Chapter 770 Pride
In the dimly lit chamber of the castle, Denise's frown deepened as the communication crystal in her hand pulsed with an urgent glow.
"The androids have detected an anomaly within the castle's barriers." She explained to Faith, her voice laced with concern. "It's a subtle energy signature, one that managed to evade our initial layers of detection."
She explained, referring to the three other layers of defense in their territory. She also didn't expect that only their final line of defense, or the one that Vale and Magnus created together, would detect this energy. After all, she thought that the last line of defense mostly worked against outside forces
It was very confusing for Denise.
Nonetheless, Faith's brow furrowed at the revelation. "Could it be some sort of disease that has breached our defenses?" She inquired, the possibility sent a chill through her.
Denise shook her head, her eyes fixed on the pulsing crystal. "No, this is different. The androids are certain that we have an intruder among us. If it's just a disease, the other three barriers would take care of it. It wouldn't reach the central area at all. The only problem in our detection is the fact that we can't locate our target in a very specific way unless we change our method of detection."
Faith nodded after hearing this, and she also recalled the incredible capabilities of the other barriers.
"That's true...."
The gravity of the situation settled over them like a shroud.
The castle, a stronghold of safety and power, was now compromised by an unknown entity.
With swift efficiency, Denise and Faith initiated a silent investigation. Denise deployed the androids to discreetly scan every individual within the castle's walls.
Faith, as a half-immortal and half-spirit, also senses the surrounding spiritual energy to find the intruder. They checked everyone in the castle without
The staff, the guards, even the visitors and Lisa's summoned creatures—all were subject to the androids' meticulous scrutiny.
Their sensors, fine-tuned to detect the slightest aberration, swept over the castle's inhabitants in search of the source of the foreign energy.
Meanwhile, Chad, the half-dragon guardian of the castle, received the alert.
"Intruder? Under my watch?" Chad frowned at this since he had been guarding the gates all the time. His draconic sense should've warned him if he met someone who shouldn't be here!
Because of this, he realized that he must increase the amount of draconic energy he was mustering to ensure his Draconic Senses were keen and precise.
He the moved around the castle to find anything suspicious without catching too much attention. His eyes searched swiftly, while being empowered by his Dragon Sense.
As the time passed, the castle remained calm and no one could tell that tension was brewing.
The androids, their forms shifting and changing to adapt to their investigative roles, left no stone unturned.
Yet, the elusive energy signature remained just out of reach, a ghostly presence that danced on the edge of perception.
Denise, with her unmatched expertise with the androids, coordinated the search from her command center or her laboratory.
She used their communication crystals to provide various commands to the androids to expand their search.
However, he also knew that even if he fights seriously, he would never win against two True Immortals.
Pride, trapped and desperate, knew that subtlety was no longer an option.
"Fine... Let's see what can you do against me."
With a rasping incantation that seemed to have destroyed Aiden's throat, Pride cast a Soul Descent spell, channeling a vast portion of its soul into Aiden's form!
Faith, who was surprised by everything that was happening stepped back and allowed the two Immortals to deal with the problem.
It was a great thing that they had already returned! After all, Vale would normally order these Immortals to disguise themselves as normal Arcanists and help various areas that needed assistance to fight against the Demons.
Crack! Crack! Crack!
Faith's eyes widened as she actually saw Aiden's gruesome transformation. She had even forgotten to inform Chad and Denise about this situation. Luckily, the enemy emitted a strong aura of death, so the others should've sensed this as well.
Anyway, the transformation was immediate and grotesque; Aiden's body swelled and twisted, his features distorting into a monstrous visage that was both terrifying and pitiable.
"Ahahaha! Now! Immortals of this Human Realm... Fight me! You have probably never met another strong opponent in this realm where you can unleash your full power... I am here now to assist you! Come at me, both of you!" Aiden, or perhaps Pride, taunted the two Immortals.
However, the two Immortals didn't seem to notice his taunt and remained smiling.
Pride, the embodiment of arrogance, didn't take this lightly as he decided to attack first.
"Fine!"
Aiden, now a grotesque avatar of Pride, unleashed a barrage of deathly spells and vicious strikes against the Immortals.
Faith was worried about the castle's defense so she obviously reminded the two Immortals to take the battle outside!
She could only hope that the two Immortals would take her advice seriously!
Boom! Boom!
The castle's ancient stones shook with the force of their confrontation as Arcane Energies and Immortal Essence clashed in a maelstrom of destruction.
The Immortals, undeterred by Pride's ferocity, fought against the entity with controlled strength as they heard Faith's warning...
One of Vale's instructions to them was actually to listen to Pearl and Faith's instructions while he wasn't in the castle!
They moved carefully to protect the castle and maneuvered in a way that would force Aiden out of the castle!
The two Immortals dissolved all the explosive energy that the Pride emitted and slowly, they calculated to disarm and disable the Deadly Sin with their combined strength!
Boom!
After just a few moments, the two Immortals threw the Deadly Sin outside the castle by only destroying the windows of the corridor!