Academic gathering with a lich-Chapter 448 - 410: The Angel of Survival
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It must have been while I was chatting with Sister Alian that Mr. Dark, who was hanging on the flagpole behind us, eavesdropped. Mister Chuuni, who had no resistance to cool lines, immediately chose to believe and took swift action.
That’s what led to the scene before Lyle that made his teeth ache.
"The Holy Light has betrayed me!!!!"
Mr. Dark unraveled his bandages, and his unconstrained Body of the Void turned him into a four-meter-tall giant.
"Hahahaha, power! It flows within me! Power enhanced threefold!!!!"
Mr. Dark’s talent was that of a Devout Believer. He could change himself by adjusting his own perception.
That is to say, if he believed that the dubious spell Lyle blurted out could give him three times the power, then he truly received three times the power. Although Lyle’s prank had not yet been exposed, but...
As Mr. Dark made sudden, abnormal moves that dumbfounded Raymond, the Shadow Fragments that burst forth struck upon his armor without leaving a single dent, despite the sound they made.
The Holy Light was converging, ten locks and ten wings unfolded behind Raymond, and in the radiant light, the gigantic Raymond stepped out of the Holy Light; within the Lightforged Giant, Raymond’s suppressed rage was like the imminent Wrath of the Holy Light ready to erupt.
"Foolish George... Do not treat the Holy Light as a toy in your hands... It seems I need to re-educate you on being a Paladin."
"Also, why would you foolishly think that I only have three times your power?"
Boom!
It was a column of Holy Light that shattered the clouds and pierced the heavens, with droplets of dense Holy Light forming a short, straight string of bubbles inside. When Raymond stepped out of the column, his hands, now within the Lightforged Giant, were covered with Lightforged Gauntlets that resembled meteor hammers with spiked ends.
"George, I will thoroughly wake every inch of you, so you can once again feel the greatness of the Holy Light."
"You’re full of shit; I’m invincible right now..."
"Starting with that filthy mouth of yours that never changes, even in death!!!!"
The Lightforged Giant and the Dark Giant collided, engaging in a melee.
No Divine Arts or Magic Curses, just a brute-force brawl, though the shockwaves from their fists hitting flesh almost shattered the barrier made of hellish power. 𝙧𝙚𝙚𝔀𝒆𝓫𝓷𝙤𝓿𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝙤𝓶
This was a pure venting of physical force, as Raymond and Mr. Dark released their dissatisfaction with each other.
But as is known, Mr. Dark was invincible in a hundred battles, so he had much less to vent.
It was a fight with no technical value, but demons and many spectators favored such adrenaline-pumping displays. Passionate brawling can capture the primal admiration for physical strength found deep in many hearts.
However, the outcome was overwhelmingly one-sided. Even though Raymond had resolved to give Mr. Dark a good thrashing, the "Dark Demon God" didn’t last long, and his continuously deforming body emitted cries of pain.
"FMD! Stupid Raymond! How dare you scorch me with the Holy Light!!!!"
"Shut up! George!! Feel the warmth of the Holy Light again!!!!"
While Raymond’s intentions were good, when the burning Holy Flame came into contact with Mr. Dark’s Body of the Void, it emitted the hissing sound of corrosion, like that of concentrated sulfuric acid.
Finally, Mr. Dark couldn’t take it anymore.
"Damn it, Raymond!!! You’ve forced my hand!!!!" The Dark Giant casually grasped the wrist of the Lightforged Giant, restraining his attack, before Mr. Dark initiated a ritual unique to Void Creatures.
"Void Messenger Liber Gallo, I offer everything I have to you, please grant me your power!!!!"
It was a sacrificial ritual to communicate with powerful beings within the Void, and as Mr. Dark said, he was willing to exchange everything he had for the strength to defeat Raymond.
Perhaps Mr. Dark was also a coveted offering in the Void, for the Void Messenger he called upon responded almost instantly to his ritual. A gateway to the Void opened above his head, and shadowy chains extended from behind the gate, wrapping around Mr. Dark’s form, ready to take his soul and grant power in return.
But Raymond was there.
"All that you have belongs to the Holy Light!!! Idiot George!! No offering allowed!!!!"
The Void ritual used the most ancient of sacrificial ceremonies, already in circulation before the birth of humankind, so Raymond had no way of interfering with the ritual itself, a form of arcane knowledge beyond human comprehension.
But Raymond had his own way.
That was to eliminate the problem itself.
"Anginus!!!!" The thunder of the Holy Light burst forth from the hands of the Lightforged Giant, like the furious deity unleashing divine retribution. The unfailing Lightforged Spear pierced through the gate of the void, leaving behind a burning rift in the sky.
Lyle heard the inhuman, heart-wrenching screams emanating from the other side of the void gate.
The Void Messenger had been instantly slain by Raymond’s Holy Light.
But the ritual was still not over.
The power of the Void Messenger flowed into Mr. Dark’s body through the chains, and his soul, having lost its holder, still returned to the dark body. Even the connecting Shadow Chains were absorbed into Mr. Dark’s body due to the law of shadow fusion.
Mr. Dark had gained power, but he had not paid anything for it, as he had freeloaded off Raymond’s victory.
The Dark Giant, more profound and enigmatic, roared with renewed vigor and rejoined the battle with the Lightforged Giant.
However, although Mr. Dark freeloaded the power of the Void Messenger and became stronger, what did that gain mean to Raymond, who could instantly kill the Void Messenger?
Besides, the Paladin’s rules of retribution granted Raymond new glory from the Holy Light after he defeated the enemy of the Holy Light.
Mr. Dark became stronger, but Raymond became even stronger.
Less than a minute later, Mr. Dark could not withstand it anymore.
"I offer myself to the Void Messenger Elvan Gordon..."
"Don’t you dare offer! Shut up!!!!"
As soon as a crack in the void opened slightly, the Holy Light Spear eagerly dove in like a dragon discovering treasure, tearing the guardian inside to shreds.
A Shadow Chain carrying the power of the Void Messenger descended upon Mr. Dark’s body.
"Hahaha! I have become powe..." A Lightforged fist twisted Mr. Dark’s face, continuing the beating...
Several more seconds passed.
"I offer myself to the Void Messenger Gustavo Ward..."
"Die!!!!"
Mr. Dark got stronger and hung on for a while longer.
A few more seconds passed.
"Void Messenger Osmani Mendi..."
"Die!!!!"
Mr. Dark got stronger and hung on for a while longer.
A few more seconds passed.
"I..."
"Die!!!!"
Mr. Dark got stronger and hung on for a while longer.
Ultimately, the match ended with Mr. Dark’s defeat because, at some point, his calls to the Void Messengers were like phone calls being hung up without response, failing to gain any power.
Raymond had defeated Mr. Dark.
The outcome between light and dark remained unchanged, except for the deaths of a dozen or so Void Messengers.
