Adrian frowned as he pointed to the engravings. "Look here. The immortals even chose to self-destruct to try and take down the shadow."Rozi nodded. "You're right. They were brave and unafraid of death. It looked like they became numb toward the idea of dying and were insistent on taking down that person, even if it meant their doom."Adrian said, "Exactly. What do you think the immortals could’ve gone through to make them steel themselves to sacrifice themselves? They wouldn’t have become so fearless toward death if they hadn't been forced to their utmost limits. All this means something…"They had been driven to a point where they would die whether or not they fought back. That's why they chose to take out the shadow at the cost of their lives. This is proof that the Creator was like the devil to them, one that struck nothing but terror in their hearts. However, drive a rat into a corner bites, even at the cost of its life."Rozi nodded in agreement. "You're right. That person mu
The engravings sent chills down the pair’s spines. They could tell how intense and brutal this ultimate battle had been. It was unknown how many people had perished during the battle or how many more had their memories reset.Rozi was heartbroken. Suddenly, she yelled, "Look out!" A strong gust blew as a scythe went for Adrian's head. Rozi yelled just as the blade approached.Feeling danger coming toward him, Adrian turned around and dodged the attack in the nick of time.Clang! The scythe landed on a pillar, instantly crushing it. Rozi took a few steps back and clenched her right fist. A silver sword appeared in her hand. The sword was filled with silver runes.Adrian rolled across the floor after barely evading the fatal attack. When he got up, he and Rozi had formed a pincer formation. The master of the scythe revealed itself to be a giant monster. It was more than five meters tall and was wearing armor. It resembled a human, yet was not. It had razor-sharp claws and was fil
At that moment, Dragonbane emitted a golden hue. With a golden dragon wrapped around him, Adrian leaped into the air and stabbed at the monster.The monster fell forward, and Adrian leaped away by kicking the monster’s body. The creature slammed into one of the pillars, and the pillar crumbled under the tremendous force. Corpses and skeletons suddenly appeared. There were human corpses hidden within the pillars."What the… Why are there so many corpses?!" Adrian was astonished by the number of bodies falling out of the pillar.Rozi backed away, staring at the monster as she said, "Forget them. We need to focus on the monster right now. My instincts tell me it won’t go down that easily."Meanwhile, the monster had gotten back up. It instantly appeared behind Adrian, its scythe emanating an aura of death. Though it was just a split second, Adrian could sense death knocking on his doorstep. He could hear the countless wails coming from the scythe. The scythe seemed to hold souls suf
The scythe's attacks felt like a terrifying curse. Adrian and Rozi could feel the soul locked within the curse running amok. The giant scythe would reap all of the souls it could. Dragonbane unleashed a wave of heat, but it was no match for the chilling cold coming from the scythe. The black aura around the scythe chilled one to the bone. It pierced through even their thick clothes. Rozi shivered profusely from the cold. She found it hard to hold onto her sword and was hit by a strong urge to resign herself to her fate whenever the scythe attacked. She felt like it wanted to redeem her soul.At that moment, a string of memories flooded Rozi’s mind. The memory fragments she had lost came back to her, causing her to shiver uncontrollably. She fell to her knees in anguish as she grasped her lost memories. Catching this opening, the monster yelled as it swung its scythe. The souls within the weapon wailed, and a chilling cold gathered around the weapon. Rozi's head would roll if the
But another arm grew back in the blink of an eye. The monster was unstoppable. With a beam of black light, the scythe leaped back into the monster's grasp."This thing is unkillable." Adrian frowned. He had understood two things during the battle.The monster's attack was profound and conjured illusions in whoever got close to it. Should he lose control, the weapon of death would surely redeem his soul. This redemption entailed the scythe sucking in one’s soul and trapping the soul within itself forever.Secondly, the monster did not have an actual body. Its body was a conjurement, allowing it to regenerate infinitely no matter how severe its wounds were. This monster was unlike the zombie guards in Enigma City. Although the zombies were undead, they were rendered immobile once their legs were severed. But this monster could instantly regrow lost limbs. It could regenerate its stomach even if a hole had been blasted through it. This monster was like an unkillable boss in a video
Adrian stared at the monster as Rozi retreated. The monster swiftly charged toward Adrian with its scythe raised. As it was about to hit him, Adrian leaped into the air and unleashed a golden light from Dragonbane. The light enveloped the sword as it slashed upwards. Since they were currently inside a building, Adrian did not unleash the same amount of power he did during his battle with the Gost emperor.Slash!!!The monster was split in half, but Adrian did not stop. He proceeded to cut the monster into four. Within seconds, the monster and the scythe were sliced and diced into tiny little particles that were scattered all over the floor. He only stopped when he could cut the monster's body no further.As Adrian landed on the ground, Rozi came to stand next to him. They watched as the monster reformed. In mere moments, the pieces had rejoined. Less than ten seconds later, the monster stood before them once more."Annoying thing."Adrian and Rozi fell back.Rozi took a deep brea
The moment he touched the scythe, Adrian could feel the countless souls trapped within screaming and squirming. They were filled with endless hatred as they tried to grab his hand.A chill of death surged, causing Adrian's right hand to be thoroughly frozen.The souls grabbed out as they screamed. They yearned for blood, suffering within their cage. Hatred, pain, and suffering surrounded Adrian as he felt the anguish the souls felt.His right arm felt as though it was about to freeze over as the scythe continued to unleash its power. The souls fought their way toward the arm, hoping to escape through his frozen arm.Adrian could even see their anguished faces appearing before him. His soul began to struggle the moment he touched the scythe as an unprecedented pain flooded his senses. He lost himself, and his eyes turned bloodshot. As the souls clawed their way through Adrian, Rozi yelled, "Get that scythe away from you or you'll die!" Her voice echoed in Adrian's ear. Though hi
Following the monster's disappearance, the scythe turned into a puff of black smoke and vanished as well. The souls that had fed on the monster seemed to have been redeemed, dispersing throughout the palace as though nothing had happened. After everything disappeared, Adrian sat on the floor, gasping raspily. The freeze in his hands had been dispelled, but he left exhausted. He had just felt how much pain and suffering the souls had felt. He never expected there to ever exist so much grudge. The souls that were locked up were the culmination of hatred."Are you okay?" Rozi asked as she knelt next to him.Despite it being negative fifty degrees Celsius, Adrian was drenched in sweat. The sweat that fell off him even melted the ice. "I now understand why the Creator wants to reset our memories. I also know what they’re afraid of."Confused, Rozi asked, "What is it?"Adrian pointed at his head. "Human intelligence. They’re afraid of human intelligence, something capable of defeatin