Child of Destiny

Chapter 1873: The Twin Stars Versus the Star Duo (Part 3)

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”So, that is why they have chosen the Floating Island to be the battlefield for this match,” David, who was commenting on the ongoing match, immediately realized the reason for the Twin Starʼs choice of map for the first round.

Miss Bunny immediately realized this and played. ”Oh! It looks like Mister Khing has found out the reason. Care to share it with everyone?”

David smiled as he pinched his chin a little. ”If I am not mistaken, then the reason is what we are seeing right now.”

He paused for a moment to give the production enough time to highlight the ongoing events on the match while also showing everyone that the entire Floating Island had become some sort of prison.

”As you can see, the Floating Island is among the most basic maps available in the Divine Colosseum. It doesnʼt have much of complex features aside from the edges of the map where you can push off your opponents to their death.”

”Its size is also among the smaller to medium-sized maps, so setting up such a huge domain-type formation is not that hard, so long as they have enough time to influence the field.”

Hearing this, Miss Bunny seemed to have figured out something as well and quickly injected. ”Ah! Is that the reason why Amor has released such a huge army of evil ghosts and vengeful spirits at the start of the match and let them roam free as much as they could?”

”Thatʼs right. Influencing maps will have to take some time before someone can fully affect the surroundings, turning it into something more favorable for them,” David nodded in confirmation.

”If that is the case, then when Amor fought against Archimedes in the sky earlier was just a part of their plan! It is to further spread the influence of their army and turn the map into their real home ground,” said Miss Bunny.

”No wonder she engaged with Archimedes for quite a while instead of targeting Daulla along with Odium, which is supposed to be the most standard method,” she added, understanding that everything was just a setup.

David then injected. ”Thatʼs not everything. Aside from spreading the influence of their army, she is most likely gathering more data about Archimedes and his style during their exchanges.”

”It is because Archimedes and Daulla rarely take on the stage during the tournament, making the information about them quite limited,” said Miss Bunny, acknowledging this fact as well.

”It may not be a simple as that,” said David with a somewhat mystifying tone while chuckling.

This confused Miss Bunny a little, but David refused to elaborate, so she had no choice but to drop the topic and proceed as usual.

”The mountain top is the most crucial part of their plan since it is the highest point of the map, which was also where Armor can scatter those special talismans, triggering all the final conditions for the prison formation,” she said.

She then paused for a moment, looking at the current Floating Island that was covered with dark clouds and eerie energy, before voicing her concerns. ”Now that the map is enclosed with such a powerful domain-type formation, Archimedesʼ freedom in the sky will be greatly restricted.”

David nodded his head before falling into deep thought. He then later pursed his lips before continuing. ”But this is what makes it even more interesting. I wonder what our friends from Empyrean Talons will do to deal with it.”

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Back on the battlefield, Archimedes could not help but frown very deeply after sensing the changes in the map, particularly the energy filling the entire place.

Utilizing his special ocular skills, he cast his gaze in the distance, piercing through the dark clouds and overlooking the entire map.

His expression became quite heavy after realizing that the entire Floating Island was currently covered by dark and eerie energies, greatly influencing everything.

Even the trees in the forest and mountains started to wither, becoming lifeless at a slow yet visible rate.

Daulla became aware of the current situation almost at the same time by relying on her magic senses, particularly her mana sense and magic eyesight.

From her perspective, the entire place seemed to have transformed into a ghost land where all the evil creatures, spirits, and such resided.

Under all these conditions, Daulla did not have to guess how much boosts Odium and Amor could get, especially when their respective profession and races could greatly benefit from it.

Without any hesitation, Daulla activated her Extraordinary Powers, triggering a huge response in the surroundings.

Shriek! Shriek!

The surrounding evil ghosts and vengeful spirits instantly sensed danger coming from Daulla, trying to distance themselves from her as far as possible.

Boom!

But before they could even fully escape, a flash of lightning suddenly broke through the sky, piercing through the formation before descending to her body.

Crackle! Crackle!

Those who were still near her were immediately purified, evaporated right after the divine lightning struck.

Crackle! Crackle! Crackle!

Lightning tattoos spread throughout Daullaʼs body, forming a strange and ancient formation, spinning a magic circle behind her that looked like a giant halo.

ʼRacial Berserk Skill (Conqueror): (Personalized) Extraordinary Power – Decent of the Calamityʼ

Boom!

Along with the lightning storm dancing around her, Daulla slowly floated in the air like a majestic maiden of immortality.

Watching all the changes that she had undergone, Odium could not help but lick his lips a little before mumbling. ”It looks like this is going to be even more interesting than what we have expected.”

At the same time, he suddenly swung his free arm, which immediately sucked all the surrounding evil ghosts and vengeful spirits.

He was also activating his Ascended Abilities, not daring to underestimate the opposing side.

Swoosh! Swoosh!

Shriek! Shriek! Shriek!

The evil ghosts and vengeful spirits seemed to instinctively resist the suction formation, wanting to flee from this place as far as possible.

Unfortunately, it was already too late at that time since the suction force had grown stronger in every passing second, greatly restraining them before pulling them toward Odium.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

Not long after, the evil ghosts and vengeful spirits clustered together before being molded by the power coming from Odiumʼs body and forged into a set of full-body armor and a huge cloak that covered his entire body.

The remaining ones were even absorbed by the huge scythe that he was holding in his other hand, further enhancing its powers, particularly the dark and eerie energy that it carried.

ʼRacial Berserk Skill (Underworld Spawn): Ascended Ability – Shroud Armamentʼ

Swoosh!

Not long after, he swiftly kicked the ground behind him, propelling himself forward and charging straight at the lightning mage.

Shriek! Shriek!

Wail~!

The cries of evil ghosts and vengeful spirits reverberated in the entire place during his charge while dragging the huge scythe behind him.

SHRIEK!

When he finally swung the scythe, even louder cries of agony and hell resounded in the entire place.

The cry alone was more than enough to shake the map, even affecting the space itself.

In the meantime, Daulla felt that her head was being split apart due to the intense and eerie sounds that were assaulting her ears.

Fortunately, she was able to hold herself together, fixing her gaze on the incoming opponent.

She then saw a giant crescent wave of energy come out of her opponentʼs weapon, straight to her.

This crescent wave seemed to come from the depths of hell due to the eerie shrieks and cries of agony that were coming from it. It also gave an illusion that the energy wave itself was made of a cluster of evil ghosts and vengeful spirits due to the noise alone.

ʼForbidden Exorcist Skill (Tier 2): Foolish Sinʼ

Shriek! Shriek!

In response to it, Daulla waved her hand, summoning an array of lightning spears behind her before pointing forward.

Crackle! Crackle! Crackle!

The lightning spears then flew straight to the incoming attack of her opponent, clashing against one another and producing an even more powerful collision.

BOOM!

Behind Odium, Amor was not doing anything either. She was already waving her hand, calling the surrounding evil ghosts and vengeful spirits, before turning them into a bunch of spiritual talismans that were commonly used by shamans.

She threw them in the air while casting a series of spells.

Swoosh! Swoosh!

Whoosh! Whoosh!

But before she could even complete her chant, those talismans were immediately shot down by magic arrows, annihilating and purifying them.

Turning her head toward the source of those arrows, Armor could not help but raise her brows a little before giving Archimedes a seductive smile. ”You are quite a clingy one, huh? Unfortunately, this is not a 1-versus-1 battle.”

She then conjured another set of spiritual talismans with one hand while waving her staff with the other.

Coupled with a series of strange actions, she cast a series of spells that buffed Odium while commanding her army to attack Archimedes.

Not long after, intense exchanges broke out as both sides showcased their respective skills and techniques along with their seamless and perfect coordination with their partners.

The match had finally started picking up the pace, making everyone excited.

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