Maria had no idea what was going on but her instincts told her that the black orb near Killian's mouth was nothing good.
Killian's head was red, and veins protruded from his temples and neck. A droplet of sweat trickled down his forehead, showing how much he struggled. Yet, Killian couldn't escape the cloaked man's grasp.
His movements were sealed.
Michael frowned deeply, his eyes lingering on the Death Orb. He produced Soul Energy on a whim and manifested a Soul Glacicle Bullet. It drained his Soul Power considerably, but Michael didn't pay any attention to that. He released the Soul Glacicle Bullet without asking any questions.
The bullet shot through the tent with a terrific velocity. It burst through the chest of the Descendant attacking Killian and exploded once it was deep inside Raven's chest. Raven was bound to freeze to death.
Raven didn't expect anyone to intervene in his plan. He shouldn't have made enough sounds to attract attention. Nobody dared to enter Killian's tent or get close to it, in the first place. There was no way that someone would simply decide to barge into Killian's tent, all of a sudden, at that. But it happened. It didn't make any sense.
Raven was surprised about the sudden entrance of Maria and Michael, and it was even more astonishing that Michael didn't hesitate to release an attack with the intention of killing a fellow human. It was totally unexpected and caught him off-guard.
Fortunately, Raven had a backup plan.
He looked down at the gaping hole in his chest, smiled lightly, and glanced at Michael, "Looks like we got a change of plans."
Raven pulled the Death Orb closer and pushed it deep inside the gaping hole in his chest. A pained expression appeared on his face but he forced a smile on his face once again.
Dark blood gushed out of the gaping hole. It mantled the Death Orb that began to hum. The millions of miniature seals etched on the surface of the Death Orb lit up and cracked. The seals were coated in blood. They distorted into grotesque letters before dispersing entirely.
The Death Orb cracked open, unleashing the eerie energy that had been stored within it for thousands of years.
Killian regained control of his body as the Death Orb cracked. He retreated and appeared next to Michael and Maria. His breath was heavy but his eyes focused entirely on the situation ahead of them.
The three young Lords witnessed a sudden change in Raven's expression. His eyes lost their luster and the vigor in his body was devoured. Deep wrinkles suddenly covered Raven's youthful face as he aged several decades in a matter of seconds. His skin decayed and the flesh beneath his skin corroded, leaving a putrid smell in the air.
Michael swallowed his saliva when he saw through his Spirit Eyes that the Death Orb's energy swept through Raven's body. It drained his life in an instant before doing…something to Raven. Michael was not even sure what was going on before the Death Orb shattered.
The death energy stored within the Death Orb was unleashed at once. It drained the last bits of life within Raven and turned him into…something. Meanwhile, the majority of the death energy burst out of Raven. It filled the air in an instant and decayed Killian's tent within seconds. Thereafter, the death energy expanded rapidly, filling the entire camp of survivors.
Killian groaned as the death energy passed by him. His skin began to corrode, forcing him to summon the Lightning armor. The lightning coating his body zapped violently, trying to repel the death energy that permeated the air all around him.
Meanwhile, Maria was forced to use Archangel's Grace to cleanse the air around her. She was already drained from tending to the injured Descendants' wounds, yet she was forced to use her Soultrait once again.
Meanwhile, Michael covered his body in a thin layer of extraction. He separated the purest portions of energy within the death energy and pressed one hand against Maria's back.
Michael sensed that she was drained and understood that it was necessary to help her. Maria's remaining energy was not nearly enough to even last for two minutes. She was utterly exhausted.
His War Rune glowed up and the projection of the miniature angel manifested once again. However, Michael only paid attention to Inserting some purified origin energy into Maria to ensure that she could cleanse the air around them.
Afterward, his attention was pulled to Raven, who stood still in the same position as before. At first glance, it looked like Raven was nothing more but a bunch of useless bones. However, it didn't take long before the bones began to move. The motions were subtle but there was certainly movement. The Death Orb had shattered but the death energy within Raven had taken root in his heart. It had evolved into a swirl of death energy that spread through every single bone within Raven's body.
Michael saw the tiny dark threads that connected Raven's bones and the brightly flickering soul fire that formed in his empty eye sockets.
'Are we playing Undead Arise, or what?' Michael cursed in his mind, his head flicking to the back when he heard pained groans and desperate screams from the back.
"The others!" Maria exclaimed, her eyes widened in terror. She turned around, only to see that everyone had already breathed in some of the death energy that rapidly spread through the surroundings. Everyone clutched at their throats in terror, their eyes wide open in shock, and their skin slowly began corroding.
"I need to help them!" She screamed and was about to rush to the others and overdraw her energy storage to unleash Archangel's Grace once again.
"Don't be an idiot. We've got to kill this bastard first, otherwise, the death energy will never cease!" Michael shouted back at Maria before letting her go. He could continue to Insert to give her more energy, but Michael was certain that she would run away and use every bit of energy in an instant to help the others. However, her solution was not feasible.
Defeating Raven and cleansing the air afterward, on the other hand, was a permanent solution.
"Kill him? Sandro looks more than dead already, "Killian cursed, "He is nothing like before. He attacked me all of a sudden…his strength manyfold higher than before. He was babbling about some Elite Class Soul Technique, Hyumans, and the Supreme Human Alliance "
Killian might not like Michael, but he figured that he needed some help. Sandro's Soul Technique was strong enough to overpower him. Meanwhile, Michael's ice bullet had been quite powerful. Killian sensed the power within the ice bullet. It was certainly enough to kill most Late Tier-3 Awakened.
Sharing the information in his possession ought to help Michael gain a better understanding of the predicament and find a solution together.
As for the hatred Killian felt toward Michael, it could be ignored for the time being. At this very moment, all that mattered was to survive and to defeat mercilessly Raven.
They could fight later to resolve their issues.
'Supreme Human Alliance? Elite Class technique… The Hyumans reached some households of the High Society already. Traitors are participating in the Flag War! Fuck!!' Michael shook his skull disbelievingly.
He was about to say something to Killian when he noticed that Sandro/Raven began to move. The Skeleton shot forward, his entire bony body cloaked in death energy. His hand shot toward Michael's neck but Michael didn't even think of allowing Raven to get closer. He used the Heavenly Beast Physique Soul Technique in an instant and manifested another Soul Glacicle Bullet.
Michael didn't want to drain his Soul Power this rapidly, but he was not sure how strong Raven was in his new form. The Death Skeleton screamed danger. It was definitely not an opponent Michael wanted to deal with at this point.
But there was nothing Michael could do about it. He added several layers of Enhancement to his body and weaved origin energy throughout his entire body using Leviathan Diffusion. That way Michael's body reached the highest possible state at his current rank. His body was brimming with strength, yet he could barely evade the bony hand that shot out towards him.
The Soul Glacicle Bullet burst forth, smashing hard against Raven's Skull. Yet, instead of breaking anything, the Soul Glacicle Bullet shattered without causing any lasting damage. Not even the freezing mist seemed to cause much damage. All it did was disperse some of the death energy coating Raven's skeleton. However, the bits of death energy that dispersed were quickly replaced by more death energy.
"Your attack is too weak!" Killian shouted, unleashing a tremendous bolt of lightning in Raven's direction. The bolt of lightning zapped through the air and struck hard on the target's chest. Raven was flung backward the moment the lightning impacted. However, he wasn't injured or slowed down. Raven got up from the ground, more death energy coating his chest.
"The hell…" Killian cursed, whereas Michael shouted aloud, "The swirl of death energy in his chest is a storage. It's being used up to spread the deadly fog through the camp and to renew him!"
Michael was glad to possess Spirit Eyes. It allowed him to see far more than most people could. He swiftly figured out the secrets of the Skeleton's tremendous power. The only question was; how the hell were they supposed to kill an Undead being whose body was protected by an enormous amount of death energy? The death energy compressed into the Skeleton's chest was not small by any means!
"Is that so? In that case, let's pummel that bastard until there is no more energy left!" Killian thundered, expanding his thunder armor.
Lightning filled the entire tent, destroying the deadly fog all around him.
Michael and Maria had to retreat to avoid Killian's uncontrolled lightning.
"Cleanse the air. I will give you more energy. Go all out, okay?"
