Chapter 384
Chapter 384 of "The Villain's Story" opens with exciting events: As soon as I stepped inside the trial, I felt vulgar."Cough!"I coughed, unable to withstand... Continue reading!
As soon as I stepped inside the trial, I felt vulgar.
"Cough!"
I coughed, unable to withstand the large amount of shadow energy in the Area.
'What the f.u.c.k?!'
I cursed in my mind as I hurriedly used my mana to make a shield around me.
The density of Shadow energy here was incredibly dense.
My mana surged forth and formed a barrier around me, only then was I at ease.
Darkness, everywhere.
I could make out faint figures of trees but it was extremely hard to accurately discern my environment.
'Keeping Dragon Eyes active for long would be detrimental for me…'
I thought. Dragon eyes would be able to help me a lot but using it for a long period of time would just hinder me further.
I slowly go blind the more I use it, and if I don't deactivate the skill the blindness is permanent.
Since I don't have the Phoenix bloodline right now I can't even heal from that…So the situation is quite dire.
My heart is beating wildly!
*Thump!*
Something is here!
I could hear the leaves rattle and trees shake…The sound of the wind was eerie.
I looked around and found nothing…yet.
I enhanced my eyes with mana as much as I could…But even the visibility was pathetic.
But it got a little better at least. I could at least see the rough terrain and some of the trees.
They possessed a strange energy and I could feel multiple types of energies behind them.
They were everywhere, every energy was unique…But there was one similarity.
To my shock…The energies were very familiar to me…
Who am I kidding… Of course, it's familiar. That same type of energy beat the s.h.i.t out of me for months.
'It's Aura.'
I gulped. The entire region was filled with Aura…As expected of Murim. I used mana sense but the dense shadow energy disrupted the skill heavily.
As I cursed my luck, a notification popped up suddenly.
What?
I hurriedly scanned my surroundings and my body…However, I was unable to find any anomaly.
'What the h.e.l.l?'
I thought, what the heck is happening? My entire body is encased in my mana and secluded from the shadow energy…So, How?
"Gruhhhh."
Suddenly, I heard a groan. I turned around and saw a shadow. It was a man covered in robes.
His lower jaw had fallen off, and his eyes had worms inside them. His clothing was relatively fine but the smell was atrocious.
I blocked my nose and pointed the Ame-no-Sakahoko at him.
'Has it noticed me?'
I thought. Although we were face-to-face he lacked eyes. If he was somehow able to see me he would have already attacked. But he isn't. He is just circling around me, his head fixed towards me.
I turned my body as he moved, and remained vigilant.
Why is the percentage increasing? I haven't been attacked!
'Does it have something to do with the environment…Or Do I just have to be at a certain distance away from the shadow beasts?]
I thought.
I felt a hundred more different kinds of Auras around me, the only thing in common they shared was the corruption of shadow.
The shadow beast, or the Jiangshi stopped. I heightened my senses, prepared for anything.
I briefly used Dragon eyes to view the basic information of the Jiangshi in front of me.
I relaxed when I realized he was just the average Joe, although he may have been enhanced by Shadow Energy he is still fodder.
At least, that's what I thought. Until it suddenly attacked me.
I didn't have to block it, the mana shield I conjured would stop it…
Jiangshi rushed at me. But it was different
Unlike the citizens of the empire who walked like zombies, this one ran at me with proper form and even used a martial art!
I fired off an ice bolt and froze the thing out of instinct.
With a large thud, the frozen Jiangshi fell to the floor.
*THUD!*
A chill ran down my spine.
The laughter of the tower rang inside my head. The previous hundred or so Aura's turned into thousands…And each one was formidable.
Lamented the tower as my shock increased…The number of different aura's was rising! And none of them were weak!
It's cold voice lingered in my mind.
Ah…Now It dawned on me.
I should have been paying attention. d.a.m.nit.
In Murim, everyone has learned Martial arts.
s.h.i.t.
Elijah hurriedly blocked the attack of a Jiangshi and ran through the forest, burning the trees with his fire.
"Go!"
He threw his salamander ahead.
"Find a way!"
He ordered, and the little spirit hurried on ahead. Elijah was slowed down due to the constant attacks of the Jiangshi.
"I AM BEING CAREFUL!"
Elijah yelled.
The onslaught of the Jiangshi was brutal! They were not giving him even a moment of rest! When he blocked the attack, another came.
And all of these Jiangshi knew how to fight! And they were quite well-versed in it.
They knew about the art of fighting well!
"Kuh!"
Elijah barely managed to block an attack, He jumped backward and released a breath of fire.
"Ha…"
He gasped for breath as he watched the havoc his fire created.
*KIEK!*
A cry rang throughout the forest. Elijah wondered to whom it belonged but right now he didn't care.
'Why is it increasing?!'
He thought. Why was the infection rate increasing when not a single Jiangshi had touched him?!
WHAT IS HAPPENING?!
He was panicking.
Thankfully, Agri was able to bring him to the right state. But that was only for a moment.
Elijah's eyes widened in horror as he saw the Jiangshi walk through the flames. Step by step…towards him.
He stepped back and ran.
The Jiangshi chased after him, ignoring their very bodies which were burning.
The tower's voice rang in his mind as Elijah used Draconic transformation to grow wings and fly high up. Above the large trees.
"Finally!"
He sighed in relief as he found some respite in the dark skies.
But that was only for a moment. Crescent slashes of Aura emerged from under the trees and made their way towards him. Elijah expertly maneuvered around the skies trying to dodge the Aura Blades.
'I can do this…'
He thought. Indeed, he could keep this up for a while until the trial ended. Dodging the slashes would be a piece of cake.
He thought. However, unlike his expectations, it was not as easy as he had thought. Thousands, tens of thousands of Aura slashes came at him like rain!
They filled his vision.
He used his dragon breath to form a shield of fire around him.
"I need to ascend higher.''
He muttered, he unfurled his wings and flew higher up in the sky.
Until…
*THWIP!*
"Eh?"
He suddenly felt something coil around his foot. He looked down.
"A vine?"
He said, confused. Did a Vine just coil around his foot…from the forest?
But Elijah was unable to do so.
"AHHHH!"
He screamed as he was dragged towards the forest by the vine.
Now he knew why the Shadow Infection rate was rising. It wasn't because he was near the Jiangshi…But because he was in the Forest.
The entire forest was alive, it was a shadow beast as well.
Elijah hurriedly tried to resist the vine, he transformed into a full-fire draconian and tried to cut the vine with his tail.
A hundred more appeared from the ground and coiled around him before he could even try that. Elijah encased him in fire. But the number of vines only increased.
"HMMPH!"
They coiled all around him, extinguishing his fire.
The tower's voice echoed in his mind.
He was dragged back towards the forest at a frightening speed, and Elijah was unable to do anything to resist.