Free Web NovelChapter 440: Black Neon appears
Despite the devastating power of the four united, the situation was becoming critical, because every enemy slain dissolved into mist to resurrect a few seconds later, the body intact and the numbers multiplied tenfold. The successive waves of assailants eventually isolated them in different corners of the immense hall. No respite was granted to them: barely had one spectre collapsed than it was already reborn farther away, even more aggressive.
Klein was pushed back toward an area of massive pillars. He used his katana to slice through the limbs of Spectrum members who tried to encircle him, each movement precise and economical. Blood spurted onto the floor, forming dark pools that contrasted with the light stone.
< Aura Repulsion. >
The invisible shockwave hurled the Spectrum members against the rocky walls. Their bones cracked on impact, and their corpses already began to evaporate for the next cycle. Klein scanned the room in search of his companions, but a new explosion of demonic mana abruptly cut him off from Julian and Nox. The detonation made him stagger.
It was at that precise moment that a trail of gray smoke rushed in through one of the breaches. A silhouette landed a few meters from him, the shock of its landing raising a cloud of dust.
It was members of Black Neon. At their head stood a woman whose imposing stature and aura of command left no doubt about her identity. She had long white hair that floated under the effect of the wind. A cigarette was stuck between her lips, releasing a thin wisp of smoke, and her face was hidden by the dark mask of The Predator.
Klein froze, his katana slightly lowered. The woman’s amber eyes shone behind the narrow slits of the mask. She stared at Klein without a word for several seconds. The person in question was Isabella Donoghan, who had become the new leader of the occult organization.
"I know who you are," she said in a voice rendered mechanical by the device integrated into the mask.
She paused, then flicked the ash from her cigarette with a deliberately slow gesture. The incandescent particles crushed onto the basalt floor.
"You are the former The Predator," she affirmed without the shadow of a hesitation.
Klein remained frozen for a moment. Shock showed briefly on his features before he recovered his mask of impassivity. He had not anticipated this eventuality: seeing his own organization intervene here, and especially Isabella leading the assault with such assurance, unsettled him more than he wanted to admit.
"What is Black Neon doing in this place?" he asked in a brusque tone.
His voice betrayed a poorly contained surprise. He gripped the handle of his katana more tightly, ready to react if the situation degenerated.
Isabella tilted her head slightly, observing the corpses of Spectrum that were beginning to reform around them. The torn tissues reassembled slowly, as if animated.
"Kara is missing, which brings me to this place," she replied simply.
Her voice echoed strangely under her mask, and Klein noticed the tension in her shoulders despite her apparent self-control.
"I see," he acknowledged, surprised by this revelation concerning Kara.
He observed the army of Spectrum regrouping for a new charge. The fanatics’ violet eyes shone with a hatred so intense that one would have thought seeing embers in their sockets.
"Since that’s the case, why not help each other? That way, we can finish this quickly," he suggested in a calm voice. freёweɓnovel.com
Isabella let out a slight laugh muffled by her mask. She turned her head to the right, observing the Beasts of Black Neon who were already beginning to massacre the enemy reinforcements.
"Agreed," Isabella accepted.
The combat then resumed with redoubled violence. Isabella did not wait a second longer and rushed into the fray, wielding her spear. She instantly invoked her magical abilities, showing Klein the real extent of her awakening.
<Earth Magic: Fractures of the Abyss >
She struck the ground violently with the heel of her spear, and the earth trembled under her feet. A localized earthquake triggered, opening deep fissures directly beneath the Spectrum members. Several warriors tumbled into the void, their cries muffled by the crash of the stone that closed over them. Klein saw their hands gripping the edges of the crevasses before disappearing completely.
< Gravity Magic: Weight of Judgment >
In an instant, the air around Isabella grew unbearably dense. A dozen Spectrum members who tried to approach her were brutally crushed to the ground. Their bones shattered under pressure equivalent to several tons, producing a sinister cracking that crossed the battlefield. Their organs burst under the strain, staining the basalt with purple blood, while Isabella advanced through the carnage without slowing down.
Klein took advantage of this situation to raise his hand in turn. He concentrated his aura in his palm, feeling the energy flow to his fingers.
< Aura Attraction >
A dozen Spectrum mages were sucked toward the center of the room. They floated in the air for a few seconds, powerless, before the new Predator awaited them with a discharge of inverted gravity. The impact was so powerful that their bodies were literally vaporized. This extreme treatment finally slowed the resurrection process.
"Keep it up!" Isabella called to Klein while crossing a group of fanatics.
She deflected an axe attack, then planted her spear in the chest of another. The latter vomited blood before collapsing.
Isabella stopped for a short moment to crush her cigarette under her boot. Her white hair, now stained with demonic blood, stuck to her nape. She cast a glance toward the depths of the bastion, where the mist was densest. Silhouettes moved in the darkness, and a regular sound of boots echoed against the stone walls.
"We do not stop until we have found Kara," she declared, her voice vibrating with a muted threat.
She adjusted her mask and pointed the tip of her spear toward the misty horizon.
Klein nodded as he threw himself at a group of Spectrum members. He broke the first one’s jaw with an elbow strike, then replied between two attacks.
