Chapter 405: Recklessness [Part 1]

Chapter 405: Recklessness [Part 1]



Northern's declaration hung in the air for a heartbeat before he exploded into motion.

The twin-bladed staff Grengar whirled in his hands, its black-purple sparks leaving trails of light in the air as he charged towards Koll.

The room seemed to blur around them as Northern's enhanced speed kicked in, his form becoming a streak of darkness.

Koll's eyes widened, his emotionless mask cracking for an instant as he raised his spears to defend.

The clash of weapons rang out like thunder, reverberating through the white room.

Northern pressed his advantage, each strike of Grengar coming faster than the last, forcing Koll to give ground.

"Impressive," Koll grunted, his froggy voice strained as he parried blow after blow. "But your speed alone won't be enough!"

As if to prove his point, Koll's form suddenly split into three identical images.

Chaos eyes narrowed, easily following every single one of them; tracking the real Koll among the other ones was as easy as seeing with already opened eyes.

He spun Grengar in a wide arc, dispelling the false images and forcing Koll to leap back.

"Your speed won't be enough," Northern mimicked, pressing forward. "And you think the best way to counter that is with illusions?"

Koll's eyes narrowed, a flicker of surprise crossing his features. He frowned a second later and swung his spear-more of a gesture than an attack.

The scarlet flames surrounding Koll intensified, coalescing into solid forms.

Fiery constructs resembling twisted, demonic creatures emerged from the inferno, their eyes glowing with malevolent intent.

They charged at Northern, forcing him to divide his attention.

Northern gritted his teeth, Grengar becoming a blur as he fended off both Koll and the fiery minions.

Each time he struck down one of the constructs, it exploded in a shower of embers, only to reform moments later.

"Damn it," Northern muttered, feeling the strain of using Windstride and Speed burst every time he moved.

'Crap, I need to bring this battle to an end.'

Like he had once done before, Northern released an outrageous amount of his Void energy, unleashing a wave of darkness that swept through the room.

So he opened his hand...

Shringgg

Koll's face paled as a black lance appeared in Northern's hand.

"Wh-what is that?"

"Stuttering? Oh dear, finally some development." Northern grinned and slung the black lance at him like a javelin.

Koll blitzed away from where he was circling the room to the opposite side before coming to a

stop.

The moment black lance plunged into the white ground, it exploded and, like a massive invisible blade, it split the entire room into two from that point.

Everything in the room was cleanly carved. Even the last remaining chain.

'I tried to fill it with more void essence...'

He could never stop getting surprised at the kind of power black lance possessed. It was the strongest skill after Chaos.

Hitting someone directly with Black lance was a one-hit kill. Even Koll seemed to have known that much, considering how he ran half the entire room to get away from it.

The room trembled once again and was beginning to tilt, both separated sides were slowly drifting away from each other, tilting downwards, about to fall into the pitch black abyss

below them.

Northern had to find a way to keep himself from falling; he assumed that Koll was going to do

the same too.

However, his eyes widened in surprise as he saw Koll lunge towards him, ignoring the

impending collapse of the space.

The ferocity in Koll's attack was palpable, his spears leaving trails of scarlet flame as they

sliced through the air.

With the room tilting and breaking apart, Northern had to act fast. He had no response but to match Koll's recklessness with a crazier recklessness of his own.