Free Web NovelChapter 1723: Arrival
On the other side, Noelle and Vivian were rained down by the tentacles. The alien had more than two hundred tentacles, each having a diameter of 10 meters.
Noelle struck one tentacle and deflected it to the side, but three more were coming.
She had to strike another one before leaping to the side to avoid the others. Each of these tentacles was covered in some liquid, making them slippery.
Noelle couldn’t really go around making the tentacles entangled with themselves because the liquid would allow the tentacles to smoothly free themselves.
Of course, her familiars as well as Vivian’s familiars were coming forward, trying to distract other tentacles.
Vivian, her dryad, and the ancient spirit combined their powers. "Garden of Eden."
A massive tree emerged from the ground.
Seeing this tree, the alien sent forth the tentacles to destroy the trees.
However, the tree released its branches as well as its roots to clash with the tentacles.
The branches and roots were breaking, but the tentacles were crushed as well. They continued to clash, forcing the alien to focus on the tree. Fifty percent of the tentacles ended up going to the tree.
The rest of the tentacles had to be divided among Noelle, her six familiars, and four of Vivian’s familiars.
More importantly, Gaia had yet to make a move.
The moment she saw a chance, Gaia leaped to the left. "Come forth, the blessing of the World Tree."
Gaia formed her own tree, which split the alien’s attention further. Gaia was a true god, and the enemy resembled a plant. She was more than familiar with how to deal with this kind of opponent.
So, the alien had to direct more tentacles to the side.
In that instant, the rest of the familiars released their own abilities, trying to gather all the tentacles nearby, creating a path for Noelle.
"!!!" Noelle smiled, finding her opportunity. Without hesitation, she summoned Thanatos.
She had been hiding this card all the time so that the alien wouldn’t focus on her. Now that she could see the path, she called forth her trump card.
Thanatos already knew what he had to do. He leaped toward the alien at the same time as Noelle.
Both of their swords released a massive amount of energy. freēwebnovel.com
Thanatos slashed diagonally from the right. "Sword of Death."
Noelle took a deep breath. She still remembered that one slash, which not only protected her but also captured her heart.
That slash was definitely the last lesson from her grandfather.
She might not be able to pursue the same sword path, but it didn’t change the fact that she could use that sword strike as a foundation.
Remembering the time her grandfather died caused rage to surge in her heart. Her eyes turned bloodshot as her killing intent soared.
Thanatos’s Sword of Death hit the alien first. As the personification of nonviolent death, the impact of this sword didn’t look like much. However, it actually weakened the integrity of the alien’s body.
Then, Noelle swung her sword.
"Zeroth of the Demonic Sword."
The black slash hit the alien’s body and caused a massive eruption of dark energy. The killing intent could be felt by the others.
Vivian noticed her hair was rising. She never thought that Noelle had been containing all this killing intent in her body the whole time.
Her energy and killing intent made it seem like the world was painted black for a few seconds.
The skin crumbled from the Sword of Death, and Noelle’s Zeroth of the Demonic Sword pierced its flesh.
It slashed the alien’s body deep enough that the blood started to spurt stronger than a waterfall.
Realizing that Noelle was a much greater threat compared to Vivian, it changed its strategy. Still, the damage to its body was so big that it was having a hard time retaining its power.
In addition, the killing intent and hatred remained on the wall, trying to devour the black cell that was channeled to the wound.
Gaia couldn’t help but narrow her eyes. "The power of emotion..."
Gaia had seen Noelle’s power from time to time, but this was the first time that power was released unrestrained.
It looked like Noelle had accepted this power. The control might still be sloppy, but it could be said that she was close to mastering it.
"I see. She is trying to use the divine rules to bind that power and force mastery. It must be that god, Xolotl, who suggested the idea. It’s a clever trick.
"The power of emotion is naturally stronger than any other power. If someone could grasp the power of all emotions, that person might even be stronger than those Outer Gods.
"This is the power of one... no, two emotions? Sorrow and Fury." Gaia sounded impressed.
Even though she had yet to form her second divine rule, this strength was enough to make her one of the strongest in the group.
In fact, because of this power, the battle escalated so quickly. The moment the alien realized it couldn’t close the wound, it was forced to go berserk so that the black cell could forcefully heal this wound.
The alien sent out multiple tentacles. These tentacles combined with each other and created a worm-like creature.
Noelle and Thanatos put their swords forward to stop it, but it was far from enough.
Both of them crashed into the hill behind Vivian, causing the hill to partially collapse.
"!!!" Vivian widened her eyes. "Noelle. Are you alright? Kh..."
Vivian wanted to check on Noelle, but the alien had become much stronger. The berserk allowed the alien to start overwhelming Vivian and Gaia. At this rate, they would have a hard time stopping this alien. Evelyn and Alavenya would be affected.
All of a sudden, deafening thunder roared from the sky.
A massive bolt of lightning fell upon the alien, causing a massive explosion that could cover an entire hill, stopping the alien’s attack for a few seconds.
Flora stood in the sky wearing a ceremonial robe. Her aura was already dignified by the fact that she possessed royal blood, but because of the fusion with the spirit, the aura became otherworldly.
She looked down and smiled. "I hope I’m not late."
Just like her, Iris had also arrived at the other battlefield, helping Luna and the others.
