Chapter 124: Dance Together
“Clang!”
“Clang!”
The massive scythe collided violently with the longsword, instantly producing a sharp sound.
After several exchanges, Alicia’s expression gradually worsened.
She had originally completely overpowered Lilith in terms of both level and skill, but now in an actual fight, she found herself being suppressed by her.
Lilith’s Blood Clan heritage was awakening rapidly, her strength and speed were increasing rapidly; in just a few breaths, she had already reached a high-level standard and was still quickly improving, now subtly approaching the Saint Tier level.
What was even more troubling was that the red scythe possessed an intensely corrosive power, and after just two exchanges, Alicia’s epic-grade longsword was about to give out.
A flicker of light danced in Alicia’s eyes as she activated the Eye of Truth.
Weapon Name: ???
Grade: ???
Attribute: ???
Effect: ???
“Damn it.” Alicia clicked her tongue fiercely.
As her Hero power faded, the Eye of Truth’s permissions decreased significantly, and it could no longer identify many items of a higher level.
However, this at least indirectly indicated that the scythe was undoubtedly an extraordinary weapon.
A drop of glistening sweat slowly trickled down Alicia’s cheek as she tightened her grip on the sword hilt, carefully observing Lilith’s every move.
She hoped to find a flaw in her next attack, seizing the chance to snatch the bizarre scythe from her hands.
But in the next moment.
“I say, Lilith, have you got water in your head?”
Luna burst open the door, shouting loudly, “I’m figuring it out, practicing swordplay outside is better; it’s noisy to practice inside, did you know?!”
“Luna, be careful!” Alicia shouted loudly.
Lilith suddenly swung the massive scythe down, and a beam of crimson light shot straight toward Luna.
“Huh?” Luna paused for a moment, she didn’t even have time to react as death loomed near.
“Luna!”
A clear voice suddenly rang out as Elrose dashed from the side to stand in front of Luna.
Wind attribute mana surged up instantly, and a violent gust of wind enveloped the two, colliding fiercely with the crimson light.
“Boom!”
A violent explosion sounded, but the powerful recoil instantly sent Elrose and Luna flying against the wall.
“Elrose! Luna!”
Alicia cried out, rushing again to confront Lilith with all her strength.
“Cough, cough, cough.”
Outside, as a shield for Elrose, Luna coughed violently, sharp pain surged through her body; she knew at least two of her ribs must have been broken.
“Elrose, are you okay?” Luna softly called to Elrose in front of her.
“Maybe, possibly, it seems, I have a little issue.” Elrose’s voice was a bit weak.
Luna looked at Elrose, her face instantly turned pale.
A ghastly wound appeared on Elrose’s chest, deep enough to faintly see her ribs, crimson blood continuously sprayed out, instantly staining Elrose’s clothing.
Clearly, in that urgent moment, even Elrose couldn’t fully block the power of the crimson light.
“Elrose, Elrose, Elrose…” Seeing the blood spraying out, Luna’s face grew increasingly pale. She didn’t know what to do, only constantly calling out Elrose’s name.
“Stop shouting, stop shouting.” Elrose said weakly, “This level of injury is not enough to kill me.”
Saying this, Elrose gritted her teeth, pressed her hand against the wound, and trembled as she stood up from Luna: “Lilith seems a bit off; she appears to be controlled by that scythe.”
Luna was shocked and immediately looked into the room.
Inside, Lilith was engaged in a fierce battle with Alicia, emanating crimson blood energy as she wielded the huge scythe, each strike aimed for Alicia’s life, clearly having completely lost her consciousness to the scythe.
In contrast, Alicia was the opposite; had it been a fight to the death, Lilith would have died at Alicia’s hands many times over, but Alicia did not want to harm Lilith. Her goal was to seize or directly destroy Lilith’s weapon, so her moves were overly constrained, gradually putting her at a disadvantage.
“Elrose, what should we do?” Luna urgently inquired.
Elrose contemplated for a moment: “Luna, you should go hide on the first floor for now, and also tell Kendrick and Stella not to come up.”
“This issue, I’ll handle it.”
Elrose said with a solemn expression.
“Elrose…” Luna bit her lip, hesitated for a moment, but ultimately chose to trust Elrose.
“Just be careful.” Luna gently reminded before dashing directly toward the first floor.
Once Luna disappeared from view, Elrose’s attention returned to Lilith’s room.
That scythe not only bestowed Lilith with immense power but also guided her lineage to awaken rapidly in a correct manner; her level was increasing swiftly along with the awakening of her lineage.
To be honest, this should have been a good thing.
However, the awakening of the Blood Clan requires sacrifices; the reason that scythe could control Lilith was precisely for this reason.
This meant that if Lilith wanted to successfully awaken, then today she… would inevitably need to kill someone.
Moreover, even if Lilith successfully awakened, she would immediately face the next issue.
Once, after she transformed into a Shadow Demon, her level soared past three hundred.
Lilith’s Blood Clan power is strong, and if her lineage power fully awakens and her level breaks through two hundred, waiting for her would be the death curse of the Saint Lanya Barrier.
This could not happen.
Therefore, today, no matter what, she had to get that scythe from Lilith.
Elrose took a deep breath, then began to chant the ancient, mystic incantation.
“Blacker than black, darker than dark, O King of Fear, following the pact with deities, let thy might reemerge in the world.”
“I am the loveliest person in the world; I represent absolute justice; I am the embodiment of love and miracles.”
“Darkness and power of the soul entwine around me, supreme mana transforms into my sword and shield.”
“I am the Shadow Magical Girl.”
In an instant, a mysterious magic circle rose from beneath Elrose’s feet, and the black mana cyclone swept through everything in the room.
The Heart of Shadow instantly emitted a great light, transforming into countless butterflies fluttering in the air.
The powerful magic instantly healed Elrose’s chest wound, her original clothes vanished in the blink of an eye, replaced by a set of magnificent black attire.
Elrose’s dark eyes suddenly opened wide as she took a step forward.
The pitch-black mana erupted from beneath Elrose’s feet, instantly enveloping the entire corridor and room; the space expanded infinitely, and what was previously a narrow area transformed into an endless realm of darkness.
[Eternal Dark Domain]
The abrupt change in the surroundings caused both Lilith and Alicia to halt their attacks, and they simultaneously turned to look in the same direction.
There stood a smiling, extremely cute black-haired girl, who took light, graceful steps as she slowly approached the two.
Seeing the trio, she abruptly stopped, slightly bent over.
“Welcome, beautiful ladies, to the world of shadows.”
“The night has fallen; if we are to dance together, count me in.”
