Ascension of the Dark Seraph - Chapter 135

Chapter 135: Time For The Climax Chapter 135: Time For The Climax It was the last hurdle-the last hurdle for Lucivar to not only gain Professor Victor’s approval but also to save his life.

He had pushed back the Crossers from invading the world and even taking down the Rock Sentinel-now, the Teal Coin is in his hand.

All he had to do now was to close down the dungeon for good.

But that proved to be way harder than it sounds.

Woof!

Woof!

In a moment, some of the faster Snow Hounds were able to reach them.

Lucivar, Mirel, and Ravenna were focused on avoiding their attacks and keeping on running.

Entertaining these dogs would only slow them down.

In their current situation, with Lucivar and Ravenna tired-and Mirel wounded, they could not afford to confront the Snow Hounds.

Lucivar’s eyes were pulled to his right and saw one was dashing at him with its maw wide open.

Making a hard stomp to slow his pace down, he avoided the bite narrowly.

Gritting his teeth, he kicked the Snow Hound and sent it hurtling to another one.

He sensed another one coming in and slapped it away with his dagger.

It was a relentless series of attacks akin to being attacked by a group of piranhas in water.

Ravenna and Mirel were also experiencing the same, and the attack became more frequent.

Naturally, this was caused by them slowing down as their livers were throbbing from pushing their bodies to sprint, too much.

Checking their behind-Ravenna was troubled, “We’re going to be in a lot of trouble in a second, they are catching up!” Upon hearing this, Mirel gritted his teeth and went to stand behind Ravenna and Lucivar.

Blitz!

His body cracked with yellow lightning as he channeled his ether for one last dash.

“Hang on, I’ll take us to the clearing!” He said as he planted his foot firmly.

Lucivar and Ravenna leaned their bodies forward before Mirel pushed them forward with a sudden burst of speed, eating the ground fast and leaving the Snow Hounds in the dust.

It wouldn’t take them long to reach the snowfield ahead at this speed.

In a desperate attempt, the Shaman who was catching up chanted its spells.

Multiple stone spires protruded out of the ground, trying to knock them over but failed.

Mirel was extremely precise, he was able to make a turn before colliding with the spires-and in about three minutes of him exerting his ether, the three emerged out of the forest, arriving, at the narrow path that would lead them to the portal.

Even though his uniform became wetter with blood, Mirel kept pushing forward.

He exerted everything until they reached the clearing near the portal.

About four hundred meters in front of them was the portal, their path to safety.

Even the proselyte and the Stone Orcs’ corpses were still littered there.

But Mirel already exerted himself to his limit, he fell to his knees weakly as blood and sweat drenched his body.

Lucivar quickly supported Mirel before the trio continued onward to the portal.

Halfway through, Lucivar looked down at the Teal Coin.

‘Should I crush it now?

Yes, we could reach the portal within 30 seconds’ He nodded.

As he was about to crush the Teal Coin, something grabbed his ankle.

Lucivar stumbled, causing Mirel to also fall down and Ravenna stopped abruptly.

Glancing down to his ankle, Lucivar’s breath hitched when he saw something shocking-the proselyte was the one who caught his ankle.

A mischievous grin crossed his lips at the sight of Lucivar’s shocked expression.

Ravenna and Mirel could see that Lucivar’s expression was paled as a ghost.

Both of them also saw how the proselyte was lying on the ground with the snow around him covered in the red stain of blood.

Naturally, the two expected the proselyte to be dead-but that wasn’t the case.

“What in the…

I killed him already!” Lucivar grunted and kicked the proselyte’s hand away.

He then crawled back before standing back up to his feet.

Upon hearing this, the proselyte chuckled aggressively, “I love being a proselyte!” “How is that possible?” Lucivar gasped as he watched the proselyte standing up.

Mirel was feeling the same but Ravenna was different, she was also shocked, but she didn’t seem to be confused, “He’s a Nexus, he was linked deeper with the dungeon and could use its power.

And because of that, he could also get a patron from the Crossers’ world” “Patron…?” Mirel raised an eyebrow in confusion.

Ravenna nodded, “It wasn’t taught in class yet, I knew it from another Hybrid.

But to have a patron, there must be something, that piqued the patron’s interest-in this dungeon to give more power to the proselyte” Swish!

Just then, the proselyte suddenly seeped into the ground.

Glancing to the opposite side, Lucivar, and the others saw the proselyte was now barring the path to the portal, “Round two now…

you will not be able to catch me off guard again.

Not for the third time” the proselyte smirked at Lucivar.

Upon hearing this, Lucivar ripped his blood-drenched sleeve and stepped forward.

“I’ve killed you once, I can definitely kill you again,” He murmured menacingly.

Despite having very little amount of ether left in his reserve, Lucivar has a full God strands in his arsenal.

He has confidence that with his physique alone, he would easily be able to beat, the proselyte for the second time.

On the other hand, Ravenna saw that the Shaman, Snow Hounds, and Stone Orcs.

All of them were emerging from the narrow path and rushed towards them.

Seeing this, she crept closer to Mirel.

“Once they started, make a run for it to the portal.

At this point-you are only going to be a bag of burden for us.

Go outside and tell the others to protect the portal.

Do not look back” She said whisperingly.

Mirel nodded, his wound tore open wider because of the sprint.

He couldn’t possibly help them to fight anymore.

“What about you two…?” He asked, his brows dipped into a frown.

Upon hearing this, Ravenna sweated a little as she clenched her fists tightly, “We’re going to buy time for you and close down the portal.

I’m exhausted but I can still fight once more-I’ll be fine” As the two were whispering, Lucivar brought his dagger to beside his face in a stance.

“Ready or not, here I come!” He thundered and charged forward.

Responding with the same level of excitement, the proselyte manipulated his alien power and coated his arms with stone skin.

It was thin but was enough to clash against Lucivar’s dagger-allowing them a fair fight.

Both of them instantly brawled.

Each attacked with ferocity, driven by the sheer desire to kill.

It was a performance of hand-to-hand combat.

Detached from their surroundings, only focused on the evil fighter in front of them.

Seeing this, Ravenna turned to Mirel, “Go!” Not even wasting a single precious second, Mirel dragged his feet and limped his way to the portal ahead.

He was exerting everything while Ravenna quickly moved to help Lucivar-she was aiming to end the proselyte before the Shaman and the Stone Orcs arrived.

Swish!

Swiftly, the proselyte landed a savage uppercut that knocked Lucivar off his feet.

But simultaneously, a kick landed on his chin.

Lucivar rotated mid-air and charged one God strand into his arm, before making a vertical downward swing.

His attack landed on the snow, missing the proselyte by an inch but the sheer impact blasted snow and frost everywhere.

In the next second, a sharp stone spike protruded out of the ground.

It came from right below Lucivar’s belly, aiming to impale him.

Even though this attack was seamless, Lucivar sensed it and grabbed the stone spike.

He was thrown upward as the stone spike kept elongating, causing the proselyte to laugh.

“Do you know why they revived me, bastard?!” He shouted, gazing at Lucivar with a maniacal light behind his eyes.

“It wasn’t because of the Star Witch, and it sure as hell, wasn’t because of the portal!

But it’s because they wanted to see me kill you, HAHAHA~!” Just as the proselyte summoned more stone spikes to impale Lucivar, he heard a whisper.

“Don’t forget about me…” A light tone entered his ears.

Upon hearing this, the proselyte’s eyes turned to his right and saw a glimpse of Ravenna.

But before he could even do anything, Ravenna already pierced her claw into the proselyte’s behind-and lifted him off the ground.

Blood gargled out of the proselyte’s mouth, his whole body stiffened upon being pierced.

Glancing to above, Ravenna called, “Lucivar!

Catch!” Once she said that, she pulled out her claw and kicked the proselyte toward Lucivar.

Seeing this, Lucivar smirked as he spun his body to free himself-from the stone spike’s momentum and descent at the proselyte.

Charging three God strands into his swing, his smirk widened, “No matter how many lives you’ve given, you will always be a loser!” Bam!!

Lucivar’s swing landed squarely on the proselyte’s stomach.

It fired the proselyte into the ground, splashing snow as he bounced several meters more.

Managing to land that attack, Lucivar landed on the ground beside Ravenna.

“I split open his belly, he should be out for the count for the count” He whispered lightly.

Ravenna nodded, “He’ll certainly come back but we got other pressing things” Upon hearing this, Lucivar turned to the other side and saw the furious Shaman-followed by more Stone Orcs charging towards them.

He then took out the Teal Coin and cast a glance at Ravenna.

Gaining a nod from her, Lucivar crushed the Teal Coin.

Swoosh!

Once the Teal Coin was shattered, a ferocious whirlwind of energy burst from its fragments, rippling outward like an unleashed tempest.

Following that-the surrounding air is distorted, and raw energy crackles.

It surged upward and seemed to beckon to the dormant energy around the dungeon.

Streams of the dungeon’s energy surged from every corner.

Lucivar and Ravenna watched this as the mass of energy-shot to the portal, causing it to shudder violently, its surface rippling like disturbed water as the sudden influx was able to overwhelm it.

A minor shockwave burst forth, sending a wave of heat.

As the shockwave subsided, the portal began to collapse on its own slowly, sucking in the remnants of energy from the air with a ravenous intensity.

Just the sight of this alone both Lucivar and Ravenna knew that the climax was here.

Returning their gazes back ahead, the duo prepared themselves to fight.

“If we run now, they are going to follow us outside,” Ravenna muttered.

Lucivar nodded, “I know…” She then turned to Lucivar, a tired but playful smile crossed her lips, “Can you keep up?” “Go havoc, Ravenna…

I’ll be right behind you,” Lucivar returned the smile.

Both would need to fend off these creatures and get out in time before the portal collapses.

Despite their exhaustion, there was a sense of excitement inside of them.

Maybe because out of the others, Lucivar and Ravenna were the most compatible.

How could they not?

They spent their time training together the most before the academy.

And now, the next thirty seconds are theirs.

It was time for the climax.