Chapter 203

Chapter 203

The crouching earth giant, which was around twenty meters in height and around 4~50 meters in width, slowly raised his body from the ground. He did not care about the Frost Wyrm Wyverns that towered over everyone else. His yellow eyes flashed as he took a huge step forward.

Thud!!!

A massive earthquake erupted, changing the surrounding terrain.

A Spirit King was the source of nature. As such, they had great control over their own attributes, their power reaching as far as their eyes could see. Since Gnoass was the spirit of the earth as well as the origin of the land, no territory existed that was not within reach of Gnoass’ powers. Any and all land was Gnoass’ territory. Even a strong existence at the level of a swordmaster would have a hard time against Gnoass.

If it was the power of Gnoass’ main body, then it would definitely reach the level of a grandmaster. However, the power that a Spirit King could use in the middle world obviously had certain limitations. Still, the basic specs would not disappear and would still be a cut above the rest of the beings in this continent.

“It’s really sucking up a lot of spirit power.”

A huge amount of spirit power had been siphoned off of Davey, making his head spin. After all, a large amount of the spirit power that he had stored in his body was decreasing at a very rapid rate.

Most of the power that Gnoass displayed and used was derived from the spirit power stored in Davey’s body. Naturally, the more Gnoass went on a rampage, the higher the consumption of spirit power.

A gigantic Frost Wyrm Wyvern roared as it flew over and scratched Gnoass with its sharp claws. However, Gnoass immediately raised both hands and grabbed its wings. His forceful grip rendered the Wyvern helpless.

When the Frost Wyrm Wyvern shrieked and struggled fiercely, it attracted the other Wyverns’ attention. The other Wyverns quickly aimed their muzzles toward Gnoass’ head and fired their freezing Breath.

“Stop playing around and finish it quickly. Do you think my spirit power is infinite?”

[I’m not trying to be funny!]

Gnoass’ yellow eyes flashed briefly when he heard Davey’s grumbling.

Crack, crack, crack!!!

At the same time, another arm popped up from Gnoass’ back and grabbed the Frost Wyrm Wyvern’s snout behind him. He then proceeded to snap the wings of the Wyvern in his hand before slamming it down to the ground.

Just like that, a gigantic Undead that was almost forty meters in size collapsed helplessly under Gnoass’ hands.

“Urk... Death Swamp!!!”

At that moment, the hard and solid earth beneath Davey’s feet suddenly turned into black tar and aimed to devour him.

[7th Level Holy Magic]

[Purification]

Death Swamp was a dark magic of the 7th Circle. It was a spell that could create a swamp of death that corroded everything at a rapid rate.

Davey instinctively used holy magic and casted Purification. Even if it was purely by reflex, the casting was done a bit too late. It was only for a

very

short moment, but he frowned upon seeing the metal on his shoes had melted.

“What’s this? Are you telling me to fight barefoot?”

Davey tried to complain, but he really could not bring himself to do so. This all happened because of his own carelessness.

When Davey turned his head, he saw the bastard whom he had just pulled Blue Ribbon and Red Ribbon out of. He muttered, “You’re not dead yet?”

Davey thought that Blue Ribbon’s power to cut off and destroy immortality would kill the bastard in a single blow since it was a direct hit. It seemed like Davey had underestimated the guy.

“You got me once. Do you think you’ll get me another time?! I don’t know how you have the Spirit King under your command, but if you let it run wild like that... You are going to struggle to maintain the Spirit King!”

Just like what the bastard screeched in Davey’s ears, Davey needed a lot of power to let Gnoass run wild like that.

—It’s really too much for you.

Davey needed a lot of time to recover. However, because of the circumstances, he had no choice but to overuse the power that he was releasing. Even if Davey had a mana ring specifically optimized to help him release the greatest power, his body’s endurance would still face its limit.

“That’s true...”

Davey opened his eyes slightly as he moved his now slightly heavier body. When the bastard opened his eyes and picked up his staff that was emitting black energy currents, Davey said, “I don’t know what you like...”

Swoosh—

Bang!!!

“So, I prepared everything. Hey, where will I use them if you’re already terrified?”

“Crazy bastard! How dare you try and bluff your way out?!!”

“It’s a bit hard to believe, right? To be honest, I’m also someone who defies common sense.”

Bang!!!

As if he was trying to stage a counterattack, Grell shot out black bullets from his body.

The black bullets easily moved at the speed of light. On top of that, they were so sharp and cutting that a simple metal bullet could never compare. The effects of the bullets were ridiculously shocking.

—He reinforced the 3rd Circle Death Bullet? Considering the force behind that attack, it seems like the power has reached around the 6th circle... That’s a bit abnormal.

Dozens of bullets flew swiftly and tried to pierce through Davey, who evaded the attack by kicking around the surrounding terrain without hesitation.

The constant firing of the bullets eventually turned the area black, because everything rotted and decayed. If one bullet so much as grazed Davey...

Sizzle!!!

“Oh my.”

Since Davey had decided to go all out, he would not spare any expense at all.

Vwoooooong!!!

The bastard glared sharply at Davey as the holy magic, a power that he couldn’t disregard, began to pour out from the cross and embed deep in his body. Then, he stretched his open palm out toward Davey and shouted, “Death Breath!!!”

Baaaaaaang!!!

The counterattack happened in a split second. However, Davey had no plans of losing this match. Most of the mana stored in Davey’s body fought back without any hesitation, pushing him a dozen meters away from the Lich.

“

Cough... urk...

I told you, I will not be hit twice by the same attack. It’s true, you’re strong. But compared to your level of power, your output is declining,” the Lich mumbled as if he had noticed the strangeness of Davey’s body. “In the end, that’s all you can amount to. You won’t be able to kill me this time, bastard.”

Davey, who slowly raised his body from his crouched position, opened his hands and said, “Tadah! Guess what’s this?”

Above his palms was a sphere made up of an ominous black light.

Blue Ribbon’s power could destroy anyone, even if they had a decent amount of defensive magic slapped on their bodies. The only reason why the Lich bastard had survived was that he had a medium hidden somewhere in his body where he had directed Blue Ribbon’s power to. It was a pretty smart move. However, it was a complete mistake on his part to forget that Davey was someone who could also use dark magic.

“That?!”

“Dark magic. You’re not the only one who can use it. Why are you trying to teach a fish how to swim, huh?”

The Lich instinctively rushed towards Davey. Unfortunately, the black ball of light was unable to withstand the tight grip of Davey’s hand and easily broke down.

“Aaaaaaaaaack!”

The bastard, who had lost his protective layer, collapsed from Blue Ribbon’s constant assault. The speed at which his body collapsed was faster than before.

“Now, there are only six more left.”

The Lich’s eyes swayed at Davey’s warning. He screamed, “Impossible! How can a Saint bearing the stigmata... How can you use dark magic... And how can you use spirit magic?!!!”

Spirit magic was a lot more forgiving, so even those who used the sword and some kind of magic could still learn how to use it. The most ridiculous thing, if Davey stood in the Lich’s shoes, was the fact that both holy magic and dark magic were coexisting in his body. Davey thought that the bastard in front of him would definitely love to learn about all of the elements and power hidden within him.

Those thoughts lingered in Davey’s head as he crushed Grell’s skull with his hands. He spat out a short breath as he stood up straight.

—After everything is over, you have to rest like you’re dead for months. If you don’t listen to me, then I’ll force you to do it.

Perserque snapped coldly at Davey. She could not let go of what she had seen, especially after seeing the side effects that Davey had to endure from fighting with strong opponents.

“Perserque... Have you seen an enemy take into consideration my situation before attacking me?”

The short question made Perserque go mute.

“If I collapse, the entire Heins territory will be destroyed. The humans will die and all of the elves will be taken away.”

—Davey!

“I don’t have any grand cause like saving the world. I never intended to do that in the first place.”

However, Davey was proud and had a great sense of dignity.

“I have to show them that they need to be prepared to get swept away if they tried to mess with me.”

This was not about Davey’s war with the World Tree. This was a warning to all the beings that hid and waited to strike at Davey once chaos unfolded. Davey was telling them:

I don’t care what you want to do, but don’t ever dare touch me and my people.

The moment the Lich collapsed, the remaining three or four Frost Wyrm Wyverns flew away in escape. Simply put, those who could not feel pain nor fear ran away and the bastard who had lost his life once again sensed great danger and immediately retreated to save his strength.

—How will you find the next one? He will not show himself to you so easily anymore.

The bastard must have already realized that he was no match against Davey in direct combat. After all, he had already been hit once or twice in the same way.

Davey could tell from the Lich’s movements that he was trying to revive someone or something. This meant that he would have an advantage over Davey if Davey continued to drag things on.

If the Lich was wise, he would never dare show up in front of Davey anymore. If that was the case, then...

“I’ll go and find him myself.”

While breathing roughly, Davey slowly woke up the element mana that he still had hidden in his body and cast a warp magic spell in front of him.

“You better hide as best as you can.”

Hum, hum, hum!!!

“I can see your head~”

Baaam!!!

An empty and solitary region appeared in front of Davey as his background changed. There was no place better than this, since there was nothing but bones here. It was also very far away from where Davey had been, so the Lich could reconstruct the body and recover.

“S... Space transfer magic?! How did you find this place?!”

“Do you not know how magic works, punk?”

Davey listened to the Lich’s shock and horror. He never expected that Davey would be able to follow and find him right after his resurrection. Nevertheless, it was already too late for him.

Slash!!!

Davey slashed the Lich’s head once again. He could not help but smirk when he saw the newly reconstructed bastard’s skull get trampled on like this. Then, he said, “Five more times left, right?”