Chapter 473 473-The Alliance of Multiple Enemies
John, unprepared and caught off guard, was abruptly taken to the Sunset Mountain Defend Wall by Duke Arsena.
Upon reaching the Defend Wall, John's expression was one of frustration.
He felt that Duke Arsena's current actions were incomprehensible.
"Why do we need to discuss important information here at the Defend Wall? Moreover, I don't think this place is necessarily safer than Storm City. Isn't the Defend Wall closer to the Dark Realm?"
Faced with John's questions, Duke Arsena did not provide any answers.
Instead, he stood with his back to John, looking towards the direction of the Dark Realm.
John took a few steps back, sensing that something was off with Arsena.
Just as he stepped back, Arsena suddenly spoke.
"You are indeed a very powerful adventurer. You quickly noticed that something was amiss. But what I am curious about is whether you can defeat me right here."
Duke Arsena's voice changed to that of the Mystery Protector in the latter half of his speech.
John could see that Arsena had completely transformed into the Mystery Protector.
"Did you impersonate the Duke just to lure me to the Defend Wall? What is your purpose in doing this? Or do you believe that you can successfully defeat me this way?"
While John was somewhat surprised, he was not overly fearful.
He was well aware that the strength of the Mystery Protector was not far off from his own.
Moreover, John was carrying a number of powerful scrolls with him.
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The Mystery Protector chuckled lightly and said, "Of course, I cannot defeat you on my own. But who told you that I intend to duel with you alone? Don't you think I might have allies?"
As the Mystery Protector spoke these words, John felt a similarly powerful presence rapidly approaching from behind.
Without even needing to look back, John could guess who it was – his long-standing enemy and someone who harbored deep hatred towards him, Darklord.
The alliance between Darklord and the Mystery Protector was something John could never have anticipated.
After all, Darklord had moved his guild to the Frozen Fortress, another important town in the Northern Myst Empire.
[Spell Description: The great Mystery Saint bestows the power of Mystery upon his loyal followers. The followers of the Mystery Saint can converge their Mystery power to form a tremendously powerful curse. This potent Mystery is capable of corrupting everything it touches, driving all beings into absolute madness.]
[Skill Effect: Causes damage equal to 70% of the target's maximum health with Mystery attribute. Reduces the target's maximum health to one-third of its original value. Weakens the target's healing effects by 50%. Spreads to other nearby enemies, causing 75% of the main target's damage.]
Mystery Infestation was clearly the most powerful spell Darklord could wield, and he could not cast it without his Mysterious wand.
But now, he had successfully unleashed this formidable spell.
John, already in a dire state from the attack of Mystery Protector, was in no position to perfectly counter Mystery Infestation.
In such a critical situation, John had no choice but to use an ocean attribute scroll he had with him.
The moment he brought out the ocean attribute scroll, it transformed into a blue barrier.
While this barrier couldn't completely block the incredibly powerful Mystery Infestation unleashed by Darklord, it provided John with some crucial reaction time.
Taking advantage of the extra time afforded by the scroll, John quickly teleported to a nearby location.
However, John couldn't teleport far as Mystery Protector had set up a spatial magic barrier in the area.
Unless he could defeat both Mystery Protector and Darklord, there was no way for him to escape the battle.
Having narrowly dodged his opponents' attacks, John steadied his spirit.
Naturally, he was extremely angry, not expecting Mystery Protector to become a direct adversary.
After regaining his composure, John calmly addressed Mystery Protector, "Do you really think that no one else will find out what you have done? If Duke Arsena learns that you have become my enemy and are collaborating with members of the Mystery faction, you won't be able to escape unscathed. The Northern Myst Empire will surely make you pay."
Mystery Protector's mood was no longer as buoyant as before.
He had initially thought that his and Darklord's combined assault would be enough to definitively eliminate John.
Who could have imagined that their most powerful spells would only cause John some trouble and not pose a significant threat?
John was still able to continue fighting and had not fallen into a state of panic.
He even had the presence of mind to question Mystery Protector directly, a question that Mystery Protector naturally could not answer.
Mystery Protector had already resolved before the action to eliminate John.
In his view, as long as John was eliminated, no one would find out about his cooperation with the Mystery faction.