yasinovel Chapter 1220: Journey to Mur (8)
Chapter 1220: Journey to Mur (8)
"Amber, Mira, June, Emily. Take ten thousand Chimaeric Demons and leave."
"What about you?" Amber asked.
"I’ll try to stall them as much as I can. We killed around a thousand of them. Is not enough to make them stop attacking, but at least is something. I will use the main force to keep them at bay. Reach Mur, establish a base. I will reach you soon."
Yet, the three women didn’t believe him. These thaids were too strong, and their powers countered Erik’s and all of those around him. There was basically nothing he could do to salvage the situation.
The three women began protesting, but the Chimaeric Demons followed their creator’s command without hesitation.
Ten thousand clones gathered around Amber, Mira, June, Emily and their mounts, forming a protective formation before leaving the battlefield.
They sped up as they could, but it wasn’t easy considering the draining effects of the three-headed void ravagers’ brain crystal powers. Yet, as they increased their distance from the thaids, the draining field’s effect decreased, allowing them to speed up more and more, to the point they were able to reach their full speed.
The three-headed void ravagers tried to follow them, but between Erik’s barrier and the remaining Chimaeric Demons attacking them relentlessly, they failed to take chase.
At the same time, some of the thaids focused on the barrier and unleashed their breath, which started eating at the barrier, creating dark spots that required constant mana to repair.
It wasn’t easy to resist these many attacks. Those producing them were harrowing monsters with so much mana that they seemed like living batteries. The problem was that there were thousands of these horrifying monsters, and Erik had no idea how to prevent them from attacking.
"Keep dealing damage!"
Erik’s reserves dwindled more and more quickly as the barrier got attacked. He tried to keep the barrier up while at the same time bringing the pace of his kills up. Yet, each new impact forced him to choose between attack and defense more and more, with him focusing on the second. The problem was that neither choice seemed enough to save them.
Moreover, with fewer Chimaeric Demons around, the killing ratio decreased again.
Then the barrier fractured.
Spiderweb-like fissures spread across its entire surface. The mana-powered structure, weakened by constant attacks, could no longer withstand the assault of the void ravagers’ breath, as Erik’s mana hit rock bottom.
The barrier shattered like glass, raining ethereal shards that dissolved into nothingness before reaching the ocean below.
The void ravagers poured through the broken barrier like a dark tide, their massive three-headed bodies crashing into the ranks of the Chimaeric Demon army. Then their draining field reached its peak intensity at the heart of Erik’s formation.
The waves it radiated sapped strength, speed, and even intelligence from the clones.
Their muscles and limbs felt impossibly heavy, as if weighed down by tons of iron. Every movement required immense effort, with even the simple act of flapping their wings becoming a struggle.
The clones instinctively activated the Xeridon Anteris brain crystal powers. The enhancement surged through their bodies, reinforcing muscles and sharpening reflexes that would have otherwise failed.
The enemy’s ability sapped them of strength, but it didn’t work on mana and other brain crystal powers. Though, it was usually enough to kill other thaids.
However, the Chimaeric Demons weren’t thaids - they were highly intelligent creatures with multiple abilities at their disposal. Even with their physical strength diminished, they could still use their brain crystal powers, shape-shifting abilities, and coordinated tactics to fight back.
The problem was that even with the Xeridon Anteris brain crystal power enhancing their bodies, the Chimaeric Demons struggled against the weakness induced by the enemy’s draining field.
The clones fought on through sheer determination, but the void ravagers’ gained significant advantages each meter as they got closer to the clones. Their draining field was too strong, too concentrated.
The Chimaeric Demons usually used the Xeridon Anteris brain crystal power to overwhelm their enemies with their speed. Strength wasn’t even important, since they were usually much stronger than everything else.
The clones tried everything at their disposal. Groups focused on using Vibration Burst. The combined attacks sent waves of deadly vibrations through the monsters’ bodies, making them writhe in agony.
Their tough scales offered no protection as the vibrations tore through muscle and bone. Blood vessels burst beneath armored hides, creating dark patches that spread across the thaids’ skin.
The beasts’ three heads thrashed wildly, jaws snapping at empty air as internal hemorrhaging turned their organs to pulp.
Horrible gurgling sounds escaped their throats as blood filled their lungs. Within minutes, the monsters’ movements became erratic, their wings beating out of sync as their nervous systems failed.
Finally, their eyes rolled back, and they plummeted from the sky, their massive forms splashing into the ocean, where hungry sea thaids quickly dragged them under.
[Hostile creature killed: Mana absorbing process starting.]
[Hostile creature killed: Mana absorbing process starting.]
[Hostile creature killed: Mana absorbing process starting.]
The enemies died relatively quickly compared to the previous attempts the clones made and much faster than with their other attacks.
They could exploit this.
But there was a big problem—using this power drained their energy reserves. Since most of the clones hadn’t practiced this particular power much, they couldn’t use it efficiently or for very long.
Besides, even if Vibration Burst quickened the killings, it was still not enough. The three-headed void ravagers were basically tearing the clones down.
Only Erik was able to increase the kill rate, and that was because, with each of his clones dying, he was getting more and more experience points. Each level up was coming fast, meaning Erik could use a ton of mana to kill the opponents.
[Ally creature killed: Mana-absorbing process starting.]
[Ally creature killed: Mana-absorbing process starting.]
[Ally creature killed: Mana-absorbing process starting.]
[Hostile creature killed: Mana absorbing process starting.]
[Hostile creature killed: Mana absorbing process starting.]
[Hostile creature killed: Mana absorbing process starting.]
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