Chapter 151: Turn of Events
The best laid plans often go awry. Neither of them had ever experienced going up against the high-level magics of astrology.
Ever since they entered the blood-red Final Lands, Xiao Lin had been avoiding overthinking. What if they were not able to escape? What if the high priest captured them? What if they died there?
All these questions caused them to lose hope. Lilith and himself were SS-rank talents, and their talents had been able to push themselves to the limits. However, they were facing high priest Asabanor, a monster that had lived for more than nine hundred years. In front of this opponent, they were but fledglings.
Xiao Lin was not battle hungry like Lilith, so he had to work hard to calm himself down and a.n.a.lyze the situation in front of them, calculating the battle capabilities of him and Lilith.
It only caused him to fall into despair; he could not find any chance of victory. More and more skeletal soldiers were heading toward them. He even began to suspect that the high priest had sent every skeletal soldier at his disposal, which could total to at least 30,000 to 50,000 skeletons. It was impossible for just the two of them to overcome the hurdle.
The only consolation he had was that the high priest would not kill them immediately since he needed their power to return to Planet Norma and put his revenge into motion. However, the best case scenario for that was still him eliminating them after using them—it was only a delayed death.
What could he do?
What choices did he have!
Xiao Lin noticed that the woman next to him was filled with excitement at the upcoming battle, which proved there was no way for him to properly interact with Lilith, and adding to his frustrations.
“Are you still trying to rebel? It’s useless! Your only choice is surrender!” The high priest donned a victorious smile as he waved his hands, signaling the skeletal army to advance.
“If that’s the case, then just die!” Asabanor’s offer of surrender was just for show, as he quickly issued his command.
Xiao Lin was agitated as he shouted, “If you kill us, won’t that stop you from going back?”
Asabanor had a cold look on his wrinkled and indistinct face. “Idiot! You underestimate the laws that G.o.d created. In the Final Land, death is just the beginning. I only need to destroy your physical body and seal your souls, then I’ll have plenty of time to slowly do my research!”
“You despicable fiend!” Xiao Lin was furious. His original intentions of stalling for time were dashed.
“What’s the point of talking to him!” Lilith sent a sideways glance at Xiao Lin. Her hands firmly gripped her battle scythe as she said impatiently, “Are you fighting or not?”
Lilith understood the danger they were in at the moment as well, so she needed Xiao Lin’s strength, but she did not mind fighting by herself either.
Xiao Lin gritted his teeth as he held up his sword in the right hand, and the hammer in his left. “F*ck! Let’s fight! The worst that could happen is we die!”
The Lightstream Jade on his chest shone brightly as a wave of intense draconic power surged out. He did not care about conserving the draconic power anymore and let out as much as he could. The silhouette of a dragon grew ever larger in the skies.
The light from the jade started to dim, and Xiao Lin understood that the draconic power within had been completely exhausted. Whether they survived or died, that moment could very well his very last fight. The power in the sky quickly turned into a dense mist as it shrouded Xiao Lin, quickly strengthening him.
Xiao Lin felt like he was filled with inexhaustible energy. It was the first time he had such immense draconic power at his disposal. He would definitely not have wasted so much before then, so even he was not clear what sort of level he was at right now, but he felt like it was at least at Silver-rank, or close to Gold even.
‘Being able to feel how powerful someone so close to Gold-rank... Is this a small stroke of luck before I die?’ Xiao Lin could not help but think to himself.
Lilith did not hold back either. The flames on her scythe were at the absolute maximum as the blade started to glow in a dark-red hue. Xiao Lin could not help but be surprised. He had never seen flames like that during his battles before, so it seemed that Lilith had been holding back.
“Let’s go!”
Lilith commanded in a low voice, raising her scythe and prepared to charge. Xiao Lin got into a stance as well. The high priest only stared coldly the entire time, as if waiting for them to struggle to their deaths.
It felt like time froze for a moment, and in the next second, Xiao Lin felt the ground begin to shake. The tremors grew more and more intense, turning into an earthquake in seconds. Even the skeletal army could not stay standing.
What was that old man doing?
That was Xiao Lin’s first reaction, but when he raised his head, he saw Asabanor look shocked and angry, his mouth constantly moving, as if chanting something. It was obvious that this was not in the high priest’s plans.
No one knew what was happening. Lilith and Xiao Lin shared a look as the ground beneath their feet began to rumble.
Suddenly, the square, filled with green bricks, began to collapse to the ground. In a flash, the ground Xiao Lin and Lilith were standing on turned into a lone island in the center, and in front of them was a large stretch of darkness with no bottom in sight. Countless skeletal soldiers had fallen into the hole, disappearing as they fell.
The high priest’s expression turned sinister. A crazed look twisted his face as he rushed at Xiao Lin and Lilith, his distorted body starting to stretch in mid-air.
“You won’t escape! No matter the price, I will not give up on this chance!”
Asabanor shouted wildly as he raised his arms that looked like dried firewood. His silhouette looked blurry and without substance, but at that moment, his form was slowly solidifying, but at the same time, the wrinkles on his face deepened, as if he was rapidly aging. The skin on his face started to fall off like tree bark.
Looking at the slowly solidifying hands rapidly approaching, Xiao Lin only had one thought in his head: to not get caught by the old man or all would be lost.
“Jump!” Xiao Lin and Lilith said at the same time as they jumped into the darkness together.
The two of them were shockingly of one mind, which was that, if they were to die there, they would rather shatter in the darkness than die in Asabanor’s hands.