Blue Screen
Chu Shen and his friend had, of course, disappeared from the dueling grounds. This time, they appeared in a rocky plateau. In front of them was a steep cliff and behind them was a stretch of empty rock. The sky was dark and ominous, though the sun could be seen occasionally peeking through the sky.
Chu Shen didn’t have time to study his surroundings since a blue screen appeared in front of him.
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Chu Shen blinked. The blue screen stayed in front of him. What the heck was this? This had never happened for him before. Chu Shen studied the blue screen in front of him and was stunned when he realized it had every martial art he had learned under skills. Lucas, Aslo, and Chrissa had similar blue appear in front of them.
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Aslo and Chrissa were extremely confused at this. Just what was this strange thing? Lucas, however, was in shock. Wasn’t this the same kind of table that appeared in VR games? He had played them often before the accident with his parents. One of his favorites was Royal Routes Legends, an epic magic game set in a fantasy world. Those who played the game often usually called it RRL.
As this thought occurred to Lucas, he attempted to dismiss the screen like he would in the game. “Dismiss.” As soon as Lucas said that, the screen disappeared. “Status.” The screen appeared in front of him again.
Dismissing the screen, he looked over at Chu Shen. His face was scrunched up in confusion as he stared at the screen in front of him. Lucas went over to him and looked over his shoulder. While he could see the blue screen, no writing was visible. He couldn’t see anything besides a blank screen.
“Hey Chu Shen, can you see anything?” Chu Shen turned his head to look at Lucas when he heard his voice. Unfortunately, the blue screen blocked his vision. While he could see through it, it was difficult to make anything specific out.
“That you Lucas?” Chu Shen’s voice had a questioning tone to it.
Lucas laughed at he saw Chu Shen squinting at him through the status screen. “You dummy. Just say dismiss and it’ll go away.”
Chu Shen tried it and the blue screen disappeared. While Chu Shen was dismissing the status screen, Lucas informed Chrissa and Aslo how to get rid of their status screen.
After they got rid of the screens, they studied their surroundings. Looking off the edge of the plateau, all of them were stunned at what they saw. Below them, they could see two armies clashing.
The two armies were so far away that any normal human would have seen only dark blobs. Thanks to their cultivation level, and Lucas’ cyborg eyes, all of them could see the two armies with perfect clarity.
Flashes of light could be seen coming from the battlefield. Energy surges continuously surged forth and mages could be seen casting spells. Fire flared to life and hurricanes formed, flinging their helpless victims. Snowstorms appeared sporadically, freezing their targets.
If that was all, then they wouldn’t have been so shocked. Lucas and Chu Shen had already seen such a sight when they first arrived at Chrissa and Aslo’s dimension. What truly shocked them was that one of the armies was clearly not human.
Flying creatures wielding spears swooped downwards. Green skinned giants swung clubs at their enemies, sending them flying into the air. What really drew attention was a man in golden armor facing a humanoid creature covered in black scales with streaks of blood red color. Jutting from the creature’s head was two horns, one pure black and the other was a solid blood red.
The man in golden armor had wings made of white energy. His left hand held a tower shield and his right hand held a spear. His armor combined with his wings made him seem like an angelic being, descending to the mortal world.
Facing him was the scaled creature. The creature had a black sword in each hand. The scaled creature had black wings and a dark energy shrouded it, making its body appear hazy and indistinct.
Both of them were fighting in midair. Flying towards one another, there would be a lightning quick exchange before they would fly apart and get ready for another pa.s.s. The man raised his tower shield upwards. A beam of light shot downwards from the now visible sun. The shield glowed with a golden aura as the man shot towards the scaled creature.
Blood red lightning surged from the scaled creature’s hands, striking the shield of the man. The golden aura dimmed but did not disappear as the man rammed the scaled creature. The scaled creature tumbled downwards from the air but managed to pull up before it hit the ground.
The scaled creature’s black aura became even denser, before it suddenly disappeared into the shadows. The sun had disappeared behind the clouds, casting the entire battlefield into a dark overcast. The golden armored man cautiously looked around, obviously attempting to locate the scaled creature.
Suddenly, the man swung his sword behind him. Behind him was a tangible shadow, a dagger poised to plunge into the man’s back. The sword cut through the shadow, causing it to disappear into the air. While the man was in mid-swing, the scaled creature appeared before him. Its twin swords swung forwards, cutting through the man’s neck.
The man’s wings of energy disappeared. The scaled creature watched as the man fell downwards towards the earth. At first he fell slowly, but he started to pick up speed the closer he came to the ground. The man’s head slowly floated upwards from his body as he fell.
The army of monsters roared as the slain man fell to the ground. The opposing army became downcast. Some of the human army started to retreat. Soon, everyone was running from the battlefield. As Chu Shen watched, the monsters did not attack the fleeing army. Instead, they started collecting their dead and the human dead.
Lucas turned towards Chu Shen. “Well. You don’t see that everyday.”