Apotheosis

Blood spurted out from Darby's chest as if a rain of blood had fallen. His entire arm was torn apart, exposing a terrible wound.

"Darby!" Stella's voice trembled at the scene. She didn't expect that the three members of the Bone Blade race would be this powerful. "Heal yourself quickly! I'll guard you for as long as I can."

Saying this, she drew out a second sword.

She only used the first one to deal with the Treacherous Beings, while the second one was actually her personal weapon.

Although she was determined to fight until death, she was still trembling in fear.

Darby calmly said, "Don't move."

"What? What do you mean?" Stella was panicking so she could just ask in confusion.

"Just do it! Hurry up and hide behind me! We don't have much time!" Darby ordered loudly as he saw that Stella was out of it.

Seeing Darby's serious face, she immediately did as she was told, even though she didn't understand what was going on.

Darby immediately stretched out his hand. Suddenly, three items emerged on his palm.

There were a green rune, a yellow rune, and a sheet of transparent glazed glass.

Whoosh!

Darby quickly threw the yellow rune at their feet. Then, as the rune spread out, butterfly-shaped shields emerged from it.

Swoosh!

The shields grew and covered them tightly.

Crash! Bang!

Just when they put up the shields, the members of the Bone Blade race launched another barrage of powerful attacks.

Their speed and strength were completely terrifying. They would be in extreme danger if Darby hadn't put up the shields in the nick of time.

Even the umbrella from before couldn't block their all-out attack. Fortunately, the densely-packed butterfly-shaped shields were able to resist them, buying Darby a few seconds to prepare for his next plan.

The yellow rune was a life-saving treasure for Darby. He had over a thousand treasures with him, and this one would certainly belong to the top three in terms of value and capability. Though he was hesitant to use it at first, he had no other choice if he wanted to save their lives.

Then, Darby used the green rune and attached it to his wound. With a flash of green light, the wound healed rapidly, and his torn arm regenerated.

Now, their only problem was the powerful foes that were still attacking them.

As he completely recovered, Darby raised the glass in his hand. Upon a closer look, the glass was divided into two layers, and there was a strange creature in it. The creature had an odd shape as if it had been crushed and turned into a specime

two pieces of glazed glass. Then, immediately after, the Treacherous Being that was attached to his body got out from his eyes, ears, mouth, and nose, and returned to the glass.

Right there and then, Stella was able to see the Treacherous Being's form through the glass. From it, she could clearly see the claws and chain that Darby had used earlier.

"Use the Treacherous Beings as weapons, huh?" Stella muttered to herself. It still seemed kind of unbelievable to her.

But what frustrated her was the fact that her master and brothers had hidden this fact from her and her sisters.

"Then, why did you hide it from me?" Stella asked Darby with disappointed eyes.

"Our master didn't tell us anything at the beginning either," Darby said as he shook his head. "After being able to kill a follower of the Element Spirit Civilization, Maynard got a hold of this secret from him. Then, Maynard approached our master and tried to confirm this matter."

The Grandmaster of Heaven was famous for his bloodlust, but he favored his disciples very much. Maynard pestered him until he got his consent to use the Treacherous Beings.

"What do you mean? Our master deliberately hid this secret from us? Why would he do that?" Stella asked as her brows furrowed.

"Yes, he did," Darby replied as he stared at Stella seriously. "But he did it for our own sake. As I've said, not all Treacherous Beings will be willing to cooperate with you. If we control them for a long time, there would be consequences. Possessing others is their way to regain their consciousness. Therefore, our master didn't really want us to resort to this method. He would rather pass this method to Phelps and Ewing than teach us."