Ery could hear his na being called in the arena, it was ti for him to finally make a decision, but he was still undecided.
When the screen displayed his na and the magus began to shout introducing his na to the audience, his friends ca to approach him.
In particular, Julian stopped right in front of him, staring with a solemn gaze,
"Ery… I know how important your master is to you, and I also know how much he has helped us. Honestly, I hate to say this…"
Taking a deep breath, he continued his words. "You must think this through, Ery. Not only do we not know for sure if they really have your master, it's a certain fact that killing Eeshoo would be disastrous for us and our planet."
That was, of course, what kept bogging down and stuck round in Ery's mind. Julian's words only served to further add weight to it. He then gripped Ery's shoulder tightly as he added his words.
"Ery, You can't kill Eeshoo!" He said firmly.
Thrax, who was standing right beside, promptly gave the Roman a nudge. "Let him decide for himself." said the Thracian, earning him a glare from the latter.
While the two were once again arguing with each other, Klea walked up to Ery and touched his arm gently.
"I want to tell you to follow your heart… I really do." She said with a regretful look. "But I have to agree with Julian on this one…"
She let out a sigh before continuing, "Aside from the trouble we will have with the Nephilim, killing Eeshoo ans you will be deed to be conspiring with the culprits in their nefarious deeds. What I fear is that your actions will likely further damage the already dire relationship between humans and half-bloods."
Ery looked like he wanted to say sothing, but he stopped himself when he heard his na being called to the arena again. With the advice from Julian and Klea flashing through his head, he made his way to the arena with much better resolve not to go through with the killing.
However, once he arrived and saw the golden-haired Nephilim standing on the opposite side of the arena, he couldn't help but think of his master once again.
Amidst the chaos and distress that was going on in his mind, the magus referee announced the match.
"Ery Ambrose versus Eeshoo Nephilim"
Their nas were said aloud and with that the match finally began.
It seed the Nephilim genius had no plans to warm up against Ery. as he imdiately used his strongest buff [Angelic Descent - stage 4], and floated in the air from the get-go.
As brilliant glints appeared all over his body, four majestic wings of light began to form on his back.
Ery instantly snapped out of his troubled state when he saw such a sight.
In response, he quickly used both of his [Immortal Gate - stage 6] and [Fey Transformation] at once, hoping they would be enough to match Eeshoo's power.
Silver furs began to appear on his limbs as the transformation took effect, sending waves of power through his body. In the anti, Eeshoo didn't stay still as he swiftly readied his new spirit reader weapon.
[Heaven's Will Shuttle]
In an instant, 16 unique-looking flying blades flew rapidly all over Eeshoo's body like a whirlwind. Under the Nephilim's control, each and every one of them was ready to be sent to attack at any mont. Having seen their power against Atlas, Ery quickly took out his Savage Sword.
The mont the two of them revealed their weapons, the audience in the seats cheered with excitent.
"Fly!"
A faint smile on his face, Eesho waved his hand slightly, a gesture that sent all sixteen blades rushing towards Ery from multiple directions. The spectacular display awed the onlookers, inviting countless gasps.
Not wanting to be overwheld by his opponent, Ery swiftly took his stance and perford his swordsmanship.
[36 Dao Divine Sword Technique]
A flurry of bright black intersected and overlapped one another in midair as the sword in Ery's hands danced against the omnidirectional storm of attacks. Sparks flew in the air as the weapons clashed against each other.
With his swordsmanship and movent technique, Ery managed to parry and block the flying blades one by one, and when it beca too much, he cast [Blink] to get away and earn so respite.
Swissh! Swishhh!
But of course, things weren't going to go his way just like that, as those sixteen shuttles quickly changed their course and chased after him. It didn't take long for the storm of attacks to rain down on him again.
While his arms and legs kept moving to deal with the Nephilim's relentless attacks, Ery fell into thought about his opponent. More precisely, about the weapon he used.
Even though those flying blades weren't even a third of his [Savage Sword], each one of them shot out with such incredible speed and power that his hands couldn't help but throb every ti he blocked them.
Once again, multiple sharp blades ca charging at him with speed, and to deal with them, Ery cast his [Slipstream]. Combined with his [Blink] spell and the agility [Fey Transformation] gave, all boost his mobility, but still he barely managed to dodge it all.
Sharp sounds rang through the air in succession as he continued to thwart Eeshoo's attacks.
Clank! Clank! Clank! Clank!
When one finally managed to slip past his defenses and grazed his shoulder, the other blades quickly ca fiercely towards the sa spot as if they were a group of predators slling their prey.
Facing the storm of attacks that precisely targeted the gap in his defenses, Ery quickly found himself cornered. He swiftly raised his arm to cast one of his newly mastered spells.
[Repulsion]
The air around him seed to ripple as the spell sent out an invisible domain that contained gravity force, pushing away everything in his surroundings. The part of the arena around which he stood caved in slightly.
Alas, the spell wasn't enough to stop Eeshoo's weapons since they were so powerful, but it was able to affect the speed of the flying shuttles and gave him the necessary ti to find his way out and [Blink] to safety.
Ery's action finally made Eeshoo frown. The always calm Nephilim genius finally said a sentence.
"Why are you running!?"
The words etched deep into his mind, as the truth was Ery had not yet decided what to do with Eeshoo, this made him reluctant to make any attempt to counter any of Eeshoo's attacks.
"You are way over your head if you think you can defeat !"
Monts later, the 16 flying blades suddenly converged into each other and ford one huge blade before charging toward him in a circular fashion.
[Heaven Drill Blades]
The blade shot through the air at an extrely high speed, much faster than his movent, and couldn't be stopped by his gravity spells. The only thing that worked was him [Blink] away to distance himself.
Ery was blinking away all around the arena being chased by the drill-ford artifacts and, once again, the Nephilim genius was disappointed.
In a mont like this, Eeshoo took out a new item. It was a palm-size silver bell which he tightened on his wrist before channeling his spirit energy toward the bell.
Riingggg!!!
It was not a loud ring, but it was strangely able to echo throughout the half a mile long arena. The sound waves shook the space, causing Ery to find out he was no longer able to cast his most dependable spatial spell.
The drill ford artifact ca right at him, this ti without him able to dodge.
Knowing his sword would not be able to stop it, Ery decided to cast [Void of Aegis]. A translucent do appeared around him as it separated the space between.
Cracckkk!
Seeing his best defensive spell unable to hold out for long, Ery knew he had to finally fight with his full power. Otherwise, he would lose this match.
[Twilight Transformation]
Upon activation of the innate ability, the silver fur covering his limbs quickly turned pitch black, while all of his hair turned white. It not only drastically changed his appearance, but also brought about a trendous enhancent.
First, the transformation significantly increased his spirit power, giving an extra depth to his void spell. It also gave more innate resistance to physical and magic attack, which could prove to be crucial for stopping the drill blades.
Howwlllll!!!
The transformation was followed by a deafening roar that reverberated throughout the arena.
With his physique fully transford, utilizing the increased battle power, Ery tightened his muscles and used both of his arms to hold the rotating artifact with all his might.
Seconds later, Ery managed to fully stop its rotation, forcing the blades to break apart and returned to its owner.
The crowd looked even more excited when they saw this. They knew they were finally going to see so real action in this match.
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