Chapter 487 Mantra of Ayl
?"Good job."
Moriarty said and high-fived Ambrose.
Ambrose, after high-fiving, sat down on the ground and sighed heavily.
"I'll leave it to you."
"Nn." Moriarty nodded and approached the gate with a serious gaze.
As he stepped closer to the gate, his aura again became overwhelmingly intense.
"I am sorry, shit..." Penguinstrike muttered to Foxbreath with a defeated look.
"I'll finish this." Foxbreath said seriously. "I don't know what trickery that bastard used, but I'll win!" New novel chapters are published on
"Good luck; you can do it!"
Penguinstrike cheered him on and went to stand by the sidelines, watching Foxbreath with a mix of hope and worry.
Foxbreath stopped and took a deep breath. His shoulders tensed, and his hidden muscles rippled.
His fingers wrapped around his longsword's hilt and squeezed tight.
The longsword trembled in his grip as if it were vibrating like a tuning fork.
'What is the trick behind the cheating?'
Foxbreath wondered inwardly as he stared through the metallic gate's gaps to see Moriarty standing on the other side with the spear in hand.
'When he veered off my sword, my side was exposed a lot.
'But how did he manage to strike me? The video showed that he didn't move an inch, unless it was his soul ability!
'I have heard that there is a soul ability that can freeze time for a very small time. If he did that, he would've been able to strike me without video recording it!'
Foxbreath's eyes squinted as he realized that was a very good possibility. However, he wasn't sure how he could counter that.
'He masked the attack as defense, so he must use the time-frozen ability when he deflects my attack. I now know the timing of when he'll try to attack.
'As long as I somehow manage to block his attack, I can expose his cheating!
'However, but how do I do that?'
Foxbreath turned to the countdown clock, which had only ten seconds left!
He gritted his teeth and felt his sweat trickle down his face as his mind raced like a Formula One car. He had to think fast and come up with a plan before time ran out.
'I now know how!'
Foxbreath's smile grew large, his cheekbones rising as he discovered an brilliant solution.
The golden flames dissipated into thin air, leaving behind a trail of sparkling embers.
"Ngh..." Moriarty touched his slightly burned cheek and checked their health.
[Team: Phoenix Quill - 2%]
'That was close.' He thought with a relieved sigh.
Then, the countdown clock got reset, and the metallic gate appeared again.
'He didn't attack me?' Foxbreath thought in shock and then laughed. 'I guess he must've realized that he would've gotten caught. A cheater and coward as well!'
Penguinstrike laughed happily. "You did it, bro!"
"Hah, this is our victo—"
Foxbreath was about to proclaim arrogantly, but then a long, stretching wound appeared across his chest. It was deep and bloody, causing him to fall down on his knees.
"H-h-how..." Foxbreath coughed out blood and looked towards Moriarty with a look of shock and disbelief.
His vision was so blurry, perhaps because of his tears, but he couldn't see Moriarty properly, except that he was currently walking further away from him.
"Bro!" Penguinstrike screamed in shock.
"How..." Foxbreath whispered, and he felt warm tears stream down his cheeks.
"T-this cannot end here. Not like this."
Foxbreath gritted his teeth in pain and shouted with blood-
covered teeth.
"How! Answer me, how did you do this?!"
Moriarty stopped walking and turned to face Foxbreath without a single smile on his face. He looked very stern and serious, as if he wasn't playing around anymore.
"The ultimate defense," Moriarty said.
"T-the ultimate defense?" Foxbreath whispered in confusion. "What does that mean..?"
Moriarty turned to face Foxbreath, and in that split second, there was an unknown figure standing behind Moriarty, dressed in knight's armor, who looked tall and imposing with a broad back and a helmet with a menacing visor.
Moriarty raised a finger, which was pointing towards the ceiling, and looked like a hero from ancient tales of valor and bravery. The figure behind him also pointed towards the ceiling.
And the figure started to say something, but those words came straight out of Moriarty's mouth.
"The ultimate defense is something that makes others not want to attack you. If there is a defense that cannot be broken through, then why would anyone want to waste their time and energy trying to attack in the first place?
"This is the Mantra of Ayl.
"If you want to find out what the ultimate defense is, visit Ayl and discover it yourself."
Moriarty sheathed the spear on his back and walked away with an imposing aura.
"Ayl..."
Foxbreath whispered, and at that moment, he and Penguinstrike exploded into a cloud of blood and vanished from the room.