Chapter 172 - The Mind Of Scourge 2_2

Vier moved swiftly. His figure blurred every time he moved and sometimes, he left an afterimage in a place where he had stood before.

Using his sword, he cut off the tentacles that came to destroy him and try to capture him. He can cut off those tentacles easily as he ran close to Eyentacl but...

Clang! Clang!

He still couldn't cut off the huge eyes that became Eyentacl's main body. Different from the tentacles that looked hard but were easy to cut, that soft-looking huge eyeball could hardly be scratched as his sharp sword slash them.

"It still can't be penetrated," said Vier, who filled his body with energy suddenly. Seconds later, "[Shinning; Condense Slash]"

A dense golden light enveloped Vier's sword. 

He then swung his sword with everything he had. 

An attack would do great damage if launched at full strength. That's basic knowledge, common sense.

Zwoom! Splat!

The attack successfully penetrated the Eyentacl defense. Vier finally shed his first blood - on Eyentacl's main body - since this fight began. He retreated to gather strength for the next attacks.

"Vriii" Eyentacl makes a sound. Purple light gathered on its pupils and in a blink of an eye, a pillar of light, a purple-colored Laser Beam approached Vier quickly.

Zhiing!

"[Golden Shield of Light]"

"[Hexagon Barrier]"

A large golden shield and a blue hexagon wall made of light appeared in front of Vier. The two Defensive Spells received the Laser Beam that hit them violently.

Unable to penetrate two layers of Defensive Spells, the laser scattered and rained down on the surrounding area, either making fire or directly melting the floor or wall.

"Damn it! Take cover!" Gravius shouted.

Almost everyone moved to search for cover after hearing his scream. Anna and Fenton can't move because they have to concentrate on maintaining the Spells they conjured. Knowing that clearly, Kaze approaches Fenton while Beleg runs ahead of Anna.

"[Buki; Greatshield]" Kaze took out a blue Greatshield. He used it to protect Fenton.

"[Shield of Valor]" Beleg shouted and a large shield made of red light appeared to give Anna, Gilraen, and Gaia protection.

Using their respective Arte, the two men protect their friends until finally, Eyentacl's Laser Beam fades away.

"Vriii!" The eyentacl re-collected purple light in its pupils.

Remembering the Laser Beam that had just appeared to burn and melt everything, everyone there didn't need to be told what was going to happen.

Vier left defensive spells that protected him. He ran as fast as he could to get close to Eyentacl. He took a breath and prepared his sword. He blast up his energy at a moment he arrived at the front of the Eyentacl and, "[Shinning; Condense Slash]"

Vier's sword turned into a flash of light. Again, blood was shed. And different from before, since Eyentacl didn't move while preparing its Laser Beam, Vier was able to tear the Scourge's pupils effortlessly.

"VRIII!" The screams that shake this whole place were created. 

Small earthquakes make walls and ceilings crack.

Falling pebbles became a sign that this place was quite fragile.

Gravius' eyebrows were bending as he looked at the ceiling of this vast hall. On the other hand, seeing what Vier did, Gaia finally remembered the thing she had to remember about Eyentacl.

"We have to find the other four little eyes which are that Scourge's body parts. When those little eyes were wiped out, the Scourge's defense would vanish. That way, we can kill the Scourge. However, the problem is, those eyes were being hidden with a Spell that is quite strong."

Half-Elf Anna's ears jerked and Gilraen moved her eyes to look at Gaia. They were interested in the spell in question. More than that, "What kind of Nature does that strong Spell have?" Gilraen asked.

"Nature?" Gaia repeated because she didn't understand.

"Either the Spell hides those eyes by enveloping it using Mana, manipulating the elements, or making it transform to mix with the surroundings, and such," Anna explained.

Gaia nodded. "Scourge is never far from the Dark Element. So maybe, they're using elements to hide."

"If that's true, things will get easier," said Anna who then hoisted her Wand. "[Observing Eyes of Gold]"

Anna's Sapphire eyes turned golden. With those eyes, the girl looked at every corner of the hall. And sure enough, there were four little eyes that were not there before.

Anna re-collects her Mana. With Wand held high, she said, "[Dispell]"

Krack!

The sound of broken glass sounded and a small eye emerged from nothing. Those eyes were not far from Gravius's Party.

"[Blessing of the Sun]," Gaia said. The goddess blessed the weapons of Gravius, Ronalda, and Holgeir with the Light Element.

Noticing the appearance of a terrifying eye and their shining weapons, the three people understood what they had to do directly.

Gravius disappeared, Ronalda and Holgeir ran close to that little eye.

"Anna, tell me where the eyeballs are before you use Dispell," Gilraen asked.

Anna nodded then looked at the surroundings once more. She found what she was looking for and uttered, "one eyeball on the left side of the monster, five meters away from it and six meters from the floor."

"Okay! Wait a minute!" Gilraen poured her Mana and a Magic Circle appeared on her right side. The woman looks at Anna. "I'm ready."

Anna directs her Wand at a hidden eyeball. "[Dispell]"

Krack!

Again, the eyeball appears out of nothing to then be frozen. Gilraen's Spells might not have done any damage to the Mind of Scourge or Pure Scourge but, her Spell could stop their movements.

"Cabal, Hatori, I leave it to you!" Gilraen shouted.

The ninja and the muscular old man ran up to the frozen eyeball. They were not as fast as Gravius and the others because they were quite close to the Mind of Scourge and his tentacles. They must be careful not to get an ambush from those tentacles as they ran.

"Anna! Please give us an eyeball to destroy!" Lubov shouted excitedly. Elizaveta who wasn't far from her nodded, giving support to the wolf girl's decision.

"The eyeball close to you is outside the attack area of the Mind of Scourge, close to the wall. My Spell can't reach it. Of course, I'll dispel their Spell but wait a minute, I'll destroy the Spell of another eyeball near Leader Gravius first. After that, we will attack the eyeball in the distance."

"Okay and quickly!"  Lubov replied.

Mana flowed through Anna's  body, her Wand was lifted again, and then, "[Dispell]"

Krack!

Another eyeball appeared. Gravius who see it moved closer to him instantly. He left an eyeball he was wrecking to Ronalda and Holgeir.

Anna nodded in satisfaction then shouted, "lead the way, Lubov!"

"Leave it to me!" Said the wolf girl. Then, using her two swords, she began clearing their way to the place where the last little eyeball was hiding.

"Beleg, Gilraen, Goddess Gaia, we're going to move to the right side about seven meters," Anna told them before following Lubov.

With that, six people moved. Sometime later, the fourth little eyeball appeared. Lubov and Elizaveta attacked the little eyeball after Gilraen froze it.

They took approximately ten minutes before all the little eyes were shattered, leaving the Eyentacl defense open.

Now, Vier's sword could cut through the Eyentacl's main body easily! Instantly, the young man changed his Defensive style to Offensive.

He used Arte after Arte to injure the Eyentacl.

And of course, Eyentacl wasn't silent. The scourge also launched attacks that were no less powerful. Its laser beam reappeared and this time, the purple pillar of light was fired using its tentacles. But...

In the end, Eyentacl was overwhelmed.

The damage it received become more and more every second passed after Cabal, Hatori, Anna, and everyone except Gravius, Ronalda, and Kaze's Party attacked it together.

Thirty minutes later...

"[Shinning; The star fal]"

A huge golden sword of light appeared above Eyentacl. The sword of light fell and the Scourge defended itself by making a shield using its tentacles. 

Unfortunately, the shield it made couldn't stop that sword of light. The tentacles were burned, torn, and shattered, turning to ashes as the sword of light touched it.

Not long after, it shouted, "VRIII...!" with a loud sound. 

Then the monster died.

Done dealing with Eyentacl, the extermination squad focused their energies on closing the inter-dimensional gate created by Eyentacl.

Their task was finally completed after the gate was closed.

Before they left, Gaia used her strength. The goddess purified this place, reduced the existing Aether, and then manipulated the soil to bury this place.

The goddess made sure that this place would never again connect with the Void.

They return to the surface and they discover that the knights under Celestena's leadership are still fighting the Scourge. The extermination squads are back to fighting.

Night fell when they finished handling the Scourge. In this afternoon hunt, there were several Scourge who escaped. Hunting and cleaning them will be done tomorrow and so on.

For now, they want to enjoy the resting time, break they deserve.

"We're done here, our next destination is the Wistras Grand Forest," Gaia told everyone gathered around the campfire.