The Epic Tale of Chaos vs Order

Chapter 439 Killing Dark Mask (III)

”Shadow Slash!”

Once he reduced the distance enough, the Scarlet King made his Essence Wave explode and sent a powerful arc of shadow energy enhanced by darkness force against Dark Mask.

”Dammit!”

Dark Mask cursed as he was forced to use his right wing as a shield, and while he could resist the Shadow Slash, the attack was so powerful that it immobilized him for a second. That was long enough for the Demonic Phantom to push the ice tail away.

Without the tail, nothing could stop the demonic avatarʼs massive claw that came crashing down on the Apotheosis Realm Master.

Dark Mask covered himself with his left wings, but the claw strike was so powerful that it sent him plummeting into the ground with immense force.

”¡BOOM!”

The Scarlet King and the Demonic Phantom immediately dived down, going after the wounded enemy. However, just as they were about to reach striking distance, the eyes of the Scarlet King narrowed as he moved to the left while commanding the Demon Phantom to turn to the right.

The duo did it just in time to avoid the hundreds of ice spikes that rose from the ground, which would have impaled their bodies.

A cold light appeared in the Scarlet Kingʼs eyes as he landed on the ground and focused on Dark Mask in the center of that massive amalgamation of ice spikes. Had his instincts been a little slower, the attack would have shattered the Demonic Phantom to pieces and caused severe wounds to his body.

Even though he had spent thousands of points on improving the speed at which the [Sky Flame] consumed the resources inside the [Demonic Devourer Dimension] to drive energy into his body continuously, it was still not enough, and he could not allow the expenditure of reforging the Demonic Phantom.

ʼOne strikeʼ

That thought appeared in the Scarlet Kingʼs mind as he flashed toward the center of the ice spikes fort from the right while the Demonic Phantom did it from the left.

Dark Mask saw how the enemy attacked from both flanks, and he clasped his hands inside the ice-spiked dome, making it burst, sending rows of spikes in all directions.

The Scarlet King and the Demon Phantom shattered the ice spikes in their path as they approached the Water Tribulation Apotheosis Realm Master full of killing intent.

Just as the Scarlet King was less than two hundred meters away from Dark Mask, he shattered another ice spike and charged Slaughter with energy, ready to fire an arc of shadow energy infused with darkness force.

Unfortunately for him, just as he prepared to fire that attack, his eyes widened as the ice tail came crashing on him from the side. The powerful weapon had hidden among the ice shards and was too close to dodge.

The Scarlet King knew that if he took the ice tail head-on, it could be deadly since the weapon could easily shatter Golden Artifacts to pieces. Acting immediately, he turned to the side and unleashed all the power gathered in Slaughter against the tail.

”¡BOOOOMMMM!”

A powerful explosion of ice and shadows spread across the forest as the blade and the tail clashed, sending the Scarlet King flying away with blood leaking from his mouth and cracking the bones in his arms.

A small smile appeared on Dark Maskʼs face as he saw the Scarlet King being sent flying away, but he could not lose focus as the Demonic Phantom had already appeared before him with its maws open and closing its fangs on him. Discover more content at My Virtual Library Empire

The ice tail was on its way back, but it would not be fast enough to counter the demonic avatar, so Dark Mask could only use his ice wings to cover above and below, stopping the maws from closing down and shattering him to pieces.

”CRACK!”

Dark Mask heard the ice wings cracking under the pressure of the fangs, but they only needed to resist a second more and the ice tail would push the Demon Phantom away.

Just as the tail was about to make its way back and give Dark Mask the upper hand, his eyes widened as he saw a figure rise from the shadow of the Demonic Phantom.

The Scarlet Kingʼs eyes burned with red light as he used Shadow Teleportation to emerge from the avatarʼs shadow, with Slaughter raised and charged with immense power.

Dark Mask was shocked, but his eyes burst with blue light as he had not given up. He immediately reinforced the ice covering his body and mobilized the ice tail with all its energy. Stopping the sword strike was impossible, but he had already seen the power of the shadow arc and was confident he could survive.

Unfortunately for Dark Mask, all that confidence faded as the arc of shadows that the Sundering Concept had reinforced pierced the ice easily, penetrating his armor before severing his chest and inner organs.

The Scarlet King felt a sharp pain in his mind due to overextending his Ego Wave, but the outcome was worth it. However, he did not lose focus even then, as he commanded the Demonic Phantom to protect him with its claw.

The ice tail did not stop just because of the deadly wound on Dark Mask, but it did lose a lot of its power, so while it burst to pieces the dark claw, it was not able to harm the Scarlet King after this one blocked with the blade and only sent him flying away a few hundred meters.

The Scarlet King lost control over his body but could still command the Demonic Phantom, and he sent a final signal.

Dark Maskʼs body could not stop trembling as nearly every vital organ in his chest was ruptured.

”¡BOOM!”

Before the Water Tribulation Apotheosis Master could do anything to reverse the situation, the Demonic Phantomʼs claws pummeled his body into the ground, breaking most of its bones, and finally, the light in his eyes faded away.