"Hey, you two, stay back," I said, gesturing for Maria and Seraphina to stand behind . I channeled mana into my staff and muttered, "Falkrona Bloodline, First Wing." My thoughts quickened, and my senses sharpened.
Ti had co to test the technique from the book Julian had given .
"W-Watch out!"
Seraphina warned of an oncoming attack, but I was already one step ahead. Two guys in robes rushed toward , smirking with condescension. "Falkrona Bloodline, Second Wing," I muttered, and disappeared in a grey flash, appearing in front of one of them. He looked at in shock as I touched his stomach with the end of my staff.
"Septem Treina," I muttered, and the priest's face turned pale with recognition of my attack.
I didn't care. "Thrust," I said, and the sound of breaking bones filled the air. The man flew backward, smashing several rows of benches and knocking out his companions.
Maria looked at in disbelief. "I-Impossible… this is...!"
"What?" I turned around, surprised.
"I-It's father's technique!" Seraphina stuttered.
"What?" I asked, confused by Seraphina's words. I had just used a technique from the book Julian had given . It wasn't that big of a deal, was it?
But then Sergius, who had stopped fighting, looked at with shock. "The Imperial Art of the Higher Eden Dynasty," he said, his voice filled with disbelief.
I glanced at the old man, who was smiling at . It seed like I had impressed him with my skills.
But there was no ti to dwell on that. I needed to focus on the enemies in front of . "Septem Treina, Sweep," I muttered, swirling my staff and extending it toward the remaining man. He was caught off guard and struck in the jaw, falling to the ground with a pool of blood gathering around him.
I could feel myself slowly growing tired. The staff was a powerful weapon, but it took a lot of energy to wield it effectively.
"Hey, old man! Protectc us!" I shouted, turning to the old man for assistance.
I wanted to scream at the Pope as well, but I knew I had to conserve my energy. I had already pushed myself to the limit.
As I watched the Pope fight against the guys of Ante-Eden, I realized sothing. He was intentionally leaving spaces so that they could reach us. My blood boiled with anger. The Pope Francis was corrupted, just like the others.
"F*ck!" I cursed under my breath. I had suspected it before, as I heard it in the Third ga, but as I didn't finish that ga, I wasn't sure, but now I was sure.
"I know," the old man nodded, appearing in front of us to shield us from enemy attacks. I felt a sense of relief wash over as I leaned on the staff, catching my breath.
"Francis, back off!" the old man shouted.
My heart pounding in my chest as I saw the old speaking like that. I didn't like his tone at all.
"N-no! I will keep them at bay. Geoffrey, take the children to safety." But the Pope was determined.
As if he could protect us against the crazed cultists and their monstrous mana beasts when he was the most corrupted one!
"As if I would let you run away!" Sergius, one of the cultists, sneered and pulled out a fist-sized yellow gemstone.
My blood ran cold. That was a PrisonGem, used to trap powerful mana beasts. If he was using it now, it ant he had sothing truly dangerous up his sleeve. The beast must be either a Disaster Beast (4☆to 6☆ beast) or worse a Chaos Beast (7☆ to 9☆ beast).
"Old man!" I called out to Geoffrey, my voice shaking.
"I know. Don't leave my side." He nodded grimly, his fists clenched at his sides. He couldn't fight at full strength here without risking innocent lives.
Sergius grinned and poured mana into the gemstone. "Release your wrath! Regina Apis!"
A deafening crack split the air and the gemstone shattered. The buzzing sound of massive wings filled the room as a colossal bee materialized before us. Its many eyes fixed on us with an unsettling intelligence.
"It's a Chaos Beast," Geoffrey said, his voice low and strained.
My heart sank. Chaos Beasts were so of the most dangerous creatures in existence. How were we supposed to fight sothing like that?
Such things would have no effect on the old man, but he couldn't fight at full strength in such a setting. In the process, he would murder all the innocent people. And he couldn't leave the innocent priests and his brother fighting for their lives, either.
Things took a turn for the worse.
Suddenly, bulges started to appear on the bee's body, and dozens of smaller bees erged from within. These bees were small, but visibly larger than normal ones.
"Are you kidding ...?"
I muttered to myself, regretting ever agreeing to co on this mission.
As I watched in horror, one of the smaller bees flew at high speed towards one of the priests and stabbed him with its sting.
"!"
The man's body turned purple and he convulsed before vomiting a strange substance, then he died. I couldn't believe my eyes. I really hate bees.
But the worst was yet to co.
"Ahaahahaha! Kill the two girls!" the bee's master commanded.
The Regina Apis, followed by its offspring, turned towards us at lightning-fast speed.
My grip on my staff tightened as I prepared to fight.
"Hey! If you know how to fight, then fight!" I yelled at the girls behind .
"Of course we know, idiot!!" Seraphina snapped.
"Don't speak to , hmpf!" Maria added.
I couldn't help but roll my eyes at their bickering. All I wanted was for this nightmare of a journey to end.
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