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“Our readings shows that the slayer White might arrive at this battle location at any second.”
“Roger that,” I quickly fixed my posture. Hoaqin, I will definitely get this time. I came prepared.
“I swear if you choose to walk that dark path instead of living a normal life, I’ll be the one that end you.”
My feet finally touched the ground. He is still far away from me although I could see him approaching slowly. Normally, I would be ended already by the slash that came out from his sword. I was just a mere member of RED anyway.
It’s been so long since I’ve seen him. He had grown taller and have a build similar to a model you can see every time on billboards around the tower.
The closer he gets, the less stable my footing become. His shinsu density is so thick that my invisibility enchantment was slightly canceled out. That forced me to use more of shinsu to strengthen my spell even more.
I was hearing closely to the sound of his footsteps echoed by this hollow cave. But suddenly, he shifted his movements to get to my where I am. Oh shit, so he did saw me.
I managed to dodge from his attack. He could’ve sliced me in half at that moment. I could feel the rush of adrenaline all over throughout my body. He took a moment to take a look at his opponent or more-likely, prey.
“Time for the next trick.”
As fast as I could, I directed the spirits in my potion bottles to get out. And as soon the bottle that reached the ground produced a clinking sound, he confronted me head-on to deliver a hard blow.
It seems like he wants to deal with me quick. But he didn’t use any of the flashy moves I’ve heard from the rumors. He must’ve considered me as a weakling. Well, there’s no denying in that but luckily I have a golden plan up in my sleeves.
“The Wave of Dawn!”
White is starting to lose his indifference. Of course, this is how it’s supposed to be. Awhile back, the higher ups of RED gave me an ancient relic of Arlene Grace’s. Oh, who’s Arlene Grace you’ve asked? She was one the Thirteen Great Warriors, just like Arie Hon was before they became the family leaders.
They trusted me with the responsibility of using the most well-made prototype of the famous enchanted item owned by her, The Bell of Dawn.
“(Y/n), I’ve heard from the others that you have a unique fixation with the infamous slayer. Am I correct?”
“Yes..”
“So can you help us to capture him? According to our data, he will be at the 53rd floor this weekend as the main fighters of FUG.”
“.. Sir, I’m sorry but I cannot possibly even to lay my fingers on him. This is an absurd command from you, sir,” I half-heartedly refused even though to end White with my own hands is my life-long dream.
Hearing my answers, he opened his inventory to reveal my future trump card. I gasped. “Can you? You don’t have to worry so much by the way, your only job is to only make him immobile or could you say- tame him to make it easier for RED to finish him for good.”
..
Shadows of the dark spirit that came out from the bell securely gripped both of White’s arms. He didn’t speak. I made my own my conclusion that he was trying to maintain his ego. Or he was mad.
His sharp glare was enough to send shivers down my spine. At the same time he was gaining control of his legs. The legs bent firmly on the ground resulted in a swirl of white shinsu surrounding him. He was trying to cut my shadows with his own shinsu.
If this was a regular spell, he could’ve easily cut it off. I retained my focus and forced an extra bit of shinsu to release more spirits to hold both his legs on place. Drops of sweats ran down my face and my vision started to become blurry. I need to finish this soon.
Now for the last step..
“One! Oh Holy Spirit of The Outside, I beg you to break the first chain of evil!”
The clanking sound coming from White signaling that I already managed to break his first layer of the dark spell he used to merge with his siblings. He grunted a bit. From my understanding, that should be the protective layer, the one that connects them all which is the vengeful spirits that he had eaten over the past years.
I clasped my hands together tightly and started to chant the next line. Golden shinsu waves flowing out of me and the ear-piercing sound of the ringing of the bell had caused my hair to float up in the air. I continue to give the utmost focus.
“Two! Oh Holy Spirit of The Outside, I beg you to break the second chain of evil!”
That was Anna’s layer of spell. She was a nice kid who always asked me to play dolls with her. It’s ashamed that she have to end up like this.
“Three! Oh Holy Spirit of The Outside, I beg you to break the third chain of evil!”
That was David’s. White seem unhinged by the breaking of these two layers. I assumed maybe they only contributed small fraction of his overall strength.
“Four! Oh Holy Spirit of The Outside, I beg you to break the fourth chain of evil!”
This one was Albeda’s, my dear friend. The one that was seem so fearless and free in my eyes.. But now, she is trapped inside that prick’s body.
And lastly, Vicente. I remember that he was Hoaqin’s rival back in the days. He was the closest to Hoaqin’s age so it’s natural that they were often compared with each other. Unlike Hoaqin, Vicente was considered as a prodigy in swordsmanship. Believe it or not, the mighty White’s host we’ve seen today used to lose all the time against Vicente. He had never won a single match.
“Five! Oh Holy Spirit of The Outside, I beg you to break the fifth chain of evil!”
White was finally immobilized. Both Albeda and Vicente are two important parts of White. Without them, the feeble corrupted soul can never manage to control the large amount of power that comes with billions of souls. By the moment, he made a deal with the devil, his body and soul was slowly rotting.
He stood there on his knees in a fixed position. I dragged my feet to take a look at his face. The effect of my deadly spell caused the both of his eyes to be white. I gasped in horror before I fell on the cold ground in front of the notorious slayer.
I’ve used all the energy stored in me to complete this mission. I hope the higher ups are satisfied with me.
“Operation complete.”