Child of Destiny

Seeing Amor and her huge ghost giant, Archimedes did not say anything and swiftly nocked his arrow at the bow, swiftly firing at her without any question.

Twang!

Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!

A volley of arrows immediately filled the sky as they flew straight to Amor, who was still sitting casually and leisurely on the shoulder of the huge floating ghost.

Amor pouted a little when she was the incoming attack, seemingly finding the actions of the opposing team quite disappointing. “Boring~!”

With that, a screen of transparent energies suddenly emerged before her and blocked the incoming arrows.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Loud explosions were remembered in the sky as the attacks infused with magic repeatedly hit the transparent wall, sending intense ripples on its surface.

At the same time, Amor suddenly waved her hands, sending another silent ripple in the space along with the mana filling it.

Whoosh!

Not long after, she made a snapping sound with her fingers, further strengthening the ripples in the space.

Zong~! Long~! Long~!

Not long after, multiple spirit gates suddenly appeared around her, which were immediately followed by hordes of evil ghosts and vengeful spirits coming out of them.

Shriek! Shriek!

Wail~!

Their eerie and scary cries immediately filled the sky, even affecting the surroundings, somewhat turning the world dark.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

These ghosts and spirits flew forward, swarming at Archimedes from every direction.

The overwhelming number of ghosts and spirits swiftly covered almost all the possible escape routes that Archimedes could take.

Along with their eerie wails that resonated with one another, they started assaulting Archimedes with sonic-type and psychic attacks.

But such attacks seemed to be somewhat ineffective since Archimedes just shook his head a little before using his sharp and owl-like eyes in every direction, seemingly reading the trajectory of all the ghosts and spirits flooding from every direction.

A moment later, he suddenly flapped his wings.

Whoosh!

But instead of using it to execute a series of aerial maneuvers to dodge the attacks of the swarming ghosts and spirits, he curled the wings, making his body spin while maintaining his balance and position.

At the same time, he repeatedly nocked his arrows into the bow and fired them immediately after.

Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!

The arrows turned into streaks of light that pierced through everything, executing all the ghosts and spirits that came in contact with them.

To further increase his offensive prowess, he also fired a hail of magic feathers with his wings during the process, warding off more of the ghosts and spirits that were swarming at him from every direction.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

He pretty much annihilated a huge portion of the ghosts and spirits’ army, creating a huge hole in their formation.

Swoosh!

This gave him enough space to escape the encirclement, freeing himself from the dangerous predicament.

Shriek! Shriek!

However, the opposing side did not give up that easily. They immediately gave chase, flying closely behind him while also continuing to assault him with their eerie cries.

This time, Archimedes started showcasing his great kiting, fully utilizing the advantage of his race over the opposing side. His firing rate was not that bad either, sending a magic-enhanced shot one after another along with hails of sharp feathers.

He was also flying with complex patterns and unpredictable trajectory, making it hard for his opponent to read his movements and set up traps to restrain him.

Along with a series of unique aerial maneuvers to complement his flying skills as well as his special firing techniques, catching him became even harder.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

Bang! Bang!

But his opponent was not that easy either.

Amor skillfully commanded her army, repeatedly trying to set up traps and formations that could entrap her opponent. She was constantly threatening to catch him with her arrangements, which was also putting some pressure on the opposing side.

She was casually and leisurely sitting on the shoulders of the huge ghost, orchestrating everything with simple hand gestures.

She maintained her playful smile, seemingly enjoying the match despite all her complaints she had made earlier.

Her eyes were also constantly releasing a series of flashes while locking her gaze on Archimedes. It was as if she were closely watching and seriously studying the movements of the latter.

Archimedes could also sense the gaze fully locked on him, but he could not do anything about it since everything around him was utter chaos. He could not afford to split his attention, especially when he could sense that there were some cunning ghosts and spirits mixed in the army, hiding their presence and waiting for a chance to appear.

…

From the private lounge, Shin and others saw that the initial collision between the two sides could not help but frown deeply.

“They are splitting up?” mumbled Arthur after seeing that Amor and Odium split up and took on two targets at the same time.

Based on his understanding of this Twin Star, these two loved to fight together and bully a single target first before proceeding to the next target.

Along with their seamless synergy and great understanding of one another, eliminating a target in the shortest time possible was one of their signature styles.

Given this, they were supposed to target either Daulla or Archimedes first before proceeding to attack the other, ending the match more efficiently.

From what he knew about them, they would most likely target Daulla first than Archimedes since she was easier to deal with compared to Archimedes, who could freely fly in the sky. It was the most standard play, which could also give the highest chance of success.

Of course, it was also what the Empyrean Talons expected, which was why they had already prepared something for the Twin Stars, planning to surprise them.

But from the look of it, the twin seemed to have seen through their trap and chose to take the other choice.

“These two seem to have a better intuition than we expected,” commented Leonard, understanding the thoughts running inside Arthur’s head.

“That, or the opposing side had already foreseen something,” said Shin while furrowing his brows.

Even if Archimedes and Daulla rarely took on the stage, the top teams couldn’t overlook them, especially when they were with such a team filled with monstrous talents.

Even if they did not know that much about these two, it was not that hard to believe that they were decently strong.

This was even true for the God’s Paradise since they had joined the scrimmage against the Empyrean Talons for a couple of rounds before.

“It must be Lia,” Cloe pouted a little before continuing. “That girl has always been perceptive and never wants to overlook anything when it comes to serious matters.”

“So, are you telling me that she mostly forgets about anything less important?” asked Owen, attempting to ease up the atmosphere a little.

Cloe hesitated for a moment before nodding. “Yeah. She does.”

While everyone where having a casual chat, Diablo could not help but squint his eyes a little while focusing on his eyes. He especially locked his gaze on the weapons that the twin was wielding, finding them a bit familiar.

He was silent for a couple of moments, trying to recall something, before suddenly realizing where the sense of familiarity was coming from. “Ah! Those weapons!”

Hearing him exclaim a little, which he rarely did, the entire team could not help but turn and focus their gazes on him.

The corner of Diablo’s mouth twitched a little before he cleared his throat a little, then spoke. “If I am not wrong, those items are the [Scythe of the Underworld] and the [Staff of Evil Spirits]. They are weapons that are very close to reaching the Legendary Level.”

“From what I can remember, they are items crucial for some ritual. As the Head Commander of the Pandemonium Sweepers, I oversee operations that focus on locating these items. I am not sure what the exact uses are or what ritual it is, but Lucifer put quite a lot of importance on them during that time.”

“Then, I later learned about Immortal’s movements and the most recent patch notes, and I realized that these weapons are closely related to one of the major realms of the Underworld. It is either the Nether Realm or some realm with the same features.”

“That was just one of the special things about them. From what I have learned, these weapons also possessed special powers that could suppress ‘living beings’ to a certain degree.”

The more Shin listened, the more he felt something. It then later struck him, especially when he focused on Immortal, undead, and the underworld.

“The Emissary of the Underworld!” Shin blurted out.

From what he had learned from Immortal’s matters, it was most likely the secondary combat class that Immortal had gained after his successful scheme in the Frozen Kingdom.

Shin turned to Diablo before pointing toward the ongoing battle. “Are you telling me that these two are-…”

Diablo did not wait for Shin to complete his words, as he was unsure about it himself. “There is not enough evidence, but it will not hurt to be extra careful, right?”

“Moreover, I seem to recall that these two still do not have these weapons from their most recent appearance.”

“If we figure out where those weapons come from, then we will know if we are right or not,” he added.

Recalling what happened to Silent Night during the matters in the Frozen Kingdom, Shin nodded. “It will not hurt to inform them. At least, they are aware of it before it is too late.”

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