One more day of grinding and climbing later, The two finally reached the truly strong Guardian Beasts.The speed at which they climbed the floors stagnated. More often than not, Anne had to stay at the back or not enter the boss room altogether, mainly because the enemy was simply too strong.It was up to Leiu to fight it single handedly, which he did, albeit with difficulty.Floor 280The recommended Level was 600, but Leiu was already over Lv800. Either the recommended Level tip was wrong or the Guardian Beasts were simply too strong, absurdly so, in fact.A 10-meter long golem made of black metal swiped its hand at the Dark Knight, who retaliated with the greatsword.[Dark Waves]Alas, neither his physical strength nor the Primordial Darkness were able to stop the golem’s hand. Leiu was flattened on the ground, barely rolling out of the way before the Guardian squashed him with its foot.[Black Curtain]Its size notwithstanding, the Metal Golem was ludicrously fast. Its moveset was
Tenebris carried Kusomi’s body away from the dirt and rubble.Nervous, he laid her down on the stone-cold floor and took a much closer look at her injuries.“I don’t know what to do!”‘Don’t just gawk at her! Wrap the wounds with something.’He listened to ‘himself’. He reluctantly ripped parts of his shredded shirt and used it as somesort of a bandage.Admittedly, he did a very poor job of treating the wounds. In fact, he might’ve made things worse by using his dirty shirt to wrap around some of the wounds.“She’s really beautiful…”Her soft white skin, pretty eyelashes, small nose and rosy lips. She was the picture of beauty. Tenebris stared at her for a long time.‘Are you fucking stupid? This is what you’re thinking right now?’He shook his head and got up. He put the estoc close to her and then proceeded to walk around the room.Ten minutes later, he returned to Kusomi’s side. He had found two exits, both of which were relatively big stone doors that were shut.Unsurprisingly, he
The imminent explosion came to be, unsurprisingly. The Mongolian HQ of the ISB was completely leveled, leaving nothing but a massive crater.The only difference between the first time and now was that it was currently night and Anne’s lack of serious wounds.“He will attack you. Be careful.”As he whispered those words to her, the vampire solemnly nodded her head and then swiftly backed away.Meanwhile, Leiu turned around and looked at Amos.“I knew you would come, Dark Knig-”Before the Outer God could finish talking, Leiu used [Darkness Unseen], appearing right behind him.[Dark Waves]The spikes on the Outer God’s back grew longer, trying to stop Leiu, but Anduril easily cut through them and struck the target.Amos’ large mechanical body was flattened against the ground as the greatsword pierced through its back, failing to impale it but succeeding in greatly damaging it.[Child of Darkness]The Dark Knight was relentless as he stabbed his blade non-stop, leaving Amos no time to ba
Three hours later, Leiu returned to a small landing zone within Mongolia. It wasn’t particularly far from the HQ of the ISB.Jonathan Club, Long Fenhua, and Hye Nari were all waiting for him.“This…”Emperor kept looking at Monk Lao, who didn’t look like a human with his purple skin and distinct eyes.“He’s with me. Don’t mind him.”“We saw the explosions from here. Are you alright?”Nari worriedly checked Leiu’s condition, breathing a sigh of relief when she saw no injuries.“Everyone is dead. The Prophet… except this one, Amos killed them all.”With a signal from Leiu, the Void Incarnate raised his hand, causing an unconscious man to appear from thin air.“This is Anton Meres. He was their lead scientist.”-Long Fenhua“He’s all yours. See if you can get any information from him.”-LeiuEmperor thoughtfully stared at Leiu for a bit before asking,“Are you going to attack the other facilities?”“No. You told me you’ll take care of them.”Pleased with this answer, Jonathan softly smiled
Tenebris gently helped the Elven Chevalier sit next to the pond.The danger of the monster was gone, for the moment, but he was still extremely nervous. He wanted to get out of these ruins altogether.“I can’t believe it.”Kusomi stared at the water of the pond in wonder and amazement.“Is this a special water?”“It’s more than that.” She absentmindedly responded. “This is The Eternal Water I-I thought it’s been lost.”Tentatively, the elf lowered her hand and touched the water. Upon contact, she felt a surge of warmth wash over her, giving her energy and easing the pain more than the energy from before.After confirming her assumption, Kusomi turned to look at the curious man.“I’m going into the pond. It has unparalleled healing properties.”“W-what about me?”She looked at his broken arm and wounded shoulder, feeling a bit of guilt.“You can get inside after me.”“What if the monster comes back? I don’t want to risk it!”“Fine.” She responded through gritted teeth. “Now look away.”
Before the monster could kill Tenebris, Kusomi jumped in-between and stabbed the gaping maw.Her Aura became brighter as it ripped and sliced the flesh, however, it wasn’t able to completely stop the monster’s charge.Nevertheless, the Elven Chevalier stood her ground and swung again. An ancient light-green energy emitted from her body, empowering her and attracting the monster’s attention.Albeit having its flesh sliced and cut, the abomination didn’t stop. Its mouth grew bigger, layers of pointy teeth extending outward in a horrifying manner.It didn’t use any special type of Magic, though that wasn’t even needed considering its absurd physical ability.The elf’s Estoc, practically engulfed in resplendent light, was thrust one more time, unleashing a powerful blast that destroyed the ground.Kusomi’s attack tore a big hole through the ground, revealing another tunnel down below. She managed to jump back just in time, whereas the monster let out a hellish scream as its bloated body w
East of the Noules EmpireThe Blackened PlateauThe Weiji Alliance Military EncampmentAfter spending his brief forays in the Ice Snowlands and then attacking the ISB on Earth, Leiu finally returned to Menhit.“You killed them all?”“It wasn’t me who killed them, but their top executives and leaders are dead.”Once he confirmed that, the Goddess of Fury let out a hearty laugh and gave him a bear hug.“You didn’t disappoint, Dark Knight!”When she pulled her body back and let go of him, Leiu took a deep breath. Menhit was much taller than he was, and being hugged like that by her almost made him suffocate, and not to speak about Anne, who was standing a couple of feets away.“What of the Imperials?”With a bright smile on her face, Menhit briefed him about what occurred during his absence.Apparently, there was a big meeting between the army leaders of the Weiji Alliance and the military officers of Noules.Furthermore, Queen Elizabeth returned. After all the perpetrators in the Counci
South-East gate of Black Mountain City“What are we supposed to do?”“Try to stop him. Make sure he doesn’t slaughter everyone.”“He’s just one person. Why are you all so nervous?”Many Transcendents were lined up, armed to the teeth as they waited for the imminent arrival of the Nameless Knight.Elena had already declared that He was on his way to Black Mountain City. However, she only sent the strongest Transcendents in the Earth Coalition.They weren’t meant to attack the Dark Knight, simply resist if he attacked.“Without my order, do not attack him.”Frozen Torch, who stood at the front, turned to look at them. He was usually a cheerful guy, but he now had a very solemn and stoic face.Other than the Transcendents, there were also close to 500 knights, all wearing light-blue armors.Led by Knight Commander Silver Gicolt, who was familiar with Leiu.Elena had sent him specifically due to his relationship with Leiu. Time crept by, the atmosphere was heavy, and everyone was tense.