Chapter 271 (1/2)

Chapter 271

Chapter 271: Back to the Basics

My vision focused on the towering figure as I approached the ensuing battle There were two ascenders fighting against it, and fro desperately around a giant orc I kneithout looking who the tere—Taegen and Arian were the only ones capable of staying alive and keeping the titan occupied for this long

I rushed toward the colossal guardian, tearing divots into the barren ground as I gained speed My hand gripped tightly around the curved handle of the white dagger; coer couldn’t even serve as its toothpick, but having it in my hand filledthe aetheric blast had ales of refining my core and aether channels—albeit with the added risk of death

I could feel the coh ing ulate the direction and speed of the aether’s flow using a kitchen strainer Noever, I felt like I had a proper floodgate installed while the aqueducts leading to various points throughouttunneled and constructed

I was physically stronger and sturdier than ever before but I kneasn’t enough to face off against the Scythes just yet

My entire arsenal had been taken frole, ethereal weapon I finally had begun to learn hoield it Now, to make up for the versatility that I had lost in mana, I needed to be able to wield aether at a level far above not only the Indrath Clan, but also the ancient es

The first one to notice my presence was the colossal beast Its bat-like face whipped toward round

As I coalesced aether toto meet the beast head on, I was surprised by howbut the beast’s shoveled face becaer

I leaped froain momentum for my attack Even the beast wasn’t prepared for the sudden increase in my speed as it tried to pull its head back up

It wasn’t fast enough

The dagger held instreak of white and purple as it pierced through the side of its nose And while my weapon was barely a fraction of its size, the i but

The sound of thunder erupted fro that it was al the beast long enough for Arian to charge up and unleash a flurry of golden crescents Taegen, whose body was adorned in an intricate earthen ar strike nearly as loud as en had focused on the legs that were carrying the brunt of the beast’s weight after olden arcs and the ear-shattering h to sweep the beast’s legs froed roar, the titan crashed on its side, shattering the ground and sending tre to protect

Both Taegen and Arian had to fall back iht of the titan’s body alone would be enough to crush even the es

“Effeen yelled out as soon as he and Arian retreated to a safe distance

“She’s recovering at a safe distance with Daria!” I shouted back, et back up to its feet

“Looks like we’re in your debt,” Arian replied, his voice quiet but oddly clear despite his distance and the noise co by the powerful vibrations that pulsated froic steravity affinities

Taegen, on the other hand, surprised ic didn’t stop at just the earthen armor Every step he took seemed to manipulate not only his own ar hisaround it to forerseveralback up for as long as possible

Despite its colossal size, however, the beast was surprisingly deft It was able to recover by pushi+ng off the ground with its long tail As soon as it was back up on all six of its feet, it whirled both its neck and tail like a whip, hollowing out chunks of the ground where it passed and launching shards of earth all around it in an atteh the chunks of earth the size of carriages hailing down in an attee Withits reserves, I couldn’t risk using aether blast

The proble or hitting was going to do any significant dae unless I found a weak spot—if one even existed

A loud crash resounded a chaos and the beast buckled for a en, coolem than a human, had tackled the beast

And al fly He crashed like a round and was immediately buried within a thick cloud of dust and debris It had been ingrained in me to always keep the entire battlefield withinaround me in my head even if I couldn’t i where Arian had previously launched his attack, I was able to see so I would have to focus on those

I kicked off the ground and plungedit, into a particularly deep gash that Arian hadiant shadow suddenly envelopedthe dagger fro sphere of mana struck the side of the beast

Arian was several yards away, his body giving off a tremendous aura as the beast turned to face him

The swordsainst the colossal er of an attack can you launch?” I yelled The beast kept its head high, keeping both of us in its field of view…as if it was trying to decide which one to kill first

“Perhaps five tith, but I would need more time to prepare,” Arian answered, his voice as clear as if he was standing right beside me “Why do you ask?”

“You’ll have to trustmy attention back to the beast

I turned into a flurry of blades, dancing within its six giant legs as I carved gashes and dodged, then carved gashes into those gashes in an attempt to keep the colossal beast’s attention solely on me

The earth shook with each step it took and I would have to dodge the blurring tail every once in a while as it atteht under it

Allit as efficiently as I could in preparation of the perfect tiure no larger than a white crow froold suddenly filledexplosion thundered through the air

Arian had unleashed a giant blast of cutting force directly at the beast, enveloping its entire head in the bright golden surge of light

I leaned forward, crossingbloay by the attack

It wasn’t just Caera They were also hiding their strength while in the convergence zone