bookpower Chapter 83: Elite Knights
Chapter 83: Elite Knights
Chapter 83: Elite Knights
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I moved to the second room after receiving that notification, and to hurry things up, I utilized the knowledge I learned from the previous battle much better now. Alongside combining my Mana Sense with the Mirror of Gabriella to see the statues' reflections as they came rushing towards me, I was able to dispose of most of them easily through Gram and my Dragon Tooth Knife’s combined strength.
The second room was mostly the same as the first one, but three times as large, and it had smaller, mini rooms I had to venture into while fighting the other statues to save time. Each mini room wasn’t all that hard, although I still took some damage here and there. With the help of my [Bastion’s Shield] to defend from most damage, I was able to proceed smoothly.
That was until the last area of the second room. Having spent only about ten minutes here, I thought that was it. I was wrong.
As I walked into their territory, they instantly noticed me. These weeping angel statues weren’t like the rest. Instead of holding shields, swords, or spears made of stone, they held staffs and wands.
And the moment they saw me giving them their backs, a rain of hundreds of fireballs, beams of holy light, and arrows made of wind reached me.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
I quickly hid behind one of the pillars, glancing back at the angels as they instantly took their former appearances as if nothing had happened.
“Are you kidding me? They can use magic too!” I was honestly a bit surprised. “I didn’t expect that."
[“With such instant-cast magic, it won’t be easy to reach them. Even if you stay at their side and quickly give them your back to take them down, their magic conjuration will be faster, and you’ll likely take a huge hit, or more, all concentrated at once...”]
Gram was right; using the same strategy I used before wouldn’t apply to these guys. Especially because they don’t move nor chase me down; they stay where they are and fire magic.
So I only have a very short time frame to attack them while they fire magic at me. But most likely, I’ll get blasted with magic attacks before I can even hurt them.
Should I just charge with my bastion shield? But will it hold off enough? It currently has around three thousand Durability...
[“How about you bait them?”]
“Bait them?”
[“You seem amazingly proficient at light magic, yet I only see you use its most basic capabilities. Have you ever considered creating reflections of yourself through your light magic?”]
“That’s... I can’t believe I never thought about it. Mostly because nobody would fall for such a thing, right?”
[“Well, you can’t say these statues have any hint of the intelligence these angels once held. They’re very robotic in nature...”]
“I know what you’re trying to tell me... If I make illusions of myself and create reflections that spread everywhere, These will bait them, and they’ll end up attacking each other in different positions.”
[“Exactly. If you can reduce the amount of magic fired at you at the same time, then you can take them down easily as you won’t be overwhelmed while doing so...”]
“Okay, let’s try.”
I concentrated my mind on it. The power of how Innate Skills worked varied depending on mental image plus mana. If I mixed this with Ki as well, and the image of my own physique.
While also thinking about the reflection of people through light, suddenly, four clones of myself, or well, reflections, emerged out of my own Light Aura.
“Oh, this was much easier than I imagined...”
[“T-That shouldn’t be really possible...”]
“It might be the Great Sorceress Skill, it is an S Rank Skill after all, and it’s level 4,” I explained. “It is an amazing skill that simply allows a magician to shape and change their magic to their liking, much like Baihe does it with her Ice Magic.”
[“And you just stole her ability?!”]
“I just copied it; it comes with having these eyes.” I giggled.
I quickly faced the statues again. They were a row of ten, all of them magicians. I slowly walked in front of them and then stopped right in front of their gazes.
“{Body Reflections}”
FLASH! FLASH! FLASH!
Five slightly transparent reflections of my own appearance appeared, lining my body. And then, I quickly ordered them to walk in front and for them to give the statues their backs.
Before I could realize it, fireballs, wind arrows, and beams of light reached them in an instant!
It worked! But they’re super-fast at it!
I wonder if it’s an item... The other angels also have some gold accessories that haven’t been petrified. Maybe beating them could be related to these items?
Giving a quick glance, I cannot steal these items right away; they’re “soul bound” in a way. If I want them, they have to be slain first.
Alright, fuck it.
I buffed myself as much as possible, but without using my small amount of Cosmic Energy left or using Anubis judgment either, those will be for Solomon. I can’t use all my ammunition on his knights.
“{Body Reflections}!”
FLASH! FLASH! FLASH!
Over ten body reflections surged around me, shining brightly and semi-transparently. And then, I ordered them all to give the angels their backs while I readied myself.
CRASH!
Before I could even realize what was happening, a huge sword, an axe, and a spear pierced the floor a dozen times, enormous holes appeared over the floor, and three illusion reflections disappeared in a single second.
BOOOM!
A huge storm of fire reached my back, throwing me away in a single second. If it wasn’t for the shield strapped to my back, I would have most likely taken much more damage.
[“Those bastards are tremendously fast!”]
“I can tell!” I sighed. “Fine, let’s use this.”
I quickly channeled a tiny speck of cosmic energy as I imbued it into the rest of my body. My senses heightened greatly, my physique suddenly felt like it was growing much stronger, and my aura gained starlight-like sparkles.
[Because you have used a small quantity of Cosmic Energy, the [Cosmic Transcendent: Lv1 (SSS)] Skill special effect has been activated!]
[Increases All Stats by +50%, Decreases Damage Taken by -25%, and Increases Skill and Magic Damage by +50% when using Cosmic Energy.]
[The Effects of the [Sylph’s Tear] Ring: [Wind Spirit’s Blessing] has been activated! Your DEX and AGI have increased by +100% for 5 Minutes.]
[The Effects of the [Warrior’s Necklace]: [Warrior’s Stigma] has been activated! Your HP, STR, and VIT Stats have increased by +30% for 10 Minutes.]
I need more, more power!
“GRAM!”
[“FINE!”]
[The [Divine Dragon Slaying Heroic Sword: Gram]’s Divine Radiance is resonating with your compatible Physique!]
[Your Physique is constantly growing stronger; your stats are slowly beginning to increase!]
[Your Mana and Ki are being refined; their recovery speed has increased!]
My aura merged with that of Gram, and as we both resonated almost perfectly, coupled with all the other buffs stacked together, I leaped in midair and reached the closest statue that was crushing a reflection—that damned sword-wielding bastard!
“{Sunshine Blade}!”
FLAAASH!
Gram overflowed with mighty Mana and Ki, generating an aura in the shape of its own body that grew several times larger. With all my might, I attacked the sword-wielding angel statue, only for the bastard to intercept my attack with his own blade while not even looking at me.
“This is no place for children to play around.” It spoke. “BEGONE!”
A gigantic fist reached my body, punching my stomach and sending me flying away.
“Ungh...! Argh...!”
While feeling nauseous, I gritted my teeth, glanced at him through the powers of my Cosmic Energy and Eyes of Truth, and launched my two knives, the Dragon Tooth knife and the Frost Wolf Fang knife, directly into his shoulders! Overloaded with my own Mana, they suddenly erupted with flames and frost, blowing the statue’s shoulders and, therefore, collapsing its two arms.
BOOOM!
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