Chapter 2139: Double Trouble
Chapter 2139: Double Trouble
"Finally, we were able to destroy them all." Adrian stated as the inside of the volcano is almost destroyed, and lava started to flow once again.
Adrian was able to easily destroy the fairy circle that was created but he did not expect the next events to happen. Attacking or trying to destroy the fairy circle activated the defense mechanisms that were in place. It seems that the Black Fairy Mavros has created these fairy circles with great miasma as the magic circle actually attacked Adrian with it. He is blasted by a powerful spell of pure miasma, but he was able to easily fend it off via the use of aether energy.
Adrian's aether energy is basically the highest form of life energy and it feeds off negative energy. Miasma is basically a type of negative life or death energy depending on who is using it. Since the blast of miasma was not enough to deter Adrian from trying to destroy the fairy circle, the second defense mechanism activated. The flowers and mushrooms that were around the magic circle became monsters that attacked him.
Adrian easily defeated the monsters that were created but the problem was what came after. The gods of life that were monitoring him suddenly alerted him of the miasma spores that these monsters have spread upon their defeat. The gods of life told him that more twisted monsters could arise if the miasma spores were not taken care of. Adrian had to seal off the crater of the volcano using wind magic that Kanlaon created.
He then used most of his time destroying the fairy circle and cleansing the entire area of the miasma spores. He thought that he would only take at least an hour, but he used up two hours of his time. He only learned that he was done when he could no longer feel miasma in the area. Adrian also returned the volcano back to its active state as lava once filled its crater.
"I should return to help them now. I have a bad feeling that something crazy is going on since they have become silent." Adrian stated as he started to create a portal when a player suddenly appeared before him and attacked him.
Adrian was able to defend himself, but all of his barriers shattered due to the surprise attack. He looked to see who the powerful player was as there are not a lot of mage players that can pull off such an attack. He is rather shocked to see the player that attacked him as it was none other than Eldritch.
"Greetings, Equinox. Come for a little chat?" Eldritch stated as he conjured up a twisted looking throne from somewhere.
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"Where is my brother?" Solstice asked the other guild members around them as she was fending off the attacks of the corrupted dryad before her.
"He has yet to return and any messages to him are being blocked. It seems that he might have been caught up in something. The important thing is that he already destroyed the fairy circle." Aisha stated as she fired off arrows filled with toxins towards the corrupted dryad.
"Such dastardly and ungraceful barbarians. As expected of those blood sucking insects of the night." The Corrupted Dryad Camellia stated.
Unlike the other corrupted dryads or corrupted leshies, the Corrupted Dryad Camellia was not turned into a monster. She managed to be a pure corrupted dryad, but it also came with a twist. She perfectly fused with the Alraune that she parasitized. One can even say that she achieved perfect mutation as the genes of the Alraune lined up perfectly with hers. Now, the Corrupted Dryad Camellia has achieved the lower half of an Alraune which is a monstrous pumpkin and another body which is the female upper part of the monster.
The consciousness of the Alraune is no more as all of it has been overtaken by the Corrupted Dryad Camellia. One could even say that her own mind has been split into two because she can cast spells twice by using two different bodies. This is also the reason why Solstice and Aisha could not easily defeat the corrupted dryad before them as she is too good. The first Corrupted Dryad Camellia will attack using powerful nature spells while the other will focus on defending their body from attacks.
The second Corrupted Dryad Camellia is in charge of commanding their monster lower half. This made it possible for the Corrupted Dryad Camellia to also effectively command the Foliage Soldier Army that she is surrounded by. A lot of the guild army members were also gathered in this area as a huge number of Foliage Soldiers is present here. Solstice is also not a good match against the Foliage Soldiers because of one reason.
"It is so annoying that they cannot bleed." Solstice stated as she mainly used her own health to conjure up weapons for herself.
Solstice is not that great when her opponents are nonhuman entities like the Foliage Soldier since they do not bleed. Even if she cuts them straight through the Foliage Soldiers would spew water instead of blood as they are not natural living beings. Aisha is also a bit helpless in that regard as her attacks are mainly arrows that deal status ailments, but she has a short sword that could hack into her enemies.
"I guess there is no choice as something is already brewing inside of that huge thing." Solstice stated as she could clearly feel the increasing miasma energy inside of the Forest Swamp Abomination.
"Queen of Blood: Lake Sanguina!" Solstice stated as she receded her golden armor to that of her shadow armor.
Solstice slit her palms as blood started to gush out of it nonstop. This was a skill she got when she killed another of the evil blood queens. She was able to create a blood lake in the area by sacrificing half of her maximum health. The blood lake was so large that it encompassed the area where the foliage soldier army was.
"Pitiful bloodsucker! What can this blood lake do?! It is not even a true lake." The Corrupted Dryad Camellia stated as both of her faces laughed loudly since the lake did not even damage her in the slightest.
Just as the Corrupted Dryad Camellia said, the skill that she used only covered the entire area in knee deep blood but did not do any damage. Solstice did not fall for the taunt because she knows that the Corrupted Dryad Camellia is now limited. If the Corrupted Dryad Camellia knew Solstice clearly then she would not have let her finish the spell because a lake made of blood is basically something akin to a domain for Solstice.
"It is now time to prune a plant. Let me see if it can regrow back." Solstice stated as she tapped the lake.Nôv(el)B\\jnn
Solstice redirected some of the blood from the lake to create a beautiful flowy crimson battle dress. Her crimson hair paired well with the sudden change of her outfit as her beauty even mesmerized her own allies. If the Foliage Soldiers could feel emotions, then they too would have been captured by her beauty. The Corrupted Dryad Camellia never liked Solstice as she could feel that she was beautiful even when inside the armor.
When Solstice showed her true appearance, the Corrupted Dryad Camellia got even more jealous as she prided herself being the most beautiful and seductive female ever. Now that she has two upper bodies, the ego that she had also doubled as well and also her own passion for hating other beautiful beings. She never liked Solstice as she basically emanated more appeal compared to her.
"Die! Blood sucker!" The Corrupted Dryad Camellia shouted as one of her upper bodies released a spell that fired off sharp leaves while the other used the vines she can create to
strike at Solstice.
"Dance of the Blood Maidens." Solstice calmly stated as she suddenly created two swords
from the lake.
The two swords were not the only things that popped out of the lake as maidens that resembled Solstice' silhouette was created. Each of these maidens also carried two swords of their own and charged elegantly towards the Corrupted Dryad Camellia. The maidens were copies of Solstice as they soon resembled her and attacked the Corrupted Dryad Camellia.
Each of the maidens looked like they were dancing as each of their sword stance resembled such elegant swordsmanship. The Corrupted Dryad Camellia is able to defend against the flurry of attacks that came from the blood maidens, but her defenses were not solid enough. It did not take long for numerous sword slashes to reach the body of the Corrupted Dryad
Camellia.
"I just need to kill the original!" The Corrupted Dryad Camellia shouted as she sent her vines to kill Solstice but the body she hit suddenly turned into a pool of blood.
"Such arrogance is your downfall. You should not have let me summon the blood lake." All of the blood maidens stated in Solstice' voice as she has turned the tables.