Chapter 91: Adverse Dominance

Chapter 91: Adverse Dominance

Canis, frantically dodging the blinding flashes of the Photon Canon, was in unprecedented panic. Why wasn't he getting tired? It seemed as if the limit to his mental strength had vanished.

-Harvest! At this rate, we'll be done for!

There was still no response from Harvest. Unprecedented in their history, this silence was ominous. And the reason behind it was unclear. Harvest wasn't a foolish magical creature that would stay silent in battle just because of a disagreement in opinions.

-Harvest! Answer me!

A Photon Canon brushed past Canis, who hastily twisted his waist to dodge. It was clearly a delayed reaction. It wasn't that he avoided it; it was that he wasn't hit.

"What's going on?"

About a dozen flashes were fired by Shirone, but the aim wasn't precise. Canis then realized something. The numerous flashes were annihilating all the darkness, blocking his Dark Port routes.

'Insane...!'

If he couldn't hit, he would trap and beat him that was the strategy. It made sense but was too brute-force, wasn't it? Photon Canon, a magic spell that consumes a lot of mental strength, had already been fired more than 200 times. But instead of tiring, the number of flashes was increasing.

'How immense is his mental strength?'

Chilled by the thought, Canis felt despair as dozens of Photon Canons filled his view, blocking all escape routes through Dark Port.

'I can't escape this. It's over.'

He felt bitter and resentful. More than dying, the fact that he was being defeated by a light mage in front of his master was scarier.

-Annoying. Arcane.

-Harvest?

For the first time since the aerial battle began, the mental channel opened. Harvest blocked Canis's path and took the Photon Canon hits. The consecutive shockwaves made the magical creature's body shudder, emitting strange moans.

Unable to absorb through its surface alone, Harvest opened its body wide and swallowed the Photon Canon whole. Its body twitched, and its once slender waist ballooned like a balloon. It began digesting the photons at full capacity, and gradually, its body shrank back to its original form.

"Cough...!"

Canis bent over, shocked. Harvest was able to absorb the Photon Canon because it drew upon his mental strength without permission. However, unilaterally borrowing power without consent was impossible under the master-servant contract.

-Harvest?

-Get it together and prepare!

Having drained all of Canis's mental strength, Harvest rushed towards Shirone, swinging its claws. Shirone, not adept at close combat, was cornered. Harvest's speed was nimble enough to catch up with his teleportation. How could this be? It even seemed much stronger than Canis.

Ethella, thinking the same, looked at Arcane. Watching the battle with emotionless eyes, she understood the situation.

'Viltor Arcane. You are truly cruel.'

Attaching the supreme magical creature to Canis wasn't out of love for his disciple. To the revenge-driven Arcane, a disciple was merely a tool to achieve his goals. Canis was just a fuel tank to maximize Harvest's power.

As Shirone increased the speed of his teleportation, Harvest's movements became faster. Canis's complexion turned as pale as a corpse. Completely drained of mental strength, he couldn't even think. Only feelings of betrayal and deprivation echoed in his mind.

-Harvest. Why?

Only silence returned. Realizing who the real master was, life faded from Canis's eyes. All past events flashed before him, bringing tears.

Shirone retreated to the ground. Blood flowed from a wound as if cut by a sword.

'The Photon Canon doesn't work. There's not much time left for Immortal Function.'

Canis, who came down with Harvest, leaned on the ground, his pupils out of focus. Harvest, unconcerned, charged at Shirone. It had to end the battle before Canis's mental strength completely ran out.

Dodging Harvest's razor-sharp claw attacks, Shirone thought. Until a moment ago, he had the upper hand, but the situation had been reversed in an instant.

Reversal of master and servant.

The situation changed as Harvest, previously just a support for Canis, took the forefront. A magical creature without fear of death. Could there be a more difficult enemy on the battlefield? Harvest moved as a war machine, feeding on the life force from Canis, the fuel tank.

'A war machine...?'

-Canis. Listen.

-Harvest.

-Arcane intends to detonate me. Probably, everyone here will be caught in the blast. Then, both you and I will be finished.

Arin released the students from mental control. Then, running towards Arcane with tears and snot streaming, she pleaded.

"Save Canis! If not, I'll never forgive you!"

"Arin!"

Canis, rising up, said,

"What are you doing to the master? Stop right now."

"Canis! This man... he..."

"Yes. The master saved us from hell. He helped us escape Radum. That's enough for me. I'll fight to the end."

Was Canis's word sincere? But it no longer mattered. His rage burned so fiercely that even his own death felt satisfying.

"Yeah! We'll all die together!"

Canis screamed to the sky, hot tears rolling down his cheeks. His life had been filthy. But if that was his fate, he would embrace a nauseating end to the last.

"Aaaaaah!"

Bubbles erupted over Harvest's body as molecules boiled. Everyone knew what Arcane wanted to blow up the entire school.

"Shirone! Stop! Harvest is going to explode!"

Shirone, engrossed in releasing energy, abruptly stopped upon hearing Ethella's words. But the chain reaction in Harvest's body was already underway, foreboding secondary and tertiary explosions.

"Hahaha! Farewell! Dying with trash like me must be disgusting! This ends everything!"

-Canis. I'm sorry.

Canis's face hardened.

-I'm going to release the master-servant contract.

Harvest absorbed all of Canis's remaining mental strength and released the contract. Canis, feeling as if his soul was being ripped out, collapsed in shock.

"Why... Harvest..."

Harvest soared into the sky. How many seconds were left until the explosion? 3 seconds? 2 seconds? In the final moments of life, memories seeped in vibration form. Harvest. Harvest. Harvest. The constantly calling voice was now beyond reach, and Harvest felt regretful.

'Hehehe. Canis. That's your problem. You pretend to be strong unnecessarily.'

Never fearing death, as it had no life to begin with, Harvest was just worried. The sense of betrayal received through the mental channel was still palpable, as if they were one. But now, unable to convey anything, Harvest just hoped.

"I hope Canis isn't too hurt."

At an altitude of 2 kilometers, where voices couldn't reach the ground, the mouth on the shadowy face grotesquely split.

"It was fun, though, Canis."

Boom!

A massive explosion, shattering the world's darkness, erupted.

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