Chapter 247: The Power of the Finger

Adrian is currently sensing the changing nature of the Quantum Corridor. He could sense that the Arch Lich is trying to force his way through the entrapment but it could not muster enough force to break through completely. Adrian sighed with relief when he could feel the effectiveness of the spell.

It was just really bad timing that he got hit by backlash when they successfully cast the Quantum Corridor. The Arch Lich spell hit the magic circle of the Quantum Corridor when it was just spreading to the area. Area of effect spells are most vulnerable during the start of the spell as it still has a connection to the casters hence Adrian being damaged.

Since the phenomena of the spell is already set, the spell matrix is already complete. This is the reason why the spell is not influenced by a foreign magic spell but is instead directed to the caster. It is like a post spell version of mana overload but it is called "Spell Backlash" by the players in Pandemonium.

Adrian looked at his status panel and could only frown. He could not level up as fast as he would have hoped he would due to the missions he is getting. The rewards might be good but it also hinders him to catch up to the high rankers. He always thought that he would breeze to missions like these if he has a higher level.

"What is the Worthy Rival title anyway? Though I am very grateful for the added stat bonus." Adrian stated as he looked at the description of the title and distributed the stat points that he has collected from levelling up.

Title: Worthy Rival

Effect: Able to affect individuals that you have met and incite their compassion. Their strong rivalry will make them increase their familiarity to you. Easier to befriend NPCs with the same race or same profession.

Description: You have become a target of admiration and rivalry. Be careful of tsunderes.

Name: Equinox

Race: Daemos (Half Asmodian)

Species: Netheros (Greater Demon)

Title: Champion of the Twin Gods, Undead Killer (Expand)

Job: Soul Summoner

Sub Job: Scribe (Beginner)

LVL: 135

Exp: 15.7%/100%

HP: 25,000 / 25,000

MP: 17,500 / 17,500

VIT: 245+5

STR: 275+85

INT: 300+50

AGI: 265+40

DEX: 220+45

END: 214 + 20

Available Stat points: 0

Hidden Stat: Luck +10 Wisdom +35 Persistence +10

"My hidden stats have barely increased. But since I need to fight more now, I need to focus on strength and intelligence." Adrian stated as he closed his status interface and looked at the piling snow in front of him.

The Ice Queen Elona decided that a physical barrier is much better than nothing so she ordered her yeti and even conjured up snowmen to assist. It would be weird to call the snowmen helping because they would become the wall of snow itself. The snowmen are basically just walking towards the pile of snow to merge with them.

Once the snow became a gigantic pile, the Ice Queen would harden the snow so that it becomes hard glaciers. This continued on so that the whole shore of the northern continent is covered in glacier ice walls. The Ice Queen also posted snowmen soldiers with sharp ice pikes that can be thrown. Although she knows that it could only slow the undead down.

"We just need to by enough time until the crown is finished then everything would be good." Adrian stated unknown to him that he is actually being watched someone.

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The Arch Lich Malus could see that they are trapped inside this peculiar space. The Arch Lich knows that it could easily break past this formation if it was in the old time. The Arch Lich has yet to reach its peak power because it has only been recently unsealed.

The Arch Lich could not wait anymore and time is of the essence. The Arch Lich might miss this chance to corner the Undead King so it has no choice but to rely on a power foreign to itself. Due to this space confining it, it cannot access power or mana from its life vessels.

The Arch Lich might not like it but it had to rely on the finger that it was offered. The Arch Lich looked at the finger with a golden ring for a few minutes before it started preparing to activate magic. The Arch Lich has yet to recover all its mana so it is now meditating in order to increase mana regeneration.

Once the Arch Lich Malus has 80% of its total mana recovered, it also ordered the other liches to chant with it. The Arch Lich knows that it cannot channel the power of the finger alone because it does not have the support of its life vessels.

The Arch Lich Malus placed the finger on the middle of the deck while it formed a circle with the other liches. The Arch Lich then started chanting in the runic language while it controlled the other liches to do the same. Any living being would not be able to do this as the brain of that individual would explode.

One of the advantages of the undead is that you can avoid mental status ailments. This is especially true as undead do not experience mana overload. This makes the undead a great pick for magic classes but that also makes them twice as easy to kill using holy magic.

A magic circle appeared below the finger with the golden ring. The finger with the golden ring then became floated into the air with layers upon layers of magic circles. The finger then pointed to the sky as the Arch Lich chanted the spell that it would fire.

"Inverse Life" The Arch Lich Malus stated as all the mana from the liches disappeared while 60% of its own mana also vanished.

A pale gray light similar to a beam of light that is as thick as a pole. The pale gray beam of light then pierced the nether mist and pierce a hole into the Quantum Corridor. A loud bursting sound could be heard all throughout the continent.

The pale gray light did not stop at the boundary of the quantum corridor but it went into the atmosphere. The pale gray light sounded like it hit something hard in the atmosphere and a cracking sound could be heard all throughout the continent. The pale gray light did not stop even though the Arch Lich Malus and the other liches stopped channeling their mana.

The finger then gained somewhat of a sentience as it sucked all the mana from those channeled its power. The pale gray beam of light then started having a black outline and if Adrian could be there closely then he would know the familiarity of this mana. The mana is actually the same as the mana that Cristobal and Eldritch emitted.

The Arch Lich Malus did not expect this outcome as it used layers upon layers of magic circle to restrain the power of this finger. It did not take long for the finger to use up all the mana from the Arch Lich Malus and his liches but it did not stop.

Now that the quantum corridor is broken, the connection of the liches from their life vessels has been restored. The large mana pool of the liches are now being targeted by the finger as a power source. One of the life vessels of the Arch Lich Malus is soon emptied out by the finger.

The barrier that the beam of light is colliding is starting to show cracks and it could be heard by all of the inhabitants in the main world. As soon as this cracking sound is heard, a system message and a world message is sent to all of the players.

[The barrier separating the godly plane from the mortal plane is starting to fracture.]

[The gods have mandated that all of you stop whatever is causing the fracture to the barrier.]

[If the fracturing of the barrier is not stopped then an unstoppable evil will be released onto the mortal plane.]

This is the first time that three world messages are released throughout the players. This was more of a warning rather than a message as it detailed something that no normal people do not want to read. Just the words unstoppable evil is already worrying enough but it had to have 'released to the mortal plane' which made it more dangerous.

It is not only those allied with the 'good' gods that moved but also that of the 'evil' gods. Even those who stayed being neutral started to move as they know what is happening to the world. Aurgelmir who could feel the nasty energy outside his forge but he did not stop forging as he is now completely forming the crown. If he stopped now then the crown would shatter or might turn to dust.

All the hidden powers started going towards the source of the nasty energy that they felt. Even they know the terror of the dark gods despite them burying all information known about them. The Arch Lich Malus felt intense rage as he could not control the finger. It was even using its own powers to fuel whatever it wants.

The Arch Lich started chanting and it started severing its connection with the finger. It first started with the weakest links which are the liches. It easily severed the liches but the burden of the Arch Lich multiplied since the finger drawn more mana from it now that the Arch Lich is the only one connected to it.

If undead could sweat then the Arch Lich should be sweating right now as it tried its best to sever its connection with the finger. Just as the Arch Lich finished severing its connection with the ring, a sinister laugh could be heard from behind it. This laugh is actually familiar to the Arch Lich.