Chapter 1548: House Plant |
“Do you like it? I hope it's okay, I brought my house plant.” Mina commented with a grin. For Jiu Yuu Ying, everything fell into place, remembering how he found this intruder in the first place. Now the shadow knew why she had revealed herself...
The piercing roar of the beast was ear-shattering and forced the cat girl to cover her ears in pain. She had also squinched her eyes shut for just a moment. What she witnessed upon opening that reminded her of those stories Seth liked to tell sometimes about the universe and black holes.
All the darkness in the cavern that surrounded her, like a thick soup, was sucked into a single place, concentrating into a black matter. Where the darkness was peeled away, only light was left, turning the cavern into a brightly lit hall with a single black dot in the center.
The black sphere was like a hole in the fabric of reality. Then, flowing slowly like tar, it began taking a roughly human shape. Roughly human, meaning a tall, slender torso with a set of arms, legs, and a knob that could be called a head. Every part was angular and sharp like a crystal or a shard of broken glass.
A cold shiver ran down the assassin's back. There was no sign of light to be found, only pure, refined darkness. Now, even Mina believed it had rid itself of the disease, but the aura it was giving off was even worse.
The creature she was facing was like the ruler of shadows, and Mina could feel her control of the element slipping away from her. Forget the power of her spells, she doubted she would be able to cast in its presence.
“I will rip you apart and devour your soul. Then I will take care of this weed,” it said, incensed. The voice sounded sharp and incredibly piercing. One moment it was still in the center of the cavern, the next moment it was already upon Mina, sharp claws like shards of black crystals descending upon her.
Ting! There was the sound of something breaking as activated, negating the fatal attack. At that moment, Mina had been unable to react but was saved by the enchantment of her armor in the nick of time.
The sharp, black claws had been stopped right before her eyes. Mina was shocked, but instead of falling into a panic, her thoughts became clear, cold, and calculated. The mind of an assassin forged through hundreds of close encounters and near-death experiences.
“I see you have a body now, let's see how durable it is...” the cat assassin mumbled. At that moment, various auras began surrounding her body. She activated the blessings of Sekhmet and Menhit, which not only increased her attack power but gave all her attacks the plague effect.
Overshadowing both was the aura of primordial savagery and wrath as she activated the Blessing of Andras and . At the same time, her mind stayed cold and calculating thanks to the Blessing of Eligos and
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Minas used the stunned state to continue layering heavy hits on the disabled foe, when she heard a notification she had only seen a couple of times in the past.
The had triggered. Jiu Yuu Ying shivered, and it looked like a glitch in reality. The stun duration had run out, and Mina expected it to go on a rampage like earlier. Roaring and screaming, threatening and flailing, but it had become incredibly still.
Jiu Yuu Ying suddenly lifted its head, looking straight at her, and it felt like two searing hot fire-forks were driven into her skull. This was no longer the look of anger or superiority, but white-hot hatred felt by a creature that could bend the fringes of reality.
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Feeling a little panicked, she used the skill of her Shard of Biting Ice. The pure black creature was instantly encased in a sarcophagus of cursed ice, which would drain its vitality. For the fraction of a second, she hesitated, but ultimately dropped the idea of trying to kill it herself.
Up to this point, she thought she had a chance. That notion was gone. In that moment, she had felt like it could see her, and that was the moment she decided to opt out. Leaving Jiu Yuu Ying pinned like that, Mina used the chance to get out of there. Using , , and the of her boots, Mina fled the scene.