Supreme Magus

! I didn ’t live this long just to get killed by a brat. ’ Megon had no idea of what Origin Flames were, so he believed that his undead constitution could take another few blows.

Usually, those who met even a lesser dragon wouldn ’t survive the encounter and there was no way to distinguish them from a normal fire until one felt their sting. The ghoul could feel that something was wrong.

The flames weren ’t just damaging his body, but directly attacking his life force as well. The Origin Flames wore down the energy stored inside the ghoul ’s blood core, sapping his strength as if he had been thrown into a volcano.

’That ’s why Pala didn ’t heal! Why didn ’t I dodge those stupid flames in the first place? ’ Megon thought while lunging at Lith ’s left eye and right leg at the same time.

One of the advantages of his dual-wielding style was the ability to pierce through the enemy defenses since he could perform twice the attacks. Wounds weren ’t a problem for ghouls so they could devote solely on the offensive.

Much to his surprise, Ruin shrunk to the size of a short blade and deflected the first katar, matching both its speed and precision. The second blade, instead, kept clashing against Lith ’s left hand, dealing no damage whatsoever.

’No matter how good his armor and earth fusion are, Plague Bringer is capable of piercing through the strongest metals. I only need a wound the size of a pinhole to turn the tides. ’ He thought.

Yet a breath worth of time passed and nothing happened. Lith ’s lungs were filled with air again and blue flames crept out of his teeth and engulfed the ghoul again.

Megon stored his weapons inside his dimensional amulet, leaving his hands free to perform the necessary hand signs and Blink away to safety. Neither Lith ’s nor Solus mystical senses could perceive the exact position of a ghoul ’s heart.

It could be freely moved and it was a physical organ that even lacked a heartbeat that could betray its current location. Lith was in a rush to finish his fight. If the Nightwalker attacked Phloria, causing Kalla ’s demise, Erlik ’s triumph would be inevitable.

His left hand moved like a snake, grabbing Megon ’s arm to keep him from getting away. Then, he unleashed the tier five spell Setting Sun from his right hand that was now placed on the enemy ’s chest.

It was a mix of fire and darkness magic, so that the regular flames would cover the effects of Origin Flame while the darkness element would kill the ghoul for good. Instead of shaping the black flames into a sphere around himself, Lith focused the entirety of the spell in a single pillar of energy.

The sudden burst of Setting Sun engulfed Megon, pierced through the dark cocoon hiding the two warriors, and converged on Pala ’s position. Megon wore one of the best armor money could buy on the Jiera continent, but it wasn ’t enough.

The armor ’s pseudo core had spent a good chunk of its energy to withstand the Origin Flames, leaving it not enough juice to take the full force of a tier five spell from point-blank range.

The beam of black fire was akin to a raging river. It exerted such a pressure that Megon ’s right arm was ripped off its joint, remaining in Lith ’s hand, while the rest of the ghoul went crashing against his ally.

Pala was far away enough to realize what was happening and Blink, but her exit point was as clear as day to Lith ’s Life Vision. He split the beam in two, with one half pinning the ghoul to the ground while the other half followed the Nightwalker ’s movements.