Chapter 125 - Riveria: I thought you died!
"Pierce, spear of lightning. Your envoy beseeches you, Tonitrus."
"******"
"Incarnate of thunder!"
"Thunder Ray!"
The dazzling thunder light devoured everything around.
Magic barrages bombarded Luke repeatedly, the magic reserve of Demi Spirit seemed endless.
"Almost there, if we drag on, I will run out of Prana."
Feeling the dwindling reserves of Prana in the Sword Sheath of Tranquility, Luke made a decision.
"I can feel it, your power is weakening!"
"You can't stop me, let me see Aria!"
"Flash, rays of light. Tear through the darkness."
"Your envoy beseeches you, Lux."
"Incarnate of light. Queen of luminosity!"
"Light Burst..."
"Hey, you keep talking about Aria, is it her?"
Click, click—!
Bang—!
The Prana barrier behind Luke suddenly shattered, revealing Ais standing there.
Thump, thump, thump—!
The moment Demi Spirit saw Ais, the blood of both parties resonated with each other.
At the moment of facing this monster, Ais heard her own accelerated heartbeat.
The cry of the heart seemed to tear through the chest, the presence before her stirring her blood into frenzy.
"Ahhhhhhhh—!"
The enormous monster let out a delighted scream.
"Aria! Aria!"
"I wanted to see you so much!"
"Now, I've finally found you!"
Just as Ais was shocked by the agitation of her blood, the Demi Spirit was equally captivated by Ais.
She reached out her hands, seemingly hoping to embrace Ais.
"I've said it before, don't come near our princess!"
Boom—!
Spurt—!
Ser-Veresta, carrying a massive sword light, fiercely slashed onto the Demi Spirit.
Just as the monster was distracted by Ais's presence, causing a pause in the magic bombardment, Luke got his first successful hit.
"Ais, don't give her a chance to retaliate!"
Luke's voice woke the shocked Ais.
She suppressed her chaotic thoughts and wavering emotions, choosing to trust the 'companion' she had spent every day with for over three years.
"Tempest!"
The emerald wind swirled around Ais, becoming fierce with the chanting of the spell.
With a forceful leap, her Sword Ale slammed into the monster with the wind.
"Ahhhhhhhh—!"
"It's the wind! It's Aria! You're here for me!"
As the wind picked up, the Demi Spirit, as if mad and crazy, ignored the huge wound on her chest.
She spread her arms as if to embrace, moving towards Ais.
But what she received was Ais's full-on lethal strike!
Ais channeled all her magic power into 'Ariel'.
The endless raging winds around began to converge, finally gathering on the pale blue short sword in her hand.
"Wind Vortex!"
Boom—!
Stormy wind exploded!
The wind spiral burst unreservedly on the Demi Spirit!
The storm picked up a lot of dust particles.
Luke accurately caught Ais as she fell from the sky into his arms.
Then he ran without hesitation towards the back.
"Alise, the fight isn't over yet."
"Hurry, lead the team, we must break through the monster's blockade and return to the surface!"
The roar of the wind gradually died down, dust and debris fell from the sky, countless cracks spread all around.
"Aria... Aria!"
The huge monster stood up.
Her beyond common sense 'endurance' attribute allowed her to withstand the combined attacks of Luke and Ais.
"I knew you'd get up again."
The monster stood up, searching for Ais.
But, what she saw was the backs of the adventurers disappearing into the passage and Luke guarding the rear of the entrance.
Raging sword aura kept surging out.
Luke clenched his hand around Ser-Veresta.
Sword aura raged, sword intent boiled.
"Such weak attacks simply can't kill you who is far beyond the usual Lv7."
"So, to truly threaten your life, I have to strike with all my soul and heart. A desperate attack leaving nothing behind!"
Luke waited, he had been waiting for this moment.
Without the hindrance of other adventurers, without the onslaught of the Demi Spirit's magic bombardment.
There was only one chance for attack and defense to switch!
"So, stand there, and let me chop you!"
Swoosh—!
With Luke's sword swing, a massive sword light flew out, instantly striking the Demi Spirit.
Unfinished · Extreme Sword Intent · Sword Draw Flash!
Boom—!
Boom, boom—!
After several magic bombardments, and the previous continuous heavy strikes from Luke and Ais, the ground of this area finally gave way.
There's no time for Luke to check whether the Demi Spirit is alive or dead.
He quickly retreated back into the passageway before the ground collapsed, running in the direction where the adventurer team retreated before.
Even if the Demi Spirit was not killed by Luke's all-out attack.
Now that the passage was sealed, it was impossible for her to catch up before the dungeon completely repaired the area.
The process of adventurers' breakthrough was extremely brutal.
The battle with Demi Spirit nearly exhausted all of Luke's physical and mental energies. His Prana reserve was also completely exhausted.
Besides, his primary focus is to protect Ais, who had fainted from overexertion of mental power, so he couldn't provide much support to the adventurers.
Without Luke and Ais, the two most core combat forces, the process of breaking out can be said to have resulted in heavy casualties.
Fortunately, Alise and other members of Astraea Familia still maintained decent combat capabilities.
In the end, the breakout operation was a success.
This deadly trap, hatched by Evilus and worsened by unforeseen events, ended with the sacrifice of half the adventurers.
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"Ugh..."
Luke, regaining his consciousness, covered his head which was faintly aching.
"Are you awake?"
"You've been unconscious for three whole days."
It took Luke two to three seconds to stave off the dizziness.
He also noticed Riveria sitting by the bed.
"Three days?"
"Uh... oh... so we managed to return back successfully, didn't we?"
Luke's thoughts gradually cleared, and he also remembered their previous situation.
Three days ago
Luke, carrying Ais, followed the team and successfully broke through the monster's blockade, returning to the safe zone on the 18th floor.
But knowing that his physical and mental energy were nearly at their limit, Luke couldn't rest easy on the streets of Rivira.
Falling unconscious in that town filled with malice from his own kind would be like handing over his and Ais's safety to someone else.
So, after estimating the return distance and calculating his remaining physical strength, Luke decisively left the 18th floor and returned directly to the surface.
As a result,
After returning to Twilight Manor and handing Ais over to Riveria, Luke went back to his room and entered a deep sleep for three days.
"So, I've been asleep for three days."
"Three days of sleep?! When Finn found you, you were lying on the bed motionless, we thought you had died suddenly!"
Hearing Luke's muttering, Riveria immediately gave him a displeased look.
She reached out to grab her magic wand and aimed it at his head to knock some sense into the clueless boy.
However, before she took action, she remembered that Luke had just woken up.
After a little hesitation, she couldn't make the move.
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