fynovel Chapter 1200: Friend or Foe No More (2)
Chapter 1200: Friend or Foe No More (2)
Chapter 1200: Friend or Foe No More (2)
The undead barrier masters moved around Amber's group and prepared to fight. Behind her, Mira shapeshifted into some kind of Chimaera, with legs that gave her speed, arms that gave her strength, and claws that would get past any non-mana-powered defense.
The Chimaeric Demons used the Xeridon Anteris' powers to get stronger and activated Hais' brain crystal power to get a better understanding of the battle and spot any weakness or opportunity they got to kill the woman.
"Remember," a Chimaeric Demon said, "one mistake and the Vindicator will tear us apart."
Emily inspected her rifle's bolt action and scope mount. Her mana reserves were low, leaving her with just enough power for one or two Time Freeze uses. She didn't get enough time to recuperate, and most of what she was going to use of her mana was going to be used to power up the rifle itself. After all, it shot mana bullets.
With her mana reserves this low, Emily knew she had to make every shot count. A missed shot wasn't just wasted ammunition-it was precious mana she couldn't afford to lose.
Every shot would cost her precious mana, and emptying her tank early meant certain death. She had to pick her shots carefully, striking only when success was guaranteed.
"I'll go take position," she said. June followed her.
"Be careful, Emily."
"I've got her, don't worry," June said, moving closer to the sniper.
The Chimaeric Demons spread out, positioning themselves to guard from different angles. "Are you ready?" Amber asked Mira.
"As I'll ever be."
However, before they could do anything, something weird happened. There was a change in the undead's behavior.
The reanimated soldiers moved with increasing frenzy, their attacks becoming more aggressive, more chaotic. The blackguards found themselves pushed back by the sudden shift in intensity, but the barrier protecting them was still active, and until that was up, they were not going to lose.
The barrier master, Vindicator, strengthened her shields because something felt wrong. She knew that whatever was making the undead stir; it meant something big was going to happen.
Then the earth beneath their feet trembled violently. The vibration started as a subtle rumble, like distant thunder, but quickly intensified into powerful shockwaves that made stones bounce and dirt crack. With each passing second, the tremors grew stronger, threatening to split the ground itself.
"What's happening?"
Terrifying screams echoed through the air as the ground cracked open like a broken window. Then, with a deafening crash, the ground collapsed, forming an enormous hole that pulled everything down into it.
Thousands of blackguards plummeted into the darkness. The undead did the same; it was just that, this time, below ground, there was not going to be any barrier protecting them, and the fall would not kill the undead either.
As the dust cleared, they found themselves in a vast underground tunnel that stretched over 50 meters wide and disappeared into darkness in both directions.
Water dripped from the rough stone walls while earthy smells filled the stale air. Looking up through the hole above, they saw thousands of Chimaeric Demons positioned in the darkness. "Welcome," a clone said. "To your graveyard." A grin then spread across his face.
Above ground, the barrier master Vindicator stared in horror as thousands of soldiers plummeted into the dark chasm below.
She stood rigid, watching the scene unfold. Without her protective barriers, the soldiers below would face the undead in close quarters and without her protection.
Of course, telekinesis wouldn't help much against the second division commander, since whatever Erik threw at him could simply be disintegrated.
Amber listened to what the Chimaeric demon said. He was giving more and more reason for
them to join the fight.
"That won't be easy," she said, watching Bill's invisible attacks tear through Erik's vines like they weren't even there. "How do you fight what you can't see? His powers seem to destroy
everything."
Mira studied the battle. "We don't need to see his attacks. We just need to trap him. If we can contain him in a small enough space, even invisible powers won't help him escape six barrier
masters' powers. At least in theory."
"The barrier masters. Yes, that's a great idea," one clone said. Amber nodded. "Their barriers held against the entire army-they should work against one man, no matter how powerful." Emily kept the man in her sight. "What if he can? We don't know what his powers can do
exactly."
"We can still try. If he targets us, we simply leave."
"The barrier masters' barrier only works one way," another Chimaeric Demon interrupted. "Attacks can go out, but nothing comes in. In this case, it will be the opposite, but still, you
get it. If we can trap him..."
"I can fill the space with my corrosive gas," Amber said, understanding the plan. Below ground, screams echoed as the Chimaeric Demons eliminated the trapped blackguards.
Above, Erik maintained pressure on Bill, keeping him focused upward rather than on the
threats gathering below.
"Are we sure the gas works?" June asked.
"We don't know either," the clone said, "but I doubt his power can stop something like that."
"We'll help the undead," another one of them said. "You focus on the kill."
Mira picked her bow. While she couldn't fight in melee against such a monster, she could still
do something from a distance. "We'll only get one chance at this."
The other nodded.
Everyone took their positions. The undead barrier masters moved too, readying themselves to
create Bill's grave. The second division commander, instead, continued his fight above, unaware of what was going to happen.