodos, who saw the approaching Emery, prepared to launch his attacks again. Emery made up his mind to cast the new combination spell he had just learned recently before the game began.

The spell was a combination spell between two elements just like [Shadow Bind Root] and [Granite Skin] spell. However, this time, it was a combination of water element and darkness element.

Dark blue glow appeared around Emery's figure as he was casting the said spell. Moments later, the spell activated.

[Shadow Mist - Tier 3 Combination Spell]

The spell created a stream of midnight-blue cloud all around the area where Emery and Lodos were standing. Shortly after, multiple images of Emery could be seen inside the mist. When the real Emery moved, all the mirage images also moved together with him. The sight was like what one would see upon entering a room full of glasses on all sides.

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