parentshiftbook Chapter 178: Chapter 178- Ryuk Vs Edward (1)
Chapter 178: Chapter 178- Ryuk Vs Edward (1)
Ryuk swiftly tilted without much struggle, his sword disappearing instantly as his claws shot towards Edward's face, tearing through the air, accompanied by a voice resonating in that place, "You'll beg for nightmares once I'm done with you, Edward."
SWISH
In that instant, Edward's body reflexively dodged the upcoming attack as he leaned down, eyes shot red with determination to kill the man as his hand shrouded in sharp energy before shooting towards the man.
BANG!
"Kughh!" But before he could attack, a swift heavy projectile collided with his other prosthetic hand, which arrived reflexively, yet the force caused his body to shoot at a distance while producing a sharp shockwave.
Screech
Due to recoil, Edward's body got dragged with his feet embedded on the ground to some distance, trying to stop his momentum.
"Haa....Haa You Basta—?!" Hardly controlling his body, Edward's eyes lifted with visible rage filling the emerald eyes which reflected a hand shrouded in an orange hue arriving just an inch away.
SWISH
But before that hand can grip his face, Edward's body lurched back, avoiding the attack. Yet instead of a missing claw, his eyes reflected a foot aimed at his head as if stomping his face.
BOOM!
"KUGHH!" With a very small margin, while falling on the ground due to his lurched body, his tilted head avoided the burning feet which now broke the ground once his head was.
Looking down at the young man lying on the ground, the black masked-man stated with a firm tone, his two sharp amber eyes holding pure killing intent, "This bring backs some old memories, Edward."
SWOOSH
Instantly, the orange aura surrounding Ryuk's body started to shine even more as his figure dissolved into the air before blurring due to detecting an upcoming projectile.
SWISH
BOOOM!
"STAY AWAY FROM HIM!" A swift kick, accompanied by a shout from the man who had just seen his son dodging the life-threatening kick by a mere inch, caused a visible tear in the air due to force.
Yet in that moment, his kick appeared much slower, even with such momentum which wasn't followable by the eyes, evident from an orange figure materializing behind the man with a sword in hand before it arched.
A metallic sound reverberated caused by the collision of two blades, yet only one appeared visible; the other seemed invisible before slowly materializing, revealing a military-uniformed woman with a stance blocking the upcoming sword.
"...Don't pressure yourself," Drishti, though feeling satisfied, understood that she was just placed in an illusion to free Regina's restrictions, yet slightly cautioned Esme who was pushing her limits.
Indeed, Esme's illusion was strong enough to even affect her, but in the end, with that lower power level, the more it got used in stronger beings, the more it would take a toll on her body.
In simple words, Esme would have been stronger than anyone else here if it weren't for her very weak body; the consumption of energy used to affect a being like Drishti took more energy than Esme's energy core could produce in a moment.
And it was proving through the sweat beads and rising heartbeat Drishti could hear from her.
"It's fine," Esme, hearing the woman's words filled with firmness yet softness, carrying a hint to make her aware of her state, still kept her eyes fixed towards the battle.
thump thump
Her heart was beating much faster, with sweat beads forming due to the enormous control her body needed, with her mind focused solely on trying to channel mana around the space to keep up with the ongoing fight.
Mostly, her mind was focused on creating an illusion big enough to create a dome around this area to camouflage this battle.
Meaning, to fool anyone watching over this battle into thinking that everything is revolving around the conversation instead of any fight.
'He will be safe, right?' Esme turned her gaze from the black-masked young man towards the members of the Abernathy family, who were overpowered by several cloaked figures.
Her eyes captured the image of each EPIC rank soldier from the Abernathy family being held by four LEGENDARY Rankers, as if it were an overkill, yet everything seemed part of something big.
The whole situation was confusing.
Since her grandfather was sent to bring Thesis without getting his power unsealed, only four people were fighting with an illusion covering all of their bodies to prevent any surveillance, and all the soldiers from the Abernathy family were overpowered cowardly.
Though, even when she asked why this cowardice move, the answer she got from Regina was simply: No one will call us coward if no witnesses are left.
"Esme, shouldn't we watch this battle more clearly?" Drishti, calmly looking towards the battle, found the angle of view being disrupted, even though her eyes were seeing everything in slow motion, yet she felt the angle wasn't right.
"...." Esme didn't know what to say, already understanding all the words her grandmother told about this woman becoming even more true now, yet she nodded.
SWISH
Drishti and Esme both started to levitate in the air, arriving at a distance above the place where the battle was occurring, observing everything below.