The Epic Tale of Chaos vs Order

Chapter 237 : Black castle

”I WILL KILL YOU!”

Cainʼs voice echoed across the fog, full of such a monstrous killing intent that it froze the blood of anyone that heard it. A pillar of reddish purple energy emerged from his body and rose into the sky as he made his Astral Wave, and Blood Energy burst with all their power.

That wild explosion of energy did not last long since the next second, Cain compressed all of it to its limit around his body and machete. Then, he stomped the ground with so much strength that a cloud of dust covered his figure, and the only thing that emerged from it was a red force field that drove forward like an unstoppable tsunami.

Dominic and Uriel could not help but tremble as Cainʼs Ego Wave surrounded them, as they could feel all the rage and anger on his enemy and the fact that he would not stop at anything to kill them both. Things grew more dire when the red force field became invisible, and neither could feel it anymore.

The duo immediately got close to each other. There was no trust between the scions, but they knew that Cain was their enemy and needed to work together, or they would die.

Uriel took the front, making his Astral Wave burst at full power, while Dominic rose to the sky with phantom wings. Their battle formation was the most common between Astral and Essence Cultivators, but something more complex would not work since they knew nothing about each other.

The fact that two Early Wave Champions from Noble Families would not dare to make the first attack against a Level 8 Wave Warrior was ludicrous, but that precisely was what happened. Dominic and Uriel did not dare to enter the dust cloud since they feared Cainʼs assassination skills.

However, nothing happened after ten seconds of waiting, confusing the duo.

Suddenly, Dominicʼs eyes widened, and he waved his bastard sword, generating a powerful wind that dissipated the cloud of dust.

”Dammit!”

Dominic could not help but shout in anger when he saw that Cain had vanished. The cloud of dust and the Ego Wave that sowed fear into their hearts were just distractions, giving Cain time to escape.

Urielʼs face grew pale when he saw that Cain had left. He had killed William, and if anyone in the Imperial Lightning Fort found out, he was dead.

The fog was too heavy, and Uriel had no way of following Cainʼs tracks, but Dominic was different. The young Essence Wave Champion put his bastard sword on his forehead, and the next second, a gale emerged from his body and expanded in all directions.

There was not much power in that gale, but it expanded with an overwhelming speed, and Dominic would know everything that came into contact with it.

”There!”

Dominic pointed to the north, and the duo flashed at full speed.

Urielʼs body glowed with a golden light as he dashed forward like a madman. The only way he could keep his life after leaving this place would be to end Cainʼs.

Dominic did not have Urielʼs crazy zeal since nothing would happen to him even if Cain revealed his part in Williamʼs death. Still, he needed to kill Cain since this one grew too fast and would become a serious problem in the future.

Uriel and Dominic mastered light and wind, so their speed was superb, and they were able to get Cain in their line of sight in less than five minutes.

Blood Lightning covered Cainʼs body and was moving at an impressive speed, but his agility was still a level beneath that of the duo. He was not surprised that Uriel and Dominic managed to catch up, but it was still a little impressive they did it so fast.

ʼIt seems that they really want to kill me.ʼ

Cain turned his eyes forward before taking a red capsule from his space ring and injecting it into his chest. The next second, his body grew more vigorous, and his speed rose immensely.

Dominicʼs eyes widened when he saw Cainʼs speed. He did not know what was inside the capsule, but Uriel solved his doubts.

”That is the Berserker State. It will improve his vitality and speed for an entire hour, but then he will be extremely weakened.”

Dominic nodded and took a deep breath as he made his Essence Wave burst, ignoring the wounds he had received before and pushing forward.

Cain heard Urielʼs words, and a small smile appeared on his face for an instant before being replaced by a solemn attitude. He kept moving forward, pushing his body to its limit, moving so fast that he neared the speed of sound.

Although Dominic and Uriel knew they just had to keep up with Cain and would manage to kill this one, they were confused about why he would have used Berserker State. If Cain had fought against them, maybe he could have at least killed one before dying, but the only thing he gained with the Wave Virus was to delay things.

After over fifty minutes of running at full speed and crossing more than 800 kilometers, a majestic black castle appeared in the trioʼs sight.

It was massive, covered by black metal, and there was a door in the center with the image of a single star.

Dominic and Uriel had also felt the compulsion from the crystals in their foreheads that pushed them into a particular direction, and the one in front of them should belong to Cain.

If Cain were to enter, there was no way to tell what kind of lucky chance he would get, and he might gain the strength to defeat both of them.

”You think I will let you live!?”

Uriel shouted with rage as the golden light around his body grew stronger, improving his physical capabilities but simultaneously making his face pale. That burst in strength came at the price of his vitality, but he was more than willing to pay it so he could kill Cain.

Cain saw how Uriel flashed toward him, full of killing intent and openings. He smiled again before stomping the ground, generating a new dust cloud covering his figure.

”Hmph, as I would fall on the same trick twice.”

Uriel jumped over the dust cloud, thinking he would see Cain come out on the other side and then dive toward this one.

That proved a grave mistake since just as Uriel was above the dust cloud, Cain rose from this one and attacked with his machete.

The attack took Uriel by surprise, and he attempted to parry with his golden sword, but the machete had so much power that it pushed his weapon away, leaving Cain a free path.

Horror appeared in Urielʼs eyes when he saw Cain preparing to hack with the machete again, but to his luck, he was not alone.

Dominic fired two wind blades toward Cainʼs back, and the only way to avoid them would be to move away from Uriel immediately.

Uriel smiled as he was sure that Cain would choose to dodge the wind blades, but a sense of utter doom assaulted his heart as he saw two red eyes focusing on his skull.

”WAIT!”

Cain ignored Urielʼs plea for mercy and hacked with his machete, burying the weapon on top of the scionʼs head. Right after ending Urielʼs life, he redirected as much of his Astral Wave as possible into his back to protect it from Dominicʼs attack.

The wind blades landed on Cainʼs back, cutting through the layer of Blood Lightning, Astral Wave, and armor, severing the muscles and damaging the bones.

Cain clenched his teeth as he endured the pain. He used Urielʼs corpse as a platform, killing this one and driving his body toward the black castle.

Dominicʼs eyes were full of fear when he saw Cainʼs removing the machete and pieces of Urielʼs brain falling to the ground. That level of determination to kill the enemy, even if it meant suffering a severe wound, was something he did not have.

ʼI need to kill him!ʼ

Dominic knew there was already an irreconcilable enmity between him and Cain, so he had to end the life of this one right here, and now, or else there would be no other chance.

The scion channeled his Essence Wave into his bastard sword to unleash his final blow, but a golden projectile forced him to interrupt its charge. He could easily push it away and saw it was Urielʼs golden sword.

That attack posed no threat to someone like Dominic but was able to delay his attack and give Cain a chance to get near the castle.

”DIE!”

Dominic roared as he waved his bastard sword down, using all the Essence Wave left in his body to fire a massive tornado composed of thousands of tiny wind blades.

Cain could see the attack with his Ego Wave, and the side effects of Berserker State were kicking in, but none of that mattered as he crossed the gate into the castle.

As soon as Cain entered the castle, the gate of this one shut down, stopping Dominicʼs attack from coming in.