89 Chapter 89: Life and Death Collides 2

Wooosh!

Wooosh!!

Woooosh!!!

Arrows shrouded in darkish purple aura shot out of the ghastly being shrouded in dark clouds. Its movements were swift and not even a single footstep could be heard.

Dang!

Dang!!

Dang!!!

The arrows struck a transculent golden barrier and quickly fell to the floor before fading away.

Cyrus frowned as he stared into the darkness in the distance, trying to find out where Derik was. Although he could easily detect death even from a mile away, he was put into a tricky situation this night.

As Derik was aware of his sensory perks, he also knew that hiding in the darkness would not help so he chose to do something different. As he moved in circles while attacking Cyrus with his bone arrows, He left behind thick trails of his death aura to confuse the life mage.

In such a situation where his opponent utilized the hit and run tactics so perfectly, the only thing Cyrus could do was defend and curse Derik under his breath. He knew Derik was only stalling and time wasn't on his side. His time duration in this form may have increased but should this continue the chances of him winning this battle will decrease greatly.

His eyes narrowed and his golden hair on his air soon stood up and fluttered in the wind. The ancient texts written all over his body soon lit up and the range which his divine light covered increased slightly

"Lord of light, the giver of life… Smite this heretic with thy divine power and destroy thy powers with your consuming light! Spread forth thy hands and show these unbelievers that salvation can only be obtained in your gracious light!... Life magic: Divine light!" Cyrus roared

Instantly all the divine light that radiated around his body vanished and his body stopped glowing. This startled Derik who was about to fire another round of arrows but stopped. He instantly felt something was wrong and tried to retreat but it was already too late.

A small magic array suddenly formed beneath Cyrus' feet and the glow in his body gradually returned. It was like an outburst of light, which instantly consumed everything! Even Gerald and the other views were not spared as the blinding light instantly consumed them and they felt like someone placed a heated iron on their plain skin, burning it in the process. But this time, it was everywhere.

The first few seconds were a mixture of pain and shock, after which the mages cast a large scale protective barrier which prevented the light from penetrating. Never in their wildest dreams did they expect a new kid who just entered the low grade of the bronze realm to possess such an ability. When Cyrus was a recruit he killed a drunk guard who was at the low grade of the bronze realm but now he too has entered that realm he has become even more frightening!

From the power this kid has displayed so far, it became obvious that he is capable of killing off anyone at the mid grade of the bronze realm easily and even if he is assaulted by a master at the peak grade of the bronze realm he should still be able to deal some damage before going down. While a lot of people were impressed by Cyrus' limiter path which he shouldn't even be able to use until he enters the silver realm, the others stared at the brightest light at the center of the forest in envy and silently cursed their bad luck. If they had such an opportunity done much better with this power. At least, that's what most of them thought

They quickly shifted their attention to Derik who the attack was directed to. Having knowledge of the balance in elements and effects, they knew that Cyrus's life element was super effective against Death magic and was its natural weakness. The only reason Derik has been able to suppress Cyrus every single time whenever they got into a quarrel was simply that Derik's magic at that time had more volume. The difference between a peak three star magic and magic at mid three star level is no small thing! But now Cyrus's power level is above his probably by leaps and bounds, it won't be an easy fight even if Derik takes off his limiters as well.

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Derik's eyes squinted due to pain as he struggled desperately not to scream. The fiery burning purple light in his eyes slowly but steadily dimmed, threatening to extinguish permanently. At this very moment, he felt like his body was on fire! It felt like he was thrown into a pool filled with lava. Who would have thought this how it feels when someone is been assaulted by his or her opposing element?

Visible burns kept appearing all over his body at first but it was been healed at a visible rate but after enduring this for a few seconds, his regenerative abilities could not keep up with it anymore. His body trembled greatly within the bright light that threatened to blow away all the clouds of death energy that surrounded him, leaving only tiny threads of darkness that latched on to his body bravely.

"This spell seems to lack any form of physical force… therefore it can be blocked by a physical… as long as the divine light doesn't get you… you have no reason to suffer" Demos speculated calmly in Derik's mind

"Yea... I know!" Derik replied

"Then why are you letting yourself suffer this much?" Demos inquired

At this point, a smile appeared on Derik's face

"Because I wish to train my body and my resilience" Derik gritted his teeth as he spoke out this time, not able to withstand the pain anymore

"Very well then… carry on… but don't forget the goal is to win and gain their approval… don't push yourself too much" Demos said nonchalantly.

Soon later howls and screams could be heard from within the light where Derik was standing, Gerald and the others at this point planned to interfere. Even Cyrus was a little worried and considered stopping but then something shocking happenedA roared could be heard from within the golden light and Derik's figure became a bit clearer. His body was scorching red and black veins could be seen all over his body. He took a step forward and then another, and then another "Crap… what is this kid made of?" a red haired girl exclaimed with both hands on her cheeks.

The red haired lady is the archer of the miracle team, it is said that her archery skills are on par with that of elves!

The others were dazed for a while as they watched Derik walk towards a nearby tree, taking cover. Right before their eyes, the scorching red injuries all over his body which looked like injuries caused by lava burns began healing itself at a visible rate. His heavy breathing soon subsided and all the death aura soon returned to him, making him take that ghastly form once again. The fiery purple light in his eyes which was almost quenched just a few seconds ago lit up and burnt even brighter.

Seeing this, everyone present was astonished. Gerald and Anna were the most shocked here, and they silently questioned the kings to have Derik killed. They were aware of the existence of supernatural beings and they knew their worth to a kingdom. The general public may reject these people and brand them ungodly and even try to murder these people but the fact remains that these special individuals are the core strength of a kingdom, what the heck? Even the Gyro kingdom military has a special squad made up of only special individuals.In places where normal mages and warriors fail, these people have never failed.

The royal family was aware of the Salvor incident and quickly moved to recruit the remnants of the Salvor family. They already knew that the Lockwood's were 'Special' and also suspected Derik but after doing a background check they shifted the thought away. According to their informants, Derik left the noble family after the night of the event and has never spoken on the matter till now so they simply assumed that he was just terrified like any other fourteen year old kid who coincidentally witnessed something they shouldn't have seen. So they just pushed away from the thoughts and gave up on contacting him.

Everything which seemed like a puzzle in Gerald and Anna's mind began falling into place. The overwhelming strength he has been showcasing even at the entrance exam of the adventurer's license exam, and against Kuen and his team! Not to talk of the mid grade bronze realm warrior whom he knocked over easily during the trial at the royal courtroom. Even here, a few minutes ago he clashed with Donald who was under the influence of a mid level Bronze combat technique which boosts one's physical capabilities and physique and still stood on both feet's, only retreating by a few steps! A recruit who is yet to undergo refinement! Were they so blind that they couldn't notice these glaring signs?

They silently praised Derik for keeping this secret to himself for so long without attracting the attention of the holy church. This is a group that resides in all parts of the continent and no single kingdom can handle them. Even the royal families of every kingdom, including that of the lizardmen who are in possession of a gold level magic weapon, have to talk to the church with respect.

Yes, Aldemar is the biggest continent but that doesn't make it the best. In fact, those who find themselves in this continent curse their rotten luck. The reason is simple, even though the other six continents in this world are not as Aldemar, they are only inhabited by only a single force each. In a place where there are no oppositions and plenty of resources, the clan's growth will not be restricted by any force and it will easily reach its peak faster than normal!

The wing race is one of such races that are blessed with such good fortune and have nothing to worry about. Members of this race claim to be direct descendants of the creator sent to the word to purge all forms of evil!. After amassing great power and breeding numerous top tier masters at the peak of the human realm, they easily infiltrated Aldemar with the guise of religion, pulling a lot of Indigenes to their side and creating a small paradise they can call their own in the continent where they gradually leech off the resources of the continent.

It didn't take time for them to spread to every kingdom in the continent and obtain solid footholds in each empire the occupied. The royal family of these kingdoms has always been aware of the true aim of these people but they have always kept their opinions to themselves.

In the past, the Queen of the elven kingdom which is known as a very proud race strongly spoke against the Holy church because it drew away the attention of the people from the goddess of nature and she even went as far as to order them to leave the kingdom.

Two days later a squad of peak grade silver realm wingmen appeared from the skies and descended on the capital of the elven kingdom and instantly wiped out the royal family of the elves present.

Ever since that day, no one dares to speak against this race of fanatical looters. Even in the present time, to gain their favor, most kingdoms offer resources in the form of kids who are talented in light magic or holy magic. The only notable disadvantage which the wing race possesses is simply lack of diversity. Each and every member, both the warriors and the mages master only holy magic and their paths are always related to holiness.

Gerald and Anna quickly came to the conclusion that Derik only been able to hide his werewolf side well simply because of his death magic. It was purely due to intoxicating bone chilling aura, diabolical aura which it had that made people not notice anything. This magic made Derik so intimidating that even people at the peak of the bronze realm will take a step back first and consider the situation before attacking him, even though they can defeat him easily.

At this point, they realized that Derik's magic has always been looking after him in strange ways and now they began to reevaluate the usefulness of a peak three star magic with a guardian spirit!