Chapter 68: Pillar of Heaven
Chapter 68: Pillar of Heaven
In the central area of the ruins, the ground was shaking continuously. The shaking became louder and louder as time went on. The originally crooked walls became even more scattered.
"Toins, your end is here."
Accompanied by a loud shout coming from nowhere, the soil on the wall at a certain position in the middle was flipped up, and a column of water broke through numerous obstacles and rose up, like a high-pressure fountain gushing out of the ground.
The rising momentum of the water column was unstoppable, and it soon connected with the rune array membrane above the island, turning into a pillar that stood on the ground and reached the sky.
Above the castle, as the island rune array membrane emerged, the protective array surrounding the castle also became apparent, like two bowls, one large and one small, upside down on the ground.
Mist and cold air filled the air around the towering water column. The outside of the water column began to freeze, and a dark green mist from the inside of the water column quickly transmitted upwards. Soon, it infected the rune array membrane of the island and spread to the surroundings.
In just two or three minutes, the island underwent earth-shaking changes.
When blue spots appeared on the castle's defense array, Toins finally arrived near the towering water column. Billel had already appeared, waiting for him there, blocking him between the water column.
"Birel, your actions are a betrayal to the world of Danela."
"It's all worth it to get you on your way."
At this time, Billel's appearance changed again. Compared with a few hours ago, the giant snake with a human body had expanded at least twice as much, and was taller than a two-story building. His upper body was also covered with scales, and there was a blue-white mist floating around him, making him look like a demon crawling out of hell.
He exuded a strong aura that did not belong to Danela's world.
The aura that originated from the curse of demonic resentment made Toins particularly wary: "Is this power your trump card? Tell me, how did you do it? Tell me, I can forgive the past and promise to pass on all my knowledge to you. Everything I have will be yours."
This also surprised him, as he saw hope in it for completely resolving the demon's curse.
“Hahaha, are you scared now?” To Birrell, this was the enemy’s plea for mercy, which made him feel extremely happy. His wild laughter instantly turned into a ferocious one. “It’s too late. Killing you is all I want.”
Toins looked serious: "In that case, I will kill you first and then go down to watch, or study from you."
In an instant, the atmosphere around the two of them became extremely tense.
"Die!"
Billel launched an attack brazenly. The huge snake tail swept across like a whip with tyrannical force, with a tremendous force.
Toins had anticipated this, and as he quickly stepped back, he threw out a glass tube, which hit the snake's tail. Immediately, a large amount of magma emerged, spreading fiercely and covering an area of four or five meters around.
This is the explosive potion he carefully prepared.
"what--"
The flame had a special stickiness. The snake's tail kept swinging but could not get rid of the flame's entanglement. The pain caused by the burning made Billel scream continuously until he pulled a ball of blue and white mist from the water column behind him.
Mist lingered around him, making a sizzling sound, and the flames gradually went out.
'Lightning Strike'
At this time, Toins cast the spell he had prepared. A jumping lightning bolt accurately hit the enemy's upper body, causing Billel to scream in pain again.
For wizards, such huge creatures are natural targets that can be hit with eyes closed.
"It hurts! I'm going to kill you. Kill you."
Billel roared wildly, and more green mist floated around him, causing Toins to take two or three steps back in fear.
A deep green mist descended from the sky and landed towards Toins like a rough green lightning.
The spell Lightning Strike that Toins was casting immediately changed its target and struck towards the mist from above. Although it was thinner than the latter, it still broke the dark green mist into pieces.
However, the disintegrating deep green mist seemed to have identified Toins and continued to float towards him relentlessly.
Billel took the opportunity to rush forward and spit out a mouthful of frost mist. Toins quickly retreated a distance to avoid this massive attack.
The frost cloud fell to the ground, tumbling and spreading on the ground. This time, Toins could not avoid the range of the frost cloud. But he had the ability to instantly cast the innate witchcraft Blue Frost Shield to protect his body, and he steadily blocked the attack. Birler took advantage of the situation and rushed over, slashing down with multiple arms holding sharp swords.
Seeing this, Toins calmly raised a magic shield and blocked it in front of himself.
While the two were fighting, the little green-winged snake was rushing over with two puppets and many cloud servants. It took the lead and did not notice the tiny green spots appearing in the eyes of the cloud servants.
……
At the same time, under the ruins, two people were stacked together in the darkness, and there was no movement for a long time.
"It's very soft to hold, isn't it?"
"How long are you going to hold me?"
After a violent shaking, the cave finally calmed down. Ivan then climbed up and leaned against the side. The cave was pitch black, but he could still see Penny's angry look.
"Look, it's not collapsing."
Hearing his words, Purney became even more indignant: "It would be strange if it didn't collapse after such a huge earthquake just now. Who told you not to remind me a few minutes earlier? Fortunately, I didn't go out a few steps before, otherwise I might have been stuck under the cracks in the ground and I wouldn't even have to go to the grave."
The cave was dug out by Purney earlier. Fortunately, the entrance was small, otherwise the fallen debris might have filled up the cave. Now the entrance has been blocked.
This is not a place to stay for long. If you stay here for too long, you might suffocate to death.
The two began to think of a way out. If they dug upwards, they would reach about four meters.
Ivan came to the entrance of the cave and listened carefully on all four sides of the cave.
"Can you hear it?"
"Quiet."
Finally, he lay on the ground for a long time without getting up. There was a faint sound of wind coming from below, indicating that there was a larger space underneath.
He stood up and ordered, "Dig down. I leave it to you."
Purney refused to listen and accused him, "Mr. Ivan, where is your gentlemanly manner? You actually let a lady dig the soil."
Ivan's expression did not change in response to her accusation. He pointed out a fact: "Don't tell me you dug this cave by hand. Hurry up and work. There will be no air here soon."
"Humph."
Of course, Pernie couldn't dig with her hands. Her elemental affinities were earth, water, and wind, respectively. She was naturally good at manipulating earth particles. As she waved her hands, the surrounding soil came alive and automatically shifted from the bottom to the top.
It is not fast, but it is stable and not prone to collapse.
"You have such sharp hearing, you must have practiced a high-level breathing technique." She was not someone who would easily give in, and she quickly discovered something unusual and pointed it out unceremoniously. "Where did you find it? You're really lucky."
"Pick it up."
Ivan did not deny it.
Penny curled her lips when she heard this, obviously not believing it.
After a few minutes, she stopped what she was doing because she could see light through the crack in the ground on one side, and she could also sense an unusual smell that made her feel very uncomfortable.
Penny didn't dare to act rashly.
(End of this chapter)