Chapter 21: The Struggle Between Light and Darkness
"Your attack doesn't have the slightest determination to kill me, so there is no way to do me any harm."
In the face of Taria's bombardment of holy light, Artevans simply stood still. Simply unfurl the shield to block the light.
Artevans could see that Talia didn't seem to be using even half of her usual strength, and she seemed to be restraining something, which made Artvis think.
After Loart took Rusa away, Talia sealed Atvance and herself in the barrier, attacking non-stop. The ground in the enchantment was almost unrecognizable, but Talia never let her magic spread beyond the barrier.
(This is not Taria's style, her combat experience, her 0 strength, and the strength of her control, there is no need to fight me like this at all.) She's not trying to trap me here, but she's not trying to keep her power from leaking out of the barrier. )
Artevans pondered as he fended off the attack.
In the past twenty years, Talia has sought out Siya whenever she has the opportunity, and her combat experience is naturally far above that of Artfans. Putting aside the prohibition of Artevans, for now, the current Talia's comprehensive strength is definitely above Artevans.
But what if Talia couldn't fight Atlence with pure energy alone? Artevans knew very well that although his overall strength was not as good as that of Talia, the strength of the energy in his body was completely comparable to that of the other party.
(The mana cost in this barrier will be twice as much as usual, which is too disadvantageous, and I have to break this barrier first.) Aside from sheer power, only the caster's magic can destroy this barrier, and I have to think about it. )
"What do you see this battle as?" As soon as Artevans finished speaking, a huge black palm reached out from the ground and slapped at Talia.
Talia subconsciously tried to dodge, but she immediately realized that the target of the black palm did not seem to be her, but more like she calculated that she would dodge and attack the barrier wall behind her.
Talia gave up on dodging, and the words came out of her mouth. At the moment when the black palm was about to hit her, a strong aura erupted from Taria's body, shattering the black palm. Talia didn't know how strong Artfans had been, so she didn't dare to let Atvance's magic attack the enchantment easily.
"Looks like I guessed right, you just don't want to destroy more places, and choose to fight me in a small space. That's why I say, 'You have no determination to kill me.'" Atfans sneered.
"I'm not willing to destroy more places, if you can destroy this barrier, then give it a try!" Talia gritted her teeth and glared at Artevans, her momentum rising a little more.
Looking at Talia with a golden glow in front of her, Artevans' palms were sweating. His gaze fell entirely on the pair of wings looming behind Taria.
『No one can beat the one with the wings.』
(Damn, why do you remember the words on the stele at this time!) )
Before leaving the forest of Ramas, Artevans returned to the stele and carefully studied the words inscribed on the stele, which impressed him.
Calming his thoughts, Artevans erupted with a dark aura to rival Talia's power.
There is no doubt that whether Artevans is now targeting Talia herself, or the enchantment, he will face a strong defense. He wasn't sure that he would be able to directly shatter the barrier released by Taria, so he gave up the idea of directly attacking the barrier wall next to him.
What's more, Artevans had already felt that the inner wall of the enchantment around him was emitting even stronger energy.
(Can you only attack forward?) I can't be reckless in the face of Taria. I can probably try it this way, though. )
"It was Notek who told the master that I wasn't dead yet, and then asked the master to send someone to deal with me, right?" Facing Talia, who could attack at any moment, Artevans suddenly spoke.
"Yes and what!" Talia didn't know why Artevans was suddenly talking about this.
"Notek, you are cunning, you know that you are familiar with my fighting style, you know my strength, and you know that you and Royat can fight me. Therefore, he can safely watch us kill each other, and finally let the two most promising young people of the Divine Heir Clan return injured and then arrange for his subordinates to plot against you. In this way, they can make their faction the next archbishop.'
Atlance flashed a wicked smile at Taria.
"Whichever side wins, it's a good thing for Notek. Because of the battles between us, there can be no death without death. The reason why I can keep you attacking and not fighting back is because I have the confidence to defeat you!'
With that, Artevans raised his hand and pointed at Talia, and four small magic circles appeared behind him, each with a black thorn flying out of it.
(Why did he say that, no, Artevan's strength is not stronger than mine, is it because I use too little power?) Or did he just deliberately let me fight him, and let the nightmare go with Roat, and then ...... )
(Elder Notek, did you appoint me and Royat to come, as Artevans said?) )
The confusion in her heart caused Talia to waver for a moment, and the light of the barrier dimmed. And this just makes the power of the enchantment weakened, and Artevans' magic can shatter the enchantment at this time.
The blackthorn shot by Artfans was already close at hand, and in her haste, Talia could only attach the power of the oracle to her hands and raise her hand to block the blackthorn. But this caused Blackthorn to change direction.
Blackthorn is bounced onto the barrier, stabbing it to pieces......
The sound of the barrier shattering made Talia stop her thoughts and return her attention to the battle, she looked at the shattered barrier and was stunned.
"Hahaha! Now, we're in for a big fight, aren't we?' Artevans laughed out loud as he looked at the shattered barrier.
Taria's heart had been disturbed, which gave Atfans a few more chances of winning.
For twenty years, every time the three of them acted together, Talia was at the front of the battle, with Loat as an assistant, and Artevans was more of the brains of the small team, responsible for decision-making.
Over time, Talia and Loyat's subconscious will trust Atlence's words, especially Talia.
Facing Artevans, whom he once trusted immensely, what he said would have more or less an impact on Talia's heart.
What's more, Artevans used the "Dark Secret Language". Although in the face of the powerful Divine Heir Clan, the effect of the "Dark Demon Secret Language" is not outstanding or even ineffective, but in the face of Talia at this time, it is still possible to make her mood chaotic.
Having succeeded in his plan, Artevans began to unleash the aura of darkness in a big way. The darkness spread all around, and the sky gradually became gloomy.
"You want the darkness to eat away here!? I'm not going to let you get away with it so easily!' Talia also unleashed the power of the oracle in an attempt to suppress the dark aura of Artevans.
The confrontation between light and darkness produces a powerful impact.
With the support of the Wings, Talia managed to restrain the dark aura of Atlance and prevent it from spreading.
Artevans frowned, using all his might to counter Talia's power.
But he didn't notice that behind him, a blue phantom flickered, which seemed to help him.
The constant confrontation between the two sides eventually divided the sky into light and darkness. The dark aura of Artevans and the power of Talia's oracle collide and confront.
For a while, at the intersection of forces, the space was shattered, and a slender crack appeared. The shattered space creates a powerful attraction that continuously sucks in the power of the two. At the same time, as the strength of the two continued to compete, the spatial rift was still getting bigger.
"Oh? It doesn't seem like I need to do anything, as long as we keep fighting like this, this place will be swallowed up by the spatial rift sooner or later." Artevans looked at the spatial rift in the sky with a smile on his face.
At this time, it was Taria's turn to be anxious, she couldn't just withdraw her strength, otherwise she might be mortally injured. But confronting Artevans all the time will only exacerbate the expansion of the spatial rift.
Seeing that the rift in the air was about to expand again, a mysterious force appeared out of nowhere, dispelling the power released by Artevans and Talia, and the spatial rift began to gradually repair.
"Sister Talia, the master told us to retreat first." Rodt suddenly appeared next to Talia and whispered.
"Understood." Talia gritted her teeth, glanced at Artevans, and disappeared with Roat.
After Rodt and Talia left, Artevans looked up and breathed a sigh of relief as he looked at the pristine sky.
"Finally, I can't stand it anymore, master, I can't hold it anymore."
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Pano Village Church.
"I'm sorry, I didn't make it happen." Talia bowed her head in shame.
"No, I underestimated the strength of Artevis, I didn't expect him to be able to exert his power as a dark devil in such a short period of time." Sia shook her head and patted Talia on the shoulder.
"Maybe we should be more cautious." With a serious expression, Rodat said to Siya.
"That's right, we should think about it in the long run." Siya squeezed out a reassuring smile and responded.
(I'm surprised, Brother Artevans, in that case you can disturb Sister Taria's state of mind and break her barrier.) Then he chose to use the most direct way to fight for energy, avoiding all the adverse consequences caused by his own strength gap with Sister Talia. )
(In doing so, it puts Sister Talia in a dilemma.) In order to help Sister Talia, and in order not to let the world fall into chaos due to the spatial rift, the master who had been observing naturally had to take action. And the master can't hurt any of us, so he can only let us retreat for the time being. )
(Brother Artevans, what the hell are you going to become, I can't help but get excited when I think about this.) )
While Artevans was fighting Talia, Loat had been watching from the sidelines.
When Notek offered to let him and Talia go after Artevans, Rodat knew Notek's true intentions.
It was impossible for Rodt to hurt Artevans, and he was not willing to hurt Talia, so he had to plan for himself how to minimize the damage to the three of them. However, Loat did miss it, and Artevans would immediately see that the Divine Heir sent himself and Talia out, which was Notek's intention.
Judging from the final result, the hunt can't be stopped, which is what Loate wants to see the most.