93 Chapter 93: Danger Lurking in the shadow

Derik quickly got on his feet and turned to Gerald and Anna who both wore gloomy expressions on their faces. They knew that Derik's attempt to scare the monsters was about sixty percent complete. At least with Derik around, they won't get attacked by random high level magic beasts, this way the can conserve their strength for whatever abomination it is that could withstand Derik's power."Nothing can be done?" Anna asked, clearly disappointed.Her eyes narrowed and she placed her hand on the saber strapped to her waist. In her opinion, Derik's sole purpose is to drive away the beasts in the moonlight forest and keep them safe. If this kid can't do just that, then what's the use of having him around?Her gaze turned frosty and her hand delicate fair skinned hand fell on the hilt of the huge blade strapped across her back."Are you sure you can't solve this problem?" Anna asked and her grip tightened on her sword hilt.Seeing this, Derik's temperament turned murderous. The fiery purple light at the center of his eyes vanished and his eyes were black and empty like the void."Ooo power of death, grant thy servant thy power and lend thee thy strength... Give me the power to vanquish all those who stand against thy power of death and by the end of this day, thy heads shall hang on the tip of thy spear… Death magic: Bone spear!!!" Derik roared.Instantly, Death aura escaped his body and clustered together before taking the form of a spear. A lot of aurae escaped his body and dashed into the bone spear in his hand. "Try me" Derik walked towards Anna with so much confidence which even made Anna quiver slightly and every other person drop their jaw in shock.Where the fuck is this kid getting his confidence from?Gerald only smiled and moved forward. Standing in between them."Even if Derik can't stop that beast, His ability will still play a significant role here... we can simply use it to chase away the hordes of monsters here... that way we only need to be focused on high level beasts... we can conserve stamina and mana that way!" Gerald explained.Unlike him, who trained day and night, backing up his power with skill, Anna has only cultivated to this level through the means of artificial aid. As the princess of the Gyro kingdom, she rarely gets involved in messy businesses, so her actual skills are poor... if a fight between them should breakout now, she will only win due to overwhelming power and the power difference between her and Derik. But in the end, since Derik possesses an ability that can kill peak grade bronze level warriors and mages, he will definitely land a devastating blow that may shatter her cultivation for life since it has no solid foundation. Gerald planned to say more but thenROAR!!!RUMBLE!RUMBLE!RUMBLE!Another roar echoed in the forest accompanied by red waves of aurae and occasional fissures!This time Derik was in a foul mood and his countenance had changed. His eyes lit up and the grip on his bone spear tightened. Death energy poured into the spear until it was shrouded in darkish purple aura and numerous shrieks and cries resonated from the bone spear.He turned his back on Gerald and Anna, focusing on the direction where the roar resonated from! His muscles began bulging and the full prowess of a level 9 supernatural beast was showcased"Silence!!" He roared and tossed the bone spear in that direction. Wooooosh!!!Booom!!!The bone spear turned into a beam of light and flew into the forest. An explosion ensured and then there was total silence. "Its been taken care of" Derik said to Gerald and walked away, moving towards the moonlight forest. The expedition team soon snapped out of their shock and hurriedly followed behind, knowing that Derik would ensure their safety in the forest... Two Hours Later...With Derik taking the lead, the expedition team advanced smoothly without any high-level beast encounter. At this point, everyone felt grateful to Derik and no one dared to speak against him or act recklessly in front of him...After advancing for two hours, the expedition team stopped at a clearing which had a shallow stream at the center and at the other end were trees resembling the ones in the moonlight forest. Even though they took turns to stand guard, they depended on Derik's death aura which surrounded the team like a dome. While the rest freshened up and ate, Derik pondered on all he could understand from what he has seen so far and the plan they have made. He wondered how much longer he would have to wait before 'ride' shows up. At this point, he became a bit anxious and considered possible situations where his plans fail.Then what next?RUSTLE!RUSTLE!!RUSTLE!!!Sounds of people pushing against leaves and branches resonated from the other side of the forest and multiple footsteps could be heard. Initially, they felt it was a monster horde and silently questioned Derik's competence but later on they realized it wasn't. While a few tightened their grip on the hilt of their weapons, the rest began chanting. To Derik's greatest surprise the expedition troops formed a circle around him! Even Anna and Gerald stood in front as if they were planning to protect him from what is to come.Unfortunately, he wasn't touched by this act, knowing fully well that they only did this because of his ability. Once he's of no use to them, these same people will put an end to his life without blinking."You said my aura will bring the beast to me... Why isn't it here yet?" Derik screamed out in his mind."I know what I said... exercise some patience... It won't be too long" Demos chuckled in his mind.Bam!Bam!!Two fully armored guardian knights flew out of the forestall and visible claw marks were imprinted in their disfigured chest plates. On their shiny silver armor was a Mighty 'C' on their armors."Guardian knights from Cato... The expedition troops of Cato are nearby, get ready men!" Gerald roared and scorching crimson red aura escaped his body.Even though the military forces of Gyro were under Anna, they still paid heed to Gerald's words and prepared themselves.The two guardian knights from Cato were aware of the fact that the expedition troops of the Gyro kingdom were behind them but they didn't pay these people any attention. instead, they stripped themselves of their damaged armors and gripped onto their spears which had numerous magic runes all over it and their aura spiked. Magic Weapons!!!!Their eyes were fixed on the thick dark forest waiting for the beast which tossed them out to show itself.ROAR!RUMBLE!!RUMBLE!!!A red wave of murderous aura poured out first and then the beast emerged, slithering towards the two guardian knights at a terrifying speed.Its eyes were crimson red and it has a pair of pointy horns on its head. It's upper half looked macho and well built and its hands were blessed with enchanting glowing dark claws.It's lower half took the shape of that of a serpent with which it slithered at terrifying speed. This beast has a darkish brown skin covered with some sort of slimy substance which corroded everything it made contact with. Its body was over 10 meters long and it easily towered over everyone present."A shadow Lurker!!!" Gerald gasped in fear"Aaaaaaaah!!!" Anna screamed in fear and retreated immediately, hiding behind a bunch of peak grade bronze warriors and mages"Isn't that a level 60 magical beast?" The bald guardian Knight of the miracle team asked, wearing a gloomy expression.The others nodded in agreement. While the others were terrified, a broad smile appeared on Derik's face. He was very much aware of the kind of beast that appeared. A level 60 shadow lurker!According to Demos, this beast is one of the few monsters of the night which possess a certain level of intelligence and can be bargained with. According to Demos, one of his previous hosts was able to strike a deal with the shadow beast and made it his loyal subordinate. If he could do the same, it won't be difficult for him to escape this place.He knew by releasing his Death aura, the beast will be enticed by it and lured to him, all he needed to do now is convince the beast to work for him.BOOOM!!!!Web like cracks appeared on the strong stony soil beneath Derik's feet as his Death aura burst out violently."Aaaaaarrrrrrrgggggggh!!!!" Derik roared and his body trembled greatly before it was completely shrouded in terrifying darkish purple flames and shot into the air, flying towards the beast and the guardian knights of the Cato Kingdom"Death Magic: Death meteor!" a deep voice resonated from the big ball of fiery darkish purple flames, catching the attention of everyone present.While everyone was stunned by Derik's bold move, thinking he dashed forward to engage the shadow lurker, Gerald and the teams from the association wore apprehensive looks on their faces.A few peak grade bronze level warriors and mages from the military felt like this was an attempt by Derik to escape, so they too decided to act. Soon colorful lights radiated off the bodies of over 20 brave soldiers of the Gyro kingdom and they all dashed forward, chasing after Derik.ROAR!!!The crimson red eyes of the shadow lurker glowed even brighter when Derik released his energy and the beast suddenly lunged forward.The expressions of two guardian knights of the Cato kingdom instantly disfigured and they dared not hold back. This beast in front of them is capable of taking on sliver realm warriors, as they are only at the peak grade of the bronze realm they could only depend on their magic weapons.Their eyes narrowed and the bronze level magic spears in their hands trembled greatly and they quickly struck forward with all their mightBam!Bam!!Bone shattering sounds resonated from the bodies of the two guardian knights of Cato were easily sent flying and their thrust attacks with their magic spears were easily blown away....Meanwhile...Boooom!!!With the aid his death meteor spear, Derik was able to fly out of the encirclement formed by the Gyro kingdom expedition troops.His body struck the ground, creating a Crater over 3 meters deep and around to face the incoming troops of Gyro with a sneer..."Hahahahaha!!! You dare chase after me? You must be tired of living!!" Derik laughed and threw his hand into the empty air.His palm looked like it was holding on to something and when he pulled, he tore the space and right in front of their eyes a bow made of steel which had magical runes all over its steel like body."Death magic: Accursed gate of the Underworld!" Derik growled while grabbing onto the magic bow without hesitating.Derik's aura suddenly spiked and thick purple energy poured out of the magic bow"Low Level bronze combat technique: Shot series!!! "Instantly, numerous purple energy arrows formed all around Derik.Bam!Bam!Bam!Bam!In less than five seconds Derik had already fired over a hundred energy arrows easily suppressing all twenty peak grade bronze realm warriors and mages.Even though these people should normally be able to handle attacks from low level magic weapons, the sheer volume of Derik's attacks was just something they could not cope with easily."You want to die? kid!!""Very well... I'll grant your wish!!!" Two peak grade bronze realm warriors roared and dashed forward with their swords in their hands... They quickly tried to circle Derik, ambushing him from the sides but then"No... wait!!!""No! Don't!"The two warriors screamed before their bodies were pierced by two beams of red aura which was shoot from the glowing crimson red eyes of the shadow lurker which now stood gallantly behind Derik while glaring at all those who bore bad intentions for him