Villain in a Fantasy World; I Level Up by Conquering Villainesses-Chapter 72: A battle between a Succubus, 2 Centaurs, 2 Elves, and 2 Beastkin! [2]
The Level 89 A Rank World Speaker, Moore, Queen Mirabel’s Senior Attendant was a powerful Druid of the Shapeshifter path.
Moore shapeshifted into a Nixie, an A Rank mythical Water Spirit.
In this form, not only did his Elemental Link Elven racial trait that gave him minor control over wind, flora, and light become amplified, he also gained ridiculous defense and vitality, regeneration, and elemental control over water.
WHOOSH!
With a thought from the already shapeshifted Druid, a flood of water materialized in mid-air, flooding this hall and surging towards the multiple illusions surrounding them and the Catfolk Mage.
This water seemed to come straight out of the deepest depths of the ocean, coming with tremendous crushing pressure.
The Pandoras that made contact with the water popped like balloons due to the sheer density and pressure of the rushing water!
Wind blew violently, helping and pushing the pressurized water towards the numerous Succubus illusions and the Catfolk.
At the same time that this happened, Susan, Queen Mirabel’s right hand raised her bow, aimed, and released the bowstring.
BAM!
Fragmentation Shot!
The one arrow she shot fragmented in mid-air, turning into more than 100 arrows that targeted the illusions of the Succubus.
Instantly, every single one of the Succubus illusions started acting independently as every single one of them started using Illusionist skills!
More than 50 Pandoras used the skills of the original to evade the attacks, creating even more layered illusions.
Instantly, the number of Pandoras in this hall exceeded 400!
Subjective Reality!
This was the reason why the 2 Elves dared not rashly let the initial hundred Pandoras close in.
With the Level 90 Illusionist Skill, Subjective Reality, an Illusionist had the ability to make every single one of her initial illusions real, forcing them into reality, making every single one of them akin to the real one.
Every single Pandora illusion at this moment was real! And with them creating more illusions, more Pandoras emerged.
Fighting against a high-ranking Illusionist was like fighting against a paradoxical monster limited only by the amount of qi.
The moment the flood of pressurized water from the Water Spirit started flowing towards the enemies, even with the Curse of Slot on them, the 2 Level 90+ A Rank Centaur Warriors were able to shrug it off and move.
THUD... THUD...
Councilor Wilkinson and Councilor Waren galloped on top the water, charging towards the still-exposed Catfolk Mage.
As both charged, they seemed like the embodiment of momentum itself.
They charged forward with an aura of inevitability.
The reason for their inviolable aura was simple. Both of them already stacked multiple skills on themselves, increasing their defense, movement, and offensive power to truly ridiculous levels, and then, with one wielding a Spear and the other wielding a Great Sword, they both attacked at the same time at the Catfolk Mage.
KABOOMMMMM!
But Xoreth didn’t stand in one place like a fool to be attacked and cut into pieces by her enemies.
Both Centaurs were extremely fast, faster than the naked eye could keep up with and far faster than the speed of sound but she was still able to track their movements and just before they attacked, her eyes ignited with azure qi.
Teleportation!
With this Level 80 Mage Skill, Xoreth tried to teleport directly out of the Central Bank but she couldn’t as the Spatial Lock of the S Rank Artifact threw her back, leaving her slightly disoriented.
The moment the Catfolk became disoriented, as if she had been waiting for this moment since, Susan focused on her and fired a singularly devastating arrow.
Xoreth shook off her disorientation at the last moment, and she instantly felt all her hair stand on end.
Without hesitation, she used Overlap Casting, casting and stacking multiple shields in front of her simultaneously but it was not enough to stop the powerful arrow of the Level 91 Archer.
BAM!
The arrow pierced Xoreth’s shoulder as blood blossomed like rain.
"Ugh...!" She grabbed her shoulder and groaned in pain, coughing blood as the force of the impact threw her back.
At the same time that this happened, the hundreds of Pandora illusions finally closed the distance, not only swarming Susan, but Moore too, including the 2 Centaur Councilors as she went for an indiscriminate attack.
Every single Pandora attacked!
Spamming different types of illusions to confuse them, she revealed her sharp claws and spread her bat-like wings as they grew sharp ends.
With them, she assaulted the 4 enemies simultaneously!
BAM! BAM! BAM!
They were forced to defend.
And as they were forced on the defensive for the first time, that was when a participant of this battle that everyone seemed to have forgotten finally made his move like a ghost.
Instant Substitution!
Qi Obliteration!
Guillotine Cut!
Death Mark!
Instant Execution!
BZZZ!
From the shadows where he hid, Dante used 5 skills instantly and they were all high-level skills.
Of the 2 Level 80 Skills, Instant Substitution enables an Assassin to swap positions with shadows or marked enemies across extreme ranges, while Qi Obliteration when activated temporarily erases a target’s qi circulation.
The Level 60 Shadow Reaper Pathway Assassin skill, Guillotine Cut is a devastating high-damage vertical strike that targets the neck or spine.
Of the 2 Level 50 Shadow Reaper skills, Death Mark designates a target for a guaranteed critical damage on hit, while Instant Execution grants an Assassin high probability to instantly kill unaware or weakened targets.
Dante stayed patient as his 2 allies were assaulted by the 4 powerful enemies, overwhelming them and when everyone forgot him in his Null Form, the moment Pandora attacked indiscriminately, he took advantage of the slight and split-second opening to also attack.
He already knew his target.
Assassins almost always aimed high, and Dante’s ambition was to kill 1 of the 4 enemies in one attack run!
Of the 4 enemies, the defense of Level 90+ Warriors that were in an alert combat state was too high, and the Druid in his shapeshifted Water Spirit form had extremely high vitality and regeneration, which left the Level 91 A Rank Archer.
Susan as an A Rank Archer had extremely high offensive power and posed the greatest threat to the trio of Villains and Villainesses, but for what she gained in offensive power, she lacked in defense.
Archers were not known for their defenses and she was Dante’s target.
With Instant Substitution, Dante swapped places with her shadow undetected, and just for security, he cut off her qi circulation with Qi Obliteration.
By stacking Death Mark and Instant Execution on her, Dante massively increased his chances of an instant kill.
And with Guillotine Cut, he went straight for her spine!
Archers had Threat Awareness as a passive skill but since it’s just a Level 25 skill, it stood no chance against Dante’s Null Form stealth.
Susan never realized what hit her till it hit her.
BAM!
It was a clean hit as Dante’s dagger stabbed into the spine of the unsuspecting Elf, crippling her!
Dante expected instant death but what happened next shocked him.
The Elf revealed an expression of shock, bewilderment and pain, but instead of dying, cracks spread through her body like a mirror surface then she exploded into countless mirror shards.
"...!"
Dante stared in a daze as his brain whirred, then he realized. ’The S Rank Artifact!’ He hissed but it was already too late.
Explosive Arrow!
Having repositioned behind him without him knowing, Susan’s arrow hit Dante at point-blank range and the arrow detonated like a bomb.
KABOOOMMM!
...
Outside the Central Bank of Falaniondor, Puck floated with a calm but serious expression on her face as her green qi swirled.
In a serious tone, she said. "I have a wish".
BZZZ!
Wish Echo!
