Samael looked extremely miserable as he staggered in the dark sky and occasionally swayed to sides as the wind blew. There was no light in his eyes and he looked emaciated and shriveled. The cost of utilizing a high level was way beyond his expectations and at this point, he knew his body would not endure much damages.
Thick drops of golden divine blood rolled down Samael's body and fell to the ground. Instantly the dead and dried up vegetations around began rejuvenating and growing at a very fast pace. In less than three seconds, the barren and desolate land was filled with lush green plants and trees of various kinds began sprouting out of the ground at a shocking speed. Derik's darkish purple eyes shook as he was shocked by the effect of just a few drops of golden blood on barren land. He finally understood that if Samael wasn't weakened at all, his corrosive death aura, at this level will never be able to threaten him.
Derik soon forgot the plan where he buys the rest of the team 20 minutes and his eyes narrowed, filled with malicious intentions. He knew if he falls to kill or cripple this monster of an angel at this moment, he will never be allowed to live easy again and the threat of a mighty peak grade demi-god archangel will always remain in his mind.
"He has to die here… everyone!" Derik roared while wiping away the black blood on his face and with a roar, he turned into a beam of light and dashed forward!
"Death… Killlllll!" Derik roared like a beast, ignoring his injuries and grabbing on to the empty void.
Silver level secret combat technique: Brilliant claw!
Derik descended on the injured fallen archangel and brandished his claws at Samael!
Screeeech!!!!
The avatar named death let out a loud shriek and shot forward like a spear, its hands suddenly quivered greatly and the massive pitch-black scythe in its hands released terrifying death aura. In an instant, he suddenly appeared above Samael. With Derik by its side, Death quickly brandished its scythe at Samael ruthlessly!
Death magic: Purgatory Slash!
Bam!!!
Bam!!!
Bam!!!
Bam!!!
Numerous darkish purple claw attacks and slash attacks filled the void around Samael blocking all escape routes.
"Split the sky!!!"
Cyrus was the first to snap out of the daze and attack his enemy ruthlessly, he roared like an ancient beast and swung his hands forward!
Instantly the massive divine sword floating behind him trembled greatly after which it turned into a beam of light and shot forward, crossing hundreds of meters in the blink of an eye.
"Shatter!" Cyrus screamed and the massive sword hacked down at Samael.
Samael's eyes turned cold and his weak body trembled greatly as he urged the little energy in his body to take action. His hands drew numerous strange golden symbols in the void around him at a shocking rate and before the numerous attacks could reach him, he clasped his hands together and roared!
"Life magic: Heavens embrace!" Samael roared and a massive pair of golden wings appeared instantly. It wrapped around him like a cocoon, shielding him from the tragedy that was about to befall him!
Boom!
Boom!!
Boom!!!
Derik, the death avatar and Cyrus backed away after the barrage of attacks and slowly encircled the injured fallen angel. At this point, Samael looked like a walking corpse and his handsome face seemed distorted! His eyes were empty and the bright stars which could be seen within vanished mysteriously. He looked like he wanted to speak but he lacked the strength and he looked more desperate than ever.
As he saw that there was no way he could escape Derik and the rest in his current condition he plunged deeper into despair and wished all this was a dream.
To be defeated by mortals in such a place and at such a time, he sincerely doubted he would be able to withstand the shame!
With deep pain and resentment for the four hosts assaulting him, Samael clasped his hands together and the space around him distorted instantly. He quickly grabbed the void and tore it open, revealing a golden perfect world where everything is holy.
"Get back boy!!!! He's trying to open a passageway to his domain! In there he's the sole god, even the creature cannot find him there… just let him escape… don't pursue!" Demos roared in Derik's head.
A terrifying wave of life aura burst out like a tidal wave from the passageway and the ancient passageway expanded at a terrifying speed. Cyrus, Ahika, and Zaylee were terrified by the amount of energy that was released and they quickly retreated.
"If he escapes I will never be able to live well… I must kill him here or at least deal a fatal blow!" Derik roared like a savage beast and shot forward like a spear.
While Samael is focused on opening the passageway to his domain, he's vulnerable and since he wasn't at his peak condition, it took even more time for him to build the gateway.
"Kill!!!!" Derik roared and a massive magic array appeared in front of him
"Ooo condemned soul of the underworld, the one led astray by the lord of light. Where art thy gods? As the messenger of death who comes from the deepest parts of the underworld, I sentence thee to eternal damnation and rob thee of thy freedom… Death magic: Death bind!!!" Derik roared.
Instantly dark clouds gathered above Samael and his passageway and two darkish purple magic arrays appeared by his side.
Bam!
Bam!!
Puti!
Two massive bone hands appeared from the magic arrays and quickly proceeded to bind Samael without any prior warning. The hands soon tighten their grip, deepening the injuries Samael has already sustained earlier. Forcing him to spurt out a mouth full of golden divine blood.
"Ooo power of death, grant thy servant thy power and thee thy strength… give me the power to vanquish all those who stand against thee and by the end of this day, may thy heads hang on the tip of thy spear! Death magic: Bone spear!" Derik roared, throwing his hands above his head.
Boooom!
An explosion occurred as all the death aura Derik could muster gathered above his head, taking the shape of a sparkling white bone spear. On the body of the bone spear were ancient demonic symbols that released a terrible amount of death aura.
Puti!
Derik spurts out a mouth full of corrosive black blood and his body trembled greatly. His fiery purple eyes had dimmed and his complexion turned terribly pale. A weak smile appeared on his face as he swung his hand and the bone spear let out an ear-piercing shriek before turning into a beam of light and shooting forward!
Death magic: Touch of death!
The death avatar stood gallantly in mid-air like an ancient mountain and with a single finger gesture, a dark halo surrounded Samael's figure and his concentration was broken.
Samael was initially gathering energy from his domain to counter this attack but then, when the dark halo appeared, his chain of thought was disrupted and his mind was flooded with negative emotions. His star-like eyes turned crimson red and his countenance turned savage.
Boom!
Puti!
Before Samael could fight the evil magic of the death avatar, the bone spear rammed into his chest and a terrifying amount of death aura poured in. His savage eyes turned desperate and his majestic temperament vanished entirely.
"Only death can solve the grudge between us! Only death!!!" Samael roared like a wounded dragon.
Darkish purple aura suddenly burst out of the bone spear and it quickly surged into his majestic body like a tidal wave. Samael's face turned ugly as he urged the last of his power to draw the natural forces in his domain to bombard the bone hands binding him while he struggled to pull the bone spear out of his body.
His cold, malicious gaze remained on Derik as he struggled and he cursed this host to his tenth generation. He was planning to escape into his domain and give up the hunt for the treasures in this dungeon but now that he has taken such a fatal blow undefended, it will take a century or more for him to recover!
He blamed his miserable luck on Derik and the other hosts present and swore to come for their heads the very moment he recovers a bit of his power.
Puti!
Samael spat out a mouth full of black blood mixed with golden blood as he pulled out the bone spear after great effort, tossing it away. He saw the flame of anger in Derik's eyes and dared not linger in this world anymore so he quickly turned into a beam of light and shot into his domain's passageway!
"Good kid… You won't have to worry about Samael for a few centuries… I'm sure you will be able to stand against him by the time he recovers!" Demos laughed in his head.
"You are the one who asked me to run… now you are talking like this? Damn you, man!" Derik muttered with a weak smile on his face.
"Well… don't blame me for being a caring young man… I can't take chances with your life… you have to listen to me more!" Demos snorted.
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At that moment, various forces of the four kingdoms in the Aldemar continent appeared from the dark clouds above, dashing towards Derik and the other host's direction. Leading the charge were the silver realm leaders of each group and they all wore frustrated expressions on their faces.
"Where is he!" Gerald roared at first but when he saw the condition of the environment and the four hosts present he quickly stopped and backed off.
On their way here they heard loud noises, explosions, and thunderclaps and they feared that Samael would have killed the four hosts before they arrived. Breaking through the barrier which Samael used to bind them with five drops of his golden divine blood was what kept them away for a while.
"Samael won't be a problem for a while… he received a fatal injury this time and ran into his domain… he won't recover for at least a hundred years!" Derik said, giving Gerald a weak smile.
Everyone who heard this was flabbergasted and they instinctively took another step back. How could four teenagers do something which the entire allied forces of the four kingdoms present struggled to achieve? They finally remembered the stories of the incredible intimidation of the guardian spirit hosts, capable of battling the whole forces of the continent and not falling into a disadvantaged position for a long time!
They became warier of the guardian spirit hosts and instinctively put up their guard against them. Anna Gyro was scared by Derik's words and quickly retreated, hiding behind the Gyro kingdom expedition troops. She was trying to escape Derik's line of sight!
"Derik…" Elsa's voice reached his ears and he turned his attention to the blonde-haired girl at the center Elven expedition troops, with her hands clutching her chest. His visage remained indifferent as he scanned through the numerous elves present and didn't bother to speak to any of them, only giving Elsa a slight nod.
"I'll be leaving first then!" Derik said to Gerald.
He nodded at Cyrus before turning into a beam of purple light and shooting into the darkness above with his death avatar following tightly behind. This time no one dared to stop him, from the fearful looks on the faces of Cyrus, Ahika, and Zaylee, they knew that Derik had showcased a power capable of scaring them and they weren't even sure they can beat this three in a fair fight.
So why stand against the man they are scared of?
They could only stare at the place where Derik flew towards and pray they will not encounter this monster when he's in a foul mood.
"Peak grade of the bronze realm… this kid is a monster… he's truly a beast… I fear that only Kalos, Kuen, Francis, and Cyrus can stand against him in the nearest future… every other person will not be worth his attention… including myself" Gerald muttered with a complicated look on his face.