Chapter 148 148: No Way Out

"You fought us for Lilith. You went against all of us and our collective benefits. You set us on the path of collision, and it's because of you that all four of us got in such big trouble that we had to go to slumber. And you did all that to save a girl who wasn't even related to you."

"If you can go so far for a girl you didn't know before, just imagine how far Atlan can go for his daughter. That is if that girl is still his daughter. Though I still don't quite believe that he can have a daughter," Lucius explained.

Hearing the suggestion, Atlas was slightly surprised. Wasn't Lucius supposed to have bad blood with Castiel? Why was he giving a piece of friendly advice in that case?

"I know you do as you please. That's what you've done all your life, so I doubt you'll listen to my advice. I won't insist on you listening to me either. It's just an advice which you can ignore if you please."

Just as Lucius stated, he didn't insist on anything. He turned his attention back to Zhang in the sky. "Now you can go. It's time I finish him."

While Atlas and Lucius were busy talking amongst themselves, Zhang remained in the sky, watching the Blood Rain being useless. However, he didn't mind it. It was somewhat according to his plan as well.

Even though he hoped to hurt Lucius heavily with the Blood Rain, his main goal appeared to distract him so he could get inside and check what was wrong with the portal. At the same time, he also wanted to stop Lilith.

However, as soon as he saw both Atlas and Lucius standing on top of the castle, a new idea came to his head! Since the two of them were together, and both of them were distracted, it was a perfect opportunity for him to take down both.

He started chanting a mysterious spell while flying all around the Castle. Wherever he passed, his blood fell, creating a small circle of his blood around the entire castle.

Not only was the castle inside that blood formation, but even the Spirit Reserves were inside that area, from where he could draw out the power.

He used the Blood Circle and connected it with the Spirit Reserves beneath the ground while the Two Progenitors were distracted by the rain and their conversation. The wind storm around them also made it hard for them to clearly see what Zhang was doing.

By the time Lucius finished giving his advice to Atlas, Zhang had also finished his preparation. However, his chanting was still going on, gathering all the aura in the atmosphere.

"Soul Destruction!" Zhang finally finished his spell, roaring out loud as he flew away, trying to get out of the place.

He had decided to blow up the entire place, including the Spirit Reserves, to make the destruction even stronger. Most of his men were already dead. And whoever was left wasn't worth the importance.

He wasn't sure if this destruction was going to kill the Progenitors or not, but one thing he was sure of! Even if the Explosion couldn't kill the three Progenitors, most of their body was going to be blown up, making them useless for at least a shorter duration! Even if they survived, they were going to be as weak as they had never been.

​ Even though destroying the Spirit Reserves was a big deal, he also believed that it was worth it. If he didn't do it, this fight could stretch for even longer. He couldn't face three Progenitors together.

Moreover, he wasn't a Werewolf. His attacks didn't poison or weaken the Progenitors. If Razil was here, the outcome could've been different, at least.

Even though Razil didn't have passive skills that a mage possessed, he had the natural advantage over the Vampires. He could sense them! He could find them even in the mist. Moreover, each wound he gave them worked to weaken the Progenitors with the poison, slowly building up.

That was why the Werewolf Clan was considered to be strong enough to go against the Vampires. They could build up the damage in their evening, increasing the gap of strength between their evening and them.

If he couldn't call them for help, Zhang could only take matters into his own hands. Moreover, if he managed to catch three of the Progenitors, his goals could be achieved even without Spirit Reserves.

Not like he could use those reserves away from the Clan in any case. If he wanted to increase his influence and power, he needed to increase his own strength, and he had planned to do that with the help of the Progenitors.

Lucius watched Zhang trying to leave. He couldn't let that happen. He left the wind protection of Atlas and ran after Zhang.

However, it appeared to be too late. An invisible barrier had surrounded the castle, creating something akin to a done, trapping everything behind. It was also so the intensity of the Explosion could destroy everything inside the dome.

Atlas also felt his surroundings becoming unstable. He didn't know why but it was as if he could feel a strange destructive energy in his surroundings that were building up.

He also jumped down and ran behind Lucius, who was pushed back by the invisible barrier.

Zhang landed on the ground, around fifty meters away from Lucky, having a bright grin on his face.

He was out of the dome. He didn't need to worry about the Explosion hurting him.

Instead, he could just stand back and watch as all his enemies lost their limbs and were destroyed right before his eyes.

The intense energy kept building up inside the tomb, reaching close to dangerous levels that were needed before the spell came into effect.

"You think a barrier can stop me?!" Lucius frowned. He raised his flaming Sword, slashing at the barrier to destroy it.

Instead of being worried, Zhang only laughed. He watched the sword pass through the barrier easily. The barrier was still intact, unaffected by the Sword. It was as if the barrier wasn't even there for the Sword.

Atlas tried touching the barrier. He was also pushed back. There was indeed a barrier there. It's just that the barrier was only for them and for the destructive energy that was building up around them. For the sword, there was no barrier.

"It won't work. The Sword of yours can't even touch the barrier," Atlas reminded Lucius, who attacked the barrier again.

"If that's the case, I'll destroy the barrier myself." Lucius held the sword to his left and clenched his right fist. "I won't let a Barrier stand between me and him! Even gods won't be able to save him today!"

With his full strength, he punched the barrier. If the Sword couldn't destroy the barrier, he was going to destroy it with his bare strength.

Unfortunately, even his strength couldn't destroy the barrier that easily. Instead of being able to destroy the barrier, Lucius was forced a few steps back.

"It's useless. It's just like a Vampire Warding Formation, but stronger. We can destroy it, but it'll take time." Atlas theorized after noticing how the barrier was acting.

"Five minutes! That's how long it'll take!" Lucius answered.

After his first clash with the barrier, he had realized the true strength and durability of the barrier, which gave him a rough idea as to how long it was actually going to take.

Atlas didn't seem happy with the news either. "Five minutes is too long."

He could feel the energy around him. It had already touched a dangerous level. The spell had started getting activated around them. A formation started taking shape under them on the ground.

He knew a few things about spells, but even he didn't know what kind of spell was under their feet. The spell formation was just so big that it was covering such a long area.

"What do you mean we don't have time?" Lucius frowned, focusing on Atlas' words.

"He has trapped us inside this Barrier, but he isn't running away. I'm sure even he knows how long it'll take for us to break the Barrier. If he's still not running away, that means we don't have five minutes."

The formation under our feet is the biggest formation I've seen, and the destructive energy in the atmosphere is just crazy. This formation... It's dangerous, and it'll probably activate before we can destroy the Barrier. The reason he isn't running away is because he expects the formation to hurt us badly. We can't let that happen."

Atlas didn't take the risk of the formation lightly. They were immortal, but even they weren't completely immune. If Atlan could be caught after being weakened, they were no different. And he was sure this formation was going to do that! It was made to hurt them so much that they couldn't even fight back.

"If I'm not wrong, a massive explosion is coming... Something the likes of which we've never seen before…."