Ascension of the Dark Seraph - Chapter 130

Chapter 130: How Stupid Am I?!

Chapter 130: How Stupid Am I?!

Meanwhile, outside of the east wall near the portal-military personnel held their guns with sweaty hands.

It hadn’t been that long since Lucivar’s team entered the portal, and the sun was still lingering above their heads.

It was tiring for them to stay in their positions under the sun despite being winter.

Having to wear heavy clothing, it was easy for the soldiers to become thirsty.

But, to support them, the city has made preparations.

“Sir, we’re thankful for your service…” “Please drink this, thank you for your service” “Thank you-” Since the military-and the academy hunters were their last hope, the city did not hold back, and provided them with resources as much as possible.

Manpower was what the city lacked, not resources.

Being a trading city, their resources could last months if it comes down to it.

Volunteers were constantly sent out to give the military and academy hunters supplies.

Every hour or so, they would come out and tend to the needs.

Amongst these volunteers, there was a pair of mother and daughter, bringing a fruit basket.

It was Pippa and her mother.

“Mother, can I bring it to them?” Pippa asked, pointing at the soldiers in the trench.

Upon hearing this, the mother hesitated for a moment, as Pippa would need to walk, about a hundred meters to reach them.

But seeing that there were others who were doing the same, she eventually nodded, “Go on, bring them this basket.

Come back to me as soon as you are done” “Okay!” Pippa nodded cheerfully and trotted away, carrying the basket.

Her feet sunk into the snow with each step, and it was getting deeper the further she went.

Soon, one of the soldiers in the trench saw her approaching.

He quickly climbed out of the trench and went to her.

“No need for you to come to us, young lady,” He said.

“they’ll distribute food to us” Pippa didn’t need to come to them directly-she could have given the supply to the captain and the captain would send men to distribute food.

But even then Pippa handed the basket over to the man with a bright smile, “Here you go-Mother says being kind would reward us so don’t mind me, the Blood God will reward me” “Ah, yes, your mother must be an extraordinary woman” the soldier reached for the basket.

But as he did that, the ground shook hard as an ear-shattering crack echoed.

Boom!

It was the portal, a violent burst of shockwave exploded from it.

Caldaros and the other academy hunters cut the ring-like shockwave, dispersion the strong momentum, but this caused some of the energy to ripple randomly.

Seeing a cutting energy heading towards them, the soldier tackled Pippa to avoid the ripple.

Fortunately, the soldier reacted in time-he and Pippa were safe.

However, the ripples clashed against the city wall-carving out chunks of it.

Some of it crashed the volunteers and even the military personnel outside-chaos ensued.

On the other hand, an academy hunter approached Caldaros.

“Should we go inside?

It’s clear those newbies would fail to clear this dungeon” He asked.

“No…” Caldaros shook his head.

“you see how arrogant they are.

Let’s see what happens” Inside the dungeon.

Beyond their expectations, the portal was opening up faster than anticipated.

It hadn’t even been that long since the group entered the portal, expecting to have at least one to two days, before the portal opened up but that was not the case.

Hours in-and the portal was already cracking open, the Rock Golems were putting work onto it.

Lucivar was the only one who could stop them from going to the other side.

He has nobody to help him to stop these Rock Golems.

Both Ravenna and Mirel were fully engaged against the Shaman and its forces.

And as for Nerissa and Leandra, they were being chased by the proselyte.

Lucivar was the rock that would stop the waves of Rock Golems from crossing over to the world.

Gliding over through the sky, his wing began to tire, he had not used his wing-this much before.

Soon, as he got closer, he saw the Rock Golems pounding on the portal.

Using their massive arms-they hammered at the portal relentlessly.

Each blow was backed with strength, it was natural for the portal to give in this quickly.

‘Eleven of them are surrounding the portal…’ Lucivar thought, gritting his teeth as he couldn’t see how he could stop them all with his God strands exhausted and ether reserve thinning, it would take a miracle, for him to be successful.

‘It’s an open space too, I can’t use anything to tilt the favor towards me’ Despite the odds against him, Lucivar shook his head and descended.

If he was going to prove that he wasn’t weak anymore, this was the time.

Folding his wing when he reached a suitable height and distance, Lucivar gripped his dagger and came crashing down like a meteor.

He grabbed his dagger with both hands and struck a Rock Golem by the portal.

Boom!

His dagger hit the Rock Golem’s back but it did nothing but planted it to the ground.

It couldn’t pierce through the hard layer of rock.

But even then, his dagger’s ability activated, summoning a wind phantom-that knocked the Rock Golem to the side.

Using his other hand, he cast Radiant Burst on another Rock Golem, and propelled it away.

Pivoting around, Lucivar saw the rest of the Rock Golems were already heading towards him.

Each one of them was slow but Lucivar had no other choice but to stand his ground.

‘I need more power to shatter them,’ He thought and reached his hand to the Rock Golem he struck first.

As he did that, his hand glowed with a greenish hue-he cast Greedy Grasp that pulled the Rock Golem’s ether into him.

Barely even a half-God strand, the Rock Golem resisted and broke the connection.

It wasn’t enough, he needed at least two or three God strands to shatter these Rock Golems.

“Hrrgkk!” “Rarrgh!” “Krggh…!” Lucivar exerted everything he got-slashing the Rock Golem that was nearing the portal.

He could effortlessly evade the Rock Golems’ attempts to grab or crush him, but his efforts against them were also proved futile.

Lucivar’s strikes only managed to send them knocked several steps, barely leaving a dent in their impenetrable, rock skin.

Buying time was the only thing that he could do but he couldn’t maintain this for long.

Glancing down to his arms, he gritted his teeth as it was beginning to hurt.

Striking the Rock Golem with a small dagger put a lot of strain on his arms.

Not to mention-using Radiant Burst, although could crack the Rock Golems’ hard defense, was taxing on his ether reserve, that he very much needed to move effectively.

It was clear that this was a losing fight with no clear way out.

But Lucivar pushed on as his minds were filled with words of encouragement.

Sha told him that he wasn’t ready and weak.

Leandra and Nerissa doubted that he could lead them to clear a blue dungeon.

Caldaros also voiced his clear doubt-nobody believed he could do it.

However, the worst of all was the climbing doubt inside-Lucivar was even doubting himself.

Each time he slashed a Rock Golem and it still stands, that doubt grew inside of him.

Boom!

Exhausted and in pain Lucivar was a second too late to react and got slapped away, hurtling back, and bounced off of the portal.

Blood forced its way out of his mouth-from the vicious turmoil inside before he raised his gaze again.

He was greeted by multiple Rock Golems gazing down at him menacingly.

Its rocky forms towering over his small stature.

‘I’ve eaten more than I can chew…’ Lucivar gritted his teeth, his vision was already blurry.  But then, as if the situation wasn’t bad enough, the ground tremor with violent shakes before the Rock Golems in front of him moved out of the way, revealing an even bigger creature, the Rock Sentinel.

Seeing the dark trail coming from the Rock Sentinel and connected to him, Lucivar gulped.

His body froze on the spot.

Even earlier when he was still fresh, the Rock Sentinel was still a formidable foe.

Now, when he was exhausted and battered-there was no way he could defeat it.

‘I have to forfeit this dungeon.

Like Sha said, I could find another way to convince-Professor Victor’ Lucivar turned around, took the Shard Breaker from his pocket, and jammed it into the portal without hesitation.

‘I can’t see myself winning this.

If I stay here, I’ll die!’ Upon doing that, the Shard Breaker’s energy seeped into the cracked portal.

And within a second, the portal shattered, allowing passage to the world.

As soon as the portal was opened, Lucivar’s body stiffened and his eyes widened.

‘Eh…?’ He stopped as a wave of chill seeped into his body.

‘Am I crumbling?’ ‘I’ll die?

Isn’t that the weak’s excuse…?’ Boom!

Pausing abruptly, Lucvar’s vision suddenly shifted as a hard blunt blow struck his behind-it carried a force that sent him flying away, shooting out of the portal.

He flew over the people outside like a bullet and crashed into the city wall hard, creating a huge web-like crack.

Everyone was stunned at the display.

Both the military and the academy hunters looked toward the city wall in shock.

Caldaros was the first one to recover from the shock and sighed, “I guess that’s that” As he turned towards the portal, the first Rock Golem’s menacing form poked out.

“KYAAAHH!!” “RUN AWAY!” Screams of terror echoed as the volunteers began scurrying away in fear.

All of them hoped that this day never came but it did.

Amidst the chaos, Lucivar was lying on the rubble of the city wall-facing the clear sky.

His body was broken and blood drizzled out of his mouth in an unending stream.

Lucivar stared skyward in silence.

‘As always his best is not enough’ A voice seeped into his mind and following it was a whirlwind of mockeries and doubts.

‘Are you sure we should take on this dungeon?’ It came with each tick of a second.

‘I’m telling you for your own good, don’t throw your life away’ Tick…

‘In other words, you’re still weak’ Lucivar gritted his blood-coated teeth, he was angry at himself more than anything.

‘How stupid am I?!’ He roared within the confines of his mind, his eyes burning with the blaze of unbridled fury.

‘Did I not swear to prove-that I’m not weak anymore?

That I have gotten a lot stronger?!

Fleeing now would only prove the complete opposite!’ At the height of his frustration, he clenched his fist and slammed it on the ground angrily.

‘It only proved that I’m afraid!’ Bam!

‘It only proved that I’m not ready!’ Bam!

‘IT ONLY PROVED THAT I’M WEAK!’ Climbing to his feet-with a broken arm and battered body, Lucivar glared ahead with blood rotting down his mouth.

His eyes lost the light of reasoning, devoured by the sheer focus on what he wanted.

“Believe in my abilities…

At this moment, I can take them down!

I’m not weak!!”